Pampered by My Ex's Cousin-Chapter 646 - 638: Maternal Coercion (Part 2)

Invite her to return for the press conference? A flicker of suspicion crossed Ji Anning’s eyes, "What exactly is this old man plotting?"

Regardless of his intentions or plans, she would not participate in any of the Ji Family’s property disputes.

The launch of a product developed over ten years, along with the old man stepping down—such significant events—Lin Yanqin must be present too, and Anning was not inclined to watch their family display their power struggles.

Ji Anning thought to herself and politely smiled at the middle-aged man before her, "Please thank Chairman Ji for his high regard, but I am not available to come."

Upon hearing this, the middle-aged man said with a troubled expression, "Miss Anning, the chairman has already transferred all the shares currently in his name to you. You must attend the press conference."

What? All the shares? Transferred to her name?

Ji Anning’s eyes widened in shock, barely believing it. If the company’s shares hadn’t undergone any transfers or changes in the past two years, then within the entire Ji Family, only her younger uncle held about thirty percent of the shares, with the rest belonging to the old man.

Excluding the roughly thirty percent of external shareholders, there was still over thirty percent of the shares—more than her younger uncle held.

Perhaps there had been changes in J.C.’s shares these past two years?

Standing at the door, J.C.’s chief lawyer seemed to discern what Ji Anning was thinking. He pursed his lips and nodded affirmatively, "Yes, the chairman has transferred thirty-two percent of J.C.’s shares to your name. Now, you are J.C.’s largest shareholder."

J.C.’s largest shareholder...

Ji Anning shook her head, "I do not accept it; I haven’t signed anything."

Just then, her cell phone rang from inside her room. She nodded slightly to the secretary general before her, then turned and went into the room.

After finding her phone on the bed and seeing the caller ID, she was startled. It was Charles, whom she hadn’t contacted in a long time.

Ji Anning narrowed her eyes suspiciously for a moment before she picked up the phone and cautiously spoke, "Mr. Charles?"

The familiar voice of the middle-aged man immediately came through the handset, "I heard Ji Zhengdao is transferring thirty-two percent of J.C.’s shares to your name; you’re taking them."

Upon hearing this, Ji Anning was surprised how Charles knew about this matter and then heard Charles say, "Actually, I have always had my people within J.C.’s senior management."

Even through the phone, he seemed to see right through her, and more so—he had always had his people within J.C.’s senior management—but for how long?

Suddenly, Ji Anning felt that, in the past two years at Charles’ house, before Charles himself, she was an open book—all her words and actions, perhaps observed under his watchful eyes.

A chilling thought indeed.

She didn’t know what Charles intended by getting her to accept the thirty-two percent of shares transferred by Ji Zhengdao, what plans he had, but she could not accept them regardless.

She could not become his pawn.

Ji Anning shook her head, decidedly refusing, "Mr. Charles, I don’t wish to have any entanglements with the Ji Family’s wealth, so I won’t accept those shares."

Upon hearing this, Charles spoke unhurriedly, "No worries, think it over. Meanwhile, I’ll go play with Fenfen for a while."

Fenfen!

Ji Anning’s face drained of color in alarm. She quickly hung up and dialed her assistant’s number, only to be greeted by a message that the phone was switched off.

Another heavy sink of her heart, her hands trembling as she dialed Ji Chicheng’s number, but after several tries, it was still busy. 𝕗𝐫𝐞𝕖𝕨𝐞𝗯𝚗𝕠𝘃𝐞𝚕.𝐜𝗼𝚖

Who exactly is he talking to?