Su Huainan’s imposing aura made it clear he had important matters to discuss.
Hu Kexin tactfully exited the reception room, gently closing the door behind her.
Only two people remained inside.
Su Huainan took a seat, his gaze icy cold.
Shen Qiao couldn’t wait to speak, “Brother, although I don’t know what Xiaoyu told you, we were just having a couple’s quarrel. Even you and your wife must have argued during your relationship.”
“After arguing, we can make up. Why let personal matters affect our cooperation!”
“We’ve been working on that project for a year. Withdrawing now would mean significant losses for you.”
His grandfather was over seventy, with declining health. This was a critical period in his competition with Jiang Yuli for inheritance rights. He urgently needed impressive achievements to prove himself to senior management, shareholders, and his grandfather.
Su Huainan’s eyes were as cold as ice, “Shen Qiao, we’ve known each other for many years. You should understand me – losses are losses, I don’t care. But my sister was wronged. She cried in front of me, saying you abandoned her alone at the airport and left with your secretary.”
His voice was low, carrying pressure, “If she were a normal person, I wouldn’t interfere with your couple’s quarrels.”
“But you know she has her condition.”
“The flight was delayed all night. Shen Qiao, tell me, don’t you deserve to die?”
His gaze almost solidified with tangible killing intent.
Shen Qiao hurriedly explained, “She wasn’t alone, brother! I didn’t abandon her – my uncle was there!”
He just wanted to teach Su Lingyu a lesson, never expecting things to escalate so much.
“Jiang Yuli?”
“Yes.”
Su Huainan asked coldly, “Does she have any dependency on Jiang Yuli?”
Shen Qiao was speechless.
To his knowledge, Su Lingyu and Jiang Yuli weren’t very familiar.
Even when they met at banquets, they only exchanged a few words.
“Brother, I was wrong. I’ll go find Xiaoyu. We’ll make up. Let’s continue with the cooperation project.” Shen Qiao couldn’t afford to lose the technical support of the Su family’s team.
Su Huainan’s expression remained indifferent, “Unless my sister forgives you, the project can fail for all I care.”
Su Huainan simply didn’t care about Shen Qiao.
He only cared about his family.
After speaking, he left the reception room.
As soon as Shen Qiao got in the car, he called Su Lingyu.
A prompt tone came from the phone – “The number you dialed cannot be reached at the moment.”
Hung up immediately?
Shen Qiao opened an app showing Su Lingyu’s current location.
Hundred Rivers Tower.
Shen Qiao smiled. Su Lingyu had gone to find him.
He knew it – Su Lingyu wouldn’t really break up with him.
“Back to the company.”
In the CEO’s office of Hundred Rivers Group, Jiang Yuli calmly pressed to end the call on his phone placed on the desk.
His gaze fell on Su Lingyu.
Su Lingyu held car keys in both hands, her eyes sparkling as she asked excitedly, “A ten-million-yuan car? Uncle, are you really willing to lend it to me to drive?”
“I’m a bit scared to drive it. What if I crash it?”
Life is full of Murphy’s Law.
The more she worried about it, the more likely she was to get into a scrape.
Jiang Yuli’s eyes were doting, “If you crash it, you crash it. There’s insurance.”
Her family had many luxury cars too, but none like Jiang Yuli’s.
It would definitely look amazing in photos.
Su Lingyu walked up to him, “Then can I take photos?”
She had loved taking photos since childhood and even studied photography in college.
“Sure.”
“Your car… can other models take photos with it too?” She blinked, her eyes silently pleading: Can I, can I, Uncle?
His beloved car paired with his beloved would be perfect.
If Pao Pao likes it…
Anything goes.
“As long as you’re happy.” Jiang Yuli’s gaze was tender.
“Then… I’ll still borrow your driver.” Su Lingyu ultimately didn’t dare to drive it herself, since it was Jiang Yuli’s new treasure.
Jiang Yuli was utterly defenseless against Su Lingyu’s coquettish demeanor.
“Alright, whatever you say.”
“Hehe, thank you, Uncle!” Su Lingyu grabbed her phone from the table and chirped cheerfully, “I’m off then!”
Hehe.
Time to meet up with her bestie and go take photos!
Jiang Yuli watched Su Lingyu’s retreating back until she disappeared.
Weren’t you supposed to be a clingy spirit?
How come you left after less than ten minutes?
He hadn’t even gotten to enjoy being clung to before it was over.
The person he longed for was gone.
But then his annoying nephew came in.
“Uncle!”
“Have you seen Su Lingyu?”
Shen Qiao had gone to his own office first, but Su Lingyu wasn’t there.
He asked others too, but no one had seen Su Lingyu.
That’s why he came to Jiang Yuli’s office.
“No.”
Jiang Yuli lied expressionlessly.
“Strange, I clearly saw her in the company.”
Shen Qiao frowned and opened an app on his phone—she was currently on the move.
“If she’s gone, Uncle, I won’t disturb you any further.”
Shen Qiao turned and took a few steps.
Then he rushed back to Jiang Yuli.
Shen Qiao’s brow furrowed deeply, “Uncle, that night… did Su Su have an episode?”
Asking only now is far too late.
How did Su Lingyu ever fall for Shen Qiao?
Was it purely because they grew up together, and she developed a dependency on him, that she started dating him?
“She’s your ex-girlfriend now. Why are you only showing concern for her now? Where were you earlier?” Jiang Yuli’s eyes were cold.
So Uncle already knew about Su Lingyu sending him that breakup text?
“Uncle, you’ve never been in a relationship, so you wouldn’t understand. It’s normal for couples to argue and say breakup things in the heat of the moment. We’ll make up soon.”
“Don’t worry, Uncle. Maybe we’ll soon invite you to our wedding.”
“Uncle, you should also stop focusing solely on work. Find me an aunt—Grandpa might be happy.”
He turned with a smile, but the corners of his mouth drooped the moment his back was to Jiang Yuli.
Grandpa doesn’t actually like Jiang Yuli.
His top priority now is to win Su Lingyu back!
Her princess temper is really something.
Breaking up over such a trivial matter?
Does she expect to be his 24-hour accessory?
Even the most beautiful fairy would become tiresome if she clung to you all day.
Su Lingyu took Jiang Yuli’s car and spent the whole day taking photos with her best friend, Yu Chengyin, from daytime until night.
Her best friend Yu Chengyin also made her feel secure, so she didn’t feel unwell the entire day.
The two friends had dinner out.
“Babe, can your car give me a ride home?”
Yu Chengyin hugged Su Lingya’s waist, “I love this car too!!”
“Of course—”
Before Su Lingyu could finish, Jiang Yuli’s driver approached her.
“Miss Su, the CEO drank tonight and asked me to pick him up.”
The two friends looked at each other.
Yu Chengyin was disappointed, “No way, does President Jiang only have one car???”
Su Lingyu was quite disappointed too. If the car had to go pick up Jiang Yuli, then tomorrow the car and driver probably wouldn’t be hers anymore.
After a moment’s thought, she realized she and Yinyin had taken quite a few photos today as well.
So it was fine.
Su Lingyu also hugged Yu Chengyin. “Probably not, maybe there’s only one driver.”
“Oh, oh, does President Jiang only have one driver? My family has three drivers.”
“My family has six~”
They both turned to look at the driver simultaneously.
The driver remained expressionless.
He indicated that he was just a subordinate and could only follow the boss’s orders.
Driver: “That’s right, the president only has me as his driver.”
Although, often it was the president’s assistant Zhao Kai who did the driving, so his workload was actually quite light.
Driver: “I’ve already arranged a car to send Miss Yu. Miss Su, the president wants you to come with me to pick him up.”