CHAPTER 278: CHAPTER 278: WHY DID YOU HAVE TO PROVOKE LIN FAN?

Su Family Mansion.

Madam Su was chatting leisurely with a group of elders from the family. Ever since handing over the company affairs to Su Jinjin, she had much more free time.

The Su Family had been like a sinking ship, so they arranged a marriage with the Li Family to have Su Jinjin marry into them, attempting to save the Su Family.

But Su Jinjin staged a shocking act of running away from the wedding, rendering the Su Family’s plan a failure.

Madam Su was furious and threatened to banish Su Jinjin from the family.

Suddenly, Su Jinjin was invited by the mysterious wealthy Mr. Lin, and soon the Su Family received a major contract from Blue Moon, giving them a chance for revival.

However, Mr. Lin’s identity was revealed to be Lin Fan!

Madam Su’s feelings were quite complicated.

Years ago, she forced Su Jinjin to go abroad to separate her from Lin Fan, never expecting that just three years later, the Su Family would have to rely on Lin Fan’s generosity.

If Madam Su had the resolve, she could refuse Lin Fan’s contract, but doing so would mean the Su Family was truly beyond salvation.

Between dignity and survival, Madam Su had no choice but to choose survival.

Lin Fan appointed Su Jinjin as the project leader, and Madam Su had no choice but to comply. Later, she even promoted Su Jinjin to company president.

There was no other reason; Madam Su was not foolish. Through Su Jinjin’s connections, the Su Family could cling to Lin Fan, and she dared not treat Su Jinjin poorly!

Madam Su was not adept at running the company. She was happy to temporarily leave the company in Su Jinjin’s hands and wait until she made it bigger and stronger before taking things slowly.

At that moment, two younger members of the Su Family came in with their heads hanging in dejection.

"Why are you back instead of helping Jinjin at the company?" a middle-aged woman frowned.

This middle-aged woman was the mother of the two younger members of the Su Family.

The two looked at each other.

"Third Sister sent us back."

"Third Sister was furious at us and wouldn’t let us work at the company anymore."

The two younger members had an aggrieved expression on their faces.

The middle-aged woman’s face darkened as she heard this.

"Madam, you see, Su Jinjin is truly out of control. What did my sons do to offend her!" the middle-aged woman said angrily.

The other elders had much to say about Su Jinjin as well.

Not many agreed with Su Jinjin becoming the company president; they were secretly holding grudges, waiting for an opportunity to speak out against her.

"Does Su Jinjin realize how she became president? And now she’s already throwing her weight around?"

"Isn’t it said that these two kids are quite diligent? Why is Su Jinjin doing this?"

"It’s outrageous, Madam, you must control her!"

Everyone started to "vent" their frustrations.

The middle-aged woman cried pitifully: "Madam, with Mr. Lin backing Su Jinjin, she bullies us so, but only you can help us, please stand up for us!"

Both younger members knelt down, crying.

"Grandmother, please speak for us and let us return to work!"

"We’ve begged Third Sister, but she wouldn’t agree and insists on driving us out."

The middle-aged woman was both angry and anxious: "It’s outrageous, we never expected to be bullied by this girl!"

They had never regarded Su Jinjin highly before, and now, they were envious of her but couldn’t provoke her, which led to their frustration and resentment.

In the past, Madam Su would have been the first to get angry.

But now her expression was somewhat unpleasant. If Su Jinjin was truly using her authority to act tyrannically at the company and oppress the younger members, it would be difficult for her.

After all, Su Jinjin did have Lin Fan’s backing, and Madam Su dared not offend Lin Fan now.

Lately, Madam Su mostly hid in the mansion, fearing an encounter with Lin Fan that would leave her awkward and embarrassed.

She dared not provoke Lin Fan, and naturally, she dared not do anything to Su Jinjin either.

Madam Su cleared her throat and said: "You two stop crying. Let me ask you, why did Su Jinjin fire you? Did you do something to offend her?"

Everyone had taken the opportunity to criticize Su Jinjin, indifferent to reason and driven only to slander.

Finally, Madam Su asked the crucial question.

The two younger members exchanged a glance and then recounted the incident with Lin Fan.

"Lin Fan was wearing cheap clothes from a street market; we didn’t recognize him and thought he was just a nobody."

"We were worried he’d affect the company’s image, so we just wanted him to leave. Our tone was a bit harsh, but we were protecting the company. Who knew it would upset Third Sister."

"Because of such a small matter, Third Sister wants to drive us out. We really had no choice but to come and plead with Grandmother."

"Grandmother, you must stand up for us!"

The two younger members spoke one after the other.

The surrounding crowd, upon hearing Lin Fan’s name, all fell silent, as if they had been slapped in the face, making the atmosphere rather awkward.

Bam!

Madam Su suddenly slammed her walking stick on the ground with a furious expression: "You two fools!"

The two younger members shut their mouths, momentarily stunned.

Why did Madam suddenly scold them?

Madam Su was even angrier: "Of all people, you chose to provoke Lin Fan. Now, tell me clearly how this incident happened, and don’t leave out a single word!"

Madam Su was furious, practically beside herself. These past few days, she tried to keep a low profile, hiding in the mansion to avoid Lin Fan, and now these two had provoked him, forcing her to face him!

By this time, Lin Fan was already driving with Su Jinjin away from the Su Corporation.

"Lin Fan, I hope those three clueless guys haven’t affected your mood," Su Jinjin said.

She decisively fired the three not to please Lin Fan, but because she was genuinely angry. They had disrespected Lin Fan too much and had crossed her line. Lin Fan was her first love.

Lin Fan smiled slightly: "It’s nothing that can affect my mood, and besides, you fired them, which helped vent my anger."

Su Jinjin blushed. If it weren’t for Lin Fan, she wouldn’t even have the authority to fire them.

Her current position in the Su Family was all due to Lin Fan.

This gave her a complicated feeling that she couldn’t quite describe.

She couldn’t fully accept all of this because Lin Fan wasn’t her boyfriend. She always felt the need to do something to repay Lin Fan, as if that would give her balance.

However, she still didn’t know what she should do.

"Let’s not talk about this. Why don’t we decide where to eat later?" Su Jinjin changed the subject, a smile appearing on her face.

Lin Fan said: "There’s no rush for food. I noticed you sound a bit off, like you mentioned you’re feeling unwell over the phone. What’s wrong? Are you catching a cold?"

Su Jinjin responded: "Yes, maybe I didn’t cover myself at night and caught a bit of a chill."

Lin Fan chuckled lightly: "You always do that, kicking off the covers while sleeping. Back then..."

Lin Fan suddenly stopped speaking, realizing he had unintentionally talked about the past. But why even bring it up...

Su Jinjin blushed, biting her lip, her thoughts pulled back to those days with Lin Fan when they were in love.

They used to stay overnight in a hotel, with Lin Fan getting up several times at night to cover her with a quilt, teasing her about it the next morning.

Those times were truly simple and beautiful, and for a moment, Su Jinjin felt a bit lost in thought.