Chen Li Shu was pulled up by Su Nian early in the morning and sat in front of the television. The image on the screen was of Xu Teng lying in the hospital ward, on the verge of death.
Chen Li Shu was not flustered by the unfolding events. Instead, she crossed her arms and watched the spectacle with amusement.
“I never imagined that such a major incident would happen in my family. It was my foolishness to provoke Chen Li Shu, the CEO of Shu Se Group. I gained nothing and instead ended up with a broken home and a ruined life!” After saying this, Xu Teng displayed a helpless smile on his pale face.
The reporter’s heart ached upon seeing this. He then quietly commented from behind the scenes, “Don’t the wealthy people today care about human lives? Letting such scum remain in society is a disgrace to society!”
Having said this, the reporter paused, then looked directly into Xu Teng’s vacant eyes and said with a firm and compassionate voice:
“Mr. Xu, haven’t you considered telling Chen Li Shu? Her actions against you have violated the law, and you can absolutely hold her accountable. I will silently support you from behind!”
Hearing this, a look of panic flashed across Xu Teng’s face. He stammered, his lips trembling, “No… I won’t provoke Chen Li Shu anymore. I want to live, and I want to live well with my daughter!”
Seeing that Xu Teng’s emotions were a bit unstable, the reporter quickly put down the camera, went to his side, patted his back with his hand, and comforted him, “Alright, let’s not talk about this for now. You should rest well. I’ll come to see you again when you’re feeling better and are ready to be discharged from the hospital.”
“Okay.” Xu Teng’s eyes remained vacant. With the reporter’s help, he lay down and closed his eyes. However, the troubles of the past few days seemed to weigh on him, causing his brow to furrow even in his sleep.
The reporter opened his mouth as if he had more to say, but seeing Xu Teng’s miserable state, he swallowed his words. After turning off the camera, he left the ward with other staff members.
Watching their retreating backs, Xu Teng slowly opened his eyes. He bit his lower lip tightly, preventing himself from smiling too broadly and attracting attention.
With the assistance of Yang Li Li and Qin Lan, the news of Chen Li Shu’s alleged “murder” quickly spread, immediately impacting the businesses of her two subordinate companies.
Meanwhile, at the Qin Corporation, due to the boycott of Chen Li Shu’s company’s sausages by major supermarkets and their removal from shelves, there was a significant deficit in their inventory.
Qin Lan, leveraging her old connections, managed to get her own sausages onto the shelves. Perhaps because the pig plague incident had passed a long time ago and no new outbreaks had been reported, many people began to purchase sausages again.
Qin Lan brought out all the sausages from the warehouse. Within just one day, more than half of them were sold. This news reached Chen Li Shu accurately and swiftly.
Su Nian, seeing the trend becoming unfavorable, frowned and approached Chen Li Shu, suggesting, “Madam, do you need me to present all the evidence now to prove our innocence?
I’m afraid if we delay any longer, it will be detrimental to your company’s development! We have already gathered comprehensive evidence, and we can resolve this matter in about half an afternoon.”
Chen Li Shu pursed her lips in response to Su Nian’s suggestion and refused, “I’ve orchestrated such a grand scheme. Do you really think I only wanted to deal with Xu Teng?
Xu Teng is merely a pawn. After he’s taken offline, there are countless other pawns that can come online. Haven’t you heard the saying, ‘If you don’t cut the grass by the roots, it will grow again in the spring breeze’?
From the very beginning, the person I wanted to deal with was his mastermind, Yang Li Li, and Qin Lan. Do you remember who Xu Teng mentioned when he was communicating with those thugs in the alley?”
Su Nian said blankly, “Yang Li Li.”
Chen Li Shu’s lips curled upwards slightly, and she nodded in agreement, “Precisely, he mentioned Yang Li Li! Yang Li Li is a card that has been played and is now useless. We don’t need to pay attention to her anymore; the main focus is Qin Lan.”
Su Nian scratched her head, not quite understanding, and then asked, “The Qin Corporation has had no business for two months; the company is practically indistinguishable from being bankrupt. Why are you expending so much effort to deal with him? We could apprehend both of these companies in one fell swoop!”
Chen Li Shu shook her head helplessly at Su Nian’s naive question. “I am a businesswoman, and naturally, I must maximize profits. The Qin Corporation has sold a lot of sausages recently, and their inventory should be insufficient.
Do you know what the next most likely move for a large company like this, especially one collaborating with Yang Li Li, would be?”
“What?”
Seeing Su Nian’s bewildered expression, Chen Li Shu crossed her legs, found a more comfortable position to lean back, and then slowly began to explain:
“They will take advantage of the chaos to acquire other companies and buy the sausages from the acquired companies at the lowest possible price! It’s naturally impossible to produce their own sausages in time.
Furthermore, the Qin Corporation has been in a state of deficit recently, and many employees feel that working there has no future, leading them to resign. This makes the efficiency of the Qin Corporation’s sausage production even more strained.
The news of the pig plague ending has not been widely disseminated by the authorities. To be precise, the television and newspapers are currently occupied by too many other matters, leaving no room for this news to spread.
Some companies are already on the verge of collapse. Qin Lan’s acquisition of sausages at this time is like sending water in the desert to them, so the acquisition process will be very smooth!”
Su Nian slapped her thigh in realization, but then, as if she had thought of something, a new round of questions and speculations arose in her mind:
“So that’s how it is. However, we could also undertake this acquisition ourselves. Why give such a good opportunity to Qin Lan?”
Chen Li Shu glanced at Su Nian with a complicated expression. This girl really didn’t use her brain at all. It seemed this foolish girl relied on brute force to get by.
However, seeing Su Nian’s strong desire to learn, she pondered for a moment and finally revealed her plan: “Because we can buy the sausages from Qin Lan at an even lower price.
Let’s wait. It will take at most two to three days. Once Qin Lan has acquired a substantial amount of sausages, we will then reveal the truth of the matter. At that point, it will be the Qin Corporation that suffers business losses!”