Chapter 309: Chapter 309: I’ve Been Wanting to Beat You Guys Up_1
Ye Lu retorted without any courtesy.
The women’s faces contorted with anger, saying furiously, "You’re the one who’s a harlot, no wonder the Crown Prince Shang doesn’t want you. You’re so shameless, birthing two illegitimate kids with some unknown man. Who knows what tricks you used to marry into the Shang Family and have others happily raise your kids."
"Dare to say that again." The repeated slander against her children left Ye Lu shaking with rage. How could she allow these contemptible women to insult her beloved children?
"So what if we do?"
"Then I’ll shut you up."
Enraged, Ye Lu slapped the woman at the forefront.
Damn it, just because they’re at a banquet doesn’t mean she won’t retaliate.
She was already divorced, no longer part of high society. Even if she had to bear the reputation of a shrew, she didn’t care. But she would never tolerate anyone slandering her treasures.
"Watch your filthy mouth unless you want it smashed," she warned.
"Ah, the shrew is attacking! Someone help!" the woman cried out shrilly.
The women behind her, none of whom were any easier, rushed forward to rip her apart.
"How dare she hit Yue, thinking we’re weak? Don’t spare her, tear away her dress. Let this, harlot, lose all dignity!"
Ye Lu drew a sharp breath. These women were truly vicious.
She too became furious, "Come on. I’ve wanted to teach you a lesson for a long time, talking trash all day. You’re asking for it, so don’t blame me for losing my manners. You won’t stop until your kidneys fail from the beating tonight."
Ye Lu rolled up her sleeves, fed up with being ridiculed every time she attended a banquet since marrying into the Shang Family.
Before she left, she’d teach these vile women a lesson and show them that even common folk shouldn’t be messed with.
"Tear her dress first."
"Bring it on. Let me rearrange that plastic face of yours," Ye Lu threatened, landing a punch squarely on the stiff face of a woman rushing at her.
The woman, initially aggressive, was startled and quickly protected her surgically altered face. Taking advantage of the situation, Ye Lu kicked her and the woman toppled over.
A nearby woman sneered, "I haven’t done any plastic surgery; your punches won’t affect me."
"No plastic surgery? Well, those fake breasts of yours seem surgically enhanced. Let me help you get rid of those implants for free."
"My breasts! Someone help!" Now, the women truly regretted provoking Ye Lu.
They had always considered themselves the fiercest in high society, but Ye Lu was fiercer: a true shrew, and one with an unmatched fighting spirit at that.
Outside the banquet hall, Shang Jingchen made a phone call. His excited marketing manager said,
"Recently, the overall stock market has been great, and our shares have skyrocketed. We’re leading the way in gains in the stock market. Should we put the company’s stocks we bought back on the market? Otherwise, we won’t have enough working capital."
Shang Jingchen frowned. He had previously bought back most of the company’s shares from the open market to avoid manipulation during a downturn.
But releasing the company’s stocks on the market was a fundraising initiative. Holding these shares himself wouldn’t generate funds.
"Yet, I always have this strange sense of impending doom."
"President Shang, we’ve survived every sort of volatility in the many years we’ve been involved in the stock market. The Shang Family’s business empire can’t easily be undermined by others. Now is the time to recover previous losses and expand our funding. We could be the top company nationwide within two years."
Shang Jingchen’s eyes brightened. He knew this was an excellent opportunity to rise powerfully again – to become a corporation that could challenge the Jun family.
