Chapter 854: Are the words just now still valid?

Although he had been mentally prepared, when he truly heard these words from his second uncle, Su Zheyuan's heart still felt as if it were being tightly gripped by an invisible hand and given a fierce tug.

Outside the door, Secretary Xiao Gao also felt a fire of anger in her heart, clenching her fists unconsciously and subconsciously turning her head to look at Shen Ci beside her, her eyes full of indignation.

Shen Ci's expression, however, remained indifferent, with no ripples between her brows, just lowering her eyes and listening quietly to every movement inside the door.

"So that's what Second Uncle meant."

Su Zheyuan's heart sank completely, a chill running from the soles of his feet to the top of his head. He tugged at the corners of his mouth, but the smile that spilled out was colder than ice. He slowly raised his eyes, swept his gaze over the people present, and asked symbolically in a light tone: "It seems everyone means the same thing, right?"

Everyone lowered their heads, their gazes dodging, looking left and right; not a single person dared to respond. Only the third uncle held his chin high, his attitude so tough it was almost arrogant. He sneered and said: "Zheyuan, you made such a big decision-making error. By rights, we should directly initiate an impeachment procedure within the board of directors and remove your chairman position! We didn't do that, which is already out of consideration for uncle-nephew feelings, leaving you enough face!"

Su Zheyuan raised his eyebrows and said nothing, just watching him quietly, waiting for him to finish speaking.

"Zheyuan, if you really want what's best for the group, you should learn to let go. This current situation was caused by you alone, but you can't solve it yourself. Handing it over to us is also a mess." The big aunt said.

"Then what if I don't agree?" Su Zheyuan asked softly, his tone so cool that one couldn't tell if he was happy or angry.

"It's not up to you to agree, is it?" The third uncle snorted: "If it really comes to the step of board impeachment, you won't look good either. You should be clear that although each of our shares is not as many as yours, the total is higher than yours."

Su Zheyuan curled his lips lightly and simply clarified: "If impeachment could really maximize your interests, you would have done it long ago. The reason you haven't acted for so long is just because even if I am impeached and removed from the chairman position, I still hold the most shares in the group."

"What you want has never been this chairman position. You want to use this opportunity to force me to step down, then take advantage of the situation to short my shares and completely strip me from the group, kicking me out of the Su family!"

Shares were the most long-lasting wealth. As long as Su Zheyuan still had shares in his hands, there would always be a steady stream of money flowing into his pocket.

"Don't even think about it!" The little aunt slapped the table, stood up excitedly, pointed at the crowd, and rebuked, "I will never agree to let Zheyuan dilute his shares! If you really want to initiate impeachment, my 14 percent of shares will all be voted for Zheyuan!"

"Even if your two shares are added together, they aren't as many as ours! It won't change any result!" The second uncle interrupted her coldly, his tone full of disdain, "Don't waste your effort."

"Zheyuan, think about it carefully yourself, but you must be clear that if you are really stubborn, the group is very likely to be ruined in your hands. By then, you will be the eternal sinner of the Su family."

This last sentence was undoubtedly a naked threat.

It's just a pity that Su Zheyuan didn't buy it.

"I don't agree."

He spoke lightly, but his tone was wrapped in unquestionable determination.

His gaze suddenly became sharp, staring fixedly at the second uncle, saying word by word: "You want to impeach me, I really can't change the result, then I accept it! I can give up this chairman position!"

"But I will never give you even a fraction of my shares! That is something my father left me; no one is allowed to touch it!"

The second uncle's brows furrowed fiercely, his face turning blue with anger. He pointed at Su Zheyuan and said angrily: "If you don't agree to sell your shares, then you take all the shares in our hands! We are quitting! We don't want to sink with you and bury our family fortune in vain!"

"Right! You take all the shares in our hands!" The third uncle immediately echoed, his tone full of certainty, betting that Su Zheyuan couldn't come up with so much money.

Su Zheyuan only felt a tightness in his chest, a breath stuck in his throat, neither coming up nor going down.

These people were determined to break off relations with him today! They knew clearly that he couldn't afford to buy everyone's shares—even without this cross-border dispute, he couldn't come up with this astronomical figure!

This was clearly forcing him into a dead end!

"Alright!"

Just at this moment, the conference room door was pushed open with a "bang," and a crisp, light voice, wrapped in a bit of laughter, drifted leisurely from outside the door.

Everyone was startled and looked up in unison.

They saw Shen Ci standing at the door with a smile, her brows curved. And Secretary Xiao Gao behind her was so angry that her face turned red.

"Who are you?" The second uncle frowned, showing displeasure, then turned to look at Secretary Xiao Gao and scolded sharply, "Xiao Gao! How are you doing things? Don't you know we are holding a board meeting? Who let you bring people in casually?!"

As a result, Xiao Gao ignored the second uncle completely and just looked at Su Zheyuan: "Boss, Miss Shen is here."

"A-Ci? You, why are you here?" Su Zheyuan stood up in shock, a trace of obvious panic flashing in his eyes.

The money he borrowed from A-Ci was gone all at once because of his own negligence; he didn't know how to tell A-Ci.

As a result, Shen Ci was still smiling indifferently and said casually: "I've been here for a while, listening to you chat at the door."

Then she looked at Su Zheyuan's second uncle again and asked in a very friendly tone: "Uncle, are your words just now still valid?"

Shen Ci's sudden appearance completely disrupted their rhythm. The second uncle asked impatiently: "What words?"

"You said Zheyuan can acquire the shares in your hands, you don't want to be tied to the same boat as him anymore, afraid of falling into the sea with him?" Shen Ci blinked, her smile pure and harmless, repeating word by word, "Are these words still valid?"

Upon hearing this, the second uncle snorted disdainfully, his tone full of sarcasm: "So what if they are valid? Can he come up with so much money? If he really has this ability, then let him pay back the ten thousand he owes the bank first!"

"That ten thousand?" Shen Ci said as she had already walked to Su Zheyuan's side. She raised her hand and pushed the still-shocked Su Zheyuan aside, naturally sitting in the chairman's seat, looking at the crowd and saying: "That ten thousand was borrowed from me by Zheyuan, not the bank."

Everyone present was dumbfounded, all wondering if they had misheard.

"What did you say?" The third uncle came back to his senses, looking incredulous.

Shen Ci just smiled: "Why? Didn't Zheyuan tell you? He thought the bank interest was too high, so he borrowed it from me, saving your company a lot of interest." ===== CHAPTER 855 =====