Chapter 237: The School Belle’s Broken Hand
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
The defeat was like a landslide. The Feng Corporation’s originally glorious side completely collapsed after a night.
After losing the Murong family’s cooperation, the other business partners also dissolved the contract so quickly that no one could react.
The Feng Family Head’s temples seemed to have turned much whiter overnight. The melancholy deepened the creases at the corners of his eyes, and the entire office sighed.
“What’s going on…” He still couldn’t understand.
This sudden move was as if someone had discussed it behind his back. First, it was the Murong family, then the others attacked together.
The manipulation of the person behind him made him powerless as he could not even find who was targeting him.
All of this stemmed from that “accident”. The moment Murong Qiao’s hand was injured, the meaning of this matter changed in Huo Yichen’s heart.
In terms of status, the Huo family was still the leader. As the heir, Huo Yichen had cut off all ties with the Fengs with just one sentence.
His actions did not stop there. In the past two days, the Feng Corporation had to deal with news reports on corruption and bribery within their company. All the traces of favoritism in the past had been cleared, causing many people in the Feng family to be imprisoned. What awaited them was prison food for the next few years.
Of course, he would not let Feng Xinyao off either.
Murong Qiao didn’t know anything about the outside world. However, not long after the Orientation Party, she heard another piece of news.
“The school belle broke her hand?” Murong Qiao looked at Yang Xin in confusion.
Yang Xin suddenly nodded. “Many people on the forum are talking about this.”
She sent the post to Murong Qiao and was secretly pleased. She had long disliked Feng Xinyao. Seeing her injured this time, Yang Xin more or less gloated.
Murong Qiao raised her eyebrows. She was surprised, but at the same time, she felt that this sounded a little strange.
She clicked on the post and saw all kinds of discussions among the students.
“I don’t think the school belle has come to class for the past two days. Could her injuries be so serious?”
“I know, I know. She seemed to have been invited by a boy to the basketball court to watch a game. In the end, she was hit by a flying basketball which broke her hand. It was scary!”
So ridiculous?
There were all kinds of things on the forum. Murong Qiao took a quick glance and roughly understood what had happened.
She was hit by a flying basketball…
Murong Qiao’s eyes flickered. She closed the post and remembered this matter.
Feng Xinyao’s injuries were much worse than Murong Qiao’s. The basketball was so strong and fast that she fell to the ground, unable to react.
It took her half a month just to recuperate and return to school.
It was lunchtime. Murong Qiao and his two roommates went to the canteen for lunch and happened to see Feng Xinyao, who had just returned to school.
“Qiaoqiao, look!” Yang Xin nudged Murong Qiao with her elbow.
Murong Qiao followed her gaze in that direction.
A familiar white color entered her eyes. Murong Qiao immediately recognized the bandage. Then, she saw Feng Xinyao standing in the crowd and getting food.
It had been a long time since they last met. Her face seemed to have turned much paler. One of her hands was bandaged tightly, and she used a fixed strap to tie it around her neck. She looked weak with a frown.
Murong Qiao didn’t hide her gaze, so Feng Xinyao immediately noticed it and turned to look in Murong Qiao’s direction.
Their eyes met in the air.
“…” Murong Qiao didn’t say anything or dodge.
She just stood there quietly and looked at Feng Xinyao. However, she could see a flash of… resentment in Feng Xinyao’s eyes.
Murong Qiao blinked and looked again, but she didn’t see her again. It was as if that moment was just her imagination.
Their eyes met for less than ten seconds before they separated again, as if nothing had happened.
Unlike Murong Qiao’s calm mood, Feng Xinyao almost couldn’t suppress her anger the moment she saw Murong Qiao.
Because of Murong Qiao, she couldn’t have a good time at school. Her hand was fractured, and when she returned home to recuperate, she realized that her family’s situation wasn’t any better. The company was doing way worse than before, and the pressure was exceptionally high.
Murong Qiao…
Feng Xinyao muttered a name in her heart. She could not help but feel angry, but there was nothing she could do.
Her intuition suspected that Murong Qiao was behind this, but she couldn’t find any concrete evidence to prove anything, so she could only remember these grudges for the time being and keep them in her heart.
It was rare for the school to be peaceful. Nothing major happened after the Orientation Party.
Murong Qiao’s days went on as usual, but the Nan family’s company gradually declined.
As the first heir and the Big Brother of the family, Nan Xuan immediately stood up to help Nan Kang share the pressure.
This was also the first time he had officially accepted the family business. Nan Xuan was very interested in taking over the company and was even a little eager.
As soon as he arrived at the company, he asked his secretary to organize the company’s current situation and send it over.
“…These.” However, the more he read the documents, the more he frowned. “Is that all?”
There was no good news on the stack of documents in his hand.
Nan Xuan originally thought that his father was old and just couldn’t manage it well. Besides, Nan Kang hadn’t mentioned the company in detail before.
It was not until he saw with his own eyes how big the hole behind every document was that Nan Xuan felt a headache.
Just as he thought that this was the worst case scenario, he saw the secretary shake his head.
The secretary took a few steps back and pushed a small trolley in from outside the door. The documents on it were half the height of a person. “These are.”
The company was like an empty shell that was riddled with holes. It had been completely pounded by the strong wind. Before it could be repaired, another bigger hole would appear.
“I understand…” Nan Xuan took a deep breath. “You can leave first.”
He sighed and waved his hand to get his secretary to leave. He opened a document and read it in detail.
The excitement he had when he first arrived at the company was shattered by the truth. Nan Xuan’s temples throbbed and his forehead hurt badly.
No matter what, as long as there was business, there was room for a turnaround. Nan Xuan looked at the recent project and found an opportunity before he made an appointment with that company’s head.
Fortunately, the company didn’t run out of money so much that it would be a problem for him to book a luxurious private room.
“President Xiang,” Nan Xuan greeted calmly in a suit and leather shoes.
In order to express his sincerity and since he had just inherited the company, he could not be too young and impetuous. Thus, Nan Xuan waited in the private room early.
President Xiang was a middle-aged man with a big belly. The top of his bald head was lit up by the lights.
He smiled and shook hands. “Hello, President Nan.”
Discussing business at the dining table was a common occurrence, so he couldn’t avoid drinking a few glasses of wine.
Nan Xuan’s throat was filled with burning wine. Although his face was red, he still had his rationality.
He smiled and clinked glasses, as if unintentionally saying, “About this project, I—”
Before Nan Xuan could finish speaking, he was interrupted by President Xiang.
“There’s no hurry. Let’s have a drink first!” President Xiang smiled until his eyes narrowed, as if he was drunk. “This wine is quite rare. It can only be made in spring…”
CEO Xiang was a drunkard. As they chatted, he started talking about the origin of the wine and seemed to be in high spirits.
Nan Xuan stopped talking when he saw this. He started drinking again in an attempt to relax President Xiang’s vigilance.
As he drank, a double image appeared in front of him. After the meal, CEO Xiang left the private room for five minutes. Nan Xuan, who was drunk, then vaguely remembered that he had not completed his goal..
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