"You really think I can't handle you?"
Li Ziyu smiled faintly; "Grandpa, I'm still in solitary confinement. If there's nothing else, I'll go back. As for the company's affairs, I've already handed over the position of general manager, so it has nothing to do with me."
"Hmph! I've already contacted Hunter's team in the US. They're professional managers. Xiaoyu, since you're playing dumb with me, I hope you can keep playing dumb to the end."
Upon hearing this, Li Ziyu's expression remained unchanged as she calmly replied, "Grandpa, the international management team also needs time to adapt to maintain the company's operations. As you just said, with so many things happening in the company, I don't think they might be able to handle it all."
Li Weifeng was even more furious upon hearing this; "Isn't this all your doing? Humph, but if you think I'll give you back the position of general manager, you're sorely mistaken. I definitely won't let you continue as the general manager of the company. You'd better get ready to marry Xiao Chen."
Li Ziyu's expression changed drastically: "Grandpa, I will not marry Xiao Chen."
"Do you think this is something you can decide? Your marriage with Xiao Chen was arranged by Wang Yannian more than 20 years ago. This is an undeniable fact that cannot be changed. Originally, I planned to let you and Xiao Chen get to know each other better and develop feelings for each other before getting married, but you have disappointed your grandfather too much, so there is no time for you to adjust. You will marry Xiao Chen this October." Li Weifeng said decisively.
Upon hearing this, Li Ziyu said, word by word, "Grandpa, I'll say it again, I will not marry Xiao Chen. I am your own granddaughter, why are you forcing me to such a dead end?"
Li Weifeng said calmly, "A dead end? Xiao Chen is the husband I carefully selected for you. Do you know how many women would envy him?"
"Hmph, it's only because you don't know what's good for you. If it were any other woman in the family, they would have jumped for joy long ago."
Li Ziyu said with a touch of sadness, "You're not trying to find me a place to belong, you're trying to find a backer for your family. What others give is always someone else's."
"You don't need to teach me these things. I know how to do them."
"Also, don't think I don't know that you've bribed some people in the family. But bribing them won't work. They are still members of the Li family. When it comes to matters of principle, they know how to choose."
Li Weifeng knew that some people in the family had sided with Li Ziyu, but he didn't care. As long as Li Ziyu married Xiao Chen, those people would naturally become his people again.
As for now, Li Weifeng believes that these people would be more pleased to see the family grow stronger than to let Li Ziyu do whatever he wants.
Therefore, Li Weifeng did not immediately investigate who were Li Ziyu's people.
"Xiaoyu, your time is running out. I hope you can figure it out soon." After saying that, Li Weifeng turned and left.
Li Ziyu smiled as she watched Li Weifeng's retreating figure; she knew Su Lin quite well.
Su Lin either doesn't make a move, or if he does, he'll definitely cripple the Li Group.
Especially in the stock market, someone who wouldn't even consider a billion dollars, this time he's definitely going to make a big move.
"Grandpa, I have no choice. You've pushed me to this point step by step."
Although Li Ziyu resisted, she had always felt a little bit of reluctance, but now that reluctance was completely gone.
She never expected Li Weifeng to be so ruthless, demanding that she get married in October without any room for negotiation.
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Therefore, she must speed up her pace and take control of the entire family.
Thinking of this, Li Ziyu walked to the backyard of the manor, where the martial artists kept by the Li family lived.
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Su Lin wasn't constantly monitoring the stock market. He had professional traders keep an eye on Li's stocks while he, Xia Shiyu, and Lin Xiaowan were driving to their new home.
"Su Lin, we're really lucky this time. The villa is only two kilometers away from Donghai University and seven or eight kilometers away from Quanlegou. What do you think? Isn't the location great?" Lin Xiaowan said boastfully.
Su Lin laughed and said, "The location is indeed good. It's not too far from Donghai University, but not too close either. Two kilometers is just right. I didn't expect to be able to buy a villa in the city. I thought I would have to buy one in the suburbs."
"Hehe, Xiaoyu and I searched for several days before we found it. The villa is in a rather remote location, so no one has bought it yet, but it's exactly what we wanted. So Xiaoyu and I fell in love with the villa as soon as we saw it."
Xia Shiyu nodded and said, "Su Lin, there's a bamboo forest over there. It's not easy to be discovered while practicing martial arts there, and it's also convenient."
Su Lin chuckled and said, "That really is a nice place."
A dozen minutes later, Su Lin arrived at the Dongjiang Villa District. He drove all the way to the very back and, sure enough, saw a rather secluded villa.
The villa is surrounded by a grove of ornamental bamboo, and the location is very quiet and secluded.
Su Lin immediately took a liking to this special spot.
"How is it? Isn't it beautiful? There's also a yard in the villa, about 100 square meters. I think that would be enough if you wanted to practice swordsmanship," Lin Xiaowan introduced.
Su Lin's car stopped in front of the villa, which had a sign that read "Dongjiang Villa District, Building 087".
The three got out of the car: "This is the only fully furnished house in the Dongjiang villa area. It's mainly because it's hard to sell. Xiaoyu and I just added some furniture and threw away some things we didn't like, and we can move in right away."
Su Lin gave a thumbs up and said, "You two really did a great job finding such a convenient place in just three days, Xiao Wan and Xiao Yu."
"Hehe, we were just lucky."
"Haha, let's go, let's get our things down first, then go inside and find a room."
"Okay!"
After cultivating their internal strength, Lin Xiaowan and Xia Shiyu were no longer delicate girls who couldn't lift heavy objects. They carried suitcases weighing dozens of kilograms with ease.
Lin Xiaowan took out her key and opened the door: "This is our new home in Donghai."
Su Lin smiled and said, "That's right, this is our new home."
Lin Xiaowan sensed the implication in Su Lin's words, rolled her eyes at Su Lin, and pulled Xia Shiyu along, saying, "Xiaoyu, let's go choose a room first, and leave one that Su Lin doesn't like."
Xia Shiyu smiled and nodded. In fact, when the two of them came to see the apartment, they had already chosen where they would stay.
He was just putting on an act in front of Su Lin at this moment.
Su Lin didn't mind and followed the two women through the yard into the villa.
The villa has a duplex structure with three floors. The first floor has a dining room, living room, kitchen, garage, etc. The second floor is the living room, and the third floor has some multi-functional rooms, such as a KTV, study, bathroom, etc.
Su Lin was very satisfied with the size of the villa.
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Li Weifeng soon realized that he had been too optimistic.
In just one day, the Li Group's market value evaporated by over 100 billion, and the next day it evaporated by more than 40%. Meanwhile, Su Lin made over 10 billion from this short selling.
Su Lin rose to fame in one battle, becoming the undisputed leader on the Dragon and Tiger List.
Seeing Su Lin's long string of numbers on the Dragon and Tiger List, countless retail investors and "leeks" (a metaphor for easily exploited investors) were stunned.
They realized that their stock investments, made so late, were all for nothing, amounting to nothing compared to a fraction of what Su Lin had made.
In just two days, he made over 10 billion yuan through leveraged trading.
Su Lin's short selling immediately ignited the enthusiasm of retail investors, who rushed to short Li's Group's stock, causing it to plummet.
Su Lin stared at the stock in front of him, wondering what would happen if it was officially announced tomorrow that Li Ziyu would return to continue as general manager.
The results were astonishing: if Li Ziyu returned to take over as general manager, Li's stock would surge by 180 percent, reaching a new high.
Li Ziyu had already secured many high-quality projects for the Li Group, but it hadn't been officially announced yet. If Li Ziyu were to return to take office, he would bring these projects with him, which is why the stock price surged.
"It must be quite a spectacle at the Li family compound right now."
Just as Su Lin had guessed, Hunter's international management team was saying goodbye to Li Weifeng at that moment.
"Li! Your Li Group's stock has been fluctuating too much. The headquarters has to reassess the rating. I'm really sorry, we only arrived today and we have to leave tonight," Hunter said apologetically.
Upon hearing this, Li Weifeng was immediately furious. He asked, trembling, "What do you mean by reassessing and rating?"
"We previously assessed Li's as an A-level high-quality enterprise, but today, after arriving in Donghai, we realized that our assessment was too one-sided. Li, we hope you can overcome the current difficulties and then come back to our team of professional managers to help you manage the company."
Li Weifeng thought to himself, "If he can get through the current difficulties, what's the point of having a manager?"
"Mr. Hunter, if you feel the commission is not enough, we can discuss it further."
Hunter shook his head and said, "Li, this matter has nothing to do with commissions. Your Li Group has lost hundreds of billions in market value in just two days. I'm sorry, but I can't manage such a company with peace of mind. We have a contract. If any problems arise during the management of the company, we will bear part of the responsibility. I'm sorry, but we can't afford to bear that responsibility."
After saying that, Hunter stopped giving Li Weifeng face and got into the car with his team.
Li Weifeng just stood there dumbfounded, watching Hunter and his group walk away.
"Damn it!!" Li Weifeng cursed and threw all the tea on the table onto the ground.
He never expected that the professional management team he hired would be so incompetent, and in the end they simply ran away.
"Master, what should we do now?"
Li Weifeng frowned: "What to do? I know what to do. The company has lost over 100 billion in just two days. If this continues, it will go bankrupt and be liquidated tomorrow."
"Tell Xiaoyu to come over from the solitary confinement room immediately. Tell her I have something important to discuss with her."
"Master, you had a huge fight with Miss yesterday. If you go to see her today, she definitely won't be happy to go back. Besides, you and Miss had such a big argument yesterday, I'm afraid..."
Li Weifeng rubbed his temples: "If there were any suitable candidates, I would not have let Xiaoyu come. You know my sons better than anyone else. They are all good-for-nothings. If they were even a little bit more capable, I wouldn't be thinking about marriage alliances every day. Who doesn't want to have a strong backbone? Apart from Xiaoyu, the next generation is also not very capable."
"The only one who's promising isn't on my side, sigh!!"
The butler looked at Li Weifeng and inwardly scoffed. It wasn't that the younger generation lacked talent, but Li Weifeng had ultimately been wary of them, sidelined them, and banished them. The rest, of course, were no good.
Although he was inwardly complaining, he maintained a respectful demeanor on his face and slowly retreated to find Li Ziyu.
Not long after, Li Ziyu arrived at the inner courtyard and stared blankly at Li Weifeng in front of her.
Li Weifeng looked at Li Ziyu with apprehension. This girl had taken control of the Li Group in just a few years. Now, the Li Group couldn't function without her. Many of the martial artists in the family had also become her rivals. If she didn't get married and continued to manage the Li family's affairs like this, he would eventually be sidelined.
Li Weifeng has been supporting the Li family for decades, holding power for just as long, and he truly doesn't want to relinquish it.
"Xiaoyu..."
"Grandpa, if you're here to persuade me to go back to being the general manager, then forget it," Li Ziyu interrupted directly.
"you...."
"The family has nurtured you for so many years, shouldn't you reciprocate?" Li Weifeng asked, barely suppressing his anger.