After much hesitation, Xiao Yang decided to tell her.
"Director Su returned to the country this morning and is now in the company."
Xiao Shujing's heart skipped a beat, and all the nerves in her body tensed up.
Assistant Jiang had reminded her before not to get too close to Su Minghan. He was sent by Su Hao to deliver a message.
Unexpectedly, he returned to the country so soon and specifically asked to see her.
This would be a tough battle. There was no need to doubt it.
"Shujing? Shujing!" Xiao Yang looked at her helplessly.
"I'm fine..."
"I noticed you didn't look well when you got in the car just now. What's wrong?"
Xiao Shujing shook her head. "I just didn't sleep well last night."
"Don't be so nervous. Director Su probably just wants to ask about the recent endorsement. Just answer him truthfully."
"Okay."
She knew better than anyone else why Su Hao called her back to the company. Discussing work issues was just a pretext. What he really wanted to ask was probably about the relationship between her and Su Minghan.
Thump, thump.
Xiao Shujing stood in the elevator, so nervous that she felt her heart would jump out of her throat. She even felt that breathing was a bit heavy.
Ding. The elevator door opened.
She took a deep breath and stepped into the president's office.
Knock, knock, knock. She politely knocked on the door.
"Come in." Su Hao's voice was deep and quite calm.
"Hello, Director Su."
Xiao Shujing walked in and timidly bowed to him.
He turned around and didn't respond immediately. Instead, he was silent for a while and sized her up.
"You're already a popular actress but still so reserved? Come and sit down."
Su Hao sat on the sofa on his own and motioned with his eyes.
"No need, Director Su. I'll just stand."
She was still trembling with fear, and her chest felt extremely stuffy.
"Haha, why are you so nervous? I won't eat you."
He smiled amiably and didn't have any airs at all.
Only then did Xiao Shujing feel a little more relaxed. She took a few steps and sat down.
"I heard that your recent cooperation with Ahairui has been going very smoothly. First, you promoted the new evening dress and attended the fashion show cooperation meeting. Then you participated in this endorsement. As a young artist, you already have quite excellent qualifications."
"Thank you for your praise, Director Su. It's all thanks to the company's good cultivation, which has given me so many rare opportunities to stand on the stage." She replied with a smile.
Xiao Shujing wasn't stupid. She could tell what he meant.
He just wanted to fish for information to see if she would always mention Su Minghan's name and if she was trying to take advantage of the situation to get ahead.
Su Hao took a sip of the tea on the coffee table and still wore a smile.
But this smile made her feel goosebumps for no reason.
It seemed like there was a hidden agenda behind the smile, but she couldn't tell for sure.
"Are you familiar with Tian Danni?"
Xiao Shujing shook her head. "Not particularly familiar."
He nodded thoughtfully. "I heard that this endorsement activity was originally a dual endorsement, but she gave up this opportunity because of an accident. You should know about this, right?"
"Yes, I've heard about it."
Su Hao glanced at her. "What's your opinion on this matter?"
This question left her completely at a loss.
What opinion?
Tian Danni was injured and hospitalized. Coupled with Yan Yueyue's scheme that almost cost her life, how could she, an uninformed person, comment on such a thing?
"Director Su, I don't quite understand what you mean."
"If you don't understand, I'll just be straightforward. Because Tian Danni was injured and hospitalized this time, besides the compensation transferred from Juanyi, our Su Group has to compensate Ahairui 90 million. Do you know about this?"
Xiao Shujing was stunned. "N - ninety million?!"
Su Hao laughed knowingly, crossed his legs, and looked at her.
"My useless son is blinded by love. He probably didn't mention this to you, right? He really protects you."
The topic was gradually getting on track, and she didn't dare to say a word.
When she decided to be with Su Minghan, Xiao Shujing had secretly sworn in her heart that no matter what happened, she would hold his hand and move forward together, going through thick and thin.
She had already anticipated that Su Hao would talk to her about these things.
But she didn't expect it to come so soon.
"How long have you been dating?" Su Hao asked casually.
His tone was as relaxed as asking about the weather today.
Xiao Shujing lowered her head and clutched her collar. "One month."
"As an artist of the company, you should know the basic rules without me teaching you."
She was a bit reluctant. "Director Su, we really love each other."
Su Hao seemed to hear the biggest joke in the world. "Really love each other?"
"If you really love each other, how could you break up with my son?"
Xiao Shujing looked at him in shock.
"How do you...?"
"I was beside him when you called him. I didn't hear your conversation, but he's my son. I can tell what he's thinking from just one expression or one gesture."
Su Hao's aura completely crushed her, leaving her unable to resist.
"If you really treat him sincerely, you wouldn't abandon him for those two people who tried to harm others. I've seen many such artists."
Xiao Shujing felt extremely sad. "Director Su, please listen to my explanation. It's not what you think. My younger brother and them..."
"Stop. I don't have time to listen to the whole story."
Su Hao didn't give her a chance at all. "You only have two options now. Either completely break off the relationship with my son and don't let me find any more sneaky behavior between you two, or terminate the contract with the company. I'll personally compensate you for your liquidated damages."
"Director Su, please listen to my explanation. Minghan and I..."
"I've made myself very clear. I don't want to repeat it."
He raised his voice to interrupt her, and his eyes were stern and unyielding.
Xiao Shujing looked at him pleadingly. The words on the tip of her tongue were swallowed back forcefully, and her mood was too complicated to accept.
"Director Su, if I stop being an artist, can I be with Minghan?"
Su Hao was a bit stunned.
He didn't expect Xiao Shujing to ask him this question.
Artists who could reach her current position were very few. It was even rarer for someone to give up their current position just to be with the one they loved.
"No."
No matter how special she was and whether her feelings were real or not, Su Hao didn't want her to have too much contact with Su Minghan.
For two people who almost became murderers, she could easily abandon his son. Not to mention what would happen in the future.
In case of any major changes, she would definitely abandon him again.
Su Hao would never agree to a woman who was not pure in her feelings entering the Su family.
Xiao Shujing's last straw was broken.
She trembled her lips and slowly got up.
Just when Su Hao was secretly laughing in his heart that "she's just another woman who will stop at nothing for profit", something even more shocking happened.
"Please, don't let me separate from Minghan."
Xiao Shujing knelt in front of him, shedding tears humbly.