Chapter 079
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Chapter 079 Sister-in-law Is a Bit Chaotic
When saying this, Qin Ranlong wasn’t being discreet at all, but Su Rui’s face already had two black lines crawling across it!
He tried hard to ignore Lin Aoxue’s murderous glare and said awkwardly, “Um, yes, yes, but let’s discuss these spicy topics in private!”
“Of course we’ll talk privately, but you must share your experience in pursuing sister-in-law sometime, so I’ll have more assurance when picking up girls in the future, especially spicy girls, which I love the most! Squad leader, you’re amazing, pretending to be a pig to catch a tiger—you’re definitely first-class at that!”
The smile on Su Rui’s face was almost turning into a grimace! How could Qin Ranlong have no filter? He was just blurting out whatever explosive things came to mind!
Meanwhile, Lin Aoxue, standing nearby, could no longer contain herself. She was already on the verge of exploding!
This detestable Su Rui thought she would thank him for resolving the cooperation issue between both parties? He had completely sold out her reputation!
This was the main office hall of Bikan’s marketing department, the most well-informed place in all of Bikan. After saying such things here, perhaps in an hour, the entire Ninghai would know that Lin Aoxue had a boyfriend!
Lin Fuzhang sighed softly beside them, then showed a bitter smile. When no one was paying attention, he shook his head and left with that bitter smile.
After entering the elevator, Lin Fuzhang wiped his sweat and muttered to himself: “Things seem to be getting messy. Let the young people resolve their own issues. An old man like me shouldn’t meddle in these matters.”
“During work hours, not working, what are you all gathering here for?”
Lin Aoxue couldn’t stand the whispers from her subordinates and their furtive glances at her, so like her father, she turned and walked toward her office.
Today had been far too crazy for her!
Seeing this, Qin Ranlong immediately laughed, putting his arm around Su Rui’s shoulder, saying: “Oh my, squad leader, look at sister-in-law being shy!”
Lin Aoxue, who had already reached the end of the corridor, nearly twisted her ankle when she heard this!
“I must say, sister-in-law really has quite a personality. The fact that you could win over such a woman makes me truly admire you! I don’t care, we haven’t seen each other for so many years, tonight we must have a good drinking session!”
Su Rui hadn’t expected that his image in Qin Ranlong’s mind would be so impressive. Just a simple statement had made him reduce the initially proposed fifty percent share to ten percent!
This forty percent difference wasn’t just a matter of a few billion. If Bikan’s new pharmaceutical industrial complex went into production, the annual profit sharing would likely exceed that amount.
From this perspective, Qin Ranlong was indeed quite generous.
“Squad leader, you should leave work early today, and I’ll treat you tonight! But you definitely know Ninghai better than I do, so you tell me, where should we eat?”
Su Rui wasn’t particularly concerned about food and said, “How about we just find a barbecue stall and have beer and skewers?”
“Great, let’s do that. Whatever the squad leader says.” Qin Ranlong laughed heartily; he was truly excited to have encountered Su Rui like this.
“However, before we go, I need to ask for leave.”
Su Rui patted Qin Ranlong’s shoulder: “Wait for me a moment.”
With that, Su Rui walked toward Lin Aoxue’s office.
Qin Ranlong watched with a chuckle, saying meaningfully: “The squad leader is quite the henpecked husband.”
Back in her office, Lin Aoxue couldn’t sit still or stand comfortably. Her mind was filled with the expressions of Su Rui and Qin Ranlong from earlier, making it impossible to calm down!
Thinking carefully, how many years had it been since she had lost her composure like this? It was truly unbelievable!
“Detestable Su Rui, detestable Qin Ranlong…”
Lin Aoxue held a document in her hand, muttering hatefully while tearing it into strips! But she was completely unaware of her actions until she realized there was nothing left to tear!
Just thinking about how Qin Ranlong had called her “sister-in-law” in front of so many people made Lin Aoxue’s teeth itch with anger. When had she ever gotten together with that Su Rui? Now, the entire Ninghai probably thought she had a boyfriend! How unfair!
Those two detestable guys, saying things like “sister-in-law is spicy” and “don’t be intimidated by thousands of troops”—were those appropriate things to say in such a setting? Where could she put her face now?
While Lin Aoxue was still fuming, there was suddenly a knock on the door.
“Nobody’s here!” Lin Aoxue shouted irritably. For so many years, she had always been a super academic achiever and had never experienced such things. Now, being the subject of an overblown joke had created deep misunderstandings among everyone, and she hadn’t yet adjusted her mood.
But the door opened anyway, revealing Su Rui’s smiling face.
To be precise, that smile was somewhat mischievous and somewhat fawning.
Seeing it was him, Lin Aoxue turned her face away. Was this guy’s face made of city walls? How could it be so thick! How dare he come at a time like this!
“Hehe, um, busy?”
Su Rui tiptoed in and saw Lin Aoxue sitting on the sofa, sulking. He noticed that this girl’s face, usually as cold as an iceberg, snow-white, now had a reddish tint that added a different kind of charm.
“The more I look, the prettier you are,” Su Rui praised admiringly.
“What did you say?” Lin Aoxue turned to face him, giving him a cold look.
“I was complimenting your beauty.” Su Rui quickly sat down next to Lin Aoxue, and a faint fragrance seemed to enter his nostrils.
Su Rui was speaking from the heart; Lin Aoxue was truly too beautiful, whether it was her previous icy demeanor or her current apple-red cheeks, she possessed a unique beauty.
“Was it fun earlier?” Lin Aoxue shifted her body slightly away and glanced at Su Rui.
“Earlier?” Su Rui chuckled and rubbed his nose: “That was just Qin Ranlong misunderstanding. It was just a misunderstanding, why take it so seriously?”
“Misunderstanding?” Lin Aoxue turned to face him, smiling coldly: “I’m very curious, what exactly did you say to him to cause such a misunderstanding? He even called me…”
At this point, Lin Aoxue hesitated to continue.
“Called you what?” Su Rui asked with a half-smile.
Being stared at by Su Rui like this, Lin Aoxue snorted coldly: “Nothing!”
“I can assure you, this was truly Qin Ranlong’s misunderstanding. I told him at the time that the reason I came to Bikan Group was to solve problems for you. See, such a simple statement, and Qin Ranlong somehow interpreted it that way. Don’t you think his brain isn’t working properly?”
Lin Aoxue frowned slightly, as if considering Su Rui’s rhetorical question.
“And I’m telling you sincerely, I was genuinely helping Bikan solve problems. Actually, Qin Ranlong’s misunderstanding came at a perfect time. Think about it, because of this misunderstanding, he voluntarily reduced his share from fifty percent to ten percent, without you even having to negotiate. From a company management perspective, shouldn’t you feel that such a simple misunderstanding has made a huge contribution to Bikan company’s future?”
Lin Aoxue almost instinctively nodded.
But after nodding, she felt something wasn’t right.
She was just a simple-minded ice beauty without many twists and turns in her thinking. She might be good at solving advanced math problems, but when it came to analyzing such a complex issue involving herself, her analytical ability was practically failing. In just a few moves, Su Rui had her completely confused!
Su Rui continued his mental assault: “Just a simple misunderstanding has secured Bikan’s high-speed growth in production value for the next ten years. The company’s shareholders will also thank you for your self-sacrifice. Thinking about this, don’t you feel that this misunderstanding is completely insignificant? Please answer me.”
Upon hearing “please answer me,” Lin Aoxue almost instinctively began to nod again, but fortunately, she only nodded slightly before forcibly stopping herself.
Without realizing it, Lin Aoxue had almost fallen into Su Rui’s negotiation trap. This devious guy was using people’s instinctive responses when listening to lure her into making mistakes!
“Besides, we are completely innocent, heaven knows, earth knows, you know, I know. You’ve lived for over twenty years and have never once lived for others’ opinions. Why are you suddenly concerned about others’ views now?” Su Rui paused, then asked with a half-smile: “Don’t you agree?”
“Yes… no…”
Why was she suddenly concerned about others’ opinions after living for over twenty years?
This statement seemed to make a lot of sense.
Lin Aoxue felt that the annoying person before her was making perfect sense, and she couldn’t refute him. She almost instinctively said “yes,” but then felt something was off, though she couldn’t quite articulate it.
“No what? Is there anything wrong with what I said?” Su Rui said nonchalantly: “We should live for ourselves, not in the eyes of those ordinary people!”
This was the most classic sophistry. In just a few sentences, Su Rui had shifted the focus of the problem to another side, drawing Lin Aoxue’s attention along with it, creating the illusion that “this misunderstanding isn’t worth worrying about.”
Now, Su Rui was beginning to think of himself as a genius. Lin Aoxue, once known as a genius girl, was being spun in circles by him!
With his intelligence, he could truly be called “brain-burning”!
Lin Aoxue genuinely felt her head spinning. After Su Rui’s explanation, she seemed to feel that the irritation in her heart had been significantly diluted.
Since she was already somewhat disoriented, she couldn’t continue dwelling on this topic, or Su Rui would surely launch another wave of attacks that would leave her completely unable to distinguish east from west, north from south.
However, just as Lin Aoxue was about to speak, Su Rui struck while the iron was hot.
“Since you already think this way, don’t you also believe that how others misunderstand is their business and has nothing to do with us, and that this misunderstanding isn’t worth worrying about?”
“I… suppose.” Lin Aoxue actually hesitated again! In the past, this would have been unimaginable!
“Then that settles it!” Su Rui clapped his hands: “I really want to applaud and cheer for your insight.”
