Chapter 224: Company Secretary

Song Haichang never imagined that the next time he saw Chen Jianxiu, he would have suffered a stroke and be unable to speak—let alone the miserable state he was in.

“You’ve finally come to this, Chen Jianxiu. It’s all your own fault for going too far!” Song Haichang fumed, pointing his finger at Chen Jianxiu and berating him.

Chen Jianxiu just stared back at Song Haichang, speechless.

All he could do was watch with an expression of anticipation, as if waiting for a good show.

But Song Haichang still couldn’t let it go. After all, now that Chen Jianxiu was incapacitated, no matter how much he wanted to, he simply didn’t have the strength left.

In a fit of rage, Song Haichang lashed out at Chen Jianxiu on the hospital bed—and accidentally struck him so hard that he died.

It was truly bad luck for Song Haichang. He had only been venting his anger, but who could have foreseen that he’d end up killing someone?

Song Haichang was arrested that very day and faced public prosecution.

This was classified as murder.

If convicted, he could face decades in prison.

When Song Yinyin heard the news, she was terrified, weeping uncontrollably and not knowing what to do.

After all, losing the Song Family meant losing everything. She was even supposed to marry Ling Hanyu—how could she possibly manage without the support of the Song Family?

Song Haichang had always been one of the influential figures in the Song Family. Although the family had plenty of heirs, it hadn’t produced any truly outstanding talents.

When Song Haichang became the Song Family’s adopted son, Old Master Song was still alive. The entire family revolved around him, and most of the wealth and power were in his hands.

If the Song Family wanted to make money or share profits, they still had to rely on Old Master Song.

Even after Old Master Song grew frail and handed over control of the finances and power, he gave most of it to Song Haichang, leaving the rest only half for the other members of the family.

Over the years, Song Haichang had proven himself useful; he’d grown into a capable person, and the family relied on him for both big and small matters.

Although Old Master Song was gone, his influence still lingered.

Even though many people in the family were dissatisfied with Song Haichang, they still held him in high regard—especially since he had once opposed Song Haichao, which further cemented his position. So despite their reservations, the family reluctantly tolerated him.

Song Yinyin, too, had leveraged this advantage to thrive within the family.

Now that Song Haichang had run into trouble, Song Yinyin was the one crying the hardest. She feared that without Song Haichang, she, the “fake princess,” would be kicked out of the Song Family as well.

Without the Song Family, Song Yinyin was nothing.

She wouldn’t even have the right to appear before Ling Hanyu.

Bai Ge, however, wasn’t bothered at all. She was already fine, and Chen Jianxiu had even declared that she was innocent. Plus, Song Haichang had been beaten, so in the end, Bai Ge was the victim.

She’d been forcibly taken away—she did it all for her husband, Song Haichang.

Her image as a “good woman” remained intact.

As for Song Haichang, Bai Ge had already investigated thoroughly and confirmed that he was essentially useless. Chen Jianxiu had struck too hard, severely damaging several of his nerves, and even a team of professional doctors couldn’t cure him.

Bai Ge also looked down on Song Haichang. To her, maintaining her dignity was paramount.

If Song Haichang ended up completely incapacitated, wouldn’t her friends in the social circle spit on her instead of showering her with praise?

If he hadn’t been injured and the truth hadn’t come out, maybe she could have put up with it. After all, marriage is a private affair between two people—what would anyone know if they didn’t talk about it?

But the problem was that Song Haichang’s case had caused a huge uproar throughout the city. How could she possibly keep it hidden?

What had originally been a source of great worry for Bai Ge now seemed to have been resolved.

So when she saw Song Yinyin crying, Bai Ge didn’t react much. She merely went through the motions, telling Song Yinyin not to cry and promising to think of a way to hire a lawyer—even if it meant selling off everything to save Song Haichang.

Song Yinyin believed her wholeheartedly and eagerly anticipated Song Haichang’s release.

Song Qingtian, too, never imagined that Song Haichang would beat Chen Jianxiu to death.

The media had already reported the incident.

Ling Hanyu had just started a meeting, but instead of going to the conference room, he held the video call in his office. During the meeting, Song Qingtian sat beside him, holding a pen and reviewing documents, occasionally making notes.

Ling Hanyu leaned back in his chair, maintaining a cold, impassive expression throughout the meeting.

Song Qingtian, on the other hand, would occasionally glance up before quickly lowering her head again.

From the video feed, Song Qingtian looked absolutely stunning today.

She wore a tailored, gem-blue professional suit, with an exquisite brooch at the collar, her hair casually tied into a bun at the back of her head, adorned with a pen.

Such an outfit was familiar to everyone in the company.

End of Chapter 224: Company Secretary