Chapter 320: A Favor to Ask

Chapter 320: Chapter 320: A Favor to Ask

Su Qingci, however, didn’t seem to mind.

"Bao is a good guy. If you work hard, he definitely won’t treat you poorly!"

Wu Qiang nodded. "Don’t worry. I won’t put you or Fan in a tough spot. If I can’t handle the job, I’ll resign myself!"

Wu Qiang patted his chest, acting quite straightforward, and Su Qingci nodded in approval.

"That guy, Bao, is interested in you, right?" Jiang Fan suddenly asked Su Qingci.

Su Qingci froze for a moment, her face flushing slightly.

"We get along well, and he is interested in me, but I’m not into him. He’s too flashy. Didn’t you see how he had that huge crowd of bodyguards following him just to come downstairs?"

Jiang Fan smiled. "He actually seems like a decent person. Probably has a very forthright personality!"

"Alright, enough about him. Let’s talk about you, Jiang Fan. Your skills are so good, aren’t you going to consider joining the company with your friend?"

Jiang Fan gave a wry smile and said, "I’ll pass. The academy just got started, and there’s more than enough to keep me busy over there!"

"Alright then," Su Qingci nodded, not pressing the issue further.

"By the way, Jiang Fan, there’s something else I’d like to ask you for help with!"

Su Qingci’s tone shifted as she suddenly spoke again.

As she said this, she glanced at Wu Qiang.

Wu Qiang immediately understood, turning his head away and making a move as if to go to the restroom.

Jiang Fan clapped Wu Qiang on the shoulder, signaling for him to sit down, then said, "It’s fine. Qiang is my brother. He won’t go around talking about my business."

Su Qingci nodded. "It’s not really a big secret that he can’t hear, it’s just..."

She hesitated for a moment before speaking. "It’s about my brother, Su Qingchu! I’ve actually asked Xue’Er what she thinks, and I know it’s impossible between her and my brother. I’ve tried to talk him out of it, too, but he’s completely devoted to Xue’Er. Lately, I’ve seen him getting very close with Chen Xuan of the Chen Family, and I’m worried..."

Su Qingci glanced at Jiang Fan, then gritted her teeth and said, "I’m worried my brother might make a move against you. I want you to be careful!"

"Huh?"

Jiang Fan was rather taken aback. He hadn’t expected Su Qingci to say something like this to him.

Jiang Fan paused for a second. "So, what was the favor you wanted to ask of me?"

Su Qingci lowered her head. "I know my brother is no match for you. Even though I’ve tried to talk to him, if he really does try to come after you, I hope... you can go easy on him!"

"Of course... you should be careful, too!" Su Qingci added.

Jiang Fan smiled. He never thought he’d hear such words from Su Qingci’s mouth.

In Jiang Fan’s memory, Su Qingci was a woman who never admitted defeat and never asked anyone for help.

What surprised Jiang Fan even more was that Su Qingci would actually warn him to be careful of Su Qingchu.

Jiang Fan gave a faint smile.

"Your brother and Chen Xuan already came looking for me yesterday. I don’t know what wicked scheme they’re cooking up, but it’s very likely they’ve teamed up with the Liu Family from Chenel to deal with me!"

"What?" Su Qingci’s expression turned grim, and the chopsticks in her hand suddenly stopped moving.

"The Liu Family from Chenel?"

Jiang Fan said coolly, "Qingci, I’m glad you could say those things to me just now. I consider you a friend, too. But I hope you’ll also try to persuade your brother. I don’t even take the Liu Family of Chenel seriously, let alone him. He’d better not dig his own grave!"

"Thank you, Jiang Fan. I’ll tell my father about this and have him step in to stop my brother!"

After saying that, Su Qingci looked at Jiang Fan with renewed concern.

"I’ve already heard about you offending the Liu Family. It’s putting Xue’Er in a difficult position now, too. I can’t help much with business matters, but is there anything else I can do to help you guys?"

"No need!" Jiang Fan said. "What’s the Liu Family worth? I’ve already taken care of it!"

"Taken care of it?" Su Qingci couldn’t believe it. After all, the Liu Family was renowned. Even the Eight Great Clans of Yang City had to give them a wide berth—she knew this better than anyone.

"It’s over. So tell your brother to give up on that idea. As long as he and Chen Xuan behave, I can let it slide, for your sake."

To be honest, when Jiang Fan had suspected Su Qingchu and Chen Xuan of colluding with Liujiang River to kidnap Mengmeng, he had originally planned to deal with both of them. But thinking of Su Qingchu reminded him of Su Qingci, and for some inexplicable reason, he felt a flicker of compassion.

He hadn’t even questioned Liujiang River about Su Qingchu and Chen Xuan at his villa last night.

Of course, his tolerance for Su Qingchu and Chen Xuan would only extend this one time.

"I understand, Jiang Fan!" Su Qingci nodded. "I’ll have a good talk with my brother. After all, Xue’Er is my best friend!"

Jiang Fan nodded and went back to eating his hot pot.

"Miss Su, this hot pot place you picked is really great!" Wu Qiang tactfully changed the subject to ease the tension.

Thanks to Wu Qiang’s efforts, the atmosphere gradually relaxed.

Just then, Jiang Fan’s phone rang.

It was Yin Ruxue!

"Hello, Xue’Er!" Jiang Fan answered the phone.

"Jiang Fan, how did you do it?" As soon as the call connected, Yin Ruxue said excitedly, "Liujiang River actually came to Xuerong International just now! Not only did he bring me a ten-million contract, but he also offered to use his network in Yang City to help me build connections."

"That’s a good thing, isn’t it? Is there a problem?"

"I’ve gone over the contract carefully. There are no issues and no traps. Liujiang River didn’t seem like he was joking, either," Yin Ruxue said.

"Then everything’s fine, right?"

"Jiang Fan, how did you manage it?" Yin Ruxue’s voice was filled with disbelief.

Just yesterday, Liujiang River had been completely adversarial, and because of the Liu Family, Xuerong International had been repeatedly obstructed in its business dealings.

But overnight, those business partners who had been hostile to Xuerong International suddenly did a complete one-eighty. Liujiang River had even delivered a ten-million contract and expressed his willingness to help Xuerong International break into the Chenel market.

At this rate, Xuerong International’s market value would increase by at least one hundred million within a year.

Yin Ruxue knew very well that Jiang Fan was behind all of this.

"Xue’Er, don’t overthink it. As long as there’s no problem with the contract, just go ahead and sign it. With the Liu Family switching sides, I’m confident that with your abilities, the problems at Fengming Group will be solved easily."

"I’m just very curious. Only one night has passed. How did you do it?"

"I asked Elder Lu for a favor. He must have been the one to step in," Jiang Fan said, making up a random excuse.

"Is that so?" Yin Ruxue was skeptical.

’I’m not stupid. I can easily find out whether the Lu Family and the Liu Family have any dealings. Besides, judging from Liujiang River’s behavior earlier, it didn’t seem at all like he was doing a favor that Jiang Fan had begged him for.’