Best Young Master
Chapter 129 - 118: [Proposing Marriage]

Chapter 129: Chapter 118: [Proposing Marriage]

PS: The last character in the previous Chapter was Lin Ao Feng, not his father Lin Tianyi. Corrections have been made.

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The next afternoon, the first autumn rain in Hanghu had stopped, and the sun revealed its face again. A magnificent rainbow arched across the sky.

In the largest office on the top floor of Yang Guang Mansion, Su Hongyuan stood in front of the huge floor-to-ceiling windows, staring at the rainbow in the sky, lost in thought.

The setting sun shone through the glass, clearly illuminating his furrowed brow and the complete absence of a smile on his face.

The rainbow in the sky was beautiful, but his mood was far from beautiful.

In fact, ever since he had sent Su Yuxin and Ye Fan to the Jiangnan Province investment conference to test Ye Fan’s relationship with the Ye Family, his mood had never been beautiful but rather very heavy.

It was heavy because from that day’s test, he could confirm that Ye Fan had no connection whatsoever with Ye Wenhao or the Ye Family.

It was heavier because he felt that his clever maneuver had annoyed Ye Wenhao.

Yes, that was what he believed.

In his view, if it had not been for his actions annoying Ye Wenhao, how could Ye Wenhao’s secretary have possibly called to scold him, thinking that he did not take Ye Wenhao seriously?

In the past while, he had been pondering how to rectify his mistake, but despite racking his brains, he couldn’t come up with any solution.

And with Ye Wenhao recently arriving in Jiangnan, Jiangnan was about to become a stronghold for Ye Wenhao and, by extension, for the Ye Family.

In such circumstances, if Ye Wenhao decided to vent his dissatisfaction on the Su Family, anyone could guess the outcome for the Su Family!

"Sigh."

Thinking back to that day’s events, Su Hongyuan couldn’t help but sigh, his face filled with regret—for having sent Su Yuxin and Ye Fan to the very first investment conference attended by Ye Wenhao.

After sighing, just as Su Hongyuan was about to turn around, he suddenly saw a black, stretch Rolls Royce Phantom slowly driving into the Lv Hu Group premises.

This discovery slightly puzzled him—a black, stretch Rolls Royce Phantom was a symbol of prestige, not something that money alone could buy as it was limited edition, and across the entire Huaxia, there were very few owners!

Soon, the black stretch Rolls Royce Phantom stopped and a big man in black jumped out of the car, opened the rear door, and Lin Ao Feng, dressed in a black suit, slowly stepped out.

Swish!

Despite Su Hongyuan’s advanced years, his body was still quite robust, especially his eyesight which was very good, identifying immediately that the man stepping out from the black stretch Rolls Royce Phantom was the Crown Prince of Southern Nanqinghong, Lin Ao Feng.

This realization made his face pale instantly!

Although Su Hongyuan had reduced his attention on Ye Fan upon determining that Ye Fan had no relations with the Ye Family, he had heard that Ye Fan had helped Su Jindi in a conflict with Lin Ao Feng.

Could it be... Could it be that Lin Ao Feng was here for trouble?

Su Hongyuan couldn’t help but silently ask himself, his mood becoming even heavier, convinced that the Su Family had already unintentionally offended Ye Wenhao and if they further offended the ruler of the Southern Huaxia Underground World, Nanqinghong, it would surely be adding insult to injury.

Shortly afterward, before Su Hongyuan could figure out what to do, Lin Ao Feng walked into Yang Guang Mansion alone.

"The black stretch Rolls Royce Phantom, so cool."

"Yes, if I remember correctly, there are no more than twenty of these cars in the Huaxia Region."

"Not just the car is flashy, the guy is very handsome too, those celebrities are nothing compared to him."

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When Lin Ao Feng drove the black stretch Rolls Royce Phantom into the premises of Lv Hu Group, it drew many gazes, including those of the receptionists at the front desk.

At that moment, watching Lin Ao Feng step out of the black stretch Rolls Royce Phantom and confidently entering the lobby, the receptionists glowed with excitement and couldn’t help but quietly converse with each other.

After a brief whispered exchange, the girl stationed on the outermost side of the reception desk took the lead. Without waiting for her colleagues to regain their composure, she went forward and, amidst the envious and resentful expressions of her colleagues, greeted him with a smiling face, "Respected sir, hello, how may I assist you?"

"Tell Su Hongyuan that Lin Ao Feng, the Vice President of Qinghong Group in the Huaxia Region, wants to see him." Facing the attentively smiling receptionist, Lin Ao Feng held his head high, not even giving her a direct look.

Seeing Lin Ao Feng acting high and mighty, the receptionist felt a twinge of disappointment, but she dared not delay and forced a smile, "All right, please wait a moment."

As soon as she finished speaking, she quickly walked back to the front desk, picked up the phone, and called Su Hongyuan’s office, "Hello, Chairman, a gentleman who claims to be the Vice President of Qinghong Group in the Huaxia Region, Mr. Lin, wishes to see you. Will you see him?"

"Bring him to my office."

In the office on the top floor, Su Hongyuan’s expression turned extremely ugly upon hearing the report from his staff, and without hesitation, he decided to meet Lin Ao Feng.

Five minutes later, led by the receptionist, Lin Ao Feng entered the Chairman’s office on the top floor of Yang Guang Mansion and met Su Hongyuan.

"Mr. Lin, please take a seat."

Perhaps because of Lin Ao Feng’s distinguished status, or maybe because Su Jindi had once had a conflict with Lin Ao Feng’s people, Su Hongyuan was very polite to Lin Ao Feng, even somewhat reverent—as he gestured ’please’, his body tilted slightly, presenting a very low stance.

Su Hongyuan’s low posture greatly satisfied Lin Ao Feng, who slightly smiled and then walked straight to the couch, seated himself, and casually crossed his legs.

"Mr. Lin, what would you like to drink? Coffee or tea?" Su Hongyuan gestured for the receptionist to leave and asked with a smile, "I’m good at making tea, but for coffee, I would need to ask my assistant."

"Mr. Su, I generally prefer red wine with added blood; do you have that?" Lin Ao Feng asked askance at Su Hongyuan.

Clang!

Astonished by Lin Ao Feng’s words, Su Hongyuan’s heart twitched slightly, and his facial expression stiffened a bit.

"Just kidding, just kidding. Please don’t mind, Mr. Su."

Seemingly pleased with the intimidation his words caused, Lin Ao Feng slightly lifted the corners of his mouth and said, "I won’t drink anything; I just want to have a word with Mr. Su."

"Please speak, Mr. Lin."

Su Hongyuan returned to his seat, outwardly holding himself upright and proud but inwardly feeling uneasy.

"Before coming to Hanghu, I had heard of Mr. Su’s deeds, learning that Mr. Su has been invincible in the business world for decades, and recently caused a storm in the Jiangnan official and commercial domain stealthily. Not only did you topple the He Family but also caused many officials to lose their positions, including a promising provincial governor like Han Guodong."

Lin Ao Feng spoke slowly, observing Su Hongyuan’s expressions while speaking, and seeing some unrest in him, he continued, "Forbidden City has a friend surnamed Bai who asked me to inquire on his behalf, what exactly had the Ye Family promised the Su Family that led you to collaborate with them to bring down Han Guodong?"

"Mr. Lin, there’s been a misunderstanding; those are just rumors. The downfall of the He Family was purely because their dirty secrets accidentally leaked out, and regarding Han Guodong, I am completely unaware."

Decades of experience in business had given Su Hongyuan a heart of steel. He strained to control his emotions, careful not to give anything away.

Although he did not know why Lin Ao Feng mentioned the storm in the Jiangnan official and commercial domain, he knew he absolutely must not let Lin Ao Feng learn the inside story— it would not be good for the Su Family!

"Oh, it doesn’t matter if I misunderstood, but the key is that my friend surnamed Bai doesn’t think it’s a misunderstanding, but rather something done intentionally," Lin Ao Feng said with a smile, believing Su Hongyuan should be able to tell what his friend surnamed Bai represented.

Gulp!

As expected, upon hearing Lin Ao Feng’s words again, Su Hongyuan’s Adam’s apple moved intensely, and the muscles at the corners of his eyes twitched madly.

"Mr. Su, to be honest, originally my friend surnamed Bai thought that the Su Family was playing a bit overboard and planned to do something about it, but I stopped him," Lin Ao Feng said, seeing that the moment was ripe to cut to the chase, and half-truthfully continued, "I did this only because I am enamored with your granddaughter, Miss Su Yuxin."

Huh?!

Su Hongyuan’s eyes widened instantly; he never would have dreamed that Lin Ao Feng came today because of Su Yuxin!

"Moreover, a few days ago, Mr. Su’s grandson, also Miss Su Yuxin’s brother, Su Jindi, caused some trouble at the Yunshan Underground Racing Track."

Seeing that Su Hongyuan remained silent, Lin Ao Feng added another blockbuster, continuing in the same semi-truthful vein, "Surely Mr. Su knows that the Yunshan Underground Racing Track belongs to our Nanqinghong. Normally, according to the rules of the underworld, your grandson Su Jindi would have had to leave something behind that day, but after I learned of his identity, I did not let my men do so; otherwise, he could have lost an arm or a leg before that doctor surnamed Ye could arrive."

"Thank you, Mr. Lin."

Although Su Hongyuan knew about Su Jindi causing trouble at the Yunshan Underground Racing Track and that Ye Fan had intervened, he did not know the details; hence, he thanked Lin Ao Feng without any reaction.

"Mr. Su, now that we are at this point, I will not beat around the bush. Today, I mainly came to ask for your granddaughter’s hand in marriage," Lin Ao Feng said, getting straight to the point, "Ever since I first saw Miss Su Yuxin, I have deeply fallen for her. I desire to date her, and even more, I hope she can become my wife!"

"Er..."

Even though Su Hongyuan had already vaguely sensed Lin Ao Feng’s intentions, he was still startled upon hearing him mention a marriage proposal.

"Mr. Su, you must know the power of our Nanqinghong, and you should also be aware that the Bai Family strongly supports us!"

Seeing that Su Hongyuan did not respond, Lin Ao Feng directly threw out the ’dowry’, "I promise you that as long as you agree to this marriage, Nanqinghong and Qinghong Group will provide substantial support to the Su Family’s Lv Hu Group, helping Lv Hu Group develop the market in Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan.

Besides, not only will the Bai Family not trouble the Su Family, but they will also offer substantial assistance to ensure that the Su Family can firmly establish itself in the East Sea!"

Swipe!

As Lin Ao Feng’s promises echoed in his ears, Su Hongyuan’s eyes brightened, and even his heart rate suddenly increased.

As the head of the Su Family, he was fully aware of Nanqinghong’s power and knew that Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan were Nanqinghong’s strongholds while also understanding that the East Sea was one of the Bai Family’s territories!

In such a case, if what Lin Ao Feng said was true, then this dowry was exceedingly significant!

"Mr. Lin, it’s fortunate for Yuxin to be admired by you, and I thank you on her behalf,"

Although Su Hongyuan was deeply moved, he did not immediately agree but began playing coy, "But as you know, this is a significant decision in Yuxin’s life. I need to tell her first and listen to her opinion."

"That’s only natural."

Lin Ao Feng carelessly smiled, then stood up, expressing confidence, "However, I believe Mr. Su will help Miss Su make the right choice!" (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, you are welcome to cast your recommendation and monthly tickets at Qidian (qidian.com). Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please read at m.qidian.com.)