Su Qingning was stunned. It wasn’t that she couldn’t handle a shock, but this news was simply too astonishing.
Just a short while ago, she’d heard that Su Qingkun’s trading company had turned a profit of two hundred million. Now, it had suddenly collapsed.
"i’er, do you know what happened?" Su Qingning asked.
Shao i’er smiled. "Madam, of course I know. That blind fool Su Qingkun tried to make a pass at . I belong to the master, so how could I let him off easy? I had my father take down his company!"
Of course, that was a complete lie. It was Lin Xiao who had ordered the takedown of Su Qingkun’s company. Give Su Qingkun ten tis the nerve, and he still wouldn’t dare to make a pass at Su Qingning. This story was entirely Lin Xiao’s idea.
It couldn’t be helped. Lin Xiao knew that if he were honest and told Su Qingning he’d had Shao i’er destroy Su Qingkun’s company, there was no telling what wild ideas she’d get. After all, she could be particularly sensitive at tis. She hated it when he got too close to Shao i’er or Chu Xiangxue, let alone having them do her favors.
Su Qingning fell silent, her feelings a complicated ss. Logically, she knew she should be happy. After all, with Su Qingkun’s company gone, she had effectively won their competition. That ant Su Corporation was now within her grasp. As long as Su Daonong didn’t interfere, the company would return to her hands the mont the competition’s deadline arrived.
And yet, she couldn’t bring herself to feel happy. Perhaps it was Shao i’er’s claim of "belonging to the master" that stung her. Whatever the reason, joy eluded her.
Seeing Su Qingning’s silence, Shao i’er smiled and asked, "Madam, you’re not happy?"
"I am happy. Thank you, i’er," Su Qingning said, forcing a smile.
"Good, as long as you’re happy. Let’s have a celebratory drink when we et tonight!"
"Of course. You’re welco at the bar. Anything you want to drink tonight is on !"
"Okay then!" Shao i’er said with a charming smile.
After they hung up, Su Qingning looked at Lin Xiao with a complex expression.
"Honey, aren’t you happy?" Lin Xiao asked.
Su Qingning didn’t hide her feelings; Lin Xiao was one of the few people she could truly confide in.
"I know I should be happy. This ans I’ve won the contest and Su Corporation will be mine again. But for so reason, I just can’t feel happy!"
"Maybe it’s because no matter how much of a scumbag Su Qingkun is, he’s still your relative. Hearing his company is gone has left you with complicated feelings," Lin Xiao suggested.
"Perhaps," Su Qingning said indifferently.
As they spoke, they arrived at the restaurant. The three of them went inside for a Western-style dinner. Su Qingning had no appetite at all. Throughout the al, only Lin Xiao and Shen Jingzhe ate. When Lin Xiao cut her steak and placed it in front of her, she only managed a couple of bites. Lin Xiao encouraged her to eat more, but she just shook her head, saying she was already full.
Lin Xiao just assud her mind was preoccupied with the bar’s reopening, which was spoiling her appetite, so he didn’t press her.
After dinner, the three of them returned to the bar. Before they even got out of the car, Su Qingning was stunned by the sight before her. The entrance to the massive bar was completely swamped with people. Luxury cars were parked everywhere, and long lines of young people snaked around the entrance. The usual peak ti of eight or nine o’clock seed to have started early; it was only a little past seven. It felt as if the entire population of Jinling City had shown up. There were plenty of other bars in the city, so why were so many people here? Su Qingning couldn’t make sense of it.
But she didn’t dwell on it. There was sothing else she needed to discuss with Lin Xiao.
"Jing Zhe, you go rest in my office for a bit. I need to talk to Lin Xiao about sothing."
Shen Jingzhe nodded. She bore Su Qingning no ill will and was quite obedient to her instructions.
Lin Xiao parked the car. "Honey, what did you want to talk about?"
"Let’s go to the back seat to talk."
Although Lin Xiao didn’t understand why she would suggest such a thing, he still smiled and nodded. "Alright!" He couldn’t refuse. For Lin Xiao, her words were like an imperial edict.
The two of them climbed into the back seat together. Lin Xiao had just settled in when Su Qingning suddenly straddled his lap, her hands hooking around his neck as she leaned into his embrace.
Lin Xiao was dumbfounded. What is going on?
"Darling, tell the truth," Su Qingning asked abruptly, just as he was about to speak. "Was it you who had Shao i’er ruin Su Qingkun’s company?"
Ah, so that’s it. Lin Xiao finally understood why she was acting so out of character. So she’s trying to squeeze a confession out of with this seductive interrogation!
He smiled helplessly. "Honey, if you want to know sothing, just ask . Why resort to such a tantalizing thod? You’re going to be the death of !"
A slight blush appeared on Su Qingning’s lovely face. She wriggled coquettishly and pouted, "Hmph! I was afraid you wouldn’t tell the truth!"
Her squirming made Lin Xiao freeze instantly, terrified she would continue her mischievous assault.
"Honey, don’t move," he pleaded pitifully, quickly wrapping his arms around her slender waist. "Just ask whatever you want to know, and I promise I’ll answer. Just please, stop wriggling! If you keep this up, I really won’t be able to take it anymore!"
Su Qingning was both embarrassed and amused. She leaned in close, her lips brushing his ear, and whispered, her breath warm and fragrant, "Alright, darling, ti to confess. If you dare lie to , I’ll start wriggling again!"
Lin Xiao was speechless. "Alright, alright, honey, I’ll talk!" he said quickly. "I’ll tell you everything. You were right. It was . I asked Shao i’er to ruin Su Qingkun’s company. I was going to tell you, but I was afraid you’d be angry."
"Why would I get angry?" she asked unexpectedly.
"I know you don’t like it when I get too close to Shao i’er or Chu Xiangxue, and especially when I ask them to do things for you, so..."
Before he could finish, Su Qingning bit him on the arm.
"Hmph! If you knew that, why did you still ask Shao i’er to do it? I know you were trying to help, but I hate winning through unfair competition. I desperately want Su Corporation back, but if I were to lose fairly, I would have no complaints. I would only bla myself for not being good enough. But this... this feels like I can only win with the help of my husband’s admirers. It makes feel so stifled. It’s like you owning a company, but the only way to get clients is by having your wife flirt with other n. Do you understand that feeling?"
BOOM.
Her words struck him like a bolt of lightning. He finally understood why she hadn’t been happy to hear about Su Qingkun’s company collapsing. She must have guessed right away that he had orchestrated the whole thing through Shao i’er.
It’s all my fault. I didn’t consider her feelings. I knew how sensitive she is, and I did it anyway. What an idiot.
Lin Xiao hugged her tightly. "Baby, I’m sorry. I wasn’t considerate enough. How about you bite again, to let off so steam?"
"No way!" she refused flatly.
"It’s alright, I’m tough. I can take it."
Su Qingning looked up at him. Her beautiful, peach-blossom eyes had, at so point, grown tender and soft.
"But it would hurt ," she whispered.
Damn it.
Lin Xiao couldn’t resist this. He leaned in and kissed her passionately.
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