Seeing the call was from Han City and it was the Han’s Villa landline, Mrs. Han immediately answered, "Hello, husband?"
"What on earth are you up to, Lin Han? Didn’t I tell you to stop causing trouble? Have you gone and butted heads with Ye Shu again?" Lin Dongliang yelled furiously from the other end of the phone.
"Hey, what’s the matter with you, can’t you speak nicely? What exactly happened?" Mrs. Han was completely bewildered.
"You’re asking me what happened? I want to ask you that!" Han Dongliang was so anxious he could almost spit blood, "Do you have any idea what just happened? A whole bunch of our old clients, who’ve been working with us for over a decade, just now, they all blew up my phone, all saying they want to terminate their contracts with the Han Group, tell me what to do!"
"Why would that happen, husband? Aren’t we a listed major corporation? Have those people gone mad?" Mrs. Han was also confused.
"Are you stupid? Those clients would rather pay a hefty penalty fee than break cooperation with us, and you still don’t realize someone is pulling the strings behind the scenes? In this territory, the only one with the power to turn the tides is Sheng Shaochen. Wake up, both you and our daughter, and get back here immediately. This time, Sheng Shaochen is serious!"
"No way!" Mrs. Han flatly refused, "Our Ruxin is about to ascend to the throne of the Smart Girl Class Leader. With that, our Han clan and the Sheng Family’s relationships will take a huge leap forward. You don’t have to worry about Sheng Shaochen. Right now in the Sheng Family, the only one who can call the shots is the Old Lady."
"The Old Lady? You trust her word?" Han Dongliang was beginning to curse, "You’re really beyond naive, don’t you know what kind of person she is? In her eyes, everyone is just a pawn!"
"I know, I know she treats our Ruxin as a pawn, but so what? When our Ruxin marries into the Sheng Family in all her glory, even if just as a pawn, that will still bring supreme honor to the Han Clan!"
"You, you, you’ve really gone crazy. I don’t care what you think, just get back to Han City now. That Smart Girl Class, whatever it is, I won’t let you or our daughter touch it! Do you want to watch as our Han Family falls into an endless abyss because of you?"
"Han Dongliang, is it all just about money and business in your eyes? Don’t you hold any responsibility for our daughter’s lifelong happiness? I’m telling you, the Smart Girl Class Leader, our Ruxin is going to clinch it!" Mrs. Han said and, in a huff, hung up the phone.
"Mummy, what happened exactly?" Han Ruixin asked worriedly.
"It’s nothing. In the face of your lifelong happiness, nothing else matters!" Mrs. Han said as she walked over, stroking Han Ruixin’s head, "It’s Mummy’s fault for not finding you a good father, sigh, your dad doesn’t cherish you, but Mummy is here!"
"Mummy, does daddy not want to help me?" Han Ruixin’s face was immediately filled with sadness and longing.
"It’s because he’s too short-sighted!" Mrs. Han huffed, "Such a smart move, a diversionary tactic!"
"A diversionary tactic?" Han Ruixin seemed to think of something, "Could it be, Brother Chen is pressuring daddy to make us withdraw from the election?"
"Isn’t that so?" Mrs. Han said with frustration, "And this time, he’s for real. Before, it was just warnings, but this time, he actually made those old clients who’ve worked with us for years terminate their contracts with the Han Group!"
"What should we do then, Mummy?" Han Ruixin said with a worried face, "I don’t want to just go back to Han City. I’m afraid that once I go back, I might never see Brother Chen again."