Chapter 87: Charming Rival (Addendum 2)

"Are you still human? Your wife and child are home, and you give nothing!"

Su Xi was speechless; they weren't his wife and child, and if he pretended to be too eager, he'd have no way to explain later!

How could he tell someone as big‑mouthed as Zhu Xueheng about this?

Su Xi pulled the feather duster that had struck Su Yu last time from under the table and said, "Can you finally be quiet?"

"Who do you think you are? You hit me with a broken feather duster!"

Shi Xu looked up, giving Zhu Xueheng a strange, inquisitive stare, then glanced again at the feather duster.

Hmm, it really is broken—a feather duster!

Su Xi was unfazed, "If you keep shouting, I'll beat you for half an hour!"

Last time he chased Su Yu for half an hour, the feather duster smashed into a pillar and broke. This time, if Zhu Xueheng wants to try, he doesn't mind scrapping the feather duster completely!

Because of the duster's power, Zhu Xueheng stayed quiet all the way until they finished dinner at the Su Family and left.

On the road, Mingmeng soothed her daughter to sleep and carefully placed her in the safety seat.

Mingmeng's gaze lingered on her daughter, "Su Yu is really clever!"

Shi Xu set the documents down, "Her experience can't be duplicated; even if you're willing to let your daughter endure that hardship, I can't bear it. If Su Yu had no issues, the Su Family would never let her wander the company, skipping kindergarten and not studying."

No matter how clever Su Yu is, as an heir her life record must be flawless not for the sake of a résumé, but to interact with peers throughout that complete process and build her own network.

Skipping kindergarten outright now is certainly not a good thing!

Kindergarten kids are the easiest to deceive! With her intelligence, she could make this whole cohort revere her. When they grow up, that worship will continue, and the Su Family will rise even higher!

If Shi Xu can think of it himself, he doesn't believe Su Xi can't.

Thinking of it but not acting can only mean it's impossible!

That's also the fundamental reason the Jiang Family's reputation has soured within the circle.

People in the circle don't care what Su Yu actually endured; they only feel they've been deceived!

At the time, the Jiang Family's public statement still claimed Jiang Xiangxiang's Su Yu had no issues!

If Su Yu never returned to the Su Family, they would still go head‑over‑heels to fight over a possibly problematic daughter‑in‑law!

That made those who had hoped to marry Jiang Xiangxiang and make her their daughter‑in‑law extremely dissatisfied!

"But both she and Liang Yan are heirs!"

Mingmeng could still see a childlike coquettishness in Liang Yan, but Su Yu lacked it in these recent meetings; sometimes she gave Mingmeng the illusion that she was an adult.

"Liang Yan is also fine; she was raised in a normal way. If you want your daughter to be an heir, just say so—I don't object, there's no need to make that heart‑stopping request to test me."

One should love one's own daughter!

Shi Xu cares deeply about his child. So when he learned his father and Shi Yu were set on killing his daughter, he disregarded his own interests and drove his father from the head‑of‑family seat.

"I'm sorry!"

The recent upheavals made her realize that the power of a family head and heir differs from that of ordinary clan members. She doesn't know whether she'll have more children; she can only strive to secure the greatest benefit for the child that already exists.

"The child is still young; her most important thing now is to grow a healthy body!"

Shi Xu thought it was probably because the Su Family and Liang Family consecutively confirmed heirs, putting pressure on Mingmeng.

"I'm still young, and the household is a mess; for a while I won't take part in the clan's competition. I've already prepared a will for my own assets, leaving them to you and your daughter."

Just those people fighting over heir positions can battle for a long time. Shi Xu also has to force Shi Yu to choose: either bring his ambition to the forefront, or be a true pig and stop pretending to be a tiger or a sparrow!

Mingmeng lowered her eyes; it wasn't the answer she had wanted, but it was a reassuring pill. She felt more at ease and gave Shi Xu a faint smile.

Shi Xu thought that in marital relations, he should be better than someone like Su Xi who forces others to shut up!

……

Su Clan Group

"Yo yo yo, come see our love saint General Manager Su!"

【What happened? How did Uncle become a love saint?】

Su Yu poked her head out from under the table, startling the person there.

"Oh, so it's our cute Xiao Yu, nice to meet you! I'm a good friend of your father; I'm Ye Shu, the 'Ye' of a leaf and the 'Shu' of dawn. You can call me Uncle Ye!"

Ye Shu reached out, and Su Yu retreated again.

【No, refuse, don't know!】

Su Xi pulled Su Yu over from the other side, making her stand properly, "Be polite!"

"Hello, Uncle!"

【Not good at all, Bad Peach Blossom composite, stay away from me!】

"Hello, Xiao Yu!"

"Did you say anything bad about my little niece? Why does her attitude seem even worse than Zhu Xueheng described?"

He and Su Xi's relationship is clearly better than Su Xi's relationship with Zhu Xueheng!

He only went abroad for a while; it can't be a relationship issue, so it must be that Su Xi spoke ill of him in front of the child!

"Maybe you're unlucky and only meet Bad Peach Blossoms, so she doesn't want to deal with you."

Su Xi swore that he was telling the truth!

Ye Shu trembled with anger, "Is this something you can say to a child?"

"Why not?"

Su Xi was speechless; he didn't say it, but Su Yu already knew!

"Can I be blamed? My damned, unplaceable charm!"

Ye Shu dragged a chair over, sat down, and began counting the girls he'd met recently for Su Xi.

"Thirty asked for my phone number, twenty wanted to invite me to dinner, ten asked if I'd be a kept man! Not to brag, but my charm is unbeatable! Now I have to wear a mask when I go out, or people will block me for my number!"

"Hehe, your charm is quite something. All these years, no wife or child, Bad Peach Blossom is a trash can that can't even be filled. You could even write a book called 'Me and My Bad Peach Blossoms'!"

"I have peach blossoms, do you?"

Su Xi ignored him, patted the dirt off Su Yu's clothes, and said, "Go find something else to play with, don't pick up that ball!"

Su Yu nodded, went over and obediently held the documents to read.

"Infuriated by shame, feeling inferior?"

Ye Shu's mouth corner rose wildly, his face full of smugness.

"Uncle, do you really not want anyone clinging to you?"

"Of course, having contact info is also annoying; Uncle's phone contacts are almost full!"

Su Xi was about to tell Su Yu that Ye Shu was actually showing off and wasn't any good himself, but Su Yu dragged Su Xi out.

"Let's go, I have a way to greatly reduce the peach blossoms around Uncle!"

Ye Shu followed out of curiosity!

Today's update~

Added 2,000 words~

Now only 3,000 words left~

Should be able to finish by tomorrow or the day after~

(End of chapter)