Leap Forward Comics: Watch How I Become a Villainess

Chapter 56 The Final Showdown

Lu He moved Xia Lan back to the villa, forbidding outsiders from contacting her, and summoned his private doctor.

Then the doctor gave Xia Lan some medicine that wouldn't harm her body, but would make her feel sick and weak.

Then she lied and said she was sick and had fainted, and now needed to receive treatment.

Xia Lan was skeptical, but as if she had a blackout, she couldn't remember how she fainted at all, only that she was at the company.

Lu He helped Xia Lan get leave from the company and, after settling everything in, waited for the board meeting of Duanmu Group.

The entire Duanmu Group kept the news of Duanmu Cong's death a secret, but the entire board of directors knew about it, which completely threw everything into chaos.

The board meeting, which was originally scheduled for two days later, was secretly moved to today.

All board members held a secret meeting, and Steward Zhao, who had been in charge of the funeral arrangements for Old Master Duanmu, was handling everything.

Duanmu Xi was a master strategist, on the same side as Steward Zhao. Of course, apart from Lu He and Yang Ge's two henchmen, Scarface and Fatty, no one knew that he had killed Duanmu Cong.

Lu He had already asked Brother Yang to suppress the matter of the photos, and to be on the safe side, the photos were deleted directly.

Because Lin Kun had already seen Scarface and Fatty, he had to hide them for the time being. Lin Kun was currently using his time to search for the two men.

Duanmu Xi sent Lu He a text message: The board meeting has started. Get your contract ready and wait for my message. We can settle things today.

After receiving this message, Lu He knew that her time here was running out. She would say goodbye to Xia Lan after signing the contract and returning...

At the board meeting, all the old foxes were eyeing the top seat, and the old lady Duanmu, who had lost her husband and beloved son, was now lying in the ICU because she could not bear the blow.

The first in line to inherit the shares under her name is her older brother, Gao Peng.

Gao Peng was not originally a member of the board of directors, but since the old man and the young master had both passed away, all the shares would naturally be in the hands of the old lady.

If Gao Peng were to inherit the shares at this point, he could rightfully become the largest shareholder of the entire Duanmu Group and become its chairman.

Therefore, Gao Peng was also present today.

"I'm really sorry, haha," Gao Peng said, showing no grief whatsoever about the loss of a loved one or the uncertain fate of his younger sister.

Instead, he was barely able to contain his joy, desperately trying to suppress it: "I'm an outsider, I'm really embarrassed to say this, but I'm here to attend the internal board meeting."

His smug, petty arrogance was palpable.

The board members were all surnamed Duanmu, and they hardly paid him any attention. They all knew that he was just the owner of a small company who had gotten ahead through his sister and brother-in-law's connections.

He himself was not very successful. If it weren't for Gao Lin being Madam Duanmu, Gao Peng wouldn't even be able to become a small company owner.

Everyone only knows that Duanmu Cong is the late-life son of the old chairman. He married Gao Lin, who was twenty years younger than him, and they had Duanmu Cong. He practically raised him with great care.

Everyone thought the Duanmu Group was finished, about to fall into foreign hands, but they were powerless to do anything about it because of the shareholding...

"It's alright. Now that you're here, please find a place to sit down. After all, the old lady is only unconscious right now. We will do everything we can to treat her. Don't worry, we will make sure nothing happens to her!"

Duanmu Yangping was calm and composed, speaking with conviction and authority, using the most upright aura to speak words of yin and yang.

Gao Peng's smile froze on his face, and he could only nod at him with a forced smile.

This Duanmu Yangping is the only surviving younger brother of the former chairman, and is the elder of all those with the surname Duanmu present.

The others were all his nephews, nieces, and eldest son.

The four brothers founded the Duanmu Group. The eldest brother was the chairman, the second and third brothers passed away early, and only the youngest brother, Yangping, is still alive.

Duanmu Yangping certainly did not want the board of directors to fall into Gao Peng's hands, so he would do everything he could to maintain Gao Lin's vital signs.

At least for now, before Gao Peng has been able to inherit the position, Duanmu Yangping is the largest shareholder present.

However, at this very moment, someone had already infiltrated the private hospital, broken through the heavy security, and arrived at the entrance of the intensive care unit...

A day earlier, Duanmu Xi disguised himself and approached Gao Peng, instigating him to kill his own sister Gao Lin and take over the Duanmu Group.

In fact, both paths are viable for Duanmu Xi: whether he helps eliminate Duanmu's influence within the group after Gao Peng seizes power and transforms the group into the Gao Group.

Or perhaps he could take over as the largest shareholder and sell the group to the Wen family, thus destroying the Duanmu Group; his mission would be 100% accomplished.

The only variable here is Gao Lin. If she doesn't die, things will get complicated if Duanmu Yangping takes power!

Therefore, he will help Gao Peng, no matter what, to kill Gao Lin!

Naturally, no one in the board of directors would support Gao Peng. Since Gao Lin was unconscious and not present, a vote was required, and unsurprisingly, everyone supported Duanmu Yangping.

Gao Peng wasn't worried. He kept a smile on his face and waited for time to pass.

"Now that the vote has been taken..." Duanmu Yangping was about to announce.

"Wait a minute," Butler Zhao suddenly reached out to stop them, and slowly took out a document.

"This is a will left by the old chairman... In fact, the old man had an illegitimate child in his early years. It was the first child he had when he was studying abroad."

At this point, Gao Peng and Duanmu Yangping both exchanged glances, each revealing a hidden smile.