Time flew, and soon it was nine o’clock at night.
Bai Jinghong was currently sitting in the estate’s small dining room, enjoying a late-night snack.
He was in an absolutely fantastic mood!
Since the afternoon, the Fan Corporation’s stock price had plummeted.
According to his subordinates’ reports, the board of shareholders was impeaching Fan Ning’er, forcing her to either apologize and make amends with him or give up her CEO position.
If Chen Lin hadn’t been there, swearing a military oath and betting Fan Ning’er’s CEO position that he could bring the group back to life by tomorrow, the board would have already exploded into chaos.
But what made Bai Jinghong even happier was that he himself was now a Profound Level Late-stage Martial Artist.
This Copy Ring was seriously broken. The martial skills someone had painstakingly trained for decades?
Copied by Bai Jinghong in two and a half minutes.
The only thing he lacked now was some practical combat experience.
But speaking purely of level, he could already walk sideways through the city.
Chen Lin? Hah… he was only fit to whimper at Bai Jinghong’s feet.
“Jinghong, what are you smiling about?”
A gentle, beautiful voice sounded.
Bai Jinghong looked over to see a stunning woman.
Smooth, flowing hair cascaded over her shoulders. Her face was flawlessly beautiful, with eyes like crystal. She had a tall, elegant figure!
She was dressed in work attire, clearly straight from the office without changing. A white blouse highlighted her long neck, giving her a noble, breathtaking beauty.
But her icy expression seemed to hold people at a thousand miles’ distance.
She was precisely Bai Jinghong’s older sister, Bai Ruoxi.
“Sis, you’re back! Sit, sit, eat something!”
The grin on Bai Jinghong’s face was unstoppable. He stood up and pulled Bai Ruoxi to sit down.
“You can still laugh? You certainly made a scene today.” Bai Ruoxi’s expression was calm, revealing neither joy nor anger.
“Ah, it was just a small matter. That is…”
“Ring ring ring!”
Before Bai Jinghong could finish, his phone went off.
He glanced at it—an unknown number.
“Who is this?” Bai Jinghong answered.
“Bai Jinghong, what’s the meaning of this? You actually blacklisted me? Just because I didn’t marry you today? How can you be so petty? Are you even a man?”
Fan Ning’er’s voice was a barrage of questions, like she was venting.
Bai Jinghong was stunned for a second, then blurted out: “Go to hell, you shrew!”
He hung up immediately.
On the other end, Fan Ning’er was dumbstruck.
This reaction was completely outside her expectations.
Originally, she had prepared herself to have a proper talk with Bai Jinghong.
With the stock price falling like this, few could withstand it.
Plus, that idiot Chen Lin—she didn’t know what got into him, but he jumped out and bet her CEO position on his plan.
He had pushed her directly into a corner. Thinking of this, Fan Ning’er wanted to beat him to death.
Twice now, he tried to show off, and she had to clean up his mess? On what basis?
So, she reasoned, going to Bai Jinghong was still the reliable option.
At worst, she’d have a meal with him, which would satisfy him.
Or perhaps, if Bai Jinghong still wanted to marry her, she would carefully consider it and test him.
Who would have thought the phone call wouldn’t go through? Only then did she realize she’d been blacklisted.
She was truly upset and angry, even crying for a while.
After composing herself, she called from a different number. She never expected Bai Jinghong to curse at her outright.
Unwilling to accept it, she dialed again.
“Are you sick or something? Asking to be cursed at?” Bai Jinghong answered, utterly rude.
“Bai Jinghong, what gives you the right to treat me like this? You have to explain yourself clearly!” Fan Ning’er felt an unbearable tightness in her chest, deeply distressed.
Bai Jinghong sneered. “Didn’t I explain it clearly already? What’s this about? You think you’re a princess?”
“When I liked you, you were a princess. Now that I don’t, you’re worth less than a hostess at a nightclub.”
“I pat a hostess on the ass, and she knows to arch her back. I try that with you, and you’d probably sue me.”
“You… are you really that heartless? You’re speaking to me like this?”
Fan Ning’er’s voice was choked; she was clearly about to cry.
“Get lost. I don’t know if you were dropped on your head as a kid or if your brain is filled with shit. Weren’t these all your own choices? Idiot?”
Bai Jinghong snapped back a few more lines, then decisively hung up and blacklisted her again.
“A call from Fan Ning’er?” Bai Ruoxi asked softly.
“Yep. That crazy bitch was looking for a scolding!” Bai Jinghong was unfazed.
Bai Ruoxi gave a wry smile. “Before, you liked her to death, didn’t you? Even ran off to secretly marry her.”
Wiping his hands, Bai Jinghong put a cigarette in his mouth. “Ah… your little brother here finally saw the light.”
“Oh right, Sis, tomorrow the Fan Corporation should have a cash injection. I’ll need your foundation’s help on this. Best to drive her to complete despair!”
Bai Ruoxi naturally understood what her brother meant.
Without hesitation, she nodded.
Now that her brother had woken up, this humiliation needed to be repaid in full.
……
The next day, two hours after the stock market opened, another piece of news rocked the Dragon Sea business world.
A major player had injected one billion in funds into the Fan Corporation, pulling its stock price back up.
The news sent everyone speculating.
They all assumed it was Bai Jinghong investing again.
But the truth was known only to Chen Lin, who was headed to the board meeting with that twisted smirk on his face.
When the board meeting began, everyone was discussing whether that investing tycoon could be Bai Jinghong.
Speculation and chatter filled the room for a long time.
Chen Lin, naturally, made a grand, dramatic entrance and presented the proof of his investment.
Throwing out a billion in cash stunned every shareholder, Fan Ning’er included.
Just yesterday, when Chen Lin had overruled all objections and sworn his oath, everyone had been dismissive and mocking.
Now the stock price had recovered.
The board members were both astonished and shocked. The looks they gave Chen Lin now carried a hint of fear and awe.
Chen Lin relished that feeling of slapping everyone in the face.
He walked over to Fan Ning’er with deep affection. “Ning’er, I told you, you have nothing to worry about with me here.”
“A mere Bai Family, a Bai Jinghong—what can they do? Before a mighty dragon crossing the river, he’s nothing but a worm!”
Fan Ning’er was also shocked. Chen Lin hadn’t just been bragging.
Chen Lin’s successful face-slapping naturally blocked the path of some shareholders eager to seize power.
One shareholder snorted coldly. “Even if the stock price recovered, can you guarantee it will stay stable?”
“Underestimating the Bai Family like that—I can’t tell if you’re arrogant or just stupid!”
“Hah! The Bai Family? What can they do to me?” Chen Lin was utterly dismissive.
The smirk at the corner of his mouth stretched back up into that Nike swoosh shape again.
But Chen Lin’s smugness didn’t last long. The meeting room door was suddenly slammed open.
The Director of Risk Control rushed in, utterly frantic!
His face was etched with anxiety. “CEO! CEO! Something… something terrible has happened!”
Seeing this, everyone froze.
Hadn’t the stock price been pulled back? What major problem could there be?
“CEO, our company’s stock is being maliciously shorted… It’s been suspended!”
The Director of Risk Control knew the severity of the situation. Ignoring all formalities, he blurted it out.
“Wha… what?” Fan Ning’er was shocked. She immediately pulled out her phone to check the securities page.
The other shareholders scrambled to check their phones too.
Only Chen Lin looked completely dumbfounded.
“The Ruohong Foundation, in conjunction with several well-known international short-selling institutions, has joined forces to short our stock!”
“They’re hitting us ruthlessly, giving us absolutely no chance to react…”
The Risk Control Director reported truthfully.
Suspension meant trading was halted. Reinstatement wasn’t impossible.
But since this was an attack by short-selling institutions, if they didn’t relent, the stock might not resume trading for years.
This was the terrifying power of major capital.
The Fan Corporation was finished.
Fan Ning’er almost collapsed, nearly falling to the ground.
Chen Lin was also in a daze, completely unable to process it.
Truth be told, he didn’t really understand these technical financial terms. He only knew how to throw money at problems.
And the process of throwing money was something his overseas subordinates guided him through.
“Ning’er, did I just pump in too much money too aggressively?” Chen Lin asked, baffled.
Fan Ning’er looked at Chen Lin like he was an idiot. Seeing that twisted mouth, she desperately wanted to rip it off.
She finally realized that Chen Lin’s move this time hadn’t brought any benefit to the group. Instead, it had pushed them straight into the abyss.
He clearly wanted to slap Bai Jinghong’s face. Did he think the other side would just let it slide?
