The Female Cannon Fodder With Boundless Merits-Chapter 213 - 217: Angel in the Mortal World (7)
Chapter 213: Chapter 217: Angel in the Mortal World (7)
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Madam An was both shocked and furious as she grabbed An Pei’s clothes sharply and asked loudly, "What do you mean by this? Can’t stand seeing me with our son and want to let that fox spirit and bastard you’re raising outside come into our home?"
"I’m telling you, as long as I have a breath left, don’t even think about getting your way. Don’t forget, the company grew with my family’s support, and both my son and I have shares in An Family’s business. Don’t push me too hard."
The ferocious expression on Madam An’s chubby, fortunate-looking face appeared especially terrifying.
Originally enraged, An Pei instantly stiffened and pulled Madam An’s hand off his clothes, "Alright, I was just too angry and said things I didn’t mean; you took them seriously."
This was, in essence, An Pei’s reluctant concession.
Madam An didn’t persistently nag about this matter either. Currently, the most crucial issue was how to manage the wedding that was now missing a groom.
Madam An snorted coldly, thought for a few seconds, and then frowned, "Otherwise, we could discuss it with the Su family..."
An Pei flatly rejected this idea, "That’s impossible. Just yesterday, that old fellow from the Su family came over saying nonsense; could he have known in advance that today this would happen?"
Thinking it over carefully, it really seemed to be the case. The old man from the Su family had sarcastically criticized him yesterday, and he had assumed it was because of his own covert actions being noticed. However, he was brazen, strengthened by the fact that the old man’s cherished daughter fancied his own young fellow.
As a result...
His irritation wasn’t merely due to An Yingming’s disappearance, but more so, he was worried about the Su family’s reactions.
The spies he had placed in the Su Group, one by one, had either made mistakes and been fired, or had been transferred to insignificant positions.
The old man from the Su family’s actions were revealing that they were well aware of his private schemes.
If this wedding were to fail, adding on top of previous grievances, An Pei dared not think...
The old man from the Su family was like a mad wolf in the business world. If he caught even a shred of advantage, he would ruthlessly tear off a substantial piece of flesh.
Madam An: "Then I’ll send a message to Su Li and ask her to think of a solution... Su Li has always been wholeheartedly devoted to our Yingming. With her involved, the Su family likely won’t go too far."
An Pei: "That’s the only way then. Comfort Su Li properly, I believe Yingming must have had his compelling reasons."
Su Li was at home when she received Madam An’s call. She did not explicitly agree to the requested favor, just mentioned that she would handle it and then hung up.
The high-and-mighty Madam An was infuriated by Su Li’s attitude.
Where had she ever encountered such discourtesy from Su Li? In the past, because she was An Yingming’s mother, even the original owner went to great lengths to please Madam An, her future mother-in-law, being exceedingly gentle and obedient.
This indeed provided the opportunity for the other party to take advantage of her. Clearly, they were the ones asking for a favor, yet they had the tone of issuing commands.
They had grown accustomed to this...
Not having received the expected promise, Madam An was completely beside herself, her chest heaving rapidly with anger.
No matter how upset she got, the matter still needed to be resolved; the guests had all been notified, and it was already too late to call off the wedding now.
After twelve o’clock, at the entrance of the city’s most luxurious five-star hotel, Imperial Court, a line of luxury cars slowly filled the parking lot.
The large electronic screen hanging high at the hotel entrance had also started to continuously scroll through the warmly detailed moments of the groom and bride’s journey from acquaintance to marriage, meticulously edited by the wedding planning team.
Stepping into the lobby, the staff inside were all dressed and ready, seriously awaiting the arrival of the distinguished guests.
The supervisors repeatedly instructed that today was the wedding ceremony of two major business titans from the city, the An Family and the Su Family. Those attending were all wealthy or prestigious, and no detail could be overlooked.
Even television stations and entertainment magazines had sent small teams to film.
Standing at the entrance, An Pei and Madam An, adorned with boutonnieres to receive guests, were as anxious as ants on a hot pot.
As more guests arrived, they couldn’t get through to their son’s phone, nor Su Li’s, and they couldn’t even make contact with the Su Family, let alone discuss any further strategies together.
An Pei and Madam An were forcing smiles, having to exchange pleasantries with guests while continually craning their necks in hopes of spotting Su Li.
The couple from the An Family was now pinning all their hopes on Su Li.
As long as, just as long as Su Li compromised a bit, the situation wouldn’t be perfectly resolved, but at least it wouldn’t be too embarrassing.
The couple from the Su Family were known to spoil their daughter extravagantly in their circles. If Su Li agreed, they wouldn’t just sit back and do nothing.
An Pei told Madam An, "If you see Su Li later, you must speak softly, don’t lose your temper."
An Pei knew his wife’s temperament all too well and feared she might mess things up at the crucial moment.
Now, they were in the wrong...
Madam An, with a displeased expression, said impatiently, "I know, I’ll speak nicely with her."
"Even before, I, as her future mother-in-law, surely it shouldn’t be a big deal to reprimand her a bit. Is there really need to blow things out of proportion?"
An Pei was about to speak but immediately shut his mouth, his heart filled with regret for his short-sightedness in marrying this silly woman due to trivial benefits.
"Just handle things well, or we won’t be able to bear the consequences."
To make Madam An realize the gravity of the situation, An Pei hesitated but still said, "Let me clue you in, our company’s cash flow has issues, and there was a mistake in a decision last year. Our company is barely hanging on. Without the Su Family... Think about the consequences, your luxurious life might well be over."
With a cold laugh, An Pei left those words behind and turned to walk into the hotel.
Not wanting to see that utterly foolish face anymore, he decided to go inside and attend to the guests.
Madam An was so shocked by her husband’s words that she almost jumped up.
She had lived a pampered life for years, spending her days shopping and playing cards, rarely inquiring about the company’s affairs, and now such a big problem had arisen, and she had been completely unaware.
Suddenly, her indifferent attitude changed, as grabbing hold of Su Li, who was currently reachable, seemed like a lifeline for the An Family. She must hold on tight.
Madam An, undeterred, dialed Su Li’s number again, and this time, it connected.
However, before Madam An could speak, Su Li quickly said on the other end of the line, "I’ll be there soon," and then hung up.
