Lei Kai tilted his head and looked at him calmly: "President Steve, just say whatever you want to say."
"Mr. Lei is indeed a straightforward person." He smiled and said, "Then I will speak frankly."
"certainly."
Lei Kai made a gesture of invitation, and his demeanor was much calmer than when he first took over Leonard's position.
Steve had been observing his reaction. Seeing that Lei Kai was more mature and steady than he had expected, his sharp brows softened. "I am willing to join the radical faction, but I need you to give me a hint. What do you think of... the Queen?"
He still addressed Nie Qingru as "Empress", but his tone was not very respectful.
"To show my sincerity, I might as well tell you. The major shareholders of Smith Bank have already discussed privately this time, and we have the idea of changing people. After all, the Nie family is only a middle-class family among the hidden families, and their methods have become less and less popular in recent years. As a family of a higher level than the Nie family, we have been suppressed by a family that made its fortune by marrying women for so many years, and we feel bad. Since there is an opportunity to change the status quo, we all think that we must follow the footsteps of the Privy Council..."
"Mr. Xue doesn't think so." Lei Kai didn't move his eyebrows, still staring at the other person, his eyes calm and sharp.
Steve shrugged slightly, looked at him and smiled: "He is old, it is not good for him to be so nostalgic all the time. We young people should have our own ideas, right? I am just acting out of interest and fighting for the rights and interests of my family, isn't that right?"
Lei Kai probably understood what the other party meant. He leaned back in his chair and stopped probing him. He said bluntly, "The Privy Council still respects Ms. Nie. She is also recognized as one of the elders of the Privy Council."
Steve's expression became amused, and he didn't respond immediately. He already had a plan in his mind. Lei Kai's implication was clear in front of him. Nie Qingru was still an elder of the Privy Council, but only an elder of the Privy Council, and he no longer had the same privileges as before.
The radicals led by Lei Kai treated Nie Qingru strictly according to her current status, which means that Nie Qingru had indeed lost power.
Steve analyzed the information he wanted from his short sentence, and thanked Lei Kai with a smile: "I understand, thank you."
"Yeah." Lei Kai responded, as if he hadn't said anything, and continued to sit in his seat waiting for Nie Qingru to come over.
Steve also quickly distanced himself from him, turned his head to the other side and found a topic to chat with the person next to him.
Their quick separation seemed like they had just met and chatted about family matters, and was not noticeable.
Following the sound of messy footsteps coming from the door of the conference room.
Everyone waiting in the conference room leaned on the back of their chairs and looked back.
Nie Qingru walked in under everyone's attention, went straight to the empty seat at the top, and sat down.
At the same time, Shadow quietly walked behind her and stood less than 3 meters away from her, standing silently like a sculpture.
The secretary following behind also hurried over to serve tea and water, doing it very skillfully.
Everyone looked at Nie Qingru, who hadn't said a word since he came in. He had a strong aura and the demeanor he displayed was the same as before, with no signs of decline at all.
Seeing this, some people with wavering minds began to waver again.
Among the shareholders were people trained by Nie Qingru, mainly several senior executives. When they saw Nie Qingru sitting down, they called out to him respectfully.
"The Queen."
As soon as this name came out, everyone's expressions became very interesting.
(End of this chapter)