Chapter 126 Shameless Old Madam Su
The appearance of the invitation was like an invisible slap across the faces of Old Madam Su and the others, leaving them with extremely unsightly expressions.
They had previously looked down on Ye Fan with disdain and hadn't expected that Ye Fan actually managed to get the invitation.
Su Yue said in disbelief, "This invitation couldn't be fake, could it?"
"Hardly, the people from the Warzone came personally; this invitation couldn't be fake!" Old Madam Su said with a grave expression.
"Damn it! This is just nuts!"
Cao Xuan's mouth twitched fiercely, this scene completely overturning his understanding of Ye Fan.
Su Ruoxue also didn't expect the invitation to arrive so quickly, and she looked at Ye Fan in utter disbelief.
Ye Fan said with a smile, "Funny enough, I kind of have a connection with Lin Wu. The moment I asked, Lin Wu sent over the invitation!"
"Hmm!" Su Ruoxue nodded gently.
She already knew that Ye Fan had participated in the border battle six years ago and had dealings with the major warzones.
"Wait a minute! Something's not right!"
Suddenly, Su Yue shouted out.
Old Madam Su asked in surprise, "Yue'er, what's wrong? What's not right?"
"Grandma, this invitation wasn't brought by Ye Fan, it was Cao Xuan who did it!" Su Yue insisted.
Old Madam Su was momentarily stunned, "Young Master Cao brought it?"
"Exactly, it must have been Cao Xuan! Grandma, you forgot, just now Cao Xuan contacted his father. It must be his father who stepped in, got in touch with someone from the Warzone, and then someone brought the invitation over!" Su Yue analyzed aloud.
Hearing this, Old Madam Su narrowed her eyes and said, "Yes, that makes sense!"
Just now Cao Xuan had personally called his father, which she had seen. In Old Madam Su's view, the Cao Family was a prestigious family with connections to the Warzone; surely the invitation had to have come from the Cao Family and had nothing to do with Ye Fan.
And who was Ye Fan? Merely a minor character. If Ye Fan could get an invitation to the Marshal's inauguration ceremony, that would be truly bizarre.
"The invitation was brought by Cao Xuan?" Upon hearing this, Ye Fan gave a mocking smile.
Su Yue turned to Cao Xuan and said, "Look at this Ye Fan, still daring to challenge you, utterly shameless. Cao Xuan, tell him, is this invitation from your Cao Family or not!"
"Yes, correct, this invitation came from my Cao Family!" Cao Xuan declared hesitantly, feeling somewhat guilty under public scrutiny.
At this moment, Cao Xuan himself was thoroughly bewildered by the sudden appearance of the invitation.
Just before, his father Cao Bin had outright rejected his unreasonable request; who could have expected that not long after, someone from the Warzone would personally deliver the invitation?
After contemplating, Cao Xuan grew more convinced that the invitation came from his Cao Family, surely his father Cao Bin had a soft heart under his stern exterior and had contacted Deputy Chief Zhou from the Warzone for the sake of his own face.
Upon hearing this, Ye Fan retorted sarcastically, "Cao Xuan, are you sure that this invitation came from your Cao Family?"
"What? Still doubting my Cao Family's influence? Let me tell you, my father knows Deputy Chief Zhou from the Warzone. This invitation was personally delivered to the Su Family by Deputy Chief Zhou himself!" Cao Xuan said arrogantly, arms folded across his chest.
Su Yue said mockingly, "Heard that? The invitation was brought by the Cao Family, what the hell does it have to do with you!"
"Enough, Ye Fan, stop making a scene here!" Old Madam Su also said.
"Good! Very good!"
Staring at the three ghastly faces of Old Madam Su, Su Yue, and Cao Xuan, Ye Fan sneered coldly.
The invitation that he had gotten Lin Wu to help with, had somehow become something orchestrated by Cao Xuan in the blink of an eye, which was utterly ridiculous.
With contempt, Su Yue said, "Ye Fan, you are truly disgusting, claiming that the invitation was obtained by you. I think your face is thicker than the city walls! Ptui!"
Having said that, Su Yue spit in front of Ye Fan, her eyes full of disdain as if she were staring at a jumping clown.
"I believe in Ye Fan!" At the crucial moment, Su Ruoxue stood up.
Cao Xuan said mockingly, "You two are husband and wife, of course, you, Su Ruoxue, would believe Ye Fan. But what's the use? This invitation was obtained by the Cao Family, and that's an indisputable fact!"
"Ruoxue, there's no need to argue. Who really got the invitation will be known very soon!" Ye Fan said with an amused smile.
Su Ruoxue nodded. She didn't want to argue over such a trivial matter with Old Madam Su and others.
Su Yue had firmly believed that the invitation was secured by Cao Xuan and then she said in a weird tone, "Grandmother, big brother was beaten up last night. Shouldn't we seek an explanation for this?"
"Indeed!" Old Madam Su's gaze towards Ye Fan was icy cold.
Her own grandson had been beaten up, and Old Madam Su was furious. She had been holding back just to encourage Su Ruoxue to go to Tianba Group and ask Li Changhong for an invitation.
Now that she had the invitation, naturally, she wanted to settle the score with Ye Fan regarding the assault on Su Tianhao.
With furrowed brows, Su Ruoxue said, "Grandmother, you probably have a rough idea of the situation. It was Su Tianhao who started the trouble. Ye Fan is not to blame for this at all!"
Snorting, Su Yue retorted, "Hmph! Su Ruoxue, is it your place to speak here? Also, the Central Plains Xu Family has been owing our Su Family eighty million in goods payments and have been delaying, have you dealt with this matter?"
Su Ruoxue's expression turned ugly, "The cooperation with the Xu Family was managed by Su Tianhao, it has nothing to do with me!"
"Nothing to do with you? Now that my big brother has been suspended, and you're the CEO of the company, you dare to say it has nothing to do with you?"
Su Yue was visibly angry, turning to Old Madam Su she said, "Grandmother, look at Su Ruoxue, she has no sense of responsibility. How is such a person qualified to be the CEO of the company? In my opinion, Su Ruoxue should also be suspended. She's completely unfit to be the CEO of our Su Corporation!"
"Ruoxue!" Old Madam Su said coldly.
Su Ruoxue's face darkened as she said, "Grandmother, this mess was created by Su Tianhao. Why should I be responsible for it?"
She knew very well that the Central Plains Super Family Clan, the Xu Family, had once made a deal with the Su Family, a contract facilitated by Old Madam Su and signed in the name of Su Tianhao.
Unexpectedly, after the completion of the cooperation, the Xu Family kept delaying the payment of goods without settlement. The Su Family's public relations department had tried to make progress to no avail, and even Old Madam Su had been blasted out when she intervened.
The market valuation of Su Corporation was just over three billion, and the Xu Family's sudden arrears of eighty million had almost become a chronic worry in the heart of Old Madam Su.
Moreover, since the Xu Family was a Super Family Clan, no one in the Su Family dared to offend them. The Xu Family's overdue payment had been dragging on for over half a year.
None from Old Madam Su's party could retrieve the payment, so how could Su Ruoxue succeed in demanding it?
"Presumptuous!"
Hearing Su Ruoxue's response, Old Madam Su burst into thunderous rage, "As a member of the Su Family, you have the responsibility and obligation to share the family's worries and solve their problems, especially now that you are the CEO. Therefore, all the company's affairs are your responsibility!"
"If you can't even handle these matters, what qualification do you have to be the CEO? Su Ruoxue, I'm giving you one day. If by today you can't get back the eighty million that the Xu Family owes our Su Family, then resign from the position of CEO!"
"I've said it before, my Su Family has no use for wastes!"