Chapter 714: 0704 I’m afraid you might scare them

As Fu Qiyuan left, the upward curve at the corner of Su Ran’s lips slightly retracted.

She nestled into the sofa, her expression somewhat somber.

When was the last time something like this had happened?

Ever since she had witnessed her mother’s accident, her emotions would sometimes erupt.

At that time, she didn’t feel it was a bad thing; on one hand, she faced the wolf-like ferocity of the Su Family, and on the other, she dealt with the encircling crises of the “R” Group.

She wasn’t entirely out of control, and the occasional emotional outburst provided her with a good layer of protection.

As time went by, she gradually buried the darkness deeper within her.

After her mother’s incident, Zhichen was the only kin she had left.

And through the issue of Zhichen’s pregnancy, it seemed as if some dormant gene within her was reawakening.

Su Ran rubbed her temples, exhausted. What would Fu Qiyuan think upon finding out?

Would he find her dangerous?

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The next day.

With a Fu family banquet on Saturday and unsure of how long it would take, Su Ran was eager to deal with the work at hand, summoning all department heads to a meeting in the conference room early in the morning.

In two weeks’ time, the flagship store and the Global Mall outlet were due to officially open.

Certain details that hadn’t been finalized needed to be resolved as soon as possible.

Then there was Enrich.

Enrich now belonged entirely to Su Ran, but there was no need to operate two clothing companies simultaneously.

So, after a unanimous high-level discussion, it was decided to incorporate Enrich under Qianran International as a subsidiary for development.

“President Su, do we need to keep the ‘Enrich’ name?” someone in charge asked.

Su Ran raised her eyebrows and said with a smirk, “Keep it.”

Why not keep it?

Enrich was still Enrich.

Only before, it was the Su Family’s.

Now, it was hers, Su Ran’s.

If the name were changed, what would be the point of her merging with Enrich?

They say nothing cuts deeper than killing the spirit; she needed to constantly remind someone of their defeat.

“Okay, President Su.”

Up next was the Chongguang shareholder meeting.

Having dealt with Qianran International’s affairs, Su Ran hurried over to Zisu.

Ye Zhichen wouldn’t be coming to the company for a while, so she was taking care of Zisu’s matters.

Now the largest shareholder of Chongguang, that meant Zisu was also the largest shareholder and had the right to participate in any Chongguang decisions.

And the first thing Su Ran did upon taking office was to kick Gu Heng out of the board of directors.

The Gu Family still had a place in the company, but it had little to do with Gu Heng.

From now on, he could forget about meddling in Chongguang’s affairs.

In just a few days, Su Ran had been so busy she almost seemed to be flying.

But in the midst of busyness, time always seemed to fly by especially fast.

Soon, it came to Friday.

In the evening, Platinum Lanting was bathed in a glow of twilight.

The wandering cloud of fire dyed the sky a bright shade of orange-red.

Su Ran and Fu Qiyuan sat in the living room dealing with paperwork, bathed in the light filtering through the floor-to-ceiling windows, warm and romantic.

Another hour passed and as the daylight gradually faded, Su Ran looked up from her documents.

She rubbed her sore neck and said to the man:

“What time is tomorrow’s banquet?”

Fu Qiyuan supported her shoulders and drew her close, his hands gently kneading her shoulders as he spoke indifferently.

“Noon.”

“Noon? There’s enough time then. When do you plan to go?”

Fu Qiyuan’s hands didn’t stop their movements, “I have to go to the company first thing in the morning. You wait for me at home, obediently. After I’m done, I’ll come back to pick you up.”

Hearing this, a mischievous gleam appeared in Su Ran’s eyes and she quickly waved her hands, saying:

“If you’re busy, go ahead with your work; coming back again would be a waste of time. I can go there by myself.”

“No,” Fu Qiyuan stated firmly.

Su Ran turned on the sofa to face him, leaning slightly forward with a smile:

“What, worried about me? Don’t worry, I’ve braved the Dragon Pool and Tiger’s Den; a banquet can’t scare me.”

Fu Qiyuan: “I’m afraid you’ll scare them!”

Su Ran: “…”

You really think too highly of me.

A slight twitch at the corner of her lips, Su Ran looked at the man, “Fu Qiyuan, do you have some kind of misunderstanding about me?”

“No misunderstanding,” Fu Qiyuan still asserted firmly.

“How can there be no misunderstanding? I’m clearly so fragile, I couldn’t even hurt a chicken, let alone scare them.”

Fu Qiyuan looked at the girl with a strange expression, “Are you the one who has a misunderstanding about yourself?”

The person who couldn’t hurt a chicken, would she go alone in the middle of the night dragging a cue stick to settle accounts with a dangerous man?

She’s the one who has a misunderstanding about herself, isn’t she?

Su Ran: “…”

“No matter what, I need to scout out the enemy first. If you don’t agree, I’ll let you experience the cruelty of a tigress!”

As she spoke, two slender fingers were already pinching the flesh at his waist.

Fu Qiyuan grabbed her hand, “I’m already feeling it now.”

“Are you calling me a tigress?”

“You said it yourself.”

“When did I say that?”

“Just now.”

“Well, what if I say I can, but you can’t!”

Fu Qiyuan: “…”

Are all women so fickle?

The two of them tussled on the sofa until Su Ran was tired, and then they stopped.

She leaned in the man’s arms and asked threateningly:

“Is it okay or not?”

Fu Qiyuan looked down at her, “What enemy do you want to scout out?”

Su Ran narrowed her eyes, “Isn’t there a saying? ‘Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be defeated.’ Of course I have to see what kind of opponents are out there.”

“You can come along with me too.”

“If I go with you, there’s no need to scout; we’ll be surrounded by the enemy forces immediately. Besides, how would that be any fun?”

Fu Qiyuan: “…”

So…

The scouting is a pretense; it’s really all about having fun.

But, as long as she’s happy, that’s good!

“Is it possible or not?”

“Yes,” Fu Qiyuan sighed reluctantly, indulgently.

Her eyes suddenly lit up, “Really?”

“Mmm, but you must let Qi Xiu go with you.”

Su Ran frowned, “Why?”

Fu Qiyuan swept the hair in front of her chest behind her shoulder, speaking gently:

“The banquet tomorrow will be a mixed bag of characters. I’ll feel more at ease with Qi Xiu by your side. Even if he’s unreliable most times, his face does have some uses.”

With Fu Qixiu there, he wasn’t worried about those who were blind from finding trouble with her.

This little brother of his, that’s about the only use left!

Su Ran fell silent for two seconds, then hesitantly said:

“Are you sure he’s there to solve problems for me, not to create them?”

Fu Qiyuan: “…”

His mind conjured up the image of his brother’s carefree, irresponsible face…

Alright!

He wasn’t sure!

Seeing Fu Qiyuan’s rare look of troubled doubt, Su Ran couldn’t help but laugh softly.

“Okay, don’t worry, I will go with Fu Qixiu tomorrow.”

What should he do?

Hearing the girl’s words, he was now even more worried!

He had no idea what uncontrollable events could occur once the two of them were together.

Ever since their first meeting, he pragmatically felt that there were some eerily similar traits between those two.