253: Chapter 253 What Should The Boss Do?
253: Chapter 253 What Should The Boss Do?
But in the interview, her every word and action, as well as her explanations of some professional knowledge points, shone like gold, captivating and holding everyone’s rapt attention.
…
The interview lasted a full hour.
When it ended, the host asked if Su He would be willing to take a group photo with the audience, and Su He did not refuse.
Though she maintained a serious and reserved demeanor throughout, she did not come off as off-putting or someone who held herself above others.
On the contrary, she garnered even more adoration.
She radiated an aura from head to toe, a typical example of a woman blessed with both beauty and brains, inspiring nothing but admiration and respect.
After the group photo, Su He left directly from backstage without lingering too long, leaving the rest to be handled by Ella.
“Sister-in-law, sister-in-law…
wait a moment, don’t go just yet.”
But she had only taken a few steps away from the backstage when she heard a somewhat familiar male voice behind her.
She stopped, turned around, and saw Xiao Si and a few others approaching her.
She had noticed them during the event on stage, so she wasn’t surprised to see him now.
“What is it?” Su He glanced at him and asked.
At that moment, Xiao Si still found it hard to believe, his emotions stirred.
He took a deep breath and said, “You are Nil?
Why didn’t you tell me before?”
Su He raised her eyebrows slightly and replied, “Why should I have told you?”
With that, she tilted her chin up, gesturing towards Jiang Yan who stood behind him, and continued, “Even my husband only found out recently.”
The implication was clear: Why would I tell you something that even my husband didn’t know?
Xiao Si: “…”
He seemed to have no grounds to refute her statement.
Su He smiled and added, “It’s not too late for you to know now.
Besides, you’re not the only one who was unaware.”
Xiao Si, at that moment, was filled with a mix of disbelief and excitement; his favorite sculpture was her work, and the idol he admired most in the medical field was also her…
The world was truly mysterious…
Meanwhile, back in the Tang Mansion.
Tang Sirou lay in her bed, watching a video on her phone, her pale face contorted with viciousness.
The video showed Su He during the interview, looking beautiful, noble, and elegantly aloof, like a queen looking down upon the world, radiating a glowing presence.
Then, looking at herself, she felt like a clown trampled in the mud.
Her hand had been broken, and Lin Yue had spared no effort to help her treat it.
The hand was saved, but it was left with a lifelong disability; she could no longer play the piano, lift heavy objects, or make large movements.
And the prime culprit behind all this was Su He, that despicable woman!
While she hated Su He, she also felt a deep fear of her.
When she saw the praise for Su He online, she wanted nothing more than to expose Su He’s ugly and cold-hearted nature.
At the same time, Lin Xueyin from the Lin Family had also seen the interview video.
Her face was as twisted as Tang Sirou’s, with disbelief and shock — she couldn’t have imagined Su He was Nil; she had even declared in front of Su He that Nil was her idol.
Thinking back on it now made her face throb painfully, as if she had been slapped dozens of times, burning with pain.
That despicable woman had been laughing at her from the start!
“Ah!”
She raised her phone and, in a burst of anger, flung it against the opposite wall, where it broke into pieces and scattered across the floor.
The maids, startled by the scream, all ran in.
But seeing her sitting calmly in the living room, engulfed in rage, none of them dared approach further.
“Su He, you wretch, I curse you to a terrible death!”
Hearing this, the maids turned and hurriedly left the room.
These past few days, they often heard Lin Xueyin curse at Su He, always looking frenzied.
They all feared her, afraid she might go mad and hurt someone, so they generally dared not come close.
—
After leaving the interview venue, Su He and the others went out to eat together.
Since they were invited for a meal, it was an opportunity not to be missed.
Inside the private dining room.
Xiao Si bombarded Su He with various questions, and she patiently answered all of them.
Jiang Yan and Gu Beiyan watched Xiao Si intently, like a sponge absorbing everything, while Su He was the vast ocean, continually providing knowledge.
“When did this kid become so eager to learn?” Gu Beiyan commented sarcastically.
He couldn’t stop talking, as if truly thirsty for knowledge.
Jiang Yan pursed his thin lips and remained silent.
Gu Beiyan, observing his slightly gloomy expression, curved his lips and said, “Did you save the world in your past life to be able to marry such a woman as the sister-in-law?”
Jiang Yan narrowed his eyes slightly and replied without a hint of modesty, “Perhaps.”
“…”
Gu Beiyan suddenly remembered something and said, “I heard that on New Year’s Eve, Xi Jue’s villa was blown up.
Was that your doing?”
He had never had a chance to ask and just now remembered.
He could only think of the man in front of him as capable of such an act.
But Jiang Yan’s response was, “Not me.
I only found out about it afterwards.”
Gu Beiyan: “What?
Not you, then who?”
Jiang Yan rarely glanced at him and said, “You might not believe it if I told you.”
Because when he found out about it himself, he could hardly believe it and was even a bit shocked.
Gu Beiyan: “?”
Jiang Yan said, “My son.”
Gu Beiyan’s hand, just reaching for the teacup, suddenly paused, “Who?”
If he hadn’t heard wrongly, he mentioned Xixi, that little guy, right?
“Are you joking with me?” asked Gu Beiyan.
Jiang Yan: “Do I look like I’m joking?”
Now, Gu Beiyan began to grow uneasy, even finding it somewhat incomprehensible.
“No, how could a child do that?
With what?”
“I’m not sure; you can ask the little guy yourself.”
Jiang Yan had asked the little guy, but the little guy refused to speak of the matter.
So, he decided not to probe further.
It was difficult for Gu Beiyan to associate Su Baobao’s innocent and adorable face with such an incident, and to him, the boy was just a little brat.
After a pause, Gu Beiyan looked between Jiang Yan and Su He.
Were the children born to this couple so terrifying at such a young age?
But upon deeper reflection, the genes of this couple seemed rather formidable.
“…”
In Y country’s northern district, within a certain villa.
“Miss, the matter you instructed has been prepared.”
A man dressed in black stood before the tea table in front of the woman.
“Also, it seems they have not become suspicious.
In the past few days, aside from the police investigating, their people haven’t intervened in this matter.
It should be just as we predicted—they simply think it was an accident.”
The woman gazed indifferently ahead, speaking slowly: “Then good, remember, I want them alive.”
The humiliation she suffered last time, she would return it to Su He twofold—naturally, she couldn’t let Su He die too easily!
The man in black complied: “Understood, Miss.”
The woman then said: “Grandfather must not know about this!”
The man in black nodded: “Your subordinate understands.”
…
Su He and the others stayed in Country Y for another two days.
During these days, she had nearly visited all the scenic spots in Country Y.
That day at noon, tired from wandering, Su He entered a coffee shop with Lan Yan.
They found a seat by the window.
Lan Yan swept her gaze around without drawing attention and whispered, “Boss, we’ve been loitering around for two days without a peep from them.”
Su He adjusted her clothes and spoke leisurely: “The enemy lurks in the dark; we are in the open.
When there is no noise, that is the best time to strike.”
Lan Yan frowned, not quite understanding.
Su He glanced at her and said: “Alright, don’t think too much, go get me a raw coconut latte.”
Lan Yan: “Oh, okay.”
Leaning back in her chair, Su He looked out the window at the pedestrian path, her thoughts inscrutable to any observer.
At that moment, her phone in her pocket buzzed.
She took it out and saw a message from Jiang Yan.
Jiang Yan:
“Didn’t we agree not to use yourself as bait?”
“When are you coming back?”
These past few days, she hardly took him with her when she went out, nor did she allow him to follow.
Su He replied: “I’m not being bait, I really do want to go shopping and relax.”
Jiang Yan: “So this is what you call laying low?”
Su He responded with an “Mhm” emoticon.
After thinking, she typed another line: “I bought you a gift today; I’ll give it to you when I get back later.”
The man, working in the hotel study, didn’t know whether to laugh or be angry at her response.
Watching their Master’s demeanor shift from stern to smiling in response to a few words from the Young Madam, Jiang Feng wondered: had she just easily coaxed him?
But he hadn’t forgotten the purpose of his visit—to report to Jiang Yan.
He said: “Master, since that day Lou Ziang appeared in Country Y, he hasn’t shown up again, nor is there any indication that he has left Country Y.”
The man seemed to have vanished into thin air.
Because the Young Madam had instructed not to investigate too obviously, they hadn’t dared to make any big moves, and these past few days, their people hadn’t detected Lou Ziang’s trace.
While replying to Su He’s message, the man asked: “Where was his last known location?”
Jiang Feng thought for a moment, then said: “The villa area in the northern district.”
As soon as he finished speaking, an idea flashed through his mind.
With some uncertainty, he asked: “Master, are you suggesting that Lou Ziang is still in Situ Yuan’s villa?”
After sending the message to Su He, Jiang Yan put away his phone, glancing up at Jiang Feng and said faintly: “It’s not impossible.”
Jiang Feng hesitated, “But he clearly left that day, if he had returned, our people would have noticed.”
Jiang Yan said: “What if he never left to begin with?”
Jiang Feng: “…”
He understood, the person who left the villa that day wasn’t Lou Ziang.
But then…
“What is he doing staying in Situ Yuan’s villa?” Jiang Feng asked purely out of curiosity.
To his knowledge, these two didn’t seem to be close.
Jiang Yan eyed him with a fleeting gaze, “You ask me, whom shall I ask?”
Jiang Feng laughed awkwardly, not daring to speak further.
After a moment, the man’s deep voice resounded again: “How are things with the Lou Family?”
Jiang Feng pondered for a second, then answered: “Lou Ziang has almost transferred all the Lou Family’s assets, including some of the Lou Family’s shares which he has sold off.
The Lou Family’s top executives are unaware that the Lou Family is now nothing but an empty shell.
Once Lou Ziang completes the final transfer procedure, he will be able to detach himself.”
“The offshore company he registered just needs the final approval process.
Once the approval document is issued, the company can be listed immediately; currently, they are stuck in the auditing stage.”
Jiang Yan fell silent for a moment, then said: “Then let him never be able to list it!”
The man’s voice was low and cold, like a chilling breeze, giving one chills.
Upon hearing the order, Jiang Feng immediately understood and said, “Right away, I’ll get on it.”
This move was even meaner than going directly after Lou Ziang.
After all, to destroy a person is not a matter of simple beating, but to destroy what they cherish most.
As Jiang Feng was about to turn away, the man called out to him, “Wait.”
“Master, is there anything else I need to watch out for?” Jiang Feng asked.
Jiang Yan narrowed his deep black eyes and said: “Pass on what Situ Yuan is up to discreetly to Situ Hong, and don’t let Situ Yuan notice.”
This matter was definitely being carried out by Situ Yuan behind Situ Hong’s back, and she would certainly try every method to hide this information, preventing it from reaching Situ Hong’s ears.
After all, Su He had saved Situ Hong’s life; at their last meeting, he felt that the old gentleman was not unreasonable.
However, at the same time, partiality might show, as they were family.
To prevent the old gentleman from being biased, the best way was to let him see with his own eyes just how vile and bold his granddaughter could be.
…
“Boss, here’s your raw coconut latte.”
“Thanks.”
Lan Yan ordered herself a caramel macchiato.
Su He picked up her coffee cup and took a sip, then without drawing attention, slightly furrowed her brow, her gaze settling on the cup in her hands.
She looked up at Lan Yan and asked in a low voice, “Did you never leave the service counter just now?”
Lan Yan nodded: “Yeah, I saw them make it, what’s wrong?”
Having been with Su He for so long, Lan Yan guessed what was up with just a look.
Her own gaze also fell on the coffee cup before her; it couldn’t be, could it?
Someone dared to drug their drinks right under her watch?
Both of them tacitly avoided looking towards the service counter because a pair of eyes were watching them.
Su He’s back was to the service counter, blocking the view from that direction, but the glass window had reflections.
She pretended to take another sip, but in reality, she spit back the small mouthful she had just taken, and then she set down the cup.
Lan Yan gave her a wink, whispering: “Boss, what should we do?”
Su He said one word: “Drink.”
Lan Yan: “Huh?”