Chapter 31: The Weight of the Crown

  What surprised Su Yingxue was that Su Xingyuan heard her question and didn't get angry, but instead looked at her very calmly.

  After a long time, Su Xingyuan nodded calmly and said, "That's right, you can understand it that way, I also agree. It's using you to exchange for the safety of Qingcheng and the Su family."

  Su Yingxue's face turned pale in an instant, a pair of beautiful eyes seemed to be dried up like a lake, staring at her father in a daze, not daring to believe.

  She couldn't imagine how a father could say such things to his daughter!

  "Dad... how could you..."

  She didn't know how to start, her mind was in a mess.

  Even Lin Fei, who was standing beside her, looked at the woman with some concern. There was no doubt that this answer had given her a huge shock.

  Su Xingyuan didn't have the slightest sympathetic tone, and slowly said: "Xiao Xue, you're very talented in business, you should be able to understand why Dad did this. Life and business are actually not that different."

  Doing business is like this, it will go bankrupt, get sick, and even die... So, I, Su Xingyuan, have been like a mad dog pouncing on food for half my life, achieving the goals I want, otherwise... I would be gnawed to death by other mad dogs.

  You are my daughter, but also a businesswoman. If you don't want to bear such fate, then use your means, your way, defeat me, Qingma Group, and the people of Ma's family, all together.

  Even in order to save yourself, you have to choose to eat our flesh and drink our blood, which is reasonable.

  If you have defeated all the jackals that compete with you for food, then it can be said that this old dog is no longer useful, and everything you say has its sufficient weight.

  I, Su Xingyuan, admitted that I couldn't do it myself, and now it seems that you're still too inexperienced, with no choice but to compromise.

  Silence, an office silence as dead as death itself.

  Su Yingxue's two pale hands kept clenching, her fingernails seemingly about to embed themselves into her palms.

  After a long time, Su Yingxue burst out laughing and looked at her father with clear eyes, asking: "Even if... we are no longer family, but become enemies, is it still worth it?"

  Su Xing nodded heavily, "If that's the case, then it's also your fate. To be a king or a bandit, you must bear the weight of the crown to walk the path of victory!"

  Su Yingxue closed her eyes, took a deep breath, and disappointment was written all over her face. But when she opened her eyes again, she said resolutely: "Thank you, Dad, I understand what you mean."

  But I won't be a piece of fat meat, delivered to that father-son duo for nothing. Even if it's a dead end, I'll fight till the last moment. Lin Fei, let's go.

  After finishing speaking, the woman turned around and was about to leave.

  Lin Fei nodded and followed up, having watched this father-daughter pair with interest for a while now.

  But he was an outsider after all, and apart from being responsible for protecting Su Yingxue, he didn't want to get involved in anything else.

  Just then, Su Xingyuan shouted at Lin Fei, "Stop, your matter has not been said yet."

  Lin Fei turned his head and looked at him, "You're looking for me, is there something going on?"

  He didn't dislike Su's family master, but he didn't have a good impression either. To put it nicely, he was aware of the situation; to put it bluntly, he had lost his manhood.

  Su Xingyuan suddenly pulled out a check from the drawer and pushed it forward on the table.

  "Dad, what do you mean by this?" Su Yingxue asked discontentedly after seeing it.

  Su Xing originally said confidently: "I just want to tell you, there's not that much idealism in reality. Do you think this kid is really willing to protect you and be your bodyguard?"

  If I'm not mistaken, he's been trying to get in with our company from the start, just to make a quick buck.

  "This kind of person who only has the courage of a petty husband, pretending to be elegant for money, I've seen many in my lifetime. As long as someone gives him more money, he will naturally leave..."

  Su Yingxue looked at Lin Fei with some trepidation, afraid that he would really leave her for more money. "You've signed the contract, don't forget!"

  "We, the Su family, are indeed facing difficulties now, but we still have some spare money. Here is one million in cash, and once you leave here, you can go to the bank to get it. I guarantee that from now on, I won't bother you again, and all contracts can be destroyed for your sake."

  "You'd better think it through, if you continue to stay and protect my daughter, that's going against me, Su Xingyuan, and will also bring hatred from the Ma family. At that time, even if you can make money, you might not have a life to spend it with." Su Xingyuan's eyes were full of composure, as if he was certain Lin Fei wouldn't refuse.

  Lin Fei ignored Su Yingxue's tense face beside him and walked over to take a look at the check, which indeed was for one million.

  "What's going on... Is this really for me?" Lin Fei excitedly licked his lips and picked up the check.

  Su Xing nodded slightly at the same time, and glanced at his daughter, his eyes seeming to say, "See, he's just in it for the money."

  Su Yingxue was so angry that her body trembled with rage, she hated that the man would sell herself for just one million, and wanted to stab him in the back.

  "I've accepted it, you can't back out now," Lin Fei added cautiously.

  Su Xingyuan nodded again and said: "I, Su Xingyuan, would not go back on my word for just one million."

  Lin Fei felt relieved and put the check into his pants pocket, turning to Su Yingxue: "President Su, your dad is really generous, let's go."

  Su Yingxue was taken aback, and Su Xingyuan also detected that something didn't sound quite right.

  "Wait! What do you mean?" Su Xingyuan's face turned gloomy, his anger rising, "I told you to take the money and get out!"

  Lin Fei discontentedly clicked his tongue, "Look at you, you just said it was for me, and now you're going back on your word. From start to finish, I only asked if it was really for me, didn't say I agreed to your request. I don't care, anyway I've taken the money."

  "You... you actually dare to play such a despicable trick in front of me?! Su Xingyuan really didn't expect that after living for half his life, he would still be fooled by such a cheap trick!"

  Su Yingxue let out a sigh of relief at the same time, and also felt a bit embarrassed, she had misunderstood Lin Fei, this guy was not beyond salvation after all.

  Just seeing Lin Fei's appearance of guarding one million and absolutely not letting go, it's also a bit amusing.

  "Dad, it's nothing, we'll just go first," Su Yingxue felt that she had spoken out in front of her father and her mood improved a lot.

  Su Xingyuan's hand trembled as he picked up the scissors and continued to trim the black pine, as if to suppress his anger.

  "After the Chamber of Commerce dinner party, if you still can't find a way to thoroughly extricate yourself from your current predicament, the board of directors will strip you of your CEO position... At that time, you'll just be my Su family's daughter, not the CEO of Qingcheng. I'll even tie you up and take you to the Ma family if necessary... You're on your own..."

  Just as Su Yingxue walked to the door, she suddenly turned around, her pretty face frosty. "How much benefit have they gained since I took office? Now that the company is at a critical juncture, are they thinking of selling me out first?"

  Su Xingyuan lowered his eyebrows and said: "It was I who proposed the motion. If I didn't propose it, they would indeed be too embarrassed to bring it up first."

  "Dad...!" Su Yingxue stomped her foot in anger and said with a hint of determination in her eyes, "Don't worry, I won't let you guys get away with this!"