The Female Cannon Fodder With Boundless Merits
Chapter 369 - 373: The Female Lead Is Trafficked (17)

Chapter 369: Chapter 373: The Female Lead Is Trafficked (17)

Chong Yongyi had always been watching over Su Yuan at the villa.

He truly adored his girl.

For her, he would do anything.

As the medicine slowly metabolized in her body, Su Yuan gradually came to.

At first, there was a haze of confusion in her eyes, but as the confusion cleared, the calm expression from before instantly twisted into something ferocious.

Madly gesturing with her hands and feet, she resembled a genuine psychiatric patient.

In her eyes were anger, reluctance, and the resentment that kept tugging at her heart.

She hadn’t died; she was still very much alive.

This fact was harder for her to let go of than any rumor outside.

She had already fallen into the mire, so why should that woman be able to live in peace?

Just recalling the image she had seen on the nurse’s phone fueled her rage, the one of that woman, all smiles, tenderly cupping her chin as she looked at the young man across from her.

The image made Su Yuan’s eyes bloodshot.

Chong Yongyi could only subdue Su Yuan with his embrace to prevent her from hurting herself.

Realizing Chong Yongyi’s presence, Su Yuan suddenly felt grateful for her earlier self.

Even if she wasn’t too fond of this adopted brother of hers, she hadn’t rejected him outright.

So, now, everything was just perfect...

No one understood the power of the Chong Family better than Su Yuan.

She seized Chong Yongyi’s shirt front in urgency, "Brother Yongyi, please help me..."

In truth, Chong Yongyi had already been prepared to act even before Su Yuan asked.

However, what he hadn’t anticipated was that Su Yuan’s request wasn’t just for that girl to experience everything she had; there were even more outrageous demands.

Su Yuan no longer cared about how she appeared in the eyes of others, as long as it meant that the other party would be punished.

Punished for not coming to her aid, for her unkindness...

Chong Yongyi was mildly surprised, for in his memory, Little Yuan was so kind-hearted she wouldn’t even bear to step on an ant on the road.

"Brother Yongyi, do you think I’m being too malicious?" Su Yuan asked somewhat neurotically.

Chong Yongyi immediately refocused and hastily replied, "No, my Little Yuan is the kindest, you must have a good reason for doing this, for sure it’s because the other person is at fault."

Chong Yongyi didn’t have time to ponder what that girl did to offend Su Yuan enough to make such a request.

But in his eyes, offending his Little Yuan was the other party’s original sin.

Once Chong Yongyi agreed, Su Yuan finally relaxed.

A triumphant smile appeared on her lips, as if she could already see the wretched fate that awaited that vile woman.

Anything Brother Yongyi promised, he would definitely accomplish.

After all this commotion, comforted by Chong Yongyi, Su Yuan soon fell into a deep sleep again.

After gently closing the bedroom door, Chong Yongyi stepped out, his expression immediately turning icy.

He pulled out his phone, ready to give instructions to his secretary, but as soon as he activated the screen, it nearly went black from the onslaught of incoming notifications.

In order not to disturb Su Yuan, he had gotten into the habit of turning his phone to silent mode whenever he was within the villa’s premises.

Before he could check all the messages and calls on his phone, the ringtone started sounding again like a death knell.

"President Chong, you need to come back to the company immediately, there’s been an incident."

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Chong Yongyi strode towards the office, followed by a group of managers reporting on their work.

"President Chong, our latest project in collaboration with the government was rejected..."

"President Chong, people from the national and local tax offices came earlier, demanding that we provide financial statements from previous years and this year..."

"President Chong..."

"President Chong..."

One piece of bad news followed another.

It felt as if within just a few days of absence, the company’s affairs had completely changed.

And that wasn’t all, a few steps behind, the Secretary General received a phone call, his expression changed dramatically, and he hurriedly stepped forward, whispering in Chong Yongyi’s ear, "The directors of the board are about to arrive... and the old man from the family wants you to visit the old house today without fail."

"Those old geezers..." Even with his exceptional working abilities, Chong Yongyi was overwhelmed by the series of events, and he couldn’t help but curse out loud.

"Just some old fogeys living off others... pay them no mind... You handle things here, I’ll go to the old house first."

As for the group of directors on the board, Chong Yongyi hardly took them seriously.

What he valued most was the old man’s attitude toward him.

Without even thinking about it, he knew that it must have been those restless individuals in the family who had taken the matter to the old man.

While Chong Yongyi might give orders in the company, the real power of Chong Technology still lay in the hands of the old man.

So, reluctant as he was, Chong Yongyi still had to make the trip to the old house.

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As soon as he arrived at the old house, members of the Chong Family, both the main branch and the side branches, were all present, not a single one missing.

Seeing Chong Yongyi step through the doorway, many of his peers, unable to manage their emotions, revealed scornful expressions.

Chong Yongyi swept his gaze over them, making a mental note.

"Grandfather..." Chong Yongyi walked in without looking sideways and called out to the old man at the center.

This time, there was none of the usual amiability, nor the thunderous rage he had imagined.

The old man’s face remained impassive, and to Chong Yongyi’s discerning eyes, he couldn’t make out any indication at all.

"You’re here... sit down...", he said.

Chong Yongyi’s brows furrowed even more tightly.

The more it was like this, the more unease settled in his heart.

He would rather face his grandfather’s thunderous rage than the current indifference.

Neither scolding him nor lecturing him, it seemed... as if he was preparing to give up on him.

Chong Yongyi quickly dismissed this ridiculous thought from his mind.

He was someone the old man had personally instructed for many years, positioning him as the one in power.

He was confident that, unless it was absolutely necessary, he wouldn’t be readily abandoned.

Chong Yongyi quickly reviewed his recent actions in his mind.

Apart from spending too much energy on Su Yuan and being slightly negligent at the company, there didn’t seem to be any major missteps.

Thinking this, Chong Yongyi’s confidence rose another notch, ignoring the meaningful glances around him, focusing only on the old man.

Despite appearances, the old man had been silently watching, his eyes downward. He had seen every expression on his grandson Chong Yongyi’s face.

The disappointment in his heart grew even heavier.

Breaking the eye contact, the old man looked up and around at everyone before speaking, "Since everyone is here today, I might as well make my new decision known."

"Yongyi, you’ve been working hard lately, take some time off to rest. Your cousin has just returned from abroad, he can handle the company’s affairs for the time being..."

"Grandfather, what are you saying?" Chong Yongyi couldn’t believe what he was hearing.

Following the old man’s words, a young man with an upright posture stood up, smiling and said, "Brother, don’t worry, leave the company to me, you just relax."