Chapter 32 - 31: Board Meeting

"What are you all standing around for? Hurry up and throw this outsider out!"

Zhu Yun glared at the security guards standing nearby.

The guards instantly snapped back to their senses. They wouldn’t dare hesitate now. Forget about a powerhouse like Ye Ling—they couldn’t even afford to offend Zhu Yun!

"Let go of me! Let me go!"

Li Xin suddenly started shouting.

The head of security frowned, now feeling absolutely no goodwill for this idiot, Li Xin.

’It’s all because this guy was here making a scene for no reason. Otherwise, we could have just pretended we didn’t see anything. Zhu Yun would have come down to greet Ye Ling, and that would’ve been the end of it. How did we get dragged into this mess?’

The more he thought about it, the angrier he got. Seeing Li Xin still struggling, the security captain pulled out his stun baton. With a flash of blue light, he brutally jabbed it into Li Xin’s stomach.

"AHH!"

Li Xin screamed, his entire body convulsed, and he passed out cold.

He was already seriously injured and hadn’t fully recovered. After getting shocked so violently, he probably wouldn’t be able to stand for at least a year or two.

Witnessing this, Ye Ling couldn’t help but sigh inwardly.

’What goes around, comes around.’

’Back when Li Xin was sowing discord and playing his manipulative games, he probably never imagined a day like this would come.’

"President Ye, are you satisfied?"

Zhu Yun didn’t reprimand the guard; in fact, she thought he’d done a good job.

This incident was truly serious. The largest shareholder had nearly been accosted at his own company. If word of this got out, who would dare invest in Shengding Group anymore?

"This Li Xin... I don’t want to see him again," Ye Ling said coldly, standing up.

At that moment, he exuded an invisible aura—an imposing, natural authority that commanded respect without a hint of anger.

"Yes!"

Zhu Yun nodded. Suddenly, her gaze fell upon Ning Ruoxi, whose hand Ye Ling was holding, and a glint appeared in her eyes.

She had some recollection of Ning Ruoxi and had even heard whispers about her recent troubles... Seeing Ye Ling and Ning Ruoxi so close, ’could their relationship be more than it seems?’

Having been in a high position for so many years, Zhu Yun’s perception was naturally sharp; she immediately picked up on the subtle clues.

’She had a feeling Ye Ling called this board meeting today because of Ning Ruoxi. Hadn’t she seen a directive this morning, one concerning Ning Ruoxi?’

With that thought, Zhu Yun had basically pieced most of the situation together.

A sense of panic also rose within her. She knew a little about Ning Ruoxi’s situation but hadn’t stepped in to resolve it...

She couldn’t really be blamed. Although her position was high, she wasn’t a shareholder, after all. She still had to be wary of the board members.

But things were different now. Standing behind Ning Ruoxi was Ye Ling!

"President Ye, that Li Xin... no, Li Tianmin, did he offend you!? Do you need me to..." Zhu Yun asked in a serious tone.

"Today, I’ll handle it myself."

Ye Ling waved his hand dismissively, then turned to Ning Ruoxi with a small smile. "Silly girl, do you like the surprise I got you?"

"You..."

Ning Ruoxi blinked, clearly still unable to process what had just happened.

One moment, Ye Ling was the one being harassed, and the next, he was President Ye!?

Standing beside Ye Ling, Zhu Yun felt a pang of envy as she noticed the softness in his gaze when he looked at Ning Ruoxi.

She also felt a twinge of regret. ’If only she had listened to that sliver of kindness in her heart and helped Ning Ruoxi earlier, her own status would probably be rising with the tide right now...’

Ye Ling gently squeezed her small hand, signaling for her to relax, before turning his gaze to Zhu Yun. "How are the preparations for the board meeting?"

"President Ye, everything is ready. We just need you to be present," Zhu Yun replied respectfully.

"Mm, well done. Let’s go now."

Ye Ling nodded.

Hearing this, a flicker of joy appeared in Zhu Yun’s eyes. Thankfully, this big shot wasn’t holding her previous inaction against her. She quickly led Ye Ling to the elevator.

Watching Ye Ling’s retreating back, the eyes of the many Shengding Group employees were filled with shock.

As for the two young women from the front desk, they were utterly dumbfounded.

"Th-that person... is President Ye!?"

...

「Meanwhile.」

Led by Zhu Yun, Ye Ling arrived at the top floor of the Shengding Group Building, hand in hand with Ning Ruoxi.

"President Ye, please."

Zhu Yun opened the conference room door and bowed respectfully.

"Mm."

Ye Ling nodded and walked in.

The conference room was already full of people. These were the current board of directors for Shengding Group!

"Who is this..."

Seeing Zhu Yun lead in two young people who looked to be in their early twenties, the board members were all taken aback, clearly confused about what was happening.

"Everyone, allow me to introduce him. This is President Ye, the current largest shareholder of our Shengding Group, holding sixty percent of the company’s shares!" Zhu Yun announced as she stood before the crowd.

As soon as she finished speaking, the entire room fell silent.

Everyone stared blankly at Ye Ling, clearly not expecting that this young man, of all people...

"And today, the reason we have reconvened the board is primarily due to a change in share ownership. Therefore, we need to re-elect the chairman," Zhu Yun added with a slight smile.

Re-elect the chairman!

That might have sounded nice, but in reality, everyone knew it was just a formality!

With Ye Ling holding sixty percent of the shares, it was basically a done deal. He would be the chairman!

Any objections?

Too bad, objections were invalid. Ye Ling had veto power!

"I believe this matter requires further discussion. Running a company is extremely complex. Although President Ye holds sixty percent of the shares and is the largest shareholder, still..."

A man who looked to be in his fifties or sixties stood up and spoke in a serious tone.

He didn’t finish his sentence, but everyone understood his meaning: Ye Ling was too young. Even though he held a controlling stake, he lacked the experience to lead a company!

This man was Han Feng, the second-largest shareholder in Shengding Group, holding twenty percent of the shares!

Besides Ye Ling, he had the best chance of becoming chairman!

"I also think this matter requires more discussion."

"That’s right. Leading a company isn’t just about owning shares. I think..."

As Han Feng spoke, several other board members chimed in. These people were clearly part of Han Feng’s faction.

Seeing this, Han Feng nodded in satisfaction. His gaze toward Ye Ling was now filled with a hint of disdain.

’Just some wet-behind-the-ears kid. So what if you bought the shares?’

’Can you even command their respect?’