Surrounded by the Billionaire's Deep Doting-Chapter 648 - 506: A Brain Is a Good Thing, Too Bad He Doesn’t Have One
Nowadays, with the stock market downturn, apart from Shengde Group being subject to a hostile takeover by the Yin Family and the Zeng Family, most companies are not having an easy time.
Capital.
It’s always the challenge that companies are most likely to face.
While Shengde Group certainly has a relative market valuation, how much money Shi Shengde truly has, who could know besides Shi Shengde himself?
Shi Shengde casually throws out a "billion," as if money is just scraps of paper, with such disregard.
"A billion"...
Given Shengde Group’s current situation, it’s absolutely impossible to easily gather that kind of funding!
This "billion" is Shi Shengde reacquiring Shengde Group’s shares under his own name.
The counterattack against the Yin Family’s hostile takeover has finally begun!
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The afternoon sun shines extremely bright. 𝒻𝑟ℯℯ𝑤𝑒𝑏𝑛𝘰𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝒸𝑜𝘮
Yin Shixiu leans against the leather chair, his head slightly resting on the back, sunlight over his handsome face.
The office door knocks, and those lightly closed eyes, slowly open...
Chen Lan strides in, beaming with a sunny smile,
"The big fish has taken the bait."
"Oh?"
Yin Shixiu raises an eyebrow, fingers lightly tapping the leather chair’s armrest,
"Seems Shi Shengde is in a greater hurry to die than I expected..."
"Yeah, such impatience. It’s truly difficult for his subordinates that Shengde has expanded to this extent."
Chen Lan swings his long legs, placing the file in front of Yin Shixiu,
"At least a billion."
"Looks like he wants to throw it all in our faces..."
Yin Shixiu says lightly, taking the document and glancing over it...
Chen Lan yawns, leaning on the sofa, raising an eyebrow, sighing,
"A brain is a wonderful thing... too bad Shi Shengde doesn’t have one."
Yin Shixiu places the document on the table, immediately calling Zeng Xiaocheng to inform him of the situation.
Unexpectedly, Zeng Xiaocheng starts with,
"Damn! Just a billion, belittling me?!"
"..."
Nearby, Chen Lan almost fell off the sofa at the Young Master Sun of the Zeng Family’s words!
It seems there’s someone who treats money even more carelessly than Shi Shengde.
Yin Shixiu calmly hangs up the phone, each field has its expert; Zeng Xiaocheng is even shrewder at how to proceed.
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Shi Shengde’s billion didn’t go to waste; it had a significant effect.
What Zeng Xiaocheng can do, Shi Shengde can also find someone to do.
Of course, the efficacy may not be as high as Zeng Xiaocheng’s, but at least progress was made.
Shi Shengde tasted the sweetness and immediately under another shell company’s name threw another billion.
The figure left Chen Lan dumbfounded.
Chen Lan frowned, looking troubled, pursing his lips, and sighed,
"Boss, is it really good for us to just watch quietly?"
"..."
"Shi Shengde is practically speeding down the road to ruin at the speed of light! Do you think he’s especially proud and happy now?"
"If you’re so curious, you can go interview him."
Yin Shixiu said without looking up.
At the moment, he was holding a tablet, playing a multiplayer online ball game with Shuangshuang and Huanghuang.
The sound from the tablet wasn’t loud, but not particularly quiet either.
Chen Lan could hear the laughter from Shuangshuang and Huanghuang.
He shook his head, feeling pitiful for Shi Shengde from the bottom of his heart.
The opponent he was plotting against so hard was now playing educational games with his two children.
Not that Chen Lan was speaking out of line, but Yin Shixiu seemed more serious about playing games with Shuangshuang and Huanghuang than monitoring the stock market on his computer.
"Brother, you lost again, it’s my turn!"
"I don’t want to!"
"Brother...!"
"Huanghuang, we agreed that if you lose, you switch with your sister."
"Ugh... okay then..."
The unwilling Huanghuang reluctantly agreed, and then Yin Shixiu’s opponent switched from Huanghuang to Shuangshuang.
Chen Lan leaned against the nearby sofa, browsing the news...
Every now and then, he’d glance in Yin Shixiu’s direction.
The sharp, thorough edge in this Imperial President’s gaze on the trading floor was now softened with fatherly warmth.
Chen Lan took a deep breath, feeling doubtful inside...
Is this... really so good?
Allowing a man who never really cared about women, about marriage, to change to such an extent.
Loving someone... is it truly so good?
"Do you have anything else?"
After playing two or three more rounds, Yin Shixiu looked up to see Chen Lan glancing at him and asked.
Chen Lan moved his mouth, eyebrows knitting together, seeming to have words stuck in his throat, yet unable to speak.
"Stop being wishy-washy like a woman!"
"Boss, is it really so good?"
"What?"
Chen Lan gestured towards him, his finger pointing at the tablet.
"Intellectual games, what? You want to play too?"
"No, I mean... forming a family, is it really so good?"
"..."
Chen Lan’s eyes were now wide open, truly curious, like a child exploring a new world.
The face of Yin Shixiu, who showed no expression, slowly drew out a faint smile.
"Boss, can you not smile like that?"
"Why not go get married and you’ll know?"
"..."
"However... with your gynophobia, unless you treat it, you’ll probably never experience it."
"You—"
Chen Lan had gynophobia, to explain, it meant he had a psychological barrier towards women, making it hard for him to approach, to get close; just thinking about women made him uncomfortable.
Yin Shixiu shrugged,
"I’ve told you to see a doctor, asking me means nothing. You need to experience it for yourself."
"..."
Chen Lan got up and quietly walked out of the office.
Yin Shixiu glanced at Chen Lan’s somewhat dejected yet pretending-to-be-okay back, smiled, and then continued to play educational games with Shuangshuang and Huanghuang.
The joys of parenting, of course, are... wonderful.
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The Yin Family’s acquisition of Shengde Group eventually emerged from the shadows into the open.
The fierce battle between these two giant corporate entities naturally attracted the attention of many onlookers.
Recent economic news reports primarily revolved around the tug-of-war between the Yin Family and Shengde Group.
