Luo Beishi said, "Tomorrow morning at 10:15, just get me to the meeting room door at that time. I'm sure you know where the shareholders' meeting room is."
A Long nodded. A year ago, they had escorted their boss to work at Huo Corporation almost every day, so they knew the building's layout inside out.
A Long said, "We do. Madam, do you have any other instructions?"
"After you take me there, will anyone still be guarding Huo Cixiao? We should leave some people behind," Luo Beishi asked.
A Long answered frankly, "Yes. I'll put the third team in charge."
Luo Beishi was a little surprised. Huo Cixiao had so many bodyguards, yet he had still ended up in a vegetative state. That showed just how ruthless and vicious Huo Cifeng's methods were.
"All right. Sorry for the trouble. I'll head upstairs to rest. See you tomorrow."
"Yes, Madam. See you tomorrow."
Around nine the next morning.
Luo Beishi called his counselor again to ask for leave. This time, his excuse was that his husband, who was in a vegetative state, was unwell and needed company.
Huo Cixiao was numb. He had never imagined that one day his body would become an excuse for his bargain wife to take leave.
"Man, I'll be back soon. Don't miss me too much... hmph." Luo Beishi's languid voice was actually brimming with possessiveness toward the man on the bed!
Huo Cixiao: "..." Looks like my bargain wife really is going to the shareholders' meeting. Fine. Even if he can't change anything, stirring up trouble wouldn't be bad. Better yet, turn the place upside down and give them no peace!
But on second thought, he couldn't rule out the possibility that his bargain wife was really going to see Huo Cifeng under some other pretext. The more Huo Cixiao thought about it, the more irritated he became, and he didn't even notice when Luo Beishi left.
The shareholders' meeting was held in the headquarters meeting room at the Huo Corporation building. The annual shareholders' meeting was originally supposed to last fifteen days, but because the shareholders were all busy, its duration had been limited to twenty minutes.
At the meeting, everyone had a document and a notebook laid out on the table. Even Li Qin, who had only a 1% stake left, was among them.
It was nearly ten, but Luo Beishi still hadn't arrived. Had he forgotten?
I'd better send him a message. Another few minutes passed... Luo Beishi still hadn't appeared, and the shareholders' meeting was about to begin.
Old Master Huo, who held a 15% stake, sat at the head of the table. The second and third branches of the Huo family each held 4%, and several other executives also held small stakes. The eldest branch-Huo Cifeng's father-had withdrawn from the shareholders' meeting. The meaning was clear: all his shares were now in Huo Cifeng's hands.
More than a dozen shareholders sat around the long conference table.
Huo Cifeng said, "Thank you all for taking the time to attend this shareholders' meeting. The following items are on today's agenda..."
Watching Huo Cifeng begin criticizing current problems and outlining Huo Corporation's future direction, Li Qin couldn't help the slight lift at the corners of his mouth... The man's air of certain victory truly made him look forward to seeing whether Huo Cifeng would still be able to smile in a little while.
Another ten-plus minutes passed, and Huo Cifeng finished speaking. Now it was executive president Ling Kai's turn to announce the changes in several shareholders' holdings.
Finally, Ling Kai reached the most important point of the meeting... Only his measured voice could be heard in the meeting room, making the gathering seem quiet and solemn...
The others at the meeting showed little change in expression, betraying neither joy nor anger. They merely sighed inwardly... Huo Corporation's leadership was about to change in these short twenty minutes...
Ling Kai said, "In light of the changes among the shareholders, the shareholders' meeting has decided to elect a new board of directors and board of supervisors. Shareholder Huo Cifeng is hereby elected as..."
Ling Kai was interrupted by a sudden commotion outside the door. The footsteps of pair after pair of leather shoes rang out, an imposing procession.
Li Qin's eyes lit up. He had just been thinking that if Luo Beishi didn't come, he would have to stop the meeting.
"You can't go in!"
"Move! Don't block the way!"
Suddenly, the meeting room doors were forced open, and a beautiful young man in a white suit, with silver hair, appeared before the shareholders.
The prince-like young man was followed by ten elite bodyguards, his presence overwhelmingly commanding.
Even through his glasses, Master Huo couldn't help narrowing his eyes. Why has this child come here?
A bodyguard quickly pulled out a chair at the other end of the long table and respectfully invited the silver-haired young man to sit. Without saying a word, the young man signaled with his eyes for a bodyguard to take a document over.
Everyone was rather surprised by Luo Beishi's unexplained appearance, though not too astonished. After all, he was Huo Cixiao's newlywed wife. They had heard of him long ago and had heard that he had a very explosive temper too-a match made in heaven for Huo Cixiao.
They had no idea what he intended to do by coming here...
The other shareholders were simply there to eat melon. They couldn't become major shareholders like these anyway, so watching the drama was a welcome spectacle.
Huo Da, Master Huo's second son from the second branch, looked especially expectant. If the eldest branch started fighting among themselves, perhaps he could even hand them a brick.
Ling Kai was already under pressure. He had originally been Huo Cixiao's capable assistant, but now he had been called in to do this sort of thing, angry but not daring to speak.
He had never expected the situation could still turn around! The moment he received the share transfer agreement, Ling Kai's eyes lit up, and he could barely suppress the smile tugging at his lips!
After seeing the change in Ling Kai's expression, the shareholders immediately straightened their slightly bent backs. Their melon-eating eyes turned to Huo Cifeng's face, only to find that his expression hadn't changed yet. He remained composed.
Standing, Ling Kai cleared his throat. "The final change in shareholdings: shareholder Li Qin has transferred his 2% stake in Huo Corporation to shareholder Huo Cixiao in a single transaction for 40.89 billion yuan..."
Finally, Ling Kai added, "The shareholder with the largest stake remains Huo Cixiao, whose holding has reached 30%, surpassing Huo Cifeng by 1%."
"Wait. Given Huo Cixiao's current condition, may I ask how he managed to purchase the shares in Li Qin's possession?" Huo Cifeng remained seated and composed, but his tone was questioning.
Li Qin said nothing. Instead, he called the meeting secretary over to take the document in his hand to Ling Kai.
A moment later, Ling Kai turned over the contract and looked at it. His eyes widened even further than before, and he raised his head in disbelief to look again at the silver-haired young man seated at the opposite end. The young man's expression hadn't changed; he sat there proudly.
Finally, Ling Kai read out the key points conveyed by the notarized copy.
"Luo Beishi provided 40 billion yuan to purchase Li Qin's 2% stake in Huo Corporation, entrusting Huo Cixiao to hold the shares on his behalf as his spouse."
Huo Cifeng's eyes gradually reddened. He shot to his feet in fury and slammed his palm onto the table with a tremendous bang. "Impossible! Absolutely impossible! Where could Luo Beishi have gotten that much money?!"
He couldn't believe that years of planning had come to nothing at this very moment! Not only had he transferred his father's 15% stake to himself, but he had also borrowed hundreds of millions from the bank and scraped together over a hundred billion in loans from other business partners... pledging all the shares he held as collateral...
Seeing everyone's doubtful attitude, Luo Beishi handed another document to his bodyguard A Hu. A Hu accepted it calmly on the surface, but inwardly, he was already biting his fist like mad! Their young madam was far too rich!