After all, these were the only tactics they had.
Qiao Nan: "..."
Qiao Nan was at a loss for words.
Qiao Xi was a celebrity and definitely couldn’t withstand a public relations attack. If this ti she couldn’t be persuaded, they intended to proceed with their plan.
If one strategy failed, there was always another to make her submit, right?
But what kind of devil was she?
She had guessed all of their thoughts.
Seeing Qiao Xi’s lazy and seductive deanor now, Qiao Nan for the first ti felt that her aura could repel the world’s splendor.
That pure yet demonic allure made her feel as if she didn’t belong in this world.
It was absurd.
"Right and wrong rest in people’s hearts. I’m here filming, you all enjoy your little life well in Hai City, and we don’t involve each other."
Qiao Xi spoke with a dismissive tone.
"A cornered rabbit will bite; go back and tell dad, if they push too hard, don’t bla for using the shares I hold to stir up trouble."
Provoked, she would directly force Qiao Zhenbin out of the CEO position and replace him with soone competent.
Qiao Nan took a step back in intimidation by her imposing air, "You dare—"
She knew Qiao Xi held shares of the company, all inherited from her biological mother, and quite a significant amount.
Qiao Xi’s gaze was piercing, coated with an icy chill that made it difficult to et her eyes; Qiao Nan felt a chill run down his spine at the mont, and he didn’t doubt her words.
Qiao Xi found it amusing: "Why wouldn’t I dare?"
"You..." Qiao Nan’s lips trembled a few tis, his lips turning sowhat pale, "Qiao Xi, you’re utterly unscrupulous!"
"That’s right."
"You will be punished by the heavens!"
"Whatever."
"..."
Qiao Nan was utterly defeated.
Staring at Qiao Xi’s reckless deanor, it took him more than ten seconds before he managed to choke out, "Qiao Xi, people like you will co to no good end!"
Qiao Nan dropped these words and turned to run out of the dressing room.
To Qiao Xi, these words ant little, but for a mont, her mind went blank.
Qiao Nan was wiping tears while running out of the set.
His pitiful appearance left a profound ssage to everyone watching.
Soon, everyone in the crew knew that Qiao Xi’s stepsister had co and left in tears.
No one knew what had transpired between the two sisters.
Speculation abounded.
Su Tutu walked in, saw Qiao Xi’s normal complexion, and exhaled in relief, "She shouldn’t co again, should she?"
"Who knows."
Qiao Zhenbin probably wouldn’t bother her about this matter anymore either.
The shares she held could do a lot.
For instance, if there were those within the company’s upper echelons dissatisfied with him, if she transferred her shares to a certain executive, the CEO would be changed.
Qiao Zhenbin was fully focused on expanding the company, his CEO position being of pri importance to him.
He would definitely not accept losing his position to soone else.
Unfortunately, he had yet to realize that most of the company’s shares were now in her hands.
At present, the entire Qiao Group was undoubtedly in chaos; Qiao Zhenbin was otherwise preoccupied, but he would likely rember her warning.
Who knew that Qiao Zhenbin would find her the very next day, his response unexpectedly quick.
Qiao Xi suddenly sneered.
Were they planning to take turns confronting her?
"Qiao Xi, what do you intend to do with the shares in your hands?"
By the ti these words were spoken, the two were already sitting in a cafe not far from the film city.
The cafe was warm, and Qiao Xi had placed her scarf and coat aside, sitting upright on an ivory white chair.
Outside, the harsh winter wind was blowing fiercely, yet Qiao Zhenbin’s expression was just as unyielding.
"The Qiao’s was built on years of hard work from your mother and I. Qiao Xi, what exactly are you trying to do?"
Qiao Zhenbin thought she might have uncovered that past affair, his blood pressure rising instantly, wobbling unsteadily.
Yesterday, having heard what Qiao Nan said, he had rushed to Jiang City early this morning.
At this mont, he still carried a restless aura around him.
"What can I do?"
Qiao Xi stirred her coffee with a golden spoon, smiling lightly, "As you said, the company includes my mother’s part too; I certainly won’t let Qiao’s change hands."
Qiao Zhenbin suppressed the urge to slam the table, "Then what did you an by those words you said to Nannan?"
"Father, what are you afraid of? As long as you don’t push , I absolutely won’t do anything to harm Qiao’s."
Qiao Zhenbin’s gaze grew sinister, "The company is in crisis, as my daughter, as a part of the Qiao family, why don’t you seek help from the Shen Family? Or do you not consider the Qiao family your own ho?"
"Then father, ask yourself, have you ever treated as your daughter?"
After her mother died, she had realized how fickle human hearts could be.
Maybe Qiao Zhenbin did love her to so extent, but that insignificant love had faded over ti.
If love turned into bargaining chips, into benefits, then it wasn’t love.
So things can’t be revisited, the heart-wrenching pain, even after it’s passed, leaves a scar that constantly reminds her.
"Don’t talk to about this!" Qiao Zhenbin’s gaze on Qiao Xi didn’t seem like he was looking at his own daughter, but rather an enemy. It was cold, filled with hatred, "I’m just asking you, not willing to plead with the Shen Family, do you want to watch Qiao’s go bankrupt, or have you always harbored that intention?"
Qiao Xi tilted her head slightly, "You’re blaming for your business failures?"
Qiao Xi thought it was absurdly funny.
"If the Shen Family helps you this ti, what will you do when your next investnt fails? Keep having beg others for you?"
That was exactly what Qiao Zhenbin was thinking.
"You are my daughter and also a daughter-in-law of the Shen Family; you should do this!"
Qiao Xi couldn’t help but sneer even more at his words.
She barely managed to hold back her laughter, shaking slightly as her bright phoenix eyes curved slightly, brimming with tears.
Those eyes made Qiao Zhenbin feel like he was seeing the woman who had died many years ago.
Initially, there had been love when their passion was deep and Qiao Xi was born, but the dazzling allure of the world and the position of power quickly made Qiao Zhenbin fall for Wang Wen.
Wang Wen had been his university classmate, and the sparks flew instantly when they t, eventually resulting in the quiet birth of Nannan.
The wife he had during his struggling days ultimately couldn’t compare with the new love in his arms.
Throughout these many years, that woman had beco nothing more than a faded mory to him; however, at this mont, it seed he could see her through those eyes.
Successful n do not want to face their past mistakes and betrayals.
Even if they err, they refuse to acknowledge it.
Qiao Zhenbin’s expression abruptly darkened, "With Qiao’s facing problems, are you living up to your mother?"
Qiao Xi laughed so hard that tears were about to spill; she raised her hand to wipe her eyes, the tear disappearing between her fingers.
"How could you live up to my mother?"
Hate glead in Qiao Xi’s eyes.
"When your current wife and daughter are by your side, do you ever think of that wife you abandoned in your midnight dreams?"
"I think with the hate my mother had for you, she wouldn’t want to see the three of you living so well."
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