Beautiful CEO's Super Expert

When Su Chen pushed open Xia Qiuru's office door, a flash of excited joy shimmered in Xia Qiuru's beautiful eyes, but she quickly reined it in.

"Where have you been these past few days? I haven't seen you around."

Xia Qiuru asked casually, with a smile.

During the days Su Chen was absent, she truly felt somewhat distracted. She couldn't ask Lin Ruoxue for information, and she was also too embarrassed to call Su Chen.

What would she have said if she had called?

She was neither his girlfriend nor his wife; what right did she have?

So all she could do was wait, wait for him to return.

"It was nothing, just went abroad for some business."

Su Chen smiled as he sat down on the sofa in Xia Qiuru's office.

"Oh, is that so?"

Hearing this, Xia Qiuru didn't say much, but walked out from behind her desk and sat down on the sofa as well.

"By the way, I received a call from my mother a few days ago. She said the medicine you provided was very effective and told me to thank you."

Xia Qiuru suddenly turned her head to look at Su Chen as she spoke.

"It was a trifle, Auntie is too polite,"

Su Chen said, waving his hand dismissively.

Just then, Xia Qiuru's phone suddenly rang, and she couldn't help but cover her head, feeling a headache coming on.

"Who's calling? If you don't want to answer, then don't."

Su Chen laughed, seeing her troubled expression.

"It's Xu Xinran."

Xia Qiuru said it and then answered the call.

"Then I'll be leaving first."

Su Chen said, knowing that girls' conversations can sometimes be quite private, and it wasn't really appropriate for a man to stick around.

Xia Qiuru simply nodded in agreement. After all, he had returned, and they would be able to see each other often.

After Su Chen returned to his office, he lit a cigarette and began to ponder strategies for dealing with the Five Great Families.

After all, the business with the Skull Society had already concluded, and the matter of the Judgment Department behind the society wasn't urgent.

What remained most pressing for him was the issue with the major families.

It was time to consider how to finally settle the grudges of the past! Su Chen thought to himself.

As for continuing to provoke Shen Shao and then targeting him to draw out the Shen Family, that no longer seemed necessary to him.

The purpose of doing so initially was simply to force the Shen Family's hand, thereby revealing what was behind the Five Great Families—after all, the Shen Family was the most prominent!

Now, however, with Hidden Dragon Hall having surfaced, this strategy had lost its effect.

As for his cooperation with Shen Lin, it had always been a game of mutual deception, and Su Chen didn't feel obligated to be responsible to him.

Moreover, now that he had learned of Shengyi Gate from Shen Lin, whatever usefulness Shen Lin had to him was virtually gone.

Actually, to the current Su Chen, dealing with the Five Great Families wasn't difficult; the challenging part was the entity behind them, the Hidden Dragon Hall.

The strength of that organization was definitely beyond what he could currently contend with, even though he might have entered the Meridian Expansion Realm!

He had previously thought that if he managed to reach the Meridian Expansion Realm, he would be invincible, and he could stride boldly anywhere in this vast world!

But now, he realized just how naive he had been!

It turns out there were no shortage of individuals at the Meridian Expansion Realm in this world, such as those in Hidden Dragon Hall and in Judgment Department.

He was increasingly convinced that there must be others at the Meridian Expansion Realm elsewhere in the world, and even those who stood higher than the Meridian Expansion Realm!

He just didn't know what lay beyond the Meridian Expansion Realm yet—it was simply too remote for him at this point.

Right now, his focus was solely on the major families and the Hidden Dragon Hall.

In his view, it was uncertain how long it would take for his strength to match that of Hidden Dragon Hall, possibly even years.

After all, he didn't know the true extent of Hidden Dragon Hall's formidable power; it might even surprise him by being stronger than he imagined!

Although his cultivation speed was incredibly fast, so much so that one could call it abnormal, the key issue was that the cultivation technique recorded on the sheepskin scroll had nothing beyond the Meridian Expansion Realm!

He had no idea what to do after reaching the Meridian Expansion Realm!

In other words, it was possible that this would be his limit for life, and he might never reach the strength to contend with Hidden Dragon Hall!

Since he might not be able to defeat them even after many years, why not solve the problem now?

Moreover, even if he were told that in ten years he could contend with Hidden Dragon Hall, he wouldn't wait!

Because he couldn't wait anymore!

Although he usually seemed carefree and jocular, the deep-seated enmity was always pressing on his heart like a heavy mountain, leaving him gasping for breath!

At this moment, he had already made up his mind to resolve the matters with the several major families before the end of the year!

If Hidden Dragon Hall insisted on getting involved, then he was prepared to fight to the death!

Even if he died, he would make sure to drag those who had committed those atrocious deeds to hell with him!

Having realized this, Su Chen felt slightly relieved from the previously heavy burden weighing on his mind.

However, as for how exactly to approach the situation, he still needed to give it some thought, as the matter was of great significance!

.....

The time for lunch arrived swiftly, and Su Chen went downstairs to eat, naturally choosing the same restaurant he had visited with Xia Qiuru before.

As expected, they entered the restaurant one after the other and naturally ended up sitting together.

Su Chen casually ordered a few dishes and then handed the menu to the waiter.

"By the way, what was with that expression when you answered your cousin's phone call earlier? I thought someone was calling to collect a debt," Su Chen asked with a smile.

"Ah, you don't know. Recently, Xinran's parents have been pressing her to go on blind dates, which has made her upset and distressed. So she came to me to vent and asked me to persuade her parents not to push her," Xia Qiuru said helplessly.

"Her parents even called me to persuade Xinran to agree to the blind dates."

"Just go on the blind dates then," Su Chen remarked, shrugging nonchalantly.

Although Su Chen spoke casually, the thought of that young girl going on blind dates still made him feel odd, and he couldn't quite explain why.

"If Xinran heard you say that, she'd probably be hurt," Xia Qiuru said with a meaningful glance at Su Chen.

"Why?" Su Chen feigned ignorance.

"You don't know?" Xia Qiuru tilted her head to look at Su Chen. Her eyes were gleaming, almost as if she could see through people's hearts.

"How would I know?" Su Chen said with an awkward laugh, feeling somewhat sheepish and avoiding Xia Qiuru's black gem-like eyes.

"Pressed by her parents, Xinran said that she already has someone she likes," Xia Qiuru teased, looking at Su Chen meaningfully.

"Ah, who is it?" Su Chen felt a sudden pang in his heart at Xia Qiuru's words.

"Her parents also want to know, but Xinran refuses to say," Xia Qiuru said with piercing eyes fixed on Su Chen.

As a woman, Xia Qiuru's instincts were naturally sharp, and she had noticed Xinran's feelings for Su Chen, though she wasn't completely sure.

Although she liked Su Chen, she didn't feel any resentment towards Xu Xinran, after all, love was free.

Sometimes falling in love with someone was simply beyond one's control. Just like herself, knowing that he had a wife, knowing there was no future, yet she still fell for him...

If that was the case for her, then what right did she have to blame Xinran?