After being reborn, I refused to be a sucker, and my whole family was dumbfounded.

Chapter 121

The lead bodyguard, Yang Li, rushed forward, grabbed Lin Zhengguo by the collar, and slapped him across the face.

That slap swelled up Lin Zhengguo's face.

He screamed and clutched his swollen face, collapsing to the ground, still groaning, "You beast, I'm your father!"

Seeing this, the other bodyguards rushed forward and slapped Su Qingyan, Lin Tianwu, and the others once each.

Their screams and gasps of horror immediately filled the air.

Su Qingyan screamed, "Lin Ling! I will never let you get away with this!"

Lin Ling frowned in disgust and said indifferently, "I just said I don't need to do anything myself, someone will take care of you."

"I wasn't lying to you, was I?"

Lin Zhengguo was so angry he almost vomited blood: "Fine, fine, fine! Since you're so heartless, don't blame me for not blaming our father-son relationship."

"Drag him out." Lin Ling waved his hand impatiently.

Upon hearing this, Yang Li and the other bodyguards dragged the men who were cursing out of the room.

A deathly silence fell over the scene; everyone sensed something amiss.

Could it be that the Zeng family tacitly allowed Lin Ling to take action because they wanted to extend an olive branch to Lin Ling and help him through this crisis?

The Zeng family members looked rather grim; they hadn't expected Lin Ling to actually dare to hit them.

These are Lin Ling's own family members, and one of them is his fiancée.

Zeng Qiang said in a deep voice, "President Lin, are you calmed down? We have something we'd like to discuss with you."

Lin Ling nodded: "Please."

"Please." Zeng Fa nodded and led Lin Ling into the tea room.

Zeng Qiang said succinctly, "President Lin, we are all straightforward people, and your current situation can be described as being besieged on all sides."

“White Dog, the underground boss of Nanzhou, has gone mad and wants to kill you, and Director Kong has also said he wants to get rid of you.”

"Internally, your group has been thrown into turmoil by your family, and the stock price has fallen from around 12 yuan per share to around 7 yuan per share, with a market value of only 60 billion yuan."

"Our Zeng family just helped you, which will inevitably displease Bai Gou and Director Kong."

Lin Ling smiled and nodded slowly.

To outsiders, he does indeed appear to be plagued by troubles.

The once-mighty Lingyun Group is now teetering on the brink of collapse.

However, all of this was done intentionally by myself.

"I'm very happy that you gave me face just now," he said with a smile.

"We helped you just now because we wanted to be on your good side," Zeng's second brother said with a smile. "We also hope that President Lin will have some goodwill towards us."

The Zeng family's meaning is quite clear.

We've already given you so much face, so you should give us some face too and let's talk about what's next.

"Just say what's on your mind," Lin Ling said calmly.

“We want to acquire a stake in Lingyun Group.” Zeng Qiang paused for a moment, then spoke emphatically, “We want complete control.”

“We will help you take back the shares held by the Lin family, and we will also buy the 30% of shares you own.”

"But you are still the chairman and general manager of Lingyun Group, and you have the decision-making power over most things."

Lin Ling frowned, a cold laugh escaping his lips.

The Zeng family is trying to take advantage of the situation and forcibly seize control of the Lingyun Group.

That sounds nice, but they'll buy my shares and let me continue to control the group.

In reality, the stock price has fallen by 40%, so buying now would be a huge profit for them.

Once they become major shareholders, they can dismiss someone from their position with a single word.

Zeng noticed that Lin Ling's expression was not good and frowned, saying, "President Lin, you are aware of your current situation. If the Zeng family hadn't intervened, I'm afraid the White Dog wouldn't have let you live for long."

"How much are you planning to pay for my shares?" Lin Ling raised an eyebrow and asked casually.

“The current market value is six billion, and 30% of that would be 18 billion, but the stock price is still falling, so we can only offer 500 million to acquire it.” Zeng Fa’s eyes were sharp, and his voice carried a hint of threat.

Lin Ling sneered, "Heh, you think you can acquire 30% of my shares for 1 billion?"

"Don't you understand that once this crisis is over, the market value will quickly rebound to nearly 10 billion?"

"Currently, all of Lingyun Group's industries are promising high-tech industries, and the possibility of its revenue returning to 10 billion yuan is extremely high."

"Your appetites are far too great."

The Zeng family members exchanged glances, their eyes filled with murderous intent.

They were well aware that the market value would rebound, but Lin Ling had no choice at the moment.

“President Lin, you seem to have misunderstood. We are not discussing this with you.” Zeng Qiang’s voice turned cold, his deep eyes full of threat: “You have no right to bargain with us now.”