Gently bite the jasmine

Chapter 224 War of words

Lin Xi had been here once before. She sat next to the old man and could see the expressions on everyone's faces.

Duan Yiheng looked at Lin Xi and smiled at her.

Lin Xi knew it was encouragement and nodded.

On either side of the long conference table were the directors of Yinfan. Compared to the last time, the atmosphere this time was somewhat strange and heavy.

The old man looked at everyone from the main seat and went straight to the point: "First of all, thank you all for coming. I am here today to discuss Yi Heng taking over Yin Fan. I am getting old and it is indeed time for me to retire."

"I will transfer 30% of my shares to Duan, the next heir to Yinfan."

"Dad, wait a minute." Duan Zheng turned to look at the old man and said, "I don't think Duan Yiheng is qualified to take over Yinfan."

Instead of being angry, Duan Yiheng laughed: "Then, Mr. Duan, can you give me your reasons?"

Duan Zheng turned his head slightly and said, "If you don't believe me, ask everyone, who agrees that you, Duan Yiheng, should become the next successor of Yin Fan?"

The directors are elected by the shareholders, but most of those present were shareholder directors.

Since it concerns the heirs, they all have the right to vote.

For a moment, apart from Zhao Hongbo and Lin Xi, no one raised their hand.

Duan Zheng snorted and tapped on his open laptop. A close-up photo of Lin Xi and Duan Yiheng at the manor appeared on the large screen in the conference room.

Duan Zheng said, "Lin Xi was raised by my wife and me since she was a child. She and my youngest son were childhood sweethearts. Some time ago, I'm sure you all heard about her marriage to Mingxuan, but it didn't come to fruition. I'm sure you all know why now."

Lin Xi looked closely at the photo; it was a picture of her and Duan Yiheng in the tea room, snuggling intimately together, their expressions and gestures suggesting a close relationship.

It turns out that Lin Xiaoying's scheme wasn't a honey trap; she was careless.

She glanced at Duan Yiheng and saw that he remained calm and composed, which gradually calmed her heart.

The old man smiled in disappointment; Yi Heng had indeed guessed correctly.

"Duan Zheng, Duan Zheng, you have truly disappointed me." The old man gasped for breath. "Your son wanted to save you some face, but you couldn't wait to slander him?"

Duan Zheng said, "I didn't slander him. He and Lin Xi have been together for a long time. He stole Mingxuan's fiancée. Dad, didn't you also oppose it back then? You even threatened Duan Yiheng's future?"

Ke Yu raised her eyes, and someone immediately chimed in: "Judging from this, the heir stole his younger brother's fiancée, which is morally questionable. How can he manage Yin Fan?"

"Losing one's mind for a woman is not the behavior of a leader."

"Chairman Duan, I think we should find someone more capable. Although the general manager is not good at expanding the territory, he is good at maintaining the status quo. Vice President Duan and the general manager's assistant can assist him."

Duan Yiheng chuckled lightly: "Assist? Ask Duan Zheng, is he worthy? He's been with Silver Sail for so many years, what contributions has he made to Silver Sail?"

The directors choked on their words: "That's rather harsh of you."

Duan Yiheng glanced at him sideways: "The truth is hard to hear. If it weren't for his father and son, would General Manager Duan be where he is today?"

"Everyone, Lin Xi grew up in the Duan family and was Duan Mingxuan's childhood sweetheart. So what? Does she have Duan Mingxuan's name on her body?"

"I, Duan Yiheng, am thirty years old this year, and I've only ever loved one person. I'm virtuous and self-disciplined, and I hold myself and others to high standards. Can you say that there's something wrong with my character and conduct?"

"I'm afraid none of you here are as clean as I am."

Zhao Hongbo laughed: "Hey, hey, I'm perfectly clean, don't drag me into this."

Duan Yiheng nodded slightly: "Sorry, it was an accidental injury."

After speaking, he stood up, walked around the conference table, came to Duan Zheng's side, and with a gentle flick of his long finger, turned off the screen.

Duan Yiheng laughed and said, "Who knows who has a bad reputation?"

"Duan Zheng cheated on me first, and my mother died of grief afterward. Why didn't you talk about his conduct then?"

"Less than a year later, Duan Mingxuan was born. Didn't he lose his mind over a woman then?"

"Lin Xi and I are both unmarried, so what kind of moral depravity is this? Do you want to throw a report in your faces that says Lin Xi and I are not related by blood?"

"However, he has something to show you, and so do I."

As soon as Duan Yiheng finished speaking, Ke Yu and Duan Zheng exchanged glances, both seeing a bad premonition in each other's eyes.

Ke Yu instinctively stepped forward, but Lin Xi stopped her: "Secretary Ke, watch your step."

It was too late for Ke Yu to try to adjust the screen mirroring.

Duan Yiheng tapped his laptop, and a video of Duan Zheng entering and leaving Lanyue Mansion immediately appeared on the screen. The person who greeted him was none other than Ke Yu.

The board members were in an uproar, their expressions varying.

Ke Yu smiled calmly: "Compared to the photos of Vice President Duan and Miss Lin, it looks like my hug with President Duan was just a polite one, right?"

Duan Yiheng nodded: "He went to your Lanyue residence in the middle of the night, more than once, and many times he didn't come out until the next morning. Did you sleep in the room as a courtesy overnight?"

Lin Xi bit her lip tightly, afraid that she would laugh out loud.

Duan Yiheng always manages to be funny in a serious manner.

“You—” Ke Yu’s expression darkened.

The old man tapped the table: "Immediately dismiss General Manager Duan Zheng and Board Secretary Ke Yu from their posts—"

"Dad," Duan Zheng looked at the old man in disbelief, "How could you do this to me?"

The old man's gaze was heavy. He had covered up the relationship between Lin Xi and Duan Yiheng back then, but Duan Zheng was now slandering his own son at such an important meeting for his own selfish reasons.

If Yin Fan were handed over to him, he would probably be surnamed Zheng or Ke.

"Duan Zheng, you brought this all on yourself."

Duan Zheng laughed defiantly, "Is that so?"

The old man immediately frowned, realizing something was wrong.

Someone knocked on the conference room door, and Uncle Deng came in with a tablet, looking very serious.

The old man asked, "What's wrong?"

Uncle Deng said, "Yinfan Technology is on the front page because they fired an employee without cause, causing her to develop a mental illness. Her family is making a scene at the company entrance. Also, the relationship between the young master and young lady has been completely exposed to the public."

Lin Xi subconsciously looked at Duan Yiheng, and they all had the same guess in their minds: Chen Liangyi.

The old man stood up shakily and asked Uncle Deng, "How did Yi Heng and Xiao Xi's relationship get exposed?"

Uncle Deng: "...It's the second young master."

The old man's gaze glazed over for a moment before he fell straight forward.

"grandfather!"

Lin Xi and Duan Yiheng's voices overlapped, and Uncle Deng, who was closest, quickly grabbed the person.

The old man closed his eyes lifelessly, which made Lin Xi both panicked and anxious.

Duan Yiheng put his arm around her shoulder and said to Uncle Deng, "Get her to the hospital immediately."

Duan Yiheng called for an ambulance and took Lin Xi with him, following the old man's car into the hospital.

Lin Xi's legs went weak and she could barely stand. She grabbed Duan Yiheng's collar, her eyes red and swollen: "He clearly thought of everything..."

But Chen Jingyi was overlooked.

She was actually Ke Yu's woman!