She went to the wrong table on a blind date and ended up getting married to a billionaire CEO.

The next morning, Shen Zejun arrived at the office early, feeling uneasy.

Last night, he contacted more than a dozen major shareholders one by one. Some agreed not to sell their shares for the time being, some were ambiguous, and a few directly said they would consider the acquisition offer from Huarui Capital.

He barely slept a wink all night, his mind racing with various solutions.

Secretary Liu walked in carrying coffee, her expression somewhat grave: "Chairman, will everyone be attending today's shareholders' meeting?"

"I think so." Shen Zejun took the coffee; the bitter liquid entered his mouth, but it couldn't compare to the bitterness in his heart. "This is a matter of life and death for the company; no one will be absent."

He checked the time: the market would open at 9:30 a.m., and an emergency shareholders' meeting would be held at 10:00 a.m.

"Have the finance department compile the latest shareholding structure statistics; I need to explain the situation to everyone at the meeting."

"Okay, Chairman." Just as Xiao Liu was about to turn around and leave, the phone on the table rang urgently.

"Mr. Shen, something terrible has happened!" came the panicked voice of the trading room manager on the phone. "The stock price has plummeted; it's already hit the daily limit down!"

Shen Zejun was startled and quickly turned on his computer to check the market data.

On the screen, Shen's Jewelry's stock price was a glaring green – it had plummeted from 38.6 yuan at yesterday's close to 34.74 yuan, a drop of 10%, hitting the daily limit down.

"What happened?" His voice trembled slightly. "What's going on?"

"Look at the news! The internet is full of negative news about our company!"

Shen Zejun opened the news website with trembling hands. The glaring headlines on the homepage made him instantly turn pale:

Internal turmoil at Shen's Jewelry! Hai Ze and Shen Qingge's marriage breaks down, and Hai's Group will withdraw from Shen's Group.

Exclusive report! Haize suspected of having an extramarital affair and fathering children with a mysterious woman.

Shen's Jewelry Group faces further difficulties as its largest shareholder, Haize, sells shares and cashes out 150 billion yuan.

Hai Ze's true colors exposed: His scumbag persona collapses, and Shen Qingge suffers betrayal.

He trembled as he clicked on the first news article, and the detailed report struck him like a thunderbolt:

According to inside sources, Haize and Shen Qingge's marriage is already dead in all but name. Haize is having an affair with a mysterious woman and they have a son together.

The woman is suspected to be Haize's ex-girlfriend, and she has been secretly kept by Haize.

The accompanying photo in the news article made Shen Zejun's heart clench violently—

In the photo, a voluptuous young woman is holding a little boy, while Haize is leaning down to kiss the boy with an expression of utter doting tenderness.

The child's eyebrows and eyes look just like Haize's.

"This...how is this possible..." Shen Zejun felt his vision go black and he swayed as if he were about to collapse.

Xiao Liu quickly helped him up: "Chairman, are you alright?"

Shen Zejun forced himself to continue reading; every word felt like a knife piercing his heart.

"It is understood that Haize has sold his shares in Shen's Jewelry, cashed out 150 billion yuan, and is preparing to withdraw from the operation of Shen's Jewelry."

This move was interpreted by the market as a sign of pessimism about the future prospects of Shen's Jewelry. Analysts pointed out that without Hai's Group as a powerful strategic investor, Shen's Jewelry is likely to face a new round of crisis...

“There’s more news,” Xiao Liu’s voice trembled. “Major financial media outlets are all reprinting it, and six out of the top ten trending topics on Weibo are about this.”

Shen Zejun mechanically clicked on other news items:

Haze's Double Life: The Emotional Deception Behind a Business Elite

Shen Qingge: From a Wealthy Bride to a Betrayed Woman

Haier Group's stock price surges as investors are optimistic about Haier's future prospects after separating from Shen's Group.

Each headline felt like a heavy punch, slamming into his heart.

"Dad...Dad!" Shen Qingshuo rushed into the office, his face equally pale. "Have you seen the news? What exactly happened?"

Shen Zejun opened his mouth, but found that he couldn't say a word.

A sharp pain shot through my chest, as if someone were twisting it with a knife.

"Chairman!" Xiao Liu exclaimed.

Shen Zejun clutched his chest, leaned back, and everything went dark.

"Quick! Call an ambulance!" Shen Qingshuo shouted.

The office was thrown into chaos.

Meanwhile, on a mountain road on the outskirts of Yuncheng.

Shen Qingge's car was parked on the side of the road. She sat in the driver's seat, her whole body trembling.

Her phone screen displayed 999+ missed calls and countless text messages, but she ignored them all.

All her contacts were frantically trying to reach her—her father, brother, colleagues, reporters, and even some unknown numbers.

She knew the world had turned upside down outside, but she simply didn't have the courage to face it.

The news pages were still open on her phone screen, and the photos were like a spell, making it impossible for her to look away.

The woman in the photo, with her alluring face and captivating eyes, looked so familiar.

The last time Hai Ruoxi cried after getting a vaccine, it was this woman who comforted her.

Shen Qingge gripped her phone tightly, her knuckles turning white from the force.

During this time, Hai Ruoxi's condition has been on her mind.

My child has a persistent high fever, and we've done all sorts of tests. Our biggest worry is the possibility of leukemia.

She went to the hospital every day to accompany her child for various tests. Seeing Xiao Ruoxi in pain broke her heart.

Although the blood relationship test results showed that Ruoxi was not her biological daughter, after spending several months together, she had come to regard the child as her own daughter.

Seeing Ruoxi suffer, she felt more heartbroken than anyone else.

Fortunately, after a series of examinations and treatments, the possibility of leukemia was finally ruled out; it was just a common viral infection causing the persistent high fever.

After receiving appropriate treatment, Ruoxi has recovered and been discharged from the hospital.

However, the issue of blood ties remained a thorn in her heart.

If Ruoxi is not her biological daughter, then where are her biological children?

A bolt of lightning struck the brain:

Her biological child is very likely the little boy being kissed by Haize in the news photo!

Thinking of this, Shen Qingge felt her world spinning.

Who gave birth to Hai Ruoxi? This would explain the strange look that woman gave Hai Ruoxi back then.

Why did Haize switch the two children?

How cruel and despicable this is!

Tears streamed down her face like a burst dam, and Shen Qingge sobbed uncontrollably, burying her face in the steering wheel.

My phone kept vibrating; the incoming calls and text messages were like death knells.

Shen Qingge knew that the entire business community in Yuncheng was talking about this matter.

She lost face, and Shen's Jewelry suffered a severe blow as a result.

The business her father worked so hard to build could very well be destroyed because of her choice of marriage.

She recalled her father's trust and gratitude towards Haize, her brother's support for the marriage, and everyone's envy of her marrying into a wealthy family.

Now all of this has become a joke.

She not only failed to bring glory to the family, but instead became a burden.

The autumn sun shone through the car window onto her, but it did nothing to warm her cold heart.

The autumn wind blew through the mountains, making a sobbing sound, as if it were lamenting her plight.

She recalled her unwavering devotion to Gu Tingyu and the beautiful dreams she had shared in her youth.

If I hadn't been so stubborn, if I had been more rational, if I hadn't chosen to marry Haize, would everything have been different?

But it's too late to say anything now.

She is already deeply mired in this quagmire and cannot extricate herself.

I don't know how long we stayed in the wild, but it gradually got dark.

As the sun sets, the distant mountains appear dark and indistinct, and the whole world is shrouded in a vast twilight.

Shen Qingge had long since run out of tears, leaving only an empty gaze and a numb heart.

She finally mustered the courage to pick up her phone and see the latest message from her mother:

"Qingge, where are you? Are you alright? Your father had a heart attack and was hospitalized."