"Jingchen, you have seen the stock market today, haven’t you? Aren’t you at all puzzled by the overnight rebound of Yaxing?"

Shang Jingchen came back to his senses, his face sunk in deep thought. "Obviously, someone manipulated the stock to drop and now it’s rising so quickly. There must have been some manipulation behind the scenes. How dare they treat the Shang Family Group like this and act so recklessly."

"What’s even more strange is that they say Ye Lu received a phone call yesterday, and then she declared she would solve this problem within a day. Given her experience, what could she possibly do to cause this drastic rebound in the stock? She certainly made some kind of deal."

Shang Jingchen jolted, his hand tightened on the table.

Yuan Jiayin sighed, "Jingchen, you’ve always said she’s a gold-digger, stooping to any low for money. Now that her board position and billions of shares are at stake, do you think she may have done anything to keep them? Who do you think she turned to? What kind of deal do you think she made?"

She suggested this deliberately, even without saying directly, hinting to Shang Jingchen that Ye Lu must have done something vile that she couldn’t make public.

Shang Jingchen’s face was grim, the veins on the back of his hand throbbing.

What else could she have traded? She must have sold her body. She was willing to sell herself to him for a full year for ten million, she would do anything for billions now.

Overnight, she brought Yaxing back to life. The woman must have spent the night beneath some stock market tycoon, swapping her body for a deal.

...

After this, Ye Lu became more cautious - Yaxing was a trap. Shang Jingchen and Yuan Jiayin would not let go of an opportunity to harm her easily. She suspected there were people in the higher echelons working against her.

Decisively, she initiated a high-level meeting immediately.

"Let’s not beat around the bush, I know some of you are secret moles. But I’m warning you, you will gain nothing from meddling in the power struggles at the head office. As the director appointed by the previous chairman, and with a large amount of shares in my hands, even if Shang Jingchen doesn’t take me seriously and attempts to topple me, it won’t be possible! You’ve all seen it: I managed to revive Yaxing overnight. Do you really think that your small tricks can trap me?"

The faces of the executives present paled, they looked at each other in fear.

This incident has shown them that they’ve underestimated the President’s wife. The problem that even head office could not solve, she did. With the old chairperson backing her, it won’t be easy for them to take action.

"To be blunt, do you really think that you will benefit by bringing me down? Ha, in the power struggle up there, regardless of who wins, you’ll only be cannon fodder. Moreover, even if I fall, as Young Mistress Shang, I could expel you from the group and force you to a dead end. You should all be well aware that it would be no trouble at all for me to do that."

The faces of the executives were even paler, knowing her words ring true.

This woman is too formidable. She doesn’t sugarcoat words, she just declares her position, threatens them, and forces them to take a stand.

"I do understand that you’re compelled and it’s not really about having any objections against me. Hence, as long as you follow along, I will not hold grudges. The benefits that Shang Jingchen and Yuan Jiayin can give you, I can provide as well. Don’t forget I am now the General Manager of Yaxing - the person in control of your fate, and I’m capable of giving you more benefits than their empty promises. How about it?"

Ye Lu combined both a stick and carrot approach, leaving the executives with absolutely no power to fight back.

What else can they do?