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

"Impossible! They clearly presented real-time statements from the overseas trust company—"

Xie Qingyang immediately said.

More important to her than whether or not she had children was this question.

After all, she felt that Xie Jing was still angry about what happened before.

...He publicly declared he had no daughter, so he must still be holding a grudge.

"They put you in a subordinated position not to help you get onto the board; that's just an excuse to play you."

Xie Jing said coldly, "The Lei family went bankrupt shorting crude oil overseas, and the shortfall is exactly one hundred million. What they lack is not a way to get into the board of directors, but a scapegoat who has spare money, is stupid enough, and whose surname is Xie, to help them cover their debts."

Xie Qingyang's expression grew increasingly grim.

"No," she shook her head violently, "it can't be—"

Jiang Chu said gloatingly, "You haven't already paid, have you?"

"This is impossible! You're lying to me!" Xie Qingyang took a half step back. "This can't be fake, that's the Lei family, your maternal family! They said you..."

Her voice grew softer and softer.

Not long ago, the Lei family did indeed contact her.

In fact, they had no contact in normal times. Xie Qingyang's impression of them was limited to knowing that Lei Yun was Xie Sen's ex-wife and that she had moved away after their divorce.

As for why Xie Jing didn't associate with the Lei family...

Anyway, that person has always been ruthless and greedy, and the Lei family is not what it used to be, so it's not surprising that he doesn't want to deal with them.

At first, Xie Qingyang didn't want to pay attention to them.

but--

Lei Yun's nephew, Lei Bin, who is the elder whom Xie Qingyang calls her uncle, personally sent her a gift and also spoke to her on the phone.

"Xie Jing blocked you not because you were incompetent, but precisely because you were too outstanding—he was afraid that if you entered the core team, you would take away his power."

Lei Bin said this.

They were clearly aware of Xie Jing's ban.

This is not unusual, after all, Xie Jing said it in front of many high-ranking officials, and many people in the industry already know about it.

"If you go to him openly and honestly, he will absolutely not give it to you, because he is a dictator. What you need is leverage. Only when you have a weapon that can influence the board of directors will he treat you as an equal and have no choice but to reserve a seat for you."

He finally revealed his plan.

The Lei family holds shares in an overseas joint fund, but they cannot operate it directly due to Xie Jing's suppression.

Lei Bin stated that if she could provide a large amount of initial capital as a subordinated tranche, which would act as the first line of defense against risk, everyone could cooperate and leverage loopholes in the secondary market to link voting rights.

"You're not trying to destroy Tianyu, you're just using this to force him to acknowledge your abilities."

...I agree.

These words struck a chord with Xie Qingyang.

So she believed it too.

Of course, it wasn't just because Lei Bin accurately hit her psychological sore spot, but also because the Lei family presented her with a complete and flawless chain of financial evidence.

As a finance major, Xie Qingyang also places more faith in data, legal opinions, and complex penetration structures.

The Lei family gained her trust precisely by using the very language of Wall Street that she was most familiar with.

Lei Bin wasn't just making empty promises; he directly provided Xie Qingyang with a "compliance assessment report" issued by a top Cayman law firm.

The report dissects the structure of Tianyu Group's offshore shareholding platform in great detail, and points out that through multiple offshore trusts and derivative voting rights agreements, it is possible to legally lock in 12% of cross-voting rights.

Xie Qingyang had used this legal logic to deduce the solution twice, and the conclusion was completely feasible—this became her first reassurance.

In addition, Lei Bin showed her a screenshot of an asset management account of a well-known Cayman Islands custodian bank, which showed that the Lei family "held" hundreds of millions of dollars in highly liquid assets.

"Qingyang, you understand leverage. The Lei family puts up $100 million as the senior tranche with a fixed return; you only need to put up 100 million RMB as the junior tranche, taking all the voting rights and excess returns. You are the actual controller of this project."

This hierarchical structure, which elevated her to the position of trader, greatly satisfied Xie Qingyang's desire for control.

not to mention--

Lei Jia resented Xie Jing's suppression of them, and she resented Xie Jing's disregard for her.

She always felt that they shared a common enemy.

Jiang Chu looked up at the sky and said, "The escrow statement that Lei Bin showed you has probably already been pledged twice. That 100 million shortfall is definitely the deadline when the Lei family will be forced to liquidate their positions after their short selling of crude oil overseas goes bankrupt..."

"Shut up!" Xie Qingyang interrupted her. "What do you know?"

She clenched her fists so tightly her nails almost dug into her flesh. "You've probably only read a couple of books and know a few words, and you think you're so great? You can understand layered structures and derivative pricing? Do you know what double pledging is? Do you know the legal boundaries of Cayman offshore trusts? You're just a dancer, and you dare to come and teach me about finance?"

Jiang Chu rolled her eyes at her. "Who do you think you are, to think you're worthy of my teaching? I don't want to teach you at all; I'm just here to laugh at you."

"you!"

"Besides, I know at least one thing better than you: the Lei family are all selfish, incompetent good-for-nothings. So I knew from the beginning that the Lei family couldn't possibly offer anything of value."

Jiang Chu said sarcastically.

"A family made up of good-for-nothings suddenly presents you with a flawless, impeccable plan. Miss Xie, do you think it's because they all suddenly became geniuses, or because... this scheme was tailor-made for self-proclaimed geniuses like you from the very beginning?"

Xie Qingyang's face turned pale and then red. "No, it's impossible—"

She whirled around, staring intently at Xie Jing. "The Lei family is your maternal family. What good will it do you if they fall?"

She took a deep breath, forcing herself to calm down from the panic of being exposed.

"The Lei family owns AA-rated trust entities and cross-border supply chain assets! In the eyes of the Big Four investment banks and Wall Street, the Lei family is the most crucial link in Tianyu Overseas' credit endorsement!"

"Even setting aside blood ties, from a purely quantitative risk control perspective, if the Lei family's overseas funds experience cross-defaults, triggering a credit contagion effect, international short sellers will immediately follow the trail and aggressively short Tianyu's offshore listed entity in the secondary market!"

"When that happens, CDS premiums will skyrocket, and overseas debt financing costs will rise... If they fall, we'll be left in the same boat! No matter how ruthless and heartless you are, do you really think you can ignore Tianyu's overseas valuation and short-selling risks? If they collapse, Tianyu will suffer a significant loss!"

She thought she had grasped Xie Jing's biggest weakness as the head of Tianyu—the overseas credit rating and chain default risk of large corporations.

She stared intently at Xie Jing, as if to prove that she wasn't being deceived, but rather that she was considering the group's interests from a higher, more macro perspective.

Xie Jing raised an eyebrow. "Who said they are my maternal family?"