Su Yuze looked over, his eyes narrowing slightly. "Who is it?" Squatting outside their house so late at night. A thief? Without a second thought, Su Yuze quickly pulled Su Rou behind him.
"Yuze? Is that you, Yuze?" The shadow stirred and made a sound.
"Auntie." The voice sounded extremely familiar. Su Yuze relaxed his guard a little. It was Liu Rulan. But even if it was Liu Rulan, it was still strange for her to be squatting outside their house so late at night. "What's the matter so late?"
Liu Rulan had been squatting at the door for so long that her legs and feet were numb. She had come to talk to Su Yuze, but unexpectedly, when she arrived, Sister Wang was just packing up and leaving the villa.
Then Liu Rulan asked and learned that Su Yuze and Su Rou were dining out that evening and wouldn't be home. Since there was no one else in the house, Sister Wang naturally didn't dare to let Liu Rulan in alone. What if something was stolen?
So Liu Rulan waited miserably outside the house for an entire evening before finally waiting for them to come back. "Why did you come back so late?"
"Is that why you came, Auntie?" Su Yuze asked indifferently.
"No, no, of course not." Liu Rulan quickly replied. "Let's go inside and talk." She was tired, hungry, and thirsty. Why didn't Su Yuze even offer to invite her in?
Su Yuze glanced at Liu Rulan and then said, "Come in."
Su Rou followed them into the house. "Brother Ze, I'll go upstairs first."
"Okay."
Liu Rulan sat for a while. Seeing that Su Yuze had no intention of pouring her a glass of water, she could only brazenly pour one for herself. After drinking it, she noticed Su Yuze's gaze fixed on her. Her face flushed instantly. She cleared her throat and said, "Yuze, I'll get to the point."
"Okay."
"I'm here to... borrow some money from you." Lately, she had been short on money. If she didn't borrow some, she wouldn't be able to continue treating Su Meimei.
Actually, Su Yuze had guessed Liu Rulan's purpose for coming. Liu Rulan had spent a lot of money on Su Meimei recently, and Su Yue's family had cut off all contact with hers. She must have had no other choice but to come to his house brazenly.
That's exactly what Liu Rulan was thinking. Instead of looking at Su Yue and Qian Yingnan's faces, it was better to plead with Su Yuze. He wouldn't just kick her out, would he?
But Liu Rulan still didn't understand Su Yuze. If he didn't want to help, not even if it was his aunt Liu Rulan or even the old man himself, would he give any face.
"Borrowing money..." Su Yuze's eyes were full of playfulness. "How much do you want to borrow?"
Liu Rulan licked her lips and said a bit unconfidently, "Well... the more the better."
"For Su Meimei's treatment?"
"Yeah..."
"Do you think Su Meimei can still be cured?"
"Of course she can!" Liu Rulan said excitedly. As a mother, how could she give up on her child? As long as there was the slightest hope, she wouldn't give up.
Su Yuze's gaze became even more unfathomable. "Mental illness is not easy to treat." If mental illness could be easily cured, then the doctors might as well be crazy.
"Meimei doesn't have mental illness. She's just..." Just what?
"Just having a mental breakdown, right?" Su Yuze continued for her. "Auntie, do you know what your current behavior is called?"
"..."
"You're just deceiving yourself." Knowing full well that Su Meimei had mental illness but still deceiving herself that she didn't. What else could it be but self - deception?
Liu Rulan lowered her head slightly. She frowned sadly. "Even so, I still want to cure Meimei."
Su Yuze thought for a while. "It's not impossible to borrow you the money."
"Really?"
"Yeah, but I have conditions."
"Tell me. I'll agree to any conditions!" Liu Rulan said excitedly.
Su Yuze smiled. "Okay, you said that."
Liu Rulan looked at Su Yuze hesitantly, not quite understanding what he meant. Su Yuze took out a piece of paper and a pen and quickly wrote something on it. "Sign here."
Liu Rulan took it and saw Su Yuze's strong and powerful handwriting. As she read, her brows furrowed. Su Yuze's meaning was that before Liu Rulan paid off the debt, her family would unconditionally agree to Su Yuze's requests.
Su Hongyu still held 20% of the shares in the Su Corporation. Did Su Yuze want this? "Yuze, you..." Liu Rulan didn't quite understand. Since he was already the president of the Su Corporation, that 20% didn't really matter much to him.
"Sign it."
"..." Liu Rulan thought for a while. The balance in her heart kept wavering. On one side was Su Hongyu, and on the other side was Su Meimei. But finally, when she thought of Su Meimei alone in the psychiatry department, she couldn't bear it. "Okay, I'll sign."
After Liu Rulan signed, Su Yuze took it. Now, this note was legally binding. "You know the consequences of breaking the contract."
"I know." Liu Rulan nodded.
Having borrowed the money, Liu Rulan let out a sigh of relief. She felt much more comfortable and was about to go home. Su Yuze walked her to the door and said, "Auntie, have you seen clearly the true nature of Uncle's family?"
"Huh?"
Su Yuze didn't say anything more and just closed the door directly.
Liu Rulan looked at the closed door, shook her head slightly, and then walked outside. But just two steps out, Liu Rulan suddenly had an epiphany. She understood what Su Yuze meant. He actually wanted to win over Hongyu and make him work for him. But mainly, he wanted Hongyu to suppress Su Yue because Su Yue definitely wouldn't be content with the status quo. He would surely try every means to take over the Su Corporation.
From the fact that Su Yue refused to lend money and cut off contact with her, one could see what kind of person Su Yue was. Su Yuze's last words were actually a warning to her! Of course, it was also a warning to let Su Hongyu behave himself and not have any improper thoughts.
Liu Rulan suddenly felt a chill run down her spine. Su Yuze was so terrifying. He didn't seem to care much about Su Yue's affairs, but he just knew what Su Yue was thinking, as well as Hongyu's...
It seemed that one should never go against Yuze! She had to talk to Hongyu when she got back. He must never go against Yuze. He must never become an enemy! Otherwise, they wouldn't even know how they died!
Su Yuze... Such a talented person had emerged from the Su family. She didn't know whether she should be happy or worried.