The next morning, when the golden sunlight fell upon the windowsill, Ye Fan and Su Ruoxue simultaneously awoke.
"What a coincidence!" teased Ye Fan.
Playfully, Su Ruoxue said, "Getting up together, could this be telepathy between husband and wife?"
"How about we sleep in a bit more?" Ye Fan said with a mischievous smile, his gaze lingering on Su Ruoxue's shapely figure.
Seductively smiling, Su Ruoxue replied, "It's early in the morning, forget about it for now, wait until Ling'er has fallen asleep tonight before you think about doing any mischief!"
"Hehe!"
Ignoring Su Ruoxue's words, Ye Fan pounced on her directly.
An hour later, Ye Fan drove Su Ruoxue to Su Corporation. Sitting in the passenger seat, Su Ruoxue's face was flushed with redness.
"You're really naughty!" Su Ruoxue said shyly.
Ye Fan joked, "A man's not bad, a woman won't love him! I wasn't satisfied just now, Ruoxue, you have to co ho early tonight!"
"Co ho early? Ye Fan, you're too bad!" Su Ruoxue's face was a burning red.
Ye Fan said with a sly smile, "Ruoxue, now the state has lifted the three-child policy, and we only have Ling'er so far. Aren't we a bit behind?"
"Humph! Be careful I give birth to a son and make you furious!" Su Ruoxue said, pouting.
"Great! Co on, I'll turn the car around now, and we'll go back ho to work on having a son!"
"Ah! Ye Fan, stop ssing around. If we don't hurry, I'm going to be late!"
Amidst their banter, they quickly arrived at Su Corporation.
Checking the ti, Su Ruoxue breathed a sigh of relief: "Good thing we're just in ti, one more minute and I would have been late!"
"Ruoxue, Old Madam Su said there's a eting, and all Su family mbers must attend, so hurry over!"
At that mont, a Su family elder saw Su Ruoxue and quickly ca forward to remind her.
"Grandma is having a eting today? And it's mandatory for everyone to be there?" Su Ruoxue was taken aback.
In Su Ruoxue's mory, aside from the year-end celebrations, the Su family rarely summoned all mbers. Could it be that there was so trouble brewing within the Su family?
"Yes, hurry on over!" the elder said again.
Seeing this, Ye Fan got out of the car and said, "Ruoxue, I'll co with you!"
"Fine by !" Su Ruoxue didn't refuse.
Ye Fan was her husband, and she was the general manager of the company. It wasn't inappropriate for Ye Fan to attend the eting.
Moreover, Su Ruoxue understood that yesterday Ye Fan had openly criticized Old Lady Su at the Marshal's ceremony, and it was possible that the purpose of today's eting called by Old Madam Su was to target her.
At that mont, inside the conference room of Su Corporation, nearly all Su family mbers were present.
Old Madam Su sat in the main seat, with Su Tianhao and Su Yue sitting by her sides, while the remaining significant seats were occupied by Su family elders.
Creak!
Suddenly, the conference room doors were pushed open, and the figures of Ye Fan and Su Ruoxue, weary from travel, entered the room.
Seeing that Ye Fan had also co, Su Tianhao erupted in anger, "Ye Fan, who let you in? Today's Su family eting is only for Su family mbers to attend. You, a re outsider, have no right to participate. Get out of here imdiately!"
"Get out!" Su Yue also chid in with displeasure.
Several Su family mbers frowned, showing their unwelco stance toward Ye Fan.
At the previous day's Marshal ceremony, Ye Fan had openly challenged Old Lady Su, causing her to be so angry that she fainted and bled, leading to a loss of face for the Su family.
Although many on the scene supported Su Ruoxue, few had a good feeling toward Ye Fan.
Ye Fan sneered, "What if I don't leave? What, are you two planning to throw out by force?"
"Enough, enough!"
Seeing that an argunt was about to erupt, Old Madam Su waved her hand and continued, "Let him sit!"
"Hmph!" Both Su Tianhao and Su Yue gave Ye Fan hostile looks.
Su Ruoxue said to Ye Fan, "All mbers of the Su Family Direct Lineage have arrived. Ye Fan, for the sake of harmony, let's avoid any conflicts for now."
"Okay!" Ye Fan nodded.
After Su Ruoxue and Ye Fan took their seats, everyone's attention converged on Old Madam Su, curious about why she had summoned them so early in the morning.
Under everyone's gaze, Old Madam Su slowly said, "Ladies and gentlen, to be honest, I am very pleased to see the Su Family's foundation continuously growing stronger over the years! The Su Family is now a Quasi-First-Tier Clan, and it's only a matter of ti before we beco a First-Rate Clan! I have turned seventy this year, and frankly, my energy is not what it used to be!"
"So, I intend to step down and let soone more capable take over!"
As Old Madam Su's words ended, many Su Family mbers were greatly surprised, even Ye Fan and Su Ruoxue did not expect her to say such a thing.
"Step down and let soone else take over? Old Lady Su, are you serious?" One Su Family Elder asked.
Old Madam Su nodded, "Of course I'm serious!"
"If you step down, that would indeed be excellent. The Su Family does need a fresh face to lead!" Many elders nodded in agreent.
Old Madam Su declared solemnly, "Currently, among the younger generation of the Su Family, Ruoxue and Tianhao are the most capable. I pondered all of last night, and I decided that if I were to simply let the two of them compete, it wouldn't be fair to the others. So, I've co up with a great idea: to hold an ultimate assessnt!"
"Ultimate assessnt?" Upon hearing this, everyone was visibly shocked.
"Yes, an ultimate assessnt!"
Old Madam Su said in a grave voice, "All mbers of the Su Family can participate in this assessnt. Whoever completes the task and achieves the best results will beco the Vice Chairman of the Su Corporation. After becoming the Vice Chairman, I will need to observe for half a year. If after six months, this person proves to have excellent abilities and character, they will directly beco the company's Chairman!"
"By that ti, I will personally announce that this person is to be the next head of the Su Family!"
"To first beco the Vice Chairman, then the Chairman? This also follows due process!" Many elders nodded their approval.
Ye Fan asked with a mocking tone, "What kind of assessnt are you planning?"
"The content of the assessnt will be to secure the endorsent of the Little Queen of the Music Scene with the least cost," Old Madam Su stated seriously.
"Endorsent? What endorsent?"
Upon hearing this, a group of Su Family Direct Lineage mbers were all surprised.
Old Madam Su explained, "As I ntioned before, the Su Family's promotion to a First-Rate Clan is only a matter of ti! The Su Family is on the rise, and now we need to find a celebrity to endorse our family. To my knowledge, Wei Ziyi, the current Little Queen of the Music Scene who is extrely sought after, is in the Central Plains!"
"Therefore, the standard for this assessnt is to get the Little Queen Wei Ziyi to endorse our Su Family, with no upper limit on the endorsent fee! Whoever spends the least and secures the longest endorsent period with the Little Queen will beco the Vice Chairman of the Su Family. The deadline is midnight tonight!"
With these words, many Su Family Direct Lineage mbers showed shock on their faces, as they had not expected Old Madam Su to use an endorsent deal for the assessnt.
Generally, only a Super Family Clan or a Top-tier Wealthy Family would seek celebrity endorsents, and as a Quasi-First-Tier Clan, the Su Family was far from reaching that step.
Who could have guessed that not only was Old Madam Su seeking a celebrity for the endorsent, she had set her sights on Wei Ziyi, the hottest Little Queen of the Music Scene in the country.
"Seek an endorsent from Little Queen Wei Ziyi?" Su Ruoxue froze in astonishnt.
Su Tianhao glanced at Su Ruoxue and with a sinister smile, challenged, "What's the matter, Su Ruoxue? You aren't scared, are you?"
"The inevitable has finally arrived!" Staring at the triumphant Su Tianhao, Ye Fan scoffed.
He could see that this was a trap set by Old Lady Su, designed to use an excuse to naturally hand over the position of the head of the Su Family to Su Tianhao.
The reason why Old Madam Su said there would be a six-month assessnt afterward was to prevent any unforeseen circumstances from arising.
Clever, this move was indeed very clever.
Old Madam Su looked around at everyone and slowly said, "Now, does anyone have any objections?"
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