Chapter 147 Xu Ruoxuan Arrives
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"Ye Fan!!!"
Staring at the familiar figure, Su Tianhao's eyes nearly spat fire.
Had it not been for Ye Fan last night, he would not have ended up seriously injured and hospitalized. The doctor personally told him that he had broken four ribs in his chest and would need at least half a month to recover.
Seeing the hatred on Su Tianhao's face, Ye Fan sneered, "You're discharged so soon? It seems that last night's kick was a bit light!"
"You..."
The more Ye Fan spoke, the more Su Tianhao's rage burned. He wished he could stand up from his wheelchair right then and give Ye Fan a brutal beating.
Su Yue knew that Su Tianhao had been humiliated by Ye Fan last night, and she said coldly, "What are you so proud of, Ye Fan? Did you help Su Ruoxue get the payment back?"
"Of course!"
Under everyone's gaze, Ye Fan threw the cheque onto the table.
"Is this the payment?" Old Madam Su's aged eyes instantly widened.
Although the Su Family was a quasi-first-tier clan in Central Plains, they still had the foundation of a second-rate family. The Xu Family owing them 80 million was no small matter, and it had almost become a constant worry for Old Madam Su.
When Ye Fan tossed over the cheque issued by Xu Ruoxuan, Old Madam Su was beyond astonished.
"Ye Fan actually got the payment back?"
Su Yue and Su Tianhao exchanged glances, both seeing disbelief in each other's eyes.
Everyone knew that the 80 million payment owed by the Xu Family had been outstanding for a long time. Despite the involvement of many elders from Su Family, the Xu Family had ignored them completely.
Even when Old Madam Su personally intervened, she didn't even get through the Xu Family's front door.
They had all tried and failed to get the payment back, but Ye Fan managed to retrieve it on his first attempt?
This... how is this possible?
Su Ruoxue was equally shocked. She stepped forward to look, and said earnestly, "That's right, this is indeed a cheque from the Xu Family, with their finance department's exclusive stamp on it!"
"It really has the Xu Family finance department's exclusive stamp?"
Staring at the cheque, both Old Madam Su and Su Yue's eyes grew wide.
Su Ruoxue was shaken, "Ye Fan, how did you get this payment back?"
"It's a long story. Ruoxue, I'll explain it all to you later!" Ye Fan said with an indulgent smile.
Su Ruoxue nodded, understanding that getting back the 80 million owed by the Xu Family was no easy task and that Ye Fan must have gone through quite an ordeal to retrieve it.
Most importantly, Old Madam Su, Su Tianhao, and Su Yue were in cahoots, and Su Ruoxue didn't want them to know the details of how Ye Fan claimed the payment.
"Good! Very good!"
Old Madam Su picked up the cheque, her entire being becoming as excited as if injected with chicken blood.
The settlement of the 80 million payment owed by the Xu Family resolved one of her worries, as it had been causing her sleepless nights.
Once it was confirmed that the money owed by the Xu Family was coming back, Su Tianhao felt so frustrated he nearly spat out a mouthful of blood.
Last night, he was kicked by Ye Fan, breaking four ribs, and the doctor had told him not to move around these next few days. In order to see Su Ruoxue become a laughingstock, he had not hesitated to drag his injured body back from the hospital. He thought for sure he would witness a spectacle, but unexpectedly, instead of seeing a joke unfold, he became the joke himself.
Seeing this, Ye Fan chuckled, "Old Madam, don't celebrate too soon!"
"Ye Fan, what do you mean by that?" Old Madam Su suddenly frowned.
Seizing the opportunity, Su Yue scolded, "Exactly, what do you mean, Ye Fan? Are you trying to dampen grandma's spirits?"
"Not at all!"
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In front of everyone, Ye Fan calmly said, "Old Madam Su, I just want to tell you why Xu Family is delaying payment to Su Corporation!"
"Oh?" Upon hearing this, Old Madam Su showed a look of surprise.
Being stared at by Old Madam Su, Ye Fan pointed towards Su Tianhao with a taunting look, "The Xu Family hasn't settled the payment because of him!"
"Because of Tianhao?" Old Madam Su suddenly exclaimed in shock.
Upon hearing this, Su Tianhao became furious, "Because of me? Ye Fan, don't spout nonsense here!"
"I'm spouting nonsense?"
Seeing that Su Tianhao's face had changed, Ye Fan scoffed, "Su Tianhao, you clearly know whether there were defects in the cosmetics you supplied to the Xu Family!"
"What do you mean by that? I don't understand what you're saying," Su Tianhao retorted angrily.
Old Madam Su frowned and said, "Ye Fan, elaborate on that!"
"Alright, I'll elaborate. Just half an hour ago, the helmsman of Xu Family, Xu Ruoxuan, told me herself that the Xu Family hasn't settled the payment with Su Corporation mainly because Su Corporation did not deliver the cosmetics as agreed!"
"This matter was entirely managed by Su Tianhao. When the delivered goods were substandard, the Xu Family initially made comments, and Su Tianhao promised to improve. However, subsequent deliveries remained substandard, leading to a large number of customer complaints, and the matter caught Xu Ruoxuan's attention, which eventually led to Xu Family delaying payments and not settling the accounts," Ye Fan stated bluntly.
Old Madam Su's expression changed, and she asked Su Tianhao in a cold voice, "Was there such an incident?"
"Grandma, don't believe Ye Fan's nonsense!" Su Tianhao panicked.
The cooperation between the Su Family and the Xu Family was personally facilitated by Old Madam Su, but the beneficiary was him. He had managed the entire process of cooperation with the Xu Family.
In Su Tianhao's view, there wasn't much difference between high-end cosmetics and regular cosmetics; just swapping for luxury packaging would suffice, allowing him to squander the cost savings.
To Su Tianhao's utter surprise, the Xu Family actually discovered an array of defects in the cosmetics formula and sent the products back.
With no choice, Su Tianhao had to produce the goods according to the high-end cosmetics ingredients for the second delivery. The Xu Family didn't raise further issues, so Su Tianhao assumed they wouldn't scrutinize subsequent deliveries.
Thus, he again swapped the packaging of low-end products for that of high-end ones and sent them to the Xu Family. The Xu Family did not complain, making Su Tianhao believe he had successfully tricked them, but he didn't expect that the Xu Family would find out soon after and cut off the Su Corporation's payments.
Old Madam Su became suspicious and coldly said, "Tianhao, is Ye Fan really talking nonsense?"
The partnership with the Xu Family had been initiated by her, and after facilitating it, she handed over full authority to Su Tianhao.
The Xu Family is a Super Family Clan in Central Plains, well-reputed, unlikely to default on payments without reason. As Ye Fan finished speaking, Old Madam Su had no choice but to suspect Su Tianhao of substituting fakes for the real products, offending the Xu Family.
"Grandma, Ye Fan has a grudge against me, he's deliberately trying to smear me!" Su Tianhao became desperate.
If Old Madam Su found out that he had managed to deceive her, she might literally die of rage, making it extremely difficult for him to succeed the leadership of the Su Family in the future.
Therefore, Su Tianhao would never admit there were issues with the cosmetics he supplied to the Xu Family.
In the next moment, Su Tianhao quickly shifted the topic, "Grandma, look, the amount written on this check isn't eighty million, but a hundred million. This check must be a fake!"
"The check is fake?"
Old Madam Su suddenly surprised, and upon closer inspection, indeed, the check was written for one hundred million, not eighty million.
After confirming the amount on the check was one hundred million, Old Madam Su turned to Ye Fan and demanded sternly, "Why is there an extra twenty million?"
"Consider it interest for the Xu Family's delayed payment. There's no need to doubt, this check was personally signed by Xu Ruoxuan!" Ye Fan said mockingly.
Hearing this, Su Tianhao scoffed, "Nonsense! Even if the interest on eighty million was high, it couldn't possibly amount to twenty million. Grandma, I think this check is fake. Ye Fan is just trying to confuse the issue!"
"Right, Grandma, Xu Ruoxuan is as clever as a demon. How could she ever agree to pay twenty million extra in interest? That's not logical!" Su Yue chimed in.
Old Madam Su hesitated for a moment, but eventually nodded. Xu Ruoxuan was extremely intelligent, and such high-IQ individuals wouldn't easily pay as much as an additional twenty million to the Su Family.
"How dare you question Mr. Ye! This check was personally signed by me. Do you Su Family dare to question my authority?"
Just as the three of them started to question Ye Fan, a commanding voice sounded, and the stunning figure of Xu Ruoxuan appeared at the entrance of Su Corporation.