He turned his head and saw, at the entrance where everyone's attention was focused, a stunning woman walking gracefully, like a princess, under the escort of the old members of the Zheng Clan, slowly making her way in.
This woman was incredibly noble and had an unparalleled aura, like a natural-born queen!
The woman turned out to be Zheng Yaxin, rumored to have committed suicide in the deep mountains.
How could it be possible? How could she be here?
Due to his shock, Wang Yanchen's mind went blank for several seconds, only regaining his composure when Zheng Yaxin's gaze fell upon him, causing him to quickly lower his head, desperately trying to hide the astonishment in his heart.
He knew Zheng Yaxin, or rather, who on Xiang Island didn't?
Everyone said that in this generation of the Zheng Clan, there wasn't anyone outstanding, but when they said this, it was with the premise that Zheng Yaxin was excluded.
The reason Zheng Yaxin hadn't ascended to power was simply because of the troublemaking Zheng Xinxi.
Zheng Xinxi was the eldest son of the family, theoretically with or without inheritance rights, and due to his status, Zheng Yaxin had been unable to successfully ascend and obtain resources belonging to an heir.
But even so, Zheng Yaxin leveraged her own qualities, relying on the entertainment and design industries, and successfully broke into the global market, being the most successful breakthrough among her generation.
In any industry, achieving the pinnacle and successfully launching oneself as an IP globally gives one significant influence.
Zheng Yaxin's power in the design and entertainment circles seemed superficial.
However, only global stock players like Wang Yanchen understood that, as long as Zheng Yaxin seized an opportunity, she could immediately ascend to become a godfather figure in these circles.
Zheng Yaxin had fifty years of Life Force taken by Lin Beichen, turning her into a dying old woman before she walked into the mountains.
He verified this matter through multiple sources, even finding an eyewitness.
When he learned of this news, he swore he had never felt so relieved.
Lin Beichen had solved a big problem for him because if Zheng Yaxin were still alive, even someone like him, managing a trillion-worth asset, would have a knot in his heart.
Some people can only bring peace to others when they're dead.
As long as Zheng Yaxin lived, even as a seventy to eighty-year-old woman, she still made people uneasy.
They certainly could have been the villains themselves and had Zheng Yaxin killed, but it would eventually not sound good, and the sensitive elements surrounding her were too many. An assassination that fails or leaves a trace would be troublesome.
Lin Beichen dealing with Zheng Yaxin equated to resolving their worries for the future.
Yet now, not only had Zheng Yaxin come to the venue of the Zheng Clan's equity meeting, but she had also returned to being a beauty.
What was going on?
Moreover, for some reason, he felt that Zheng Yaxin's eyes were brighter and her aura more outstanding; subconsciously, he even trembled under her gaze.
"Mr. Lin just made a decision, allowing me to act as the decision executor for the Zheng Clan Group, while my elder brother acts as his proxy during his absence from Xiang Island.
During Mr. Lin's time away from Xiang Island, it will be up to us, the siblings, to manage the group, with the power to handle all matters concerning Mr. Lin's conglomerate. Do you hear me?"
Zheng Yaxin silently walked into the venue, paying no attention to the people who lost composure in shock, making her way to the decision podium, opened the microphone, and coldly stared at the crowd.
While Zheng Yaxin was speaking, no one dared to make a sound, all dazedly gazing at her, their eyes filled with light of shock.
In a decision meeting of the Zheng Clan, no members of the Zheng Clan were present, which was ironically speaking.
Wang Yanchen and others had secretly formed an alliance, initially intending to force Lin Beichen to hand over the remaining 40% shares by means of the Xiang Island alliance.
They had thought it through; as long as Lin Beichen handed over the remaining shares, they would give him a very resounding title, making him at least in the eyes of the commoners, the most prestigious person on Xiang Island.
Yet he had not expected Lin Beichen to silently find back Zheng Yaxin and appoint Zheng Xinxi and Zheng Yaxin to jointly manage the newly established Zheng Clan Group.
The so-called Lin Group was indeed Lin Beichen's group.
This group was merely a code name, as Lin Beichen had control over many different companies and funds.
These funds and companies were still temporarily part of the Zheng Clan Group, but everyone knew they belonged to Lin Beichen, and no one dared to touch them.
Lin Beichen had silently chosen Zheng Yaxin as his representative, an ingenious and excellent strategy.
If it were him as Lin Beichen, he might not have come up with such a move.
First, dismantle the Zheng Clan, and then rope the most outstanding offspring of the Zheng Clan under one's flag, leveraging Zheng Xinxi's so-called rightful inheritance.
In this way, the Zheng Clan remained the same, but the master had changed.
Even the Xiang Island consortium couldn't find a flaw.
Previously, they could use Lin Beichen's mainlander identity to play tricks, but now Lin Beichen didn't take away this portion of the interests, just changed the lair for it.
Strictly speaking, the Zheng Clan elder had lived too long; the old folks under him should have retired long ago.
Lin Beichen had finished off the old man, and it wasn't just the Zheng Clan applauding; even outsiders cheered repeatedly.
When it's time to retire, one should retire; desperately holding onto life and aspiring for rejuvenation and immortality is just looking for trouble, isn't it?
Now it's better; the old guy has exhausted himself to death, and the older generation around him were all driven away, turning the Zheng Clan into a world for the young.
However, Wang Yanchen couldn't smile.
He had purchased many shares of the Zheng Clan at a high price, originally thinking of carving out a piece of the Zheng Clan's pie, but when Zheng Xinxi and Zheng Yaxin appeared, his invested money was all for nothing.
"Boss, what do we do now? Do you want to continue increasing investment?"
The graceful secretary behind him asked cautiously, her eyes filled with worry.
Wang Yanchen spent a lot of money.
Even to gain an advantage, he borrowed a large sum from an external financing company.
This amount of money reached tens of billions.
Money remained as money, but borrowing from a financing company required paying far beyond the normal market costs.
He borrowed 10 billion, but to repay it, he needed at least 30 billion.
"Let's hold back for now."
Wang Yanchen took a deep breath and said faintly.
He lost this round, but from the outside, he didn't appear chaotic.
Wang Yanchen picked up a glass of wine and silently walked to the window, through the tall, clear floor-to-ceiling windows, he quietly overlooked the whole of Xiang Island.
From his perspective, the prosperity of Xiang Island was completely captured by his eyes.
"Although I lost this round, I lost to Zheng Yaxin, not Lin Beichen."
"No matter how Lin Beichen plays tricks, it doesn't change the fact that he is a mainlander, and various factions don't want Lin Beichen to establish his foothold on Xiang Island."
"Since financial means are ineffective, find someone to kill him."
Thinking this far, Wang Yanchen downed the glass of wine, a trace of murderous intent flashing across his face.
Killing was the simplest and least skilled option.
Unless it was absolutely necessary, he really didn't want to take this step.
But he had no choice; if he didn't do this, not only would he lose a huge fortune, but he would also face possible retaliation from Zheng Yaxin.
Their secret alliance was bound to be exposed sooner or later.
Before that, Lin Beichen needed to be dealt with.
Victory and defeat, sometimes, could be determined in a moment.
Zheng Yaxin successfully ascended and completely took charge of the new Zheng Clan.
Within just a day or two, Zheng Yaxin had summoned back all the outstanding descendants of the Zheng Clan.
If it were only Zheng Xinxi, these people would not have been utilized and couldn't have returned to the Zheng Clan, but with Zheng Yaxin, the situation was different.
Zheng Xinxi remained the high above eldest son, also acting as Lin Beichen's representative on Xiang Island, but his identity was more of a symbol, a sky hanging above the Zheng Clan.