Reborn Aristocrat: Return of the Vicious Heiress
chapter-1739

Wen Xinya resigned from the position of the acting chairman of the Health Supplements Association, rejected the chairman’s recommendation, and successfully got out of the association. This piece of news exploded among the media, internet, and the masses like a massive bomb.

It was simply yet another major news after Lanxin Company defeated T-K Corporation.

Many people expressed their confusion as they felt that within the health supplements industry right now, only Lanxin Company, led by Bella, could stabilize the playing field, and they expressed their support for Bella to fill the role of the Health Supplements Association chairman.

Some people felt that her move was broad-minded. Since ancient times, among those who earned merits during the change of dynasties, which one didn’t make history?

Some felt that Bella’s resignation from the acting chairman was due to the Health Supplements Association being ungrateful, kicking her to the curb when she had outlived her usefulness.

Nobody dug out the news of the Health Supplements Association wanting to relieve Bella of her duties as the acting chairman previously. Suddenly, the masses were extremely agitated in their condemnation of the association.

If it were not for Wen Xinya explaining the reason to the media, the masses would probably protest at the Health Supplements Association, banners and all.

Chu Jingnan’s face darkened as he watched the news regarding Lanxin Company. “With Lanxin Company winning this acquisition war, its reputation has been boosted immeasurably. Additionally, the huge sum of compensation from T-K Corporation can enable Lanxin Company to compete on the world stage in the shortest time possible.”

In contrast, T-K Corporation had already ended up as an ordinary second-class business, unlikely to ever reattain its peak.

Life was indeed unpredictable.

T-K Corporation, which had been so domineering previously, actually ended up in this state in merely two years.

“Lanxin Company is indeed ruthless and unscrupulous, setting up a trap and waiting for me to land inside. Such a vicious and unpredictable method doesn’t look like it came from Bella. Instead, it seems like Wen Xinya’s doing.”

Xia Ruya’s voice was chilly, her eyes filled with venom. Her face, which underwent massive plastic surgery, was still exquisite and beautiful, yet it was vaguely stiff and twisted.

She completely didn’t expect that she had been a rat in a hole within Wen Xinya’s grasp all along. When they thought that T-K Corporation had attained glorious success and celebrated proudly and lavishly, Wen Xinya had been mocking at their stupidity and ignorance.

At this thought, Xia Ruya wished she could tear Wen Xinya’s face apart.

Chu Jingnan frowned slightly and said, “If that’s the case, the relationship between Wen Xinya and Lanxin Company is even more intriguing.”

Actually, he somehow agreed with Xia Ruya’s guess.

She could mobilize the entire Lanxin Company and even Bella to set up such a massive trap—what exactly was her relationship with Lanxin Company?

Obviously, Xia Ruya also thought of this as her face became slightly awful. “I’ll get someone to check on Bella’s background again, as well as the relationship between Wen Xinya and Lanxin Company.”

Regardless of how cunning Wen Xinya was, she couldn’t escape Mr. Z’s eyes.

With the mention of Mr. Z, Xia Ruya felt even worse.

Chu Jingnan nodded. “I’ll wait for your news.”

After such long cooperation, he felt that Xia Ruya was even more mysterious, with a massive background—way beyond her identity as Miss Li of the Harbor City.

This was also his reason for willingly giving up his hard-earned connections in America’s Wall Street and choosing to return to China.

Xia Ruya walked up to the wine cabinet to pour some wine as she asked, “Are you really not intending to go back to America this time?”

Stirring things up in the Wen Family, failing to control the entertainment city project, and suffering another massive failure in T-K Corporation’s acquisition plan this time, Mr. Z was already very unhappy with her. If she couldn’t prove her capability and value, she wouldn’t end up better than Ning Shuqian.

And before her, Chu Jingnan was an extremely good opportunity.

One that she didn’t want to miss.

Chu Jingnan sat cross-legged as he leaned on the back of the sofa, looking at her with a hazy and inquisitive gaze. “I wanna stay and develop locally. Also, as you know, I still have some grudges that I’ve yet to settle in China.”

Did Xia Ruya suddenly mention this intentionally, or was it just accidental?

Xia Ruya brought two glasses of red wine, sat down on the sofa, and passed him a glass. “Grudges? You’re referring to your entangled and chaotic relationship with your Xiao Family?”

She swirled the red wine in her glass gently with a teasing and slightly meaningful gaze.

Rumors of Chu Jingnan being an illegitimate son of the Xiao Family was previously all the rage in the upper-class society. Although the media hadn’t confirmed it, everyone in the circle was smart enough to know everything from the up to 60% similarity in looks between Chu Jingnan and Xiao Zhiyuan.

Previously, for the sake of the Xiao Family’s reputation, they had chosen to give up on Chu Jingnan, leaving him no choice but to drop out of Capital University and travel to faraway America all alone.

Chu Jingnan was such a prideful person—how could he let the Xiao Family off?

Chu Jingnan smiled but remained silent.

Xia Ruya leaned towards Chu Jingnan’s ear, breathed seductively, and said with a low voice, “Ah Nan, I really feel sorry for you. Both of you are the bloodline of the Xiao Family, yet your treatments and statuses are worlds apart. Xiao Chengyu can just sit back, do nothing, and easily obtain everything of the Xiao Family. Yet you… are instead a pathetic and pitiful illegitimate son…”

These few years, under the pressure of Wen Corporation, Xiao Corporation had become much weaker than before and hadn’t been able to reattain its peak.

Xiao Zhiyuan controlled Xiao Corporation and became the chairman, while Xiao Chengyu had already been participating in the operational management of Xiao Corporation and was currently the CEO.

Xiao Chengyu was quite capable, but his methods were slightly inferior and he wasn’t ruthless enough.

Chu Jingnan kept a straight face. However, his hand which was holding the wine glass tightened unnaturally. “This is probably what they always say—everyone has a different fate!”

Beneath the seemingly calm words hid tumultuous wild ambitions.

Because he often asked himself the same thing whenever he had nightmares.

The resentment and wild ambitions in his heart swelled incessantly over countless nights—like a balloon which was more destructive the bigger it got, uncertain of when it would explode.

“I beg to differ though. Xiao Chengyu is inferior to you in both capability and methods—what gives him the right to everything of the Xiao Family while you can only be the abandoned one?” He had hidden it so well that Xia Ruya was almost deceived by him. Until she got closer to him and detected that something was off from his slightly stiff body. She sneered and said, “Fame and power always go to the deserving ones.”

Her intention was very clear—to rope Chu Jingnan to her side to increase her weight.

Chu Jingnan lifted Xia Ruya’s chin slightly and rubbed it meaningfully with his fingers. “The deserving ones, indeed.”

The ambiguous words seemed senseless.

However, Xia Ruya, as an intelligent person, had already gotten the meaning in his words as her smile deepened.