Now Su Rou could go to class boldly every day. Since Wen Haotian's company had started to incur losses, he probably didn't have the time to bother about her anymore. Moreover, getting along with Su Yuze recently made her feel as if she had returned to the days in City T.
Jiang Ling noticed that Su Rou seemed to be in a much better mood. Although she was full of questions, she didn't know where to start.
"Hey, Xiaorou, have you seen the latest news? The one about the daughter of the Wen family accidentally killing her classmate!" At noon, Jiang Ling, as usual, tried to find topics to chat with Su Rou.
"Yeah, I know. She was sentenced to thirty years." This incident had caused quite a stir. Even the school principal had stepped in. When a student from one's own school got into trouble, it was regarded as a problem with the school's education.
"Right, but I heard that since Wen Haotian had severed ties with Wen Tong, and the Winchesters had repeatedly appealed, the court might add more years to Wen Tong's sentence." Jiang Ling shook her head, looking full of pity. "Wen Tong is really pitiful."
"Yeah..." Indeed, if Wen Tong lost Wen Haotian as her backer, wouldn't the Winchesters try to ruin her?
"I'm glad I wasn't born into the Wen family. Otherwise, I wouldn't even know how I'd die. Having such a father is really something!" Jiang Ling said disdainfully. "Although I don't like Wen Tong, I can't agree with her father's actions even more."
Since parents gave birth to their children, shouldn't they be responsible for their offspring? Moreover, wasn't it because her parents hadn't disciplined her well that Wen Tong had embarked on the path of crime? As the saying goes, it's the father's fault if he raises a child but fails to educate him. Wen Haotian was largely to blame. Now that his child had made a mistake, he just abandoned her. What kind of father was that?
"Wen Haotian only has himself in his eyes." Su Rou smiled. "He could even abandon his daughter just to save his own skin."
"Really?" A look of surprise flashed in Jiang Ling's eyes. "How do you know that?"
Realizing she had said too much, Su Rou took a sip of her drink. "Oh, I heard it from others..."
"What a brute!" Jiang Ling couldn't help but exclaim angrily.
Looking at Jiang Ling's profile, Su Rou thought, if Wen Haotian was a brute, then what was she... Su Rou broke out in a sweat. It was better to drop this topic. "By the way, Jiang Ling, do you plan to stay in Washington or go back to City T in the future?"
"Um... I don't know. I'll have to see." Such things were uncertain.
Su Rou nodded and didn't say anything more.
Jiang Ling pondered for a while and then asked, "Xiaorou, what about you?"
"Me? I'll go back."
Su Yuze had said they were going back. Of course, she would go with him. Besides, there were Yunyun and Feifei in City T. Feifei was still in the hospital. She wondered if she was getting better. She missed them so much.
"Oh..." If Xiaorou was going back, should he... consider it too?
...
Su Rou had a full day of classes today. When school was over in the afternoon, Su Yuze came to pick her up. "Xiaorour, were you with Jiang Ling again?"
"He's the only one I know here." Su Rou explained. Moreover, she only had lunch with Jiang Ling at noon, and he would occasionally sit in on her classes.
"You'd better keep a distance of at least three meters from him." Su Yuze said. "Three meters still seems too close..." It seemed they had to go back to City T quickly to cut off Jiang Ling's contact with Xiaorour.
Su Rou laughed. "Okay. Anyway, we'll be going back soon, right?"
"Yeah, going back... Are you scared?"
"Not when you're with me." Su Rou shook her head. "Besides, I don't really like it abroad. I heard that some countries discriminate against Chinese students." There was a lot of racial discrimination among white people. If one was discriminated against, they might even be beaten up on the street.
"Has anyone in school ever discriminated against you?" Su Yuze asked.
"No..." She basically didn't talk to others.
"Good."
It was good that there was no such thing. If there was, he wouldn't hesitate to use his power.
...
Wen Haotian looked extremely tired in the past few days. His company was deserted. All the employees had left, and only a few cleaners and security guards remained. It was estimated that they would leave soon too.
"Damn it!" Wen Haotian sat in his office. The documents, reports, and resignation letters in front of him were all thrown on the floor.
How had he ended up like this? Since he founded the company, it had encountered various economic crises, big and small, but none had been as serious as this one. The most important thing for a company was not how powerful its backer was, but how many elite employees it had to ensure its normal operation.
Now, in just one week, all the employees of his company had left. This was a huge blow to Wen Haotian. It was really true that when disaster struck, employees were like birds in the same forest, each flying their own way!
"Mr. Wen." A black - suited bodyguard walked in. Seeing Wen Haotian sitting in a daze on his office chair, he hesitated for a moment but still spoke up.
"Oh... Have you found Su Rou?" Wen Haotian asked.
"No."
"Then why aren't you out looking for her!" Wen Haotian's voice involuntarily rose. What a bunch of useless people. Why did they come back if they hadn't found her?
The black - suited bodyguard opened his mouth. "But Mr. Wen, in your current situation, can you still afford to pay us?" Don't think that bodyguards worked for free. In fact, bodyguards' salaries were quite high. Moreover, Wen Haotian had hired a large number of bodyguards to look for Su Rou. All in all, the expenses were huge.
Now that Wen Haotian had gone bankrupt, they didn't know if they could get their salaries. If they couldn't even get paid, why should they help Wen Haotian? They had no grudge against Su Rou!
"What do you mean?" Wen Haotian suddenly stood up from his chair. "Haven't I paid you?"
"Mr. Wen, that was the month before last. You haven't paid us last month yet!" The black - suited bodyguard said straightforwardly.
"Anyway, you go look for her first. I'll definitely pay you when you find her." The money he had now was just enough for his own surgery. If he paid them their salaries, he would have nothing left.
"Then please pay us first, and we'll naturally help you look for her." The bodyguards were also people who had seen the world, having worked with some big bosses. They wouldn't be easily fooled by Wen Haotian. "If you can't pay, then there's no need for us to look anymore."
"You... I said I'll pay, and I will."
"Sorry, we're just bodyguards. We also need to support our families. If you've really gone bankrupt and can't pay us, then our deal is off."