Time Travel: The Queen's Coronation

Fan Xiaomeng frequently invited Haoyang's major shareholders to dinner, and I was photographed by reporters every time I attended the meeting. Shen Junhui was very anxious.

When I drove to the door of my house, Shen Junhui stopped me and angrily asked, "Did Fan Xiaomeng give you any benefits?"

"Why do you say that?" I was very confused about his words and actions.

"You accepted Fan Xiaomeng's invitation, and the reporters captured it all! More than once! When did you two become so close? Did she promise something?"

"It's just a social event, what's the big deal?! It's not uncommon to have a lot of social events in the business world!"

"Entertainment? She invited all the major shareholders of Haoyang! This is self-evident!"

"And then?" I asked disdainfully.

"Why are you on her side?"

"I'm not on her side, I'm on the side of interests! I'll stand wherever there's interest!"

"But you promised Grandpa that you would help me! You can't go back on your word!"

"Just because I'm on her side doesn't mean I won't help you!"

"Are you going undercover?"

"Please! Don't be so childish! This isn't a war to the death. This is business, and we can all win together!"

"How do we achieve a win-win situation?"

"You wouldn't understand even if I told you!"

"Then if you explain it to me, I'll understand, right?"

"Go wherever it's cool!" After saying that, I drove into the house.

Haoyang's board meeting was held as scheduled. While Shen Shaopeng was delivering his eloquent campaign speech, Grandpa Shen walked through the door. Some shareholders were surprised to see him. He looked around at the other shareholders and said, "Haoyang was built by your father and me. Now that your father has retired, you're giving it away for money!" Then, Grandpa Shen began coughing violently. Father Shen and Shen Junhui rushed forward to help him.

"Uncle, you can't say that! He was your subordinate when my father was alive. A new emperor appoints new ministers. Anyway, we will always be ministers. It doesn't matter who is in the position! Besides, Shaopeng is so capable at such a young age. I believe Haoyang will develop better in his hands! This is no longer an era of loyalty and emotion. We will support whoever is capable and has the ability to lead us to gain greater benefits!" said a middle-aged man.

"Yes, Uncle Shen! The responsibility of us second-generations is to maintain the business! Shaoping and Junhui are far less capable than Shaopeng, and Shaopeng is also your son. Haoyang is still in the hands of the Shen family, so there is no loss for you! Haoyang is still surnamed Shen!" Another middle-aged man echoed.

With someone leading the charge, more and more people became optimistic about Shen Shaopeng and publicly voiced their support. Grandpa Shen was so angry that he fainted again. Father Shen had no choice but to accompany Grandpa Shen to the hospital, leaving Shen Junhui alone at the board meeting. Fan Xiaomeng didn't care about Grandpa Shen's life or death and continued the board meeting. In the end, Shen Shaopeng was elected the new chairman of Haoyang with an overwhelming majority.

After the board meeting, Shen Junhui kept pestering me, "Why did you vote for Shen Shaopeng?"

"My choice won't affect the outcome! Shen Shaopeng will win no matter what, so why not do him a favor?"

"Haoyang has been snatched away by Shen Shaopeng now. Haoyang will never be passed on to Changheng in the future! Are you going to watch your son's things being snatched away?"

"But I'm not sure if you'll have a son in the future. If you prefer another woman's child, then my Changheng will be left with nothing!"

"I've already promised Grandpa that I won't give other women the chance to have children! I only have four children, and they're the four you gave birth to! And Changheng is the eldest grandson! No one can shake this status!"

"Tsk! Men's words are lies! I don't believe your promises! And even if he can't inherit Haoyang, I still have Yuanyuan and Zhongding to pass on to him!"

"You have other sons. Can six sons divide the two companies?" Shen Junhui asked back with disgust.

"How do you know that Zhong Ding and Yuan Yuan won't become bigger and stronger in the future? Even if they are evenly divided now, it will guarantee them a lifetime of wealth and glory!"

"But……"

"I have something to do, so I'll leave first!" I closed the car door indifferently and drove away.

A month after Shen Shaopeng took the helm, Haoyang Group's finances were indeed better than before, and they fulfilled their promise to help me secure the film and television city project, achieving a win-win situation for both parties. However, once Shen Shaopeng secured his position as Haoyang's chairman, he embarked on a major purge. He fabricated allegations that Shen Shaoping and his son had amassed significant financial losses, leaving Shen Shaopeng powerless to recover. Haoyang was now a mere shell. He then secretly manipulated the stock market, causing its share price to plummet. Eventually, many shareholders sold their shares in an attempt to stem their losses. Fan Xiaomeng and her son had intended to acquire the company, but a company in Malaysia sued them for unpaid debts, temporarily freezing their funds and preventing them from acquiring Haoyang's shares.

Seeing the stock price plummet, shareholders took a radical approach and approached me, convincing me to buy out their shares. Ultimately, Zhongding held 36% of Haoyang Group, while I personally held 12%, Fan Xiaomeng and her son held 8%, and the Shen family held a combined 24%. The remaining shares were held by other groups. Shen Shaopeng's move, while ultimately a loss, actually made me successful. It also gave the Shen family hope. Grandpa Shen invited me to dinner several times, but I always declined, citing my busy schedule. Shen Shaopeng also invited me to dinner several times, but I declined as well.

Later, Grandpa Shen came to my house several times under the pretext of visiting his great-grandson to discuss the board of directors with me, but I ignored him and neither agreed nor refused. This frequent visit aroused Shen Shaopeng's suspicion, and I didn't give him any opportunities, so he gradually lost his patience and began to secretly sabotage the Zhongding project.

He reported bribery and corruption in the film and television city project to the relevant authorities, and he had already found a scapegoat and surrendered to the Independent Commission Against Corruption. The ICAC also came to Zhongding for a routine inspection. He even hired someone to write a negative article about Zhongding, causing its stock price to plummet. He seized the opportunity to acquire Zhongding shares and indirectly control Haoyang. Unfortunately, I was one step ahead of him. With my keen intuition and accurate prediction, I acquired all the scattered Zhongding shares before he did, and he returned empty-handed.

Because the film and television city project was a joint project between Zhong Ding and Hao Yang, we were both called to the Independent Commission Against Corruption for investigation. When we came out, he smiled and said to me, "Do you want to have a meal together? You can't make excuses anymore. It's just a meal, it won't take up much time!"

"Okay!" I thought he looked very hypocritical, but I still agreed to him. I wanted to see what tricks he was going to play.

"I came to this restaurant last time and it was very good. Their soy sauce chicken is very good. I recommend it to you!" he said, looking at the menu.

"Okay! Let's order it!"

"It seems a bit troublesome this time!" While waiting for the food to be served, he took the initiative to talk about the film and television city project.

"It's really a bit tricky. I have no idea what to do!" I said worriedly.

"Don't worry! I'm here!" Shen Shaopeng said as he held my hand, and I reflexively pushed his hand away.

"Please watch your words and actions!" I scolded him immediately.

But instead of retreating, he held one of my hands tightly and said affectionately, "I finally understand why Shen Junhui and Li Zhanwen are so obsessed with you! You are so charming. I fell hopelessly in love with you from the first moment I saw you! I can't control my heart anymore. Can you give me a chance?"

Because of the power disparity between men and women, I couldn't get rid of his hand. I could only try to reason with him, "Calm down! Behaving like this in public is not nice. It will tarnish my image!"

"You and I are both single. Who are we both bothering when two single people are together?"

"You should be considered as Shen Junhui's uncle. My children have to call you 'Uncle'! So we can't! Let me go!" I had no choice but to twist the back of his hand with my nails. I twisted a bloody mark on the back of his hand and then I had to let go.

"So what! Emperor Xuanzong of Tang could marry his own daughter-in-law, and didn't Emperor Shunzhi marry his brother's wife? Why can't we be together?"

"We are not suitable! The most important thing is that I don't like you, so don't waste your energy!"

"I am better than Shen Junhui in every way, and I am no worse than Li Zhanwen!"

"You're five years older than me! I can't accept someone more than three years my age! There's a generation gap!"

"He's only five years old, how can there be a generation gap? Others don't even have one when they're in their teens!"

"Think about it, you were already in sixth grade when I was in first grade. How could first and sixth graders hang out together? Plus, after five years, times have changed, so there's a generation gap! Don't harbor any more illusions!"

"I really like you!"

"But I don't like you! Your one-sided love will cause trouble to me! If you really like me, you should just keep it in your heart! There's no need to tell me out loud and cause me trouble!"

"But I have to let you know my feelings! If you love someone, you have to fight for it!"

"I'm telling you right now that I don't like you. Not now, and not in the future! You can't change our age difference! I have my own principles and they won't waver! Okay, that's all I have to say. I'm leaving now! You can eat your meal by yourself!"

I hurriedly fled the scene. This Shen Shaopeng is really insidious. He tried to frame me for the acquisition of Zhongding but failed, and now he's using his beauty trick to seduce me. He really will do anything to achieve his goals! But this opponent is quite interesting. I think I should give him a few moves!