In Mu's Group.

After finishing dealing with the documents in his hand, Mu Chen looked at his watch and made a phone call in front of the french windows.

"Sister, are you back from Hengdian? Let's have dinner together tonight."

"Because of you, I was so busy when I came back that I didn't have time to deal with you." Luo Xiaoxiao was still angry and her words were aggressive.

"Because of me?"

Luo Xiaoxiao sneered and said, "If it weren't for the fact that your relationship with Su Ran was exposed on the Internet and Su Ran was betrayed by her ungrateful subordinate, the company wouldn't have needed me to go and see if there were any good candidates as soon as I came back?"

Mu Chen was stunned. His face turned cold and he said, "I've already asked someone to remove the press release that day."

"That's right. You want to spend money to keep the reputation of Su Ran, but Fu Junyi' s fans don't want to let her go. It's not over after removing the press release."

It was very noisy on the other side of the phone, as if Luo Xiaoxiao was giving orders.

"If you're really bored, just listen to me and go on those blind dates. I'm not free anyway. I don't know why Su Ran asked for leave, which makes me so busy today."

Mu Chen couldn't bear to hear his sister's dissatisfaction with Su Ran, so he ended the call with a few casual words.

He dialed an internal number to call his special assistant. Mu Chen leaned back in his chair and said slowly, "Ye Ye Yuan, didn't you work with Tianyu Entertainment a few days ago? Bring the business plan there and ask about how Su Ran, Miss Su is doing."

Ye Yuan was stunned. He couldn't believe what his ruthless boss had said.

Mu Chen coughed lightly and avoided his gaze. He knocked on the table angrily and said, "Pay close attention to what Miss Su has been doing in the company recently, as well as her work plan, the period of her leave and what does she leave for..."

Special assistant Ye withdrew his shocked gaze and said, "Yes."

…

In the Su family's old mansion.

Su Ran stood outside the simple and solemn villa and didn't know what attitude she should go in with.

Although she broke up with her scumbag father and left the Su family at the age of 18, her grandfather's attitude toward her had never changed.

Every year, she would avoid all members of the Su family on her grandfather's birthday and come back, but on his 70th birthday... almost everyone of the Su family was present, including her scumbag father and mistress. Recently, the public opinion on the Internet would probably be reported to her grandfather.

Just as she was deep in thought, she heard a cry of surprise.

"Miss Xiaoran, why are you standing here? Why didn't you come in!"

"Mr. Liu!" Su Ran was surprised to see him and greeted him with a smile. "I just got out of the car. Why didn't you stay with Grandpa inside? Why did you come out?"

"It's all because your grandfather misses you! The whole family is here except you. They kept urging me to welcome you!"

Mr. Liu had a kind smile on his face and warmly greeted her when she walked in. As she walked, he said, "You don't know how much your grandfather misses you! Usually, when you are busy, he is afraid of delaying your work and doesn't dare to call you. It's not easy for him to wait until today. Early in the morning, he asked me to clean up your room and said that if he couldn't let you stay here, he will not be a member of Su family for a few days!"

Su Ran' s eyes were filled with tears. She had always been cold and indifferent, but now she felt bitter in her heart.

It took ten minutes to walk from the front door to the spacious old residence of the Su Family. Along the way, Su Ran followed the steward obediently and listened to him talk about what had happened recently.

Just as everything was warm and pleasant, two familiar quarrels came from under the banyan tree in the garden.

"Mom! Didn't I tell you not to tell Dad about this? He doesn't usually watch TV. As long as you don't tell him, how will he know!"

"It's because this is a matter of great importance to Su Ran that I have to tell your father! Although Su Ran hasn't been home for two years and the Su Group has been handed over to you, your father is getting older. Who knows, he might want to mend his relationship with her one day!"

Hearing this, Su Ran sneered. She grabbed the steward who was about to step forward, shook her head, and said lightly, "Let them talk."

On the other side, Su Muqing only felt that her mother was so mean that it gave her a headache. "So you want to tell Dad about this and let them quarrel?"

An Meihua snorted and said smugly, "Su Ran is very stubborn, and your father won't admit defeat. If they quarrel about this, they won't be able to reconcile for at least three to five years. If it goes on like this, the Su family will be yours!"

If the woman in front of her wasn't her mother, Su Muqing would have called her an idiot!

Suppressing her anger, she scolded, "But today is Grandpa's birthday! Do you have to ruin it?"

An Meihua was shocked by the impatience on her face. After a slight pause, she straightened her neck and scolded back. "How can you talk to me like that? If it weren't me, you wouldn't be where you are today! Besides, how good do you think you are? Didn't you deliberately postpone your job for a month to make Su Ran' s boyfriend cheat on her, that wicked girl?"

Su Muqing had a headache due to her mother' s unreasonableness. She suppressed her anger and shouted, "That' s because Fu Junyi is Su Ran' s boyfriend! If he weren't Su Ran' s boyfriend, I wouldn't even look at him!"

As soon as she finished speaking, she was suddenly stunned and stared at the girl behind An Meihua.

However, An Meihua didn't know what had happened. After hearing what Su Muqing said, she suddenly smiled.

"Although I don't like that guy, you should be like this! What Su Ran has is all yours! You should take all of it! If you don't like it, you can just throw it away!"

As soon as she finished speaking, a teasing female voice came from behind.

"Oh? Auntie An, why are you so ambitious?"

An Meihua stiffened. She slowly turned around in disbelief, only to see Su Ran with a calm smile on her face. It was as if she didn't take their words seriously at all and as if she were looking at a clown.

"Xiao... Xiaoran..."

An Meihua quietly glared at Su Muqing and went up to her, while changing her face. "Why didn't you tell me before you came back? I could have picked you up at the door!"

Hearing this, Su Ran chuckled and looked at An Meihua from head to toe disdainfully. She said sarcastically, "If I remember correctly, this should be the old house, not the Su family's house, right? Auntie An shouldn't act like a host in Grandpa's territory, does you? What's more..."

Su Ran deliberately smiled gently and harmlessly, but her bright facial features revealed her contempt. "Even in the Su residence, I remember that it was the name of Su Zhenwu and my mother that was written on the villa's property booklet. Auntie An... Tut-tut! It's not appropriate!"

Hearing this, An Meihua 's smile froze. She secretly hated that the girl had become more annoying after not seeing her for such a long time.

Su Muqing came to her senses, bit her lip, and walked forward. She wanted to say something but stopped on second thought. "Sister, my mother didn't mean that... I... I'm sorry..."

"Stop!"

Su Ran stretched out her hand and took a step back. "Don't do this. If your sweetheart sees this, he may think that I bullied you again. Today is Grandpa's birthday. It should be a good day. What bad luck!"

An Meihua froze. She looked at the old steward who was eyeing her covetously before she put on a smile again. Just as she was about to talk to him reluctantly, she heard a deep and powerful voice coming from not far away.

"You naughty girl! Why didn't you come in!"

Su Ran and the others looked in the direction of the voice and saw an old man walking toward them with the help of a servant.

"Grandpa." Seeing this, Su Ran immediately showed a sweet and well-behaved smile. She walked up to Su Mingchen and said, "Why did you come out? It's cold outside. Let me go inside with you."

Su Ran was about to carry her grandfather in. She didn't want to fall out with An Meihua in front of her grandfather.

However, even if Su Ran didn't want to, An Meihua wouldn't let her off the hook. She rushed over to Su Mingchen and said slowly, "Dad, now that Su Ran has made such a name for herself. It's so natural for her to go to a nightclub."

Hearing this, Su Ran stopped in her tracks, and her eyes instantly turned gloomy. " Auntie An, are you free? There are still so many relatives of the Su family who haven't come yet. As a daughter-in-law, shouldn't you go and welcome them?"

This mistress was extremely disgusting!

Su Ran didn't want to talk to An Meihua anymore, so she helped her grandfather get into the house.

When he arrived at the hall, Su Zhenwu was talking to the guests. When he saw Su Ran, his bright smile immediately disappeared. He quickly walked up to Su Ran and shouted, " Su Ran, you still know that you should come back! You have brought shame to our Su family!"

Damn it. As expected, he colluded with that bitch An Meihua. He just wanted to humiliate me in front of so many people so that I would completely lose my right to speak in the Su family.

"Mr. Su, I..."

"Zhenwu! Shut up!"

Before Su Ran could speak, Su Mingchen scolded, "Ran Ran is my granddaughter. She's back today to celebrate my birthday! This is the old house, not yours! Who dares to teach my granddaughter a lesson in my place!"

Su Mingchen angrily stabbed Su Zhenwu on the shoulder with his cane.

"Yes, Dad. I know I was wrong. You're in poor health. Don't be angry!" Su Zhenwu hurriedly apologized, covering his painful shoulder with his hand.

"Ran Ran, let's go to the inner hall and ignore them!" Su Mingchen glared at Su Zhenwu, who didn't dare to say a word. With a snort, he pulled Su Ran into the inner hall.

"You little brat, you only come to see me on my birthday every year. Do you forget me in your daily life?"

"Grandpa, I'm so busy with work that I don't have time to visit you." Su Ran immediately explained, "I've specially asked for leave this time. I want to spend a few more days with you!"

"That's more like it!"

…

In the Mu's Group, Mu Chen was sitting in a luxurious leather swivel chair, staring at the document in his hand. His face was gloomy and his aura was so oppressive that no one dared to approach him.

Looking at Mr. Mu, Ye Yuan couldn't help stepping forward and asking, "Mr. Mu, do you have something on your mind? What about the meeting later on..."

"As usual," Mu Chen interrupted Ye Yuan and said flatly. His eyes were still fixed on the document in his hand.

Su Ran asked for a half-a-month leave? Where would she go? With whom?

Looking at the results of Ye Yuan, Mu Chen thought a lot and full of doubts. Mu Chen wondered if Su Ran would do something stupid, now that the scandal about Su Ran was all over the place!

Thinking of this, Mu Chen frowned. He quickly took out his mobile phone and dialed a number.