The Master and His Wealthy Fiancée

Only then did Lu Dian remember. Of course. The woman before him was the eldest daughter of the Yang Family, Yang Rong.

So what if it was the Sun Family? The Yang Family was by no means weaker, being one of the Four Great Families of Jiangzhou themselves.

Besides, with this financial prodigy, this Qilin'Er, investing in the Li Group, wasn't the company destined to take off?

With over a hundred successful investments, big and small, and not a single failure, they were now betting a staggering twenty billion on the Li Group. They must have absolute confidence.

The moment this news got out, the Li Group wouldn't be short on funds at all. Follow-on investors would come flocking.

And with the Li Group holding a prime piece of real estate like Lot Number Five, it would be a miracle if they *didn't* rise.

The thought made Lu Dian's jaw ache.

He glanced over at Li Jianwen, who had been utterly dejected just moments ago, now shaking hands with Yang Anyi, his face glowing with renewed vigor.

Since things had come to this, Lu Dian said to the remaining directors in his faction, "The Sun Family is about to establish a new construction company, and it's poised to rise, too. What's there to be afraid of? We'll just invest with them!"

The directors in Lu Dian's faction could only nod in helpless agreement.

Director Zhang and Director Lv, however, shot him venomous glares. "You son of a bitch!" Director Zhang spat. "You think I'm going to let you screw me over a second time?"

Lu Chunqing, being younger, stepped forward and pointed at Director Zhang's nose. "Say that again, I dare you!"

"None of you are with the Li Group anymore. What's all this shouting about in *my* company?" Li Qinghe said, his voice grave.

The group instantly fell silent.

Elder Ma turned to Li Qinghe with a forced smile. "Brother Qinghe, you see, your old brother here had a moment of confusion. Could you give me back my contract? I don't want to sell my shares anymore, how about it?"

Had he stayed quiet, it would have been one thing, but his words sent a fresh pang of anguish through Li Qinghe and the other two members of the Li Family.

Li Qinghe roared, "Get out!"

At the same time, he yelled toward the door, "Security! Come and throw these people out!"

Four bodyguards entered in a line—the very four Li Huiran had hired.

Seeing the tall, powerfully built bodyguards, the group of directors—no matter how unwilling they felt—could only file out of the conference room with grim faces, looking like a routed army.

Only Lu Chunqing refused to move.

A bodyguard walked up to him, gesturing for him to leave. Lu Chunqing's face flushed red as he yelled, "I am the Vice General Manager of the Li Group! What do you think you're doing? Have you lost your mind?!"

"You're fired!" Li Qinghe said coldly.

Lu Chunqing still refused to go, and as the bodyguards finally dragged him away, he kept screaming, "No! No! You can't fire me! I haven't even formed Project Team Two yet..."

Once the directors who had sold their shares were cleared out, the conference room felt half-empty.

Only then did Li Qinghe manage to ask, his voice strained, "Excuse me... is your offer to invest in the Li Group real?" His eyes were filled with hope, terrified that it might all be a joke.

Yang Anyi nodded solemnly. "Of course it's real. The contract and the funds are all prepared. We're just waiting for your signatures."

As he spoke, Yang Anyi produced a contract.

Upon receiving this confirmation, the three members of the Li Family, along with the directors who had remained, were overcome with emotion. Their hearts pounded in their chests. They had thought all was lost, but who could have known that a new hope would blossom from the depths of despair.

Li Qinghe quickly looked over the contract. Not a moment later, his eyes went wide.

"You're only taking dividends?" he asked in astonishment. "You won't participate in the Group's affairs?"

Yang Anyi smiled and nodded. "We have faith in the Li Group's management. Besides, we're not particularly interested in corporate affairs."

The three Li Family members and the remaining directors all stared at Yang Anyi in disbelief.

'Twenty billion! They were just going to throw it in and not manage it?'

An investment of twenty billion, while not enough for absolute control, would certainly make them the largest shareholder.

The three Li Family members' shares combined only amounted to thirty-nine percent, with Li Qinghe holding the largest portion at fifteen percent.

'This has to be a joke!'

Seeing that Yang Anyi said no more, only offering a gentlemanly smile.

Li Qinghe had no choice but to continue reading the contract.

Less than ten seconds later, Li Qinghe asked, his voice trembling, "This clause... you only want ten percent of the shares... This has to be a typo, right?"

Yang Anyi still smiled and shook his head. "It's not a typo. It's ten percent. We believe in the future of the Li Group. We're confident that twenty billion for ten percent will not be a loss."

Everyone was now looking at him as if he were an idiot.

'Who are you kidding? Twenty billion for only ten percent?'

The breathing of the three Li Family members grew heavy. If Xuyang Investment only took a ten percent stake, then their family would achieve absolute control over the Li Group.

Lu Dian and his allies had held a combined thirty-three percent of the shares. By their calculation, if those shares were removed from the pool, the Li Family's ownership would rise to fifty-eight percent. Even after the dilution from Xuyang Investment's ten percent stake, they would still hold over fifty-two percent.

My god! This was something the Li Family had only dreamed of. If they'd had absolute control before, would Lu Dian have ever been so arrogant?

Now, they had only spent a few billion to buy back the shares, yet they were receiving a twenty billion investment. They ended up with more money *and* a larger ownership stake.

It wasn't just the three Li Family members; the remaining directors also felt as if they were in a dream. It all felt too unreal. Their own shares had quietly increased in value, and so had their net worth.

Yang Anyi could see their disbelief and spoke again. "The Li Group's future is full of promise. I trust my own judgment. All you need to do is make money for me."

Li Huiran also hurried over to read through the contract. She was astonished to find that there wasn't a single trap. Every single clause was overwhelmingly, absolutely favorable to the Li Group.

'This is practically a handout!'

Suppressing her racing heart, she took the share transfer agreements from Chen Dong and calculated the total cost.

In a clear voice, she announced, "The buyback cost us eight-point-three billion. Xuyang Investment is providing twenty billion in financing, which means we are still short two-point-six billion!"

The remaining shareholders immediately started clamoring, "I'll invest!"

"We'll invest!"

"We'll invest even without taking more shares!"