Rebirth: I Became Mr.President's Beloved-Chapter 1007: Mr. Song’s Nannan

Ever since Lai Wenyan’s scandal was exposed online, even without official charges, it has severely damaged his reputation.

Moreover, rumors have it that a team is being assembled to investigate the matter.

For outsiders, it was just a spectacle, but Ouyang Qian, being Lai Wenyan’s wife, knew the online revelations were true. She was fully aware that if Lai Wenyan fell, she and her daughter would inevitably be implicated.

Even if the implication was mostly in terms of reputation, public opinion is powerful, and the deeds of Lai Yuaner and her sister would certainly be revisited. The public discourse in the country would not be kind to them as mother and daughter.

Ouyang Qian transferred shares to Lai Yuaner to move their shared marital property, not to have Lai Yuaner take over Tianyi Group.

Even if they relinquished control of the company, as long as they remained the majority shareholders of Tianyi, the annual dividends alone would ensure a comfortable life for them.

Therefore, living domestically or abroad would make little difference to Ouyang Qian and her daughter.

Once they were abroad, they could completely sever ties with Lai Wenyan.

It was a classic example of a multi-pronged strategy.

By then, Lai Wenyan would be left with nothing, both in terms of family and wealth.

Tang Li slowed down the motion of drying her hair. With Ouyang Qian’s protective nature and two daughters, it was unlikely she would leave Lai Shengxia behind if planning to move abroad.

But now, Lai Shengxia was in a rehabilitation facility.

Back during the abduction case, even though Lai Shengxia faked illness to avoid legal punishment, leaving the country wouldn’t be easy. It was a case that shocked everyone online and drew significant attention from the authorities.

If it weren’t for some concerns, with Lai Family’s connections and resources, they would have secretly brought Lai Shengxia home long ago.

The next morning, part of Tang Li’s suspicions were resolved by Mother Wu.

Mother Wu quietly informed her, while delivering milk, that Ouyang Qian had arranged for Old Liang to drive her to the facility yesterday afternoon.

"They say she stayed inside for almost two hours."

Tang Li took a sip of milk and pieced together the threads.

Lai Wenyan’s demand for Lai Yuaner to earn money clearly angered Ouyang Qian.

So, it’s likely that Ouyang Qian went to Lai Shengxia to plan the transfer of assets and divorce to move abroad. This plan was seamless, and surely involved Lai Shengxia. If Tang Li hadn’t coincidentally discovered the share transfer, she probably wouldn’t have noticed anything amiss until Ouyang Qian and her daughter boarded a plane.

Given Lai Shengxia’s harsh stance towards Tang Li, it’s not impossible that she arranged for Ouyang Qian and Lai Yuaner to leave the country first.

While having breakfast, footsteps sounded from the stairwell.

Tang Li looked up to see Ouyang Qian and her daughter.

Today, Lai Yuaner wore a laced high-collar cinched-waist dress, different from her usual sweet style. The pure dark blue tone, with lace only at the neckline and paired with a DELVAUX handbag, gave her an appearance suitable for attending a formal occasion.

As for Ouyang Qian, her slightly pallid complexion after a miscarriage was concealed with a cherry red lipstick. Upon seeing Tang Li at the dining table, she only said to Lai Yuaner, "We’ll eat breakfast outside," and the pair proceeded towards the door.

Tang Li guessed that Ouyang Qian was planning to take Lai Yuaner to Tianyi Group.

The transfer of shares required a resolution from the shareholders’ meeting.

Only after this step would the changes become effective upon registration with the industrial bureau.

If Lai Wenyan realized he was about to be left with nothing, he would be furious, and not even a bottle of fake liquor or ten barrels of pesticide would stop him from confronting Ouyang Qian at Tianyi.

But whether Lai Wenyan ended up a pauper or a billionaire made no essential difference to Tang Li, so she had no intention of tipping him off this time.

Dividing Ouyang Qian’s assets with Lai Wenyan would surely be undeserving; leaving him with nothing was a more fitting end for Lai Wenyan.

Besides—

Lai Wenyan, left with nothing, wouldn’t easily let Ouyang Qian and her daughter off.

Tang Li finished her milk and headed to the set at nine thirty.

At that time, Yu Sui had already arrived outside the gate.

When Tang Li stepped out of her home, she was met with Yu Sui’s constipated expression: "What’s up?"

Yu Sui didn’t answer, just glanced towards the nanny van. Tang Li followed her gaze and saw a middle-aged man with a kind face standing next to the car.

"Why did you fire Yuan Qin out of the blue?"

Tang Li: "..."

She had mentioned switching bodyguards in a moment of whim last night.

How was she to know that Song Baiyan would actually do it?

Thinking of Yuan Qin’s cat allergy, Tang Li felt guilty, and Yu Sui sighed softly beside her: "Why fire him, really. Yesterday at the pet store, he bought two lollipops for dogs saying he didn’t have mobile payment set up, so I covered for him. I was going to ask for it back today. What kind of person doesn’t even have mobile payment? Does he live in a cave?"

"No way, I have to get back my thirty yuan!" she said, hoisting her crossbody backpack and dashing off to make a call to collect her debt.

Tang Li, with a growing sense of guilt: "..."

"Miss Tang." The new driver had approached.

Without waiting for Tang Li to ask, he introduced himself, "My last name is He. I’m the new bodyguard IMG hired for you. I used to serve in the military and know some martial arts. You can call me Old He."

"..."

Except for the surname, the rest of his introduction was identical to Yuan Qin’s.

Someone unfamiliar with the situation might think Yuan Qin had just changed his appearance and returned to work.

Tang Li felt her intelligence was severely tested.

Out of rebelliousness, she didn’t hand the car keys to Old He: "Actually, I already arranged for a driver myself, and he’ll be here shortly."

Old He wasn’t fazed, acting as though it wasn’t his job at stake: "Then I’ll head back to the company for now."

With that, he bowed to Tang Li and left.

In less than ten minutes, a message came from Song Baiyan—

"Don’t like this driver?"

Previously subtle, now it was blatantly obvious.

Remembering last night’s events, Tang Li used this message as a pretext to confront him, dialing him up. After only a couple of rings, the call was picked up.

To gain the upper hand, she spoke before Song Baiyan could: "So concerned about my driver issue, why not drive for me yourself? At worst, I’ll pay you as much as you get at Tan Palace, matching your pay. It’ll save you the trouble of finding me drivers amid your state affairs."

On the other end, there was no expected reaction.

Even with just a few seconds of pause, Tang Li sensed something was off.

As she contemplated whether to ’salvage’ the situation, Song Baiyan’s gentle yet seemingly compromising voice floated through: "Be good, Nannan, I’m in a meeting right now."

Tang Li, clutching her phone, turned bright red.

Having no idea how many people in the meeting room might have heard her words, she wanted to retort ’I didn’t force you to answer,’ yet the heat on her face compelled her to surrender and she ended the call. 𝕗𝕣𝐞𝐞𝘄𝐞𝚋𝚗𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹.𝚌𝕠𝚖

Five minutes later, Driver Old He appeared before her again.