C18 Three Days

Seeing the bewildered look on Su Lianyi’s face, Su Zheng quickly recounted the phone call from earlier.

After putting two and two together, Su Lianyi finally figured out why she was called over.

“Su Zheng is now the CEO of the company,” she said angrily, her hands balled into fists. “Shouldn’t he be the one handling these matters?”

“Su Lianyi, don’t forget that you are still an employee of the Tianzheng Group. Since the company is in jeopardy, you have the obligation to do your part.”

“I’m not the only employee in this damn company, though, am I, Grandpa? Why do I need to solve all the problems? I’m sorry, but I’m sitting this one out.”

"Su Lianyi!"

For the second time that day, Old Master Su brought his fist down on the table. “What kind of attitude is this? Didn’t you create the Tianzheng Group yourself? Do you want to see it go bankrupt and crumble into dust?”

Su Lianyi closed her eyes and took a deep breath to calm herself down.

After a while, she opened her eyes and stared straight at her grandfather. “I will only do as you ask if you accept my condition.”

“And what would that be?”

“I will only go and settle this cooperation if you return the Tianzheng Group to me!” Su Lianyi declared, her voice unwavering.

Su Zheng interjected before Old Master Su could give his answer. “What the hell are you saying, Su Lianyi? You are crossing the line!”

“What am I saying? Wasn’t I the one who founded the Tianzheng Group? Grandpa said so himself. Besides, I was the one who facilitated the cooperation with the Qingyuan Group in the first place. And here you are now, asking me to do it a second time. Clearly, I am more suitable for the CEO position than you!”

Su Lianyi did not hold back at all, and her words effectively silenced Su Zheng. But he quickly regrouped, attacking from another angle. “Do you see this, Grandpa? Su Lianyi doesn’t respect you at all!

She’s taking advantage of this predicament to gain control of the company! If you give her an inch this time, she will definitely take a mile in the future. Who knows, she might even snatch your position as the family head!

More importantly, she might be in cahoots with Qingyuan Group to set us up. Otherwise, why would President Zhao especially mention her after personally delivering the contract here?”

Su Lianyi’s rage flared up again at Su Zheng’s accusations. “Stop spouting nonsense! All I want is to take back what is rightfully mine!”

“Both of you, shut up!”

Old Master Su’s roar echoed around the room.

“Su Lianyi, I want that contract on my desk in three days. If you fail this time, I will use the Family Order to cast you and your family out of the Su clan! Meeting adjourned!”

The old man’s words were set in stone. He had made up his mind.

Su Lianyi crumpled on the floor.

The Family Order was as good as the law within the Su family. It was issued by the patriarch in written form, and he could only issue one every year.

To think that her grandfather would choose to waste this year’s Family Order to threaten her with banishment...

Su Lianyi had never imagined that she would despise her family so much, but that was how she felt at the moment.

She wanted nothing more than to run and leave them behind for good.

The others filtered out of the room, throwing contemptuous looks and taunts at Su Lianyi as they passed her by.

“Poor Su Lianyi. She has no other options. Do you think the Qingyuan Group will come to her rescue again?”

“I doubt it. If anything, she might end up in a compromising relationship with President Zhao!”

With everyone gone, only Su Zheng and Su Lianyi were left in the conference room.

Su Zheng gave her a mocking smirk before slowly seating himself at the head of the table—the seat reserved for the company’s CEO.

“You still want to fight me after everything, Su Lianyi? The position of CEO will be mine, and mine alone, so don’t even think about taking the company back. I look forward to seeing you chased out of the Su family. In fact, I already made plans to hold a celebration that day.”

Su Zheng sauntered out of the room, laughing as he went.

Time passed, and three days went by in the blink of an eye.

The third day saw Su Lianyi standing at the entrance of the Qingyuan Group building, still waiting for Zhao Chen to call for her.

She had come here first thing in the morning for the last three days, hoping to finally set an appointment.

However, just like before, she wasn’t granted entry.

At that same moment, high up at the top floor, a tall man was staring down at her through the floor-to-ceiling windows.

“CEO Lu, are you certain that you wouldn’t let the madam in?” Zhao Chen asked in a nervous tone. “She has been waiting outside for the last three days.”

He could tell that the boss was worried about Su Lianyi. In all the time that she had stood outside, Lu Yuan, too, stood by the window, watching her.

Pain flashed in Lu Yuan’s eyes, but he shook his head. “If I let you help her this time, the Su family will only keep using her. Her humiliation in their hands would never end!”

Since his return, he was able to discern the extent of the abuse that the Su family had inflicted on Su Lianyi. He couldn’t bring himself to imagine the things she had gone through without his knowledge, when he was absent from her life.

Lu Yuan knew that he had to take Su Lianyi away from the Su family once and for all. Only then would they let them pay the price for bullying his wife.

Downstairs, Su Lianyi was exhausted. Her body was on the verge of collapse. One gust of wind was all that it would take, and she would fall in a heap on the ground.

Su Xiaoyu just happened to get off work and spotted her elder sister still, waiting by the doors. She hurried over to support Su Lianyi.

“Come on, Sister. Let’s go home. It’s not worth it for you to do this for the sake of such a horrible family!”

Su Lianyi stubbornly shook her head. “The Tianzheng Group is mine. I can’t give it up without a fight.”

“That’s just it, Sister! Even if you secure the contract today, they still won't give you the company back. You won’t gain anything from this!” Su Xiaoyu was getting angry now.

“But I can’t give up on my company just like that!” Su Lianyi insisted, the corners of her eyes turning red.

Su Xiaoyu was even more frustrated after seeing her sister so close to tears.

“All right. Then I must go and see President Zhao.” Su Xiaoyu turned on her heel and tried to rush back into the company.

In fact, Su Xiaoyu had also been seeking out President Zhao in the last three days. Unfortunately, she was still a newbie, and was in no position to be seeing one of the big bosses.

“Don’t get carried away, Xiaoyu!” Su Lianyi stopped her. She knew what her sister was thinking.

“If you act on impulse, you might risk losing your job.”

“I don’t care if I get fired today,” Su Xiaoyu said. “I will go to President Zhao and demand an explanation on your behalf.” She shook off Su Lianyi’s grip and ran back into the building, heading straight to the General Manager’s office.

Su Xiaoyu pushed the door and barged into the room.

“Xiaoyu!” By the time Cheung Xiao figured what her friend wanted to do, it was too late.

“President Zhao!” Su Xiaoyu cried out in anger. “What is the meaning of this? Even if you detest the Su family, surely, there is no need for you to subject my sister to public humiliation!”

“Tell your sister to go home,” Zhao Chen replied calmly, barely looking up from his desk. “I won’t see her.

Tell her that it was the Su family that offended the boss. You shouldn’t take this matter up with me. I am simply following orders.”

Cheung Xiao paused, surprised that the general manager had even bothered to entertain Su Xiaoyu.

Su Xiaoyu peered at the man in surprise. “The boss? You mean to say that you are not the boss?”

Zhao Chen shook his head and shuddered. “Compared to the boss, I am as insignificant as an ant under his shoe.”

This came as a shock to Su Xiaoyu. Zhao Chen was known as the most powerful figure in the entire Yun State!

Meanwhile, over at the Tianzheng Group, another meeting was in progress. One of the relatives glanced at his watch and turned to Su Zheng, who was smoking leisurely in the head seat. “CEO Su, it is time.”

Su Zheng grew excited. “Well, three days have officially passed, and Su Lianyi has yet to deliver the contract. It looks like she is destined to be disowned from the family, after all.

Let’s go! Call the company’s security team and tell them to head over to Su Lianyi’s home. We will chase her and her filthy family out!”

Su Zheng strode out of the room, followed by a large group of Su relatives. They rallied more than ten security guards and made their way to Su Lianyi’s home.