A Favor Done, A Husband Won-Chapter 371 - 365: The Person in Charge Is Jing Jihan

Shi Su, caught off guard, was pulled backward by sudden force from behind her collar, stumbling back two steps and falling into the man’s arms. She steadied herself by leaning against the chest behind her as if electrified, quickly raised her hand to pull her collar away from his grip, and turned around to glare at him with bewilderment on her face.

Jing Jihan’s height, as always, towered over her, forcing Shi Su to tilt her head up at him from this distance.

The man looked down at her, seeing the wariness and displeasure in her eyes, and spoke coolly, "Are you sure you know what you’re doing?"

Shi Su had no desire to answer, so she didn’t, and walked away, clutching the collar of her chiffon shirt that had almost been pulled open.

Jing Jihan didn’t stop her, but until she left the room, the question "Are you sure you know what you’re doing?" echoed repeatedly in her ears.

Even when it was inconvenient to go downstairs and show her face, and she had the film company’s representative send her room key card up, even when she lay on her bed in her room, that question still lingered in her ears, and along with it, the man’s clear and piercing eyes as he asked it.

This question, perhaps, was one Jing Jihan intended to ask on that night he lingered downstairs at her old house, as they were on the phone, with her repeatedly telling him not to bother her anymore and to let her family live in peace. It’s a question he had planned to ask back then.

He didn’t repeatedly ask if she was really married like others did.

Nor did he ask why, in the nearly two years since, he hadn’t seen the so-called father of her child appear by her side.

He only asked her, "Are you sure you know what you’re doing?"

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The next morning, Shi Su woke up before 7:30. The storm outside was still raging, and standing by the window hoping to glimpse the best scenery was in vain; the window was covered in rain, and thunder rumbled all night long.

The rain was too heavy, and today it seemed unlikely that she would leave Hong Kong, and perhaps it was troublesome even to leave the hotel. Although there was no flooding yet, if the rain continued, even with Hong Kong’s well-developed drainage systems, there would inevitably be quite a bit of ponding. The cars on the roads now made loud splashes, and occasionally, they stalled in the deep water on certain roads, unable to move.

Throughout the hotel today, there was a pervasive smell of rain, and even the hotel’s restaurant felt a bit damper than usual.

After washing up, Shi Su went to the hotel restaurant for breakfast. Miss Chen and Chuyuan were already there, holding plates and searching for food. Shi Su asked the service counter to make her a bowl of beef noodles, then sat at the dining table to wait, while Miss Chen brought her a glass of milk and placed it by her hand.

She had been busy almost every moment over the past two years, and suddenly having a whole day with nothing to do and not needing to leave the hotel, Shi Su didn’t know what to do with herself. While sipping milk, she casually reached for a newspaper on the nearby magazine rack, imitating the business people around her having breakfast, reading the newspaper.

In this era, newspapers were indeed rarely seen, but whether in Hong Kong or the mainland, there were always a few authoritative publications standing strong.

The hotel was a top choice for many high-level business travelers to Hong Kong, so the newspapers here were predominantly filled with finance sections, covering everything from Hong Kong to the mainland commercial circle news.

She first searched for the entertainment section, seeing only news that had already been exposed on social media, just rewritten from a different angle in the newspaper. She skimmed through it quickly and returned to the finance section.

Turning to the inner pages, she suddenly saw news relating to the Imperial Capital the Shi Family and some financial stake in Hong Kong.

[The Shi Group’s return to the A-share selection failed, major business development hindered, index under challenge] these few words took up quite a bit of space. 𝑓𝘳𝑒𝑒𝓌𝘦𝘣𝘯ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝑚

Even though she wasn’t concerned with the Imperial Capital the Shi Family, these large words inevitably caught Shi Su’s attention.

However, she wasn’t well-versed in such matters, and she noticed this news solely because it mentioned some minor incident after the Imperial Capital the Shi Family’s current Vice President, Shi Dongyang, came to the Hong Kong stock exchange. She also noticed Shi Dongyang’s participation in some financing activities and other cooperative intentions.

If she remembered correctly, the N&K Capital’s internal financing project Shi Dongyang wanted to participate in, although conducted in Hong Kong, had Jing Jihan as the person in charge for the Greater China region.

There was no doubt that with Jing Jihan’s keen vision and strategy, he would find Shi Dongyang useless. She carefully reread the report.

In terms of financial analysis or stock market fluctuations, Shi Su didn’t understand much. However, Jun often read about funds and stocks, and whenever she heard about some new rapidly developing projects, she would let it go in one ear and out the other, not caring much.

But she did understand that the Yu Jing Group was the biggest beneficiary and operator behind the N&K capital.

To summarize this report, the Imperial Capital the Shi Family had significant internal conflicts, from Mr. Shi to a few ineffectual high-level managers under him, to the temporary rise of Shi Dongyang, which caused deep dissatisfaction internally. Mr. Shi brought Shi Dongyang to the Hong Kong stock exchange but failed in capital restructuring, leaving two small enterprises under Shi Dongyang’s formal control about to be annexed and acquired, painting a rather bleak picture.

Due to Shi Dongyang’s many erroneous decisions, the Shi Group suffered significant losses over the past half-year. Now, Shi Dongyang had a notorious reputation, and over eighty years old Mr. Shi had to struggle to reach Hong Kong to clean up after him, attempting to salvage the cooperation rights under N&K capital.

Another report mentioned that the Shi Group was the first company to be kicked out by N&K Capital.

Being ruthless against incompetence and never showing mercy was indeed Jing Jihan’s usual style. Shi Dongyang was truly an incompetent figure, and it was no surprise to Shi Su that the Shi Family had ended up in such an awkward position, even if she didn’t understand the commercial world, she could guess pretty accurately.

Initially reading the newspaper just to pass the time, her noodles were already cooked, but she hadn’t heard the call for her.

It was only when Chuyuan went to get it for her did Shi Su finally snap back to reality from the newspaper.

"Wow, Miss Chen, you actually like drinking this kind of American coffee, without any sugar, tasting as awful as cigarette water. How do you manage to swallow it?" Chuyuan teased while eating breakfast.

Miss Chen, looking spirited, sat down with her tray and began to enjoy breakfast. After a sip of coffee, she glanced at Chuyuan, "You don’t understand, I’m particularly addicted to this. Drinking it makes me more energized."

Chuyuan indeed didn’t understand, but seeing her enjoy American coffee so much, couldn’t help but shiver and felt a bitterness in his mouth even without drinking it himself. He then glanced at Shi Su, "Shi Su, are you reading financial news?"