NOVEL NEXT Chapter 22
Chapter 22: Found
Translator: Lordbluefire
Shen Qianhui stared ahead in a daze, feeling as though she had been tossed into an ice cellar once again.
Previously, in Shen Manor, Matriarch Shen had cooperated with Madam Lin to humiliate her. So how could she not know that the two of them were allied?
If not, why would Madam Lin know about the location and the date of their contract signing?
Shen Qianhui clenched her fist.
Madam Lin was in an extremely good mood when she looked at Shen Qianhui who was on the verge of breaking down in tears. She then looked at Shen Ruojing who was waiting at the door. “Do you see it? This is authority and status! For some people, even if they are capable, they are nothing without a solid background!
“The barrier of entry to the Chu Family is very high. Do you really think you can enter and transform from an ugly duckling into a swan? Let me tell you guys, the duckling can only become a swan because its mother is a swan!
“And as for you two, you guys are nothing in Sea City!”
The purpose of Madam Lin’s visit here was to let them know the differences between their statuses.
She lifted her chin and peered down imperiously at the two of them.
“Oh, Madam Lin, you are here as well?” Matriarch Shen greeted from afar. She then introduced her to Lu Hui, “This is CEO Lin from Lin Corporation. She is also known as Madam Lin.”
Lu Hui turned his head and looked past their passionate smiles, staring at the area behind Madam Lin. He then strode over and stretched his hands out before bowing with an extremely respectful attitude. “Mam, you are here too?”
Madam Lin instantly felt like she was overwhelmed by favor from a superior.
The Z Corporation suddenly rose in status in Sea City. Although the duration of its establishment wasn’t even ten years, they already had the strength to contend against the Chu Family.
Hence, Lu Hui became a new upstart, and many people said that he wasn’t easy to get along with.
Who would have thought that he would act so passionately when seeing her?
Madam Lin walked over and stretched her hands out in welcome. “Director Lu, I’m very happy to meet you. As expected of your reputation, you…”
Lu Hui was clad in a western suit and had a tie. His face looked even more feminine than some females, and his lips were rosy red. At this moment, he smiled passionately and…
He bypassed Madam Lin!
Madam Lin stood stunned where she was.
She abruptly turned and saw Lu Hui walking toward Shen Qianhui. He then took the initiative to shake Shen Qianhui’s hand. “Madam Shen, I didn’t expect to see you here today!”
Shen Qianhui was dumbstruck. She stiffly stretched her hand out. “Ah? Director Lu, nice to meet you…”
“What do you mean by Director Lu? You can just call me Little Lu!” After speaking, Lu Hui turned and looked at his boss, acting as though this was his first time seeing her. “This must be your precious daughter, right? She is truly an empire-toppling beauty…”
Shen Qianhui humbly spoke, “…No, no…”
Although she felt that her daughter was indeed worthy of the praises, she couldn’t possibly agree in public, right?
“Yes, yes, yes…”
Shen Ruojing shot a cold glance at Lu Hui, indicating for him to stop his fawning.
At this moment, Madam Lin didn’t understand what she was seeing. She couldn’t help but interrupt their conversation. “Director Lu, Shen Qianhui has already been fired from the Shen Corporation…”
She thought that Lu Hui was acting like this because the project with Shen Corporation was a huge one.
Matriarch Shen was also surprised. She hurriedly added, “That’s right. She is incapable and likes to dream too much, wasting her time away. Previously, I pitied her because she’s my foster daughter, so I gave her a job.
“However, I didn’t expect that her desires would keep surging as she grew older. She wanted to be the general manager, but our Shen Corporation is one with strict management, so how could we allow her to act recklessly?
“Director Lu, we have made it clear that we no longer have a relationship with Shen Qianhui. In the future, I will arrange for a professional to be in charge of the deal with your Z Corporation!”
Madam Lin then added, “Yes, Shen Qianhui is too overbearing. Now she is here for an interview to join my company as part of the logistics team, yet she actually requested $20,000 as her monthly salary. When would a logistic staff ever have such a high salary? She must be living in a fantasy!”
Lu Hui frowned. “Is that so?”
When Madam Lin and Matriarch Shen looked at his appearance, a sense of unease suddenly appeared in their hearts. As expected, they saw his lips curling as he slowly spoke.
“Let’s cancel the cooperation then.”
Matriarch Shen had a look of shock on her face and then asked in a shrill voice, “Why?”
Lu Hui directly said, “Oh, back then, I agreed to cooperate with the Shen Corporation because of Madam Shen’s charisma. Since your esteemed company has fired her, there’s no need for the cooperation to continue!”
After speaking, he looked at Shen Qianhui and intentionally raised his voice. “Madam Shen, since you are no longer part of the Shen Family, how about working for the Z Corporation? I can give you the position of the general manager of the sales department! As for your yearly salary, let’s set it at two million at the base with an additional 10% commission. What do you think?”
“…”
Shen Qianhui was in a daze due to the gift that suddenly dropped from the sky. For a time, she didn’t know what to say.
Meanwhile, Shen Ruojing touched her arm and looked at Madam Lin with a smirk on her face. She then replied to Lu Hui, “No need for that, my mother will start her own company.”
Lu Hui: “Ah? What company? Does my Z Corporation have a relevant department? Maybe we can cooperate?”
Shen Ruojing coldly replied, “Let’s talk again next time.”
“In that case, Madam Shen, do you lack investments?”
The sound of their chatting moved further and further away. Meanwhile, Madam Lin and Matriarch Shen still stood dumbly in their original spots, and it took them a while before they came to their senses.
Madam Lin gritted her teeth and asked, “Are they actually so familiar with each other?”
Matriarch Shen was also confused. “I have no idea when they became so close to each other either.”
Madam Lin then glared at her and stomped off angrily.
However, Matriarch Shen grabbed her arm. “Madam Lin, you can’t leave. Our cooperation with the Z Corporation got terminated because of you…”
As a result, Madam Lin shook her away, and the momentum caused Matriarch Shen to fall to the ground. She then shouted angrily, “Scram!”
Matriarch Shen no longer dared to speak.
Madam Lin returned to her car and only then did she calm down. She then took her phone out and called Lin Wanru.
Lin Wanru picked up. After that, a series of coughs rang out and she only recovered after some time. She then asked, “Mother, what’s the matter?”
Madam Lin: “Although I failed to humiliate them, I can be sure of one thing. Chu Cichen probably still doesn’t know the truth yet, or he would have told Shen Ruojing. Earlier when I met her, she and her mother were both very calm.”
If Shen Ruojing knew that Chu Yu was her son, she would definitely be very anxious, even if she didn’t know that Chu Yu was in Madam Lin’s hands. But her expressions earlier were truly very calm. There were no signs of panic at all.
Lin Wanru heaved a sigh of relief. “That’s good then. What should we do to that little bastard?”
She impatiently continued, “Let’s finish him off? In that case, the Chu Family won’t have any evidence, and I can just say that the child is mine! If Chu Yu is gone, they will never be able to discover the truth. We can eliminate the root of all trouble!”
However, Madam Lin’s ambitions were greater. “We can’t do that. If the child doesn’t exist, how can you win against Shen Ruojing? Given Matriarch Chu’s personality, she would surely engage Shen Ruojing with Chu Cichen. You will have no chance then!”
Lin Wanru grew anxious. “What should I do then?”
“Let me go and take a look at the child first.”
After hanging up, Madam Lin drove away from the club.
She slowly drove into a village in the suburbs. There were only empty houses here. Her car then turned many corners, and she finally parked before a house.
The little bastard was imprisoned here…
Madam Lin got off the car and was preparing to enter, but she subconsciously sensed something. When she turned her head, she saw a black motorbike stopping beside her.
Shen Ruojing got off the motorbike. Her dark eyes under the helmet were staring at her sinisterly like how a hunting leopard would stare at its prey.