Chapter 49
Hopefully , after this chapter , some of you will be more sympathetic to JYN. Why he is after Xu and what his true feelings for YL are …
Chapter 49
Her emotional breakdown was attributed to the sudden death of her father. Every morning , she still woke up next to her husband, wished him good morning and gave him a sweet morning kiss. On the surface, they were just two newly weds, hiding the real persona underneath
The anti takeover war had already started.
It wasn’t clear how Xu Ziqing figured out the secrets, but they acted like a beacon for Yan Liang, guiding her in the right direction.
Xu Ziqing also brought other news that helped Yan Liang a lot. The most important thing now was that she and Lu Zheng could now talk about how much funds were required.. “ I got the exact news. MT has earmarked 45-50 billion US dollars. I am going to match force with force.
Only two words: hard cash.
I can raise funds in the short term.As per my estimate, there will still be about 7-10 billion US dollars of a funding gap. I would like to borrow this from you and give you Xu’s shares as guarantee. “
In addition she did not reveal the behind the scenes boss of MT to Lu Zheng, she did not want to shake things up right now. Even the place where she was meeting him was a relatively isolated golf centre.
It was a cold but sunny morning. She stood next to Lu Zheng as she watched him play. Usually restrained, Lu Zheng suddenly swung his gold club in an arc with full strength, making the ball fly far away.
His play was a bit different. Lu Zheng was a bit uncertain. With some hesitation, he put down the club, turned toward Yan Liang and said , “Last night, ..no that’s incorrect..this morning, did you see the message I sent you?”
An alarm sounded in Yan Liang’s head. She calmly nodded her head.
“So… “ Lu Zheng , knitted his brows and thought. Then he laughed, “ You will give me the Xu shares as guarantee..you have come here to convince me to help you basis that ?”
Yan Liang ‘s heart silently sighed. She looked up at his face.
The man’s eyes clearly reminded Yan Liang : this is not what he wanted.
But in addition to this charade, what else could she do ?
How could she consider herself smart, but then take the most idiotic step of getting married ?
And now even if she wants to put herself as a bargaining chip in the transaction with the man in front of her, she could not ..
As of he suddenly realised that his hints were contrary to the etiquette that had been instilled in him, he recovered himself and looked at her again. This time , his look was gentle as he presented his analysis to Yan Liang, “ You have to know, if you fight and win that is the best result, you save Xu, give your opponent a heavy blow and you can avoid any such thing in the future. But if you lose, then it will not be just as simple as being bankrupt. Your debts will be so high that it will drag you down forever.”
Yan Liang kept quiet. The consequences were extreme .. finally would she be able to win it or would she lose completely? It was difficult to predict. But what could she do ? Would she silently watch the change in dynasty ? No, absolutely not.
Yan Liang was silent. A trace of emotion flashed in Lu Zheng eyes, and his hand tightened slightly around the club he was holding. “Xu is now a mess. If someone buys it, you can sell the business at a price good enough for you to start your own business.”
“Xu is what I want as my lifetime career”, Yan Liang interjected.
As she lied to his face, her heart did not jump at the slightest. Lu Zheng just helplessly shook his head.
The driving range had been opened exclusively for Lu Zheng. It was inevitably desolate. Yan Liang’s heart was a little anxious. She had no choice but to meet him here, accompany him as he played and appear submissive.
The caddy set the ball, Lu Zheng moved his attention from Yan Liang, stood and swung the club in a beautiful arc. Yan Liang’s eyes followed the ball as it flew away. At this time Lu Zheng said, “ As far as I know, your interest is in the design of shoes, not in the management of business.”
His voice was clear and low, but Yan Liang was stunned and instantly stiffened.
As if aware of her silence, Lu Zheng did not continue and changed his tack,” Since your mind is already made up, I will not advise you anymore. After three days, my company will sign the contract..”
Yan Liang had not yet had time to recover from the earlier surprise, this decisive statement sent her off in another spin
.. Three days..
Even if Lu Zheng used his executive veto powers, the fact that he would be able to sign after three days was incredible. After all, he would need to convince the board. They would need to promise to invest a sizeable amount of money, this would certainly require some time.
She fought back the emotions churning in her mind and tamped down the excitement cresting in her heart. Calmly she told Lu Zheng ,” Ok. I will go back now to draft the contract. I should be able to send you the contact by tonight. After confirming that you have no objection to the terms, you can have it signed after three days.”
After saying that, Yan Liang felt relieved.
She nodded at him and turned away.
Lu Zheng looked at the woman walking through the driving range when she suddenly stopped and came back.
They were separated by some distance, but Lu Zheng could see her hesitating as she bit her lower lip and then asked, “ My history about running a business in the US..even my mother does not know about it. How did you know this ?”
Lu Zheng smiled ,” Can this be considered a personal question? May I choose not to answer ?”
To Yan Liang, the man’s voice and smile seemed to have a trace of indescribable affection.
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At the same time,Xu Ziqing was furious in someone else’s office “ I have given your money back, why will you not return the shares I mortgaged ?”
“.. This..”
Xu Ziqing stood up, “ Call Steve Guo..he had been handling my stuff and he will be most clear about the process..”
The man in front of her was quite embarrassed , “You wait here, I will ask Guo to come over.”
He quickly disappeared at the door. Xu Ziqing was unable to sit back . A moment later, the door was pushed open.
“Steve….” Xu Ziqing heard the sound of the door and turned around, “.. Steve..”
But she was bitterly shocked,
Steve Guo wasn’t the person who came in.
It was Jiang Shi Jun.
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Xu Ziqing stood up and a smile appeared on her face, “What made you come here ?”
Jiang Shi Jun looked at her smiling. He leisurely approached her and with one hand pushed her back in the seat. He used a finger to push back an errant hair in front of her frightened eyes. The action was intimate but Xu Ziqing stiffened.
“ Do you want to hear me tell you a story ?”Jiang Shi Jun softly asked.
Xu Ziqing was nailed to the seat. For a moment, her brain could not react. She listened to him as he continued , “ There was a stupid woman, some time ago, she had heard some news from someone and based on that she decided to invest a large sum of money into some stocks. The result was that the stock prices somersaulted and her large investment was stuck. This also included misappropriation of public funds . She was lucky enough that a man who loved her covered for her. At the deadline, she used her own holding of Xu’s shares as guarantee to borrow a huge sum of money to make up the gap in the public funds.”
“……” “…”
“Why is this woman stupid ? Because the misappropriation of public funds, insider trading ..she committed all those crimes but thought she had deceived everyone. In fact she had been caught a long while back !”
Xu Ziqing felt like someone had grabbed her throat. Her lips trembled. She had a strong heart but this man was trying to defeat her by applying constant pressure.
Jiang Shi Jun was still smiling,”Of course she was found out. Then this..”
Jiang Shi Jun threw something in front of Xu Ziqing
Xu Ziqing bowed down her head to take a closer look, almost in the same second, fear showed in her eyes..
What was thrown in front of her was nothing but the listening device she had installed in Jiang Shi Jun’s car.
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In sharp contrast to her expression of shock, Jiang Shi Jun’s face only changed momentarily, and finally froze in an expression of a slight frown. He looked as if he was the victim of a deceit.” If you want to know the truth, ask me. How do you know that I will not tell you ?”
“You misunderstood me …”
She had excellent lying skills, but this man emitted danger from his whole body, even though he still looked elegant while doing so. Jiang Shi Jun pulled over a chair, unbuttoned the suit jacket , lazily sat and them started, “ Where do I start ?”
“……” “…”
“ You found out that Ya Yan, this name, was named by Song Ji Peng after his wife Liao Ya Yan; that is, Yu Nan’s mother , right ?”
Jiang ..Yu..Nan..Xu Ziqing silently repeated the name while her heart chilled.
“ You.. what does it mean? Why can’t I understand what you say ?” Xu Ziqing tried to laugh, but her mouth refused to smile.
This woman’s true colours were shown as she lied. As if under her influence, Jiang Shi Jun’s mind also turned away from the game and he said ,” Liao Ya Yan..”
He took a deep breath, his tone was soft, as if slowly exposing a painful memory, “.. she was also the love of my life..”
“……” “…”
Whether intentionally or unintentionally, Jiang Shi Jun looked at Xu Ziqing, saw the shock on her face and reaffirmed again, “ Yes.,the love of my life..”
“……” “…”
“When I realised I didn’t have the strength to give her happiness, I thought Song Ji Penguin would be the person who would take care of her for the rest of her life. I quit in his favour but…” Xu Ziqing had never seen this man sad, but at this moment, his voice choked, his eyes closed, sadness flowed from every pore, “… she died of an illness.”
“……” “…”
“Song Ji Peng was such an honest person, but for the sake of her life, he was ready to sell the formula to foreigners. He would have enough money to pay the cost of a transplant. But Xu Jin fu not only pocketed the formula, he also accused Song Ji Peng..”
Here , Jiang Shi Jun suddenly opened his eyes, saw Xu Ziqing and his eyes filled with hate.
Revealing the scars of the past can cause more pain; how much hatred he had…
Xu Ziqing quickly put her head down, futilely trying to hide her panic. But Jiang Shi Jun was going to conceal nothing, he generously continued ,” We planned for so many years. Just when we were closing the trap, unfortunately in a critical juncture, Jiang Yu Nan turned soft because of a woman.”
This appeared so ridiculous , just thinking of this, Jiang Shi Jun smiled and shook his head, “ He felt that since Xu Jin fu is dead, it was a life for a life. All was squared up, as long as he could have your sister for a lifetime.”
“……” “…”
“ How can that be ? The world is not airtight. He was blinded by emotions, could not be ruthless. I do not blame him. He was very young when Ya Yan died, he does not know the concept of hatred. But I am not like that. The day Ya Yan was buried, it was raining. I will never forget that day in my lifetime.”
Jiang Shi Jun’s voice was low, but also sharp. Xu Ziqing involuntarily shivered.
Acting on her instinct for self preservation, she took a step towards the door.
But his next words seemed to tie her feet with an invisible string ,”I will not stop this play till I see this house bankrupt.”