Chapter 209 Undercurrents Surge
Ye Fan had no idea that, because of him, an incredibly beautiful girl had been drawn in.
At this moment, after leaving the scene of the Marshal's honor ceremony, Ye Fan drove all the way back to the Century Sky City Villa Complex.
"Ye Fan, I really can't thank you enough. If it wasn't for you, there was no way I could have entered the Marshal's honor ceremony today!" Su Ruoxue said with a heart full of cheer and a smile.
Seeing Su Ruoxue so happy for a change, he smiled and said, "Ruoxue, as long as you don't think I'm being too harsh with my words!"
"Harsh with your words? I haven't felt that! Didn't Mr. Lu Xun say, 'To remain silent is to perish, to erupt is to live!'" Su Ruoxue said gently.
Being suppressed by Old Madam Su and the others these past few days, Su Ruoxue had felt herself nearing depression.
Today, Ye Fan had scolded Cao Xuan and others, even causing Old Madam Su to faint from anger, which provided Su Ruoxue an immense sense of relief.
Ye Fan was right, guilt would breed its own retribution.
Even though Old Madam Su was her elder, as an elder, Old Madam Su was utterly unfit for her role.
After Ye Fan had berated Old Madam Su and the others, Su Ruoxue felt extremely uplifted.
Hearing this, Ye Fan chuckled and said, "That's good! Ruoxue, you need to be prepared. Old Madam Su might become furious out of embarrassment and try every means to deal with you!"
"I'm not scared, I'll confront soldiers with generals and stem water with earth!" Su Ruoxue confidently claimed.
Now that the Chairman of Tianba Group, Li Changhong, had entered a deep cooperation with her, Old Madam Su would not dare to kick her out of the Su Family.
Besides, she currently held twenty percent of the Su Corporation's shares, a genuine shareholder, even though Old Madam Su had not signed a share transfer agreement with her. The fact that she owned shares was known by many elders of the Su Family, they couldn't allow Old Madam Su to deny it.
Seeing Su Ruoxue in high spirits, Ye Fan nodded and said, "Very good! No matter what happens in the future, I will help clear all obstacles in your path!"
He followed the creed of "If you don't trouble me, I won't trouble you." But if Old Madam Su and the others dared to cause trouble again, Ye Fan would not be courteous and would, in fact, strike back hard.
Both sides had already openly torn their faces, and since no one was hiding anything any longer, Ye Fan decided if Old Madam Su and others sought revenge on Su Ruoxue, he would strike back fiercely.
If you draw your sword, I will unsheathe mine!
An eye for an eye, blood for blood!
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Inside The First People's Hospital of Central Plains City, Old Madam Su had fallen into a deep coma and did not awaken until eight in the evening.
"Grandma!" Seeing Old Madam Su open her eyes, Su Tianhao and Su Yue quickly approached.
Old Madam Su weakly asked, "Tianhao, Yue'er, where is this?"
"Grandma, we are at the hospital!" Su Yue quickly answered.
Old Madam Su had a splitting headache: "Hospital? How did I end up in the hospital?"
"Grandma, have you forgotten? We went to the Central Plains War Zone to attend the Marshal's honor ceremony today, and there was a hiccup. That bastard Ye Fan put on airs, and you fainted from anger and sprayed blood!" Su Tianhao gave a brief account of what had happened that morning.
With a serious nod, Su Yue said, "Yes, grandma! The doctor said it was blood pressure to the head causing heart disease. Thankfully, we managed to save you in time; otherwise, the outcome would have been unimaginable!"
"The Marshal's honor ceremony?"
Old Madam Su muttered to herself as she gradually recalled the events, finally closing her eyes with a heavy expression.
She remembered everything.
Even now, the image of Ye Fan's arrogant demeanor lingered in her mind, especially his public declaration, calling her shameless, which infuriated Old Madam Su.
Half a minute later, Old Madam Su sighed, "In the end, we underestimated this Ye Fan. I'm afraid now our Su Family has become the laughingstock of the entire city, right?"
"Grandma! Let's not talk about it, the incident from this morning has been all over the news, our Su Family has lost face in a big way!" Su Tianhao said dejectedly.
They had not expected that Ye Fan, without an invitation, would be able to enter the Marshal's honor ceremony, let alone that he would harshly criticize them there.
To lose face this way was truly too embarrassing.
After the Marshal's inauguration ceremony ended, many of the Central Plains clans started to talk about the Su Family as if they were a huge joke, and numerous media outlets reported on it as well, turning the Su Family into a laughingstock overnight.
"Alas!"
Old Madam Su had already anticipated this outcome and sighed. In an instant, she seemed to have aged another twenty years.
Su Yue, struggling to accept this, said, "Grandma, we absolutely cannot let this matter slide like this! We must teach Ye Fan and Su Ruoxue a lesson!"
"Right, Grandma, we can't just let this go!" Su Tianhao declared with righteous indignation.
Old Madam Su gave a bitter smile, "Teach them a lesson? How do we do that?"
Old Madam Su had suffered a severe psychological blow from the events of the day, and she was close to being unable to recover.
Currently, among the younger generation of the Su Family, the one with the best performance and reputation was undoubtedly Su Ruoxue—an incontestable fact. Compared to Su Ruoxue, Su Tianhao was leagues behind.
Furthermore, the Su Family's opportunity to join the ranks of the First-Rate Clans was through collaborating with the Tianba Group. However, Tianba Group's chairman, Li Changhong, only recognized Su Ruoxue and had no way of dealing with her.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
A few days ago, Su Tianhao had made a grave mistake in a collaboration with the Xu Family, leading to the Xu Family's heiress, Xu Ruoxuan, to explicitly request that Su Ruoxue handle any future cooperation with the Su Family.
Suddenly, Su Ruoxue had nearly taken control of the Su Family's lifeline and gained the support of many of the Su Family's veterans. Seeking revenge on Su Ruoxue now was too difficult.
How could she not wish to get a grip on Su Ruoxue? But in the face of the bigger picture, her heart was willing but her hands were tied!
"This..."
Su Tianhao and Su Yue exchanged glances, at a loss for any good ideas to deal with Ye Fan and Su Ruoxue.
"Isn't it just about taking care of Ye Fan and Su Ruoxue? That's easy!"
Just as Old Madam Su and the other two were perplexed, the door of the hospital room was suddenly pushed open, and the figure of Huang Zicheng walked through the door.
"Young Master Huang!"
Seeing Huang Zicheng, Old Madam Su and the others were all surprised.
Some time ago, Huang Zicheng had returned from studying abroad, and in pursuit of Su Ruoxue, he didn't hesitate to present the Su Family with a grand betrothal gift. Unexpectedly, his marriage proposal was ruined by Ye Fan.
In a fit of rage, Ye Fan made a phone call that led to the Huang Family's bankruptcy.
At first, they didn't believe it, but later media reports confirmed that the Huang Family had indeed faced an existential crisis that day, with Huang Family's patriarch, Huang Lang, being taken away by public security.
Since then, Huang Zicheng had disappeared for a considerable amount of time, and it was unexpected that he would show up now.
"It's me!" Huang Zicheng said, his eyes dark.
Su Tianhao said in shock, "Young Master Huang, what brings you here? Wasn't the Huang Family bankrupt?"
"Indeed, my Huang Family ran into a bit of an accident before, but now the situation has stabilized. We're still a wealthy family, as strong as ever, if not stronger, and it won't be long before we ascend to the status of a Super Family Clan in the Central Plains!" Huang Zicheng said with a sly chuckle.
"Good heavens!"
Seeing Huang Zicheng's serious demeanor, Old Madam Su and the others were shocked once more.
With a sinister face, Huang Zicheng said, "I've been busy dealing with my family's affairs recently. Now that I'm finally done, I can free up my hands to deal with that bastard Ye Fan!"
"Do you have a brilliant plan, Young Master Huang?" Old Madam Su asked curiously.
"Simple!"
When Old Madam Su questioned him, Huang Zicheng smiled coldly and said, "Just do as follows..."
Waiting in anticipation, Huang Zicheng revealed his scheme to the three of them.
"Brilliant! It's truly brilliant!"
After Huang Zicheng finished speaking, Old Madam Su's face lit up with joy.
It was as if simply following Huang Zicheng's plot would make suppressing Su Ruoxue a matter of minutes, and getting rid of Ye Fan would be as easy as crushing an ant.