Chapter 29: Heart of a Fierce Tiger

  After hanging up the phone, Su Yingxue raised her head and found that Lin Fei was making a "tsk" sound at her.

  The woman's eyebrows were cold and frowned, "What is this expression?"

  "Alas, poor Mrs. Mu! If only she had believed those rumors, she wouldn't have been played around by you, this little girl, and lost her tears, not to mention the company's money."

  Su Yingxue said matter-of-factly: "The price I offered is a whole 100 million more than what Xing Jiafu paid, she's not losing out by selling to me."

  Lin Fei leaned back in his chair, a look of understanding on his face. "Alright, I've more or less guessed what you're thinking... Although others may have offered lower prices, they would be taking on risks, and after buying the company, they would need to take responsibility for the employees and continue to run Mrs. Mu's company well."

  And you, looking at your plan, should be to continue the core elite employees of Mrs. Mu's company after renewal, and then sell the company that dug away talents to Quan Cheng International.

  What a clever move, taking advantage of the situation! Although you offered a price one billion higher than others, Xin Nuan Wedding was already undervalued and eager to sell. Buying it now is already a bargain.

  Your key purpose is probably because your company, Jing Cheng International, has a bad reputation, and those excellent employees are not willing to go to your company on their own initiative, so you use this method to directly pull them into your company.

  It's clear that the Qingcheng Group is eager to improve its public image, otherwise it wouldn't have taken this opportunity to let reporters take photos and make everyone think that you haven't been ostracized by other wealthy businessmen.

  Su Yingxue's eyes revealed a hint of surprise, seemingly not expecting Lin Fei to notice these details from the side.

  "You're not too stupid, but I didn't plan to sell the company directly. In fact, nowadays young people in cities are getting poorer and poorer, and weddings have become simpler due to economic constraints. Mrs. Mu's luxurious wedding dresses and high-end wedding planning companies are struggling to operate."

  My goal is that within three years, the company can break even or make a profit. If after three years it still cannot make a profit, I will sell it then, and the loss will not exceed 100 million.

  Of course, I don't deny it. Since her company has always been known for its strong sense of employee well-being, it has many high-quality employees. In today's talent market where talents are extremely expensive, their value far exceeds that one hundred million.

  Su Yingxue seemed quite pleased with her plan, thinking that she could grasp the happiness of her career and the talents who had once rejected her company. Her cold and elegant face also showed a hint of excitement, with sparkling eyes shining like stars.

  Lin Fei smiled wryly and indeed it was as he had guessed - this woman had already written off the poor Mrs. Mu as dead.

  Mrs. Mu would scold this woman severely if she heard their conversation, saying that she is not just "black-hearted" but a downright "devil"!

  How can you be so cruel, deceiving even a poor widow like her, taking advantage of her kindness and nostalgia for her late husband, and still acting with such a clear conscience!

  Su Yingxue seemed to be able to read Lin Fei's mind, and asked lightly: "How is it? Do you think I'm despicable? Don't hold back, even if you say I'm shameless, I'll still pay your salary. I don't care what others think of me."

  Lin Fei smiled slightly, "Business is like war, as the saying goes, 'a good general doesn't despise deceit'. Director Su is a young woman who wants to grasp control of a listed company in this society without resorting to some tactics? I was fully cooperating with Director Su just now, how could I think she's despicable?"

  "Do you really think so?" Su Yingxue asked hesitantly with some surprise.

  Lin Fei nodded affirmatively with a calm and composed expression.

  Su Yingxue turned her head away, a hint of joyful smile flickered at the corner of her mouth, and then disappeared. She turned back and said coldly: "Are you done eating? Finish up and leave."

  Lin Fei glanced at the half piece of steak left on Su Yingxue's plate, smiled and said, "I'll help you finish the steak before I leave. Such an expensive thing, it would be a waste... Many children in the mountains can't even eat a meal now, we can't..."

  "Shut up! If you want to eat, just eat! What's with all this nonsense?" Su Yingxue glared at him.

  Lin Fei hastily nodded and sat down to continue eating.

  At this time, a call came in on Su Yingxue's mobile phone. After glancing at Lin Fei, she looked at the phone and immediately furrowed her brow, answering it.

  "Hey, Xǔ Wèi, something up?"

  Lin Fei couldn't help but raise his head subconsciously when he heard the two words "Xu Wei", and a thread of thought flashed through his eyes.

  "Dad is looking for me? Oh...... okay...... I'll go back right away......"

  After hanging up the phone, Su Yingxue's face turned somewhat unsightly, her eyebrows furrowed, and the joy of having just closed a deal was completely gone.

  Jian Linfei was still eating, Su Yingxue couldn't help but feel annoyed, "All you know is to eat! Let's go! Back to the company!"

  Lin Fei innocently glanced at the woman, feeling a bit annoyed but not daring to vent his anger on her. After all, eating was important, and she was the boss while he was just an employee. He could only smile awkwardly, gobble down the steak in two or three bites, and leave with a wipe of his mouth.

  On the way back to Jingcheng International by car, Lin Fei curiously asked: "Director Su, who is Xu Wei?"

  Su Yingxue was sitting in the back thinking about something, and when she heard the question, she replied perfunctorily: "My dad's secretary."

  "Your dad... is that Su Xingyuan?"

  Su Yingxue said discontentedly: "You're not allowed to call my father by his name!"

  Lin Fei was taken aback. "Su, your dad wanted to sell you off to the Ma family and even let them kidnap you. You can't be telling me that you still want to protect him, right?"

  "That's between my father and me, you're my bodyguard, I hired you to protect me, not to interfere with my family affairs. If my dad wasn't desperate, he wouldn't treat me like this, he has to consider the thousands of employees below him, what do you know as a taxi driver?" Su Yingxue said displeasedly.

  Lin Fei snorted, "Good intentions are met with ingratitude... fine... you two have a deep father-daughter relationship, your dad is the best dad, righteous and selfless... he was forced into it..."

  Su Yingxue gave him a strange look, "What's wrong with you? Listening to your words, it seems like my dad is going to marry you off to Ma Qinghong or something, do you have to react so big?"

  It's a truth that any normal person should understand, my life was given by my parents, and my father raised me to be who I am today, but now he wants to marry me off to a man I don't like.

  "For this, he did some excessive things, I was indeed very angry, but just because of this, should I thoroughly hate my own father?"

  "Hmph," Lin Fei said in a low, cold voice: "You want your father, but he may not necessarily want you..."

  "Shut up! If you say one more word, get out of the car! I'll drive myself!" Su Yingxue slapped her hand on the leather seat in anger.

  Lin Fei also suddenly slammed on the brakes and stopped the car by the side of the road, turning his head fiercely to stare at the woman.

  "What's wrong with him... me..."

  Lin Fei was about to lash out, but what caught his eye was Su Yingxue's bright red eyes, shining with unshed tears. Her face was filled with grievance and bitterness, yet she gritted her teeth and stared straight at Lin Fei, her eyes flashing with a stubbornness that came from deep within.

  Seeing that beautiful face and the complex, inexpressible pain on it, Lin Fei's heart was as if pierced by a sharp needle, with fresh blood flowing out.

  Taking a deep breath, Lin Fei shook his head and sighed: "Sorry, it's my fault... You're right, I used my own subjective thinking to consider your problem... Su Zong, I promise I won't do that again. I'm only responsible for ensuring your safety, not interfering with your relationship with your parents."

  After finishing speaking, Lin Fei turned around and continued driving slowly on the road, saying no more.

  Su Yingxue thought there would be a storm, but the man suddenly dispersed the dark clouds.

  Her heart had just risen to her throat and then fell again.

  Su Yingxue was somewhat bewildered and at a loss, she didn't know why Lin Fei would suddenly become so agitated, and then suddenly so calm.

  But what she couldn't ignore was the man's back, revealing a sense of desolation and loneliness, and intense sorrow...

  He must have gone through something...

  Su Yingxue thought secretly in her heart, for a moment also forgetting about her own predicament, pondering what kind of past this man had experienced...

  Unconsciously, the car had already returned to the Qincheng International Building.

  Lin Fei accompanied Su Yingxue out of the car, and the two returned to their usual state, one smiling with a gentle face, the other cold as ice, as if what happened in the car was just an illusion.

  They took the elevator and arrived at the chairman's office floor, outside Su Xingyuan's office.

  Before it opened, a woman came out from inside with some documents in her arms.