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Chapter 425: Chapter 197: Su Huai, My Hands Are Ice Cold
Gu Tongshu had navigated the treacherous business sea for many years and had seen all kinds of situations, but ever since his company had grown in size, nobody had dared to disrespect him like this.
No, this wasn’t just disrespect; this was like grabbing him by the balls and then asking if he was cool with it.
How could I be cool with it?!
While suffering immense pain, Gu Tongshu softened his stance and played the sympathy card with Xiaosuda.
"Good, good kid... Uncle thanks you so much..."
Heaven knows how much pain he masked behind that forced smile, but he endured it anyway.
"Yueyue has been introverted and cold since she was young and found it difficult to bond with others, but since she met you, she’s been smiling more and has become more cheerful. Su, all of that is your doing!"
Facing such a genial and sincere Gu Tongshu, Su Huai felt the hairs on the back of his neck stand on end.
Damn, this is tricky, the depth of his scheming is terrifying!
Gu Tongshu’s performance continued, even more smoothly: "As for you, I never really had any misunderstanding, it was all jokes.
As a father, nothing else is important; Yueyue’s physical and mental health is always my top priority. If you can keep her happy, then you will always be a guest of honor to me, Gu Tongshu!
So don’t be constrained and don’t overthink, if you need anything just mention it, my support for you knows no bounds..."
Damn!
The slot machine is voluntarily spitting out Gold Coins, how rare is that?!
That sentence is easy enough to understand—it’s like saying, "Whatever you want, just ask Dad!"
If this had been a real young person, they would probably already be swayed by now, taking him for an understanding and benevolent elder.
But the first thing that came to Su Huai’s mind was a bunch of conspiracies—
Buying time! Praising to kill! Showing weakness to the enemy! Bearing humiliations! Arrogance leads to failure!
Nice move, Old Gu, your intent to destroy me is unyielding, huh?
In his past life, when Su Huai reached his fifth year in the operational field, he closely witnessed an incident.
Their guild had a female internet celebrity, Xiao A, who snagged a rich second-generation guy during an event. That rich guy was just 24 years old, not particularly shrewd, quite naïve even, but his family was incredibly powerful. So Xiao A started a serious relationship with him.
Xiao A, a clever girl who idolized Wei Xue, never let the rich guy spend money on her online and barely took more than she should when they were together offline. She would return a gift with something cheaper at the next opportunity—she was masterful at getting the measure right.
Within half a year, the rich guy and Xiao A were talking about marriage and he had even taken her home to meet his parents.
Unsurprisingly, his parents didn’t think much of Xiao A.
Xiao A was pretty and smart and earned a good amount as an internet celebrity, but was by no means on the same level as the second-generation’s family, and just a high school education made the rich parents disapprove of her.
However, rather than giving her the cold shoulder and cutting her off, the parents praised Xiao A warmly and enthusiastically.
After that, their tactics became pretty impressive—
On one hand, they demanded their son establish himself, convincing him with "You need a career, mature enough to support a home," and "In the future, Xiao A will rely on your protection, it’s time you encountered the real society." They filled their son with ambition and stationed him at the bottom of the family business to work his way up.
On the other hand, the prospective mother-in-law began taking Xiao A out to enjoy life and introduced her to high society, lavishing money on her as if she truly were her daughter-in-law.
After some time, Xiao A realized that what she could earn in a year wasn’t even enough for the mother-in-law to spend in a week. It would be difficult for her to breach high society on her own, so her career ambitions dwindled.
Then the prospective mother-in-law would occasionally remind her: exposure-heavy jobs were ultimately not suitable—she should prepare herself for married life and teaching her children.
So, Xiao A’s mind began to shift towards the thought of family life, dreaming of so-called marital happiness.
Her once-booming internet celebrity career quickly wilted, and her personal income dramatically fell.
Later on, because Xiao A continually spent the boyfriend’s family’s money, losing her ambition and softening her spirit, she lost much of her original charm and allure.
The rich guy, in contrast, got busier, and as the time they spent together drastically reduced and he often felt frustrated with work, he started to see her without her goddess filter.
Once the filter was gone, he gradually realized they didn’t have much in common after all, essentially they were people from two different worlds. Thus, close to engagement, after deep reflection, the rich guy ultimately broke up with Xiao A.
At that time, Su Huai and his colleagues were all set to attend the engagement party, but suddenly there was no follow-up, which led to a lot of speculation.
Later, another female internet celebrity, who took pleasure in others’ misfortune, told Su Huai, "That dumb woman blew it, now she’s heavily pregnant, crying like a runny-nosed worm!"
Further down the line, the incident was quietly resolved, and Xiao A completely vanished from the internet celebrity scene.
To some, Xiao A might not have suffered a loss; she had the child, the family recognized it, gave her 5 million cash upfront, and continued to provide alimony each year.
But upon reflection, Su Huai felt like the rich second-generation’s family had made a profit.
Firstly they used Xiao A to inspire their son’s drive to succeed, turning the naïve kid into a sensible adult taking over the family business.
Secondly, they removed the unstable factor of Xiao A with a soft approach, avoiding arousing their son’s rebelliousness.
Thirdly, they got a granddaughter for free and kept Xiao A tied down, essentially setting up a controlled mistress for their son to prevent him from making mistakes or being cheated elsewhere.
Lastly, they allowed their son to learn a lesson about relationships at the smallest cost, understanding which type of woman was suitable for a wife and which was just for fun. Heeding his parents’ advice, he married a compatible and virtuous wife, and reportedly the family got along well.
