Chapter 267: The Old-School Tyrant CEO 11

Having composed himself, Assistant Cheng spoke into the phone. “Yes, that is indeed our transaction amount. President Shen said that for any future purchases under a hundred million, there’s no need to call for a risk alert.”

As for the real reason—that Shen Xiuyan found it annoying—Assistant Cheng thoughtfully kept that to himself.

It was better not to give the bank staff too much of a psychological shock. Everyone was just out here working hard for a bit of damn money; there was no need to trigger their fragile nerves with President Shen’s antics.

Just listen to that. Was that something a human would say?

Finding risk alerts for anything under a hundred million annoying?

Truly willful.

There was a long silence on the other end of the line. Assistant Cheng instinctively checked his phone; the call was still active.

He asked doubtfully, “Hello? Are you still there?”

“…”

Even though Assistant Cheng had been considerate, the bank employee on the other end still suffered a brief loss of speech.

After hearing Assistant Cheng’s voice again, the employee used every last drop of professional spirit to pull his soul back into his body. “Understood. We’ve got it. We’ll adjust the settings for you on our end.”

After hanging up, the staff member felt like a wronged little girl inside.

Sigh…

As expected of H Country’s wealthy and overbearing “President Daddy.” Although Assistant Cheng hadn’t explicitly stated the reason, they could guess it even without being told…

Those risk alert calls must have been interrupting President Shen’s time to make money.

After all, the man probably had millions of yuan flowing in every minute.

Same world, different lives…

So envious.

Shen Xiuyan was a bit puzzled. Had Assistant Cheng lost his mind?

Why was he staring at his face after hanging up the phone? That fixed, intense gaze was actually a bit creepy.

“What are you looking at?”

Assistant Cheng pushed up his glasses with a numb expression. “Nothing. I just wanted to remark that you really love Miss Su far too much…”

Shen Xiuyan flashed a proud smile. “Of course. If I don’t dote on my wife, who will?”

!!!

Assistant Cheng took a deep breath. He admitted it; the man had admitted it himself.

Miss Su was the future lady of the Shen Group.

He was going to cling to Miss Su’s coattails for dear life!

*

The next day, at only eight-thirty in the morning, a luxury car pulled up in front of the Su family villa.

Shen Xiuyan walked inside, carrying a gift bag in one hand and a bouquet of flowers in the other.

The servant who opened the door cried out in surprise, “President Shen, why are you here? I’ll go inform the Master and Madam immediately.”

Inside the spacious, bright hall, Father Su was wearing reading glasses and looking over a newspaper.

The servant suddenly came running in. “Master, Madam, President Shen is here.”

The two were startled, followed by a flicker of pleasant surprise. Just as they were about to go out to greet him, Shen Xiuyan had already followed the servant inside.

“Oh, Xiuyan, what brings you here? Sit, sit.” Father Su put down his newspaper and hurriedly beckoned him over. “I haven’t seen you in nearly half a year. Have you been that busy lately?”

Father Su and Mother Su had essentially watched Shen Xiuyan grow up. They knew everything about his background and were satisfied with every aspect of him, fully prepared to treat him as their son-in-law. The Shen family felt the same way.

Therefore, over the past two years, both families had dropped more than a few hints about how well-matched the two were.

Father Su had assumed Shen Xiuyan’s recent absence from the Su household meant he already had someone he liked, and was intentionally avoiding them to prevent awkwardness.

In truth, they were very open-minded parents; they simply thought the two were a good match. If he truly didn’t like her, they wouldn’t force it.

But since he had taken the initiative to visit today, it seemed his previous theory might have been wrong?

“Uncle, Auntie.” Shen Xiuyan smiled and set down the gifts. “It’s been alright. I won’t be so busy from now on.”

Having lived many years, Shen Xiuyan could see through Father Su’s thoughts at a glance. He changed the subject to shift the man’s attention.

“This is some vintage wine I brought for you. I won it at an auction in the UK last month. And this is jewelry I bid on for Auntie. I wanted to bring these over much sooner, but I just haven’t had the time.”

“Good, good, good.” Father Su didn’t have many hobbies; his only real passion was collecting vintage wine.

Seeing what Shen Xiuyan had brought, he immediately couldn’t bear to put it down.

Naturally, Mother Su was also extremely satisfied as she looked at the jewelry before her.

So thoughtful. One look told her it wasn’t cheap.

The two exchanged a look; it seemed there was still hope for their daughter.

Well, they couldn’t be blamed for eyeing a “choice cut of meat” like Shen Xiuyan.

After all, once you’ve seen such a fine young man, everyone else feels like they aren’t good enough for your daughter. As parents, they always wanted to give her what they considered the best.

Even if what they thought was best wasn’t necessarily what was best for her…

The two sighed inwardly, unsure if these two would actually end up together.

Even if they didn’t, they were content to have him as a friend.

The boy was still a good boy.

Mother Su composed herself and asked with a very kind smile, “Why are you here so early today? Have you had breakfast?”

Shen Xiuyan nodded. “I’ve eaten. I made plans to take Mingyue out today.”

“Oh, I see, I see.” Mother Su wore a look of sudden realization. “Then I’ll go upstairs and call her. She went to bed late last night and hasn’t woken up yet.”

Shen Xiuyan quickly stopped her. “No need, Auntie. It’s my fault for coming too early. Let her keep sleeping; I’ll keep you two company for a while.”

“Alright then. I have a lot I want to talk to you about anyway.”

What a thoughtful child.

If only he were her son-in-law.

The more Mother Su looked at this potential son-in-law, the more satisfied she became.

Warm sunlight spilled across the soft, large bed. The spring breeze was exceptionally gentle as it drifted through the gap in the window, brushing against her face with a slight tickle.

“Mmm…”

A soft moan sounded from the bed as Su Mingyue slowly opened her eyes.

Finally getting her brain back online, she glanced at the light outside and bolted upright.

Ahhh! Because she was going out with Xiuyan today, she had been so excited that she stayed up too late. She hadn’t expected to be unable to wake up…

She scrambled to grab her phone for a look. Heavens, it was already this late. Xiuyan wouldn’t be getting anxious from waiting, would he?

Su Mingyue immediately began checking her messages. She scrolled through every chat app on her phone over and over, but there was nothing from Shen Xiuyan.

No calls.

No texts.

No Wechat messages.

No QQ¹ messages.

Refusing to believe it, she went through them all once more, but there were still no unread notifications.

Su Mingyue wilted like a frost-bitten eggplant², her spirits instantly plummeting. Surely he hadn’t forgotten…

Stubbornly deciding that if he didn’t contact her, she wouldn’t contact him either, she finished washing up in a huff. Still, she couldn’t help but check her phone one last time.

The result was the same. Her resolve vanished in an instant.

Listless and defeated, she finally trudged out of her room.

Translator’s Notes