Ruan Chen was still smiling, but her smile turned sinister. "Someone just used a word I really dislike to describe my mother. I'd like to ask, who was it?"
"You brat, you haven't learned anything else, but you've learned to be just like your short-lived mother, all talk and no action! Am I right?" Old Su was already seething with anger, and seeing Ruan Chen start the fight, he seized the opportunity to hurl insults. "No wonder you looked familiar before, you're just a spitting image of your dead mother. You better watch out, don't learn her short life too. Su Ze is probably dead now, and if you die, there won't be anyone to mourn for you!"
Su Tan rebuked sharply, "Su Ying, watch your mouth!"
Ruan Chen then realized that Su Laoqi's real name was Su Ying.
"Su Tan, what are you pretending for?" Su Ying snorted through her nose. "You still remember the little favor Su Ze did for you when you were little? Aren't you just like us, eyeing Su Ze's business and now trying to get your hands on this brat? Let me tell you, this girl is an ungrateful wolf!"
He was talking animatedly, spitting as he spoke, oblivious to the dangerous look in Ruan Chen's eyes.
She squinted, braced herself against the table with one hand, and kicked Su Ying hard in the back of the knee. Caught off guard, Su Ying fell to his knees in a sorry state.
Ruan Chen then pounced on Su Ying, first grabbing her hair and slapping her twice. Then, before the group could even react, a flash of silver light appeared between his fingers, and a sharp, cold knife was already aimed at Su Ying's throat.
The older, quieter man was the first to react. He was also very agile, reaching out to grab Ruan Chen's wrist as soon as Ruan Chen's second slap landed.
His hand grasped Ruan Chen's wrist, but the cold glint of Ruan Chen's fingertips also pierced his eyes.
The two remained locked in this stalemate for a moment, when the older man suddenly noticed the pendant around Ruan Chen's neck and was startled.
He should have seen the pendant much earlier, but Ruan Chen had disguised herself so well that she truly seemed like an innocent little girl, completely unaware of the dangers of the world. Even her beautiful face was an excellent disguise, drawing away most of his attention.
With a knife pressed against his throat by Ruan Chen, Su Ying finally realized the danger.
He then realized that this was a deserted island, where the disappearance of a person was as common as the death of a mouse.
He was currently in Blood Skull's headquarters, not in the conference room of his rival company.
This group of people are ruthless bandits who kill without blinking an eye, and they are definitely not honest businessmen!
They only wanted to use the Su family's name to take Su Ze's things, but they never thought they would lose their lives here!
The older man released Ruan Chen's wrist first, then said to Su Ying, who was kneeling on the ground and being restrained by Ruan Chen, "Seventh Brother, give..."
He then realized that he didn't know the name of Cong Rao's child.
"Little girl, what's your name?"
"Ruan Chen".
The man bowed his head and said to Su Ying, "Seventh Brother, apologize to Miss Ruan, as well as her mother and uncle."
"Brother!" Upon hearing the apology, Su Ying immediately became indignant again, straining her neck, "What right does she have? What qualifications does she have? In a real sense, she's just a junior in our Su family! Why should I apologize to her?"
Ruan Chen's index finger tilted slightly, and a clear, sharp pain shot through Su Ying's neck.
He was stunned for a moment, then hesitantly raised his hand to touch it, and felt a trace of blood.
"Apologize!" the older man's tone hardened further. "Or you'll die right here!"
Ruan Chen added kindly, "You don't need to apologize to me, just apologize to my mother and uncle... but you have to be sincere."
Even though Su Ying was unwilling, she apologized with a long face. Ruan Chen really dared to kill people!
He could only swallow his anger and temporarily lower his head, suppressing his resentment.
The girl slowly put away her folding knife. Tianlang, with a keen eye, came in from outside, bent down and laid out a handkerchief. Ruan Chen lowered her head to wipe the blood off the knife and sat down in the main seat as if it were her right. Tianlang followed behind and draped a coat over her shoulders, saying, "Miss Ruan, it's chilly in here."
The room fell silent. Ruan Chen drank her water without speaking, waiting for the group of people from the Su family to speak first.
Su Tan looked at Ruan Chen, her eyes not filled with anger at being deceived, but with heartache. "Ruan Chen, have you been living on the island all these years?"
“Ah Tan, you don’t need to talk to her like that. She’s not one of those kids you taught,” the older man chimed in. “Ruan Chen, may I ask you, who is your father? Have you been following Su Ze all these years? It’s not Su Ze’s style to easily forgive a man who betrayed his sister.”
He was implying to Ruan Chen that Su Ze might harm her biological father, and he wanted to create discord between Ruan Chen and Su Ze.
Ruan Chen recalled the situation of the Su family in his mind—the Su family's power was mainly in Haishi, not far from Jingzhou. In recent years, they had been thinking about joining the circle in Jingzhou, but their strength was still a bit lacking.
If Su Ze were willing to cooperate with the main branch of the Su family, the Su family should be able to gain a foothold in the Jingzhou circle, but Su Ze's mind is not on China at all.
So when news of Su Ze's accident reached the Su family, this group of people came like vultures sniffing out the scent.
"You think you can use Su Ze's things as a stepping stone to join the Beijing elite circle?" Ruan Chen completely ignored the older man's words, sharply piercing their thoughts. "I advise you to give up now. Don't even think about getting involved in those businesses. Even if Su Ze doesn't come back, according to the rules, they belong to Blood Skull. Besides, if your Su family swallows them all up, how will these people on Liuli Island survive?"
The older man seemed very composed. He didn't get angry and spoke gently, "We will naturally leave some for them. We also know that the people of Liuli Island have been dependent on Blood Skull all these years. These hospitals and schools on Liuli Island were also built by Su Ze. We will not let his hard work go to waste."
His words sounded very nice and righteous, but Ruan Chen and Tian Lang both burst out laughing.
Ruan Chen, propping her head up with her hand, laughed until she was breathless. "Since you know that, why should we give it to the Su family? This is originally our Liuli Island's property. Why should we give it to the Su family and then beg them to be merciful and leave us a portion?"
The older man clearly didn't find his words absurd. He sighed and looked at Su Tan.
"Ah Tan, take out your brother Su Ze's letter and show it to Miss Ruan."
“Miss Ruan, it’s not that we absolutely have to have it, but your uncle said before that if anything happens to him, my son Atan will take over these things.”
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