"Please, everyone, help us! Please, I'm begging you! I'm kneeling down!" The old man knelt down abruptly, pleading with those who stopped to look at them. "My daughter didn't commit suicide. Please share this, please!"

Su Ziqing stood there, separated from the crowd.

Su Tianhao's assistant heard that the deceased's family had come to cause trouble, so he hurriedly came downstairs, only to find Su Ziqing standing outside the crowd watching.

"Miss Su."

Su Ziqing just looked at him silently. Although her expression was normal, the assistant was a little guilty.

"Go handle it." Su Ziqing said nothing more and walked away.

She got into Su Tianhao's car and immediately told him what had happened at the building entrance, "Second Uncle, is there some misunderstanding?"

Su Tianhao's tone deepened slightly, "People's hearts have changed. They're just trying to extort money. The people below will handle this."

Su Ziqing didn't say anything more. Seeing that the deceased's family had been driven out by the security guards, they started shouting loudly outside.

Su Tianhao also looked over and made another call to his assistant, "If they continue to smear the Su family like this, call the police and have them arrested."

He gave the order and told the driver to drive away.

“Similar things happened in companies under the group a few years ago. The families of the deceased were less concerned about the dead and more concerned about getting more compensation,” Su Tianhao said dismissively.

Su Ziqing listened to him without interrupting.

"Second Uncle, what shall we eat?" She changed the subject, looking at Su Tianhao, not wanting to hear his nonsense anymore.

……………………

In the internet age, things can escalate very quickly.

The employees of Su's Group dared not speak about Secretary Fang's suicide by jumping off the building, but the scene of the deceased's family making a scene in the building after get off work had successfully aroused people's sympathy.

Immediately, everyone voluntarily forwarded the news about Secretary Fang's suicide.

Even though the police have announced that the deceased died by suicide, people are still digging deeper into the matter.

Even Su Ziqing was unlucky enough to get dragged into this, because she fired an employee today...

Instantly, more negative news emerged, and it was all about the Su Group.

Some, unafraid of making a big fuss, even cited very convincing examples, such as Secretary Fang's superior, Chairman Su, having a history of harassing female employees...

This seems to suggest that there was another reason behind Secretary Fang's suicide.

There are now two possible directions for the story: one is that Secretary Fang did not commit suicide, but it was staged as such.

One view is that Secretary Fang committed suicide, but because she could not bear the humiliation.

Su Ziqing and Su Tianhao ate for two hours. During those two hours, it seemed like the uncle and nephew had exchanged sparring moves, but it also seemed like nothing happened at all; it was just a simple meal.

The incident involving Secretary Fang's death has escalated to the point of being somewhat out of control.

"Ziqing, I heard that something happened to the Gong family, is that true?" Su Tianhao finally asked the topic of the evening after they had almost finished eating.

Su Ziqing feigned ignorance, "When has the Gong family ever been without trouble?"

Su Tianhao: "..." This makes it sound like it's abnormal for the Gong family not to have problems.

However, in large families, things do happen every day, whether it's business or personal matters.

Su Ziqing put down her chopsticks and wiped the corner of her mouth.

Su Tianhao just stared at her, "Haven't you heard?"

"Hmm?" She still pretended not to understand.

In fact, she had already guessed what he wanted to ask and what his intentions were; she was very clear about it.

They were simply trying to find out whether her relationship with Gong Chengjue was stable.

It's laughable to think that they really believed she only had Gong Chengjue as a connection.

What caused them to have this misconception?

“The plane crashed today. I heard that Mr. Gong Cheng… Mr. Gong Changzhou, Mr. Gong’s father, was on the plane.” Su Tianhao said while keeping an eye on Su Ziqing’s expression.

Su Ziqing feigned surprise, "What did you say?"

“Ziqing, Mr. Gong’s father is the eldest son and the most qualified to inherit the Gong family business. Mr. Gong is also his father’s eldest son, so in the future…” Su Tianhao didn’t finish his sentence, but it was enough for everyone to understand.

"If, and I mean if, something happened to Gong Changzhou, Gong Chengjue's position in the Gong family might not be so important anymore, right?"

Su Ziqing scoffed, "Second Uncle, do you want Mr. Gong Changzhou to get into trouble, or do you not want him to get into trouble?"

"Ziqing, your second uncle is also worried about you," Su Tianhao said sincerely.

"Then I should thank you for your concern, Second Uncle?" Su Ziqing chuckled. "Instead of worrying about yourself, Second Uncle, why don't you worry about yourself instead?"

"Ziqing!"

"I'm sorry, I spoke too bluntly. I hope Uncle won't mind that I was impolite?" Su Ziqing apologized. "I was also affected by what happened today. Because of today, I even fired a talkative employee."

Su Tianhao dared not turn against her, so he immediately took the opportunity to back down, saying, "I've heard about what happened, Ziqing, you did a great job."

I've heard about it, but I haven't talked about it until now. What does it mean that I'm only saying I've heard about it now?

Su Ziqing raised the corners of her mouth, "So I was just in a hurry, Second Uncle, please don't hold it against me."

"Why bother arguing? We're all family."

"Yes, that's right."

“But…” Su Tianhao looked at Su Ziqing and suggested earnestly, “To avoid any unforeseen circumstances, let’s resolve the matters that Mr. Gong needed to push forward with first, shall we?”

Su Ziqing knew he was referring to the Su Group's desire to get a share of the energy market in City A. In Su Tianhao's words, "Such a big cake, Gong Chengjue's side couldn't possibly eat it all. Since it's going to be shared with others, wouldn't it be better to share it with the Su family?"

From an official standpoint, the Su Group is a large company in City A.

Privately, Gong Chengjue and Su Ziqing had a close relationship.

Su Ziqing hasn't even mentioned this to Gong Chengjue yet.

"Second Uncle, the one who had the accident was Chengjue's father." Talking about business at a time like this? What was he thinking?

"If something else happens, we still have to deal with official business, right?" Su Tianhao said matter-of-factly.

Yes, that's right. It's pointless to talk to these people; it's like talking to a brick wall. Su Ziqing didn't want to say anything more, lest she get angry.

Su Tianhao, however, took her silence as a sign that she agreed with him, and continued, "Ziqing, this is official business; we can't treat it as a private matter."

"Since Second Uncle thinks it's official business, then he should go and discuss it with the company himself." She almost snorted coldly.

"Well... it's still Mr. Gong who should nod," Su Tianhao said.

"We'll see," she replied casually, then picked up her phone.

The atmosphere suddenly became a bit stiff. Su Tianhao was angry at her, but he still had to put on a smiling face. However, he didn't stop talking and muttered, "Who knows what will happen in the future? Why not seize such a good opportunity?"