The Cold and Beautiful CEO's Strongest Son-in-Law

Chapter 027 Self-deception

Chapter 027 Deceiving yourself and others

Su Ruowei's face instantly turned bright red; she genuinely wanted to broaden Lin Fan's horizons.

Because we had already discussed cooperation yesterday, we came today to submit a proposal, and the proposal was flawless, which is why we brought Lin Fan along. We didn't expect it to have such a big impact.

"Me." Su Ruowei stammered, as if she wanted to say something but then stopped herself.

Seeing Su Ruowei's reaction, Su Jianqiang intensified his words, saying, "Ruowei, you've disappointed me greatly!" He then turned to Song Xu and said:

"President Song, it's all my fault for not keeping a close eye on her. I hope this won't affect our cooperation."

Song Xu nodded in satisfaction. He hadn't expected Su Jianqiang to be not only capable but also so responsible. It seemed he was indeed an outstanding member of the younger generation in the Su family.

Gao Xuan's order forced Song Xu to cooperate with the Su family, and now it seems that making Su Jianqiang the person in charge was the wise move.

“Our cooperation will continue as before, let the Su family change their leader!” Song Xu said.

"Ruowei, you should go home now. Don't embarrass the Su family any further!" Su Jianqiang said.

Su Ruowei was on the verge of a mental breakdown. She lowered her head in despair and walked toward the door, but Lin Fan stopped her just as she reached the door.

The moment she was stopped, Su Ruowei lost her balance and almost fainted from the shock, but fortunately Lin Fan caught her in his arms.

"Ruowei, thank you for your hard work."

Lin Fan looked at Su Ruowei with tender eyes and said.

Su Jianqiang pointed at Lin Fan, wanting to add fuel to the fire, when just then, a middle-aged man with a thick beard and an imposing presence walked in.

This person was Gao Xuan.

Gao Xuan glanced at Lin Fan standing at the door, and when he saw that Lin Fan was still holding Su Ruowei in his arms, his gaze fell on Su Ruowei's face. Seeing that Su Ruowei did not look well, Gao Xuan's heart tightened.

"Song Xu, it seems you've botched things?"

Gao Xuan shouted and then quickly approached.

Song Xu was startled and his back was instantly covered in cold sweat. He quickly picked up Su Jianqiang's financial report and handed it to Gao Xuan.

"Mr. Gao, please take a look at the Su family's financial report." Song Xu wanted to prove that he had handled things properly.

After Gao Xuan took the financial report, he glanced at it casually. His anger subsided somewhat, and then a hint of contempt appeared on his lips.

Seeing that Gao Xuan's anger had subsided, Su Jianqiang quickly flattered him:

"You must be General Manager Gao. I've heard General Manager Song mention you many times. I'm Su Jianqiang from the Su family. This is my business report. I'll take charge of this project and guarantee your satisfaction!"

"Yours?" Gao Xuan glanced at Su Jianqiang.

Su Jianqiang, with a fawning expression, bowed and said, "That's right, it's mine!"

"Heh." Gao Xuan sneered and threw the document in his hand at Su Jianqiang's face.

"Fuck off!"

Gao Xuan's shout startled Song Xu halfway through his daze. Seeing that Su Jianqiang still wanted to argue, he quickly scolded Su Jianqiang:

"Didn't you hear Mr. Gao tell you to get out?!"

"I'm leaving, I'm getting out!" Su Jianqiang said in a panic as he quickly left, thinking that it seemed the falsification of the financial statements had been discovered.

Gao Xuan sat down in the boss's chair and angrily rebuked:

"Song Xu, what did I tell you?!"

"Mr. Gao, you instructed me to take good care of Miss Su Ruowei, and I will comply with all of Miss Su's requests," Song Xu said tremblingly.

"And what about you? What did you do?!" Gao Xuan roared.

"I... I think Su Jianqiang is more capable than Su Ruowei, so for the sake of the company, I..." Song Xu said while observing Gao Xuan's expression. Seeing that Gao Xuan was still furious, he didn't dare to continue.

"Highly capable? Just because of that financial report?" Gao Xuan pointed at the financial report on the ground and roared, "This is fucking fake, can't you tell?"

Song Xu shuddered and asked, "Wh-what? How could it be fake?"

“Many of the transactions involved are with subsidiaries of the Shancheng Group, which are clearly fraudulent!” Gao Xuan said.

Song Xu nodded shakily, trying to save face, and said, "However, Miss Su was indeed a bit inappropriate today. Bringing her good-for-nothing son-in-law to show off her skills, she seemed to look down on us. So, that's why..."

As Song Xu spoke, he continued to observe Gao Xuan. Unexpectedly, Gao Xuan's anger vanished, and his face turned ashen.

"Mr. Gao, are you alright?" Song Xu asked.

Gao Xuan took a deep breath, stood up abruptly, and slapped Song Xu across the face.

"Snapped!"

Song Xu staggered after being hit, spun around and fell to the ground. After a moment of confusion, he covered his face and asked, "Mr. Gao, why did you hit me?"

Gao Xuan walked around the desk, intending to continue punching Song Xu, but Lin Fan stopped him at this moment:

"Uncle Gao, Song Xu was only doing it for the company's good, I can understand. This is partly a misunderstanding, please forgive him!"

As Su Ruowei regained consciousness in Lin Fan's arms, she looked around and saw Gao Xuan.

I never expected that Gao Xuan from Meilin Group would have connections with Shancheng Group. Lin Fan called him Uncle Gao just now, and I had heard Lin Fan mention before that Gao Xuan was his father's friend. I never expected that their relationship was so good.

Could it be that my appointment as project manager, and even the cooperation between Shancheng Group and the Su family, is all because of Lin Fan?

Upon hearing Lin Fan speak, Gao Xuan's anger vanished instantly, and he said to Song Xu:

"Since Lin Fan has forgiven you, then let's just let this matter rest!"

“If you mess up this cooperation again, you’re fired!” Gao Xuan continued.

Song Xu quickly got up. He never expected that the useless son-in-law Su Jianqiang mentioned actually knew Gao Xuan, and not only did he know him, he even called him Uncle Gao? If it weren't for Lin Fan's magnanimity, he probably would have been beaten to death by Gao Xuan!

"Thank you so much for your forgiveness, Mr. Gao!" Song Xu said, then smiled at Lin Fan and said, "Thank you so much for your magnanimity."

"Apologize to Miss Su!" Gao Xuan shouted.

Song Xu shuddered and quickly bowed to Su Ruowei again, saying, "I'm so sorry, Miss Su. It's all my fault for looking down on people. Please forgive me!"

"No, it's alright. Please take a look at the plan," Su Ruowei said.

"No need to look anymore, just do as you say!" Song Xu flattered.

"You should still take a look, just in case anything goes wrong," Lin Fan said with a smile.

“Then, I’ll take a look!” Song Xu said.

Afterwards, Su Ruowei and Song Xu were looking at the contract in the office, while Lin Fan and Gao Xuan went to the president's office.

Standing before the floor-to-ceiling window, Lin Fan stood with his hands behind his back and slowly spoke to Gao Xuan:

"I hope this is the last time I see something like this today."

Gao Xuan stood ramrod straight and said, "President Lin, rest assured, this will absolutely never happen again!"

Lin Fan turned his head and smiled slightly, saying, "Gao Xuan, you reacted quickly and didn't expose me."

Seeing that Lin Fan wasn't angry, Gao Xuan relaxed and said, "As soon as I heard you call me Uncle Gao, I immediately understood."

"Keep this a secret. Su Jianqiang is quite interesting. I want to take my time with the Su family now!" Lin Fan's lips curled into a wicked smile.