The Bodyguard King’s CEO Wife

Tianya Group, established single-handedly by Su Qingyu's father, Su Pengzhan, had transformed from a small company into a publicly traded group with a market value of 20 to 30 billion through years of development and operation by Su Qingyu. It was once considered Yanjing's most promising group. But today, Tianya Group is faced with a very bizarre turn of events.

Notices demanding the cessation of cooperation came pouring in like a torrential rain, and suddenly, Tianya Group's market value plummeted at a staggering rate, leaving observers dumbfounded. It seemed like overnight, Tianya Group became an isolated island, cut off from the rest of the world and on the verge of a self-inflicted collapse.

What's more terrifying is that many shareholders began to transfer their shares en masse, plunging Tianya Group into a crisis from within and without.

"Qingyu, Lan, what's the situation now?" Ye Shikai rushed to the president's office only to find Su Qingyu and An Lan busy processing documents.

"The situation is very bad, just like the crises we've faced before. Most of the companies have severed ties with us, even at the cost of breaching contracts," An Lan said urgently, then continued to look at the documents on the table.

"What a mess," Ye Shikai muttered, his heart sinking. He looked at Su Qingyu at the office desk, her face haggard as if she hadn't slept for days.

"We've contacted those companies, but they are resolute in their refusal to continue cooperation," An Lan said with a sense of loss, shaking her head. As the PR manager, such matters fell under her purview.

"Shiqi is also helping us, but it's merely a delay at this point." Su Qingyu, who had been silent till now, finally spoke. Her voice sounding weak, Ye Shikai nodded slightly, understanding that a corporation could not rely solely on external support for growth. For Tianya Group to extricate itself from its current predicament, it would have to find the root cause.

"What? The Chen Group." Ye Shikai read through a document, could not help but exclaim in surprise.

"Yes, it's precisely because the Chen Group broke their contract that other companies followed suit to terminate theirs," Su Qingyu took a deep breath and slowly seated herself in the office chair. Perhaps because of her past experiences, she didn't appear flustered or on the brink of a breakdown this time.

"So you're saying if we deal with the trouble from the Chen Group, everything else might fall into place?" asked Ye Shikai tentatively.

"Not to say that things would bounce back, but at least the situation would stabilize," Su Qingyu affirmed with a nod.

"But Chen Ruoya's stance is hardline; she wants us to..." An Lan stopped mid-sentence, her eyes lowering.

"What did she say?" Ye Shikai stepped forward, patting An Lan's shoulder in an attempt to comfort her.

"She said unless we can restore the market value back to where it was the day before tomorrow's afternoon, further discussion is off the table," An Lan's face showed the difficulty, and even Ye Shikai, not well-versed in business, knew such a demand was fanciful.

It was like expecting an ailing elderly on their death bed to spring back into the health and vigor of a 17 or 18-year-old overnight.

Ye Shikai, fueled by rage, punched the wall. This had to be a planned attack. He suspected that the Chen Group was orchestrating this crisis from behind the scenes.

"Husband, I can handle all of this, can you please just stay at home and rest?" Su Qingyu forced a bitter smile, walked up, and gently took Ye Shikai's arm, giving him a faint smile.

"Qingyu, are you kidding me? The company is in trouble, and you expect me to do nothing and go home? Would I even be a man then?" Ye Shikai gently stroked Su Qingyu's cheek, saying with a smile, "Don't worry, I'll always be right behind you."

Ye Shikai slowly left the office, the nerve of the Chen Group, to bully his wife like this; it was a death wish. The malice was premeditated, and Ye Shikai resolved to uncover the truth.

"Hey, it's you." Ye Shikai was taking the elevator down when the door opened, and he saw a familiar face.

"I'm here to see Qingyu." It was Luo Shiqi. With Tianya Group plunged into crisis, of course, she would come to check.

"You're going to the Chen Group now, aren't you?" Suddenly, Luo Shiqi's expression changed, and she became more serious.

"Obviously, actions have consequences, and I need to see them through," Ye Shikai said, having just stepped out of the elevator, his wrist was suddenly grasped by Luo Shiqi.

"Come with me," Luo Shiqi pulled Ye Shikai toward her, dragging him straight to the sofas in the lobby for visitors.

"What are you doing?" Ye Shikai asked curiously.

"Do you know why Qingyu didn't let you go?" Luo Shiqi said earnestly.

"Why?"

"The Chen Group is a family business, but behind it is the entire Chen family." Luo Shiqi took a sip of her tea and said.

"I know, they're one of the four big families." Ye Shikai looked disdainful, showing considerable contempt.

"Do you understand how terrifying the four big families can be?" Luo Shiqi spoke as if scolding an ignorant child, in this Si Jiu City, without heritage and strength, you'd be devoured by your rivals to the point where not even bones would be left. And these four big families have stood tall for so long because they are indeed giants.

"I'm not going for a raid, I'm just going to ask for some clarity, and it's all business-related, they have no reason to refuse me." Ye Shikai waved his hand, "Don't worry, I won't resort to violence, I'm not that foolish."

...

Chen Group.

"Ahem, excuse me, is Miss Chen Ruoya here?" Ye Shikai approached the reception desk and asked.

"Sir, do you have an appointment?"

"Eh, no, but it's urgent, please..."

"Sorry, sir, Minister Chen is very busy, without an appointment, you can't meet her." The receptionist coldly refused.

"Mr. Ye, what a pleasure to meet you." Suddenly, an elegant voice rang out from behind Ye Shikai.

"Minis... Minister Chen, you've arrived." The receptionist saw who it was and quickly stood up, her face filled with panic as she looked at the newcomer.

"Minister Chen, I have something I'd like to discuss with you." Ye Shikai was not in the mood to trouble the receptionist; he needed to quickly deal with the Tianya Group matter.

"Alright, Mr. Ye, please follow me." Chen Ruoya gave a faint smile, walked ahead, and led Ye Shikai toward the meeting room.

Inside the meeting room.

"Mr. Ye, please enjoy this tea first." Chen Ruoya held a teapot and carefully brewed a cup of Longjing Tea for Ye Shikai.

"Thank you." Ye Shikai responded unenthusiastically, his mind anxious over urgent matters, naturally he wasn't in the mood to be courteous to Chen Ruoya.

"Mr. Ye, I know why you have come to me today." Chen Ruoya slowly stood up, a sly smile appearing on her face.

"If you know, then let's skip the small talk, I expect you to give our company an explanation." Ye Shikai slapped the table and stood up, speaking in a cold tone.

"Mr. Ye, please don't get agitated, before you argue with me, there's someone who has been waiting for you for a long time, perhaps you should meet them first..."

"I don't want to meet anyone right now, I just want an explanation from you for our company." Ye Shikai shouted loudly.

"What if it's me you'd be meeting?" At that moment, a soft voice came from behind Ye Shikai.