Ling Zhenfei smiled and nodded to her, moving to Lin Yuluo's side and tenderly taking her hand.

Lin Yuluo felt a surge of strength throughout her body.

She knew that with Ling Zhenfei by her side, she would no longer be alone and helpless, nor would she feel lost about the future.

"You... you two!"

Seeing Ling Zhenfei and Lin Yuluo's intimate behavior, Du Xiaowei almost spewed fire from his eyes with rage.

Over the years, Du Xiaowei had always tried to get close to Lin Yuluo. However, Lin Yuluo had consistently kept her distance, remaining extremely guarded, so that he never found an opportunity to make a move, not even managing to touch her hand.

And now, before so many people, seeing Ling Zhenfei and Lin Yuluo holding hands, how could Du Xiaowei not be furious?

No matter what, Lin Yuluo was still his fiancée in name. But now, his fiancée was throwing herself into the arms of another man, and Du Xiaowei felt like he was about to explode with anger.

Yet, facing the overbearing Ling Zhenfei, Du Xiaowei was neither able to beat him in a fight nor win in an argument, only able to stand by and glare helplessly.

"Ling Zhenfei, this is simply too much bullying!" Seeing this, Du Kongting's reaction was even more intense than his son's.

At this moment, he no longer cared about his fear of Ling Zhenfei, having invested too much to take the title of president; he refused to give up so easily.

"Fellow shareholders, don't be deceived by his honeyed words."

Du Kongting decided to make his last stand, stood up righteously, and said to the shareholders, "Even if Lin Yuluo is Lin Zhengnan's daughter, that doesn't automatically mean she is the legal heir. President Lin didn't leave a will regarding this matter before his death. Therefore, I believe the position of president should still be based on the original evaluation results, with me assuming the role!"

"Du Kongting, I really didn't expect you to have such a thick skin, even thicker than a city wall, to be able to utter such shameless words?"Ling Zhenfei glared coldly at Du Kongting and snapped, "President Lin was murdered. How could he have left a will for Yuluo? Don't speak of this matter again. Lin Yuluo must take the position of president today; otherwise, I will not agree!"

"You..."

Angered and humiliated, Du Kongting lost all restraint and shouted at Ling Zhenfei, "Ling Zhenfei, don't think that just because I have repeatedly conceded to you, I am afraid of you. Who do you think you are to meddle in Lin's internal affairs? I'll leave you with these words: I won't relinquish the position of president, and if you insist, then we'll see each other in court!"

"See each other in court? Heh, it just so happens that I, young master, am also someone who understands the law and reason. Since you want to settle this through legal means, then nothing could be better, for I am prepared to see it through to the end!"

Ling Zhenfei responded tit for tat, showing no sign of backing down...

"Ahem, ahem… Both of you..."

Just as Ling Zhenfei and Du Kongting were at a standoff, Zhuang Buxian, who had remained neutral all this while, couldn't stay out of it any longer and cleared his throat, stepping in to mediate.

"Gentlemen, we are all one family here, and to take such a matter to court would not reflect well on us..."

Zhuang Buxian wore a smile, gesturing with his hands for both parties to calm down, then his eyes rolled as he said, "The position of president is indeed crucial to the future and existence of the corporation, requiring someone with both morality and talent. I do have an excellent solution. Would you two be willing to listen?"

"What solution do you have?" Both Ling Zhenfei and Du Kongting turned their questioning gazes towards him.

"The situation is this, the contract between Hongsheng Corporation and our company has been dragging on for months. This contract is too important for our company, even President Lin found it a massive headache when he was around."

Director Zhuang steadied himself, his shrewd gaze sweeping over Ling Zhenfei and Du Kongting before he spoke seriously:

"In my opinion, why don't the two of you make a bet? Within a three-day limit, whoever can sign the contract with Hongsheng Corporation first, without harming our company's interests in the slightest, will take the position as the new CEO! What do you both think?"

The Hongsheng Corporation contract!

Upon hearing Director Zhuang's proposal, everyone in the meeting room, except for Ling Zhenfei, couldn't help but frown.

All the shareholders present knew that Zhou Hongsheng, the boss of Hongsheng Corporation, was an extremely tough character to deal with.

Hongsheng Company specialized in trading and had branches all over the country, conducting extensive business.

Lin's had business dealings with Hongsheng for over a decade. In recent years, as Hongsheng's business scope expanded and they relied on having the country's largest buyer resources, they repeatedly tried to pressure Lin's to lower their supply price.

Lin Zhengnan had barely managed to contend with Zhou Hongsheng, but as soon as Lin Zhengnan passed away, Zhou's audacity immediately soared. He repeatedly demanded that Lin's decrease their supply price right away, or else he would terminate business dealings with them.

As one of Lin's biggest clients, the company naturally did not want to give up. However, agreeing to Hongsheng's demands would be unprofitable.

This passive situation was headache-inducing not only for Lin Yuluo but also for old foxes like Du Kongting and Zhuang Buxian who felt powerless.

Now that Director Zhuang had put forward this challenge, how could Du Kongting and Lin Yuluo not be worried?

"Director Zhuang, what do you mean by that? If I had a way to deal with Zhou Hongsheng, would I have waited until now?"

Having just had a confrontation with Ling Zhenfei, Du Kongting was already furious, and upon hearing Zhuang Buxian deliberately using this issue to provoke him, he immediately rolled his eyes at Zhuang.

"Hehe..."

Zhuang Buxian's face showed a serene smile, and although he didn't say much outwardly, he felt extremely smug inside.

He had always been overshadowed by Du Kongting, and now, finally finding an opportunity to hit back, it was a triumphant mental state that others could hardly comprehend.

"Zhenfei, let's go! Since they don't want me to take the position of CEO, well, I might as well not take it..."

Knowing that Zhou Hongsheng's situation was an unresolvable knot, Lin Yuluo was disheartened and already thinking of bowing out.

"Why should we concede? Why should we go when those who really should leave are staying?"

Ling Zhenfei, however, grabbed Lin Yuluo confidently and said, "Is it just a Hongsheng Corporation contract? What's so difficult about that? I accept the bet!"

Having said that, Ling Zhenfei then cast a scornful glance at Du Kongting: "What about it, President Du, if you don't have the guts, then just concede, and save me the effort of dealing with Zhou Hongsheng!"

"Fine, lad, since you want to bet, let's bet!"

Du Kongting had initially thought Ling Zhenfei would back down when faced with difficulty and that he could easily step in to take the CEO position.

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