Chapter Three: The Third Shareholder at the Gala

Reporters raised their cameras. From the stage, Chairman Xie Chengjun intervened with a smile. “That is enough joking. Miss Shen may surrender her alleged certificate to our experts.” Three appraisers waited. They examined paper, ink, and seal, then delivered the same verdict: the materials were old, but the statement of ownership had been added later. A sophisticated forgery. Laughter moved through the room. A bank attorney served Zhiwei with a seizure notice. Chengjun looked down at her. “I can settle the eight hundred thousand your father owed. Leave the case and brooch, and tonight goes no further.” “How charitable. Why only the principal?”