Mr.CEO’s Ex-wife Escapes Again
Chapter 144 - 144 144 Brother when did you recognize me

Chapter 144: Chapter 144: Brother, when did you recognize me? Chapter 144: Chapter 144: Brother, when did you recognize me? One hundred billion is such an astronomical figure; even Sheng Siyuan couldn’t possibly produce it all at once.

As for stripping him of his decision-making authority, claiming that he could have it back after he proves himself, that’s complete BS!

Sheng Siyuan had reached the peak of his rage, yet that only seemed to calm him down.

“And what if I don’t agree to either option?”

“Then we’ll have to proceed according to the law,” the Peng surnamed shareholder said with a look of regret, as if he was truly sorry.

The law?

Sheng Siyuan glared at him, and when he saw that just these words had rekindled the greedy glint in the eyes of the other shareholders, who had just been suppressed by him, they looked like dogs who had scented meat, their eyes shining brightly.

A chilling sneer crossed his lips.

“So, it was you who led this whole charade, Peng Geng. After all these years, you finally show your true colors?”

“What are you talking about?”

With just that question, the shareholder’s old face changed immediately.

“What true colors? I only had your best interests at heart, and now you’re accusing me? Do you know who helped your father steady the ship this past month while you were gone?”

He flew into a rage, cursing in front of all the shareholders present in the meeting room.

Sheng Siyuan: “…”

Just as he was about to retort, a cane suddenly extended in from behind, and seeing that he was going to talk back, it struck him fiercely several times.

“You worthless thing, still daring to argue with your uncles here, I’ll thrash you to death!”

It turned out that the Sheng Family patriarch had arrived.

In that instant, the man was in pain. Even though he was seething, he had no choice but to shut his mouth.

Those shareholders in the meeting room, seeing the old patriarch himself appear and personally chastise his son, also softened their attitudes a bit.

About ten minutes later, Sheng Siyuan returned to his office, and the first thing he did was to sweep everything off his desk onto the floor.

“Bang!”

The loud noise made Chen Xiaosen, outside the office, shudder.

The old patriarch went in and, upon seeing this scene, closed the door and scolded: “You have the nerve to break things? Didn’t I talk to you at length last night? Did you just let it go in one ear and out the other?”

“But you didn’t tell me that Peng Geng is the one most eager to see me fall from power!”

The man with bloodshot eyes immediately retorted back in fury.

The old patriarch was stopped dead in his tracks.

He stared at his son in shock and anger, wanting to say something, but within those two piercing, mirror-like gazes, he couldn’t even utter half a word.

His son had always been smart, and now that things had reached this point, what could possibly be kept from him?

“Thud—”

Eventually, he staggered and collapsed into the sofa.

“It’s not that I didn’t tell you, but I still haven’t figured out why he suddenly turned traitor. He’s been with me for so many years, always supported you wholeheartedly, and I didn’t want to fall out with him just like that!”

The old man’s voice grew heavy towards the end, as if he was being crushed by a thousand-pound boulder.

Every word was laden with heartache.

Indeed, having someone who had been by his side for so many years turn into an enemy was heartbreaking, wasn’t it?

Sheng Siyuan let out a cold snort: “Isn’t that easy to investigate? If he’s stirring up the board to strip me of my power, who stands to gain from all that power? Isn’t that the real motive behind his betrayal?”

“You mean… Huainan?”

The patriarch was reminded by this and finally a spark flashed in his eyes.

“But he has no relationship with Sheng Huainan, your younger uncle’s son. When the clan members wanted to bring you down before, he was extremely angry and sharply criticized your younger uncle!”

He recalled that as well.

Sheng Siyuan’s eyes narrowed.

It was indeed a bit eerie, how Peng Geng had protected him back then, it didn’t seem fake at all.

But just now, he had purposefully acted like a neutral party, offering those two conditions which were clearly a trap for Sheng Siyuan, meant to put him in a difficult position, leaving him no feasible solutions.

In the end, he would have to obediently hand over power.

“Alright, I know about this, and I will look into it. You go back first.”

In the end, Sheng Siyuan managed to speak through tightly pressed rage, instructing the old man to return.

The old gentleman looked up at him, “Have you figured out how to deal with them yet? If these shareholders really do sue in court, you might not only be stripped of your decision-making power but, depending on the amount, you could even face imprisonment.”

“Click!”

Just that sentence was enough to make the man nearly crush his own finger joints.

No more games, huh?

He had just emerged from a lawsuit, and now faced the threat of prison; was this year particularly unlucky for Sheng Siyuan?

“They’d have to see if they have the ability to do that!”

His last words came out with his eyes showing an inscrutable depth, a dark inky black akin to a deep swamp that dragged one down to their demise, filled with an aura of death.

—

Yin Hehe only heard the news from her brother during her afternoon visit to Baiqing Building.

“Sheng Siyuan is likely in for quite some trouble this time, from what I know, Provincial City has already started meddling in the matter.”

“Provincial City?”

At this, Yin Hehe was taken aback, sitting abruptly beside the tea table.

“Who would dare reach into Shengshi Group like that? Has some big shot come along?”

“No,” Yin Beixiao immediately shook his head.

“Remember Lan Yufeng, who came from Provincial City to our state banquet at Baiqing Building last time?”

“I remember, isn’t he the son of the top official in Provincial City?”

“Right, I caught wind of a rumor saying that Sheng Huainan’s mother is actually Lan Yufeng’s aunt; however, she’s the illegitimate daughter his grandfather had outside, and for many years, the Lan Family kept it undisclosed for the sake of their reputation.”

Unexpectedly, her brother burst out with such a scandal right in front of Yin Hehe.

Sheng Huainan was actually a nephew of the Lan Family?

It seemed the issue really was thorny. Previously at the state banquet, that man had offended Lan Yufeng over her “Moon Goddess” incident, and now it appeared he had finally caught Sheng Siyuan in a vulnerable position.

Lan Yufeng definitely wouldn’t let this pass.

Moreover, if Shengshi Group fell into Sheng Huainan’s hands, it would be a significant boost for their Lan Family.

Worry began to knit Yin Hehe’s brows.

“Are you going to help him?”

Seeing her expression turn so unsightly, Yin Beixiao hesitated for a few seconds before asking.

About what had happened between them in the United States, he had actually heard; one had been imprisoned in the course of making an arrest, the other had risked exposing her identity to save him, almost at the cost of their lives.

So now, he didn’t know whether to advise her to help or not.

“There’s no need.”

However, after a moment of silence, she refused outright, her tone cold.

“He’s a capable man on his own, a small matter like this won’t trouble him, but…”

Suddenly, her clear and bright amber eyes turned towards Yin Beixiao.

“Did you already know it was me? Brother?”

“…”