CHAPTER 289: CHAPTER 89: MAKING THE FIRST MOVE

A few days later, as Mo City was just recovering from the atmosphere of the lunar new year, Su Qingzhang had already ordered an investigation into the people and events Su Ziceng had been involved with over the past year and a half.

What surprised him was that every person Su Ziceng came into contact with looked ordinary, but each had their own background.

Wen Zimu from "Admiration", who concealed her background as the former young mistress of the Wen family, is now a well-known designer and also Su Ziceng’s business partner.

Qiu Zhi, the only son of the Qiu Family. Su Ziceng knew him from the Eve Ball as a friend of the opposite sex; they often went out and were on good terms.

Shang Yin, one of the "four new rich" in Mo City, was once in a tobacco and alcohol business partnership with Su Ziceng, but later withdrew his investment.

Zhou Dagen, a down-and-out fake alcohol dealer who is now helping Su Ziceng manage the day-to-day affairs of the Wine Shop. By the end of last year, the Wine Shop cleared all its debts and began to turn a profit.

Han Fang, who was once employed as a driver by the Su Family, now owns a bicycle shop in the Sixth District, having opened the district’s first true automotive shop at the end of last year.

In addition, there’s Jean-Peter from France, Mrs. Bao Qin, and the emerging model Lin Ying. These names, Su Qingzhang had never heard Su Ziceng mention before, yet these people have each appeared in Su Ziceng’s life and began to influence her. All of this, unbeknownst to him as a father.

In this information, what concerned Su Qingzhang the most was a male teacher named Pello from Kelly Women’s College. This school was closely connected to the lives of three women he was significantly connected to during their youth. Later, coincidentally, both Su Ziceng and Yan Wuxu also enrolled in this school. All of this seemed too coincidental.

The information showed that Pello had only arrived at Kelly Women’s College as a lecturer three years ago. He is fluent in six languages and holds graduate degrees from both Edinburgh and London Universities. His personal credentials and teaching style are impeccable. Over the past year, he and Su Ziceng developed a close relationship, and there were rumors at times that they were romantically involved.

Ziceng, hasn’t she always liked Hang Yishao from childhood? Su Qingzhang felt uncomfortable with this asymmetry of information, but when he saw Pello’s photo, his confusion also dissipated.

From just one photograph, Su Qingzhang, as a man himself, sensed the charisma of this man with "British nationality".

Although Su Qingzhang is authoritarian, he hasn’t reached the level of being tyrannical. Forming a strong alliance with the Hang Family would be best, but after the absurd incident last time involving Chang Chi and Hang Yishao, his favorable impression of Hang Yishao significantly diminished.

Su Qingzhang in his lifetime has been involved with four women; towards Chang Mei, his feelings are like those between siblings-in-arms. Qiao Chu is the person he feels most indebted to; though not love, he wishes not to hurt her. Ye Taina has always been a thorn in his heart, sharply embedded, still painfully alive after many years. As for Yan Wuxu, it’s more about Ye Taina’s influence. His women have come one after another, so Su Qingzhang finds it hard to tolerate a way of interacting like that of Hang Yishao’s, which attracts too much attention.

Thinking of these, Su Qingzhang’s fingers tapped lightly on the pages of information, making a "bang" sound. Accompanied by the investigation document, there were also photos of Su Ziceng at the "Eve Ball," stunningly dressed in red, overshadowing everyone. The Mo City Evening News extensively reported on Su Ziceng at the Su Bi Auction House, standing charmingly with porcelain in hand.

Exactly which one of these individuals caused such a big change in Su Ziceng? The previously easy-to-manage, unreasonable, and temperamental Su Ziceng is now ambiguous, leaving people unsure how to approach her. Right as Su Qingzhang was hesitating, Chang Mei walked in and immediately noticed the documents spread out on Su Qingzhang’s desk.

Without any clear reaction, Chang Mei said, "Hang Yishao is here."

Su Qingzhang’s eyebrows lifted slightly. Just this morning, Hang’s father had called to say that there was something to discuss. Su Qingzhang, still holding some grudge that Hang’s family had undertaken a seaside project without consulting the Su Family, had asked them to come directly over. It was unexpected that Hang’s father would let Hang Yishao come alone.

"Let him in," Su Qingzhang stopped Chang Mei who was about to gather the documents, himself collecting the papers and locking them in a drawer. Seeing his actions, Chang Mei had no choice but to step out.