Chapter 91 Because of my negligence, you...
Zou Song forbade the front desk from notifying Lin Xi, but Su Yi'an had made such a big fuss that everyone passing by knew she was looking for Lin Xi, and her colleagues told the members of Group Two.
Soon, Lin Xi learned that Su Yi'an was making a scene downstairs, demanding to see her.
"No way, what does Su Yi'an want this time? Su Qichao was arrested, and the Su family is almost bankrupt. Instead of trying to save the company, she comes here to find you?" Zhou Qi couldn't help but curse when she heard this. "Does she still think she has the right to swagger in front of you?"
"Xiaoxi, don't be afraid. I'm here, and I will never let her bully you."
"Something happened to the Su family?" Lin Xi frowned and asked incredulously.
No one had talked to her about the Su family or Su Yi'an for a long time, and her impression of the Su family was still based on Su Qichao's threat last time.
But now Zhou Qi says that Su's is about to go bankrupt?
“Yes, the Su family’s cash flow has dried up, and there have been reports of accounting problems. Su Qichao is involved in economic crimes. He and the board members were taken away by the police yesterday,” Zhou Qi explained to her. “My brother said that the police have solid evidence, and Su Qichao probably won’t be out for at least ten years.”
Lin Xi had a sudden thought. After hesitating for a moment, she stood up, said "I'll go take a look," and jogged away from the office.
Zhou Qi wanted to follow, but by the time she reached the elevator lobby, the elevator doors had already closed and started descending.
Having had a frightening experience before, she pressed the elevator button while calling Fu Qingli: "Brother Fu, Su Yi'an is looking for Xiaoxi and is waiting for someone on the first floor. It's my fault for not keeping an eye on her. Xiaoxi has gone downstairs now."
The voice on the other end paused, then spoke in a steady tone: "I know, I'm almost downstairs."
After saying that, he hung up the phone.
Zhou Qi stared at her phone, somewhat bewildered.
Are we almost downstairs?
So fast? Could it be that they received the news a long time ago?
As soon as Lin Xi stepped out of the elevator, she saw Su Yi'an still arguing at the front desk.
She was wearing a simple white suit with some obvious wrinkles, and her hair was messy and frizzy from the wind, but she didn't bother to comb it.
She looked more dejected and unkempt than before, clearly having spent the night worrying about things at home.
"Why are you stopping me from seeing Lin Xi? I told you I have something very important to discuss with her!"
The receptionist maintained excellent professionalism, wearing her signature smile: "I'm sorry, Ms. Su, this is our CEO's order. I really can't let you go upstairs. I'm truly sorry, and I hope you can understand."
"I don't understand! Since you won't let me go up, you can tell Lin Xi now that I'm waiting for her here and want to see her. That would be fine too."
"Ms. Su, I'm sorry." The receptionist apologized politely but firmly, "I'm afraid there's nothing I can do about this. Team Leader Lin is very busy and requires an appointment to meet with her."
Su Yi'an was exasperated and couldn't help but slam her hand on the table: "Can I make an appointment now? When can I see her if I make an appointment now? Is tomorrow okay?"
"I'm so sorry, but Mr. Zou said that all appointments for the Lin team must go through him. If you have Mr. Zou's contact information, you can contact him first." The receptionist apologized profusely, "I hope you can understand the inconvenience."
Su Yi'an's chest heaved violently with anger.
Even before, when the Su family was still around, Zou Song had blocked her phone number.
Not to mention now.
If she could get in touch with him, she wouldn't need to cause such a fuss here just to see Lin Xi.
She's desperate and has no choice but to try her luck.
She knew, of course, that Zou Song was deliberately making things difficult for her.
But for the sake of the Su family and for her own sake, she couldn't leave; she had to see Lin Xi.
"I don't want to make things difficult for you, nor do I want to interfere with your work here," Su Yi'an pleaded with the receptionist when she realized that force wouldn't work. "Just please inform Lin Xi and wait for her here. What if she's willing to come down and see me? If she says no, I'll leave immediately."
Seeing that the receptionist was unmoved, she had no choice but to swallow her pride and start throwing a tantrum, saying, "Otherwise, I'll stay here and not leave."
Just as the receptionist was about to try to dissuade them again, she saw Lin Xi come out of the elevator lobby and head straight for them.
The security guard next to her tried to stop her, but she waved him off.
"Su Yi'an, please stop making things difficult for the staff. I'm here. Tell me what's wrong."
Lin Xi walked over calmly and apologized to the receptionist and security guard, "I'm sorry for the trouble."
She had been clamoring to see Lin Xi, but when she actually saw her, Su Yi'an was like a firecracker that had gone silent. Her expression became awkward, and her former sharpness vanished.
Realizing how embarrassing her behavior at the front desk was, she whispered, "Lin Xi, can we find a place to sit down and talk?"
"No." Lin Xi refused decisively. "If you want to say something, say it here."
In front of everyone, Su Yi'an was forced to say words of pleading.
She couldn't bring herself to do it, so she pursed her lips and remained silent.
Lin Xi felt no pity for her, and was even more annoyed by her coy behavior: "If you have nothing to say, then I'll go upstairs first. Please don't continue to cause trouble here."
After saying that, he turned to leave.
Su Yi'an immediately grabbed her wrist: "Lin Xi, don't go, I have something to say!"
She gripped it tightly, as if it were her last lifeline.
Lin Xi's wrist ached from being pulled so hard that she couldn't help but hiss softly. She turned around, broke free from her grip, and struggled to pull her hand back: "Okay, you can say it."
Once you start talking, it doesn't seem so difficult anymore.
Su Yi'an withdrew her hand, clenched her fist, her eyes were red, and her voice began to choke: "Lin Xi, I know I was wrong. Can you please beg Fu Qingli to let the Su family go, to let my father go, and to stop making things difficult for us? I really know I was wrong, and I will never come to break you up again."
Lin Xi's suspicions were confirmed, but she still couldn't believe it: "What's the use of me asking Fu Qingli about the Su family's affairs? What does this have to do with him?"
Seeing her deny it, Su Yi'an became anxious: "How could it not be his business? If he hadn't taken the Haicheng project, how could Su's cash flow have run into problems? But at this critical juncture, someone else has come out to expose Su's financial problems, which led to my father being arrested. Now that person is relentlessly pursuing my father, trying to destroy Su's family."
“I beg you to persuade him to stop. Given the cooperative relationship between the Fu family and the Su family, if something happens to the Su family, the Fu family will also be implicated. He's hurting himself as much as he hurts his enemy! Please persuade him.”
How could Lin Xi not have thought of these things?
It was precisely because she had considered this that she couldn't believe Fu Qingli would actually do such a thing.
So, is it true that he said they would all pay the price?
Just as she was stunned, a deep, familiar voice interrupted Su Yi'an's pleading: "Don't try to persuade me, I won't stop!"
Lin Xi turned around in surprise and saw Fu Qingli striding towards her from the doorway.
As he got closer, he grabbed her shoulder and pulled her close, shielding her tightly in his arms.
Facing Su Yi'an, his voice was deep and laced with barely concealed ruthlessness, "Didn't I tell you not to go near the stream again? It seems the lesson I gave you wasn't profound enough! You can't even remember that!"
Upon hearing his words, Su Yi'an immediately panicked and reached out to grab Fu Qingli, pleading repeatedly, "I'll remember! But I really have no other choice. You don't answer my calls, and I can't find you at the company, so I can only try my luck with Lin Xi."
"Please, spare my father, spare my family! If this continues, the Su family will really be finished! Please!"
But before she could even touch Fu Qingli's clothes, he dodged her hand.
She stumbled and fell to the ground.
Fu Qingli, however, showed no mercy, looking down at her condescendingly: "Su Yi'an, you don't need to beg me! I can tell you, this is just the beginning! What do you think everyone's reaction will be if we reveal your father's illegitimate child now?"
The Su family is currently facing a turbulent period, but many people still believe that this large group will one day rise again and continue to support the Su family.
Even if all else fails, there's still the Chen family.
However, once it is made public that Su Qichao has an illegitimate son who is a year older than Su Yi'an, no one will trust a company that can change its heir at any time.
She and her mother will become Chen's abandoned children.
Su Yi'an's eyes widened, and she looked up at Fu Qingli in horror, shaking her head desperately: "No, Fu Qingli, please don't do this!"
Then she will really have nothing!
At this moment, she truly regretted why she had chosen Fu Qingli back then.
He was not under the control of the Fu family to begin with. How could someone whom even the Fu family didn't care about help her seize the inheritance rights of the Su family?
Fu Qingli curled her lips and looked at her with a cold smile.
His eyes, however, held no warmth, only mockery and sarcasm.
Su Yi'an knew he was determined to do it, and cried out in despair, "Fu Qingli, why are you so cruel to me?!"
These words seemed to bring out the deepest resentment in Fu Qingli's heart.
He released his arm from Lin Xi's, squatted down, and stood level with Su Yi'an.
His eyes held a chilling coldness that sent shivers down one's spine.
"Why?" His voice was deep and clear, each word striking me like a hammer blow. "The thought that during the time Xiaoxi and I were apart, she thought I didn't love her, that you and I were in love with each other. She lived with that despair for six whole years, and it breaks my heart, suffocates me, and makes me want to tear you both to pieces! How could I possibly forgive you!"
"Since you've been so scheming to take away what I care about, then enjoy the feeling of having everything you care about slowly taken away!"
Su Yi'an collapsed to the ground, powerless, knowing that the Su family was beyond saving.
Fu Qingli ignored her, got up, and led Lin Xi away.
Lin Xi's whole body was trembling slightly.
Fu Qingli leaned down tenderly to her ear, touched her slightly cold earlobe, and gently asked, "Did I scare you?"
Lin Xi shook her head, gripped Fu Qingli's hand tightly, and said in a trembling voice, "Brother, you don't have to do this. I'm not that sad anymore."
Fu Qingli sighed, reached out and pulled her into his arms, holding her tightly: "Xiaoxi, actually I did this not for you, but for myself. People always need to find an excuse to excuse themselves when they do something wrong, and they are like my excuse. Hating them can lessen the guilt in my heart. Otherwise, I really don't know how to comfort myself, because my blind confidence and negligence made you sad alone for so many years."
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Author's Note: First of all, I want to thank everyone for accompanying me on this journey. Special thanks to Linglong and kooong for consistently providing me with nutrient solutions; it's truly thanks to your encouragement that I've been able to keep writing every day.
However, Fu Qingli and Lin Xi's story is nearing its end, estimated to be in about a week. Therefore, Qingmei will be updating every other day, and will update according to the rankings when there are rankings.
Even a lazy bum like me won't be idle; I'm diligently saving up for "Keli's Little Fish" in my spare time, aiming to seamlessly transition into a new story. I'll start "Little Fish" before this book is finished. Hope everyone continues to support me! [dog head with rose in hand][dog head with rose in hand]
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