Brother Su, What Are You Doing?

At that moment, Han Zirou looked at Su Bai. He was not as frightening as the rumors made him out to be; he seemed rather kind and approachable. She nodded timidly, but the unease in her heart still made her shrink back, trying to stay as far away from Su Bai as possible.

"Come on!" Seeing this, Zhang Tianci's eyes flashed with displeasure. He immediately raised his glass and shouted, "Now that Brother Su is here, forget everything else—have a couple of proper drinks with Brother Su!"

At the same time, a bottle of high-proof foreign liquor was placed directly before Han Zirou. How was this girl supposed to serve Brother Su properly when she was so restrained?

Better let her have a little drink and loosen up!

"No, no, no!" Seeing the unfamiliar bottle of foreign liquor pushed in front of her, Han Zirou instinctively waved her hands in refusal. Her eyes were full of resistance as she uneasily backed away...

Clearly, she still had not accepted all of this.

"Hmph!"

Seeing how ungrateful Han Zirou was being and how she was ruining the mood, Zhang Tianci's face darkened. He snorted coldly, "You don't know how to behave at all. If your best friend hadn't begged me, I wouldn't have let you come. Schoolgirls are such a pain!"

Hearing this, Su Bai lazily waved a hand and said softly, "Forget it. She's still young. It's her first time here, so it's normal that she can't adjust."

In any case, she could not run away. Besides, his mind was not on this right now. What he was thinking about was how to deal with Xiao Fan, the protagonist.

Su Bai lazily yawned, then casually waved a hand and pointed to a corner of the private room, telling Han Zirou to sit there. "Go rest for a while."

Han Zirou could not help but freeze when she heard that. She had not expected this, but her body moved on its own toward the corner. She was still afraid and had not prepared herself.

After she walked away, Zhang Tianci waved his hand, and his two fair-weather friends immediately rushed over to Su Bai from either side.

"Come on, come on! Drink up, drink up!"

Su Bai smiled faintly. He raised his glass and drained it in one gulp, clinking glasses with the two close friends beside him as they chatted about everything under the sun, having a grand time.

Seeing this, the many rich young heirs present relaxed as well. Those playing cards continued playing cards, those competing in drinking continued drinking, and laughter rang out without end as they happily played all sorts of little games.

For a moment, Han Zirou, sitting in the corner, became even more lost. Yet a trace of relief flickered through her heart. At least Su Bai had not tried to touch her.

Not knowing what she should do, she could only stand there blankly, utterly at a loss.

After several glasses of strong liquor, Su Bai's body had recovered and his mind had relaxed. The smile on his lips grew brighter, but he had not forgotten the true purpose of coming here.

Zhang Tianci, this little brother of his, looked like cannon-fodder villain material who was bound to clash with the protagonist. It would be better to learn more first, so that when he encountered Xiao Fan, he could respond accordingly.

"Right!"

"Tianci, you told me over the phone earlier that Xiao Fan wanted to cooperate with your sister. How did that cooperation turn out?"

Hearing Brother Su's question, the normally frivolous Zhang Tianci paused slightly. He shifted his posture, stubbed out his cigarette in the ashtray, and answered absentmindedly without even raising his head, "What else could have happened?"

"Of course it fell through. Xiao Fan is a bastard who loves taking advantage of people. He only talks a good game. Anyone who works with him is bound to suffer bad luck!"

The moment one of the rich heirs heard that, he could not help complaining, "Exactly! My older brother invested in Xiao Group's stock back then, and he's been losing a fortune these past few years!"

In an instant, the moment they began criticizing Xiao Fan, all the rich heirs present opened up. Clearly, they were extremely displeased with him.

"Damn it! It was fine when Xiao Fan wasn't mentioned, but the moment that bastard comes up, I get furious. My old man is always saying, 'A son should be like Xiao Fan,' then tearing into me every day!"

"Exactly! Didn't he just catch the internet boom? What's he so smug about? He was even named one of Suzhou's Ten Outstanding Talents. Pah! Looking at it now, he was nothing but a flash in the pan."

"If you ask me, Brother Su is the impressive one. Today, he went to the Xiao Household's birthday banquet and called off the engagement, ruthlessly slapping the Xiao Household in the face. What a satisfying way to vent our anger!"

Seeing that everyone had instantly forgotten about her, Han Zirou felt a faint, inexplicable sense of disappointment.

At this moment, the corner of Su Bai's mouth twitched. Good grief, was this the Carefree Sect, or the Anti-Xiao Fan Alliance?!

So everyone here was a villain?!

"Ahem... Tianci, what does your sister think about this new energy business?" Su Bai coughed twice, interrupting everyone's venting of their hatred toward Xiao Fan, then continued asking softly.

"New energy vehicles?"

Zhang Tianci froze when he heard that. Even his hand stopped moving. After narrowing his eyes and thinking for a moment, he finally said somewhat uncertainly, "I think I heard my sister say over dinner once that the prospects for new energy vehicles were unclear, and that it would be better to focus on the Household's traditional cars."

"I think my sister is right. Over the past few years, she's expanded into a lot of markets. Even my allowance has increased this year!"

As he spoke, Zhang Tianci scratched the back of his head and lifted his chin with a hint of pride. Thanks to having such a good older sister, he could spend money as extravagantly as he pleased.

Hearing this, Su Bai immediately narrowed his eyes and nodded. Zhang Tianci's sister was more than capable of maintaining what she had, but lacked the ability to expand further...

After all!

Even without the memories of his past life, Xiao Fan, the protagonist, was optimistic about new energy vehicles. There was no need to think further—the industry was bound to explode in the future.

"Right, Brother Su, what are you doing?!" Zhang Tianci finally came back to his senses after gloating for a while. Something felt off, and he looked at Su Bai in confusion.

When had his big brother become interested in this sort of thing? Could Xiao Fan, that bastard, have provoked him? He had heard that the arrogant guy had even made some bold declaration about thirty years east of the river and thirty years west of the river.

Heh...

Thinking of that, Zhang Tianci could not help sneering. With the Xiao Household already on the verge of collapse, they probably would not even last thirty years. Three years would be enough!

And they still dared to spout such arrogant nonsense. It was utterly ridiculous!

"It's nothing. I was just asking. Oh, and when you get back, find a time to arrange a meal between your sister and me. There are some things I want to learn about."

Su Bai shook his head and answered softly, without showing the slightest unusual expression. Then he waved a hand, telling Zhang Tianci to make the arrangements.

Judging by this trend, Zhang Tianci's sister was very likely female lead material. If that was confirmed, he could begin making arrangements in secret.

For now, he had to act immediately, crush Xiao Fan to death, and eliminate this thorn in his side.