Rebirth: The Time-locked Girl
Chapter 211 Slap in the Face! When did we have to cooperate with the Sheng Family? [1 update]

Chapter 211: 211 Slap in the Face! When did we have to cooperate with the Sheng Family? [1 update]

President Qi was very disappointed.

Back in the day, he had followed Old Master Sheng in establishing the Sheng Corporation and was now one of the oldest veterans in the company.

Initially, he was optimistic about Sheng Huaiqian, but unfortunately, Sheng Huaiqian himself was not ambitious enough and left the Sheng Family in a huff.

Family matters of the Sheng Family were not for him to interfere with; he prioritized interests and only hoped that a capable person would inherit the Sheng Corporation.

Now it seemed that Sheng Ronghua had won the approval of the shareholders in his responses and dealings with various matters.

Only a few old stubborn members still insisted that since Sheng Ronghua was born to Madam Sheng, like mother, like son, Sheng Ronghua’s intentions must also not be pure and would lead the Sheng Corporation to destruction.

To this, President Qi felt it was nothing but nonsense.

Sheng Ronghua had, for the sake of the Sheng Corporation, worked tirelessly, traveling from east to west, to secure cooperation with the Pulling the Sky Company—clearly acting in the best interest of the Sheng Corporation!

"Eldest young master, here it is, I’ll just lay it out," said President Qi with an indifferent expression, "I’ve known your grandfather for years and watched you grow up; I hope you will conduct yourself properly."

He knew best about the struggles between these large families; once Sheng Ronghua officially succeeded the position of chairman, Sheng Huaiqian would find himself on a dead end.

President Qi shook his head and left the conference room.

Sheng Huaiqian clenched his fists.

He had always been aware of Madam Sheng’s motives, to isolate him from the Sheng Family company structure, making him an outsider.

After more than twenty years of planning, Madam Sheng had succeeded.

"Big brother, what’s the matter?" Sheng Ronghua was still waiting outside the door. He cracked a slight smile, "Did Grandpa Qi scold you again? He didn’t mean to scold you; he’s just frustrated that you’re not meeting his expectations."

Sheng Huaiqian didn’t say a word and walked past him, moving forward.

"Big brother, don’t worry. Considering the tragic way your mother died, I’ll make sure to spare your life," Sheng Ronghua’s voice came from behind, "But I hope, big brother, that you can be savvy and not mess up my plans."

**

At the end of August, the sun was still fiercely scorching.

It was also on this day that Jiangcheng No.7 Middle School officially started its school year with a mobilization meeting for seniors.

"Next year at this time, you will be going to the universities of your dreams, so you must put forth effort this year," the No.7 Middle School Principal passionately exclaimed in his speech, "I hope all of you will achieve great scores."

Thunderous applause erupted beneath the podium, and the students were also filled with high spirits.

After the flag-raising ceremony ended, Ye Wanlan returned to her class.

"Students, the foundation is laid in the first and second years of high school, but you absolutely cannot slack off in the third year; you must be even more serious," the head teacher of class one said gravely, "In one week after the start of school, we will face the first citywide joint exam. This exam is crucial, and I hope everyone will be fully prepared for it."

The citywide joint exam is organized by Jiangcheng University, with participation from all high schools in Jiangcheng.

Naturally, the difficulty is the highest it could be and would not be lowered to accommodate differences in student quality across schools.

Last year, at the first citywide joint exam, even Jiangcheng No.1 Middle School only had an average score of 580 and 560 for science and humanities respectively, indicating the truly high difficulty of the tests.

In the past few years, Jiangcheng No.7 Middle School had not performed well in the citywide joint exams; last year’s seniors in science barely reached the average score of Jiangcheng No.1 Middle School.

But this year was different; the No.7 Middle School Principal was confident that they would outperform No.1 Middle School and earn the top rank in this upcoming citywide joint exam.

After all, they had Ye Wanlan, the anomaly.

In class (2), across from the (1) class, Xue Yiwei and Su Xubai were burying themselves in study.

Coming from Yunjing, they were always proud and did not think much of the students from Jiangcheng.

But in the last five-school joint exam, they were defeated by Lin Wenli from Jiangcheng No.1 Middle School.

What they couldn’t tolerate the most was that Lin Wenli and Ye Wanlan were cousins.

Besides the citywide joint exam, there was also the physics competition to prepare for, so naturally, Xue Yiwei and Su Xubai found themselves swamped with work.

These past few days, Xue Yiwei had already visited the (1) class multiple times, challenging Ye Wanlan to compete in the upcoming exams, determined to outscore her.

"She’s here again," Su Xueqing glanced at Xue Yiwei standing at the front door of their class, "Why is she fixated on you? Despite being rejected so often, she hasn’t given up."

"Not sure," Ye Wanlan replied with a neutral look in her eyes, "But always focusing on others will hardly lead to personal achievements."

Su Xueqing nodded in agreement, "But it’s annoying to have a fly buzzing around your ears all the time."

"That’s true," Ye Wanlan closed her book, the first time she raised her eyes to meet Xue Yiwei’s gaze, "Fine, the citywide joint exam is it? I accept your challenge, we’ll compare the total scores."

"What do you want?" Xue Yiwei lifted her chin, "Assuming you can beat me."

Ye Wanlan had already averted her gaze and didn’t even raise her head as she spoke indifferently, "Disappear from my sight and never appear in front of me again."

This statement was undoubtedly an insult to Xue Yiwei, and her face turned white with anger.

"Did you hear that? Please stop coming to our class," the deputy class head, not minding how embarrassed and awkward Xue Yiwei looked, closed the classroom door, shutting Xue Yiwei out.

"Such bad luck, she’s always looking for our Wanlan, you’d think she has some psychological issue," someone commented.

"Probably because of the severe setback from the previous times, she’s set Wanlan up as an imaginary enemy," another student guessed.

"He comes from a distinguished family in Yunjing, and yet this is the extent of his magnanimity."

"Let’s not talk about outsiders." Ye Wanlan took out several notebooks from her bag, "I’ve organized some notes, covering every subject, that everyone can look at."

In terms of student quality, Jiangcheng No.7 Middle School was indeed far behind Jiangcheng No.1 Middle School.

But there is a saying, "Diligence can compensate for one’s lack of intelligence". During this period, the students of class 3 (1) had been working very hard.

"Sister Lan, you’re like a goddess to me!"

"I’ve always been a few points shy on my Chinese essays, but thank goodness Sister Lan organized these key points."

The students were all very happy.

Ye Wanlan’s notes were extremely precious, and the conclusions she had summarized were often more accurate than what the teachers lectured in class.

With Ye Wanlan’s help, the students of class (1) were also making steady improvements in their grades.

The school day flew by quickly, and at dismissal, Ye Wanlan stretched languidly, planning to go to the supermarket to buy some things to take back to Lin Huaijin and Khor Peiqing.

As soon as she stepped out of the classroom, she received a call from Fang Qingli.

"Sister Lan, there’s been a bit of trouble at the company, but it’s nothing serious." Fang Qingli said, "A manager from the sales department invited Sheng Ronghua to our company, probably discussing some sort of collaboration, but we had already finalized that this project would go to another clothing company."

"Oh?" Ye Wanlan’s eyebrows raised, "Did Sheng Corporation offer him some benefits?"

"They must have," Fang Qingli snorted coldly, "I can handle this matter, but since it involves Sheng Corporation, I still want to hear your thoughts, Sister Lan. I certainly won’t hand over the company’s collaborative projects to Sheng Ronghua’s hands."

"Mmm, I just finished class and was about to make a trip over," Ye Wanlan glanced at the time, "Keep an eye on them for now, and see what they are negotiating."

**

At the Pulling the Sky Company headquarters, on the twelfth floor, inside the sales manager’s office.

"President Sheng, good to meet you." Manager Li smiled warmly, "It’s an honor for me to work with you."

Sheng Ronghua was quite generous, knowing that collaborating with Sheng Corporation would bring him more benefits, why not?

The previous collaborator was just a small company, not very financially strong.

Besides, Sheng Ronghua was the heir-apparent to the next chairman.

Building a relationship early could pave the way for future success.

"Manager Li, what are you saying? Who doesn’t know that your Pulling the Sky Company is thriving?" Sheng Ronghua deliberately kept a low profile, "I have always admired your chairman, and I wonder if Manager Li could introduce me?"

Hearing this, Manager Li was momentarily stunned and let out a sigh.

Seeing his reaction, Sheng Ronghua felt a twinge of unease.

Sure enough, Manager Li shook his head and said, "To be frank, President Sheng, I’ve been with the company for a month and a half and haven’t met the chairman yet."

Not to mention outsiders, even within the company, the chairman of Pulling the Sky was quite mysterious.

Manager Li was curious about what kind of amazing person could establish such a company.

"You’ve made it to the manager’s position, and you haven’t seen them?" Sheng Ronghua was surprised, "Then who normally passes on the tasks to you?"

"It’s Director Fang," said Manager Li, "Yes, previously it was General Manager Cheng, but Director Fang returned to the Fang Family not long ago. Surely this is something you are also aware of, President Sheng."

The expression on Sheng Ronghua’s face changed!

He hadn’t expected someone from the Fang Family to hold a high position in Pulling the Sky Company; the Fang Family was truly fortunate.

"Let’s not talk about that; I believe the chairman will definitely appear at the year-end annual meeting," said Manager Li with a smile. "This is the contract, please review it, President Sheng."

The two were completely unaware that their entire conversation had been witnessed by Ye Wanlan and Fang Qingli from the chairman’s office of Pulling the Sky.

Ye Wanlan enlarged the surveillance footage and also finished reviewing the contract.

"Sister Lan, a dual contract, he’s actually ready to sign it?" Fang Qingli frowned, "It might look like there are a lot of benefits on the surface, but this will definitely cause problems in the future."

Ye Wanlan responded indifferently, "Qingli, make the call."

Fang Qingli pressed a number.

"Ding, ling, ling—"

"How coincidental!" Manager Li suddenly exclaimed, "We were just discussing the chairman, and look, President Sheng, the chairman’s office is calling."

Sheng Ronghua’s signing hand paused, "Is it the chairman calling?"

"Probably not." Manager Li said, "It’s usually Director Fang who calls, probably to issue some instructions. Please wait a moment, President Sheng."

He answered the call, "Hello, Director Fang, what can I do for you?"

However, a cool female voice came through the receiver, a voice Manager Li had never heard before, and not the one of Director Fang Qingli.

"When did I say I would cooperate with Sheng Corporation?" Ye Wanlan’s tone was cool, "Did I approve it?"

Taking kickbacks on the sly, acting behind the scenes, this sales manager no longer needed to remain in his position.