Rebirth: Different Way [(重生) 殊途]

Chapter 5

Shen Group Headquarters Building

In the conference room, Shen Ji was solemnly listening to the report on his subsidiary. The annual report of the previous year had come out and the figures were not as good as expected. Everyone in the company knew that this subsidiary was taken over by Shen Ji last year and he had put a lot of effort into it during the year. But no one expected that after a year of hard work, not only did it fail to meet the set goals, but compared to the previous year, the growth rate was lower by a few percentage points. No wonder Shen Ji's face was as cold as icy water at this time, and everyone in the conference room was trembling under Shen Ji's powerful aura, barely daring to breathe.

While the business manager carefully analysed the reasons for last year's poor performance, the heavy conference room door was quietly pushed open. Lily, Shen Ji's secretary, walked up to Shen Ji with an apologetic gesture to everyone and whispered in a low voice, "Dashao (eldest young master), Xuan Shao has come to see you and is waiting for you in the office."

When Shen Ji heard the words "Xuan Shao", his sullen face finally relaxed.

As Shen Ji's expression eased, everyone in the conference room could not help but quietly let out a sigh of relief. Shen Ji coldly swept his gaze over the crowd, making sure to attract everyone's attention, and said in a deep voice, "I want to see the new year's rectification plan from all of you before tomorrow morning."

After saying that, Shen Ji didn't look at the sad expressions of the people in the conference room and walked toward his office briskly. His aura was overwhelming, and all the employees he passed by bowed their heads, working seriously, none of them daring to sit back.

Li Mingxuan saw Shen Ji's extremely serious face and immediately raised his eyebrows, "What, work is not going well?"

Shen Ji nodded and explained while taking off his jacket, "One of the subsidiaries did not do well in sales last year."

Li Mingxuan didn't care much, "The economic situation was bad last year, everyone is in the same boat."

Shen Ji glanced at Li Mingxuan, "Is that comforting? I've heard that Uncle made a huge profit last year." Without waiting for Li Mingxuan to say anything, Shen Ji threw his jacket aside and sat down on the sofa, watching the very leisurely Li Mingxuan, "How come you have time to visit? Aren't you preparing to accept the business in Uncle's hands?" (Uncle here is the husband of father's sister)

Hearing the concern in Shen Ji's words, Li Mingxuan casually pulled a chair and sat down opposite Shen Ji, "I'm fine, I had a rare day off and came to see you, but I saw a very interesting scene downstairs."

Shen Ji's interest piqued, "What could be interesting to you?"

Li Mingxuan gave Shen Ji a meaningful glance, "Does Shen Xi and Wang Changlin walking together count?"

"Wang Changlin?" Shen Ji was taken aback, then thought of something, "Shen Xi is already eighteen years old."

"?" Li Mingxuan looked puzzled.

Shen Ji relaxed and leaned back on the sofa, "Wang Changlin was Elder Han's personal lawyer back then, so I think Elder Han must have left something for Shen Xi before he passed away."

Li Mingxuan was quite surprised, "You don't seem worried?"

Shen Ji said frankly, "Shen Xi has already been raised to be a waste, so what do I have to worry about? What's more, it's not like you don't know the deal between Elder Han and the Shen family back then. What could he leave for Shen Xi apart from some mementoes? As for Wang Changlin, his professional ethics are very good, and since he has Father's trust, I'm sure he knows what he can and cannot do."