Chapter 76: The Most Hated Bond

  Su Xiaoqing's method is always effective, simple and direct, without leaving any room for sentiment.

  Gao Li stood still on the spot, her facial expression becoming very colorful.

  Su Yifan felt a bit pitiful for this person. Gao Li's fake enthusiasm, which was obvious even to him, must be even more apparent to someone as experienced as Su Xiaqing. Gao Li's enthusiasm towards Su Xiaqing might have something to do with love at first sight, but it also had to do with Su Xiaqing's wealth and future prospects.

  There's no doubt that Su Xiaoqing is a calm person. When faced with people who attach importance to wealth, she chooses to use money to make them retreat.

  "Xiao Qing... I didn't mean it that way." As a typical rich second generation, Gao Li's adaptability was not weak. Despite his unpleasant expression, he explained to Su Xiaoqing with a harmonious and pleasant tone, "Even as friends, you should give others the opportunity to care about you."

  In front of Su Yifan, Su Xiaoxiao had always been gentle and courteous to others, rarely getting angry with anyone. But at this moment, Su Yifan saw Su Xiaoxiao quickly turn cold, stop in her tracks, and glare at Gao Li, asking: "When did I ever acknowledge you as my friend?"

  "Xiao Qing, I know the elders' methods make you uncomfortable, but they are also for your own good." Gao Li's face didn't look good after being ridiculed by Su Xiaoqing, and his tone was still humble, "You bear all this alone, everyone who sees it feels heartbroken."

  Su Xiaoqing furrowed her brow: "Gao Li, it seems you still don't understand. I hate this so much that even if you were the most suitable person for me in the world, if you force me like this, I will become your enemy."

  This remark was already quite severe, and it was the first time Su Yifan saw Su Xiaqing get so angry for someone unrelated.

  "Xiao Qing, even if you hate me, I have to say that for you, I am sincere." Gao Li ignored Su Xiaoqing's words and continued to express himself, "If you are willing to give me a chance, I will prove my sincerity to you."

  Su Xiaqing slowly shook her head at Gao Li.

  "There is no chance, and there never will be."

  Seeing the scene so stale, after stuffing those large and small packages into the car, Su Yifan quickly walked to Su Xiaqing's side.

  "Let's go back, sister."

  Su Xiaoqing's face was still filled with anger just a moment ago, but upon hearing the reminder, her anger dissipated and she smiled at Su Yifan.

  "Alright, let's go."

  "Xiao Qing, who is this?"

  Gao Li saw Su Xiaoqing being so gentle with a young man and couldn't help but chase after them, loudly asking.

  Su Xiaqing pulled Su Yifan's arm and winked at Gao Li.

  "This is my boyfriend, now you understand why I'm unhappy? And if you call me 'Xiao Qing' in front of so many people again, I swear I'll make you regret it."

  Gao Li's expression stiffened for a moment, and then he said in a low, discontented tone: "You're cheating me, this is that younger brother of yours I've never met, isn't it?"

  Su Xiaoqing was too lazy to respond this time and pulled Su Yifan onto the car.

  Gao Li's Ferrari also stopped not far away, as soon as Su Xiaoqing's car started, he followed behind. From a distance, in the rearview mirror, you could see a shadow, at a distance that was annoying but couldn't get angry about.

  Su Yifan sat next to Su Xiaqing in the back seat and asked cautiously: "Qing Jie, how long has that person been chasing you?"

  "It's been half a year now." Su Xiaoqing recalled, "Anyway, it always appears when I'm the busiest, and the more annoying it is, the more it will be."

  "Who told him you were here?" Su Yifan was more concerned about this. In his view, internal family problems were much harder to solve than external ones.

  Su Xiaqing rubbed her brow, somewhat helplessly sighing: "I reckon it's the younger aunts and all, those women are all suppliers for the Gao Li family, their mouths are the easiest to loosen."

  "So you still give them dividends? How can they treat you like this."

  Su Xiao shook her head and said, "For them, dividends are dividends, and what they earn is their own. Who would complain about earning more money? They're just helping others chase me, those people can be said to be doing it for my good, their reasons are very sufficient."

  Su Yifan didn't know what to say, as soon as it involved interests, the problem would become ten or a hundred times more complicated. If Gao Li could give some people enough benefits, those people would certainly be willing to leak some information out.

  Su Xiaoqing sighed again: "A person like this will eventually be tempted by others one day and tell all the secrets to outsiders."

  This is the helplessness of a big family, Su Yifan couldn't understand it, but he could imagine how bad it was.

  Seeing Su Yifan lower his head in silence, Su Xiaqing smiled again: "Alright, don't worry about this kind of thing. I can handle it."

  Su Yifan raised his head and looked into Su Xiaqing's eyes, saying: "Qing sister, I said I would help you bear the pressure, now I'm starting to hate myself for being so useless..."

  "You don't have to blame yourself, it's not your problem." Su Xiaoqing said softly, "This kind of annoying thing happens to everyone from time to time, I just can't avoid it either."

  "What about this Gao Li now?" Su Yifan turned his head and glanced at the back of the car, where a Ferrari was still following closely.

  Su Xiaoqing returned to her usual carefree and nonchalant self, patting Su Yifan's hand: "Don't worry, if I can't even handle him, then I don't deserve to fulfill all your wishes."

  Su Yifan wanted to say something else, but Su Xiaqing had already raised her hand and snapped her fingers at Yi Lan, who was driving.

  "Yes, Miss Su."

  The next second, Su Yifan understood why Su Xiaqing wanted Yilan to drive this car.

  In almost an instant, the car's speed suddenly exceeded Su Yifan's understanding. The turbocharged engine and the friction between the tires and the ground sounded simultaneously, making Su Yifan feel like he was being pressed into his seat, with a strong pushback that made him involuntarily grab Su Xiaqing's hand.

  Yilan gripped the steering wheel tightly, her lips pursed in a serious expression.

  Fortunately, such acceleration was only a short distance away. After crossing the intersection, Su Yifan saw that two cars seemed to be heading towards Gao Li's Ferrari without any purpose.

  Su Yifan suddenly understood that Su Xiaqing's seemingly casual private trip was still being protected by someone in secret. It's just that those bodyguards were too professional, so much so that Su Yifan didn't even notice.

  "Let Gao Li stop for ten minutes on this road." Su Xiaoqing instructed Yilun, "I don't like him following me."

  Yilan picked up her mobile phone, gave some instructions in English, and then asked, "Miss Su, where are we going now?"

  Su Xiaoqing looked out of the window at the rapidly passing scenery and said softly: "Whatever, I don't want to go home anyway."

  Su Yifan hesitated for a moment, wondering if he should speak up at this time.

  "What's wrong?" Su Xiaoqing noticed Su Yifan's hesitation.

  Su Yifan thought for a moment and looked into Su Xiaqing's eyes, saying: "Qing sister, I think I should still go see my uncle."

  Su Yifan followed Su Xiaqing to the United States, but didn't see any relatives of the Su family, which was unreasonable in both emotions and reason. Su Xiaqing never refused Su Yifan's requests, nodding: "You should go see them."

  "Moreover, I think you should be tougher on them." Su Yifan had already mentally classified those relatives who were making a mess of the family register as enemies. "Actually, it's fine to just let Gao Li follow him back like this. Once Gao Li loses face in front of everyone, he won't dare show up again next time."

  "Gao Li is very good at being a nuisance. Once Su Xiaoqing calmed down, she talked about her own situation as if she were commenting on someone unrelated, "Even my threat today can only make him stop for a few days at most, he will think of other ways to appear in front of me again."

  Su Yifan scratched his head, also feeling quite tricky: "This Gao Li... family business is doing very well?"

  Xu Xiaoqing smiled: "From the 1930s when we started doing department store chains, to now, it's almost been five hundred years strong, what do you think?"

  For Chinese people, the world's top 500 is like a magical spell. Su Yifan was surprised after hearing it: "That's a big scale, isn't it?"

  "It's not small." Su Xiaoqing's expression was not heavy at all, "But that's about it. The family is big and the interests are complex and intertwined, from expansion to internal struggle. But behind them is the participation of the Dubai financial group."

  "Although I don't quite understand it, but it sounds like a big deal... " Su Yifan casually said a popular online phrase, "This industry has been divided into many shares, right?"

  "It's more complicated than that," Su Xiao explained simply. "Gao Li is one of the most promising young people in the entire Gao family. His father's generation has five people, three men and two women, all with group shares. There are some internal struggles among these people, but they're not too severe. However, when it comes to Gao Li's generation, things get a bit messy. Gao Li is actually the youngest in his generation, which ironically gives him hope of directly inheriting a significant portion of his elders' wealth."

  Su Yifan sneered with a smile: "A truly detestable rich second generation."

  "Gao Li himself didn't have much power, but he could influence some family decisions, which is why the younger aunts valued him."

  Su Xiaoqing explained some things to Su Yifan, and found that his expression seemed a bit gloomy, couldn't help but laugh and patted the young man: "How, worrying about my affairs? You'd better think about your own problems, are you curious about Yang Bingbing's family now?"

  Su Yifan replied seriously: "It's really not that curious... I think Yang Bingbing might have some things she doesn't want to tell others, since she doesn't want to say it, I definitely won't ask."

  "You're always so understanding." Su Xiaoqing smiled and shook her head, "Let's go eat, after dinner I'll take you back to see your aunt and those relatives you can't even remember."

  "Qing Jie, if you don't want to go back, then forget it." Su Yifan said, looking at the streets outside the car window. "Take me on a stroll around instead."

  "Let's go back," Su Xiaoqing said, "You're right, facing problems head-on is the best solution, not avoiding them."

  Su Yifan scratched his head again: "I've always thought that the best way to deal with a problem is... to ignore it."

  Su Xiaqing finally burst out laughing loudly, laughing very happily, even Oola turned her head and looked at her strangely.

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