Translator: Dragon Boat Translation     Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
White Tiger was stunned before he quickly realized what was going on and stared at Yun Liu in surprise, whereas Dragon and Gray Wolf looked indifferent as they already had suspicions about her.
Yun Liu appeared extremely aggrieved as tears streamed down her face. âYou suspect I have something to do with this, Shi Nian? IâI really donât know what that was all about. Iâve been with you guys the whole time. IâI never had anything else in mind, and I canât possibly have the capability to call so many reporters over. Shi Nian, please believe me! I really donât know what that was all about! *sobs*â
Yun Liu wept delicately, and White Tiger couldnât bear it and softly consoled her. âOkay, donât cry. Weâre not blaming you. Isnât that right, Shi Nian?â
Shi Nian impassively uttered, âThe Shi familyâs chauffeur will come to pick you up and send you home. Weâll visit the Gu familyâs residence to thank you in person another day.â
Yun Liuâs eyes instantly widened when she heard this, and she looked at Shi Nian in disbelief. Shi Nian turned away from her. Yun Liu gently wiped her tears and said piteously, âThank you, Shi Nian. Thenâthen Iâll go home and inform my parents. Theyâve wanted to pay you a visit for a while now. Itâs just that our status in the Gu family isnât all that high, so we didnât dare to extend an invitation.â
âIf I manage to invite you and your family over, my parents will definitely be impressed with me, and my life at home will be better afterward. However, you donât have to take the matter of me helping you to heart, Shi Nian. Iâm glad that I could be of help.â
Seeing this, White Tiger couldnât help but feel compassion for her, and he looked at Shi Nian. Shi Nian nodded lightly and replied, âDonât worry. Yun Nan will take care of this matter.â
Hearing that, Yun Liu paled.
Yun Nanâs palms were wet with sweat. When the last scene flashed and froze on the screen, Yun Nan couldnât even feel herself breathing. Chen Nian and Chang Yuan finally heaved a deep sigh of relief, and Chen Nian whispered, âItâs done!â
Only then did Yun Nan feel her heart beat again. âThat was close! Too close! Itâs all thanks to Ye Kun and Liang Han that we got through it this time, and Xi
Cheng, ot course,â Chang Yuan stated.
Yun Nan shut the folder before her and sighed, âYeah, weâre in the clear for now. â
âNow that the tide has gone out, we can clearly see who has been swimming naked. This incident exposed all the problems in the Shi Corporation, so itâs not a bad thing for the Shi family,â Chen Nian remarked.
Chang Yuan still shuddered when he thought back to it. âYeah! No wonder Uncle Shi said that weâve been living in comfort for too long and are bound to suffer losses sooner or later if we donât prepare ourselves for potential danger. Those hidden risks and problems wouldnât have been exposed if it werenât for this sudden ordeal. We wouldnât be able to end those problems so easily if they were given time to snowball and gain momentum. I donât know if I should thank these people or hate them.â
Yun Nan pondered deeply before replying, âFrom the looks of it, their sudden attack this time was clearly unprepared. Something mustâve happened that caused them to change their attack plan at the last minute and launch a rash attack. Therefore, weâd indeed just won by chance.â
She continued, âI have the feeling that their target is Big Brother and Xiang Yang. Weâd obviously disrupted their plans when we faked Shi Nianâs car accident. They saw a chance to take down Shi Corporation with Shi Nian out of the picture, got greedy, and rashly launched an attack on us even though they werenât fully prepared to face us, giving themselves away in the process. We may have won the battle, but not the war. Theyâve only cut their losses and pulled back for now, but they definitely wonât give up. We have to be on guard.â
Chen Nian and Chang Yuan both nodded in agreement. Chen Nian smiled at Chang Yuan and said, âYour two old masters Shi are quite composed! They didnât step in during such a big matter. I doubt anyone else would be so unperturbed in their shoes.â
Chang Yuanâs admiration for the two Shi family elders was blatant as he stated, âAlthough Uncle Shi has retired from the corporation, he warned us early on, and when the incident just began, he told us not to panic and to treat this as a rare training opportunity. He said that the Shi family and corporationâs futures are bound to be handed over to us younger generation, and we have to face the storms ourselves. A temporary loss is nothing; itâs a win as long as we keep our foundation stable.â
Chen Nian mused over those words and nodded in agreement. âChen Nian, do you feel like youâve learned a lot and benefited greatly from that?â Yun Nan asked with a smile.
âOf course! Although Iâve been through a lot and learned many things with Old Master Gu, the things Iâve seen in this incidentâespecially the courage and magnanimity of the two old masters Shiâare enough for me to learn for the rest of my life,â Chen Nian replied sincerely.
âThen, if thatâs the case, I donât need to thank you for racking your brain together with me and Chang Yuan for so many days. Just think of it as a tuition fee,â Yun Nan joked.
Chen Nian and Chang Yuan were stunned by that before laughing out loud.
âThen Iâve gotten the better end of the deal!â Chen Nian said. âYou guys have to bring me along if you have any good learning opportunities in the future.â
The three of them had an unspoken understanding. Chen Nian was Gu Beiâs most trustedâlike a son and a disciple to the manâwhereas Yun Nan was Gu Beiâs specified heir, and Gu Bei also admired Shi Nian a lot.. Chang Yuan was Shi Nianâs unrelated brother, so the trio were destined to work together in the future!