My Scheming Little Devil

The shareholders were all voicing their differing opinions, none willing to plug the gaps for Tian Kun.

Ye Lu sneered inwardly, when they received dividends from Tian Kun, they had no complaints, but now that Tian Kun was about to fall, nobody was willing to lend a hand.

"Ye Lu, do you have anything to say?" Jun Guanru said. 𝒇𝓻𝓮𝓮𝙬𝙚𝒃𝒏𝓸𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝓬𝓸𝒎

Ye Lu’s voice was cold and sharp, "I just want to say that it’s easy to share wealth, but at the first sign of trouble, everyone runs the fastest. If Tian Kun survives this ordeal and the stock rises back, I’m sure all the uncles won’t have so much to say!"

The shareholders all had unpleased expressions, hearing her clear sarcasm for their unwillingness to help Tian Kun.

"Hmph, it’s not that we don’t want to save Tian Kun, the problem is that even the school has confirmed that your thesis was plagiarized, and they expelled you. So, it won’t be long before the dark dealings behind Tian Kun’s bidding get uncovered, and with that, Tian Kun’s project will be deemed a failure. Who can we blame for that? In the end, the root cause of the disaster is you. We haven’t even sought retribution from you, yet you have the nerve to put the blame on us!"

"Exactly, you and your husband have driven Tian Kun to this state, with hundreds of billions gone down the drain. Old Sir Jun, you can’t protect them this time. I think this matter should involve a judicial investigation, unfair manipulation, damage to the company’s interests—you should be the one in jail."

Jun Shi spoke up, "Let’s not get too agitated, esteemed shareholders. The most important thing is to address the current situation. Ye Lu, you must make it clear to the public that what you just said does not represent the Jun Family’s position—those were nothing more than your own unfounded assertions!"

"I won’t go," Ye Lu said.

She’d have to be mad to go out and explain again. After making such a statement and then retracting it, the stockholders, who weren’t that angry, would probably become completely infuriated.

"Please wait patiently. If by three o’clock the stock hasn’t improved, I will certainly take responsibility."

"Take responsibility? You, a woman who climbed your way up by getting pregnant and desperately marrying into our family, what can you possibly do?" Jun Shi sneered. "Oh, I’m wrong. You aren’t even part of the Jun Family. Until now, Jun Huang hasn’t married you, so at best you’re nothing more than a lover, a mistress."

As he uttered these demeaning words, a burst of shocked murmurs rippled through the crowd, and everyone stared at Ye Lu, speechless.

So Third Young Master Jun hadn’t married her after all. Seeing her representing Third Young Master Jun, they thought she and he had already registered their marriage.

Turns out she was just an outsider who hadn’t actually married into a wealthy family. Her current precarious and unjustified position was truly laughable—she had the audacity to voice opinions on the Tian Kun issue.

Ye Lu’s face turned an iron shade of blue, not expecting Jun Shi to bring this up.

"So, by this logic, you’re not a member of the Jun Family, and your statements certainly can’t represent the Jun Family! That’s even better, go out immediately and explain to the public that you and that boy aren’t married, and that your words have nothing to do with the Jun Family!" Jun Shi ordered sternly.

Ye Lu’s breath caught, and she looked at Jun Guanru, "Old Sir Jun, do you also want me to go out and explain?"

"You really shouldn’t have taken matters into your own hands," Jun Guanru didn’t want to embarrass her, but he represented the interests of all shareholders, and she really had acted too hastily in this matter.

He had given her a chance, but in the past two days, she hadn’t done anything to save Tian Kun, and now she had even dragged the Jun Family into this, disappointing him greatly.

"It seems no one believes me," Ye Lu felt disappointed, a hint of coldness curling about the corners of her mouth, "I can go out and explain that this matter has nothing to do with the Jun Family. But, if Tian Kun rises again and makes money, will the Jun Family also forgo taking half of Tian Kun’s dividends?"