"I'd like to take a leave of absence," Su Hongyu said. Since Yuze wasn't here, he could just go to Shengshi to find him, right?
Xiao Ka flipped through the notebook in his hand. "But General Manager, you've already been absent for four days this month. Are you sure you want to take a leave? Your salary will be deducted."
"Damn it..." Su Hongyu got a bit angry. "Deduct it then."
Xiao Ka's smile remained unchanged. "Then please do as you wish."
Su Hongyu thought Xiao Ka's smile looked extremely fake. Somehow, it also seemed to carry a hint of contempt for him. Wasn't he just an assistant? How much more arrogant could he get?
"I'll teach you a lesson someday!"
Xiao Ka's expression remained the same. To have landed the position of assistant, he naturally had his own way of dealing with people. Su Hongyu was still inexperienced, and with Su Kaiming already in prison, what influence and qualification did he have to say such a thing?
Su Hongyu drove his car at full speed all the way to Shengshi, only to find that Su Yuze wasn't there either. The receptionist greeted him with a professional smile. "Hello, the president hasn't come yet. Would you like to wait in the lobby?"
"Damn it!" Su Hongyu couldn't help swearing.
Su Yuze was really laid - back. He was so lazy even when it came to going to work, while he had to get up early and stay up late every day!
Finally, Su Yuze showed up almost at ten o'clock. Su Hongyu couldn't help saying, "Yuze, being a president isn't like this. How can you be like this?"
"Hongyu, something up?" Su Yuze asked, effortlessly deflecting the question.
"Let's talk in your office." There were too many people here, and it wasn't convenient to talk.
Su Yuze nodded in agreement.
As soon as they entered the president's office, Su Hongyu asked angrily, "What did you say to my mom last night? Whatever my mom said or signed doesn't count!" Although Su's had already been taken over by Su Yuze, it didn't mean he had no chance to take over, right? After all, he still held a small amount of shares!
"Hongyu, Aunt is an adult. She has to be responsible for her words and actions. Of course, so do you," Su Yuze said.
"… But she never discussed it with me," Su Hongyu said reluctantly.
"Well, that's none of my business," Su Yuze said with a smile. "You've seen the written agreement."
Mentioning that written agreement, Su Hongyu got agitated. "I don't recognize that agreement!"
"Really?" Su Yuze raised his eyebrows. "But it's already been signed. It has legal effect."
"I know. Can we..."
"Talk to Aunt about it," Su Yuze said. "If she decides to terminate it, I have no objections."
Su Hongyu gritted his teeth. Talk to Liu Rulan? Don't even think about it. Liu Rulan only wanted to cure Su Meimei. How could she possibly terminate this agreement? "Yuze, I..."
"I've made myself clear," Su Yuze interrupted him.
Su Hongyu paused for a while. Just as he was about to say something else, Su Yuze's phone rang. Su Yuze motioned for Su Hongyu to be quiet and then answered the call. "Are you up?"
"Um..." Su Rou's still sleepy voice came through.
"Hehe," Su Yuze chuckled. "Did you call me because you missed me?"
"Um." There came the rustling sound of her getting dressed on the other end of the phone. "Can I bring you lunch at noon?"
Su Yuze checked the time. It would be noon in two hours. But he knew that actually, Su Rou just wanted to find an excuse to go out. "Sure. Let me know when you leave."
"Um."
After hanging up the phone, Su Hongyu just stared at Su Yuze. Suddenly, he felt that Su Yuze was so strange. How could he change his expression so quickly? He had just been as cold as ice when talking to him, but how could he turn into this after answering a phone call? Su Rou really had a great influence on him!
"Yuze..." While he was in a good mood, maybe if he discussed it again, there would be a turning point?
However, Su Hongyu was wrong. He didn't understand Su Yuze. His tenderness was only reserved for someone special.
"Hongyu, you've been absent from work for many days this month. Xiao Ka has records. If you don't want your salary to be completely deducted, I advise you to go back to work. Then come to me after discussing it with Aunt in the evening," Su Yuze said coldly, leaving no room for Su Hongyu to argue.
Su Hongyu gritted his teeth hard. He had really run into a tough opponent this time!
Mom, you've ruined me!
…
In the United States
Du Long was sitting in the stretched Lincoln. There was a hint of coldness on his solemn face. He was holding a glass of red wine and gently swirling it. "How's the situation with Shengshi?"
A slightly plump man sitting beside Du Long was also holding a glass of red wine and said leisurely, "The American branch of Shengshi is just a subsidiary of Su Yuze's. Currently, he's in City T, China."
"Su Yuze, right?" Du Long repeated the name. The Chinese pronunciation was a bit tricky.
"Um," the plump man nodded. "He's a very shrewd young man. I've cooperated with him in the United States. He's really a..." The man thought for a while. "An incredible young man!"
"Really?" Du Long's interest was piqued. Since he had such a high evaluation of Su Yuze, it did arouse a bit of his interest. "Is he only involved in business?"
"I'm not very sure, but I don't think he's that simple," the plump man pondered for a while. He always felt that Su Yuze wasn't that simple. Maybe he was also involved with the underworld or the white - collar world, but he had no way of knowing.
Du Long nodded thoughtfully. "I see."
"What, do you also want to cooperate with him? I can introduce you to each other. I'm quite familiar with Su Yuze," after all, they had cooperated for such a long time.
"No, I think... I should get to know him in person," the more he described Su Yuze like this, the more Du Long was certain that this man... might just be the one he was looking for!
"Okay," the man shrugged, not really caring.
Du Long clinked glasses gently with the man. "Cheers!"
After finishing all the red wine in his glass, Du Long stared out of the window with his deep eyes. Su, Yu, Ze... right?
The stretched Lincoln stopped by the roadside. The plump man got out of the car. "Du Long, let's get together next time. Call me if you need anything."
Du Long nodded. "Okay."
The stretched Lincoln continued to move forward. Du Long put on his Bluetooth headset. "Prepare a private jet for me. Fly directly to City T, China in two days."
"Yes, boss!"
Du Long took off his Bluetooth headset, casually poured himself another glass of red wine, and looked out of the window while drinking. He was really looking forward to meeting that young man named Su Yuze!
Whether he was the one he was looking for or not, he was quite interested in him!