A Beijing socialite stole my boyfriend; she went crazy after I got married.

The atmosphere in the hall was very tense.

The family members who had originally wanted to watch the commotion from afar now all wanted to stay away.

but--

The brief exchange made those watching from upstairs realize one thing clearly.

...Xie Qingyang is probably doomed.

This isn't a matter of "if there's a stepmother, there's a stepfather." Even without this new wife, the relationship between the father and daughter already seemed terrible.

Xie Jing glanced at his niece.

What brings you here today?

"I," Xie Qingyang said, forcing himself to straighten his back, "today is the year-end family banquet. I am a member of the Xie family, and since all the branches of the family are gathering here to report on their accounts, I should naturally do the same—"

"You didn't need to be here."

Xie Jing interrupted her abruptly, not giving her a chance to finish speaking.

"Today's meeting is the family's annual financial settlement meeting. All branches of the family have gathered here to reconcile accounts, distribute dividends, and verify the profits and losses of non-core businesses and trust operations."

Xie Jing calmly said, "The trust funds under your name are independent assets left to you by your birth mother. They belong neither to the Xie family's trust nor to the Tianyu Group's accounts. You don't need to report to me, and the family's accounts have nothing to do with you."

Xie Qingyang pursed his lips tightly, suppressing his emotions, and said in a low voice, "I have something else I want to talk to you about."

Xie Jing did not respond.

Xie Qingyang waited a few seconds and, finding that neither of the two people in front of him moved, couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth and look at Jiang Chu.

"Miss Jiang," she took a breath, "since you haven't married into our family yet, and besides, there's no guarantee that day will come..."

Xie Qingyang spoke with great difficulty, as if each word was squeezed out from between his teeth.

"...Then I hope you'll have some self-awareness."

ridiculous.

Jiang Chu unexpectedly became Xie Jing's fiancée.

Just thinking about it makes her feel like she's having a nightmare.

but--

Was Xie Jing always Jiang Chu's sugar daddy?

If the answer is yes, then they've probably been hooking up for a while now, and I didn't even know!

No, given Jiang Chu's impetuous and superficial personality, if it were Xie Jing, she would have already been showing off everywhere.

Either Xie Jing didn't want her to say it, or they hadn't known each other for that long!

Xie Qingyang made no attempt to hide the disgust in his eyes.

"For example, in a moment like this, you should take the initiative to avoid it, right? What we're about to say is something someone like you definitely won't understand, and you'll probably feel ashamed and lose your temper again—"

"Me, avoid him?" Jiang Chu scoffed. "Since you're the junior, you should have some self-awareness. We're already engaged, the closest people in the world. You want to speak to him privately? Then come and politely ask for my permission. Otherwise, who do you think you are? Do you expect me to leave voluntarily? Look in the mirror, are you worthy?"

Xie Qingyang was so angry that his chest tightened. "You..."

"She's right," Xie Jing said coldly. "First of all, if I hear you trying to humiliate her again, I'll have you thrown out."

He tightened his arms around Jiang Chu's waist slightly, pulling her closer to him. "Secondly, there's nothing between you and me that she can't hear. If you want to say it, say it here; if you don't want to, leave."

Xie Qingyang's expression turned even uglier.

She glanced at Jiang Chu with disdain, her eyes full of contempt.

"Okay, then I'll get straight to the point."

Xie Qingyang raised his head to look at Xie Jing, his tone carrying an undisguised arrogance.

"I made a very successful stock investment in the secondary market."

She paused, raising her voice slightly, trying to see appreciation on Xie Jing's face.

"As of last week's closing, the net profit for this period alone has exceeded 100 million."

She is still concealing the fact that she has inside information, and even more so, she is concealing the fact that she has used multiple offshore shell companies and shell accounts to conduct insider trading.

In her view, as long as the result is making money, that is a reflection of personal ability.

"One hundred million, at my age, isn't that enough to prove my financial management skills?"

Xie Qingyang declared firmly, "I intend to consolidate my family's existing trust assets and use these funds as junior tranches to formally apply for a seat on the board of directors of Tianyu Group!"

She spoke with absolute certainty, as if the seat was already hers for the taking.

Xie Jing: "..."

What the hell is that?

Xie Jing: "Impossible."

Xie Qingyang was stunned, completely unable to accept this answer: "Why?! I've already proven my financial acumen and capital management skills! Earning 100 million yuan independently at eighteen—who among my peers in Beijing, or even the entire country, can do that? What gives you the right to reject me?"

Xie Jing looked at her coldly, "As I said before, I am officially suspending your eligibility for internships and positions in any core business segment of Tianyu Group for the next five years."

His tone was as steady as a mountain: "I will never take back what I say."

"I don't want to work for you at Tianyu! I want to join the board of directors!"

Xie Qingyang became completely anxious, and his voice suddenly turned sharp.

She gritted her teeth, "Xie Jing, don't try to intimidate me. Do you really think I don't know where the loopholes are in Tianyu's shareholding structure?"

Xie Qingyang took a breath. "Tianyu has three overseas shareholding platforms, and 12% of its non-voting shares are constantly listed on the secondary trust market. One hundred million is indeed insignificant, but what if I use this one hundred million as liquidity leverage, along with the trust assets I hold, for equity pledging?"

She pursed her lips. "Moreover... the Lei family also holds shares in the peripheral joint fund! As long as I get this seed money, I can team up with them for a private placement and negotiated transfer—as long as I break through Tianyu's peripheral shareholding and obtain the cross-shareholding voting rights, even you can't stop me from sitting on the board of directors!"

Xie Jing almost burst out laughing.

Jiang Chu: "...Pfft."

Xie Qingyang glanced at her with disgust. He wanted to mock her, but fearing that Xie Jing would really throw him out, he remained silent.

Jiang Chu: "Has the Lei family contacted you?"

Xie Qingyang: "This is none of your business."

Jiang Chu blinked. "I'm just showing you some concern, and this is how you talk to your mother?"

Xie Qingyang: "…………You're not my mom at all!"

Jiang Chu: "That's what you said. My husband and I don't have a daughter like you."

Xie Qingyang: "You—"

Jiang Chu thought for a moment.

The Lei family is Xie Rong's maternal family, and perhaps some people already know the truth—Xie Qingyang is Xie Rong's child and is related to them by blood.

Those people are all driven by profit; if Xie Qingyang's identity is profitable, they will definitely try to take advantage of it.

However, Xie Qingyang had no idea about Xie Jing's identity and probably thought Xie Jing was also Lei Yun's son.

After all, the truth is not something everyone knows.

Jiang Chu looked at Xie Jing.

Xie Jing remained calm. "What did the Lei family say to you?"

Xie Qingyang curled the corners of his mouth into a smile. "Dad, are you scared?"

Looking at his niece, Xie Jing felt as if he were seeing some of his classmates from back in the day.

A highly intelligent student from a prestigious American university, who thought he was an expert in the rules of capital after making a few money trading stocks, believed that he was a stock market guru.

That's absolutely ridiculous.

Tianyu Group is a behemoth with a scale of trillions of yuan, and its equity structure has undergone countless top-level designs and absolute control separation.

"Have you been brainwashed by Hollywood action movies?"

Xie Jing looked down at her. "First of all, that so-called external joint fund had two-thirds of its assets liquidated three years ago due to serious losses and illegal operations."

He paused for a moment, then said, "Secondly, you don't need to call me Dad. After all, as she said, my husband and I don't have any children."

Xie Qingyang's expression changed drastically.