Chapter 148: Returning to Sheng Xia
“The senior management of Sheng Xia Group, including General Manager Xu Jingyi, were all taken away by the police this afternoon. According to internal sources, they were arrested on suspicion of economic crimes.”
The official Weibo accounts of major media outlets all reported this incident.
Everyone was speculating why Sheng Xia Group experienced such a major upheaval at this critical juncture.
Could it be because Xia Chenge and Ling Hanmu are engaged?
Since Xu Jingyi usually maintained an image of being dedicated to charity, many people spoke up for him online when he got into trouble:
Is Xia Chenge crazy? She won’t even let Xu Jingyi go? If it weren’t for Xu Jingyi, Sheng Xia Group would have ceased to be the Xia family’s long ago. What an ungrateful wretch! President Xu has always been enthusiastic about charity. I have a bold guess: perhaps President Xu blocked someone’s path?
Heh, she’s found a new backer now, and is surely trying to get her hands on everything. What about kindness and favors? Do they compare to benefits? The most pressing matter is to kick President Xu out, especially since he has such a good reputation.
Xu Jingyi is also pitiful. He married into the Xia family, only to be bitten back by them in the end. His wife is accused, and his daughter’s indecent video is exposed… One thing after another. Xia Chenge is truly deeply scheming.
I thought Xia Chenge was upright and honorable. Now it seems the world of wealthy families is too complex! I hope the judicial authorities can be fair and just, and clear Xu Jingyi’s name. President Xu is a good person and should not suffer undeserved accusations!
…
Xia Chenge dismissed the comments defending Xu Jingyi with a smile.
Tomorrow, they will know who is about to be slapped in the face!
She had long grown accustomed to keyboard warriors.
“Grandfather, don’t worry about these matters. Don’t let outsiders disturb our good mood,” Xia Chenge said calmly, putting down her mobile phone.
Seeing that her expression remained unchanged and unaffected, the Old Master was relieved.
However, upon thinking of certain things, the Old Master’s heart still ached, unwilling to accept such a cruel reality.
The next day.
The public opinion online intensified, and the narrative had been deliberately skewed towards conspiracy theories, claiming that Xia Chenge seized power and deliberately framed Xu Jingyi.
Even though Xia Chenge was now Ling Hanmu’s fiancée, the attacks against her were increasing.
They portrayed Xia Chenge as a ruthless, venomous woman:
She pretended to be foolish and simple-minded before, deceiving the whole world. I can’t believe I thought she had suddenly recovered her senses. Now it seems that at such a young age, she was already scheming for herself, meticulously digging pits for those who protected the Xia family for her. How brilliant!
Xu Jingyun’s video was definitely leaked by her. First, she broke the psychological defense of President Xu’s family, then she defeated them one by one. Poor Xu Jingyun, a high school student who ended up in such a tragic situation.
Has this wicked woman Xia Chenge died today?
…
Meanwhile, Sheng Xia’s stock price hit the limit down as soon as the market opened.
The shareholders of Sheng Xia were restless and called Xia Chenge one after another. Although they spoke tactfully, they all blamed Xia Chenge for acting recklessly, pressured her, and demanded the release of Xu Jingyi.
Xia Chenge dismissed them all with a single sentence: “A shareholder meeting will be held today, and I will give you an explanation!”
Despite their anger, the Sheng Xia shareholders could do nothing to Xia Chenge, because she had the Ling family as a powerful backer.
At nine o’clock, Xia Chenge appeared at Sheng Xia punctually.
The shareholders had arrived early and had been waiting for Xia Chenge for a long time.
“Young Lady, although you are Sheng Xia’s sole heir, you have not yet taken over. It is best not to interfere in company affairs.”
“Now that the company’s stock has plummeted, we are all businessmen. You should understand what business people care about. If this continues, I think your grandfather will also have to step down from the position of Chairman.”
“The Old Master has been bedridden for over a decade. If your Xia family is truly incapable of managing Sheng Xia, you might as well sell your shares. It’s better than ruining Sheng Xia and making it go bankrupt!”
…
In the meeting room, the shareholders spoke coldly, showing no courtesy to Xia Chenge.
Only Huang Xing and another major shareholder, Xiao Qian, remained silent, seemingly contemplating something.
“Are you finished speaking?” Xia Chenge patiently waited for them to finish before speaking slowly, then turned to signal Wei Lixin to distribute Sheng Xia’s performance summary from the past two years to each shareholder.
“As everyone can see, Sheng Xia has been operating at a loss for the past two years, and it’s getting worse each year. I don’t know what empty promises Xu Jingyi made to you that made you businessmen remain so indifferent!”
“If Sheng Xia’s foundation were not still intact, it would have collapsed long ago. Sheng Xia has already been hollowed out and is a building on the verge of collapse. Do you want to keep the termites and leave Sheng Xia beyond redemption?”
The meeting room fell silent.
“For the management involved in Xu Jingyi’s case, I have already found replacements. Regardless of how Sheng Xia was in the past, from today onwards, Sheng Xia will start anew.”
“In addition, I have one more thing to announce.”
“My grandfather will officially return to Sheng Xia.”
This announcement caused a huge uproar.
“What did you say? Old Master Xia is returning to Sheng Xia?”
“Young Lady, are you having your grandfather sit in the Chairman’s office at Sheng Xia as a mascot?”
“I say, Xia Chenge, if you are incapable of managing Sheng Xia, then your Xia family should step aside. Don’t treat a listed company like a child’s game. Doing business is not child’s play!”
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“Sheng Xia is the culmination of my Xia family’s efforts. How could it be treated as child’s play?” Just then, the meeting room door was suddenly pushed open, and the Old Master, supported by Wei En, appeared before them.
Everyone’s eyes widened in disbelief.
“From today onwards, I am officially returning,” the Old Master announced with full vigor. “As you can see, I can stand up now and will no longer allow others to ruin our Xia family’s hard work.”
The crowd was still in shock, unable to recover.
Who would believe that someone paralyzed in bed for over a decade could suddenly stand up?
They must have woken up with the wrong eye alignment today; they were hallucinating.
“Old Master, Sheng Xia has been waiting for you for a long time. I believe in you,” Xiao Qian suddenly smiled. “You’ve been slacking off for over a decade!”
“Thanks to my good granddaughter, I can see the light of day again,” the Old Master said with deep emotion. “I never imagined I would return to Sheng Xia one day.”
At this point, who could not understand the meaning behind the Old Master’s words?
Even the largest shareholder, Xiao Qian, had no objections. The others, even if they united, could not contend against the combined forces of the Xia family and Xiao Qian!
Xia Chenge made her successful exit, leaving the meeting room to the Old Master and the other shareholders.
At the same time, she instructed Wei Lixin to prepare a press conference to officially respond to the matter of Xu Jingyi.
After the shareholder meeting concluded, a press conference was called on short notice, and it was packed with reporters.
The Old Master’s appearance caused another wave of commotion.
Xia Chenge watched the Old Master being questioned by reporters on stage from a corner, smiled faintly, and quietly left the venue.
