Yan Xin obediently shut her mouth and followed Pei Shaoze's suggestion to start the investigation anew.
"I need you to get this done as soon as possible."
Pei Shaoze paused at the door, turning back to reiterate before leaving.
Yan Xin was completely baffled, having no idea what Pei Shaoze was up to now!
To avoid Pei Shaoze, Su Banxia deliberately took the marketing department's contract early in the morning and went to find someone to sign it, so that when Pei Shaoze entered the office, he didn't see her and flew into another rage.
This also dragged the marketing department into several extra days of overtime.
Pei Shaoze sat in his office with a gloomy expression. The ringing of a phone interrupted his thoughts, but it wasn't his phone ringing.
Seeing Su Banxia's phone vibrating on her desk, he frowned, stepped forward, and answered the call.
Su Mu's cold voice came through: "Su Banxia, you really have some nerve, using your seductive tricks to hook Nian Nian's fiancé. You truly are your mother's good daughter!"
Hearing this, Pei Shaoze frowned slightly. He didn't need to guess who was on the other end of the line.
Su Mu, getting no response, thought she hadn't made herself clear and continued: "Su Banxia, I'm warning you, you'd better not set your sights on Pei Shaoze. I had the ability to kick you out of the Su family years ago, and I still have the ability to drive you out of Yanshi now!"
"Then by all means, try."
Pei Shaoze said coldly.
Hearing this, Su Mu was stunned: "President Pei?"
"Miss Su's willful arrogance is clearly hereditary. Mrs. Su, you've truly impressed me."
Pei Shaoze's voice was icy, each word stabbing into Su Mu's heart.
"President Pei, you've misunderstood. Su Banxia, that brat... child, has never been well-behaved. If I'm not strict with her, who knows what she might do."
"Do you think I have no judgment?"
Pei Shaoze sneered.
The Su family's recent actions around Old Master Pei had already displeased him, and now Su Sinian and Su Mu's attitudes only deepened his disgust.
Su Mu was stunned, her lips trembling as she didn't know what to say. She looked at the number on the phone screen, confirmed she hadn't dialed wrong, and in that moment, vented all her anger onto Su Banxia.
Now Su Banxia dared to openly ignore her call, making her look foolish in front of Pei Shaoze—what a scheming woman!
"Mrs. Su, you don't have the authority to do anything to my employee!"
Pei Shaoze hung up and deleted the call log without a trace.
Su Banxia had no idea what had happened. When she returned to the office, Pei Shaoze was already gone.
Staring at the empty CEO seat, she felt a strange sense of melancholy.
The Su family was already unstable, on the verge of bankruptcy, and with Pei Shaoze's deliberate suppression, even their last cash flow was cut off. Su Jin, seeing the company's dire state, was frantic with worry.
Su Mu, aware of the family's situation, casually mentioned: "I was actually on the phone with Banxia today, asking her to put in a good word with Pei Shaoze to benefit our Su family. But instead of helping, she refused and even scolded me!"
"Banxia?"
Su Jin frowned, skeptical of the truth in that statement.
She had always seen how Su Mu treated Su Banxia.
Su Sinian, sensing Su Jin's hesitation, was full of resentment. She said coldly: "Little sister has made something of herself now. Last time I tried to discuss a contract with President Pei, she stirred things up with a few words, and not only did it fail, but I got kicked out by him."
Remembering that humiliating scene, Su Sinian was filled with bitterness. In all her life, had she ever suffered such disgrace?
Su Jin's face darkened. She might not believe Su Mu, but she trusted Su Sinian completely.
Su Sinian had always played the role of the obedient daughter in front of him.
Sensing his change in mood, Su Mu sighed and said: "We were counting on Nian Nian to marry Pei Shaoze and change the Su family's fate, but who knew Su Banxia would pop up out of nowhere!"
"Banxia has really changed a lot."
Su Sinian chimed in, playing along with Su Mu: "It wouldn't matter which of us Su girls married Pei Shaoze, as long as it benefited the family. But Su Banxia's recent actions have truly disappointed us!"
Su Jin, his face grim, walked into the study without a word.
Su Sinian and Su Mu exchanged glances, both with a calculating glint in their eyes.
The next day, Su Banxia was taken aback when she received a call from Su Jin, but she couldn't refuse his invitation.
Arriving at the designated café, Su Banxia spotted Su Jin immediately. She walked over slowly and greeted him politely: "Mr. Su."
"Sit."
Su Jin's expression was unreadable as he pointed to the seat across from him.
Su Banxia sat down nervously, looking at Su Jin with confusion.
Su Jin pulled a thick envelope from his briefcase and placed it in front of Su Banxia.
"What does this mean?"
A sense of foreboding rose in Su Banxia's heart.
"This is 50,000, as interest for you. The rest of the money will be transferred to your card."
Su Jin said coldly.
"So even you want to buy me off to leave?"
Su Banxia understood his intent, her face turning pale.
She could ignore what others did or said, but not Su Jin!
He had always been the person she respected most!
"Banxia, I know you've given a lot to the Su family, but this time, you have to leave Pei Shaoze."
Su Jin's voice was indifferent, devoid of any past warmth.
"Why? What have I done wrong?"
Su Banxia looked up, meeting his gaze, and asked coldly.
Su Jin said calmly: "Pei Shaoze belongs to Nian Nian. You shouldn't have that idea. Lin Tongze is a good match for you."
"Ha! Because the Lin family has fallen, you're so eager to kick him aside? I remember you used to oppose me having anything to do with Lin Tongze. Now why is everyone so supportive?"
Su Banxia laughed bitterly.
The coldness of people's hearts sank her spirits even lower. The smile on Su Jin's face felt unreal to her.
"This is the best choice for you. The Su family is caught in a crisis right now, and I can't give you all the money at once, but if you agree to leave, I won't short you a single cent of what I've promised."
Su Jin said flatly.
"Do you think I care about the money?"
Su Banxia glanced sideways at the envelope in front of her, unable to describe the feeling in her heart.