708 Long Industries’ Party Part V (2/2)

”How do you know that's what they're talking about?”

”I'm reading their lips. Hmm. Just now, they arranged a meeting to formally negotiate the matter in two days.”

Long Jian was speechless. He almost blurted out ”You're kidding me” but decided to hold his tongue instead after seeing that she was serious.

Huh. Did she really have such an amazing ability? If it was true, then he could only envy her. He wished that he could also read lips from a distance. This kind of ability was a huge advantage for creating opportunities and also for protecting oneself. So when he looked at his youngest sister again, there was now a touch of genuine admiration in his eyes.

As for Iris, she didn't notice Long Jian's admiring gaze because she was still focused on ”eavesdropping” on Long Hui's attempts of courting the shareholders, the majority of them were the ones Elder Long Jufang pointed out to her earlier.

”He's working fast,” she said.

”He's getting desperate,” Long Jian corrected after recovering from his initial shock of her ability to read lips.

”Hmm. True. But from what I'm reading from their lips, it looks like his desperation is quite effective. I think he's trying to gain as much advantage as possible before being exiled to the rural north.”

”He can't afford to buy all those shares…” He paused when he remembered something. ”Oh, right. He might not be able to afford those shares by himself but the Zhengs and his fiancée's family, the Maos, are backing him. I also won't be surprised if Elder Meng and his other supporters in the clan will pitch in to help him buy more company shares. Although it's insanely reckless and expensive for him at this stage of his career, he still has the highest chance among us siblings to succeed in doing so. At this rate, he'll eventually become a major shareholder.” He turned to her. ”So what are you going to do about it?”

”I'll just have to move faster than him,” she replied.

”How? With the help of Elder Jufang? That ancient fossil is a scheming snake. Do you really trust him?”

She gave him a side-eye. ”No, I don't. I also don't trust you but look at us—allies.”