Su Chen had lunch with Su Jin at noon and then he left.
Su Jin did ask him to visit more often, to talk about his past, and he agreed.
Now, having finally confirmed he had a relative, Su Chen's heart was still very uneasy!
For so many years, he thought he was like a duckweed, drifting with the wind.
Although he had good brothers in Nether Temple and loyal followers like the Shadow Guard, he actually felt no sense of belonging in his heart.
It wasn't until he married Lin Ruoxue and their relationship gradually thawed that Su Chen first felt a sense of home.
As their relationship stabilized, Su Chen also felt a place to rest his heart.
Today, recognizing Su Jin, made him feel even more that he wasn't alone!
It turned out that all along, somewhere in the world, someone had always been thinking about him!
This feeling was very good!
On the drive back, Su Chen's face was involuntarily graced with a smile...
Meanwhile, the news about Zheng Yan and Situ Jiao both being involved with the same male celebrity not only hadn't cooled down but was getting more heated instead!
Last night, the Situ Family and Zheng Family had separately used their connections to have the news taken down from major websites.
However, inexplicably, at seven this morning, that piece of news was once again prominently displayed on major websites!
When the people from the Situ Family and Zheng Family called to question this, the website managers tearfully told them that their sites had been hacked, and those uploads were not their doing.
With both family patriarchs still in the hospital, others couldn't make a decision and had no good solutions at hand.
They could only watch as the situation escalated!
As for the incident's subjects, Zheng Yan and Situ Jiao, they had already been confined by their families since yesterday, watched around the clock, not allowed to step out of their rooms.
By this time, the people of Yandu had started to feel something odd. There seemed to always be news about the Five Great Families lately, and it was mostly unflattering.
Everyone knew and feared the Five Great Families, but there was usually not much news about them.
This was also a survival tactic for any great family, as they would never expose themselves too much to the public eye.
But now, someone was forcibly keeping them under the spotlight, seemingly intent on stripping off their colorful outer garments!
Many with a keen sense saw a storm brewing; they felt the future of Yandu might not be peaceful...
And the one stirring up the storm might very likely be that young man at the financial summit...
At this moment, Su Chen was sitting in his office, yet his attention wasn't much on that matter.
He held a blood-written IOU in his hands, already considering when to drop another bomb!
After some thought, he decided to wait and see, thus he put away the IOU.
At this moment, he was like a clever chess player, pondering where and when to make his next move.
Especially after hearing from Su Jin today about that mysterious person, he became even more cautious, and even readjusted some of his previous plans.
Just as he was deep in thought, the door suddenly swung open, and a faint fragrance wafted in.
Su Chen looked up and immediately felt a headache coming on.
"Grandma, how come you're here again?"
Su Chen helplessly curled his lip.
"What's with that look, you don't welcome me?"
Xu Xinran didn't like hearing this and became annoyed, feeling like she was some kind of bad luck charm.
"Welcome, welcome, okay?"
Su Chen spread his hands.
"Your office isn't too shabby!"
Xu Xinran stood with her hands clasped behind her back as she sized up Su Chen's office, looking very much like a senior official on an inspection.
"It's so-so," she casually dismissed, then walked over to Xu Xinran:
"What exactly are you doing here?"
"Just looking around."
Xu Xinran said offhandedly, then added with a suggestive smile:
"Have you ever secretly dated any of your subordinates here? I've heard from my cousin that your PR department is filled with beauties."
"What are you talking about? Do I look like that kind of person?"
Su Chen retorted with a scoff, though he felt somewhat uneasy inside.
"I don't know you too well yet, but I guess those with even a bit of charm haven't escaped your clutches," Xu Xinran said knowingly, before sitting down in Su Chen's chair:
"This chair of yours is quite comfortable."
"You're quite attractive yourself; how come I haven't made a move on you?"
What Su Chen said was indeed true, but considering Xu Xinran's beauty and her stunning figure, she was definitely the dream woman of many men!
The only off-putting thing was her terrible temperament, something most men couldn't handle.
Xu Xinran hadn't expected him to compliment her looks, and her cheeks flushed slightly.
"Oh, you're blushing!"
Su Chen exclaimed as if he had just discovered a new continent.
"Who's blushing? You're the one blushing!"
Xu Xinran snapped back, as if her little secret had been exposed.
"Yo, if this isn't blushing, then what is it? It's even warm!"
Su Chen reached out and gently touched her cheek, teasingly laughing.
When Su Chen's hand touched her cheek, Xu Xinran felt a shock, involuntarily shifting to the side, as her heart began to beat wildly.
"It's just a touch on the cheek; your reaction is a bit over the top, isn't it?"
Su Chen quipped and then casually sat down on the sofa, lighting a cigarette.
Xu Xinran didn't respond, needing some time to calm her restless heart.
For a moment, there was a rare quiet between them.
After a while, Xu Xinran finally managed to calm herself down when suddenly she caught a glimpse of something in the half-open drawer.
"Oh, Su Chen, I can't believe you look at this sort of thing!"
Xu Xinran opened the drawer and took out what was inside—it was a stack of Men's Wear magazines, each cover featuring a voluptuous sexy lady!
"You still claim you're a good person?"
"Does looking at this make me a bad person?"
Su Chen retorted scornfully, not caring at all.
If it were Lin Ruoxue who had found out, he might have been a bit nervous, but her, not at all.
"You're looking at this and you're saying you don't have any dirty thoughts?"
Xu Xinran looked at Su Chen with disdain.
"I appreciate beauty, okay? I'm admiring it with a discerning eye. Don't think everyone's as dirty-minded as you!"
Su Chen argued righteously...