Ming Li looked at Wen Yan and said in a flat tone, "I held a board meeting today and talked about the succession... hhh, I talked about making you the CEO of the company. You have the ability now."
Wen Yan: "Why?!"
"Don't you want to avenge your sister yourself? Besides, this company was always yours."
Wen Yan: "Yes!"
Ming Li: "Then that's settled."
The next morning, two shocking pieces of news simultaneously topped the trending search list. Both headlines came from the same person, the same woman – naturally, it was the great boss Ming Li.
Shocking! Entertainment Mogul Wen Ming Li Announces Retirement! What Secrets Lie Behind This!
Shocking! Wen Corporation CEO Wen Ming Li Abruptly Hands Over Presidency! The Successor Is Her Own Brother, Wen Yan. What Conspiracy Is at Play!
Netizens: ...What's with this sudden earth-shattering gossip?
Netizens felt blindsided by the magnitude of the news.
123 Wooden Man: Holy cow! My goddess is retiring! Why! Wuwuwu!
Dream Lover of Seven Hundred Million Girls: Damn! I never dreamed Wen Ming Li was also the mysterious CEO of Wen Corporation!! This woman is terrifyingly capable!!!
Xiao Er, Bring Me Wine: Ahhh!! She's my idol! My goddess! Rich, beautiful, and classy! A boss-level existence! So cool!
Doraemon: Speaking of which, why did the goddess retire? And she's not the CEO anymore... Isn't there some hidden reason behind all this?!
626: Let me throw out a conspiracy theory, could all of this be the work of Wen Corporation's board of directors and Wen Yan? After all, why would my goddess suddenly step down when she was doing so well as CEO?
Doraemon: What the commenter above said makes a lot of sense...
The old fossils on the board: ...We're not taking the blame for this!! We actually wanted Li Yatou to stay!
Bear Big Loves Candy: Why aren't you saying it was He Corporation? After all, He Corporation is in decline now...
Netizens: That seems to make sense...
Curious netizens eager to uncover the truth began searching online for clues. Two days later, they discovered that He Corporation seemed to be in an even worse state. He Hao Lin, the CEO of He Corporation, was hospitalized after taking a bath at home...
Netizens: ...Has He Corporation been cursed? Why is it getting worse by the day?
Another day later, a new bombshell shattered the netizens' composure once more.
News of He Corporation's tax evasion, disregard for human life, and driving several executives to ruin and suicide, along with smuggling narcotics, flooded the internet. With the evidence laid bare, netizens had no choice but to believe. After reviewing all the evidence, they were enraged.
Qing Qing Yuan I Am the Fiercest: So the Mr. Wang who jumped off the building last month was harmed by He Corporation.
Xiao Yi Loves Fish: And the Mr. Yang who committed suicide with sleeping pills the month before last, could he have been harmed by He Corporation too?!
Mickey Mouse: And and...
He Corporation's senior management, upon seeing this on the internet, panicked immensely, almost to the point of collapse.
Damn it! He Hao Lin's mess is not something the entire corporation should clean up! Not a chance!
The executives held a day-long meeting and ultimately decided to push He Hao Lin forward to resolve everything. The group was already on shaky ground, and he should bear the consequences of his own actions! They would not clean up his mess for him.
At this moment, a dramatic scene was unfolding in the grand villa of the He family.
Hu Die Lan