Arrogant Man VS Unyielding Woman

"I know. I know. I will give an order right now to sell off my father's shares in the Wen Group." Sighing, Jean nodded her head and walked out of the conference room after seeing mixed reactions.

Meanwhile, Joy raised her head up as she watched Jean leaving in a hurry. Ever since Shirley got kidnapped, she was extremely shocked, and her nerves had not calmed down yet, but she didn't expect Jean to try so hard to raise such a huge amount just to save Shirley. With this thought in her mind, Joy heaved a deep sigh and finally went out. On the other hand, now that the largest shareholder of the Wen Group was selling off his shares at a low price, commotion arouse in the business sector of H City.

Many investors rushed to tell the news to others and thought about taking the opportunity to make a profit from it. Even then, more investors were more cautious about this and chose to stay on the sidelines to watch.

A fierce commercial war was about to begin, or so they thought. There were those who just wanted to watch the hustle and eagerly sat in front of their computers, but after half an hour, they only observed the share price of the Wen Group fall by 10 per cent.

Those who were ready to buy in the shares, on the other hand, started to calm down. It looked certain that something serious happened to the Wen Group for the shares to be on sale like this in such a low price. Then again, if the price continued to fall like this, the Wen Group would really go bankrupt.

At the thought of this possibility, those investors who planned to buy in the shares immediately put a halt to this decision and hesitated.

One hour had passed, and then another hour with still no change.

Jean glanced at the stock chart of the Wen Group and noticed that the stock price had been indeed falling. Convinced that Zed's plan to acquire the Wen Group would go smoothly, she walked outside with a slight smile plastered on her face.

Joy had been anxiously sitting in the lounge waiting. As soon as she saw Jean come out of the office, she stood up and hurriedly walked towards her. "How is it going now?" Joy asked in haste.

"Nobody has bought our shares at the moment. It seems that many investors have guessed that a serious incident may have happened in the company, so most investors dare not buy them. However, I still have some hope that there would be some other investors who still want to buy them but are waiting until our share price drops to a certain low point." Pretending to show a helpless expression, Jean told Joy with a deep sigh.

Joy's eyes widened in surprise. "Oh, my God! How can that be?" she exclaimed. Being struck by the news, Joy staggered a few steps backwards and seemed deeply overwhelmed in a negative way.

Deep inside, Jean enjoyed Joy's extremely depressed expression with satisfaction, but she did not dare to show this. When she had enjoyed watching Joy enough, she came forward and patted Joy on the shoulder in consolation. "It's all right. As long as the Wen Group hasn't gone bankrupt, someone will eventually buy these shares in the end." She comforted Joy in great affection, but only in order to aggravate her uneasiness.

Sure enough, with Jean's comfort, Joy felt even more desperate and was about to cry. A few moments later, Joy's eyes lit up once more in anxiety. "But then, if they won't sell for much, how can we raise the one hundred million ransom by six o'clock tomorrow morning? What happens then?"

"Don't worry. Regardless of how much we can sell the shares, we will surely raise enough money to save Shirley any way." Still continuing the act, Jean said in a firm tone.

Joy's face relaxed a bit. "Thank you, Jean." She then reached out to grab Jean's hand and continued, "I didn't realize that of all people, you were the only one willing to save Shirley at this critical situation."

Jean was shocked. She didn't expect Joy to suddenly grab her hand. For a moment, she was unable to respond and just stared at the hand that held hers. When she realized who was suddenly holding her hand, she had the urge to withdraw, but went against it in the end. Besides, she did not want to arouse Joy's suspicion, so she had no choice but to endure the nausea and talk perfunctorily with Joy. "Don't worry about it. Shirley is still my sister. I couldn't stand watching her in danger without doing anything," Jean said, wearing a weak smile.

With Jean's words, Joy sighed in deep relief.

"Well, I better go back and get ready first, so you can focus on doing your business," Joy finally said after deciding whether to leave or to stay and wait for good news.

"Okay then. I will call you as soon as I have raised enough money." Jean nodded at Joy and gave her another weak smile.

Before leaving hurriedly, Joy made sure to say a few more words of gratitude.

As Joy was out of sight, Jean dropped the act. Her face scrunched into a look of disgust as she stared at her right hand that Joy had held on to moments ago. Not willing to wait any further, she rushed into the bathroom without any hesitation and washed her hands five or more times until she felt better.

Her hands were slightly red from all the extensive washing and just after drying her hands, her assistant came running in anxiously. "Mrs. Qi, uh, boss, someone has bought out shares."

Having guessed that the buyer must be Zed, deep inside Jean was delighted to hear the news, but she had to keep playing on the act, so she showed a fake look of astonishment on her face. Leading the way, she hurried back to the office with her assistant. She immediately looked at the computer, and her eyes widened immediately in surprise. Seeing that the buyer was a Wu Group and not Qi Group, her face turned into a questioning look. She told her assistant to leave before taking out her cell phone and dialed Zed's number.

As soon as the rings had stopped, Jean didn't bother to wait for Zed's voice. "Zed, please tell me if William Wang, who bought the shares, is your subordinate. Also, how come I have never heard of a Wu Group, the acquiring corporation?" Jean asked, doubt obvious in her voice.

Zed smiled on the other end of the call. "Oh, dear. You're right. He is really my subordinate. I asked him to register such a small company just temporarily, mainly to acquire the Wen Group. And about the Wu Group, I think you can figure this out." Zed deliberately posed a puzzle to Jean. Even though Jean couldn't see him, she felt like at this moment, Zed just leaned on his seat, waiting for her answer with a playful smile.

Sighing once, Jean thought for a moment. "Now that I know he is your subordinate, I think I have guessed what it means." She smiled before continuing, "Oh, Zed, why are you so kind to me?" She felt so touched and moved by this gesture that she was about to cry, and that what she wanted most now was to envelope him in a big hug and bury herself in his broad but comfortable chest.

Zed's eyes widened in surprise. "Did you really guess it?" He still asked incredulously. 'How can she guess so quickly? This makes me feel no sense of achievement at all,' he thought, sighing to himself.

"Yes, well, I know it's not appropriate for you to come out to buy in the shares of the Wen Group at this time in the name of the Qi Group. Otherwise, Henry, that cunning old fox, will end up not only being ungrateful to you, but also would claim that you are taking advantage of his moments of distress. That's why you decided to temporarily register a small company to do it, but I didn't expect that you would name the company by my mother's family name. Zed, you don't know how touched I am at this very moment. Sweetheart, I love you so much! Honestly, I just want to hug you right now," she said affectionately.

Jean's eyes turned red from all the tears that filled them, and at the same time, excitement started to build inside of her.

Zed instantly smiled. "Honey, it's my honor to do anything for you." He suddenly felt warm inside for he truly felt the love just by her tone of voice.

When Jean finally calmed down, she became somewhat confused. "But, why didn't you wait until the price falls a little lower to buy them?" she asked.

"Because I had a feeling that I'm not the only one who covets the Wen Group," Zed explained, expecting her to pose such a question.

Smiling, Jean understood immediately. Without any more thoughts filling her head, she sighed in relief. "Now that I have raised enough money, I can go home first. By the way, honey, what would you like to eat tonight? I'll cook it for you."

"Although I really want to take your offer and enjoy most the dishes you cook, I think it's best if you just go home and rest. You had a busy day in the company today, so wouldn't you be too tired if you still cook for me after the day's work? We can just eat out tonight," Zed suggested, worried that he would wear out his sweet wife.

"Oh, no darling, don't worry. It's okay." Even though Zed couldn't see her, Jean still shook her head before she continued, "I'm going to cook for you. How can I feel tired doing that? Besides, what you have done today has saved Shirley's life. Of course, I have to treat you well."

Jean's face was now full of bright smile. She could not help but feel excitement with the thought that she would be able to see Shirley tomorrow and learn from the kidnappers whether Shirley had anything to do with Winner's death.

Zed laughed when he heard Jean, breaking Jean's train of thought. "Darling, you obviously know what I really like to eat," he replied. A chill run down Jean's spine with Zed's voice that was deep and charming but she ignored this feeling and felt confused instead. "Really? I know what you like to eat?" Stunned at Zed's words, Jean asked, not really understanding what he meant.

Zed cleared his throat. "Actually, my favorite food is..." Zed paused while Jean waited patiently, wondering what it could be and excited to cook it for him. "You." Zed's tone was vague. He could imagine that by now, Jean's cheeks must have turned red as an apple. It gave him the urge to take a bite and see whether it was as aromatic and sweet as it looked.

As if a light bulb flashed above her head, Jean immediately realized what he meant. Her face turned instantly bright red. "Honey, you are so naughty that you even tease me at this time," she pouted.

"It's not my fault! But really, I swear to God that my favorite food in my life is..." Zed still wanted to tease her, but Jean interrupted him in a huff.

"Oh no. Zed, please stop. If you go on talking about it, I will hang up on you!" Jean threatened angrily from embarrassment.

Hearing Jean warned him like this, Zed had to change the subject with regret. "All right! I know my little wife is too thin-skinned for jokes like these. Well then, go home quickly and have a good rest. I'll come back to accompany you as soon as I have finished my work." "All right. See you later." Jean nodded and after bidding each other goodbye, she hung up.

Jean was in a good mood and a big smile was kept plastered on her face as she thought of the conversation on the phone she just had with Zed. She was humming while she was tidying up and left the Wen Group with a huge grin on her face.

As she was out of the gate of the Wen Group, Jean turned around and looked back at the tall and magnificent building with glass windows that sparkled as the sun shone on it.

She couldn't help but heave a deep sigh at how it was going to turn out.

Henry spent almost half his life and risked all he had to lose just so he could give life to this building.

However, the large enterprise that had been made from blood, sweat, and tears only took a short amount of time for it to get bankrupt.

Decades of painstaking efforts could dissipate overnight, and that was why most people could not stand the blow of failure and had sunk into an extreme depression ever since. Some even ended their lives just so they couldn't watch their life's worth efforts burn into dust. Jean shook her head helplessly in efforts to remove these thoughts inside her head. Then, she got into the Bentley, and Toby drove her all the way home.

As soon as the car was halfway through, Jean's phone rang. She looked at the caller ID and smiled.

"Hello, Moore," she greeted. Her mood naturally relaxed at Moore's call, and once more, she couldn't help but smile. "How are you doing these days? You took me in and helped me a few days ago, but I haven't thanked you yet."

"If you really want to thank me, then come out and treat me to dinner tonight!" Moore said with a bright smile on his face.

"Dinner with you tonight?" Jean swallowed a lump on her throat and became a little hesitant. After all, she had promised Zed that she would cook for him tonight. Then again, Moore was her good friend, and he also helped her a lot that day. If it hadn't been for him, she would have had spent the night in the streets. She would be very sorry if she refused him, but she would also feel guilty if she had to cancel with Zed tonight. 'Oh no, what should I do?' she thought with a frown on her face. 00000