The Female Cannon Fodder With Boundless Merits-Chapter 75 - Poisonous Childhood Friend (4)

Chapter 75 -75: Poisonous Childhood Friend (4)

Chapter 75 -75: Poisonous Childhood Friend (4)

Su Li had spent the past few days lingering inside her family company, starting from the bottom and slowly integrating what she had learned with practical work.

Mr. Su initially didn’t have much expectation for her, thinking it wouldn’t matter if she failed, considering he was not too old yet and could teach her slowly.

However, Su Li’s performance had surprised him greatly.

Her learning capability was excellent; she grasped everything quickly and could even apply knowledge innovatively.

Many department managers had already approached him to express their high praise for her.

This instilled a greater ambition in Su Chaoyang.

Originally, Su Chaoyang had thought that once his business had grown to a certain scale, he wouldn’t expand further; it would suffice for his daughter to possess the ability to preserve wealth.

But the surprises that Su Li brought made him suddenly yearn for a bigger future.

Perhaps the Su Family could carve a broader path under the leadership of both father and daughter.

With these expectations in mind, Mr. Su assigned more than just simple tasks to Su Li; he moved his right-hand men to her side and also granted her permission to participate in the company’s latest project.

Due to the additional responsibilities added by Mr. Su, Su Li’s workload had become incredibly huge, leaving her with no time to think about anything else.

She barely even went to school anymore, merely notifying the school authorities.

It wasn’t until Shi Shen felt something was amiss that he realized a week had passed since their last meeting.

During this time, he hadn’t received a single call or message from Su Li.

Previously, it was usually her who initiated contact more frequently, but this time the duration without contact was too long, long enough for Shi Shen to feel a bad premonition that things were slipping out of his control.

No one answered Su Li’s phone, and this time, Shi Shen started to panic.

Apart from phone and message communication, he didn’t know any other way to get in touch with Su Li.

They didn’t have mutual friends, and none of their classmates or roommates knew about the other.

Previously, Shi Shen had kept their relationship secret, preferring not to let others know, and they had always been discreet when going out together.

Only now did he realize the drawback of such actions.

He didn’t know whom to ask about Su Li’s whereabouts.

Shi Shen had no choice but to resort to a passive method like waiting for a hare by the stump.

After waiting through several of Su Li’s classes, he finally learned that Su Li had taken a long leave and was no longer in school.

Having no other option, Shi Shen spent several months’ worth of living expenses to buy some nutritional supplements, planning to visit the Su Family.

He and Su Li had bumped into each other a long time ago, and he knew her current address from her, but he had never thought of visiting her uncles and aunts before.

Although as a child, he had been a frequent visitor to the Su Family, especially favored by Aunt Su.

But Shi Shen didn’t like visiting the Su Family; however, he couldn’t withstand his parents’ nagging and had to pretend to enjoy visiting and making friends with Su Li.

Indeed, from a young age, Shi Shen had preferred delicate girls with a pure and frail appearance; he didn’t quite fancy a vivid and striking girl like Su Li.

But his parents liked her.

The Su Family’s circumstances were much better than his own, and it improved even further when Mr. Su resigned and started his own business.

Shi Shen loathed it all thoroughly.

Being forced to do things he didn’t want to do was very painful.

It was not until the Su Family left the city for another place to settle down that Shi Shen felt a sense of relief.

Unlike him, his own parents seemed quite regretful.

It was a pity, such a good candidate for a daughter-in-law.

Mrs. Shi had previously wanted to match the two together, especially since the Su Family was well-off and only had one daughter.

The Su Family brought nothing but unpleasant feelings to Shi Shen. If it were not for the current situation, he really did not want to become more entangled with the Su Family.

What he remembered most vividly from his childhood were Mr. Su’s piercingly cold eyes, as if everything you did was utterly transparent to him.

The Su Family’s residence was in Qingshan Mansion, located at the very center of the city.

Each building here was a standalone villa. Having such a quiet and unique house in the bustling city itself symbolized status.

Everyone living in Qingshan Mansion was either rich or noble.

Shi Shen, carrying stuff, was stopped for a long inquiry by the security at the entrance, much like interrogating a criminal—almost as if wanting to investigate his ancestors eighteen generations back.

By the time he finally sat down in Su Family’s guestroom, Shi Shen had no more thoughts.

All he wanted was to quickly understand why Xiao Li had been out of contact for so long and then leave, never wanting to return here again.

“Are you Ah Zhi?”

Hua Xiuxiu, who had been informed by the housekeeper of a visitor and had come downstairs, was surprised to find the visitor was a former neighbor.

She had only given birth to one daughter, Xiao Li, and had really wanted a son, but the trauma of childbirth scared Su Chaoyang so much that he refused and even went to get a vasectomy.

Thus, seeing the handsome young boy from the neighbor’s house made her particularly fond.

Hua Xiuxiu still remembered some of Shi Shen’s little hobbies.

“Mrs. Song, bring out the small cake I made last night.” Hua Xiuxiu squinted her eyes, smiling brightly, “Ah Zhi, I remember you loved desserts as a child. I made it myself; try it and see if it’s good.”

“Thank you, Aunt Hua.” Shi Shen sat constrainedly in the Su Family’s lavish living room, watching Mrs. Su, who was nearly fifty but looked like she was just in her early thirties, feeling awkward and bitter.

Both were women, yet Mrs. Su could live so elegantly and affluently.

Meanwhile, his own mother was still worrying about daily life, already sprouting several strands of grey hair.

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Life really is so unjust from the start.

Hua Xiuxiu enthusiastically greeted Shi Shen, “So you and Xiao Li are schoolmates now, eh? Truly, your mother and I were not wrong back then; you two really do have a destiny.”

“How are your parents doing? It’s been a long time since I’ve contacted them…”

Mrs. Su was endlessly talkative, chattering on with Shi Shen.

Shi Shen could only patiently engage in small talk with her for a long while, but eventually, he couldn’t stand it any longer. Seizing a moment when Hua Xiuxiu paused, he blurted out, “Is Xiao Li not at home? I’ve noticed she’s not been going to school either, and I’m a bit worried about her.”

Hua Xiuxiu’s smile deepened, “Xiao Li is now interning at a company. It’s good; she can help her dad out.”