Supreme Heir Son-in-law
Chapter 349: Turmoil Emerges

Chapter 349: Chapter 349: Turmoil Emerges

But at this moment, Liang Rou didn’t feel like flirting with Qi Hao at all. Just thinking about Sheng Hong finding another woman behind her mother’s back, that she might not become his only child, and that Sheng Group might end up having nothing to do with her, made Liang Rou’s heart ache as if it had been slashed with a knife. It was painful and chaotic, leaving her with no mind to deal with Qi Hao.

"Xiao Rou, why is your complexion so bad? Are you feeling unwell?" Qi Hao asked with some concern, his deep brows and eyes filled with a gentleness enough to drown someone. As Liang Rou looked up, she fell into Qi Hao’s electric eyes, and the strings on her heart were gently plucked once again.

But right now, she had more important things to do.

Liang Rou reigned in her almost captivated mind, saying listlessly, "I’m indeed feeling a bit unwell. My head hurts a little. It must be because I was greedy for cold last night and set the air conditioner’s temperature too low."

"Why didn’t you tell me earlier then? I let you accompany me for so long with a sick body, only now realizing you’re not feeling well. I’m really not a qualified boyfriend. Baby, I promise I won’t make such a mistake again. Don’t blame me, okay?" Qi Hao held Liang Rou’s hand, putting on a pleading face, his eyes seemed to speak, looking at Liang Rou.

Liang Rou’s heart softened at his words, "It’s not your fault, I wanted to come out with you. I wanted to spend more time with you, and at first, it didn’t hurt so much, so I didn’t take it seriously. Who knew it would hurt so much now." Liang Rou said, lowering her head with a hint of self-blame on her face.

"Don’t hit yourself. If you do, I’ll feel heartache too. Let’s do this — I’ll take you home first, and once you’re home, you should rest well. Don’t set the air conditioner’s temperature so low again, and tell me immediately if you feel any discomfort, okay?"

Seeing Liang Rou nod, Qi Hao’s tightly knitted brows relaxed a lot, and he took her home.

"Go to bed early once you’re upstairs. Good night." Qi Hao gently kissed Liang Rou on the head and watched her go upstairs before driving away, disappearing completely within the community.

After receiving such shocking news today, Liang Rou’s smile disappeared entirely after seeing off her boyfriend.

Standing at her mother’s door, Liang Rou raised and lowered her hand several times before finally turning back to her own room.

"I’ll tell mom about this after making sure of the outcome, otherwise, what if Qi Hao got it wrong and caused a big commotion? That’s right, once I’m certain, I’ll discuss it with mom. Sheng Group will eventually belong to me, Liang Rou, and no one can take it away from me." Liang Rou muttered to herself in her room, a hint of ruthlessness flashing between her brows and eyes, dissipating the sweetness of her face, leaving nothing behind.

The next morning, when Sheng Hong saw Liang Rou at the dining table, his expression turned serious, "When did you get back?"

Liang Rou didn’t expect Sheng Hong to be home, her face had a momentary look of astonishment, but soon, this surprise turned into joy, reflexively rushing to Sheng Hong, lowering her head to act spoiled, taking back the gratitude from her eyes.

"Dad, when did you come? I missed you so much, I’ve lost weight from missing you." Liang Rou said, pointing to her face.

"Acting spoiled won’t work. I heard from your mom that you’ve got a boyfriend. I’m telling you, don’t do anything outrageous and don’t come back so late in the future. As a girl, stay home and accompany your mom when you have nothing to do, and don’t fool around outside." Sheng Hong sat at the dining table and gave Liang Rou a reprimanding look.

"Got it. I won’t do it anymore." Liang Rou said ingratiatingly with pouted lips.

Looking at Liang Rou trying to please him with pouted lips, the words Sheng Hong wanted to say swallowed back down and couldn’t come out anymore.

"Remember, girls must have self-respect and self-love." Sheng Hong added another sentence after thinking about it, then dropped the matter completely.

That meal felt lively yet progressing, and the gloom on Sheng Hong’s face over the past days completely disappeared today, even gaining a radiance that made those encountering Sheng Hong at the company carry a hint of curiosity in their eyes.

"Is Sheng always this happy today because the bank loan came through?" The second-largest shareholder of Sheng Group clicked his tongue twice at Sheng Hong’s expression, his voice neither sinister nor cheerful.

Upon hearing this, Sheng Hong’s face darkened instantly as the bank loan hadn’t been received.

"You don’t need to worry about this. I, for one, surely have plans in mind and won’t cause the company any losses, nor give others the opportunity to squeeze me out." Sheng Hong tidied his collar and said.

"Really? You’re quite confident, Sheng. Let’s just wait and see then, hoping you’re not all talk." The man didn’t mind Sheng Hong’s words at all; instead, he looked at him with disdain and contempt. Even when the elevator stopped, he deliberately walked out first, making Sheng Hong’s face immediately unpleasant, causing the employees witnessing this to instinctively hold their breath, stopping their actions to watch the two’s silent yet intense confrontation full of gunpowder.

"What are you looking at? Have you finished your tasks? Hurry up and get to work!" Sheng Hong shouted at the employees who had stopped their actions and turned their gazes his way.

This shout scattered everyone instantly, yet it didn’t improve Sheng Hong’s mood a single bit.

Entering his office, Sheng Hong personally called a bank that had cooperated with Sheng Group for many years. "Hello, this is Sheng Hong. Have you considered the loan we discussed last time?" Sheng Hong asked with a smile.

The person on the other end didn’t respond immediately, creating a brief unsettling silence in the air, giving Sheng Hong a bad feeling, which was quickly validated.

"Mr. Sheng, we’ve cooperated so many times; logically, I should approve this loan for you for both public and private reasons. However, it’s not that I don’t want to but that I dare not. If I approve it, over 80% of the major groups in Shangjing won’t cooperate with our bank anymore. I have a family to think of too, so you’ll have to find someone else for this. My hands are tied."

Before Sheng Hong could react, the person on the other end decisively hung up the phone, leaving Sheng Hong with a stomach full of words stuck inside.

"Damn it!" Sheng Hong swept everything off his desk onto the ground. "When there’s something to ask, you treat me like a grandson. Now that I’m in trouble, you all run faster than rabbits. Damn, I won’t forget any of you. When I get through this, I’ll show you." Sheng Hong gritted his teeth, panting heavily as he spoke.

Sheng Hong’s loss of composure and rage didn’t last long before they were alleviated. Knowing he had a solution and that this wasn’t his endgame, Sheng Hong even had the mood to tidy up his clothes messed up during his outburst.

"Mr. Sheng, did you call me for something?" The new assistant, who heard the noises of things breaking clearly from outside, asked in a small voice, fearful and feeling unfortunate.

"Clean up the office. I’m going out for a bit. Before I return, no one is allowed in." Sheng Hong said, looking displeasingly at his new assistant, after giving instructions he left directly, not even interested in saying an extra word to them.

Secretly following Sheng Hong, Liang Rou, stood under the sun by a tree for a while. When she was contemplating whether to leave, she saw the car Sheng Hong drove out in the morning coming out from the company garage. Liang Rou, who was feeling down, suddenly became spirited. She quickly flagged down a taxi and told the driver, "Follow that black Bentley in front, and don’t lose it."

Liang Rou’s mood was very complicated at this moment. On the one hand, she didn’t want Sheng Hong to do something that would betray her mother. On the other, she couldn’t help but wish he would, as only then could her always indecisive mother make up her mind to stand by her side and fight for her interests.

Sheng Hong was unaware of the tail following him. He drove directly to the entrance of the hotel where Xu Jiahui was staying and hurriedly walked in.

Liang Rou, who had been following him, glanced up at the hotel’s name, and her mind, which had been in turmoil, reached a decision in an instant.

Now there was no need to continue watching. The hotel’s name was exactly as Qi Hao said, confirming the existence of the woman Qi Hao mentioned.

Thinking of this, a cold smile appeared on Liang Rou’s face. "Hmph, a dog indeed never changes its habit of eating shit!" Liang Rou said angrily.

"Miss, is there anywhere else you’d like to go?" Seeing that Liang Rou showed no intention of getting out while smiling ominously, the driver asked.

"To Champs-Élysées." Liang Rou came out of her thoughts, casually glanced at the driver, and after speaking, she closed her eyes, her mind filled with thoughts.

Meanwhile, Sheng Hong had arrived at the hotel’s top floor and knocked on the door nervously. After Ah Gu opened it, he walked in.

"Why are you here again? Didn’t I tell you last time not to come looking for me if there’s nothing?" Xu Jiahui lay on a recliner, beside which sat a woman wearing a mask, silently doing her nails.

"I’m here because I really have an unsolvable problem. Otherwise, why would I defy your words and bother you?" Sheng Hong said with a fawning expression.

"What is it?" Xu Jiahui asked lazily.