Su Bai remembered that he had two classes a week, one of which had Liu Yunsheng. Yet he did not see Liu Yunsheng in class today. In fact, at least half of the class of originally more than 40 people did not appear. Master Su was also thinking about the matter regarding Tang Xiao and did not take the class seriously, calling it ‘self-study’ before waiting for the bell.
In the meantime, several students chatted loudly, and Su’s fierce eyes shot knives that flew towards them and they shut their mouths obediently. If Su Bai was a lion, then the college students who stayed in the classroom were just bunches of white rabbits; the lion could frighten the bunny without showing its fangs.
Tang Xiao seemed to be a very ordinary businessman, with a good birth, a perfect high education, and a satisfactory tax record for the government. But behind all the perfect things in the world, there are always falsehoods, though Su Bai has yet been able to discover the secret behind Tang Xiao.
The way to being a good leader does not lie in how strong one is, but in how good he is at putting his men in their positions and making the best use of everything. After losing groups of available talents, it was inevitable that Master Su could not exert his best powers. This was akin to when an emperor who has lived in his palace for a long time comes to the world of the people. Losing the support of his subordinates, he is no different from an ordinary citizen.
Master Su had not tasted this feeling of powerlessness for a long time. It was not a good taste and with it, a series of anxiety and depression surrounded him until the end of class. Su Bai had just stepped out of the classroom with his front foot, but before his foot landed, a man in a clean suit asked him to go downstairs.
“Could it be that Tang Zhong is afraid I’d run? A little man like me, really troubling Tang Zhong’s efforts.” Because of his bad mood, Su Bai’s words could not be any better, his sarcasm extremely obvious.
“Mr. Su, Tang Zhong is waiting for you downstairs.” Ah Feng took a second look at Su Bai. The last time he saw him at the seaside of the sunset mountains, Su Bai was only a flexible fat man. Only half a month, and Su Bai had already thrown away a lot of fat and was now completely free from the word “obese”. Although he still had some meat on his face, his round and mellow appearance was quite gentle, just that his tongue was extremely sharp.
Su Bai walked in front with a straight back and firm footsteps.
Ah Feng’s eyes showed some doubtfulness. He had seen many people when following around Tang Xiao. Most ordinary people in this situation would quietly follow behind him, but Su Bai walked ahead on his own, his action surprising natural.
Tang Xiao sat in the back, the window half open, with a cigar was in his hand. When he saw Ah Feng and Su Bai walking out of the building together, he stepped down from the white Rolls-Royce with a cigar in his mouth, opened the door with one hand, and made an inviting gesture. Su Bai sat in without much talk.
The atmosphere was not as awkward as expected. No matter for Tang Xiao or Master Su, they were already experienced in the business world. Casual conversations can easily cover up their true emotions and only a fool will openly show his feelings to a person he needs to guard against.
When Su Bai saw Tang Xiao smoking a cigar, he went along with the topic of cigarettes and chatted with Tang Xiao. Su Bai smoked little cigars, but he missed his white jade pipe very much. After talking about cigars, Tang Xiao told Su Bai about the people who were going to the nightly gathering.
“Your brother will also be here tonight.” There was a small bar in the car. Tang Xiao took a bottle of red wine, opened it, poured half a cup and handed it to Master Su. The car traveled smoothly so there was no worry about spilling the wine.
Saying thanks, Su Bai took a sip. Su Yiyang, huh? He knew that organizers of parties like this often invited celebrities to bring up the mood, and some stars were also willing to participate in the upper-class parties. Meeting more powerful people will only make their career paths smoother. Master Su was not surprised Su Yiyang would be attending the party.
“Sometimes he talks about you in front of me.” Leaning on the back of the chair casually, Tang Xiao’s lazy posture was like a lion, and even more so like a ruffian dressed in an elegant appearance.
This meant that Su Yiyang and Tang Xiao already knew each other. Su Bai presumed Su Yiyang said bad things about himself in front of Tang Xiao. Following Tang Xiao’s words, Master Su showed a gentle smile and said, “A brother like me who suddenly appeared out of nowhere, Yiyang could not have accepted easily. The sins of the previous generation have to be carried by our generation. No matter what, he is still my brother.”
Tang Xiao just looked at Su Bai with a smile. The subtle meaning in that smile made Su Bai feel irritated. Something did not feel right. Su Bai looked out through the window and subconsciously put his right hand on the pulse of his left hand.
“Has Mr. Su met Master Su before?” Tang Xiao glanced at Su Ye’s subconscious action. Regardless of whether Su Bai was willing to listen or not, he continued, “Speaking of which, Su Yiyang told me that he had the privilege of visiting Master Su in London when he was a child. Your name is Su Mo, and his name is Su Bai. Su Yiyang told me that Master Su once said you really looked like his younger self.”
After putting out the cigar, Tang Xiao squinted at Su Bai and grinned. “You know what? In fact, when I was a child, I’ve also seen Master Su before.”
Su Ye raised his eyebrows slightly, he did not remember seeing such a kid. If Tang Xiao really saw him when he was a child, at least he could be sure that Tang Xiao’s background was not simple.
Having said this and arousing Su Bai’s appetite, Tang Xiao shut his mouth then, and Su Bai could not ask further. The more words he said, the more loopholes he would have. He did not know what purpose Tang Xiao had for talking to him about the Su family and Master Su, but normal people should not believe strange things like souls moving out of the body and borrowing a corpse.
Even if Tang Xiao really had such thoughts, as long as he did not admit, Tang Xiao could not do anything about it.
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The car slowly drove into a high-end residential building in the prosperous area of A-City. The place of the reception was on the 22nd floor of the building. There was an open-air balcony on the 22nd floor, and at the center of the balcony was a lotus-shaped swimming pool with trimmed flower beds at the edge. Standing on the balcony, you could enjoy the most beautiful city scenery of A-City.
The floor was divided into two areas, one was like a ballroom with gorgeous lighting effects, the other was like a bar, guests could gather in front of the bar to drink and chat, and watch the bartender’s exquisite mixing skills.
It was still early. Only the staff responsible for the preparation of the reception were still busy preparing food and wine. Tang Xiao took Su Bai from the 22nd floor to the 23rd floor and opened a password-locked door. When he walked up to the 23rd floor, Su Bai instinctively wondered for a second if he should escape, but continued following in the end.
The 23rd floor looked like one of the many dwellings of Tang Xiao. Why was it one of the many dwellings? Looking at the brand-new furniture and the lack of warmth from the clean room, it did not look like it was often inhabited.
“You have to dress up.” Regardless of Su Bai’s wishes, Tang Xiao pushed him into the bathroom.
“Hey!” Su tried to open the bathroom door, but the damned Tang Xiao locked it from the outside.
“Enjoy it, wash up and then come out.” Outside the door came the laughing voice of Tang Mao. Through the translucent, frosted glass door he could vaguely see Tang Xiao walking away.
Master Su cursed, looked back at the lavish bathroom and raised his eyebrows slightly. Not worse than his bathroom in London.
There were two sections in the bathroom, separated as the outside and inside. Su Bai took off his clothes and hung them in the outside. After pulling the curtain, he soaked in the bathtub, where the water was put in advance. The water temperature was just right. When he sat in, Su Bai closed his eyes and enjoyed it, as Tang Xiao said. When he almost fell asleep, Master Su shook his head and tried to stay awake while climbing out slowly from the bathtub. He estimated that he had soaked for at least an hour, and the skin of his fingers was wrinkled.
After drying his body, Su Bai reached out to grab his clothes. The material he felt was slippery like silk. But when he touched it more carefully, he knew that it was not silk, but cotton that was processed through some special method, his favorite material during that time. At some point, Tang Xiao had taken away his clothes, and even the underwear. Only this custom white Tang outfit was left behind.
The light joy disappeared after Master Su found out that these clothes were Tang clothes. He thought for a few seconds. Not wanting to run around naked, he decided to wear the clothes that Tang Xiao had prepared for him. The white Tang clothes were embroidered with light-golden auspicious clouds. The upper part was a more close-fitting design. The lower part of his trousers was slightly loose and just the right size.
Su Bai looked at himself in the mirror. He tidied his hair and put some long strands that were on his forehead behind his head. The five features that had turned clear after losing weight were similar to that of Master Su more than ten years ago. He made his customary expression of indifference with his lips in front of the mirror. The man’s gentle aura in the mirror instantly disappeared, leaving only a sharp coldness.
The bathroom door was pulled open. Tang Xiao blocked the door with one hand, and his eyes swept Su Bai from top to bottom. His close-fitting clothes perfectly outlined the wide shoulders and narrow waist of the man, and the straight and slightly loose trousers showed some elegance. In front of Tang Xiao stood an elegant man with extraordinary air.
Looking at this mature man who had such an oriental flair, you could not help but wonder what secrets were hidden in his body.
“How incredible, that Master Su is standing in front of me now.” Tang Xiao’s eyes finally fell on Su Bai’s face.
“Tang Zhong, I don’t understand what you’re talking about.” Su Bai began to think about how likely he would succeed in escaping from here.
“I know you are a good fighter, but believe me, my combat experience is not any less than you. Don’t you want to hear why I know you are not Su Mo but Su Bai? Of course, if you want to deny it, it won’t matter, since my opinion of you will not change.”
Tang Xiao smiled and stepped into the bathroom. He had taken off his coat, and his white shirt that had two buttons unbuttoned could not cover his beast-like body underneath, silently telling Master Su that although he had changed from a big white steamed bread to a white glutinous rice dumpling, the muscles and strength he accumulated had not yet fully grown. The consequence of a rice dumpling going against a hard rock was that the rice dumpling would only be smashed flat.
“We can discuss the matter of collaborating, or do you want me to send you to the hotel where Chen Yuan stays?”
Master Su’s face was really ugly now.
Su Bai remembered that he had two classes a week, one of which had Liu Yunsheng. Yet he did not see Liu Yunsheng in class today. In fact, at least half of the class of originally more than 40 people did not appear. Master Su was also thinking about the matter regarding Tang Xiao and did not take the class seriously, calling it ‘self-study’ before waiting for the bell.
In the meantime, several students chatted loudly, and Su’s fierce eyes shot knives that flew towards them and they shut their mouths obediently. If Su Bai was a lion, then the college students who stayed in the classroom were just bunches of white rabbits; the lion could frighten the bunny without showing its fangs.
Tang Xiao seemed to be a very ordinary businessman, with a good birth, a perfect high education, and a satisfactory tax record for the government. But behind all the perfect things in the world, there are always falsehoods, though Su Bai has yet been able to discover the secret behind Tang Xiao.
The way to being a good leader does not lie in how strong one is, but in how good he is at putting his men in their positions and making the best use of everything. After losing groups of available talents, it was inevitable that Master Su could not exert his best powers. This was akin to when an emperor who has lived in his palace for a long time comes to the world of the people. Losing the support of his subordinates, he is no different from an ordinary citizen.
Master Su had not tasted this feeling of powerlessness for a long time. It was not a good taste and with it, a series of anxiety and depression surrounded him until the end of class. Su Bai had just stepped out of the classroom with his front foot, but before his foot landed, a man in a clean suit asked him to go downstairs.
“Could it be that Tang Zhong is afraid I’d run? A little man like me, really troubling Tang Zhong’s efforts.” Because of his bad mood, Su Bai’s words could not be any better, his sarcasm extremely obvious.
“Mr. Su, Tang Zhong is waiting for you downstairs.” Ah Feng took a second look at Su Bai. The last time he saw him at the seaside of the sunset mountains, Su Bai was only a flexible fat man. Only half a month, and Su Bai had already thrown away a lot of fat and was now completely free from the word “obese”. Although he still had some meat on his face, his round and mellow appearance was quite gentle, just that his tongue was extremely sharp.
Su Bai walked in front with a straight back and firm footsteps.
Ah Feng’s eyes showed some doubtfulness. He had seen many people when following around Tang Xiao. Most ordinary people in this situation would quietly follow behind him, but Su Bai walked ahead on his own, his action surprising natural.
Tang Xiao sat in the back, the window half open, with a cigar was in his hand. When he saw Ah Feng and Su Bai walking out of the building together, he stepped down from the white Rolls-Royce with a cigar in his mouth, opened the door with one hand, and made an inviting gesture. Su Bai sat in without much talk.
The atmosphere was not as awkward as expected. No matter for Tang Xiao or Master Su, they were already experienced in the business world. Casual conversations can easily cover up their true emotions and only a fool will openly show his feelings to a person he needs to guard against.
When Su Bai saw Tang Xiao smoking a cigar, he went along with the topic of cigarettes and chatted with Tang Xiao. Su Bai smoked little cigars, but he missed his white jade pipe very much. After talking about cigars, Tang Xiao told Su Bai about the people who were going to the nightly gathering.
“Your brother will also be here tonight.” There was a small bar in the car. Tang Xiao took a bottle of red wine, opened it, poured half a cup and handed it to Master Su. The car traveled smoothly so there was no worry about spilling the wine.
Saying thanks, Su Bai took a sip. Su Yiyang, huh? He knew that organizers of parties like this often invited celebrities to bring up the mood, and some stars were also willing to participate in the upper-class parties. Meeting more powerful people will only make their career paths smoother. Master Su was not surprised Su Yiyang would be attending the party.
“Sometimes he talks about you in front of me.” Leaning on the back of the chair casually, Tang Xiao’s lazy posture was like a lion, and even more so like a ruffian dressed in an elegant appearance.
This meant that Su Yiyang and Tang Xiao already knew each other. Su Bai presumed Su Yiyang said bad things about himself in front of Tang Xiao. Following Tang Xiao’s words, Master Su showed a gentle smile and said, “A brother like me who suddenly appeared out of nowhere, Yiyang could not have accepted easily. The sins of the previous generation have to be carried by our generation. No matter what, he is still my brother.”
Tang Xiao just looked at Su Bai with a smile. The subtle meaning in that smile made Su Bai feel irritated. Something did not feel right. Su Bai looked out through the window and subconsciously put his right hand on the pulse of his left hand.
“Has Mr. Su met Master Su before?” Tang Xiao glanced at Su Ye’s subconscious action. Regardless of whether Su Bai was willing to listen or not, he continued, “Speaking of which, Su Yiyang told me that he had the privilege of visiting Master Su in London when he was a child. Your name is Su Mo, and his name is Su Bai. Su Yiyang told me that Master Su once said you really looked like his younger self.”
After putting out the cigar, Tang Xiao squinted at Su Bai and grinned. “You know what? In fact, when I was a child, I’ve also seen Master Su before.”
Su Ye raised his eyebrows slightly, he did not remember seeing such a kid. If Tang Xiao really saw him when he was a child, at least he could be sure that Tang Xiao’s background was not simple.
Having said this and arousing Su Bai’s appetite, Tang Xiao shut his mouth then, and Su Bai could not ask further. The more words he said, the more loopholes he would have. He did not know what purpose Tang Xiao had for talking to him about the Su family and Master Su, but normal people should not believe strange things like souls moving out of the body and borrowing a corpse.
Even if Tang Xiao really had such thoughts, as long as he did not admit, Tang Xiao could not do anything about it.
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The car slowly drove into a high-end residential building in the prosperous area of A-City. The place of the reception was on the 22nd floor of the building. There was an open-air balcony on the 22nd floor, and at the center of the balcony was a lotus-shaped swimming pool with trimmed flower beds at the edge. Standing on the balcony, you could enjoy the most beautiful city scenery of A-City.
The floor was divided into two areas, one was like a ballroom with gorgeous lighting effects, the other was like a bar, guests could gather in front of the bar to drink and chat, and watch the bartender’s exquisite mixing skills.
It was still early. Only the staff responsible for the preparation of the reception were still busy preparing food and wine. Tang Xiao took Su Bai from the 22nd floor to the 23rd floor and opened a password-locked door. When he walked up to the 23rd floor, Su Bai instinctively wondered for a second if he should escape, but continued following in the end.
The 23rd floor looked like one of the many dwellings of Tang Xiao. Why was it one of the many dwellings? Looking at the brand-new furniture and the lack of warmth from the clean room, it did not look like it was often inhabited.
“You have to dress up.” Regardless of Su Bai’s wishes, Tang Xiao pushed him into the bathroom.
“Hey!” Su tried to open the bathroom door, but the damned Tang Xiao locked it from the outside.
“Enjoy it, wash up and then come out.” Outside the door came the laughing voice of Tang Mao. Through the translucent, frosted glass door he could vaguely see Tang Xiao walking away.
Master Su cursed, looked back at the lavish bathroom and raised his eyebrows slightly. Not worse than his bathroom in London.
There were two sections in the bathroom, separated as the outside and inside. Su Bai took off his clothes and hung them in the outside. After pulling the curtain, he soaked in the bathtub, where the water was put in advance. The water temperature was just right. When he sat in, Su Bai closed his eyes and enjoyed it, as Tang Xiao said. When he almost fell asleep, Master Su shook his head and tried to stay awake while climbing out slowly from the bathtub. He estimated that he had soaked for at least an hour, and the skin of his fingers was wrinkled.
After drying his body, Su Bai reached out to grab his clothes. The material he felt was slippery like silk. But when he touched it more carefully, he knew that it was not silk, but cotton that was processed through some special method, his favorite material during that time. At some point, Tang Xiao had taken away his clothes, and even the underwear. Only this custom white Tang outfit was left behind.
The light joy disappeared after Master Su found out that these clothes were Tang clothes. He thought for a few seconds. Not wanting to run around naked, he decided to wear the clothes that Tang Xiao had prepared for him. The white Tang clothes were embroidered with light-golden auspicious clouds. The upper part was a more close-fitting design. The lower part of his trousers was slightly loose and just the right size.
Su Bai looked at himself in the mirror. He tidied his hair and put some long strands that were on his forehead behind his head. The five features that had turned clear after losing weight were similar to that of Master Su more than ten years ago. He made his customary expression of indifference with his lips in front of the mirror. The man’s gentle aura in the mirror instantly disappeared, leaving only a sharp coldness.
The bathroom door was pulled open. Tang Xiao blocked the door with one hand, and his eyes swept Su Bai from top to bottom. His close-fitting clothes perfectly outlined the wide shoulders and narrow waist of the man, and the straight and slightly loose trousers showed some elegance. In front of Tang Xiao stood an elegant man with extraordinary air.
Looking at this mature man who had such an oriental flair, you could not help but wonder what secrets were hidden in his body.
“How incredible, that Master Su is standing in front of me now.” Tang Xiao’s eyes finally fell on Su Bai’s face.
“Tang Zhong, I don’t understand what you’re talking about.” Su Bai began to think about how likely he would succeed in escaping from here.
“I know you are a good fighter, but believe me, my combat experience is not any less than you. Don’t you want to hear why I know you are not Su Mo but Su Bai? Of course, if you want to deny it, it won’t matter, since my opinion of you will not change.”
Tang Xiao smiled and stepped into the bathroom. He had taken off his coat, and his white shirt that had two buttons unbuttoned could not cover his beast-like body underneath, silently telling Master Su that although he had changed from a big white steamed bread to a white glutinous rice dumpling, the muscles and strength he accumulated had not yet fully grown. The consequence of a rice dumpling going against a hard rock was that the rice dumpling would only be smashed flat.
“We can discuss the matter of collaborating, or do you want me to send you to the hotel where Chen Yuan stays?”
Master Su’s face was really ugly now.
