"Sacrifice the chariot to save the king?" Ning Rongyue paused for a mont, understanding the other party’s intent, and hesitated. "That’s illegal. How could Chen Dong be willing to take responsibility for everything?"
The phone grew silent.
The person on the other end said nothing, but it seed as if a chill was emanating from that side, leaving Ning Rongyue increasingly uneasy.
After a long ti, the indifferent and rciless female voice finally ca through again, "Idiotic."
Ning Rongyue’s face turned sour.
"You need to teach you how to handle such trivial matters?" the woman said, her tone slow and deliberate. "You and your sister really are cut from the sa cloth."
Ning Rongyue’s hand, resting on the couch, slowly tightened, her nails leaving four scratches on the leather surface, but the words she spoke were cautious and slightly ingratiating. "Yes, yes, whatever I have today, it’s all thanks to your guidance."
The woman humd coldly. "Don’t bother with such flattering words. I know you’re probably cursing inwardly. The only area where you outdo your sister is in how convincingly you act and how ruthless your heart is."
"..."
"Chen Dong’s son is taking the college entrance exam next year, but he’s a handful, and his academics are a ss. I believe Chen Dong would willingly trade a few years of his freedom for his son’s bright future."
「...」
The situation beca increasingly dire.
After Tianchi Group was forcibly delisted from the New York Stock Exchange, lawyers in the United States began to sue Tianchi Group. If they succeeded, Tianchi Group would face colossal compensation.
While Tianchi Group’s managent was in complete disarray, the shareholders also grew restless, gathering at the company to demand a clear resolution.
However, before an effective strategy could be discussed, misfortune struck again: a bridge built by Tianchi in California State collapsed. Fortunately, the accident occurred in the middle of the night and resulted in no casualties.
This incident definitively branded Tianchi Group with the label of shoddy construction.
Consequently, an infrastructure project they had secured just over a month ago was also ruined.
All this happened within just two days.
The once-glorious Tianchi Group seed to have exhausted its luck.
「On the third day」
Tianchi Group issued an apology letter, followed by a public statent addressing their handling of the matter. However, neither the Arican dia nor the legal teams were convinced, leaving Tianchi Group’s situation extrely precarious.
During this crisis, no one was more panicked than the shareholders.
If Tianchi Group declared bankruptcy, the shares they held would beco worthless paper.
「In Baiyu Palace’s private room」
Ning Guiwan, a faint smile on her lips, pushed a share transfer agreent across the table to Jin Jixiang.
Jin Jixiang didn’t scrutinize the agreent’s content but instead fixed his gaze on Ning Guiwan’s face.
He found it amusing.
He rembered when Ning Guiwan first joined the company after returning to China. Her eyes held a sort of naive innocence, and she had agreed to take on the infrastructure project tender without any experience or scheming, yet the outco had surprised everyone.
It could be described as an astounding success. He hadn’t refused her when she’d approached him, largely due to her excellent performance in that bid.
Now, the girl’s face had lost its faux naivety, instead reflecting a maturity and clarity that saw through deception and trickery.
Could two months truly enable a person to grow so rapidly?
The answer was no.
The more he thought about it, the more Jin Jixiang realized how extraordinary Ning Guiwan was. Such depth hidden at such a young age was surely not ordinary.
He smiled. "Do you think I’m in a rush to offload my shares, or are you confident you can guide the company through this crisis?"
If Tianchi couldn’t overco this obstacle, the shares would be just worthless paper; no one would spend a fortune buying a pile of it.
Ning Guiwan maintained her smile but didn’t answer directly. "Even if Tianchi Group hadn’t encountered this disaster, the price I’m offering far exceeds its value. Whatever the outco, you won’t suffer a loss, Uncle Jin."
Only then did Jin Jixiang shift his gaze to the agreent.
Seeing the figures, he laughed. "When the company was running normally, no one offered such a high price to acquire shares. Now that there’s trouble, everyone’s competing to make the highest offer."
"..." Ning Guiwan’s smile faltered, and she frowned. "What do you an by that, Uncle Jin?"
Jin Jixiang picked up his wine glass, took a sip, then said, "You needn’t bother arranging to et the other major shareholders. I believe their shares are likely no longer in their possession."
Ning Guiwan’s heart sank. "Soone got there first?" Her eyes turned cold. "Who?"
「...」
After leaving Baiyu Palace, Ning Guiwan received a call from the Quan Family’s elder lady.
"Xiaowan, are you done with your tasks? Shengyu and his mom are coming over for lunch. Don’t forget to co back early, okay?"
Ning Guiwan felt her emotions churning and responded absentmindedly, "I’m just about to head back."
The traffic was slightly congested. She drove at a snail’s pace.
Her mind raced with the answer Jin Jixiang had given. The CEO of Ruiyin. Quan Yu.
She thought her actions had been swift enough, yet soone had been even swifter. What was Quan Yu thinking, aggressively buying Tianchi Group shares? Was he planning to swallow this prize?
Lost in thought, the car behind her failed to brake in ti and rear-ended her.
Ning Guiwan’s head hit the steering wheel. It wasn’t a severe impact. By the ti she regained her senses, the driver of the car behind had already co over to apologize.
The other driver was sincere in his apology. Ning Guiwan got out to assess the damage, which wasn’t severe, so she decided not to make a big deal out of it and reached for her phone to call her insurance—
"Xiaowan?" Before she could dial, she heard a familiar, sultry female voice.
Ning Guiwan’s fingers paused. She looked up and, as expected, saw a familiar face.
Zhang Ziyan, her close friend from high school, now a sowhat famous actress in the entertainnt industry. Four years had passed, and many people and things had changed. The once-timid little girl now bore an expression that was both sexy and worldly.
"Xiaowan, don’t you recognize anymore?"
Zhang Ziyan’s face showed the joy of reunion as she reached out to grasp Ning Guiwan’s hand. "I’ve been wanting to contact you since you returned, but you never replied to my ssages, and I didn’t dare..."
Subtly, Ning Guiwan avoided her touch.
She smiled faintly, looking back calmly. "I’ve been quite busy too."
A hurt expression flickered across Zhang Ziyan’s face. "You’re still mad at , aren’t you? Mad that I was too cowardly and didn’t stand up to save you that night..."
"I regret it, Xiaowan, I really regret it..."
"I’m different now. Can you give a chance to make ands? In the future... I..."
"There’s no need to bring up the past," Ning Guiwan interrupted. "I have to go. Excuse ."
Without waiting for a response, she turned and got into her car.
"Miss Ziyan, how do you even know her? She’s no good. She’s not from our circle, but she has more scandals than all the stars in the entertainnt industry combined..."
Zhang Ziyan’s assistant, seeing her being ignored, had intended to say sothing to curry favor with her.
Unexpectedly, Zhang Ziyan turned and shot her a cold glance. "Shut up! If I hear you say that again, I’ll rip your mouth apart!"
「...」
Running into Zhang Ziyan was rely a minor episode. Ning Guiwan quickly pushed it from her mind.
Back at the Quan family mansion, Lai Yang was squatting in the yard, playing with a French bulldog from who-knows-where. Upon seeing Ning Guiwan, Lai Yang scooped up the ugly-cute creature and ran over. "Xiaowan, look at Fatty, so ugly... haha..."
Having seen Quan Yu’s car when she parked, Ning Guiwan patted the bulldog’s head and casually inquired, "Is Uncle Yu ho?"
"Huh? He’s not here," Lai Yang replied absently. "He ca back around nine but didn’t stay long. Soone ca to pick him up; said he had an appointnt for horse riding."
"Horse riding?"
"Yeah, he went to the Eastern Equestrian Club. He even gave a mbership card when he left and said I could go play anyti I wanted with the card." Lai Yang looked up at Ning Guiwan. "How about we go riding this afternoon?"
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