Chapter 1: Encounter in a Bar

  The office door was not closed, and Ye Xuanfen stood at the entrance. That face, clearly elegant to the extreme, yet with an air of self-confidence that seemed to conquer everything, arrogant and domineering, as if a queen who had trampled everything under her feet, high above, inviolable!

  "You're so eager for me to leave, are you worried that I really won against Mo Hanxin with my own strength?" Ye Xuan's smile was disdainful as she walked in, "If you're 100% sure that my success today is due to Si Tu Ying, then what are you worried about now? Do you think Si Tu Ying's strength will infiltrate the Ou family?"

  "...", a very proud question, left everyone in the room speechless.

  Ye Xuanmo walked up to Ou Muhan's side, "You all keep saying that my current achievements are all thanks to Si Tu Ying, then where is the evidence?" Ye Xuanmo stretched out her hand towards the board of directors, "Invite Ou Zong to come and dismiss me, you must produce some decent evidence, right?"

  "...The crowd of directors fell silent once again."

  "So previously the president said that Director Mo was in a difficult situation everywhere, without evidence, wasn't it the same?" A younger director in the crowd sneered and asked back.

  Ou Muxuan sneered, turned around, and picked up the internal phone in the office, "Ah Xun, bring over all the evidence of Mo Dong and Mo Hanxin framing Starry Sky!"

  "Yes!"

  Half a minute later, Ah Xun walked over quickly, holding a thick stack of documents and making his way through the many directors, ignoring the gazes of others. Ah Xun calmly walked up to Ou Mu-xuan's side and handed him the documents.

  Ou Mu Xuan handed over the materials and stretched out her hand to give them to them, "Dare to take a look?"

  "...all of the directors, not one dared to raise their hand."

  Ou Mu-xuan's way of doing things, they are all clear about it. He handles matters rigorously and if he dares to say something, there must be ironclad evidence. Moreover, they were originally guilty and everyone was involved in framing Ye Xuan-fei!

  "Let me see," said Ye Xuanmo, taking it over. "And by the way, let me know how annoying I am."

  Ye Xuanmo took over the materials, flipping through them page by page. However, the more she looked, the tighter her eyebrows furrowed. It turned out that what those directors did was not just a matter of not giving her funding.

  When filming a promotional video, bribe the on-site staff to deliberately cause trouble, even orchestrate a car accident on her way home from work, arrange for someone to kidnap her, and even want to expose the incident at Lawrence's bar, as well as set fire to the store...

  No wonder Lin Xue said that day to take care of her store and be careful with fire, it turned out to be this meaning, it turned out they had been secretly doing so many tricks, it turned out Ou Mu Xuan had been protecting her all along without her realizing it.

  If she hadn't brought out these evidences today, she would probably never know, and he, who had done so much for her, never mentioned a word.

  "Should I make these materials public at the next high-level meeting?" Ou Mu Xuan sneered, "Or should we just hand over this evidence directly to the group's news department and let them inform the public?"

  "Ou Mu Xuan, for a woman with an unclear past, you don't even care about the Ou family's reputation?"

  "What image of Ou Shi?" Ou Mu Xuan sneered, "With you bunch of short-sighted, mediocre, incompetent, and stubborn old men around, what kind of image can Ou Shi possibly have?"

  "Ou Mu-xuan, if you dare to be so presumptuous again, we will join forces to remove you from all your positions in the Ou Group!" Another elderly director's face turned bright red with anger. "When you first joined the Ou Group, we strongly opposed it. If it weren't for your father using his position as chairman to vouch for you, you wouldn't be where you are today!"

  Such threats, Ou Mu-xuan had long been accustomed to hearing. The corner of his mouth rose in a refined mockery, "In the past six years, you have proposed motions to impeach me twenty-seven times. Was there ever one that succeeded?"

  "You..."

  "If it weren't for my father constantly blocking you, do you think you'd still be directors of the group?" Oumu Xuan sneered, her amber eyes cold and unyielding. "The position of CEO of the Ou Corporation is evaluated every three years, with each evaluation decided by your votes on whether to allow me to continue in office. Since you're so opposed to me, why did you all vote for my reappointment unanimously?"

  ... The crowd fell silent.

  "Because only I can triple the annual net profit of the Ou Shi Group, continuously push up the stock price and expand the influence of the Ou Shi Group. Because only I can make you all earn a full fortune, right?"

  "Oumu stepped forward, her eyes flashing with determination. 'Xingkong is the designer I personally invited back, and without my consent, no one has the right to let her leave the Ou family!'"

  The chilly breath was right beside her, no matter how treacherous the environment she faced, as long as he was there, Ye Xuan's heart felt warm, this unconscious dependence made her feel annoyed, this wasn't the result she wanted.

  She doesn't want to rely on anyone and doesn't want to show any weakness!

  "Alright," Mo Lianhe regained his composure from anger, "since you insist so much, we agree to temporarily not fire Xing Kong."

  "Hmph, this sentence sounds like they can be dismissed just like that. Ye Xuanmo fell silent and rolled her eyes, waiting for his next difficult question."

  "But we still have to give Xing Yu and Starry Sky a fair competitive space."

  "Oh?" Ou Mu Xuan slightly raised an eyebrow, "What does Mo Dong want to make fair?"

  "Our board members won't help Xuaner, and you can't help Xingkong either." Without Ou Muxuan's help, Ye Juanmo will definitely lose!

  "It's impossible..."

  "I agree!" Ye Xuan cut off Ou Mu's opposition, looked up and smiled brightly at Ou Mu, "Believe me!"

  Ou Mu Xuan furrowed her brow, gazing intently at the brilliant light between her eyebrows.

  "And," Mo Lianhe continued, "a six-month betting period is too long, let's limit it to two months, how about that?"

  "I have no objection!" Ye Xuan's eyes sparkled as she continued, "However, since you're all so concerned about the outcome, why don't we raise the stakes?"

  "How would you like to add?"

  "If I win, you," Ye Xuanmo pointed at Mo Lianhe, "unconditionally transfer half of the Ou's shares in your hands to President Ou."

  "The starry sky, the transfer of Eurasian shares, how can you be so frivolous?!" Another director strongly opposed.

  "It's better not to gamble if you're not daring." Ye Xuanmo shrugged with a scornful expression.

  "Good," Mo Linghe sneered, comparing them in her mind. For a veteran of the business world, could he really not be better than this little girl? "However, if Xiner wins, I want Mr. Ou to marry Xiner immediately!"

  "...This is Ou Mu Xuan's whole life, Ye Qian Mo didn't know whether she should agree or not, she had no right to make decisions for him."

  "I'll bet!" Ou Mu Xuan answered on behalf of Ye Qian Yu.

  He believed in her talent and trusted her pride, so he was willing to bet on his own second half of life!