Linda was startled to see that she had come prepared. As if to bolster her courage, she sneered, "You've never learned anything like this before. How could you possibly write a business plan? You must have copied it from someone and are trying to deceive the shareholders so you can inherit the company smoothly."
"Just take a look and you'll know," Meng Nianchu said coldly, picking up a copy and throwing it in front of her.
Linda just glanced at it. "I don't want to look at this copied stuff. Who knows what unsavory things I'll see."
Just as she finished speaking, Ji Hai asked in disbelief, "Did you do this?"
Meng Nianchu nodded. "It's my first time writing a business plan, so I'm not very proficient yet."
"Is this your plan after inheriting the company?" another shareholder asked.
Meng Nianchu replied, "Yes."
She was so straightforward that the other shareholders exchanged glances and smiled knowingly.
Ji Hai put down the business plan in his hand and sat back in his chair. This time, his words clearly showed his approval of Meng Nianchu. "If this is really your plan, then we old guys will surely be your right - hand men."
"Yes, it's a good idea."
Seeing that the shareholders were about to be won over by Meng Nianchu, Linda was extremely anxious. She wondered how these people's attitudes towards Meng Nianchu had improved so much.
She clearly heard yesterday that when the shareholders in the company learned that Meng Nianchu was about to inherit the company, they were extremely angry and even tried to give her a hard time today. How could their attitudes change so suddenly? It was completely different from the rumors outside!
Seeing Linda's face turn red and then white, like paint on a palette, Meng Nianchu sneered silently and thought her a fool.
The fundamental reason these people didn't agree with Meng Nianchu inheriting the company was that they were afraid she was an inexperienced child who didn't understand how to run a company. They worried that the company's profits would decrease, which would reduce the money going into their pockets.
If they wanted money, then just come up with an idea that could make them earn more. How could they possibly refuse?
After reaching a consensus, there was no point in arguing about Meng Nianchu inheriting the company. Instead, they regarded Linda as a thorn in their side and wanted her to leave the company as soon as possible.
Ji Hai said aggressively, "I don't care if you're Meng Rong. You're Linda now! When did an outsider start interfering in the Meng family's affairs? If you don't leave, don't blame me for kicking you out of the company in front of everyone!"
"How dare you talk to me like this? I'm the eldest daughter of the Meng family!" Meng Rong stood up from her chair, staring directly into Meng Nianchu's eyes and poking her hard in the chest. "As long as I'm alive, the Meng family will never be yours!"
"Then whose will it be, Miss Linda?" Meng Nianchu deliberately emphasized the word "Linda".
Linda was about to say something else when Meng Nianchu cut her off firmly. "Dad has already handed the company over to me. Even if you are Meng Rong, Dad has already severed the father - daughter relationship with you. You're no longer the eldest daughter of the Meng family, let alone inheriting the company."
"Also, I'll thoroughly investigate Aunt Sun's matter. If you're behind it and caused Dad to lose his voice like this, I will never forgive you!"
The two confronted each other. Meng Nianchu's aura enveloped Linda like a suffocating cloud.
Linda averted her eyes and swallowed hard.
Then Meng Nianchu said to the shareholders, "Since today's meeting is over and you have nothing else to say to me, then this meeting is adjourned. Please leave first."
Knowing that the atmosphere was tense, the shareholders led by Ji Hai left the meeting room one after another.
Meng Nianchu glanced at Linda sideways, her index finger tapping on the table rhythmically and crisply. She looked at the video on the big screen of her massaging her father's neck and said, "Heartless!"
"I'm not!" Linda shouted hysterically.
Meng Nianchu glared at her. "It seems you'll never change your selfish ways. No matter what, you'll always be as selfish as ever! It was my mistake to let Dad send you to the United States instead of directly sending you to prison. I should have locked you up back then!"
Hearing her gritted teeth, Linda sneered, with tears in her eyes and a voice full of sobs and grievances. "Lock me up? What right do you have to do that! If you hadn't taken everything that should have been mine, things wouldn't have turned out like this! Your birth was a mistake, a huge mistake!"
"Now that I'm back in China, I will definitely take back everything that belongs to me!" Linda said with a hideous smile. "Including Mu Junze."
Meng Nianchu's face suddenly turned cold.
"You'll have to see if you have the ability," she said.
"Don't think that just because you can inherit the company now, everything will be fine. Running a company is such a huge task with so many tedious things. You might make a mistake in one of them. At that time, everyone in the company will blame you. Let's see what you'll do then."
Linda picked up her computer and walked out of the meeting room. When she reached the door, she said to Meng Nianchu as if sharing a trophy, "By the way, Dad will never be able to recover his voice. He'll be a mute for the rest of his life."
Meng Nianchu's small hand hanging by her leg tightened into a fist. She took a big step forward, determined to teach Linda a lesson.
Linda screamed and left the meeting room.
Even though Meng Nianchu had successfully taken the first step after inheriting the company today, she wasn't happy at all.
The news that Linda was actually Meng Rong caused a stir on Weibo half an hour after the meeting ended. The overwhelming news surrounded her like the air, forcing Meng Nianchu to recall things from a long time ago.
She never thought that her decision to agree to her father sending Meng Rong to the United States was such a big mistake. She had hoped that after Meng Rong went to the United States and was away from her father, the past events could be avoided.
Unexpectedly, things had come full circle and still ended up like this.
Meng Nianchu sat in the suede chair, pinching her temples with a headache. But at the moment, she couldn't afford to have too many negative emotions. She had just taken office, and there was an endless amount of work to do. Piles of documents were on the table, making her feel extremely overwhelmed.
It's really not easy to be a successful person.
After a busy day, apart from the toast and fried eggs she ate at home in the morning, Meng Nianchu stayed in the office the whole time and didn't even take a sip of water.
Even when Mu Junze came to pick her up in the evening, she didn't notice. After finishing reading the last project data, Meng Nianchu looked up and suddenly met Mu Junze's eyes on the sofa.
She was stunned for a moment, then started to tidy up the mess on the table. "When did you come?"
"I just got here a while ago."
Meng Nianchu leaned back in her chair, feeling sore all over. "I'm so tired."