Reborn: The Return of the Villainous Mr. Liu

Zhan Yahui said nothing against her allegations.

The atmosphere was growing tense with Shi Zhelan and Zhan Yahui's confrontation. In the end, Yao Guo came forward and brought their attention to the matter at hand. "Madam Shi. Whatever altercations you have with Mr. Shi, can you please take it home? Shi Publishing is in danger and we need somebody to extinguish the fire caused by Lu Bohai and Miss. Shi Huan…"

Others quickly joined in. "Yes, yes. We shouldn't delay on this further."

"Look at how the media is tearing the company apart."

"We cannot stay idle like this."

Yao Guo cleared his throat. "That's why I was suggesting for Miss. Zhan to offer her help in this crisis."

Zhan Yahui looked in surprise. "Me?"

"Yes. In all this scenario, you are the most capable here. You hold a good position in Dream High, you are the editor of the famous author, CherryBlossom so naturally you know all the ins and outs of the publishing world. Even though CherryBlossom couldn't win the Summit, you handled it well despite some rumors questioning her capability. So if you could pitch in and…"

Shi Zhelan exclaimed. "Are you implying to give authority to Zhan Yahui!? Authority of MY company to her!? Over my dead body!"

Silence.

"Isn't it already enough that she is shamelessly sitting on that chair that now you want me to hand her over the management rights? To an illegitimate daughter?"

One of the shareholders said, "Why not, Madam Shi? You are so against Miss. Zhan and I can understand why. But then what did your daughter achieve? In fact, she has put us in this situation to make this difficult decision in the first place."

"It's not Huan! It's her! Zhan Yahui definitely did something nasty to pin all the blame on Huan! Isn't it so convenient that she came at this time to attend this meeting and somebody is already pitching in for her to have all the powers?" She laughed. "You all take me as a fool? She has definitely planned all this!"

Zhan Yahui smiled. "I understand where you are coming from Mrs. Shi but if I had to plan all this then wouldn't I have demanded working in this company from the beginning? Why would I bother working for Dream High and struggle there to climb up the ladder when I could live an easy life here in my father's company?"

She froze.

"I do want my rights but not in a way where it's handed to me on a silver platter. Also, I came in today not because I had an agenda but because it concerned Shi Huan. We might be distant, but I also know what kind of a person she is. She wouldn't resort to plagiarism at any costs. I trust her as much as I trust Cai Guiying. So I couldn't stay uninvolved anymore."

The others couldn't find any fault in her argument.

"Madam Shi. Even if you hate Miss. Zhan because of the past, it's unfair to judge her solely based on that."

"She is just doing what the best is for everybody."

Shi Zhelan couldn't believe that this was the first time that Zhan Yahui had stepped in but everybody was already voicing their support towards her.

The door opened once again and Huan rushed in, huffing and puffing. "Mom…Dad…"

"Huan!" Shi Zhelan jumped out of her seat and rushed to hug her. "You are finally here…I have been calling you forever!"

"I am sorry Mom. The situation at Sky…I couldn't leave sooner."

She cried and shook her head. "It's not your fault. Now that you are here, tell everyone that you are innocent! If you know who is doing all this to frame you, then no need to be hesitant!" She glared at Zhan Yahui as she said this.

Huan stepped forward and bowed before everyone. "I apologize for causing you trouble and anxiety about Shi Publishing."

She stood straight and looked at them. "But I am indeed innocent. I didn't seduce Yunru nor did I steal someone's story. I will do whatever I can to prove my innocence, but I will never bow before these accusations against me."

Her cheeks flushed red as she stood firm.

Zhan Yahui raised her brow with amusement.

Chen Yunru seems to have given her a lot of confidence, she thought.

Yao Guo sighed. "That's what you claim and you obviously will but until there is no evidence, we cannot do anything."

"Having evidence means proving that the Sky author lied."

"Do you really want to go against Liu Jun?"

Huan said, "I am not pointing fingers at Cui Fen. But there has definitely been a misunderstanding."

"But how?"

"I need some time to resolve this conflict."

"Time is what we don't have, Miss. Shi. Shi Publishing is burning into flames like anything."

Shi Zhelan gritted her teeth. "And what would Zhan Yahui hope to achieve?"

Zhan Yahui thoughtfully said, "Well…there is indeed something that I can do."

Yao Guo beamed. "I knew Miss. Zhan would have something in her mind to solve this."

"But I cannot take action all alone. I am just a shareholder after all," she smiled. "It would really help if I have the temporary authority and not because I want to snatch Shi Publishing from Mrs. Shi. It is so that I can take responsibility for my actions and take all the criticism if I fail. I won't bring Shi Publishing in the line of fire again."

Shi Zhelan trembled with fury. "You…"

Just with a few words, Zhan Yahui had dissipated all the doubts and even came forward to bear all the responsibility. Something which they couldn't see Shi Zhelan doing being biased towards her daughter.

Yao Guo nodded and said, "I have decided. I vote on Miss. Zhan to be in charge of Shi Publishing for a while."

"I vote too."

"I vote as well."

​ Shi Zhelan said, "I don't accept this! She can never be Shi Publishing's CEO!"

"If you want to be stubborn about that, then think twice Madam Shi because I will withdraw from here right at this moment. I don't want to be a part of a sinking company and lose my money," Yao Guo narrowed his eyes. "So think carefully."