Chapter 1766

Xia Ruya glanced mildly at Ning Yuya’s corpse. Her body had been touched up by the coroner, but years of drug abuse had turned Ning Yuya’s face into a gaunt and scary, zombie-like mask. It was as bad as Xia Ruya’s earlier disfigured appearance.

After Ning Yuya’s death, her body had been sent to the police for investigation. After the authorities collected all the required evidence, they had notified the next-of-kin to reclaim her body. But why in the world would that dastardly Zhang Hui bother about his dead daughter?

In the end, Ning Yuya’s body had been sent straight to the crematorium.

The current scene reminded Xia Ruya of the aftermath of Ning Shuqian’s death.

“Burn her! Give her peace!” Xia Ruya instructed calmly.

Xia Ruya was not the slightest bit affected by Ning Yuya’s death.

Previously, she had been slightly disturbed by Ning Shuqian’s death, and she had made a pompous little speech in order to absolve herself. Now, she was already numb to it all.

The bodyguard beside her gave an involuntary shudder.

Xia Ruya shot him a mild glance. “Don’t think I am being ruthless. Ning Yuya has been a drug addict for seven to eight years. Her body is completely destroyed by drugs. She also had a wanton sex life and already contracted AIDS. Her health has been on a straight decline since. Even if I didn’t make use of her, she wouldn’t have had long to live.”

In her eyes, there was no reason for a creature as wretched as this Ning Yuya to live on in this world.

Even if she died, her death was not worth crying over.

The bodyguard wisely kept his mouth shut.

Xia Ruya was so highly regarded by Mr. Z that he had even handed over part of his power in Capital city to her.

Ning Yuya continued calmly, “Moreover, the drug overdose had her so high that she was numb to everything. She did not feel any pain at all. So, at least, I dealt her a pretty quick and painless death.”

After Ning Shuqian’s death, Xia Ruya had given Ning Yuya a lot of money to spend as she pleased. It was not at all unreasonable to have her offer something in return.

Xia Ruya left the crematorium after making sure that Ning Yuya’s body had been burnt to ashes and the world no longer held any traces of her existence.

As Xia Ruya sat in the car, she watched the greenery by the side of the road. Her lips curled up in a smirk. “Wen Xinya, you managed to cast Wen Haowen aside and take over the Wen Corporation, making me lose control of the entertainment city project. You also did everything you could to help Bella defeat T-K Group. You thought by doing so I would be left totally helpless. But you never imagined that I would strike the Xiao Family!”

Her tone was extremely smug.

The Xiao Corporation was even more significant than the combined weight of both the entertainment city project and T-K Group.

By the time Chu Jingnan took hold of the Xiao Corporation and allied themselves with the Li Corporation, the Wen Corporation would be nothing compared to them. Xia Ruya wanted to see if Wen Xinya’s status a member of the Zishan Club would be enough to save her and the Wen Corporation then.

She smirked again. “The Capital City’s Dynamic Duo is just an empty name. I have yet to lose to you.”

Her mobile rang just then.

The smirk on her face deepened when she saw who the caller was.

“How confident are you of taking over the Xiao Corporation?” Mr. Z’s voice was cold and metallic as usual, but also carried traces of a more complex emotion.

Xia Ruya was someone he used to have high regard for. He had even handed her a portion of his power in Capital city. However, the failure of the takeover battle and T-K Group’s defeat was a major blow to the alliance’s influence in Country Z. This made him very disappointed in Xia Ruya. Thereafter, he had gone completely radio silent, with the intention of hiding in the shadows to recover.

The power handed over to Xia Ruya was as good as forfeited.

He never expected that not only was Xia Ruya not beaten down, but she had also audaciously allied herself with Chu Jingnan to make use of Ning Yuya and attacked the Xiao Family.

“Currently, I only have a 50% chance of succeeding. But if you are willing to help me, I am confident of having a success rate of over 90%.”

After the failure of the T-K Group, Mr. Z didn’t contact her again. She knew then that she had been abandoned.

She was Xia Ruya! How could she be so easily defeated? How could she so easily become just another discarded pawn? That was why she had partnered with Chu Jingnan to come up with this scheme.

To drag the Xiao Family into Mr. Z’s camp.

As expected, her efforts were not in vain. Mr. Z had taken the initiative to contact her, which proved that she was still valuable in his eyes.

“Over 90%. Why should I believe you?” Mr. Z was not moved.

Having the Xiao Family on his side was indeed a huge temptation. Otherwise, he would not have taken the initiative to contact Xia Ruya. But Xia Ruya’s assurances were not enough.

“4% of Xiao Corporation’s shares. Is that enough to convince you?” Xia Ruya asked calmly.

She could maintain her nonchalant confidence even in the face of this enigmatic Mr. Z as she knew she had a good bargaining chip in hand.

“You actually have…” Mr. Z was shocked.

Four percent was not a huge number with regards to the entire Xiao Corporation, but at this critical moment, it might be just enough to tip the balance in their favor.

Xia Ruya already had it all planned out.

“I have been monitoring the grudge between Chu Jingnan and the Xiao Family. Previously, when he was overseas, you should know that Chu Jingnan was the investment company’s manager-in-charge of T-K Group’s takeover plan. I knew then that I would end up working with him sooner or later. That’s why I had already started secretly buying up Xiao Corporation’s shares then. I managed to acquire 4% and planned to make use of it to lure Chu Jingnan to my side. I never expected this 4% to be so useful now.”

Xia Ruya had indeed been very meticulous. Mr. Z had handed her a task back at her home country, how could she possibly not have done her homework?

With Chu Jingnan’s greedy ambitions toward the Xiao Corporation, she believed that this 4% was enough to entice him to do whatever she wished.

However, Chu Jingnan was smarter than she imagined.

Hence, she ended up not using it at all.

But now, it had become the biggest resource in her scheme against the Xiao Corporation.

“My initial judgment on you was indeed right. You are shrewd and unfathomable.” Mr. Z felt that he should re-evaluate Xia Ruya’s worth.

Such a meticulous and cunning woman was worth being admitted into the alliance’s core team. He should not have given up on her so easily.

To her, failure was not something to be afraid of. As long as there was the slightest hint of opportunity, she would seize upon it and rise again.

Xia Ruya smiled. “Mr. Z, you are too kind.”

She knew she had now achieved her goal. After this, she would never again be just another pawn to be discarded at will.

“Hahahaha. You have done very well. You have managed to offer us the Xiao Corporation, in exchange for the failures of the entertainment city project and T-K Group. From now on, you don’t have to worry anymore. I will do my best to help you take hold of the Xiao Corporation.”

Mr. Z’s laughter was somewhat maniacal.

Their power in Country Z would be greatly amplified if they could take over the Xiao Corporation. By then, they would have no reason to fear the Jiayuan Club anymore.