Chapter 50: The Mask

  "Cough, cough", Lin Fei tried his best to look serious, rubbed his face to prevent himself from bursting into laughter, and said: "Director Su, I almost forgot that you guys hadn't eaten much before I flipped the table over. It was my fault for not thinking it through. How about this? I'll take you out for some midnight snacks? Anyway, I wasn't full from earlier either".

  Su Yingxue turned her head to look out the window, her cheeks burning like fire, and murmured vaguely: "Whatever you want... just drive..."

  She doesn't care what she's going to do, as long as she gets on the road quickly. Maybe when the car starts moving, the noise can ease the awkward atmosphere.

  Lin Feiqiang suppressed his smile, he naturally sensed Su Yingxue's awkwardness and shyness, even her covering-up appearance was a bit silly. A woman like this seemed much more interesting than that icy CEO from daytime.

  Maybe Zhang's mother was right, this woman's true inner self is different from what we usually see.

  People living in the world, more or less, all have to wear masks, just like themselves, isn't it?

  The car drove onto the highway, and under the light of the street lamps, Su Yingxue discovered that Lin Fei had changed his clothes. "How did you change your clothes?"

  "Oh, it's dirty."

  Su Yingxue sniffed at Yao's nose, "It smells a bit fishy, it seems like the smell of blood. You... did you get hurt from fighting somewhere just now?"

  Lin Fei turned back with a reassuring smile, "Don't worry, I'm fine. If anyone gets hurt, it'll be someone else."

  Lin Fei could hardly speak the truth.

  Su Yingxue furrowed her eyebrows, she knew the man was hiding something from her, "Do you know who did it? Is it someone from the Ma family?"

  "It's still unclear," Lin Fei said: "However, it should have nothing to do with you, General Su. Don't worry, I can handle it."

  "Who... who's worried about you? I'm just afraid that if you can't handle it, it'll affect my daily work," Su Yingxue's pretty face turned red, but it wasn't very noticeable in the dim light.

  Lin Fei smiled slightly and didn't bother arguing with the woman. He found an entrance to the highway and headed straight for the night market in the old city district.

  ……

  At the same time, by the clear lake, the Su family's large mansion.

  The second floor study has a faint scent of incense, surrounded by elegant flower arrangements, the air is refreshing.

  Su Xingyuan sat at his desk, with a table lamp on, brewing a pot of Shifeng Longjing tea, and was flipping through a plan book.

  After carefully reading for more than half an hour, he finally finished and seemed to be quite satisfied, revealing a hint of relief and nodding his head.

  Just as he was about to pick up his Yixing teacup and take a sip of fragrant tea, the study door opened.

  A beautiful woman in a white semi-transparent silk nightgown, with purple-red lingerie visible underneath, her two proud breasts seemingly reaching for the clouds.

  After taking a bath, she exuded the faint scent of shower gel all over her body. Her proud and arrogant face also looked gentle and warm. Her protruding buttocks swayed back and forth as she walked to Su Xingyuan's side.

  "It's quite late, haven't slept yet?" Su Xingyuan smiled slightly.

  Yao Lan sat down on Su Xingyuan's thigh without any politeness, her two pink arms hooked around the man's neck, and the soft flesh on her body tightly attached to the man's chest.

  "How can you be working again? You don't work during the day in the office, and now you're working at home at night?" Yao Lan said with some dissatisfaction, her tone slightly resentful.

  Su Xingyuan gently massaged his wife's soft waist with one hand, "I pruned some new flowers and grasses that I had just bought during the day, but didn't have time to look at them."

  "Hmm", Yao Lan said suspiciously: "I won't be busy with a certain woman in the office 'doing' something else, will I?"

  Su Xingyuan said with an innocent face: "How dare I, besides, I have a beautiful wife like you by my side, other women can't compare."

  Yao Lan's face had a few points of blush, her charming eyes were like silk, and she closed her eyelids, proactively kissing Su Xingyuan's lips.

  It was as if it symbolized a rewarding kiss, Su Xingyuan did not refuse, and very cooperatively stroked the woman's sensitive areas while entwining tongues with her.

  The mature woman's desire seemed to be ignited, at the moment of lip separation, Yao Lan was already extremely emotional, one hand directly stretched into Su Xingyuan's pants, tightly grasping a handful.

  Su Xing took a deep breath in reverse, this woman had always been very skilled in this way, and over the years she became more and more proficient. Unfortunately, he was getting older, and sometimes he really couldn't keep up.

  "Go back to the room or stay here directly?" Yao Lan's mouth curled up into a charming smile.

  "Let's just forget it for today, you've just returned from America and must be very tired," Su Xingyuan said gently.

  Yao Lan's face suddenly turned cold, "What do you mean, it's come to this and you're saying no? Hmph, you have no conscience, are you looking down on me, thinking I'm not as good as those delicate and tender young girls outside?"

  "I don't have it, I'm just afraid you'll get tired," Su Xingyuan said with an awkward smile.

  "I'm not tired at all. That little brat made me so angry today, I was just looking for a way to vent... It's all because of your precious daughter who brought this jinx upon us, it's infuriating!" Yao Lan said, still fuming about what happened at dinner.

  Su Xing furrowed his brow and said, "Young people are prone to having a temper, I'll go teach that kid a lesson another day."

  "Hum? You? Are you okay? Can't even take care of your own daughter, and now she's refusing to marry such a great match. The whole Lin'an business community is laughing at us, saying we're all relying on your daughter for food, can't even manage her, it's really embarrassing." Yao Lan pushed Su Xingyuan away, no longer in the mood for intimacy, and stood up.

  Su Xingyuan hesitated for a moment after hearing this, and said in a low voice: "Speaking of Xiaoxue and the Ma family's marriage... I only found out today when I was on the phone with Hou Lei that you let him deliberately give the Ma family an opportunity... Don't do things like this again, it won't work."

  "What's wrong with that? She's not a kid, the 23-year-old young lady of a wealthy family, and she doesn't even think about dating and getting married. If we don't push her a bit, others will think she wants to become a nun!" Yao Lan coldly snorted: "Who let you be such an useless father? I have to take good care of her, or else she'll really think she's a precious gem that no one can touch."

  Su Xing's eyes flashed with a hint of gloom, which quickly dissipated as he chuckled and said: "Xiao Xue has a fiery temper, if she gets provoked, she'll stop at nothing. What if the engagement falls through later on? Wouldn't that be a complete loss for us, both in terms of people and wealth?"

  You can rest assured, I've already given her an ultimatum. If she still can't get the Ma family to back off after next week's Chamber of Commerce dinner, we'll have no choice but to remove her from her position as CEO through a board vote.

  Yao Lan's spirits lifted at once, "Really?"

  "A thousand truths and ten thousand certainties."

  Yao Lan said with satisfaction: "It's about time, who has given birth to a son and handed over the company to his daughter for management? When the daughter grows up, her elbows will turn outward, and she will get married sooner or later.

  "After you take down the CEO position, you can do it for a few years first, and when our Xiao Hao graduates from university, he can take over your position, which is a perfect case of 'son inherits father's business', legitimate and righteous. By then, my dad will definitely show more care too."

  "Hehe, alright, that's how it is. You should get some rest now, madam," Su Xingyuan said with a forced smile.

  Yao Lan was a bit reluctant, her phoenix eyes swept across the crotch of her husband's pants, with a hint of unwillingness, but she could only twist her waist and walk out.

  As soon as the woman left and the door closed, Su Xingyuan's smile also gradually disappeared.

  After a long contemplation, Su Xingyuan pulled open the bottom drawer of his desk and found a small safe inside.

  He opened the safe after unlocking it with his fingerprint password.

  There, what was stored wasn't gold and silver treasures, but stacks of plastic-sealed old photos, and some women's jewelry.

  He reached out and randomly picked up a photo from a stack of various old photos sealed in plastic.

  Su Xingyuan carefully examined the photo, on which a smiling woman with a gentle face was shown. Her fingers lightly brushed over her delicate complexion, and a warm smile also appeared at the corner of her mouth.

  "Rong Rong...... I'm probably the most useless father ever...... Hehe...... But, Xiaoxue really looks more and more like you, her talent, her sharpness, and that temper of hers are all just like yours back then..."

  This time, I couldn't teach her how to do it, nor could I protect her well. All I could do was use my methods to stimulate her and try to bring out the best in her. This difficult situation can only be overcome by herself...

  She found a bodyguard for herself, and that young man seems to be not simple, hopefully he will be a help...

  "How are you doing over there... You must also be taking care of her, right? Hehe..."

  The man's eyes had become somewhat red-rimmed at some point, muttering to himself. Under the lamp light, the figure on the back of the chair seemed tired and desolate...