"Rumors stop with the wise." Dai Shiya said to Wei Qing on the other end of the phone calmly, without any panic in her tone, "Instead of passively defending, it is better to take the initiative." Wei Qing quickly reported the channels and main contents of the rumor spreading, all of which pointed to Dai Shiya's iron-fisted methods and mysterious husband.
Dai Shiya rubbed her eyebrows and tapped the table with her fingertips, making a rhythmic sound, one by one, as if knocking on the hearts of those who spread rumors.
The office was quiet and silent, with only the slight crackling of the firewood burning in the fireplace. The air was filled with a faint sandalwood scent, but it could not cover up a tense atmosphere.
Dai Shiya stood up and walked to the French window, overlooking the night view of the city. The flashing neon lights were like stars, dazzling, but they could not dispel the haze shrouding her heart.
The undercurrents within the family made her feel unprecedented pressure. Those clansmen who used to be respectful to her, now she could even feel the inquiring eyes from behind, piercing her skin like needles.
At the family meeting, the originally harmonious atmosphere disappeared.
Several uncles questioned Dai Shiya's recent decision-making in an indirect way, implying that she was controlled by her mysterious husband, and some even publicly asked her to disclose her husband's identity.
Dai Shiya's face was calm, but her eyes were as sharp as a knife, taking in everyone's expression.
She knew that these people did not really care about the family, but wanted to seize power.
The oppressive atmosphere made Dai Shiya feel difficult to breathe. She seemed to be in a huge cage, and the surrounding walls kept squeezing her.
But she did not show any panic, but analyzed the situation more calmly. She
understood that the more panicked she was at this moment, the easier it would be to reveal flaws.
"Instead of sitting and waiting to die," Dai Shiya turned to look at her husband beside her, with a firm light in her eyes, "Why not..." Before she finished her words, her husband gently held her hand and gave her silent support.
His eyes were deep and calm, as if everything was under control.
"Why not use the trick against them?" Dai Shiya raised a confident arc at the corner of her lips, and her eyes sparkled with wisdom.
She whispered a few words in her husband's ear, and her husband nodded slightly.
Dai Shiya calmly arranged a few confidants to secretly investigate the source of the rumors.
These people were carefully selected by her, loyal, reliable, and highly efficient.
Like spider silk, they quietly sneaked into every corner of the family, collected intelligence, unraveled the mystery, and gradually locked their targets on several suspicious people.
The originally depressing family meeting began to have a subtle change in atmosphere because of Dai Shiya's confidence and calmness.
Some of the originally wavering clan members saw her so calm and composed, and they felt admiration for her in their hearts.
They began to re-examine their previous judgments, wondering if they were blinded by rumors.
The admiring eyes gradually spread among the family like sparks.
Dai Shiya did not give them a chance to breathe. She directly named several suspicious people and said in a sharp tone: "The rumors came from you, right?" The people named changed their faces suddenly, their eyes flickered, but they pretended to be calm and denied: "Miss, you can eat whatever you want, but you can't say whatever you want! We are loyal to the family, how could we do such a thing?"
"Loyalty?" Dai Shiya sneered and threw the evidence in her hand on the table, "These evidences are enough to prove what you did!" The evidence is conclusive and cannot be denied.
The exposed people were angry and began to refute loudly, and the conference room was suddenly filled with gunpowder.
"Dai Shiya, don't think you can do whatever you want now that you are in power!" One of them pointed at her and roared, spitting, "You are just a woman, why..."
Dai Shiya looked at him with cold eyes and fearlessly: "Because I am the head of the Dai family!" Her tone was firm and resounding, shocking the whole audience.
The quarrel became louder and louder, and the family members took sides one after another, and the conference room was in chaos.
Dai Shiya looked around at the crowd, with a barely perceptible sneer on her lips.
She knew that the fun had just begun...
"It seems that some people will not give up until they reach the Yellow River..." Dai Shiya's eyes fell on one of them, and her tone was meaningful. Dai Shiya's
sharp eyes swept over the uncles in front of her. Their eyes flickered, and although they were indignant in their words, they revealed their flaws in the details.
One uncle casually mentioned a cooperation project that Dai Shiya had recently canceled, and another uncle showed unusual attention to the new energy industry invested by Dai Shiya's husband.
These seemingly insignificant details made Dai Shiya catch a hint of something strange.
"New energy..." Dai Shiya tapped the table lightly with her fingers, and a flash of inspiration flashed through her mind.
The new energy project invested by her husband has been strictly confidential, and outsiders have no way of knowing it except the core team.
But this uncle knew the details of the project very well, which means that there must be someone behind him providing him with information.
Dai Shiya continued to guide them to speak calmly and get more information.
As the quarrel escalated, their words became more and more flawed, gradually exposing an astonishing fact: they were not simply fighting within the family, but colluding with external forces to try to swallow up the entire Dai family!
And this external force was Dai Shiya's old enemy - a business rival she had defeated.
They secretly supported these dissatisfied family members, spread rumors, created chaos, and tried to seize control of the Dai family.
"So that's it..." Dai Shiya said in her heart, and the tense atmosphere was instantly replaced by hope.
She originally thought it was just a power struggle within the family, but she didn't expect that there was a bigger conspiracy behind it.
This is both a challenge and an opportunity for her.
As long as this force can be uprooted, she can completely consolidate her position in the family and push the Dai family to a new peak.
The air in the conference room seemed to solidify, and everyone's eyes were focused on Dai Shiya.
She took a deep breath and spoke slowly: "Everyone, I think I already know who is behind this..."
At the same time, Dai Shiya's husband gently patted her shoulder, handed her a glass of warm water, and whispered in her ear: "Don't worry, I'll take care of everything." His voice was low and magnetic, like a warm current, flowing into Dai Shiya's heart.
A faint sandalwood scent came from him, mixed with the coolness of cedar, making Dai Shiya feel at ease and relaxed.
She held her husband's hand, felt the warmth of his palm, and her heart was filled with strength.
Dai Shiya looked around at everyone, and a confident smile appeared on the corner of her mouth: "Everyone, the good show has just begun." She locked her eyes on the uncle who had just shouted the most fiercely, and said in a cold tone: "You, do you have anything else to say?" The uncle's face was pale, his lips trembled, but he couldn't say a word.
He was horrified to find that Dai Shiya's eyes seemed to be able to see through everything, leaving him nowhere to hide.
Dai Shiya stood up and walked to the wall, unfolded a huge white paper, and picked up a red marker...
"Now," she said in a cold tone, "let's draw a relationship map."
Dai Shiya quickly outlined one name after another on the huge white paper with a red marker, and connected them with lines. The intricate lines were like a spider web, densely intertwined.
Next to each name, she marked their identity, position, and relationship with others.
As the lines increased, a clear map of the power layout gradually appeared in front of everyone.
"This is..." A family member exclaimed, pointing to a name on the map, and said in disbelief, "He is also involved!"
The lines on the map clearly show how hostile forces use the relationship between family members to infiltrate.
They win over some dissatisfied clansmen, promise them huge profits, let them spread rumors, create chaos, and gradually disintegrate the cohesion of the Dai family.
Some people actively participate, and some are forced to get involved, but in any case, they have become pawns in the hands of the enemy.
Dai Shiya's eyes swept over everyone, her tone calm but with a hint of majesty: "This is their carefully planned conspiracy. They want to take advantage of the contradictions between us, divide and disintegrate the Dai family, and ultimately achieve their goal."
The family members looked at this layout map, their hearts filled with shock and anger.
They didn't expect that they would be used so easily.
The original suspicion and suspicion of Dai Shiya turned into admiration and trust at this moment.
They began to realize that Dai Shiya was the one who really cared about the interests of the family, and those who spread rumors were the real enemies.
The conference room was silent, with only the rustling sound of the pen tip across the paper and the rapid breathing of everyone.
Every move and every look of Dai Shiya was full of power and confidence, as if she could control everything.
The powerful aura she exuded made everyone present feel in awe.
An indescribable sense of trust spread among the family members like a tide.
The fresh scent of sandalwood mixed with cedar kept Dai Shiya's brain highly awake, and she keenly caught a hint of something strange.
On the edge of the layout, a name was erased. The trace was very light, but it did not escape her eyes.
"Wait," Dai Shiya's tone suddenly became serious, "This name..." She pointed at the erased name, her eyes were sharp, "Who erased it?"
The air in the conference room froze instantly, and everyone's eyes were focused on the erased name. An uneasy premonition spread in everyone's heart.
"It seems," Dai Shiya's husband walked to her side, gently held her hand, and said in a low voice, "Our actions have been noticed by them..."