They saw Luan Li being supported by Luan Yecha, walking over with a cane.
Luan Yenan and Luo Yun were already quite loud in their conversation, but Luan Lizheng was in good health and had excellent hearing, so he heard everything clearly as he walked.
He wasn't angry; instead, he laughed at the girl's confidence. He was now eager to see what her expression would be when he secretly acquired a large number of shares in "Group One" and stood before her as a shareholder.
“You’re right. You have to earn your own reputation, not rely on others or your family for protection,” Luan Li said, glaring at Luo Yun.
Luo Yun couldn't match the old man's imposing manner, so she avoided his attack and took a step back.
It wasn't just that she was afraid of Luan Lizheng.
Even her family was afraid. Now, the fact that "Frontend" had easily returned to Luan Lizheng's hands was common knowledge in Beijing's social circles. Otherwise, her family wouldn't have been so eager for her to stop.
Luan Yenan didn't care and led Zuo Baixuan ahead to the center of the banquet hall.
When passing by Si Ruxin, Si Ruxin took the initiative to raise her glass in greeting.
She was wearing a high-slit cheongsam as always. A crowd had gathered around her, but she simply smiled politely.
His expression only became slightly more lively when he saw Luan Zuo's wife appear.
This time, her gaze wasn't even on Luan Yennan, but rather on Zuo Baixuan's outfit, which she found quite surprising.
Zuo Baixuan felt the gaze and nodded in acknowledgment.
Now, her relationship with Si Ruxin is more of a business partnership.
Moreover, Si Ruxin is a very good business partner.
Even in just the past three days of contact, one can sense that this S-class Omega is also dissatisfied with his fate and shows great ambition in his career.
"Luan Yenan, you'd better be a little more aware of the situation. After spending a few days with your wife, I've discovered that she's even more interesting than you." Si Ruxin smiled seductively, as if she wanted to seduce Zuo Baixuan away.
Upon hearing the praise, Zuo Baixuan accepted the wine glass offered by a waiter, politely acknowledged it, clinked glasses with Si Ruxin, and took a small sip.
Si Ruxin smiled broadly. She had once admired Luan Yenan, but that didn't stop her from admiring Zuo Baixuan now.
From her perspective.
Luan Yenan was protected by the Luan family and pampered from a young age, and was also influenced by his surroundings. The Luan family spent a lot of money to cultivate him.
Zuo Baixuan, on the other hand, had no one to rely on and relied entirely on her own efforts to achieve what she has today.
In comparison, Zuo Baixuan is definitely more impressive.
Luan Yennan didn't refute, but simply hooked Zuo Baixuan's chin.
Zuo Baixuan was forced to turn her gaze back, and at the same time, she noticed that Luan Yenan's grip on her had tightened considerably.
“I agree.” Luan Yennan said, lowering his head to gently kiss his wife, and snatching the wine from her mouth before she could swallow it. “Drink less, can’t you forget your own alcohol tolerance?”
Zuo Baixuan was caught off guard by the kiss and was so shocked by the act of sucking away the red wine that her hands and feet went weak.
With a hint of coquettishness in her eyes, she pushed Luan Ye Nan away, saying, "So many people are watching!"
"Let whoever wants to look, look." Luan Yenan was unmoved by reason, not even glancing around, but staring intently at Zuo Baixuan, completely unaware that his greedy gaze in public was beneath his dignity.
Si Ruxin choked on her mouthful of wine and coughed uncontrollably.
Is this the disparity in treatment for single people?
Other people's drinks are for flirting, while mine are for choking.
"I'm speechless." Si Ruxin sighed, rubbing her forehead. "I was just teasing you, did you have to stab me in the back?"
If there were a poll like "Who feeds dogs the best?", Si Ruxin would definitely choose this pair.
Luan Yenan smiled generously, asserted his dominance, and then pulled Zuo Baixuan along, only this time at a much faster pace.
"Anan, what's wrong?" Zuo Baixuan asked, her face still flushed, as she leaned against Luan Yenan's side.
Luan Yenan lowered his voice and replied, "I'm starting to regret it."
"Regret what?"
"I regret letting you come out dressed like this." Luan Yenan pinched Zuo Baixuan's earlobe, giving it an inappropriate squeeze.
Zuo Baixuan was worried that this person might suddenly have some strange intention, so she quickly grabbed her hand: "What are you doing? You said you wanted me to wear whatever I wanted, but you're changing your mind so quickly. Are you trying to restrict my freedom?"
Seeing that Luan Yenan did not let go.
Despite the many people looking over, Luan Yenan showed no awareness whatsoever of being the main character at the banquet.
Zuo Baixuan bit her lip and said, "Can't I just wear these for you from now on? Can't you focus on dealing with them for now?"
Luan Yenan's expression remained unchanged as he adjusted Zuo Baixuan's ear clip and slowly released his grip.
They walked towards Luan Muyin and Luan Xing.
Luan Muyin first looked at Luan Lizheng, who was slowly walking towards them from a distance, and asked Luan Yenan, "Did you arrive with your grandfather? He didn't give you any trouble, did he?"
"No. We arrived one after the other."
Luan Xing looked Luan Ye Nan over, then regained her energetic demeanor. She looked gratefully at Zuo Bai Xuan.
Zuo Baixuan lowered her head shyly, smiling bashfully. It was really difficult for her to remain natural in front of her mother, who seemed to see right through her.
"I've also invited your employees. They're all over there. Is there anything you need to tell them?" Luan Muyin asked after confirming Luan Yenan's condition and letting out a sigh of relief.
Luan Yenan turned his head.
Chen Huanyu stood in an inconspicuous spot, but Jiang Lingdan waved wildly, making that spot the center of attention.
Luan Yenan glanced at Chen Huanyu.
Chen Huanyu pressed her body into the hood and secretly tugged at Jiang Lingdan's clothes.
Jiang Lingdan smiled at Luan Zuo and the other man, then stopped what she was doing and stood still.
"I'll give the public an explanation directly," Luan Yennan said to Luan Muyin, then looked at Zuo Baixuan and let go of her hand.
Zuo Baixuan naturally stood next to Luan Xing, watching Luan Yenan's back view exude an invincible aura.
The high heels landed on the wooden platform in the center of the banquet, clicking and clacking like a new type of black hole sucking up all the surrounding sounds.
The media, sensing the news, flocked to the platform.
The platform was only about the height of a hand, but when Luan Yenan stood on it, his imposing presence forced the media personnel to take two steps back to withstand it.
Luan Lizheng also walked over, looking at Luan Yenan on the stage with an appreciative gaze.
What a promising talent! It's a pity he's not as obedient as he was when he was a child.
Luan Yenan turned on the microphone: "Thank you all for taking time out of your busy schedules to attend my discharge celebration. I know everyone is concerned about what has happened recently. You should all have seen the news reports about the scandal that occurred in the cooperation between 'Yituan' and 'Guowei' Group. I am very sorry that the cooperation failed because of the report against 'Ji Mouquan'."
"But as a law-abiding taxpayer, I have an obligation to report criminals. It is truly unavoidable that I only discovered and reported it after signing the contract."
"I heard that your hospitalization was caused by poisoning by 'Ji Mouquan,' is that true?" a reporter asked.
Although there was no Q&A session, Luan Yenan didn't mind answering this question: "Everything is subject to the police report. I did accuse him of poisoning and intentional homicide."
The media professionals looked at each other in bewilderment, and some even whispered among themselves.
The police statement was vague and didn't mention this incident because there was too much to investigate. The fact that Luan Yenan said this was the first bombshell of the day.
Luan Yenan continued, "But more importantly today, I want to apologize to our investors. Because of this incident, the company's 'Smart Living' project has been delayed, and the stock price has been severely impacted. Therefore, the company will use 10% of its available funds to repurchase shares, and at the same time, we promise that within the next five years, 50% of all the company's profits, excluding development costs, will be used for share buybacks."
"A formal written announcement regarding the above will be issued within two days. Before the acquisition is completed, I will suspend my position as CEO of 'Yituan' and return to my role as a professor, teaching at my alma mater and pursuing further studies."
The real money is needed to buy back the stocks that have been released from the stock pool.
It's worth noting that the price of "Yituan" has risen dramatically since its listing, so the recent price drops are just a drop in the ocean.
In addition, there's the leverage of suspending the CEO position.
These were just empty words. Even if she really resigned, the company would still be hers. But this action demonstrated her determination, and everyone was shocked by Luan Yennan's desperate move to stabilize investor confidence and save the stock price.
Only Luan Li was chuckling to himself, inwardly judging Luan Yenan as too young.
Luan Lizheng believed that Luan Yenan's actions were indeed effective in deterring people like Qin Yuancheng from deliberately shorting "Yituan's" stock price. However, they couldn't stop his covert acquisition; he wouldn't care if the price was raised slightly. At most, he could gather all the scattered shares in half a month.
Luan Lizheng turned and left.
"Ah? Grandpa, my cousin..." Luan Yecha hurriedly followed.
Luan Li was looking at Luan Yecha.
This kid, when faced with something like this, he probably wouldn't even be able to think of a way to stabilize the stock price.
Luan Lizheng shook his head: "I have my own plans."
"Oh... let me help you, Grandpa!" Luan Yecha could only shrink his neck and follow along.
Luan Yenan was surrounded by the media and asked many questions, and in the gaps, she saw Luan Li's departing figure.
He laughed.
Don't you find it interesting?
It's okay if you don't find it interesting now, because the really interesting part is yet to come.
After dealing with the media, Luan Yenan walked towards Luo Yun.
Luo Yun, as if she had stumbled upon a secret, rubbed her hands excitedly: "Are you planning to use the money earned from selling 'blockchain currency' to buy back your stocks?"
"Of course not, that's my personal money."
"..." Luo Yun looked at Luan Yenan and gave him a "shrewd businessman" look as a form of criticism.
Luan Yenan added, "But I was planning to give you a portion of this money."
"Huh? You've had a change of heart and don't see me as a victim anymore?" Luo Yun was surprised.
Luan Yenan didn't respond and continued, "I heard that you set up several factories to design parts in order to support investment projects."
“That’s right. After all, the project team that Professor Chen recommended to me mainly works on specific electronic devices, so having a factory would be more convenient.” Luo Yun felt there was nothing to hide.
“Sell the factory to me,” Luan Yenan said.
"..."
Love is still a terrible curse.
Luo Yun held back her profanity for a while before asking, "What do you want from the factory? Even if you lose the Qin family and Mr. Luan intercepted it, what use is my factory if you want to create 'Smart Living' on your own? You might as well acquire some established small companies."
"Why wouldn't you make money?" Luan Yenan had no intention of explaining to Luo Yun.
Luo Yun said fiercely, "Make money, make money off you, so you won't always be the one asking me for money!"