This was his wife, the love of his life. He would protect her, not allowing anyone to harm her in the slightest.
"Thank you,"
she said softly.
Lin Feng ignored her, took Su Yanxue's hand, got directly into the car, and headed for the Su Family home.
...
"Sigh... What am I going to do?"
Su Guowei, now over fifty, sat on the sofa. A man who had always cared deeply about his image, he now looked utterly dejected.
The cigarette in his hand had nearly burned down to the filter, but he still hadn't noticed.
The ashtray beside him and the floor at his feet were buried in ash. Judging by the amount, he must have been sitting here for nearly half a day.
Standing nearby, Elder Long couldn't help but sigh as he watched his master in such a state.
"Master, you should eat something first. You can't let your body collapse like this."
"Regarding the corporation's affairs, the Young Miss and you have already done an excellent job. No one could have predicted something like this would happen so suddenly."
Hearing this, Su Guowei gave a bitter smile, raised his head, and said, "Do you really think things at the corporation are that simple?"
He sighed deeply at this and continued, "The corporation has grown rapidly these past few years, and it has long since attracted the attention of other companies.
Now, various companies have joined forces to suppress us.
If we lose this battle, the corporation will face enormous damages.
The corporation probably can't afford that sum. How could I possibly be at ease?"
"And on top of that, Jiang Yuelian and Linlin..."
He couldn't bring himself to continue, his words trailing off into a helpless sigh.
Just yesterday, everything was fine. But he never expected that today, everything would change!
Three of their main collaborating clients suddenly pulled their funding, plunging the corporation into crisis.
All existing orders were canceled, and another major project that had been under negotiation was also shelved because of it.
Now, he couldn't find any other lines of funding, and the corporation's entire operational cash flow was stretched incredibly thin.
But that wasn't the most severe blow for him.
It was the actions of Jiang Yuelian and Su Linlin.
He had formed a family with the two of them after he made his fortune, having been introduced by a friend.
At that time, he had just successfully broken into the circle of Jingxi's elite, and it was for this reason that the two women had gotten to know him.
The reason he'd brought the two of them into his life was initially only because Jiang Yuelian's silhouette reminded him of his first love, so he chose to take care of them both.
But after so many years, he had developed feelings for them.
He had raised Su Linlin as his own flesh and blood, but today, those two had conspired with someone else.
THUD.
Just as Elder Long was trying to console Su Guowei, the door suddenly made a sound.
Elder Long turned his head to look and saw Lin Feng pushing the door open and entering, holding Su Yanxue's hand.
The moment Su Guowei saw Lin Feng, he froze.
"Wha— How are you two back?"
He stared at them in surprise, unable to process what was happening.
"What? Am I not welcome?"
Lin Feng remarked nonchalantly, looking at the dazed expression on his so-called father-in-law's face.
"Wel... Welcome."
Seeing Lin Feng's attitude, Elder Long quickly stood up to greet them, saying, "Please, sit, sit. Have some tea."
As they entered the living room, Lin Feng's brow furrowed at the sight of the ash covering the floor, while Su Yanxue's eyes welled up with tears, looking as if she were about to cry.
Compared to Lin Feng, she knew more about the situation and naturally understood why her father was so devastated.
"Ah, what an embarrassing sight."
Seeing Su Yanxue's reaction, Su Guowei, as her father, felt a little embarrassed and forced a bitter smile onto his face.
"Alright, there's no need for all this. With me here, there won't be any problems."
Lin Feng said this with a carefree air as he sat on the sofa. Taking the tea Elder Long offered, he had a sip and let out a satisfied breath.
He was genuinely thinking of the Su Family's best interests and didn't want to see the two of them sad and tearful, so he offered words of comfort.
"Mm, thank you, Lin Feng."
Su Yanxue said with a nod.
"There's no need to be so formal between us."
Hearing her words, Lin Feng simply waved his hand as he replied.
"Uh, Xiaolin, I'm in a terrible mood right now. I don't have the energy to play games with you. Why don't you take Xiaoxue and go home for now?"
But before they could say anything more, Su Guowei's voice cut in, tinged with displeasure beneath its exhaustion.
He looked at Lin Feng, a trace of displeasure in his eyes. It wasn't obvious, but Lin Feng could still see it clearly.
Lin Feng was speechless. 'Is there something wrong with my father-in-law's head? I came here to help, and he's not happy about it?'
Still, Lin Feng didn't mind too much. 'After all, this amount of money is just a drop in the bucket for me. It doesn't matter if I spend it on my father-in-law, as long as Su Yanxue is happy.'
But before he could speak, Su Guowei's voice sounded again.
"Xiaolin, it's not that I'm trying to kick you out. I know you're capable—your medical skills are truly impressive—but this is a matter of business."
"Even if you know the richest man in Jingxi, he's a busy man. There's no way he would step in to help us. Besides, my corporation is facing threats from both inside and out right now. So please, just leave for now, to avoid me dragging you two down with me."
"The legal representatives of the company are myself and another shareholder, so even if something happens, it won't affect Xiaoxue."
"I have never in my life begged a junior, but today, I'm begging you. If I really end up in jail, please take good care of my daughter."
Su Guowei's tone had softened somewhat, but the underlying meaning of his words was still for him to leave.
Lin Feng raised an eyebrow. He hadn't expected Su Guowei's misunderstanding of him to be so great.
'But on second thought,' Lin Feng understood. 'Anyone in his shoes would probably react the same way.'
'When the corporation you've built from scratch with your own blood and sweat is facing bankruptcy at its most difficult moment, who could possibly be happy?'
"Dad, what nonsense are you talking about? I believe Lin Feng can definitely help us."
Su Yanxue grew frantic, glaring at Su Guowei as she spoke.
Su Guowei looked at her and said, "Xiaoxue, you don't understand. The complexity of this matter is far beyond what we anticipated. You and Lin Feng are both too inexperienced. You can't help; you'll only be a burden to him."
Hearing this, Lin Feng shook his head slightly and said, "Don't worry. Just leave these matters to me."
He couldn't be bothered to explain. Since Su Yanxue insisted on staying, he would just let her, saving himself the trouble.
Seeing Lin Feng say this, Su Guowei's brow furrowed slightly.
He was hesitant, but just as he was about to speak, he was cut off by a gesture from Lin Feng.
"But first, we need to take care of something else."
After speaking, Lin Feng turned his head to look at Elder Long.
"You're Elder Long, correct? Go and gather some dried tangerine peel, rock sugar, and a bit of pear peel. Stew them in a clay pot and bring it to me in half an hour."