Chapter 45: The Traitor

The next morning, Gao Huiwen pressed her ear against the door of Fu Yanyan's bedroom, listening intently to the movement inside.

It was completely quiet inside; Gao Huiwen turned the doorknob, pushed the door open a crack, and peered inside with one eye.

However, the door was suddenly pulled open at that very moment.

Chen Che's tall figure appeared before her.

"Good morning, Auntie."

Chen Che pretended to have just woken up, looking as if his mind was not yet clear.

"Oh, morning!" Gao Huiwen's expression was awkward, but she still tentatively asked, "Did you sleep well?"

"Quite well."

Chen Che yawned and then went to the bathroom.

Once Chen Che's figure disappeared into the washroom, Gao Huiwen pushed the door open and entered Fu Yanyan's room, only to see her daughter sitting dejectedly by the side of the bed.

"Yanyan, how did it go? Did you succeed?" Gao Huiwen looked expectant.

Fu Yanyan gave a bitter smile: "I... I don't remember."

"Uh..."

Gao Huiwen was speechless and asked: "Then do you feel any pain?"

Fu Yanyan shook her head.

With her hopes dashed, Gao Huiwen sighed and said: "Then what did you two do? And why don't you remember?"

"I only remember Brother Chen Che asking me if I liked him, and then I fell asleep..."

Fu Yanyan said in a low voice.

Gao Huiwen clutched her forehead, looking frustrated as she said: "You silly girl, I gave you a chance and you couldn't use it! If only you had half the capability I had when I was young!"

Gao Huiwen turned and left to prepare breakfast.

Fu Yanyan punched her own thigh hard, also resenting herself for being so useless; how could she have fallen asleep at such a critical moment?!

However, she did not know that this was a trick Chen Che had pulled to avoid the topic.

Fu Yanyan sat in front of the vanity mirror, looking at herself in the reflection, and thought to herself: "I was already asleep, yet Brother Chen Che didn't touch me. Is he really not interested in me? Hmm, I should still buy a few maid outfits first!"

Breakfast was soon ready, and after they finished eating, the car arranged by Shen Qi arrived.

Chen Che and Fu Lang went to Jinhai Group together.

………

Jinhai Group, inside the Chairman's office.

Xu Songbai and Shen Qi finished signing the share agreement. The secretary took the documents and left; Xu Songbai was all smiles as he reached out to Shen Qi: "Welcome to Jinhai Group, Seventh Master Shen."

Shen Qi did not shake Xu Songbai's hand; instead, he crossed his legs and said with an arrogant expression: "Chairman Xu, since I am now the second-largest shareholder of Jinhai Group, can I make a request?"

"Of course you can."

Xu Songbai awkwardly withdrew his hand, not at all surprised by Shen Qi's words.

He knew that Shen Qi had ill intentions and was very likely thinking of swallowing up Jinhai Group.

Jinhai Group had developed steadily over the last ten years and its potential was immeasurable; Xu Songbai was not surprised that Shen Qi had designs on Jinhai Group.

But he was not afraid; the reason Xu Songbai could have what he had today, besides luck, was that he was ruthless enough and not afraid of death!

The reason Xu Songbai was willing to negotiate with a tiger for its skin and give Shen Qi twenty percent of the shares was, on one hand, to appease Shen Qi—after all, Shen Qi was indeed not to be trifled with, and he still had to be given face; on the other hand, it was to guard against Chen Che having other hidden cards.

Of course, he also had his own preparations, and they were part of a crazy plan!

"Please speak, Seventh Master," Xu Songbai smiled.

Shen Qi said straightforwardly: "I want more shares, and I ask Chairman Xu to help."

Chen Che's order was to take twenty percent of the shares, and Shen Qi had already accomplished that.

But Shen Qi was still not satisfied; he remembered very clearly that Chen Che had said "at least twenty percent."

Although he did not know why Chen Che wanted to do this, exceeding his master's orders was the duty of a dog.

Xu Songbai's mouth twitched; he had not expected Shen Qi to be so shameless and impatient.

To give Shen Qi these twenty percent of shares, Xu Songbai had kicked out five major shareholders and several small ones just to scrape them together.

Shen Qi's current shareholding was second only to the Chairman, Xu Songbai.

For Shen Qi to say now that he wanted more shares was the same as saying he wanted to be the Chairman!

You just became a shareholder and you want to kick me out? So what if you are the underground king of Shanghai?

Xu Songbai smiled insincerely and said: "Seventh Master, what you said before was twenty percent; our transaction is already complete."

Shen Qi looked at Xu Songbai with disdain.

Jinhai Group was a stock with potential; he had originally thought it would be very difficult to take twenty percent of the shares, but he had not expected Xu Songbai to be so cooperative.

This meant the methods he had prepared had not even been used yet; his long-standing habits made him feel as if some procedure had not been followed.

Now that Xu Songbai was refusing, it happened to suit his wishes.

Shen Qi narrowed his eyes and smiled: "So, Chairman Xu is not agreeing?"

"Not at all."

Xu Songbai probed for Shen Qi's bottom line: "I wonder how much the Seventh Master is prepared to take?"

"How many shares does Chairman Xu have?"

"Forty-nine percent."

"Then I must have at least fifty," Shen Qi said as if it were a matter of course.

Pfft!

Xu Songbai nearly spat out a mouthful of blood; the smile on his face vanished completely as he said: "That might be a bit difficult; I would need to ask for the opinions of the other shareholders."

"Easy enough; then let's convene a board meeting now, and I will ask them personally," Shen Qi said with a hidden dagger in his smile, silently watching Xu Songbai.

Xu Songbai raised his eyes, glanced at a Sixth-Rank Martial Artist standing behind Shen Qi, and looked troubled.

"Ding—"

At this moment, Xu Songbai's phone received a message.

"Chairman Xu, the person you asked us to keep an eye on has arrived and has already entered the elevator."

Xu Songbai curled his lips into a subtle, sinister smile and said to Shen Qi with a laugh, "Good, I will convene the board meeting now; please follow me, Seventh Master."

Inside the large Meeting Room, the various shareholders of Jinhai Group took their seats one after another.

Shen Qi sat down directly in the chairman's seat without the slightest bit of courtesy; Xu Songbai merely smiled at this without saying a word and sat in the secondary seat.

"Everyone, this is Seventh Master Shen Qi of the Qibao Association," Xu Songbai said as he stood up to introduce him to the crowd. "Today, Seventh Master Shen Qi officially joins Jinhai Group and becomes the group's second-largest shareholder. Everyone, please welcome him."

Clap, clap, clap...

Sparse applause rang out; it was clear that the shareholders were not satisfied with Shen Qi's arrival.

Shen Qi scanned the shareholders present and spoke, "I've just arrived on my first day and didn't bring any gifts, so to show my sincerity, everyone do me a favor!"

Without waiting for the shareholders to respond, Shen Qi continued, "I am willing to pay a high price to buy the shares in your hands; who is willing?"

Hm?

The shareholders looked at each other in dismay, and not a single person replied.

Bang!

Just as Shen Qi was about to say something more, the door to the Meeting Room was violently broken open, and the Bodyguard guarding the door flew directly inside.

Chen Che and Fu Lang walked slowly into the Meeting Room, their gazes fixed coldly on the people present.

Among the shareholders present, half were old subordinates who had once helped Chen Xin conquer the world, but after Chen Xin met with misfortune, they had all unhesitatingly thrown themselves under Yang Wanqing's command and carved up Chen Xin's shares.

"Is that Fu Lang? How did he come here?!"

"The young man beside Fu Lang, why does he look so familiar? He looks a bit like, a bit like..."

"Chen Xin! He looks like Chen Xin, he is Chen Che! He is Chen Xin's son!"

All the shareholders stared at Chen Che with shocked expressions, their hearts filled with disbelief.

"He... isn't he dead? How did he come here?!"

"Impossible, this is impossible!"

"Yang Wanqing and her daughter have met with one incident after another; could it be that he did it? He has come back for revenge!"

Chen Che sneered, "Uncles, I have returned, returned to visit you traitors!"

Xu Songbai stared at Chen Che, his eyes filled with monstrous rage and hatred, yet the corners of his lips suddenly curled into a treacherous smile.

He saw Shen Qi stand up and walk toward Chen Che, with the Sixth-Rank Martial Artist following closely behind.

However, what happened next caused him to be instantly overcome with burning anxiety, and a mouthful of blood sprayed out.