Which floor?
"The 25th floor," Su Qingqing said, then added, "That's Su Yi's office."
Inside the elevator, Su Qingqing breathed heavily. It was hard to imagine how much fear she must have suffered to become so anxious and insecure, a stark contrast to her usual calm demeanor.
"Do you think I'll be in trouble?" As she stepped out of the elevator, Su Qingqing couldn't help but give a bitter smile.
"Don't worry, with me here, we'll be fine." Gu Chen said calmly, "You just need to go and knock on the door as usual."
The word "we" quickly calmed Su Qingqing's sudden surge of tension and fear, and she suddenly felt as if the surroundings were a sponge, filled with a strong sense of security.
Su Qingqing straightened her clothes, took a deep breath, and then walked towards the president's office.
Although Su Yi has taken over part of the family business and gained considerable power within the Su Group, he will not receive any major titles until his father retires. Therefore, he remains the president.
"Miss Su."
Behind the desk by the door sat a beautiful woman in a business suit; she was clearly Su Yi's assistant or something similar.
Seeing Su Qingqing approach, she immediately stood up and asked, "Are you looking for the CEO?"
"No need to report, I'll go in myself."
Su Qingqing's face returned to its usual coldness, her beautiful features as cold as ice. She said something indifferent to her assistant and walked towards her office.
"Wait, may I ask who this is?"
The assistant quickly called out to Gu Chen.
"You can consider me your young lady's classmate."
Gu Chen smiled slightly at his assistant and said, "Miss, may I come in?"
"Okay." Seeing that Su Qingqing did not object, the assistant could only nod.
Gu Chen quickly walked to her side and whispered, "Are you disappointed that I didn't say I was your boyfriend?"
She gave Gu Chen a reproachful look and said, "Be serious."
Gu Chen smiled and said, "Go knock on the door."
Having seen all sorts of people, Su Qingqing knew perfectly well that the usually aloof Gu Chen was deliberately relieving her stress. She gave Gu Chen a grateful look, then knocked on the door.
"Come in."
A deep voice came from inside, and then Su Qingqing pushed the door open and entered.
Inside the office, there was only one man in his thirties. He was wearing a navy blue suit, was about 1.8 meters tall, and had a respectable appearance. He wasn't sitting behind his desk, but on the sofa next to him, looking at a stack of documents, with a cigarette between two fingers.
The cigarette had been burning for quite some time; the ash was quite long. Clearly, the man was troubled by something and had forgotten to smoke it, his brow furrowed.
"Brother, it's me." Su Qingqing called out to Su Yi when he didn't look up.
Upon hearing Su Qingqing's voice, Su Yi's body trembled, so much so that he didn't even notice the cigarette ash burning the back of his hand.
At first, he thought he had misheard, but when he looked up and saw that it really was his sister, Su Qingqing, his face immediately turned extremely ugly. He asked, "What are you doing here?"
"I'm back," Su Qingqing said calmly.
"You're back?" Su Yi glanced at his watch, then his expression darkened further. "No, you should be at the Li Family right now. Didn't you go last night?!"
"I didn't go." Su Qingqing nodded.
Su Yi stared at Su Qingqing, remained silent for a while, and then suddenly stood up!
Then, he rushed up to Su Qingqing, his eyes bloodshot, staring intently at her, and said, word by word, "You actually dared not go! You bastard, do you know how important a marriage alliance with the Li Family family is to our clan? You're trying to ruin the Su Family, and you still have the nerve to come back!!"
"Get back here right now!"
Su Yi's sudden outburst left Su Qingqing like a sparrow caught in a storm, unable to flutter away and teetering on the edge!
Her pretty face turned deathly pale in an instant.
"Tell me, why did you come back?!"
Su Yi glared at Su Qingqing, his large eyes bulging like copper bells.
Perhaps due to the pressure instilled in her from a young age, Su Qingqing did not refute, but instead bit her lower lip tightly with her pearly teeth, her eyes filled with sorrow.
"Say it!"
Su Yi shouted again.
He didn't care about Su Qingqing's despair and reaction at all. He was only worried about one thing: if the marriage failed and the Zhou Family took action against the Su Family, how would he explain it to his father and the entire company?
"I..." Su Qingqing opened her mouth.
But before she could finish speaking, Su Yi interrupted her, "No need to say anything more. I'll arrange a driver for you right now. Go back immediately, and I'll call Li Junxuan again to see if there's any room for negotiation!"
Su Yi, her brother! He's still thinking about selling her off!
Su Qingqing, who had initially held some hope that her brother might have some conscience, was completely heartbroken at this moment.
Her delicate body trembled as she said, "Brother, I won't go! I'm asking you now, do you... really consider me your sister?"
"Why shouldn't you?" Su Yi's face was ashen, his voice barely containing his emotions. He said, "Precisely because you are my sister, a daughter of the Su Family, you should be thinking even more about the family's interests. You know this already, and let's not talk about our Zhou City family; how many family businesses in all of Huaxia don't act this way?"
"Just because they're doing this, does that mean I have to do the same?" Su Qingqing gritted her teeth and said, "I can't do it. I won't go. I have my own life. I'm not an object for you to manipulate!"
"Stop with the nonsense, you have to do it even if you can't!" Su Yi's voice was unwavering, devoid of any warmth, only chilling coldness. He said, "Now! Immediately! Right now! Go back!"
Su Qingqing's beautiful eyes were filled with despair, and she remained motionless.
Su Yi finally lost his patience and laughed angrily, "You're not going back, are you?"
Enraged, he suddenly raised his arm, intending to slap Su Qingqing across the face!
Su Qingqing's eyes were filled with despair. She stood there like a clay statue, motionless, letting the slaps come down her face!
However, just as his palm was about to strike Su Qingqing, an arm suddenly stretched out and grabbed Su Yi's wrist tightly.
"Um?"
Su Yi tried his best, but couldn't swing it any further; his face flushed red.
Only then did he notice Gu Chen standing behind Su Qingqing.