Volume One, Chapter 13: Qiao Nian’an, Come Here

“Sister, didn’t brother-in-law tell you to kick out your friends from the company? And now you still dare to threaten legal action, trying to claim a share of his assets through a lawyer?”

Shen Xiaoshan emerged from inside, glaring at Shen Niwu as she printed out a divorce agreement that would leave Jiang Xingguang with nothing. Naturally, she was unwilling.

After all, she had become the mistress precisely because she coveted her brother-in-law’s money.

Without money, who would marry him?

But...

“Sis, brother-in-law really did meet a benefactor. If it weren’t for a big shot buying this company at a high price, how else would brother-in-law suddenly become a billionaire? This shabby little company sold for a hundred million.”

Shen Xiaoshan fantasized about her future.

Though a hundred million wasn’t an enormous sum, it was at least respectable.

Shen Niwu wasn’t in a hurry to expose the truth; she had Qiao Nian’an on her side.

No one understood why such a big player would buy this tiny, worthless company, but she guessed.

The magnate was chasing after Qiao Nian’an.

Otherwise, with Fu Yunzhen being a man at the very top of the pyramid, how could such a small, insignificant company catch his eye?

There was only one possibility: he was after Qiao Nian’an.

“You, pack your things and get out!” Shen Xiaoshan, looking every bit the boss’s wife, pointed at Qiao Nian’an and scolded.

She had observed several times that her brother-in-law was interested in Qiao Nian’an.

But each time, Qiao Nian’an had rejected him.

She knew very well that flies don’t land on a flawless egg.

If she stayed here, trouble was bound to arise sooner or later.

Better to kick her out early.

“As long as I’m here, no one will drive Qiao Nian’an away!” Shen Niwu said firmly.

“Besides, this company was funded by me. Because I love reading novels, I wanted to bring Chinese web novels to overseas readers, which is why I started this translation company. But the money was actually provided by Qiao Nian’an.”

“In truth, if you count it properly, she’s the real boss!”

Qiao Nian’an was a little confused; she tugged at Shen Niwu’s sleeve, “Niwu, I never gave you any money, don’t say things like that...”

Shen Niwu took her hand and said, “You’ve helped so many people; you’re like a generous fairy, giving money everywhere. You even gave me a hundred thousand yuan, which I used as seed capital to buy servers and some copyrights. That’s how the company slowly grew.”

“So later, when your company expanded and the hiring requirement became a college diploma, I was just a sophomore who dropped out without a certificate, yet you made an exception for me and even gave me a monthly salary of twenty thousand plus commission?” Qiao Nian’an looked at Shen Niwu in surprise.

Shen Niwu nodded, “Yes, you deserved it. Without you, I wouldn’t have had the funds to start this business. I wouldn’t be living a good life with a house and a car.”

She had once thought she and Jiang Xingguang would support each other for life.

Now it seemed men were unreliable!

Money had to be in her own hands.

And she realized that Qiao Nian’an was her benefactor.

With Qiao Nian’an’s one hundred thousand yuan, she started the company and gradually built it up to a decent scale.

They created original works and developed derivative copyrights.

Short dramas, comics, animation, audio, games, and so on.

Especially in short dramas, they frequently produced hits.

Even overseas, she hired local actors for short dramas, where the payment rates were higher than at home.

But all these ideas came from Qiao Nian’an.

Without Qiao Nian’an’s funding and business acumen, her company wouldn’t have been so successful.

Now, a new era had arrived.

The company had been acquired by a large corporation for a hundred million!

She had to hold onto that hundred million tightly—no way would it fall into the hands of a scoundrel!

“Also, Nian’an...” Shen Niwu leaned close to whisper in Qiao Nian’an’s ear, “Do you know who bought my company?”

Qiao Nian’an frowned.

She had a guess.

“It’s Fu Yunzhen, that poor boy from high school. He’s now the most interviewed man by financial magazines and the elusive idol that nine hundred million women want to bring down from his pedestal!” Shen Niwu said, looking at Qiao Nian’an.

Qiao Nian’an’s expression remained unreadable.

It seemed this man was truly after her.

“Nian’an, before the new CEO takes office, I want to transfer fifty percent of the shares to you. That way, when the hundred million comes in, we split it fifty-fifty.” Shen Niwu immediately took out the prepared share transfer documents and signed them.

When they started this company, she held one hundred percent of the shares.

Jiang Xingguang was merely an employee.

Now that he dared to betray her, she would kick him out.

She was rich now and would share the money equally with her friend!

Besides, it was what Qiao Nian’an deserved!

Without her initial hundred thousand, she wouldn’t have stumbled upon such a golden opportunity.

“Are you stupid? You said you’d transfer all the shares to me today, so why are you transferring fifty percent to an outsider?” Jiang Xingguang stormed over, trying to tear up the share certificate.

But Qiao Nian’an, who hated mistresses, kicked him away with a raised foot, and Jiang Xingguang collapsed to the ground.

“Get out with your mistress right now! I’m also one of the owners here now. I’m firing you and Shen Xiaoshan this instant!” Qiao Nian’an, who usually disliked Shen Xiaoshan, said.

Because Shen Xiaoshan always found excuses to delay paying her salary every month, and without labor arbitration, she wouldn’t get paid.

Now, she finally had her revenge!

Moreover, Shen Xiaoshan, as the mistress, was always wary of her and treated her as a rival, constantly making things difficult.

Now, she wouldn’t tolerate it anymore.

Jiang Xingguang lay on the ground as the office gasped.

“Qiao Nian’an, how dare you kick me? Do you think the fifty percent of shares Shen Niwu gave you belong to you? Give them back!” Jiang Xingguang held his groin, screaming in pain.

“I’ve already signed the documents. Even if I’m just a nominal shareholder, I have the right to fire you,” Qiao Nian’an said.

“I’m the real boss of this company! Today, I’m not afraid. I’ll make you two women remember who’s in charge!” Jiang Xingguang gritted his teeth.

He tried to get up to fight back, but the bulky Shen Niwu stepped forward and slapped him hard across the face.

“Smack!”

“Did I give you face? Living off others while wanting to use my money to support your mistress? You must be crazy!”

“Now you even dare to hit Qiao Nian’an? Who gave you the nerve?” Shen Niwu imitated Qiao Nian’an and kicked Jiang Xingguang flying.

The surveillance camera captured the entire 360-degree scene without blind spots, catching Jiang Xingguang’s attempt to attack Qiao Nian’an.

Amid the chaos, someone shouted at the entrance:

“The new CEO has arrived!”

Upon hearing this, the office instantly fell silent; everyone was tense and nervous.

They parted to make way, heads bowed, not daring to look at the man standing at the door.

Jiang Xingguang and Shen Xiaoshan looked as if they had seen their savior.

Shen Xiaoshan immediately started complaining, “Shen Niwu, you fat pig, how could you transfer half the company shares to Qiao Nian’an? Are you trying to starve us? If you treat me like this, I’ll report the company for fraud to the new CEO!”

The employees all gasped.

The company had just been acquired, and now some foolish employee was claiming fraud?

Curiosity got the better of some, and they glanced toward the entrance.

A tall, imposing figure stood there, dressed in a sharp suit, his handsome face cold and refined, exuding silent authority.

The oppressive atmosphere was overwhelming.

In an instant, the office fell into an eerie silence.

Qiao Nian’an locked eyes with the man’s deep and shadowy black gaze.

“Qiao Nian’an, come here.”