Chapter 170

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Main Character:

Shen Yao

According to the plan Shen Yao had set earlier, she intended to acquire the Wei Group, integrate existing resources, and then form a three-legged tripod standoff with the Zhou Group and the Gu Group.

As for merging again or swallowing the Zhou Group and the Gu Group, she had no such plan for at least the next decade.

First, these two families had deep personal ties with Shen Yao; second, what was swallowed needed to be digested before it could be absorbed.

Shen Yao wanted to make Perfect Company bigger and stronger, but the premise was that Perfect Company's foundation was solid.

Otherwise, no matter how high or good the building erected on top, it could not withstand the tragic consequences brought by the collapse of the lower layers.

Shen Yao's entrepreneurship had never failed, but she had witnessed one company after another fall.

Some arrogant, some outdated, some naive, some worldly.

There were really many fallen companies, and their reasons for falling were all different.

But the essential cause was the same: the existing foundation could not withstand the storms from outside.

The bait Gu Mengyan gave Shen Yao was very appetizing; no matter how Shen Yao considered it, she would ultimately choose to act and eat it.

After all, this temptation was like a poisonous cake emitting a deadly fragrance.

Even knowing it was poisonous, she had no choice but to eat it.

"Sigh, this really gives me a difficult problem; what to do?"

After returning to the office, Shen Yao sat dazed for several hours, finally shaking her head and sighing.

Of course, the phrase "words belie the heart" was very suitable for the current Shen Yao.

The words she spoke were indeed tangled and dragging, but the phone call she dialed did not tremble in the slightest.

Having the outside assistant summon the person to the conference room, Shen Yao straightened the clothes she was wearing and laid out her brand-new arrangements straight to the point.

Subordinates:...

"Shen, General Manager Shen, you mean the company must now go all out to take down the Wei Group?"

"The Wei Group's financial situation is good, the newly listed drugs have excellent performance; a rash acquisition would cause the company's interests to suffer a loss of over 20%."

"General Manager Shen, the previous plan was very suitable; it should be advanced slowly, disintegrating from the inside."

"..."

As expected, Shen Yao's decision made most people hold a skeptical attitude.

Even if the words spoken were tactful, listening closely the meaning was still to have her slow her pace.

But who was Shen Yao? Arbitrary and dictatorial, extremely self-centered.

Moreover, her cooperation with Gu Mengyan could not be revealed for the time being.

The Wei Group had to be pocketed as soon as possible; only then would she have an entry point to take down Gu Medical.

The Gu Medical Shen Yao referred to here was the half of the rights in Gu Mengqing's hands.

The other half was now pinched tightly in Gu Jingrun's hands and not let go; even Gu Mengqing had no way.

"The matter is settled; I need a reasonable plan and effective means. Immediately go draft the planning case for the Wei Group merger and acquisition.

By quitting time tomorrow, I want to see a usable finished product."

Finished speaking, Shen Yao called the meeting adjourned, then directly returned to the office.

Not caring about the pained wails coming from behind, Shen Yao calculated the price she was willing to pay; if it exceeded her psychological estimate range, then she could only let the Wei Group endure the pain and lower the price.

"Endure the pain and lower the price?"

Gu Jingrun raised an eyebrow, thinking to himself that this "endure the pain" — who knew how they would endure the pain.

Shen Yao sat beside Gu Jingrun, leaning her head on his shoulder, "The Wei Group's premium is severe; I am calculating according to normal procedure."

And since it exceeded the psychological price she gave, that represented the Wei Group having no sincerity in cooperation.

Toward an opponent without sincerity, did Shen Yao still have to save the other side's face? In the end, the one suffering losses would still be herself.

"The company just integrated the Wei family, currently in a state where income doesn't cover expenses; President Gu, the family also has no surplus grain."

Shen Yao faked crying and sold misery, making Gu Jingrun beside her laugh heartily.

"You..."

Gu Jingrun shook his head, then brought up the recent chaotic state of the Gu Group.

The chaos was real chaos, not a shred of exaggeration, simply moving ancient internal strife over.

Held in Gu Jingrun's arms, Shen Yao listened to him finish and was directly full of question marks.

Ah?!

"On what basis does Second Brother think that Second Uncle taking power would let him continue staying in his original position?"

Not to mention promotion, not to mention transfer, just keeping the original position would be very difficult.

Especially since the conflict between Gu Mengyan and Gu Mengqing was not small at all.

Could it be that even group inheritance has the saying 'crimes do not extend to children'? Impossible.

"Second Brother isn't sure if Second Uncle will let him stay, but Dad's side favors Eldest Brother more."

Compared to Gu Mengqing taking power, Gu Jingzhi hated bowing to Gu Jingxing more.

This was different from Gu Jingrun and Gu Jingmu; Gu Jingrun was just a little transparent back then, his pitiful self-esteem shattered beyond repair in daily interaction; Gu Jingmu was the youngest son, Zhou Min Hui often gave him special treatment, causing Gu Jingmu to not fear the first few brothers at all.

Waiting until the four brothers grew up safely, each personality set. The conflict between Gu Jingxing and Gu Jingzhi was exceptionally prominent.

As for why it became the current situation where things explode at the drop of a hat, Gu Jingrun indicated there were internal factors at work, hard to say if Gu Jingxing did it deliberately.

"Eldest Brother understands Second Brother this well?" Shen Yao felt the whole matter was very strange.

Gu Jingrun also found it somewhat inconceivable; if they truly understood, it wouldn't have been exposed only in these past few years. It was more like someone who understood Gu Jingzhi was beside Gu Jingxing, secretly using Gu Jingzhi's personality to provoke him.

Shen Yao:...

A bold speculation suddenly arose in Shen Yao's heart.

"It really is her," Qiao Xiyue!

Shaking the thing she had pinched in her hand, Shen Yao felt this person was also formidable.

She actually had contact with Gu Jingxing again; it was truly beyond expectation.

Was it because of the child being aborted back then? Or because Gu Jingzhi didn't marry her?

Shen Yao simply called out the System, and told this matter as gossip.

System:...

"Host, don't try to probe." The System was puffed up with anger, feeling its own Host always liked to treat it like a stupid person to fool around.

Shen Yao expressed without any apology that she wasn't probing; just have someone investigate it.

Although Shen Yao's company didn't have paparazzi, she could hire experts with this capability.

However, judging from the current situation where Gu Mengyan and Gu Mengqing's conflict has even spread to the younger generation, the Liu Family cannot not know.

The Liu Family knows, meaning Gu Jingzhe most likely knows; then will this card be played again? Perhaps Gu Jingzhi already knows.

Hiss

Shen Yao touched her chin, feeling that certain plotlines in storybook novels enduring for so long have their reasons; they are classics and extremely easy to immerse oneself in.

The System ultimately couldn't resist Shen Yao's offensive, and confessed everything honestly and thoroughly.

Qiao Xiyue indeed had an entanglement with Gu Jingxing, and this person was also very awesome; Gu Jingzhi's child cannot be born, so Gu Jingxing's child can always be gathered as one.

Qiao Xiyue is five months pregnant, it is Gu Jingxing's; the person is currently at the villa nurturing the fetus; even Hehuan Film & Television, as her brokerage company, doesn't know the specific situation.

Became smart, huh.

But can Qiao Xiyue really give birth to the child? Jiang Peiyi still lives in the old house.

And precisely at this kind of critical moment where you strive and I seize, if she were Gu Jingzhe, she would use Qiao Xiyue's pregnancy to provoke Jiang Peiyi, and take the opportunity to thoroughly ruin Gu Jingxing.

Perhaps Gu Jingzhi thinks so too; Gu Mengyan values Gu Jingxing, so the best solution is to destroy him.

If Qiao Xiyue were pregnant with Gu Jingzhi's child, Su Yingying might not care, but Gu Jingxing's wife is Jiang Peiyi of ordinary origin; this person has been in the old house for many years, forced to the brink of mental collapse.

There's another lively show to watch, and it's still their main branch's lively show.

Shen Yao completely lacked the awareness of being a family member, or perhaps this is the common ailment of financial consortium families; everyone is striving for themselves, who would care about that little remaining family affection? It's just icing on the cake; having it is naturally good, not having it doesn't require deliberate pursuit either.

After Shen Yao learned of Qiao Xiyue's matter, she treated it as idle talk and told Gu Jingrun.

Gu Jingrun belonged to the type who realizes things late; the only thing he didn't understand was why his own brothers always had to stumble over women.

Shen Yao expressed that this might be force majeure; the templates of the two people are too much like novel main characters, so some idol drama-like melodramatic plots are also very reasonable.

Gu Jingrun:... Completely unreasonable, okay?

When lying on the bed, they even bet on when this matter might be exposed.

Unexpectedly, they both predicted it would be in the near future, because Gu Mengqing wants to sit in the Head of the Gu Family position.

Shen Yao sighed, "You say, do Dad and Mom know?"

Gu Jingrun lowered his head and drooped his eyes, "Hard to say, but Dad definitely knows."

Gu Mengyan even dares to do business and poach people with Shen Yao unhurriedly; it's nothing more than two sons turning against each other; believe Dad can hold on.

Shen Yao:... Truly a biological father's good eldest son.

Gu Mengyan at this moment was beset with difficulties; he couldn't know that his good eldest son thought so highly of him.

The study's interior was brightly lit; Gu Mengyan sat leaning back in a chair, several portions of data spread open on the desk.

The content was all related to Gu Group's situation; Gu Mengyan didn't want to give up the Head of the Gu Family position, so he could only pull the firewood from under the cauldron, digging up and smashing all the trump cards Gu Mengqing relied on.

Currently speaking, Gu Mengyan's progress was very smooth, including Gu Medical, Gu Electronics, Gu Real Estate, three lines advancing side by side.

The cards in Gu Mengqing's hand seem quite a few at first glance, but actually sorting them out, there aren't many.

Stretching out a hand to rub his faintly throbbing forehead, Gu Mengyan picked up the phone and dialed out.

The discussed content was relatively simple, just setting tomorrow's meeting time.

"Chairman Gu, I will arrive on time; very much looking forward to this cooperation between Liu Clan and Gu Group."

"President Liu, I am too; believe Liu Clan will reach a higher level in the future."

"..."

A burst of busy tone came from the phone; hanging it up, Gu Mengyan casually pulled out a sheet of data.

Pinching a signature pen and writing his own name, Gu Mengyan *badā* a sound, closed the file, lowered his head and continued processing the next report.

For a whole night, Gu Mengyan didn't close his eyes to sleep; just handling these troubles had exhausted his heart and strength, so when he arrived at the company and heard that Gu Jingxing still hadn't managed to handle family matters well, Gu Mengyan couldn't hold it in.

*Pā*—

Thick files fell around Gu Jingxing like a goddess scattering flowers.

"Scram!"

Gu Mengyan was thoroughly disheartened; left and right were just two ruined sons anyway; he still has two more!