Chapter 1563: Chapter 1556: The Past is Like Wind (2)
If this blow had co from soone else, Zhao Zihao might not have been so devastated. But this strike ca from his uncle—the very uncle who had raised him since he was young, treated him like his own son, and cared for him with unwavering devotion!
Ever since his mother passed away when he was a child, he had been taken in by a welfare agency in Germany, then later adopted by a family. That family had a tendency toward violence. He stayed with them for six months before eventually escaping.
It was his uncle who found him after that. Although his uncle didn’t adopt him directly, he entrusted him to so friends in Germany for foster care. From then on, his uncle supported him as he grew up. From his education to his job opportunities and arrangents, his uncle was always behind the scenes assisting him. In his heart, his uncle was like a father to him—sotis even treating him better than his own daughter, Du Sui.
The reason Zhao Zihao refused to join Zhongtian wasn’t because his uncle played favorites, but because he himself wanted to avoid any appearance of favoritism. Even when his uncle didn’t support him in opposing Qin Zhiyou this ti, he would have obediently stepped aside. But at the most critical mont, it was his uncle who stood by Qin Zhiyou’s side. At the most pivotal juncture, his uncle delivered a ruthless blow to him!
Sure enough, after his uncle’s official announcent, Hanhai’s stock price never dropped again. It kept surging upward, rising quickly past the previous decline, and it was still climbing.
By the 4 PM market close, Hanhai’s stock price had already risen 5%. While this increase wasn’t massive, compared to the plunge to its lowest point earlier, it represented a rebound of nearly 40%. Such a dramatic recovery clearly indicated that Qin Zhiyou had invested a significant amount of money, contacted a host of financiers, and even brought his uncle into the fold. After extensive preparations, it seed as if he had been waiting for them to smash through the bottom before launching a decisive counterattack.
“Ding, ding, ding, ding—” The clock struck four, and everything seed to settle. Zhao Zihao had lost. He had been defeated utterly. Yet, he didn’t feel convinced deep down. However, upon reflection, perhaps there wasn’t anything wrong with the outco.
After all, he wasn’t his uncle’s flesh and blood—just soone adopted. Even one’s biological children aren’t spared in the cutthroat world of business, where the marketplace is likened to a battlefield. No amount of familial bonds outweighs the allure of cold, hard cash.
His uncle chose Qin Zhiyou. He had no words to offer; after all, his late mother wasn’t even his uncle’s biological sister. He couldn’t possibly demand empathy from soone else.
Zhao Zihao calmly shut down his computer, walked to the door, and pushed it open. In the adjacent monitoring room, Qin Zhiyou had already erged. A swarm of senior executives outside no longer bore the panic they had displayed earlier. In fact, he even overheard Secretary Wang saying, “It’s a good thing the Young Madam’s quick coordination a mont ago averted real danger.”
It was true that Lu Weixi had experienced eclampsia, and the situation had indeed been urgent at the ti. However, eclampsia isn’t the sa as amniotic fluid embolism. Detected early and treated promptly, there was still a chance for recovery. Qin Zhiyou had realized early on that sothing was amiss on this side. He had made advance arrangents, knowing that Zhao Zihao would pay close attention to him. So, he deliberately refrained from acting personally, placing himself in plain view and allowing Lu Weixi to handle things based on her prior practices.
Lu Weixi was in her confinent period, not incapacitated. Her eclampsia had been treated by the ti she was sent in during the early hours two nights ago, leaving her with a day to rest and prepare. By the ti she took over today, she was brimming with energy.
She might not have been highly experienced with issuing precise commands or executing minute-to-minute operations, but that didn’t matter. There were senior executives from Hanhai to assist her at every step. She rely needed to convey Qin Zhiyou’s instructions and lend her support from the sidelines.
Reviews
All reviews (0)