"Why is Zhao Jianhua your godfather?" Susu still reminded him, "Don't get too close to him, be careful of being bullied. He's not a good person."
"Oh, my dad cooperated with him in business, that's why I recognized him as my godfather," Xi Xianya said with a smile as if nothing happened, "He's my elder. Don't worry, he won't do anything to me."
"That's good then." Susu was slightly relieved and asked, "Are your dad and him on very good terms? Very familiar?"
"They're okay, I guess."
"This person is very cunning. You should tell your dad to be careful too," Susu said, "Don't drive him to the hotel yourself. Help him call a designated driver."
"But..."
Before she could finish, Susu had already picked up her phone and called a designated driver, booking one for her.
Xi Xianya felt both touched and helpless, not knowing what to say when Susu spoke first, "I'll wait for the designated driver to take him away, then I'll take you back."
"Okay, thank you." Xi Xianya thought this might be fate and quickly walked towards Zhao Jianhua.
Zhao Jianhua embraced her again and said, "You've explained it to her. Let's go."
Xi Xianya naturally broke free from him and said in a sweet, coquettish voice, "Godfather, the boss's wife said there's an urgent matter at the company and I need to go back to work overtime now. She's already called a designated driver for you. Let's meet again next time."
"It's already so late, what urgent matter could there be! Don't listen to her, come with me." Zhao Jianhua said, trying to pull her away.
Xi Xianya forcefully shook him off and said, "Godfather, I can't lose this job right now. The designated driver will be here any minute."
At this moment, Susu came to her side again, protected her, and asked Zhao Jianhua, "Where is your car parked? I can go get it for you first."
"No need." Zhao Jianhua finally took a serious look at Susu, finding her very familiar and said, "What company are you from, making people work overtime so late? Xiao Ya can just quit if she doesn't want to."
"We are a legitimate company. Even if she doesn't want to work, she still has to submit a resignation letter and get approval from the HR department," Susu retorted unceremoniously.
Xi Xianya quickly waved her hands and said, "Mrs. Qin, I didn't say I'm quitting. I really like this job."
The designated driver had arrived on his electric scooter. Susu saw the logo on the driver's uniform, pointed at Zhao Jianhua, and said to the driver, "He's drunk and needs a designated driver."
Then she grabbed Xi Xianya's arm and left, making her get into the car and driving away immediately.
Zhao Jianhua was furious and wanted to chase after them, but he didn't know where this woman came from to ruin his plans.
The designated driver didn't want to make the trip in vain. He stopped Zhao Jianhua and asked, "Sir, where is your car parked? I'll take you back right away."
"Get lost, I don't need you to drive me, I can drive myself!" Zhao Jianhua could only vent his anger on the designated driver and walked towards his parking spot himself.
After getting into his car, he suddenly remembered what Xi Xianya had called that woman earlier.
Mrs. Qin, Mrs. Qin?
He immediately remembered that the woman was Qin Tianyi's wife.
In the business world, Qin Tianyi had always made him look bad. He never expected his wife to be so formidable, disrupting all his plans for the night.
It seemed that the Qin Tianyi couple were his nemesis. Angrily, he slammed his hand on the steering wheel.
Susu drove, asking Xi Xianya where she lived.
Xi Xianya gave her the address of the upscale residential area where she used to live.
Susu drove her to the entrance of the complex and watched her get out and walk inside before driving away with peace of mind.
Xi Xianya walked around the green belt at the entrance of the complex. Seeing that Susu had already driven away, she then walked out of the complex.
Standing at the entrance, she looked back at the statue and fountain in front of the gate. This was her former home, but unfortunately, she could no longer afford to live here and had to rent a place near the bar.
She hailed a taxi, asking to be taken to her real residence.
Sitting in the taxi, she couldn't help but shed tears in silence.
The last time she saw Gu Susu, she was jealous of her. Now, she finally understood that only a woman as kind and beautiful as Gu Susu deserved a man as good as Qin Tianyi.
She shouldn't have had those inappropriate fantasies about Qin Tianyi when she knew he was already married.
Moreover, given her current circumstances, what right did she have to pursue true love?
She needed to find out the reason for her father's company's bankruptcy and avenge her father. It was only when she knew Zhao Jianhua was not a good person that she recognized him as her godfather.
She also knew that Zhao Jianhua's sympathy for her situation was fake, and his intentions towards her were real.
Originally, she had decided to abandon her ridiculous self-esteem tonight and could only rely on her body to seduce Zhao Jianhua and uncover the truth about her father's company's bankruptcy.
But she never expected to meet the kind-hearted Gu Susu, which made her resolve waver again. She no longer wanted to go to the hotel with Zhao Jianhua.
Therefore, she felt this might be fate. Besides selling her body, there might be other ways to find the truth and avenge her father.
...
When Sasha learned that Yu Wei had failed to kill Xie Zhendong and Zhan Jiayi, and that Yu Wei had been captured, she hadn't left her house.
She stayed at home, watching the news online every day, not missing even the unreliable gossip, hoping to know Xie Zhendong's current condition precisely.
Was he seriously injured? Which hospital was he staying in?
However, there was no information on this matter. But one thing she was sure of was that Xie Zhendong was no longer able to manage the Xie Group. At this time, the entire Xie Group was like a leaderless flock.
She was also constantly inquiring about the group's situation from bribed Xie Group employees, whether there was a crisis, and whether a new person was going to be appointed as the responsible person. When would a shareholders' meeting be held to re-establish the chairman?
The information she received was that the group's daily affairs were currently managed by Xie Zhendong's trusted subordinate, Old Zhou, and everything was as it was when Xie Zhendong was present, with no problems.
Sasha thought that she would have to create some problems for Old Zhou, forcing him to call a shareholders' meeting to elect a new chairman.
She waited for half a month in anxiety and uncertainty, and finally received news that a board of directors meeting was to be held for the Xie Group.
She also received a notification from the Xie Group, asking her to attend this shareholders' meeting.
With Xie Zhendong's designated heir, Xie Youfan, temporarily without a guardian, his biological mother, Yang Sasha, could only attend the shareholders' meeting on his behalf.
Sasha put on a professional outfit that exuded confidence and, as she had wished, attended the shareholders' meeting as a shareholder.
The meeting was presided over by Old Zhou, and the important agenda was to elect a shareholder to temporarily act as chairman during Xie Zhendong's hospitalization, so that the Xie Group could pass through this period smoothly.
Some shareholders proposed that the heir's guardian temporarily serve as the acting chairman. In fact, these people who wanted to support Sasha and let the orphan and widow take control of the group had ulterior motives.
But Sasha needed these people to help her ascend to power. However, once she was in power, she would not let these people manipulate her and would naturally deal with them first.