Chapter 273: Old Acquaintances

arm and clamped her ankle with his palm, finally stopping the errant foot.The man held her ankle, his black eyes fixed on her sleeping face, lost in thought... How could she be so sensitive to this ge..."Very serious"

"Yes."

"To what extent" Vivian was a bit uneasy. If Jane said it was serious, then it really was serious. But why didn't she know

Why didn't she know if something so big happened in a group as large as the Jian Group

It wasn't just her, even those who followed Jian Tong from "Only Love" hadn't noticed

"What is..."

Her words, once again, were cut off by Jian Tong:

The former chairman, Jian Zhen-dong, transferred most of the Jian family's liquid assets to other places.

Boom!

A bolt from the blue!

Misappropriation of illegal property, embezzlement of funds!

"Such a big thing, why didn't anyone else in the company notice" Vivian's voice sped up unconsciously. This was because she was anxious inside at the moment.

"It was during the financial liquidation that I realized it."

"Why... why wasn't there anything else done at the time"

She wanted to ask.

The woman in the back seat put down the file in her hand and looked up, "Vivian, that's the one who gave birth to me."

In a word, Vivienne's face flushed, turning from red to white and back again, like a palette of colors... She cast one last, hard look at the woman in the backseat.

Jian Tong wasn't very tall, even a little petite. If she were standing beside a tall man in a crowd, she would look like a tiny bird nestled against him.

She was still very thin, so thin that she looked like she would fall over in the wind.

Who would have thought that under such a petite frame, there lay such stubbornness

Who could have imagined, from the moment she took over the Jian family, this small body would bear a weight unimaginable to others.

Yes, Jian Zhen Dong illegally embezzled public funds. Yes, Jian Zhen Dong used despicable means to transfer most of the company's liquid assets away.

But, Jian Tong couldn't sue.

No, it's not that you can't sue, but...

"Jian Zhen Dong, I'm so sorry." Vivian's eyes were red-rimmed.

No wonder, no wonder. Since it's just a collaboration, the little ones put in all their effort and did their best to achieve near perfection.

It's not that she strives for perfection, it's that she can't afford to lose this battle.

Jian Zhen Dong, what a despicable father!

Vivian remembered the rumors circulating in the company.

Thinking about what she heard in the company restroom.

Thinking of those who worked for the Jian family, secretly calling the child a white-eyed wolf, accusing her of being unfilial and rebellious.

But these people have no idea what kind of mess Jian Tong has taken on!

People outside only saw that Jian Tong got a large amount of assets, jumped from carp to dragon, and even the Jian family, Madam Jian, and Young Master Jian were all envious of this wealth.

"I'm not that kind," Jian Tong said lightly. "But I am still human, humans have blood. Nuwa created humans in seven days, people are born with origins, I didn't just pop out from a crack in the stone."

She lowered her eyes... what she didn't say was that while Jian Zhendong could do this, she couldn't truly punish this blood relative of hers. Her grandfather, surely, would not want his children to turn against each other.

She just... wanted to protect that last little glimmer of light.

She was selfish, and if, if this last glimmer of light were to extinguish, she thought, she might not know what she would become.

She guarded only what she held dear, things precious to her. They had nothing to do with Jian Zhen Dong or anyone else.

Working hard, doing everything to the best of her ability, was just her way of desperately clinging to the few things she had left in her grasp.

Jiantong forgot, the sand in her palm, couldn't be grasped, flowed quickly.

The car stopped in front of the other company's building.

Vivian, this battle, victory or death.

"Yes!"

When getting off the bus, Jian Tong said that, Vivian immediately wiped away the emotions on her face, as if she were a different person, full of fighting spirit.

When Jian Tong and Vivian arrived, the other representatives of the Jian family had already arrived.

There were eight people in a row, excluding Jian Tong and Vivian, plus six elites from the Jian Group.

Obviously, this is a tough battle, and one we cannot afford to lose.

This is a foreign-invested enterprise.

After entering, I immediately felt the difference between the culture here and my own.

"Mr. Jian Our CEO has been waiting for you in the conference room. Please follow me."

A capable female secretary walked forward, under the delicate makeup, was a formal smile, the smile in the workplace, is always just a mask.

Following closely behind the beautiful secretary, Jian Tong and Vivian walked side by side, the rest of the group trailing behind them. They entered a direct elevator that was slightly stuffy inside. Jian Tong's face paled slightly.

"Little one, are you alright" Vivian noticed something was wrong. She leaned slightly closer to Jian Tong's ear and asked in a low voice.

"It's nothing." She gritted her teeth: "There are too many things happening recently. After today's contract is finalized, I can rest for a while."

The elevator doors opened silently, and a chill atmosphere enveloped me all at once.

Here, it is indeed different from the Jian style.

"Mr. Jian, please." The secretary led Jian Tong and his entourage to the conference room door and opened it for him.

"Thank you," Jian Tong politely replied, stepping into the conference room and raising an eyebrow slightly in surprise.

Confusion flickered in her eyes. Vivian seemed to find it strange as well, leaning close to Jian Tong's ear and whispering, "Why did they only send one person"

Jian Tong's brow was creased with seriousness. He leaned close to Vivian's ear and whispered, "The Jian Corporation in S City is quite large; it's not some obscure small business."

The other party only sent one person. Either that, or they aren't really invested in this collaboration at all.

"Perhaps the other party has already made preparations to make things difficult." It was strange, although Jian's situation was indeed dire, there was no word of it getting out. The other party shouldn't be so silent.

If it's the former, this cooperation would have basically collapsed before talks even began.

"If that's the case, we better be prepared to have our skin peeled off this time."

Vivian had to admire the woman behind her. Even in the face of crisis, she was able to analyze the situation so rationally.

The moment she stepped into the conference room, a chill ran down her spine and she felt a slight panic.

Everyone only sees Jian Tong's softness, but they don't see the resilience beneath it, and those who speak insincerely, saying that Jian Tong's success is accidental, "Wei Ai's" success is not because of Jian Tong, but because of Jian Tong's grandfather behind her.

Don't even think that "We Love" came from nothing. Even with Old Master Jian supporting her, as the helmsman of "We Love," how could Little Jian be a useless vase

The secretary suddenly stood up: "Ms. Vivian, our CEO has specifically instructed that if you want this collaboration to go through, he only wants to meet with Mr. Jian alone."

This left Vivian and Jian Tong, as well as the other representatives from the Jian family behind them, all looking at each other in confusion... What was this request

Vivian was hesitant, about to speak when Jian Tong waved her hand. "You take the others and leave the conference room first."

But…

"This is the conference room, where we work," she said to Vivian, her eyes holding a steely determination that this deal had to be won: "Vivian, you know how important this is to me."

This is not just for her, but also for the Jian family.

Since Jian Zhen Dong has siphoned off most of the liquid funds, if there is no new capital injection, Jian Shi will soon be unable to hold on. At that time, in the ruthless business world, there will be many people who take advantage of your weakness and exploit you. In the market, the cake is only so big, and everyone wants a piece of it. By then, Jian Shi might be devoured until there's nothing left but bones.

Of course, you can also ask Shen for help.

Vivian looked at the woman in front of her... The little girl wouldn't agree. If she were willing to accept help from the Shen family, she wouldn't have to work so hard.

"Let's go first." Vivian said, turning and leading the way out.

The conference room was suddenly empty, the air thick with silence.

Before the floor-to-ceiling windows of the conference room, a figure stood in silence, wisps of smoke rising from before it and drifting upward.

The atmosphere was a bit awkward, and the other person didn't speak either.

It was the other party who specified to see her.

The other person ignored her after she entered the meeting room.

Jian Tong adjusted her expression, putting on a professional enthusiasm:

"Hello, General Fei," she walked over and stopped three meters away from him. That was a safe distance, the best distance between people, neither impolite nor overstepping boundaries: "It's nice to meet you."

"Child." A voice, soft and gentle, suddenly rang out.

The moment Jian Tong raised her head, she bumped into a pair of warm eyes.

Her face, in the blink of an eye, turned pale.

"Mr. Kane," she said, her face pale, forcing a smile back onto her lips. She corrected his name. Taking a deep breath, she extended her hand:

"Jane Group, Jane Tong." Her performance was flawless: "Mr. Kane, it's a pleasure to meet you."

The man across from her had a pair of long, narrow eyes that flashed with a hint of melancholy. Her politeness, her courtesy... he didn't want it. Because behind the veneer of politeness lay distance.

He himself found it quite strange.

For decades, his life's purpose was hunting. His pleasure came from pursuing and conquering one prey after another, then seeking out the next.

This woman before him, was originally just prey in his life, like any other prey, waiting for him to chase and conquer.

There are plenty of women more beautiful than this one, plenty with better figures, and plenty who are fiercer. There are also many who are more playful and cunningly manipulative. There are still many more interesting women out there.

Only remember this one.

His long and narrow eyes drooped, his lashes thick and long, yet concealing a hint of wry smile from view.

There was a prey named Jian Tong. She wasn't beautiful, sexy, fiery, or cute. She was actually rather unremarkable. This kind of woman was originally just one target in his life, just another piece in the game of hunting he played. She wasn't special at all, no different from any other prey... yet she became a faint shadow in his heart over the past few years. Not strong or deep, just a faint trace that he couldn't shake off no matter how hard he tried. it overHe hurriedly reached out and opened it... It was really a photo of a scar, truly "just" a scar photo — a ferocious scar, the photo showed nothing else!Looking at the photo, Bai Yu realized som...