98: Chapter 98 Baby Prices Went Up 98: Chapter 98 Baby Prices Went Up When Su He and Jiang Yan arrived at the banquet earlier, Zhu Yuanyuan and Luo Shasha were not there, so they didn’t know who Su He was with.
Before Tang Sirou could speak, Zhu Yuanyuan scorned Su He, “Do you realize that tonight’s banquet is hosted by the Zhu Family?
I have the right to throw you out!”
Su He appeared indifferent, giving her a casual glance, “So, this is the upbringing of the Zhu Family’s young lady.”
“You!”
“Yuanyuan, stop it.
We really can’t afford to provoke Dr.
Su’s identity,” Tang Sirou gently advised Zhu Yuanyuan, “Less trouble is better than more.
We should apologize to Dr.
Su.”
But everyone who knew Zhu Yuanyuan’s character was aware that she was always arrogant and tyrannical.
For her to admit she was wrong was impossible.
Her confidence was solely because of the Zhu Family’s status in Yue City, and most people respected her because of her identity as the Zhu Family’s young miss.
Instead of calming down upon hearing Tang Sirou, she became even angrier.
“Expect me to apologize to her?
Maybe in the next life!”
Then, she called a waiter and ordered a bottle of red wine.
She took the red wine, smiled triumphantly, turned around, and faced Su He, “Just pour this bottle of red wine over your head obediently, and I’ll let you go, otherwise, I’ll have you thrown out!”
Upon hearing this, everyone was speechless, “…”
Su He smiled indifferently, her lush lips curving slightly, “Maybe you should ask my husband if he agrees, hmm?”
She raised her eyebrows playfully, prompting her to turn back.
Tang Sirou’s expression froze and her fingers tightened involuntarily when she heard the word “husband.”
Before Zhu Yuanyuan could turn around, she heard her father’s angry rebuke: “Yuanyuan, what are you doing!
Apologize to Mrs.
Jiang right now!”
Zhu Yunlai strode over, his face grim as he scolded Zhu Yuanyuan severely.
Zhu Yuanyuan was stunned by her father’s rebuke.
Who is Mrs.
Jiang?
Only when she saw Jiang Yan affectionately embracing Su He did she realize, as if struck by lightning.
She knew Jiang Yan because her father had introduced them.
In Yue City, the Jiang Family was untouchable, at the very pinnacle, and could not be offended.
The man’s deep, dark eyes glanced at her coldly, his voice low and steady yet chilling, “Miss Zhu, what has my wife done to upset you?
Hmm?”
Zhu Yuanyuan, meeting the man’s bottomless, sharp gaze, felt ice cold, her scalp numbing as if falling into a pitch-black abyss.
She instantly lost the ability to think or speak, only able to stare in horror at everything unfolding before her.
Luo Shasha fared no better under the tremendous pressure of the man’s presence.
Zhu Yunlai’s face turned ashen, sweat beading on his forehead.
“President Jiang, Mrs.
Jiang, I must apologize for not disciplining my daughter properly.
She has offended Mrs.
Jiang out of ignorance, I will surely discipline her properly when we get home.”
Zhu Yunlai glared fiercely at Zhu Yuanyuan, “Apologize to Mrs.
Jiang now!”
Zhu Yuanyuan, brought back to her senses, turned to Su He in a panic, “Mrs.
Jiang, I…
I am sorry, I misunderstood you, please forgive me this once, is that…
possible?”
She, who was formerly arrogant, was now timid as a mouse.
Soon, Zhu Yuanyuan was taken away by Mrs.
Zhu.
The crowd eventually dispersed, but Tang Sirou was still there.
Su He looked at her with a smile, “Congratulations, Miss Tang, you got what you wanted.
I think you and Young Master Lou make a good match, and having Mrs.
Lou as a mother-in-law, your life must be perfect.”
These words left a bad taste in Tang Sirou’s mouth.
She looked at Jiang Yan, meeting his gaze, feeling a pang in her heart from the coldness and estrangement in his eyes.
Though she didn’t want to respond to Su He, the situation forced her to reply with a reluctant smile, “Thank you, Dr.
Su.”
Su He smiled faintly as if serene, “You’re welcome.”
Speaking, she turned her head towards Jiang Yan, “Husband, let’s go home, it’s too boring here.”
“Okay, let’s go.”
Jiang Yan took Su He’s hand and walked straight past her, exiting the banquet hall.
From beginning to end, he didn’t take Tang Sirou seriously at all.
Tang Sirou remembered that Jiang Yan had sought her out a few days ago, and she was quite happy at that time.
But the moment she saw him, her joy evaporated completely.
That day, his deep, ocean-like eyes gave her the illusion of being devoured by the sea.
Over the years, though he had been cold, he had never looked at her with such a terrifying gaze, as if wanting to grind her bones to ashes.
“I asked you, was it you who deleted the message from Su He four years ago, informing me of her pregnancy?
And, did you impersonate me, replying to her to abort the child, correct?”
In that instant, his voice was chilling to the bone, as if a piercing cold had penetrated her skin, reaching deep into her bones, corroding every bone in her body.
If the sound had a physical form, she might have been left without even a fragment of bone now.
She hadn’t expected that her four-year secret would eventually be discovered by him.
She didn’t answer him and chose silence instead.
Jiang Yan didn’t waste time with her, her silence had already given him the answer.
Before he left, he said, “From now on, look after yourself.
Although I promised Jing Chu to take care of you, I also have my limits.
Since you’ve crossed that line, don’t blame me for being ruthless!”
In that moment, her heart sank to the bottom.
“What, regretting getting engaged to me now?”
Lou Ziang appeared unexpectedly in front of her, his voice dark and husky entering her ears.
Upon hearing his voice, Tang Sirou’s body trembled slightly, and she gritted her teeth, “I did not.”
–
A week later.
The project on human immune cell research eventually went to Jiang Group.
Jiang Group Building.
The office of Jiang Zhongzhen.
“Chairman Jiang, Master’s team just secured the cooperation project with First Research Institute and received strong approval and support from the board.
This also means Master has set foot into the medical research field, and his position in Jiang Family will only become even more stable.”
“Additionally, with the background of the Fifth Young Madam, being the successor to Yuan Guohua, the head of the First Research Institute, and also having the prestige of Old Mr.
Su in the medical field, Master’s project couldn’t possibly fail.”
Jiang Zhongzhen sat in his chair, his face growing darker and uglier as he listened to his assistant’s report.
Seeing his expression, the assistant hesitated a bit with his next words.
“Speak up!” Jiang Zhongzhen commanded sternly.
“Well, Chairman Jiang, there’s something concerning the eldest young master.”
“What happened to Jiang Chao?”
“The eldest young master’s project incurred a loss of nearly one billion, which was recorded on the group’s accounts, and Master has decreed that the eldest young master must fill this deficit by the end of the month himself.”
Right after the assistant finished, Jiang Zhongzhen’s face underwent a drastic change.
Jiang Zhongzhen slammed the desk, creating a loud bang!
“This useless fool, always causing trouble!” he roared furiously.
The assistant flinched.
“Chairman Jiang, I’ve investigated the project held by the eldest young master; indeed, there was a problem.
Perhaps he was too eager to achieve results and signed the contract without careful consideration.”
“Idiot!”
“Fool!”
Jiang Zhongzhen was so angry his features twisted uncontrollably.
Then, he sternly asked again, “The person you were supposed to meet last time, where did that go?”
The assistant shivered, wiping the sweat from his forehead, “Chairman Jiang, the Fifth Young Madam is really hard to arrange a meeting with; she doesn’t fall for these tricks at all.”
Jiang Zhongzhen’s eyes slightly narrowed, lost in thought.
City First Hospital.
Su He just finished a surgery and returned to her office.
She received a call from the An Residence.
She glanced at the phone but didn’t plan to answer; Chen Shurong had already called her countless times this week.
After picking up the first one, she ignored the rest.
That time, she attended a business cocktail party with Jiang Yan.
After the Old Madam found out that she is now Jiang Yan’s wife, she took the initiative to contact her, suggesting she take a position at the An Group.
After hearing it, she knew what the Old Madam was plotting.
She didn’t even think before she refused.
An Residence.
“Old Madam, no one is picking up the phone.”
Lin Yue and An Xiao were both present.
An Xiao scoffed, “Mom, I’ve said it before, her heart has never been with our An Family.”
Chen Shurong paid her no heed but turned to Lin Yue, “Xiaoyue, did you already know that Su He married into the Jiang Family?”
Lin Yue stayed silent for a few seconds, then nodded, “I only knew about it for about a month.”
“Why didn’t you say it earlier?” Chen Shurong said sternly, a bit angrily.
Lin Yue: “…At that time, I wasn’t entirely sure it was true, given there was no buzz around the Jiang Family heir getting married.
Moreover, how could Su He possibly have the chance to know the Jiang Family people?
I went to investigate later and pieced it together with recent events before realizing it was true.”
Her main belief was that Jiang Yan cared for her niece, Tang Sirou, but recently both the Tang and Lin families faced various business problems.
Plus, the Tang Family was now seeking an alliance with the Lou Family to save their company.
A trace of sorrow appeared on Chen Shurong’s weathered face.
Had she known this would happen, she wouldn’t have strained her relationship with Su He over shares.
This girl was smarter than she imagined, and just as stubborn as Su Wanqiu!
“Mom, who cares whether Su He is Jiang Family’s daughter-in-law or not, as long as the shares belonging to our An Family remain with us.
Besides, our An Family’s business doesn’t conflict with the Jiang Family’s…”
An Xiao hadn’t finished her sentence when she was silenced by the sharp glance of the Old Madam, “Shut up!
With your narrow vision, if the An Group was handed over to you, it would collapse within a year!”
“Ever heard of enjoying the shade under a large tree, huh?”
An Xiao pursed her lips, aware of her wrongdoings; she merely didn’t want to seek Su He’s help.
She had always looked down on Su He and her mother.
Now, the darn girl suddenly became the Jiang Family’s daughter-in-law.
–
In the afternoon.
Su He visited Si Qianqian’s hospital room.
These past few days, this girl had been quite cooperative.
But, whenever she saw her, as long as Si Jinchuan wasn’t there, her eyes would roll skyward.
“Have you felt uncomfortable anywhere these past few days?” Su He stood by the bed and asked.
Si Qianqian glared at her disapprovingly, tightly closed her mouth, refusing to speak.
Su He wasn’t in a hurry, hands in pockets, her eyebrows slightly raised, “What, mesmerized into speechlessness by my radiant beauty?”
“Ha!”
Lu Zhenyu couldn’t help but laugh.
Lan Yan watched with her usual expression, observing coldly.
Si Qianqian frowned, scoffed, “Why are you so shameless?
You even dare to say such things?”
Su He: “What’s there to be ashamed of?
What I said was the truth, wasn’t it?
I’m clear about my own charm and attractiveness, that’s called confidence, understand?”
“If you disagree, feel free to compare me with anyone else in the hospital, let’s see who they choose.”
Si Qianqian: “…”
“Si Qianqian, do you think I have so much free time to waste here with you?”
“If you don’t start talking, I’ll have to get your brother to speak with you.”
Seeing her haughty expression, as if Su He owed her something.
But she had ways to deal with her.
Upon hearing Si Jinchuan’s name, she instantly backed down, her reluctance palpable.
She could only obediently answer all of Su He’s questions.
“Alright, I got it.
No serious issues, just remember to rest well and keep a good mood, or even great immortals couldn’t save you.”
After saying that, Su He turned and left.
Lu Zhenyu watched them leave the room, then muttered, “Director, that Si Qianqian really has a bizarre temper, one moment she’s unusually nice, the next she’s utterly uncooperative.”
Su He: “She has a child’s temperament, wanting to attract attention and heavily relying on her brother.
She can’t handle being ignored by him even slightly.”
Lu Zhenyu: “I feel like she’s a ticking time bomb, ready to explode at any moment.”
Su He said: “As long as she doesn’t cause trouble in the hospital, let her do whatever she wants.”
“Also, keep an eye on the news from the heart donor network.
Notify me immediately if a suitable donor appears.”
“Understood, got it.”
After Su He returned to her office, her WeChat account received another deposit, this time for five thousand.
Over the past week, her WeChat had accumulated tens of thousands.
“…”
“Old Antique, I’ve raised my prices recently,” said Su Baobao to the man, sitting upright.
The man looked at him, his handsome face always adorned with a fatherly smile, “Alright, you tell me how much.”
“From now on, it’s five thousand each time you want to meet me, everything else extra,” Su Baobao declared, like a little highwayman.
Su Heng silently watched, not speaking a word.
He just needed to endure one more day to be free.
He was set to report to school the following afternoon for a two-week military training, preferring it much over staying here.
Actually, Su Yimo was also starting kindergarten.
The three of them sat at an M-brand hamburger restaurant by the glass window.
Mainly because Su He generally wouldn’t let him eat these things, he had recently been craving them, so he could only have Old Antique bring him.
After spending some time together, Su Baobao found that Old Antique was quite a decent person, fulfilling his every request.
A red Ferrari stopped at a nearby intersection to wait for the traffic light.
Jing Xuan glanced carelessly around outside, suddenly spotting a few familiar figures.
She focused her gaze, “Holy shit, am I seeing things?”
She quickly pulled out her phone, lowered the window, and zoomed in her camera to start taking pictures.
She looked at the photo of the father and son, baffled.
Su He hadn’t mentioned this to her, which meant she didn’t know about it.
She hurriedly sent the photo to Su He.
“Baobao, code red alert!!!”
“Your son and your husband are meeting, they’re together eating burgers!!!”