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In front of many relatives and friends, Xiang Yao did not disrespect Ling Yun, and reluctantly responded before turning her face away.
Ling Yun walked around the mourning hall but did not find Ling Shuang.
"President Ling has some business at her company and will be able to come later," Xu Xuan whispered in Ling Yun's ear.
Speak of the devil, and he appears; as the group was talking, a woman in a black suit dress walked over.
She had the same long, golden hair as Xiang Yao, fair skin, and a face as radiant as snow under the bright sun, making her seem unapproachable. Tall and slender with striking lines, a black suit dress perfectly accentuated her shapely and proud figure. Beneath the knee-length dress were a pair of jade-white legs, paired with high heels, exuding an aura of a cool, powerful female CEO.
She simply greeted the others and stood beside her mother, looking sadly at Ling Leishan inside the crystal coffin.
Xiang Yao said something to her, and Ling Shuang slightly raised her head and exchanged a glance with Ling Yun.
Unexpectedly, Ling Shuang did not show any disgust, but nodded in a friendly manner.
Many of those present were business tycoons, and Ling Yun, with Xu Xuan's introduction, memorized their names one by one.
There is no concept of keeping a body for seven days on Earth. Once death is confirmed and the family has finished their condolences, the body can be buried directly.
Due to Ling Leishan's special circumstances, the remains are temporarily placed in the mourning hall.
Just as Lingyun stepped forward with the flowers, Xiao Ai's voice suddenly rang out.
[Task posted!]
[Mission Objective]: Investigate the cause of Ling Leishan's death and find the murderer.
[Task Time Limit]: No limit
[Task Difficulty]: D
[Quest Reward]: Random Blue Talent
Ling Yun placed the flower on Ling Leishan's chest, thinking to himself, "I've never met you before, yet I've received everything from you. I will take good care of your wife and daughters, and I will definitely help you find the murderer. You can rest in peace now."
After the crowd had mostly dispersed, Ling Shuang approached Ling Yun privately, expressing her desire to have a talk with him.
Chapter 8 The Iceberg Female CEO
The two arrived at the back garden and watched the koi swimming in the pond. Ling Shuang quietly wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes.
She leaned against the railing, her eyes slightly red: "I'm sorry, please don't take it to heart if my mother said anything unpleasant..."
Ling Yun waved his hand: "Auntie is only thinking of you."
That being said, Ling Yun didn't think so in his heart. Sooner or later, he would make Xiang Yao submit to him.
Xiang Yao's charm is completely different from that of a young girl; she's like a ripe peach. The reason she can maintain such a stunning figure is because she used a surrogate, thus avoiding the pain of ten months of pregnancy and childbirth.
Xu Xuan revealed that Mr. Ling had consulted a fortune teller in his early years. The fortune teller said that he would be wealthy after marriage, but would die because of a woman. Therefore, he was very secretive about matters between men and women, and the two had lived separately for many years since their marriage.
This kind of seemingly arrogant and noble chaebol wife is actually lonely and empty inside, and she must be paired with a vigorous young man to spark a romance.
Ling Shuang rested her head on her arm and bent over slightly: "Actually, I have no objection to Father leaving all his inheritance to you."
Lingyun also leaned on the railing like her: "There's no need to tell me about this kind of thing."
“You are now the chairman of the board, and I am the CEO. For the sake of the company’s future development, I don’t want our relationship to become so strained.”
"Afraid I'll fire you?"
Ling Shuang shook her head slightly: "In any case, that's your choice, and I can't stop you. But when it comes to genuinely wanting the company to be better, instead of abusing your power for personal gain or being a mere figurehead, I don't think anyone in the entire company can surpass me in that regard."
Ling Yun gazed at the fish in the water and sighed that every family has its own troubles. If it were him, he would never have given in so easily.
However, internal family suppression and exclusion are the protagonist's script, and have nothing to do with him, the villain.
Name: Ling Shuang
【Age】：28
[Value]: 172, E
[Affection]: 75 (Friendly)
[Combat Power]: 7
[Special]: Ice-like Skin and Jade-like Bones (Gold)
[Identity]: None
Ice-like skin and jade-like bones: A top-tier dual cultivation furnace physique, with a unique temperament and outstanding appearance; the true nature of this beauty requires in-depth understanding.
Ling Shuang perfectly inherited Xiang Yao's beauty and figure, and even her physique, surpassing her predecessor in some ways.
What attracted Ling Yun the most was the other person's beautiful blonde hair, which shone brightly in the sunlight and was very dazzling.
To his surprise, Ling Shuang's identity was listed as "not available".
The ordinary passerby woman doesn't have an "identity" field, so it seems that Ling Shuang is also the female lead, but the protagonist hasn't awakened yet.
Ling Shuang didn't know what Ling Yun was thinking. She was very depressed. People can't be brought back to life. If Ling Leishan had died of old age, it would have been fine, but he was poisoned, which was a completely different story.
The conversation quickly shifted to the cause of Ling Leishan's death.
The young nanny who first discovered the old man's body was almost out of breath from interrogation, but they still couldn't get any useful information out of her.
On the night of the incident, the entire manor's electrical circuits were under maintenance, and some of the surveillance cameras were temporarily out of service. Ling Leishan was poisoned without anyone noticing.
The fact that security personnel didn't detect anything unusual is enough to demonstrate the sophistication of the other party's methods; it's something that ordinary people couldn't accomplish.
Poisoning someone of such high status is most likely an act of revenge.
Ling Leishan's enemies... to be honest, to climb to this level, he must have offended countless people. But someone with the ability and power to poison someone must be a powerful figure in their own right, most likely the work of a rival company.
A fake business war: both sides scheme against each other, meticulously plan, plant undercover agents, and steal secrets.
Real-life business warfare: stealing seals, arranging fights offline, poisoning, and hiring hitmen.
These simple and unpretentious tactics often produce unexpected results.
Poisoning and murder is no small matter; it could potentially implicate a whole bunch of people playing Candy Crush.
"Does the old man have any enemies?"
“An enemy?” Ling Shuang pondered for a moment. “In recent years, the company has focused on developing its own chips, which has led to some friction with Sanyang Gujia.”
Sanyang Group, a well-known chip processing company in China, is managed by the Gu family and its main businesses are machinery manufacturing and electronic information technology.
A famous crosstalk master once said that only those in the same profession harbor naked hatred, and this statement is absolutely true.
"Gu Tianchen's home?"
Ling Shuang's expression was somewhat strange: "Hmm."
The young master of the Gu family fell in love with Ling Shuang at first sight and even went so far as to undergo tubal ligation for her. However, the attempt to reverse the tubal ligation failed, making him a laughing stock in the capital's business circles.
Large families value their reputation, and such a thing would be hard to face if word got out. In addition, the head of the Gu family is old, and it would be difficult for him to raise another account, so it is understandable that he would send someone to poison Old Master Ling in a fit of anger.
However, these are all speculations; there is no evidence, and the real culprit cannot be found.
The two chatted for a while longer, exchanged contact information, and then Ling Shuang went back to her room with her mother.
Inside the room, Xiang Yao continued her incessant complaining, while Ling Shuang silently accepted Ling Yun's friend request and added a note to his name.
"Do you know how that little bastard talked to me? He actually..."
"That's enough, Mom!"
Ling Shuang's voice was cold. Xiang Yao was a little afraid of her daughter, so she could only smile and sit in the chair, saying, "Okay, okay, I won't say anything more."
Xiang Yao was very unhappy to see that her daughter had added the other party's green bubble. Then, her eyes rolled, as if she had an idea.
"Xu Xuan has now latched onto Ling Yun, and he dares to give me the cold shoulder at the company!"
Hearing her mother still nagging, Ling Shuang said impatiently, "Mom, can't you just be a good rich wife? Why do you have to meddle in company affairs? Do you even have the ability?"
Hearing her daughter say that, Xiang Yao looked embarrassed: "Mom just wanted to help you get more, but who would have thought that your deadbeat father didn't leave us anything at all."
"Our combined five percent stake is worth over ten billion, more than we could ever spend in a lifetime. Aren't you satisfied?"
"That Ling Yun accounts for a full 70%!"
“This is all Father’s idea.” Ling Shuang didn’t want to continue discussing this topic with her mother. She disliked Xiang Yao’s money-grubbing attitude. “I advise you not to make a fool of yourself, lest you implicate me in the end.”
"Oh, Shuang'er has grown up and doesn't listen to her mother anymore."
Ling Shuang was quite troubled: "I've read the will and consulted the notary office and lawyers. There's no use in you thinking about it anymore."
"I'm not getting the money, but... heh heh!"
"What exactly do you want to do?"
"You don't need to worry about that. Anyway, I won't have any unpleasantness with Ling Yun in public."
Ling Shuang always felt that her mother was having an affair behind her back.
In her eyes, Xiang Yao was just a pretty face, a typical big-breasted but brainless woman who lacked both wisdom and cleverness, and always ended up making things worse.
If anyone else wanted to harm Ling Yun, she would definitely inform them privately, but her own mother… well, let her suffer a loss; she'll probably learn her lesson. At least from her conversation with Ling Yun, she discovered that the young man was far from simple. He wasn't the type to live off his inheritance; he had considerable ambition, yet it was very well hidden.
While she was talking to him, his gaze didn't linger on her for long, yet she felt as if she had been stripped naked.
I hope Mom suffers a severe setback this time, and I should think more about how to clean up her mess.
Chapter 9 Far ahead
This is Lingyun's second visit to the group headquarters.
As one of the landmark buildings in the capital, the main building is over 300 meters high, with two 200-meter-high auxiliary buildings standing on both sides, making it look like an insurmountable mountain from a distance.
The news of Ling Leishan's death shocked all the employees in the group. The old chairman treated his employees with no airs and provided generous benefits, which was much better than those companies that often had a 996 work schedule and called it a blessing.
Xu Xuan showed Ling Yun around the headquarters, and when they arrived at the conference room, the meeting was already halfway through.
The managers looked at Ling Yun, who was younger than their interns, and besides marveling at his good fortune, they were more worried that he would interfere in company affairs.
When Ling Leishan was still alive, even Xiang Yao didn't dare to do anything ostentatiously. When Ling Shuang first took office, she was under immense pressure. It was only with the old man's guidance and her outstanding abilities that she was able to barely win over the people.
Now that the helmsman has suddenly died and an excessively young man has been parachuted in, it's impossible for the managers not to have some thoughts on the matter.
"Don't all look at me, you guys continue."
Ling Yun walked to the main seat and sat down. Xu Xuan sat respectfully to his right, just like when the old man was still alive.
For a moment, everyone else in the conference room experienced a hallucination. After exchanging bewildered glances, they continued the meeting.
Standing in front of the projection screen was the sales director. According to Xu Xuan, this man was a complete sycophant, with some business skills but not many, and he was doing quite well in the company.
Every company needs this kind of talent. It's said that honest advice is hard to hear but beneficial, but who doesn't want to hear some nice things? That's the art of language: the same thing, said by different people, evokes completely different feelings.
Ling Yun smiled throughout, but in reality, he didn't listen to a single word she said.
Putting aside the business aspects, the sheer volume of "technical jargon" was enough to give him a headache.
"Using cost control as a starting point, we've developed a comprehensive set of strategies. Focusing on vertical sectors, we've streamlined the underlying logic, created new business models, formed a closed-loop matrix, and aligned the granularity of our operations..."
The sales director, who looked somewhat greasy, spoke these words without the slightest hesitation, and the managers below nodded in agreement from time to time.
Ten minutes later, just as Ling Yun was about to fall asleep, he suddenly heard a round of applause.
it is finally over.
Xu Xuan chuckled to himself. Actually, Ling Yun didn't need to participate in this kind of meeting, but the latter said he wanted to come and experience it. Now it seems he won't come again.
"Let's give Chairman Ling a round of applause and invite him to say a few words!"
The sales director led the applause, and the other managers also clapped and looked at Ling Yun with varying expressions.
The young man remained calm, first gesturing for the greasy man to sit down, then changing his smiling face to a more serious expression.
"Since you've asked me to say a few words, then I'll say them properly."
“Last month, the pass rate of H-type parts purchased by our company dropped again, to only 95%, far below the required 99%. Director Yin, as the head of the purchasing department, you should know where the problem lies, right?”
Yin Hetai said with a forced smile, "Chairman, I'll go check it out later."
Ling Yun smiled and said, "Your son's standard parts factory is doing quite well, isn't it?"
Upon hearing this, Yin Hetai's expression changed drastically, and cold sweat broke out on his forehead.
Ling Yun didn't continue arguing with him, and turned to look at another middle-aged woman: "Manager Xiao, the cash flow in the Biyue Bay area has suddenly run into problems. It shouldn't have anything to do with you, right?"
"Old Zhao, as a veteran of the company, you should know that the office is for working, not for leisure and entertainment."