Contract Marriage: The Tycoon's Pampered Wife-Chapter 81 - 0: Too easy to achieve, somehow feels unreal (1 more update)

Ning Guiwan had moved all her belongings out of the Ning Family residence and was leading a leisurely life.

She saw in the newspaper that Ruiyin Group had successfully taken control of Tianchi. She managed to remain calm and no longer called that man.

She didn’t know if she had figured things out, if she believed he would handle it properly, or if it was simply out of stubbornness. freewёbn૦νeɭ.com

Lai Yang had no interest in her work. With Quan Yu out of the country, she simply took leave from Sunny and dragged Ning Guiwan to the Eastern Equestrian Club every day, hoping that at some point, good fortune would smile upon her and she would encounter the person she longed to see.

Ning Guiwan suppressed all her thoughts and quietly waited, waited for that man to give her an explanation.

The wait did not last long. On the last day of November, she received a call from Huang Hai, the Director of the Legal Department at Ruiyin Group.

Ning Guiwan watched him place a contract on the table and push it in front of her. Huang Hai said, "Sign this, and you will be the largest shareholder of Tianchi Group..."

She was momentarily stunned. She had assumed Quan Yu wouldn’t easily yield to her desires. Surely, he would use Tianchi Group to control her, turning her into an obedient puppet.

"Nominally, Ruiyin Group is still the controlling group of Tianchi, and the legal and public relations departments have already dispatched personnel to handle the case in the United States. You can rest assured."

Huang Hai spoke the first part of his statement formally. The last three words, however, carried a degree of reassurance.

It was unclear if he himself had divined his boss’s thoughts or if that person had given any special instructions.

Ning Guiwan merely signed her name a few times and acquired what she desperately wanted. It was too easy, almost unreal. Even long after Huang Hai had left, she still felt as if she were in a daze. She couldn’t muster much joy, either.

These were all just material possessions. What she truly wanted, what she truly needed, was impossible to obtain in this lifetime.

She thought of calling Quan Yu to say thank you. She picked up her phone, hesitated for a moment, and then set it down again.

It was merely an exchange of mutual benefit. There was no need for thanks.

In the following days, Ning Guiwan read in the media that Tianchi Group’s case in the United States had concluded. The American legal team withdrew the lawsuit. Ruiyin Group, with great sincerity, offered a substantial sum to settle the matter regarding the substandard building materials, and Muddy Waters LLC stopped publishing any more detrimental news about Tianchi Group.

Half a month later, Tianchi Group relisted on the New York Stock Exchange.

The American media, which had previously been pessimistic, now sang its praises. Investors, as if bewitched, continuously drove up Tianchi’s stock value after the market opened. By noon, the stock price had already recovered to fifty percent of its original value.

It was a very good restart.

During this period, Tianchi Group’s internal management structure also underwent significant changes.

Ning Honghua resigned as Chairman, and Ning Rongyue was promoted to Executive Vice President of the group.

The positions of Chairman and Executive President would be filled by personnel sent from Ruiyin Group. However, until Ruiyin Group’s appointees arrived, Ning Rongyue had full control of the entire company.

In those days, she was in high spirits.

Even Ning Qinghan, who was immersed in the anguish of love and unable to extricate herself, could sense her sister’s good mood.

After Tianchi’s troubles, Ning Honghua’s promise to give her five percent of the shares as a dowry naturally fell through. Fortunately, He Yunqing, who had changed her initial cold demeanor after learning about Ning Qinghan’s infertility, became exceptionally kind to her. He Yunqing also confirmed that the wedding would proceed as planned after the New Year.

However, Quan Xiangru’s attitude toward her had grown even colder, more indifferent than ever before.

Ning Qinghan occasionally asked herself if such a marriage was really necessary.

But her sister and He Yunqing kept whispering in her ear that Quan Xiangru was a responsible man. They said that once they were married and living together day and night, he would surely come to understand her true feelings.

Having heard this so often, she eventually came to believe it.

Yet, Quan Xiangru’s indifference still caused her immense pain.

That evening, she couldn’t help but lie in her sister’s arms and cry, "Sister, I feel like I can’t hold on much longer. I nearly died, and Brother Xiangru hasn’t said a single tender word to me..."

Ning Rongyue was preoccupied with how to further consolidate her power within Tianchi, aiming to turn the future Chairman and Executive President into mere figureheads.

Hearing her sister’s words, she replied perfunctorily, "Don’t overthink it. Whatever happens, he wouldn’t dare not marry you."

That statement seemed problematic.

Ning Qinghan looked up. "Sister, what do you mean? What does ’he wouldn’t dare not marry you’ mean?"

Ning Rongyue snapped back to reality, realizing her slip of the tongue. She quickly corrected herself, "Doesn’t Mrs. Quan like you? Besides, you ended up like this because of Quan Xiangru. Even if only to protect their reputation, the Quan Family wouldn’t call off the wedding at a time like this."

"Get married first. Once you’re part of his family, you can find good doctors and slowly get treatment. You’ll get better."

Ning Qinghan still sensed something was amiss. Her sister hadn’t spoken like this before.

When the Quan Family first learned of her condition, her sister had said that Mr. and Mrs. Quan, having no children of their own, would definitely not allow their adopted son to marry someone infertile. That would mean they would have no grandchildren in the future.

Her sister had also said that if the Quans truly rejected her, she would risk her own life, threatening them with her death.

Hearing those words had touched Ning Qinghan so deeply that she had even devised a suicide plan that very night. She didn’t really want to die; she just wanted to force Quan Xiangru’s hand.

Thinking all this, Ning Qinghan silently shook her head. What was she thinking? This was her sister, the one who had always indulged her and cared for her since childhood. Her sister was surely just trying to comfort her.