The widows were beginning to whisper among themselves now, the idea taking root, hope warring with fear.
"What about the company?" Chen Wan asked. "The manufacturing business?"
"Already mine," Shuyin said simply. "I've purchased it from you for fair market value, which means it's no longer a Chen family asset. The shareholders can fight among themselves over everything else, but they can't touch what I now own. And I have considerably more resources to defend my acquisition than any of you would have."
She glanced back at Lu Yuze, who was still watching from his position near the door. His slight nod confirmed what she already knew, with the Lu family name behind her purchase, no one would dare challenge it legally.
