Chapter 231: Chapter 230: People or Money?

“Vice President Su, your performance just now was terrible. I will report it truthfully to the President.”

At this moment, in the taxi heading to the Hilton International Hotel in the Imperial Capital.

On the back seat.

The Sakura Country female assistant gave a sideways glance at Su Mengqing, whose face was stained with tears, and said coldly without any expression.

“You and Lin Fan are no longer related, so why are you still losing your composure because of him?”

“My affairs are none of your concern, much less your place to question me!”

Su Mengqing raised her hand to wipe away the tears at the corner of her eyes, her eyes flushed red.

She roared softly, “I, I just can’t accept it. Why does Lin Fan have such stupid luck consecutively!”

“Hmph, as for Lin Fan, I don’t think much of him either. According to your Xia Country’s saying, he’s merely someone who sponges off others.”

The female assistant wasn’t willing to be outdone, reaching out to smooth her short hair.

“Moreover, don’t forget, the President asked me to help you familiarize with the work content, in other words, I am your guide now.”

“… Fine, I can assure you, I will never again lose my composure because of Lin Fan.”

Su Mengqing remained silent for a while, nodded with an unpleasant expression.

She actually understood in her heart.

She was just a puppet piece that Iguchi Tama had planted in Xia Country.

Now, not only did Lin Fan grasp the Southwest provinces’ herbal market, but also secured partnerships with major pharmaceutical companies in the North of Imperial Capital.

Most crucially, the Wen family inexplicably defected, severing ties with Iguchi Pharmaceutical Group!

With this, her piece seemed to be useless.

Isn’t it becoming insignificant, having no place to deploy?

Her heart sank heavily, Su Mengqing gritted her teeth, gazing blankly at the rapidly passing bustling street scene outside the window.

Lin Fan, are you truly the nemesis of Su Mengqing?

Ever since I divorced you, it’s been a string of bad luck, rapidly losing everything I had.

And now, you’re even pushing me to a dead end, so that I can’t even hold my head up high in front of Iguchi Tama?

No, I won’t yield.

I will prove to you, Lin Fan, that I, Su Mengqing, am not a worthless person!

After deeply breathing several times, Su Mengqing retracted her gaze.

Her bloodshot eyes became shadowy and resolute.

“… I already know about the situation, come in.”

After a while.

The two got out of the car and returned to the Presidential Suite on the top floor of the hotel.

The female assistant indeed left nothing concealed, embellishing the matter and recounting it to Iguchi Tama.

The latter’s pretty face was uncertain, eventually turning indifferent, and called Su Mengqing inside.

“President, I, I didn’t expect to encounter Lin Fan here, and even get preemptively persuaded by him to convince the Wen family!”

Thud!

Su Mengqing finished her sentence with gritted teeth, kneeling abruptly at the feet of Iguchi Tama.

“Please give me a chance to prove my capabilities once more!”

“This matter doesn’t have much to do with you; I also just received intelligence that Wen Jian Country, the eldest of the Wen family, is a member of the project team dispatched by Xia Country to Sha Country.”

Iguchi Tama helped Su Mengqing up, letting out a cold laugh.

“Coincidentally, Yuan Ruohai is also a confidant of Prince Bulger of Sha Country… The Wen family must’ve agreed to Lin Fan’s conditions fearing offending the Yuan family for Wen Jian Country’s future.”

“There’s another way to ease the Wen family’s concerns and make them cooperate with us again.”

Iguchi Tama said lightly, glancing at her watch, with her lips curving slightly.

“Today is the ancestral ceremony of the Shen family in Imperial Capital, Ying Wenyuan will also inevitably go there. He is the project group’s leader, corresponding with Yuan Ruohai’s position.”

Upon hearing this, Su Mengqing was stunned for a moment, then her eyes lit up fiercely.

“President, you mean, as long as we manage Ying Wenyuan, we can secure Wen Jian Country’s interests, making the Wen family rethink?”

“Exactly, Ying Wenyuan is the son-in-law of the Shen family, and his mother, Mrs. Ying Sr., was once the eldest Miss of the Shen family. The two families share a mutually prosperous situation.”

Iguchi Tama narrowed her eyes slightly, nodding meaningfully.

“Pack up and head to the Shen family! Shen Family Patriarch Shen Changlong has had dealings with my father, so he’s considered a friend of our Iguchi family.”

“Hehe, Lin Fan probably never dreamed that the connections our Iguchi Pharmaceutical Group has in Xia Country are far beyond his comparison!”

Su Mengqing quietly clenched her fists, regaining some of her confident demeanor.

Lin Fan, just you wait.

It won’t be long before you’ll taste the consequences of being betrayed by the Wen family!

Meanwhile.

Southern City, Xia Family Mansion.

With a creak, a black Benz came to a sudden halt at the entrance, followed by Lin Fan and his entourage jumping out.

“Lin Fan, if those people insist on taking Xiao Shitou away, what should we do?”

Several girls, including Xia Bingbing, had come along, looking at Lin Fan with eager eyes as they walked.

On the way here, they had heard a brief explanation from the other party.

Recalling Xiao Shitou’s tragic experience, the young girls couldn’t help but feel concerned, silently worrying for him.

“Let’s wait and see, it’s mainly up to Xiao Shitou’s own wishes.”

Lin Fan shook his head calmly, but felt a sense of foreboding in his heart.

If Xiao Shitou wasn’t lying.

Those relatives who were informed by phone last night wouldn’t be so enthusiastic, rushing to the Imperial Capital overnight.

So… what exactly is your urgent reason for coming here to take him?

Lin Fan suppressed his chaotic thoughts, silently furrowing his brows.

“Xiao Shitou, I’m your uncle, why are you afraid of us?”

“Hey, kid, you don’t even recognize your second uncle and aunt?”

“What are you all doing, scaring the child so much? It’s better to come home with us; his grandparents are eagerly waiting!”

“Hmph, who doesn’t know what trick you’re up to! Xiao Shitou must come back with us; his maternal grandparents are anxiously waiting!”

A group walked toward the hall door, where they could hear two couples inside bickering sarcastically.

Lin Fan’s eyebrows furrowed deeper, and the feeling of foreboding in his heart grew stronger.

“Are you Xiao Shitou’s family?”

Entering the hall, Lin Fan looked directly at two middle-aged couples in the corner and asked straightforwardly.

Both parties were dressed like rural folks, with clothes covered in paint stains, as if they worked on construction sites often.

Xiao Shitou was being protected behind Mr. Xia Sr., who also seemed to be furrowing his brows deeply.

He blinked his large, piercing eyes and tightly clutched the sleeve of the elder.

Clearly, he was somewhat afraid of his uncle and second uncle’s families.

“Uncle Lin, I won’t go with them, they don’t really want me!”

Seeing Lin Fan stride over.

Xiao Shitou immediately scampered over, calling out loudly with teary eyes.

“Who are you, are you deliberately deceiving this child and badmouthing us?”

“You brat, what nonsense are you talking about? If we didn’t want you, would I rush overnight by train to pick you up?”

Upon seeing this, Uncle and Second Uncle were taken aback, glaring unpleasantly at Lin Fan.

The two women pursed their lips and furrowed their brows, suspiciously darting their eyes over Lin Fan’s face.

They seemed to want to find some clue.

“…Xiao Shitou, tell Uncle Lin honestly, did your parents call home yesterday and mention that Fatty Chu gave your family a million?”

Lin Fan yanked Xiao Shitou over, suddenly recalling something, his gaze instantly turning cold.

Yesterday, while checking the child’s body, he found the bank card Fatty Chu had given in his inner pocket.

Thinking back now, everything seemed to make sense… these four so-called family members weren’t here to pick up the child.

The real motive was probably targeting that million-dollar bank card!

“Xiao Shitou, don’t listen to this fool’s nonsense!”

“Hmph, what million? We, we know nothing about it!”

Following Lin Fan’s words, silence suddenly fell in the hall.

With slight surprise, Xia Bingbing and the others soon seemed somewhat furious.

Mr. Yuan Sr. and Mr. Xia Sr. exchanged a glance and shook their heads silently.

Meanwhile, Uncle and Second Uncle’s faces changed, necks tensed as they shouted defiantly!

“Don’t think because you’re locals of the Imperial Capital that we fear you!”

“The child belongs to our Wang family; no matter how loud you shout, he must follow me back!”

Seemingly provoked by Lin Fan’s words.

The two grew increasingly agitated, their eyes boiling over.

Then they both rushed to Xiao Shitou, reaching for the child’s arms, clearly intending to snatch him forcefully!

The two middle-aged women were not to be outdone, rushing forward, raising their claws to scratch Lin Fan’s face!

“If I refuse to let go, what can you do?”

Smack!

At the sight, Lin Fan’s expression turned cold.

His foot pressed down, and an invisible Qi Force erupted fiercely.

Sending the four figures flying backward, falling awkwardly to the ground!

Plop, plop!

Uncle and the others landed heavily, bruised and battered, screaming twice before struggling to get up.

Their eyes met in mutual apprehension, no longer daring to approach.

“Your name is Lin Fan, right? First, I thank you for helping Xiao Shitou get his marrow back, but aren’t you supposed to be reasonable?”

Uncle’s face turned as sour as if he’d swallowed a dead fly, speaking gruffly.

“The child is of our Wang family; what right do you have to detain him?”

“You’re quite amusing; just now Lin Fan reasoned with you, and you tried to grab him. Now, realizing you can’t win, you’re trying to reason again?”

Xia Bingbing, standing by, couldn’t tolerate anymore and burst into laughter with anger.

Yuan Youwei and the others also showed disdain, all standing protectively in front of Xiao Shitou.

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