Chapter 39

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

“I won’t be handing over the shares. I also advise you to take a good look at this.”

As Ling Han spoke, she pulled out a document from a folder at the side and threw it in front of Wang Lian.

Wang Lian opened it and took a look. It was Wang Lian’s hospitalization record from the mental hospital.

“What is the meaning of this? You were the one that used tricks and slandered me.”

Wang Lian panicked inwardly. This mental hospital hospitalization record was the biggest stain on her life. She would never want to go back to that kind of place again.

“Since I can send you to this place once, I can send you there a second time.”

Thinking about how she would be imprisoned in that dark place and tortured again, Wang Lian panicked. She tried hard to suppress the dissatisfaction in her heart and begged Ling Han for mercy.

“Let’s talk it out. I don’t want to go back to that place. You can bring up your conditions.”

“Sure. I thought it was quite rude of you when you didn’t knock on the door before coming in earlier. How about this? You can kneel on the ground and apologize to me in front of the entire company. Then, I can let this matter go,” Ling Han spoke very slowly.

She just wanted to enjoy seeing Wang Lian’s high and mighty facade crack.

Who was she, anyway? She was just a mistress whose status got elevated to Ling Jian’s second wife. And yet, she dared to act like a dignified Madam Ling.

She wasn’t worthy of that title!

Ling Han wanted Wang Lian to tear off that mask of hers in front of everyone in the Ling family. Ling Han’s mother was the real master of the Ling family, and no one could replace her.

Ling Jian, who married into the Ling family and changed his surname, wasn’t worthy either!

“I can give you some time to think about it. You can come and kneel whenever you want within the next three days.”

Ling Han almost wanted to applaud her own thoughtfulness, but Wang Lian felt that it was a great humiliation for her.

How could she obediently give in like that? After leaving the company, Wang Lian cried when she returned home. She collapsed in front of Ling Jian and sobbed as she recounted what had happened in the company.

Wang Lian putting on a delicate and weak act boosted Ling Jian’s pride as a male chauvinist. Ling Jian also felt embarrassed that his beloved little daughter had become like that, let alone having his wife kneel before Ling Han.

“Don’t worry, I definitely won’t let you suffer such humiliation.”

After coaxing Wang Lian, he took out his phone and dialed Lei Jun’s number.

Lei Jun was one of the shareholders of the Ling Corporation, and he was also Ling Jian’s right-hand man in the company.

Ling Jian could trust him completely, not only because of their previous tacit understanding but also because the two of them had once worked together to embezzle the company’s funds. Ling Jian had evidence of Lei Jun taking bribes.

With Ling Jian’s mixture of threats and luring Lei Jun with benefits, Lei Jun began to secretly spread some rumors in the company. In those rumors, they claimed that Ling Han took the shares but didn’t do anything productive. Furthermore, she didn’t contribute anything to the company either.

The company began to become unstable, and everyone gradually began to discuss and criticize Ling Han. Lei Jun also bribed a marketing account online and hired Internet trolls to direct public opinion toward Ling Han. They labeled her as an ingrate who forced her father to give up the shares in order to seize the Ling family’s assets.

Public opinion rapidly expanded and spread. When the news reached Pei Jing’s ears, he immediately made his move. He used social media to find a professional public relations company to spread his identity and influence.

The identity of the N Corporation’s CEO was almost a gold medal. Even if Ling Han didn’t do much in the company, her fiance’s identity as the CEO of the N Corporation was more than enough. The benefits that Pei Jing’s influence could bring to the company in the future would be tremendous.

Moreover, with the N Corporation backing Ling Han, the idea that Ling Han still went to such great lengths to seize the Ling Corporation was simply a joke.

The negative public opinion inside and outside the company was forcefully suppressed. However, Ling Han was worried that Pei Jing’s “fake” identity would be found out by the real person and that the real N Corporation’s CEO would take revenge on them.

“Don’t worry, Miss. I’ll be by your side every day. Everything will be fine.”

Knowing that Ling Han was worried about him, Pei Jing felt a warm current flow through his heart.

Ling Han treated him as an ordinary person who didn’t know anything. She said, “You don’t understand how scary that person is.”

“That person” held back his laughter. He grabbed the soft flesh on Ling Han’s waist and placed her on the bed. Then, he lowered his head and kissed her forehead.

“With you here, I’m not afraid of anything, Miss.”