Hidden identities of the AI Heiress
Chapter 694 - Chapter 694 Chapter 694 The Terrifying Professor Qiao

Chapter 694: Chapter 694: The Terrifying Professor Qiao Chapter 694: Chapter 694: The Terrifying Professor Qiao Aside from those who abstained, those who eventually supported Lu Xian lost by a single vote.

Lu Xian, still harboring a bit of hope, suddenly sank to the depths of despair.

He closed his eyes, his teeth clenched tight.

He didn’t care about the position itself, he just blamed himself for having Qiao Yun busy herself for nothing.

Lu Xian’s lips moved slightly, and he said to Lu Rui, “I’m too useless.”

Lu Rui sighed, pinched Lu Xian’s shoulder in a soothing manner, and told him not to blame himself too much.

A single oversight shouldn’t negate his previous contributions to the group.

Director Xia’s nervousness immediately soared, he was almost ready to set off firecrackers.

Now with evidence that the group too was being schemed against, he wouldn’t need to sell shares and live in fear of his actions being exposed.

Ha ha ha… The position of Lu Group’s General Manager was his!

Director Xia’s smiling face couldn’t be suppressed as he proudly announced, “It seems everyone agrees with Director Lu…”

“Hold on.” Qiao Yun interrupted Director Xia again.

Director Xia nearly choked on his unspoken words and coldly chuckled, “Professor Qiao, although you are now one of the shareholders, the minority follows the majority. I hope you can respect the board’s decision.”

Pei Ya glanced at the arrogant Director Xia and tapped his finger lightly on the table, “Didn’t you hear me telling you to shut up?”

Director Xia: “…”

Qiao Yun nonchalantly dropped a bombshell on the shareholders.

“I’ve decided to transfer my Lu Family Group shares to the Lu Family.”

As Qiao Yun’s words fell.

Pei Ya pulled a contract from behind his secretary and slapped it on the conference table with a bang.

Everyone instinctively looked over.

Their pupils constricted, seeing clearly, it was a share transfer agreement!

Qiao Yun’s voice resounded powerfully, “With the Lu Family’s original shares, their holdings now exceed fifty-one percent.”

Director Xia’s body trembled slightly, and he couldn’t help but take several steps back.

Fifty-one percent–a truly terrifying figure!

It signified that the Lu Family henceforth had an unchallengeable decision-making power and a veto right within the group!

It also meant that as the chairman, Old Mr. Lu had the authority to bypass the negotiating process and directly make any decisions, and they couldn’t even object to it.

In the midst of everyone’s shocked gazes, Pei Ya continued, “Shengqiao Group has decided to collaborate with Director Lu. Listen carefully, with Director Lu, as long as he remains in the General Manager position, Shengqiao’s doors will open for Lu Group, otherwise… heh heh heh.”

He tossed out another document.

It was a strategic contract between the two groups.

Pei Ya had his secretary distribute the document to the present shareholders.

As soon as the documents were in hand, the shareholders eagerly started flipping through them.

It was a very detailed long-term cooperation plan.

This material was made last minute yesterday but was also very thorough.

Pei Ya slowly stated, “Shengqiao’s strength, I don’t need to elaborate much, you all are well aware of it.”

Such a huge bait thrown out, no one could resist being moved by it.

Even Director Xia, who was hell-bent on pulling Lu Xian down, was tempted.

Collaborating with Shengqiao long-term would also allow them to benefit, and there was absolutely no downside for them.

To say that it was raining money wasn’t even an exaggeration!

The shareholders’ eyes began to glow as they looked at Lu Xian.

Goodness, so your relationship with Shengqiao is this close.

Lu Xian: “…”

I didn’t, I don’t know.

One by one, these great opportunities came crashing down, leaving Lu Xian reeling.

Though the Lu Group had collaborated with Shengqiao before, it was with subsidiaries under Shengqiao.

He didn’t even dare to dream of having long-term cooperation with the head office.

“I have something to say…” just as Lu Xian began, he was stopped by Lu Rui.

He whispered to Lu Xian, “Big brother, I know you’re reluctant, but don’t let Qiaoqiao’s efforts go to waste.”

Lu Xian’s pupils trembled slightly, as if realizing something, and eventually swallowed back his refusal.

If Qiaoqiao was doing so much for the Lu Family, what right did he have to refuse?

Who knows how many benefits Qiaoqiao offered to Pei Ya to persuade him to cooperate long-term with the Lu Group?

Otherwise, why would Pei Ya help them regardless of personal gain?

Lu Xian had already concluded that Qiao Yun must have sacrificed huge benefits to convince Pei Ya to step in.

However, Lu Rui didn’t see it that way; his gaze towards Pei Ya grew deeper and bottomless.

Pei Ya: “…”

Pei Ya gave a slight cough and spoke up for Qiao Yun, asking, “So, ladies and gentlemen, would you now like to reconsider your decision? Of course, it doesn’t matter if you don’t, once the stock transfer is completed…”

The shareholders began whispering among themselves.

Shortly after, someone took the lead: “Director Lu has been wholeheartedly devoted to the group for so many years, we really shouldn’t be backstabbing him.”

“Now that we have evidence, there’s room for maneuvering.”

Subsequently, one shareholder after another began to speak out.

The support for Lu Xian surged instantaneously.

Director Xia looked at the shareholders switching sides, his nostrils flaring, clearly furious.

He had lost.

He would never be able to pull down Lu Xian and then cover the sky with one hand in the Lu Group.

Frustrated and overwhelmed, his head buzzed with noise; if not for his dignity, he would probably have fainted on the spot.

Lu Xian sat there stunned, overwhelmed by the shareholders’ sudden turnaround.

Just now, he thought he was done for, but now he saw a light at the end of the tunnel; he was alive again!

Only then did Pei Ya reveal a genuinely sincere smile: “It seems you’re not so foolish after all, knowing who to choose for your own benefit.”

“Why?” Director Xia couldn’t comprehend.

Since they had the shares, why not take this opportunity to swallow up the Lu Group, instead of speaking for the Lu family?

Was Pei Ya ever such a nice person?

How did this never-seen-before Professor Qiao come forward for the Lu Family?

In the car, Qiao Yun leaned back in the seat, looking at the man on the video screen with disbelief, her voice as if mixed with ice shards: “What I want to do, I don’t need to explain to you.”

Director Xia laughed bitterly, “Alright, today I lost.”

With a flick of his wrist, he stormed off, only to be stopped by the bodyguard at the door.

Director Xia barked: “Move!”

The bodyguard didn’t budge.

He then angrily questioned Pei Ya: “What else do you want to do? Planning to imprison me?”

Pei Ya, with a bizarre smile, said, “What’s the rush, did I say you could leave yet? There’s still one more thing to discuss.”

The shareholders looked at each other.

What else is there?

Pei Yao asked, “Director Xia seems utterly determined about today’s matter; where do you find such courage?”

Director Xia’s expression changed abruptly, his gaze inadvertently dodging as he defended himself, “I did these things for the good of the group. Since all the shareholders now believe that General Manager Lu has the ability to lead the group, I have nothing more to say; where does this so-called determination come from?”

Pei Yao was about to say something else when Qiao Yun openly exposed him, “Lying! That’s not good.”

To everyone’s surprise, Director Xia was frightened by Qiao Yun’s tone into shivering.

Before anyone could object, Qiao Yun said sternly, “Why are you so eager to bring down General Manager Lu? Because you’re afraid the things you’ve done will be exposed.”

This statement confused everyone.

Qiao Yun continued, “You’ve been embezzling almost a hundred million from the real estate development project. You didn’t expect an accident on the construction site, and you were afraid your corruption would be discovered, so you initiated this shareholders’ meeting. By ousting General Manager Lu and persuading the shareholders to elect you as the next leader, you thought you could conceal this incident.”

Director Xia’s figure swayed, visibly frightened, his complexion turning ghostly white.

Lu Xian, now understanding the situation, angrily accused him, “You dare!”

He had never imagined that a veteran member of the group could do such a thing.

Director Xia’s voice was harsh as he retorted, “You’re talking nonsense; I didn’t do it, I’ve been wronged! Do you have evidence that I did these things?”

Pei Yao chuckled lightly, “I hear that recently Director Xia has taken a fancy to gambling, placing bets in the tens of millions each time, and has lost quite a bit, even selling off houses.”

Director Xia, astonished, “You investigated me?”

“Not an investigation,” Qiao Yun replied, “But surveillance.”

Director Xia: “…”

Shareholders: “…”

Is there a difference?

Qiao Yun casually added another line: “Not just you, everyone was under surveillance.”

The shareholders suddenly felt chills running down their spines.

They had been under surveillance, and they had not felt a thing. When had it happened?

That was too terrifying.

From the first day of trouble at Lu Group, Qiao Yun had had the shareholders of Lu Group under surveillance, even digging into their backgrounds.

Professor Qiao was thorough in her actions, never missing any possibility.

Otherwise, she also wouldn’t have known earlier than the Lu family that Director Xia had urged the shareholders to hold a shareholders’ meeting.

Director Xia argued, “Even if I really needed money, that doesn’t serve as evidence that I misappropriated funds!”

Pei Yao’s lips curved slightly, “Do you think everyone here is a fool? Whether there’s evidence or not can be easily found by checking the accounts. Fake accounts may hide the truth for a moment, but not forever.”

Lu Xian immediately reacted, quickly contacting his secretary to check into it.

Director Xia’s lips trembled.

Some shareholders who had been swayed by Director Xia argued indignantly.

“Did you really embezzle funds? Are you trying to get me killed?”

“I really didn’t know about this, General Manager Lu; it was he who urged me.”

“Right, right, he said that once he becomes the general manager, he would give me plenty of benefits.”

When the wall falls, everyone pushes it; hearing that Director Xia misappropriated funds, they, fearful of being implicated, quickly tried to distance themselves from him.

Director Xia’s face turned red with anger as he exclaimed, “When I brought this up, you were all very willing, now why act so innocent!”

“Uncle Xia.” It was the first time Lu Xian had called Director Xia ‘Uncle’ in a meeting, his eyes filled with disappointment, “I will not let go of anyone who dares to harm the group.”

“Such a heart deserves punishment! You’re a veteran of the group; how could you do such a thing?”

“I am too disappointed in you; I had supported you so much before.”

What is the difference between tampering with the group’s money and with their own money?

Pei Yao started laughing, “Being disappointed now seems too early, doesn’t it? Professor Qiao, am I right?”

“Yes.” Qiao Yun did not correct Pei Yao’s tone of taking pleasure in misfortune, noticing some commotion in the meeting room, she calmly commanded, “Quiet.”

Almost as soon as these words were spoken, the meeting room went completely silent.

After shutting up, the shareholders came to their senses.

Wait, Professor Qiao is just a shareholder now, not the chairman. What were they afraid of?

Pei Ya’s mouth twitched.

Sure enough, Professor Qiao could scare them to death without even being present.

Once the meeting room was completely quiet, Qiao Yun’s voice coldly said, “Play it.”

Upon receiving the command, Pei Ya had the secretary play another audio clip.

“If this crisis is not handled well, the Lu Group might have a hard time recovering. The old master of the Lu Family has fainted and been hospitalized again, and currently, no one knows the exact situation. As far as I know, some shareholders are already thinking of selling their shares. I don’t believe you don’t have this thought …”

The speaker was a man.

The voice came through the microphone and was recorded, making it difficult to recognize whose voice it was.

However, the tone of the next voice was unmistakably familiar to the shareholders present.

“Who are you, and what exactly do you want to do?”

The speaker was Director Xia.

Everyone turned their strange gazes toward Director Xia.

Director Xia stood petrified, completely dumbfounded.

“It’s not important who I am. What matters is that I know you need money and that you have embezzled hundreds of millions from the Lu Group funds. You haven’t been found out yet because Lu Xian hasn’t checked into you, but with the recent accident at the construction site, it’s only a matter of time before your actions are discovered.”

Director Xia already felt like fainting.

The voice continued.

“I do have a suggestion to protect you.”

“What do you want?”

“I want a share of the Lu Group. I know you don’t trust me, so I can give you the money first. This money should be more than enough for you to cover the shortfall.”

Director Xia became somewhat agitated, and his tone turned serious while speaking with the other party.

“Tell me your plan.”

Under the other party’s gentle coercion, Director Xia agreed to bring down Lu Xian at the shareholders’ meeting and to incite other shareholders to sell their shares.

Once the deed was done, the other party planned to buy his shares at a high price …

The entire meeting room was so quiet you could hear a pin drop.

Although Qiao Yun had listened to the recording once, hearing it again still made her quite unhappy.

She despised traitors the most.

Lu Xian was so angry that he couldn’t even speak, “You actually colluded with outsiders against the group!”

Director Xia was already unsteady on his feet, but he forced himself to say, “I was just making the decision that was most beneficial for me under the least favorable circumstances.”

The group was in such turmoil; everyone was panicking, afraid of being implicated and then investigated.

Of course, after Professor Qiao presented evidence that the group had been sabotaged, he decided not to sell his shares.

But unexpectedly, one after another, all his deeds were exposed.

“Why would you go to such lengths for the Lu Family?” Director Xia looked towards the other end of the phone.

Qiao Yun met his gaze and said, unequivocally, “The Lu Group has always belonged to the Lu Family, whether in the past, now, or in the future.”

Lu Xian and Lu Rui were deeply shaken.

Pei Ya looked at the sweating Director Xia as if he were a clown, “By the way, did you ever consider that the person contacting you might be the one framing the Lu Group? Oh, right, if it weren’t for someone tampering at the construction site, perhaps the embezzlement of the funds wouldn’t have been discovered so quickly.”

It felt like a heavy blow had just hit Director Xia on the head.

Lu Xian felt a chill throughout his body, realizing that their adversary was meticulous and ruthless, exploiting every possible resource.

If it weren’t for Qiao Yun’s presence, he feared that, with his abilities, it would be difficult to contend with the opponent, and the Lu Group might have ended up in someone else’s hands.