Chapter 853: Forcing the Palace

At this moment, outside the conference room door, Shen Ci had already arrived.

Secretary Xiao Gao wanted to step forward to knock on the door and directly interrupt this meeting that was unfavorable to Su Zheyuan, but as soon as she was about to raise her hand, she was stopped by Shen Ci.

Shen Ci shook her head lightly: "Listen first."

Seeing this, Secretary Xiao Gao nodded and walked softly behind Shen Ci. Su Zheyuan sat in the main seat and exhaled deeply. In his daily life, his face always wore a carefree smile, but at this moment, the aura around him seemed to be covered in a layer of frost. He raised his eyes, his gaze sweeping heavily over the familiar faces at the table—these people were all elders who had watched him grow up.

When his father was still around, they treated him even more kindly than their own sons.

Look at them now, each harboring their own thoughts, with calculations hidden in their eyes, whether overt or covert. This contrast between before and after truly made Su Zheyuan feel a chill and a sigh.

But no matter how cold he felt inside, the company's current predicament ultimately had to be solved.

This was the life's work of his father and grandfather, the foundation built by several generations of the Su family. As long as he sat in the position of chairman for one day, he had to shoulder this responsibility and could not retreat in the slightest.

"We have already submitted an objection application to the police and courts of the 'Island Country' at the first opportunity. As for the company's current cash flow problem, I will find a way to solve it." Su Zheyuan said in a deep voice.

As soon as his voice fell, his third uncle's cold laugh rang out unceremoniously: "If it were really that easy to solve, we wouldn't have to sit here today and waste this time."

The third uncle looked at Su Zheyuan, the pressure in his eyes almost overflowing: "Zheyuan, you should be clear in your heart how long the processing cycle for this kind of cross-border dispute is. One or two years is one thing, three or five years is another. Whether this money can be recovered in the end is an unknown! Can the company afford to wait? You can afford to wait, but we can't!"

"And the funding problem, how much cash flow does the company have now? I'm afraid it can't even fill the hole of bank loans, right? Where will the operating funds come from? How many more months can employee salaries be paid?"

The second uncle looked profound and pretended to be earnest: "Zheyuan, to tell you the truth. When you first took over the company, the company was losing money every quarter. That mess was cleaned up bit by bit by us elders following behind your butt."

"It's been hard to see some improvement in your performance in the last year, and the company's financial report finally looks better. But who knows if this is your ability or purely a coincidence?"

"We people want to believe in your ability from the bottom of our hearts. But what about now? Such a big decision-making error has directly dragged the company to the brink of danger! Now that things have come to this, we can't keep one eye open and one eye closed, pretending we don't see anything, right?"

Su Zheyuan's hands at his sides clenched unconsciously. How could he not be reflecting on himself?

Knowing that these people were eyeing the chairman's position, knowing that they were all waiting to catch his mistakes and force him to step down, he shouldn't have let his guard down or made such a mistake, giving them an opportunity to exploit.

But things had come to this, and no amount of regret would help.

Su Zheyuan took a deep breath, raised his eyes, swept his gaze over the crowd, and his tone carried a bit of desperate determination: "I will take out all the assets under my personal name to support the company's continued operation."

He paused, his voice carrying a trace of imperceptible exhaustion, yet it still rang with determination: "This matter was a failure in my decision-making. It is a mistake I made, and I am willing to bear the full responsibility. But I still implore the members of the Board of Directors, keeping in mind that this is the lifeblood of the Su family for generations, to consider this hard-won foundation of the enterprise and join me in helping the Group weather this crisis."

The implication was already obvious—Su Zheyuan hoped that the directors present could all pay out of their own pockets and contribute money to help the group fill this funding hole.

When everyone gathers firewood, the flames rise high; relying on his own strength alone was definitely far from enough.

As a result, as soon as these words were spoken, the conference room became so quiet that a pin drop could be heard.

The people present were either lowering their heads to drink tea or turning their heads to look out the window; not a single person was willing to respond.

After a long while, the little aunt sitting in the corner finally broke the silence first. She looked at Su Zheyuan, nodded lightly, and her tone was crisp and decisive: "I am willing to contribute money. I'll take the lead and state my position."

Su Zheyuan suddenly raised his eyes to look at the little aunt, a trace of gratitude flashing in his eyes instantly.

But before his gratitude could be expressed, the big aunt's sarcastic voice rang out immediately: "My good sister, you're standing and talking without back pain. What is your situation, and what is our situation? Can they be the same?"

"Exactly!" The third uncle immediately echoed, his tone full of sourness, "You are alone, with no family and no children, unburdened. When you divorced your ex-husband, you even took away such a large sum of property, so of course you have money to take out! We are different; we all have families to support. How can we be as 'selflessly dedicated' as you?"

Upon hearing this, the little aunt was so angry that her face turned red. She stood up abruptly, pointed at the third uncle and the big aunt, and rebuked: "This company was founded by Dad! All of us in the Su family can have the good days we have today and the status we have now, all because of this company! Can you really watch the group fall into a predicament and remain indifferent? If the company collapses, what good will it do you?"

"Little Aunt." Su Zheyuan spoke softly to appease her: "Don't be excited, sit down and calm your anger first."

He was still able to keep his cool. Seeing this, the little aunt sat down indignantly, and Su Zheyuan looked at the crowd again and asked: "Except for Little Aunt, everyone is unwilling to contribute money. Then how exactly is this matter to be solved? Does everyone have any other good ideas?"

Su Zheyuan couldn't be bothered to beat around the bush anymore. He asked this because he wanted to know what these people actually wanted to do.

"Cough..." The third uncle coughed deliberately.

Others also subconsciously looked at the second uncle, as if passing him a message.

Seeing this, the second uncle straightened his body, looked at Su Zheyuan, and said: "Zheyuan, the matter must be solved, but we cannot let you lead the decisions for future matters anymore."

Su Zheyuan narrowed his eyes, sneering in his heart.

Sure enough, what was meant to come finally came.

"Oh? What does Second Uncle mean by this? Might as well speak plainly."

"Zheyuan, you are still very young. A young person of your age should not shoulder such great responsibility and pressure. Sometimes we elders look at you and can't bear it either." The second uncle paused and continued: "How about this, you dilute your shares into several parts and sell them to us. We will discuss and solve the subsequent problems, and you don't need to interfere anymore." ===== CHAPTER 854 =====