The four returned to the dock, where Jiang Yanxi was already waiting. Seeing Sheng Qianling descend, he rushed over in a few steps, wanting to embrace her as usual. Sheng Qianling quickly stepped back two paces, avoiding his gesture.
"Qianling, things aren't what you imagine. Please let me explain." Jiang Yanxi looked somewhat anxious. "It's not that I wasn't worried about you."
"But when you knew I was kidnapped, you didn't come find me immediately. Instead, you waited for that important client. I don't doubt that you were worried about me. However, between these two things, you chose the contract." Sheng Qianling raised her head, her eyes still swollen. "Or perhaps, missing this important client would make all your years of effort worthless, and you'd lose your father's regard for you."
"Qianling, you're very important to me, truly very important..."
Sheng Qianling tried hard to hold back her tears. "But you abandoned me, Yanxi. You were the one who abandoned me first. I'm not good at swimming, did you know? When I go to the pool, I only stay in the shallow end. I've never dared go in the deep end, and never dared swim alone. Today when I was thrown into the sea, I was very panicked. Surrounded by vast ocean, I was like a small boat that could be capsized by waves at any moment. In that desperate moment, I thought of you. I thought that if I held on a bit longer, and you came a bit faster, then I could survive.
So that when you arrived, you wouldn't see a corpse floating on the sea surface. You said I was very important to you. If I really died, you'd be very sad, wouldn't you? I couldn't bear to just leave you like that, so I used all my strength, struggling in the water for over half an hour."
"The moment I was sinking, full of despair, all I could think of was you. But in the end, I didn't wait for you to appear. Instead, someone who normally has nothing to do with me came." She looked aside and continued, "Miss Jiang saved me. She's your biggest rival in the Jiang family. Just notifying you that something happened to me was already all she could do. Yet she actually came to rescue me herself. After being rescued, the first thing I asked about was you."
"I thought you might be on your way, so I gratefully borrowed Miss Jiang's phone to call and let you know I was safe, so you wouldn't worry. I didn't expect that as soon as the call connected, I'd hear what you said. You say it's a misunderstanding, Yanxi. Those words came from your own mouth, said to Miss Jiang. Are you saying that what you said so triumphantly before wasn't true?"
"Qianling..."
"Let me finish."
Sheng Qianling's voice turned cold, carrying a certain authority. Jiang Yanxi had no choice but to remain silent. She continued, "Also, when you asked Dad to agree to our engagement, was the reason really just that you wanted to be with me, to tell everyone we're an engaged couple?"
"Of course." Jiang Yanxi answered without thinking.
Disappointment flashed in Sheng Qianling's eyes. "Yanxi, you're lying to me again."
"Qianling, in my heart, you're truly very important. I really want to be with you, to marry you, willing to spend my whole life with you." Jiang Yanxi anxiously defended himself, afraid Sheng Qianling would ignore him. The current Sheng Qianling wasn't crying or making a fuss, just pressing her lips tightly together, her red eyes holding back tears—this made him feel panicked.
"Yanxi, we can no longer maintain basic trust between us. Ever since you returned to the Jiang family, almost every time we talk, you tell me a lie. Setting aside small things like whether you've eaten, when I ask where you are and you say you're busy at the company—do you think I'm really just asking casually? If I hadn't seen you, why would I ask these questions?"
"Qianling, I didn't tell you because I was afraid you'd misunderstand, afraid you'd worry. Actually, when I go to those places, I'm just accompanying clients. I haven't done anything. I've never betrayed you."
Tears finally fell from Sheng Qianling's eyes. "If you had actually betrayed me, how could I have endured all this? I understand you need to accompany clients to certain venues. I believe you won't do anything to wrong me. I don't mind any of this. I can play dumb, pretend I don't know anything. Your current period is critical—you can't make mistakes.
But lying becomes a habit. Things you think aren't important, you decide alone, without consulting me at all. Yanxi, you weren't like this before."
"Perhaps it's because I can't help you, so you're unwilling to tell me. What you want is to carve out a place for yourself in the Jiang family, to step on those who look down on you and make them look up to you. But what I want is someone who likes me back, doing what I love, living a stable life together."
"Qianling, I want the same thing as you."
"No, you and I don't want the same thing. We used to have common goals, common topics. Not anymore. In your heart, I'm no longer the most important. I should say, my life isn't that important to you either. Without Sheng Qianling, Jiang Yanxi is still Jiang Yanxi."
"Jiang Yanxi, let's cancel our engagement."
"Impossible!" Jiang Yanxi's face suddenly turned cold. "We're already engaged. I won't agree to cancel the engagement."
"Do you miss me, or do you miss the shares my father will give me?" Sheng Qianling raised her chin. "If it's the shares, I can tell you—my father won't give me any shares. Marrying me won't get you anything, and Dad won't get involved in your Jiang family struggles for my sake."
"Qianxue, could you please do me a favor and take me back?" Sheng Qianling's body was still soaking wet. She already felt her head getting dizzy, but she didn't want to faint in front of Jiang Yanxi.
"Qianling, let me take you back. Let's both calm down today. We'll talk about everything when we get back." Jiang Yanxi found an opportunity and reached out to grab Sheng Qianling's hand. Sheng Qianling quickly dodged, hiding behind Jiang Yanxiu.
Jiang Yanxiu was quite disheveled herself. Her gauze dress had dried, but her hair was still wet, and she held a pair of twelve-centimeter high heels in one hand, barefoot.
"Hey, Jiang Yanxi, the girl doesn't want to. Don't force her. When it comes to feelings, isn't it about mutual consent? If one person doesn't want it, forcing it is pointless."
"Get out of the way!" Jiang Yanxi said coldly. "This is none of your business."
"Pfft! You think you can just tell me what to do? Do you really think you're some kind of big shot?"
Jiang Yanxi tried to go around to grab Sheng Qianling, but Jiang Yanxiu stretched out the hand holding her high heels to block him, a smile crossing her lips. "Jiang Yanxi, you'd better not be impulsive, or my high heels don't have eyes—they might land on your head. Whether they'll make a small dent or a big crater, I can't predict."
"Jiang Yanxiu, this is none of your business."
"Sheng Qianling, are you willing to go with Jiang Yanxi?" Sheng Qianxue pulled A-Xin to also stand in front of Sheng Qianling. If it were just Jiang Yanxiu alone, he might still be able to take Sheng Qianling away. But now with three women blocking his path, he really had no way.
Sheng Qianling shook her head. "I don't want to go with him."
"Qianling, I hope you'll reconsider. I admit, getting engaged to you did involve some selfish motives—wanting to gain Uncle's support. But more than that, it's because I like you."
Sheng Qianling lowered her head, tears falling steadily, though her eyes were clear. Even at this moment, Yanxi still hadn't told her the truth. In her life, Jiang Yanxi was important to her, but her father was more important. Yanxi said he had some selfish motives. But she'd heard he was acquiring Sheng family scattered shares and contacting Sheng Corporation executives. Even though she didn't understand these things, she knew this wasn't good for the Sheng family.
"Let me take you. My car has room. I haven't visited Sheng Qianxue's doghouse in a while—I especially want to see what's changed." Jiang Yanxiu, holding her high heels in one hand, walked to the car door and opened it. "Get in." Sheng Qianling quickly ran over, nimbly climbed into the car, and swiftly closed the door.
Sheng Qianxue: "..."
"Qianling, I'll come find you tomorrow." Jiang Yanxi called out.
Sheng Qianling raised her head, glanced at the anxious-looking Jiang Yanxi, and rolled down the window to ask, "You say you want the same thing as me. Then Yanxi, are you willing to give up everything you have now and live a simple life with me? You worry I might be bullied, but that's unnecessary. I won't be bullied in the Sheng family. As long as I have the Sheng surname, no one will bully me. If we're together in the future, they won't bully you or Auntie either."
"Qianling, what kind of joke are you making?" Jiang Yanxi felt this was just a joke and didn't answer directly.
Sheng Qianling rolled up the window, lowering her head. "Miss Jiang, I'm sorry to trouble you."
"Nothing else to say?" Jiang Yanxiu casually tossed the shoes into the car, not intending to put them back on. Driving alone in high heels was fine, but with a passenger, barefoot was safer.
"No."
Sheng Qianling buried her head because her tears were beyond control. "Actually, Yanxi isn't the most important person in my heart either. The most important person in my heart is Dad." She said with a sob in her voice, "Between Yanxi and Dad, I choose Dad. Just as he chose that contract over me. Actually, there's not much difference between us."
"Is there something wrong with your brain?"
"Huh?" Sheng Qianling looked up in confusion, her face full of tears. Jiang Yanxiu couldn't help but toss her a pack of tissues. "Not only is there something wrong with your brain, you're also a crybaby."
Sheng Qianling quickly wiped her tears. "When I'm sad, of course I cry. I can't control that. If you need a scientific explanation, maybe my tear ducts are more developed."
"Ha! Not without merit—at least you know how to find humor in suffering." Jiang Yanxiu was in a decent mood.
"Miss Jiang says there's something wrong with my brain for no reason. Shouldn't you explain?"
Jiang Yanxiu laughed lightly, her lips curving. "The comparison you made earlier was wrong to begin with. Choosing between your father and Jiang Yanxi, you chose your blood relative—there's nothing wrong with that. But Jiang Yanxi choosing between his contract and your life—that's a different matter entirely. The former choice at most causes unhappiness, some psychological harm. But the latter—if I hadn't gone today and you'd only waited for him to save you, you'd really be dead."
Sheng Qianling froze, her heart aching. "I understand."
"I heard he's been acquiring many Sheng family scattered shares and has contacted Sheng Corporation executives and shareholders. He only admitted to wanting my father's support, saying he had some selfish motives, but still hid these things from me. He's always been dissatisfied with the Sheng family, dissatisfied with my father, dissatisfied with Qianxue, always thinking I'm being bullied in the Sheng family. Actually, Dad treats me very well, and Qianxue doesn't hold anything against me—at most she ignores me. I've been doing well."
"Miss Jiang, he's acquiring those scattered shares to target the Sheng family, right? I also heard those people say Uncle Jiang is very interested in Sheng Corporation."
Jiang Yanxiu shook her head with a smile. "Yes, he's always been interested. As long as it's not a Jiang family company, he's especially interested. If he can bankrupt the other party and merge them into the Jiang family, he's even more interested." This was her father—a man who for the sake of expanding his enterprise would disown even his own family, who could bow low and scheme, and who knew how to please women. So many women followed him because of that mouth of his, and his generosity toward women—he never shortchanged them.
"So what Yanxi is doing really will harm Sheng Corporation."
"Don't worry. That man has wanted to get Sheng Corporation for more than just a day or two. After so many years without success, it shows Uncle can handle it. If he doesn't find another way, Jiang Yanxi won't succeed. Never mind the scattered shares—the executives and shareholders aren't fools either. They can't be swayed by a few words or some benefits."
Sheng Qianling felt relieved. "That's good."
The car fell silent again. A few minutes later, Jiang Yanxiu inadvertently glanced sideways and saw that Sheng Qianling had fallen asleep. She chuckled softly. Stupid, yes, but her mind was still relatively clear. What she didn't mention was that among all those siblings, Jiang Yanxi resembled that man the most—no wonder he'd brought him close to teach him. And Jiang Yanxi's mother was also unique. That man didn't care about women, but what if it was a very special woman who could always arouse his interest? That would be different.
Sheng Qianxue had already notified Sheng Wenbo about bringing Sheng Qianling back to the villa. Sheng Wenbo, who had been halfway there, had the driver turn back to the villa.
Hearing that Sheng Qianling had been in the sea for half an hour, he immediately had the servants prepare warming soup and called the family doctor.
Jiang Yanxiu drove to the entrance of the Sheng family villa, where Sheng Wenbo was waiting with a serious expression. After Jiang Yanxiu got out of the car, she said, "Uncle Sheng, Qianling probably has a fever." She glanced at the sleeping Sheng Qianling, whose face was flushed red, and helped her out.
Sheng Wenbo quickly stepped forward and carried Sheng Qianling inside. "Yanxiu, we really owe you this time."
"It was Jiang Yanxiu who pulled Sheng Qianling out. Her body was soaked through too, though it's dry now. Even though her health has always been good, she should still go in for some hot soup, take a hot bath, and have some cold medicine." Sheng Qianxue said as she got out of the car.
Sheng Wenbo nodded. "Come in first." He placed Sheng Qianling in a room, had a servant help her change clothes, then had the doctor come examine her.
"Rare for you to be so kind." Jiang Yanxiu walked familiarly into Sheng Qianxue's room and immediately started to undress upon entering, frightening Sheng Qianxue into quickly stopping her. "Jiang Yanxiu, please, don't be so uninhibited, okay? There are other people here. Don't bring your exhibitionist habits to my home."
Jiang Yanxiu stopped her movement and turned to see Sheng Qianxue's face full of anger, one hand covering A-Xin's eyes. "Don't look. You're my girlfriend now. Besides me, male or female, you're not allowed to look at anyone." Jiang Yanxiu was amused. "Qianxue, we're all girls. Same body structure, same reproductive organs. No need to be so concerned."
"Get lost!"
Sheng Qianxue pushed Jiang Yanxiu into the bathroom in one motion. "Go take your bath. If you want to expose yourself, go back to your own place to do it."
"Sigh! Forgetting friends for love."
"Between you and me, there's only enmity, no friendship." Though Sheng Qianxue said this, she still went into the walk-in closet to find clean clothes, muttering and cursing Jiang Yanxiu all the while. "Shorty, don't learn from her. She's an exhibitionist with no shame."
"Also, between girls, you need to maintain boundaries. Remember, you have a girlfriend now. You're not allowed to casually look at other girls' bodies. Understand?"
A-Xin nodded. "Understood."
"That's right."
"So from now on, I can only look at Qianxue?"
Sheng Qianxue's face turned completely red from this sudden question. "Since... since we're girlfriends, of course you can only look at me." Really, Shorty keeps asking these embarrassing questions, so shameless. If she hadn't known Shorty had no contact with Jiang Yanxiu, she'd think Shorty had been corrupted by Jiang Yanxiu.
Jiang Yanxiu comfortably took a bath, drank hot soup, took cold medicine, and was even made to stay overnight at the Sheng home by Sheng Wenbo. Only after confirming she was fine did he let her leave.
"Dad, I'm fine. I just want to break off the engagement with Jiang Yanxi."
Sheng Wenbo had heard the entire story from Sheng Qianxue. He was very angry about Jiang Yanxi's choice, but still asked once more, "Qianling, are you certain?"
"I'm certain, Dad. He and I might not be suitable." This time Sheng Qianling's eyes were just red, with no intention of crying. "Dad, do you know Jiang Yanxi is acquiring Sheng Corporation's scattered shares and has been in contact with Sheng Corporation shareholders and executives?" Dad was her only relative. Regardless of whether Jiang Yanxi had rushed to save her this time, regardless of whether he thought she was more important than the contract, she didn't want Sheng Corporation to face a crisis or her only relative to be harmed.
She had no ability and couldn't do much. The only thing she could do was tell Sheng Wenbo what she knew. She believed that once he knew, he'd definitely have a solution, or at least be able to guard against Jiang Yanxi and Jiang Chongjun.
"I know." A smile bloomed on Sheng Wenbo's face. Seeing Sheng Qianling's surprised expression, he said, "Dad is very happy you're telling me these things."
Looking at Sheng Wenbo's smile, Sheng Qianling suddenly had an epiphany. So Dad had known all along? He'd still agreed to their engagement just because he didn't want to refuse her? When he'd talked to her about all that back then, had Dad already discovered Jiang Yanxi's purpose? Her eyes stung. It was because of her that Dad had been so pleasant to Jiang Yanxi, wasn't it? Compared to Qianxue, she really was much more foolish. Fortunately, she was the only one in the Sheng family with a somewhat slow brain.
"Rest and recover well. Leave everything else to Dad, okay? Qianling, since you've already decided, you can't regret it. Let me ask you once more—you're really not going to be with Jiang Yanxi anymore?"
"Dad, yesterday I asked him to give up everything in the Jiang family and live a simple life with me. He just said 'how is that possible,' probably thinking I was crazy. His choice is the Jiang family. He can't bear to give up the fruits of all these years of hard work. I don't blame him, because my choice is my father. We just have different paths and can't work together."
"Good." Sheng Wenbo responded. Qianling truly was a kind child. "Tomorrow I'll help you dissolve the engagement. Don't worry about any impact on Sheng Corporation—Sheng Corporation and Jiang Corporation have no cooperative projects." To guard against the Jiang family, he'd done quite a bit of work.
The next day, Sheng Wenbo announced that the engagement between Sheng Qianling and Jiang Yanxi was void. Jiang Yanxi didn't want this, but what could his unwillingness do? If Sheng Wenbo didn't want this son-in-law, could he force himself on him? When announcing the dissolution of the engagement, Sheng Wenbo made another major move—directly transferring the shares under his name to Sheng Qianxue's name. Also transferred to Sheng Qianxue's name were Xue Xuan's shares.
Under Sheng Qianling's name appeared a villa, several storefronts, and some money. Everyone at Sheng Corporation was satisfied with Sheng Wenbo's allocation. It caused a stir for a while, then died down. From that day on, Sheng Corporation's largest shareholder became Sheng Qianxue, and Sheng Wenbo began taking her with him every day, teaching her hands-on.
The upheaval at Sheng Corporation became known throughout the city.
Sheng Qianling hadn't been going out lately. Learning of this result, her heart felt at ease, but thinking of Jiang Yanxi, she was still very sad and couldn't move on yet.
"Since Sheng Qianling no longer has shares under her name, dissolving your engagement doesn't matter much." Jiang Chongjun said calmly, his eyes slightly narrowed. "I'm still very interested in Sheng Corporation. Yanxi, don't disappoint me. I didn't expect that guy Sheng Wenbo wouldn't be confused this time and so readily gave the shares to Sheng Qianxue." He said with some regret, "If only you'd initially met Sheng Qianxue instead—that would have been perfect. The legitimate eldest daughter, with not only Sheng family shares but quite a bit from the Xue family too."
Jiang Yanxi watched coldly as the man before him schemed, feeling some disgust rise in his heart. If not for standing at the top, for not having his fate manipulated by others, how would he have lost Qianling? His current strength wasn't enough yet. One day, he'd control the Jiang family and reclaim everything he'd lost. He wanted both Qianling and Sheng Corporation. He'd weave the safest net for Qianling, keeping her by his side for life. She could only be his.
"Actually, you don't need to be discouraged." Jiang Chongjun raised his head and smiled. "You, boy, do have some ability—you've actually caught the interest of the He family's young lady. When she heard your engagement was dissolved, she especially hoped to meet you when we last met."
"Dad, I..."
"President He holds twelve percent of Sheng Corporation shares. He's an old Sheng Corporation shareholder. The He family is also wealthy and powerful. He dotes on this daughter the most and has already given her these twelve percent shares.
I've talked with President He. If Miss He is happy, he can agree to transfer these twelve percent shares to your name. Adding the scattered shares acquired before, one Sheng Corporation executive's shares, plus shares held by a good friend of President He's—that's a full thirty-four percent. As far as I know, Sheng Qianxue currently only holds thirty-three percent. With President He's help, the other shareholders will stay silent. For shareholders, what's most important? Of course, it's profit."
"Yanxi, do you know what this means? If you agree right away, you can move into Sheng Corporation next week and seize control. They won't even have time to react—Sheng Corporation will be in your hands."
"But Dad, I don't like Miss He. I..."
"Silly boy, Miss He didn't say she wants to marry you. She's just interested in you. Once she loses interest in you, you won't lose anything either."
Jiang Yanxi felt strange inside, very suppressed, but what Jiang Chongjun said was indeed very tempting.
"Miss He won't care about all that." Jiang Chongjun patted Jiang Yanxi's shoulder and said in a low voice, "Boy, to stand high, sometimes you must make sacrifices and trade-offs. Getting benefits without giving anything—where is such an easy thing? In this world, there's no such thing as pie falling from the sky, getting advantages for free."
"I know you want Sheng Qianling, but you don't have enough power yet. Once you have absolute control, what won't you be able to have?"
Jiang Yanxi was tempted.
"If you can cover the sky with one hand, whatever you want her to know, that's what she'll know. Whatever image you want to maintain, that's how you'll appear before her. As long as you want it, before her, it will only be the form she's willing to see. Understand?"
Jiang Yanxi suddenly had some enlightenment and said in a low voice, "I understand."
Jiang Chongjun laughed. "Then prepare for this weekend. I have high hopes for you."
"Yes." Jiang Yanxi answered. Seeing Jiang Chongjun had returned to his seat, he added, "Mom made soup and asked you to come eat when you're free." He noticed that Jiang Chongjun, who had been smiling somewhat falsely, smiled more genuinely upon hearing this. He thought it was an illusion.
"I know. Tell her I'll go after I finish my work." His voice also became much gentler. Jiang Yanxi still thought this was an act for his benefit. How could someone like Jiang Chongjun develop real feelings?
Half a month later, Jiang Yanxi brought his assistant and burst into Sheng Corporation Tower's conference room, directly announcing he was now Sheng Corporation's largest shareholder. Because of President He's connections, the Sheng Corporation executives all remained silent, quietly sitting to the side, very much with an air of watching both sides compete.
Sheng Qianxue sat in the highest position, watching the arrogant Jiang Yanxi express that he held thirty-four percent of Sheng Corporation shares. She was indeed flustered for a moment. But she quickly calmed down and scanned the people present. "Everyone, what do you think?"
"Isn't Sheng Corporation's rule that whoever holds the most shares has the most say? Miss Qianxue, asking this question is somewhat redundant." Jiang Yanxi sat opposite Sheng Qianxue, even lit a cigarette, and smiled faintly as he spoke, as if victory was assured.
Especially seeing the silent Sheng Corporation executives, he knew the route through President He was correct. Though the process wasn't pleasant, at least the result was good.
Sheng Qianxue clenched her fists. She'd just taken over the company and held thirty-three percent of shares. Even Sheng Wenbo hadn't predicted Jiang Yanxi would have this much. They'd previously guessed Jiang Yanxi might have at most about ten-something percent. Clearly, the other party must have used some means to obtain so much.
The other party had come hastily but prepared. She had no preparation at all and had absolutely no chance of winning today.
Could she really hand Sheng Corporation over to Jiang Yanxi like this? How unwilling she felt. This detestable man was truly too cunning.
"Miss Qianxue, if you still have questions, why not vacate your position first?" It was Jiang Yanxi's assistant speaking, his face all smiles, almost making Sheng Qianxue jump up to hit him.
Just as his words fell, the conference room door was pushed open again. Everyone looked over to see a somewhat unfamiliar yet recognizable face.
"Shorty!" Sheng Qianxue unconsciously called out.
A-Xin smiled and nodded at her, walking toward her position. Sheng Qianxue clenched her fists, not understanding why Shorty came at this time. Wasn't this just watching her lose face?
Unexpectedly, A-Xin placed a document in front of her and turned to tell everyone, "I'm Qianxue's girlfriend. This morning she left in such a hurry, she forgot to bring this share transfer document."
The executives: "?"
Jiang Yanxi: "?"
A-Xin opened the document, her calm voice echoing throughout the conference room. "The twenty percent of Sheng Corporation shares held under my name have all been transferred to my girlfriend Qianxue's name."
What?
Not just the Sheng Corporation executives and Jiang Yanxi—even Sheng Qianxue's eyes widened. Twenty percent??? Where did she get so much?
Qianxue quickly counted on her fingers, unable to help but mutter, "My thirty-three percent, your twenty percent, so I now have fifty-three percent? Huh, I alone have fifty-three percent?" She blinked, completely forgetting about the others, grabbed A-Xin's hand, and said excitedly, "Doesn't that mean from now on, Sheng Corporation will always be mine to decide?"
A-Xin nodded and smiled. "Yes, Sheng Corporation can only be yours."
"You can also only be mine." Sheng Qianxue quickly added, completely disregarding everyone else's colorful expressions. She came back to herself, glanced at Jiang Yanxi's somewhat darkened face, and sneered. "Young Master Jiang, sorry to disappoint you."
Jiang Yanxi's face was gloomy. "Let's go."
"Wait a moment, Young Master Jiang." A-Xin spoke up. Jiang Yanxi had no choice but to turn around. This woman—he'd remember her.
A-Xin smiled. "In my spare time, I not only acquired twenty percent of Sheng Corporation shares but also twenty percent of your Jiang family. Given the Jiang Corporation's performance today, I've already sold the twenty percent under my name to Miss Jiang Yanxiu. If you rush back now, you should still be in time to attend that very important meeting."
Jiang Yanxi's eyes widened. Unable to care about anything else, he pushed open the door and quickly left.
After he left, the conference room was quiet for a while.
Everyone's eyes looking at A-Xin were off. Was this really just a small study companion, a girl with no background? Why, standing there, did they all feel she was like a hidden master? A true expert—this was a true expert.
"Shorty, you're really something." Sheng Qianxue smiled happily and told everyone, "That's all. Meeting adjourned. I'm leaving first. If you have anything to discuss, please continue."
Finished speaking, she pulled A-Xin out of the conference room, pressed the elevator button, and when the elevator closed, she pushed A-Xin against the wall and directly pressed over to kiss her.
When the elevator opened, she released A-Xin. Looking at A-Xin's calm face with a hint of a smile in her eyes, her heart felt especially unbalanced. Her own face was burning, yet the one being pressed was so composed. Could it be her kissing skills weren't good enough?
Too much of a blow.
Coming out to everyone in front of the executives today was truly the craziest thing. But she felt this was really a good opportunity.
"Shorty, you're really devious."
"Now everyone knows we're together. Just wait for Dad to chase you out with a broom." As she was saying this, her phone rang. It was Sheng Wenbo. She answered nervously, "Dad, why are you calling?" She gripped A-Xin's hand tightly. Though she said that, she was still very worried A-Xin wouldn't be liked by her father.
"When are you bringing your girlfriend home for dinner?" Sheng Wenbo's voice came through. Sheng Qianxue completely hadn't expected this and stammered, "You... you know?"
"Otherwise, how could I dare let you take over the company in just half a month? Isn't it because you found such a capable girlfriend?"
After hanging up, Sheng Qianxue was still somewhat dazed. "How did my dad know?"
"I told him." A-Xin said.
Sheng Qianxue's eyes widened. "You... you..." In the end, she pushed A-Xin against the wall. "I'm going to kiss you to death."
Shorty was really devious, actually resolving all their obstacles. It felt like she just needed to lie flat to be happy.
Ah, this feeling was truly wonderful. So why had she dragged it out for so many years?
At Jiang Corporation.
"Dad, I'm very sorry, but I'm now Jiang Corporation's largest shareholder. According to our Jiang Corporation's rules, from today on, Jiang Corporation is under my management."
Jiang Yanxiu wore a smile on her face. After finishing these words, Jiang Yanxi pushed open the door and came in. She said, "By the way, your position doesn't need to change. As long as you're capable, I won't drive anyone away from the company."
Jiang Yanxiu also hadn't expected things would come this quickly.
Originally, she'd been secretly working to gather Jiang Corporation shares, but Jiang Chongjun alone held over thirty percent. She'd never dared act rashly. She hadn't expected that girl named Ye Xin to give her such a surprise. Twenty percent—she'd sold it to her just like that. Wasn't that a huge profit?
However, one of the other party's conditions really displeased her.
She actually had to agree that in the future when Qianxue embarrassed herself, she wasn't allowed to retaliate against Qianxue.
So infuriating! How could such a good girlfriend belong to that detestable woman Sheng Qianxue?
"You..."
Jiang Chongjun pointed at Jiang Yanxiu, never having imagined she'd secretly acquired so many shares. "Where did it all come from?" He'd always been very careful about shares.
What he was asking was, besides Ye Xin's twenty percent, where did the rest come from?
Jiang Yanxiu clicked her tongue and answered, "Dad, you have quite a few women, and you're so generous. Of course I got it from them. Did you think once you distributed it to them, everything would be worry-free and this would never happen? Don't you know that extremes lead to reversal? Your attitude toward those women determines their attitude toward you. I promised them better conditions and arranged futures for their children. That's much better than having them kill each other."
Jiang Chongjun felt darkness before his eyes and fainted.
He truly hadn't expected that in the end, those women would be his downfall.
When Jiang Chongjun woke up, the person caring for him was Jiang Yanxi's mother. Looking at this gentle woman, his heart was somewhat moved. Perhaps among all the women around him, only this one truly cared for him. He was about to sit up and speak when he suddenly discovered he completely couldn't move and also couldn't make a sound.
His eyes widened in some panic, not understanding what was happening, looking pleadingly at the woman before him.
Mother Jiang looked at him, still gentle as water. "You can't speak, and you're paralyzed."
How was that possible? He'd always been very careful about his health.
"Did you forget I graduated from nursing school?" Mother Jiang smiled gently. "Though I haven't practiced in many years, I still remember the basic pharmacology. Chongjun, you're only good when you're not talking."
It was you!
Jiang Chongjun wanted to say something, but could only stare, completely unable to express himself.
Mother Jiang brushed aside the hair by her ear and bent close to Jiang Chongjun's ear. "Jiang Chongjun, you ruined me and were about to ruin my son. I had no choice but to paralyze you, so Yanxi won't go down the wrong path because of you. Don't worry, I'll take care of you for the rest of your life. I won't let you starve to death."
Revenge, this is revenge.
Mother Jiang understood and smiled bitterly. "Shouldn't I take revenge?"
Then she laughed again. "It doesn't matter anymore, Chongjun. From now on, let's have a good life together as a family."
No—impossible.
But all that responded to him was Mother Jiang's smile, still so gentle, so heart-stirring at a glance.
Sheng Qianling heard about recent events and knowing Jiang Yanxi was fine, she stopped paying attention. Jiang Yanxi was still working at Jiang Corporation, just without his former high spirits, and no chance to fight Jiang Yanxiu. Miss Jiang was a good person. If Jiang Yanxi was capable, she definitely wouldn't wrong him. So between the two of them, there would be no more entanglements.
From then on, she went to the flower shop and cake shop to work every day.
In the afternoon, she'd drive home.
This day, she went to the garage as usual to get her car. She didn't expect that the moment she opened the car door, someone covered her mouth and dragged her into the car.
Once inside the car, the other party released her. She saw clearly who it was and couldn't help but shout, "Jiang Yanxi, what are you doing?" She wanted to get out, but Jiang Yanxi was prepared and directly handcuffed her.
Seeing the handcuffs, her eyes were very...