Chapter 279: Chapter 279 Brotherly Love_1
"Third Young Master Jun, Third Young Master Jun, the Shang Family has never had any grievances with you. Isn’t this a bit too much?" Shang Jingchen angrily slapped the table. The papers went flying, turning the Vice President’s face pale in fear.
Immediately following that, the manager of the marketing department rushed in: "Bad news, the moment the news broke out about that official being investigated, reports regarding illicit transactions between our Shang Family, the Gu Clan and that official started sprouting up all over the internet. Everyone is making a huge fuss about it. Our shares have started to fluctify, and the stocks of the Gu Clan have even started to fall."
Shang Jingchen furrowed his brows. Even though he had been hit with one bad piece of news after another, his mind was still clear:
"Even if such bad news breaks out, the market wouldn’t normally react this quickly. Normally there would be a buffer period. Besides, both the Gu Clan and the Shang Family are long-established enterprises with solid foundations. Investors shouldn’t be dumping their stock so hastily."
"Indeed, the stock falling so quickly does make it look more like someone is deliberately manipulating it. Someone is intentionally buying it all up only to then dump the stocks of our two families in bulk. When the investors see the stock falling, they’ll panic because of the news about illegal transactions, and start selling for themselves."
"Call in the financial department manager for a meeting. We need to be prepared to take over these stocks that are being dumped at any moment. Let the Shang Family buy them back to prevent those who are stirring trouble from repeatedly buying and selling, thus creating the illusion of a price fall. Also, have someone investigate this. If I find the evidence that someone is disturbing the stock market, I will make sure they’ll have nowhere to be buried!"
Shang Jingchen clenched his fists. He would never let Third Young Master Jun have his way.
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Ye Lu also saw the news first thing in the morning. She was worried that if Gu Yan found out about it, he wouldn’t be able to handle it, so she hurried to the hospital.
The hospital was filled with journalists, all wanting to cover the story of whether the Gu Clan was involved in bribery and corruption.
They were all stopped by the bodyguards on the outside.
Ye Lu had no other choice but to disguise herself just to slip inside.
The hospital room was quiet. Sunlight poured in. Gu Yan was sitting on the bed. He was holding a laptop, looking at the news about the Gu Clan. His face, usually pale, now looked calm.
So calm it made Ye Lu feel uneasy.
"Gu Yan, don’t worry. After all, both the Gu Clan and the Shang Family are major corporations. This kind of crisis won’t be able to bring them down." Ye Lu nervously reassured him.
After studying the situation for a while, she realized it wasn’t simple. The incident was clearly meticulously planned, trapping both the Shang Family and Gu Clan step by step.
"I’m not worried. I know who’s behind this and what he intends to do." Gu Yan looked calm, a hint of sarcasm on his lips.
Ye Lu was surprised: "Who is it? Someone who would dare to attack two massive financial entities. That person must be no simple character!"
"Of course. But I would like to see just how far he can go with his plan. I won’t let him do whatever he pleases anymore!" Gu Yan’s eyes suddenly turned cold. After all, he and that person were blood brothers!
Since they lived together from childhood, there was nobody who understood this man’s thought processes better than he did.
All the pain inflicted on him by Jun Huang, he would pay back in full.
"Gu Yan..." Seeing him angry and seething with underlying deep pain, beads of cold sweat trickling down his forehead, Ye Lu couldn’t help but wipe his sweat with a towel.
But Gu Yan caught her hand and rested his head weakly on her shoulder.
Ye Lu’s body jerked. Even though she had been taking care of him for a while, they had never made direct bodily contact, much less done anything intimate.
"Ye Lu, I’m cold... My heart is growing colder and colder..." He closed his eyes tiredly.
So-called familial love, wasn’t as comforting as it seemed.
