It was silent. So silent you could hear a pin drop, a stillness that made one's heart tremble.

The trembling hearts belonged to the people of the Su Family's manor, none of whom had ever dreamed that Su Qingning would manage to get into the good graces of the Shao Family's heiress.

Su Daonong wanted to die. In all his sixty-odd years, he had never encountered a situation like this. Kneel? Of course, he didn't want to. He was a million times against it. He was the head of the Su Family and the president of the Su Corporation! To kneel before a junior... If word of this got out, how could he ever show his face in public again?

But if he didn't kneel, he would lose this golden opportunity to latch onto the Shao Family. He had already offended Su Qingning, which was the absolute last thing he wanted. Only by keeping Su Qingning in the Su Family could they forge a connection with the Shaos.

Just then, Lin Xiao sighed. "Honey, it seems no one here is taking Mei'er's words to heart. Since that's the case, we should get going."

Lin Xiao's words jolted Su Daonong, who didn't dare hesitate for another second. Without a word, he dropped straight to his knees before Su Qingning.

Swallowing his pride, he pleaded, "Qing Ning, your uncle was wrong. Please, give me a chance, won't you?"

Su Qingkun's eyes fluttered open. He was about to lunge forward and teach Lin Xiao a lesson—Who the hell was he to win Shao Mei'er's affection?—but as soon as he got to his feet, he saw his own father kneeling before Su Qingning. He was utterly shocked.

Stunned for several seconds, Su Qingkun was so overwhelmed by the sight that he fainted again.

Of course, Su Qingkun wasn't the only one in shock. Every single person in the Su Family manor was stunned, including Su Qingning herself.

The scene left Su Qingning's mind completely blank. Who could believe this? My own uncle is actually on his knees, begging me.

"Su Daonong, you're scaring my wife," Lin Xiao said, annoyed. "Now get out of her sight and kneel over there!"

Humiliation. An unprecedented wave of humiliation washed over Su Daonong. He was seething, grinding his teeth in hatred, yet he had no choice but to obediently follow Lin Xiao's command.

Just then, Su Qingning came to her senses and scrambled to help Su Daonong up.

This was absurd. A part of her felt that Su Daonong absolutely deserved to be on his knees begging for forgiveness. After all, not only had he colluded with outsiders to steal her father's life's work, but he had also humiliated her and her mother so cruelly. But he was still an elder. If her father's spirit in heaven were to see this, he would surely be displeased.

Sensing an opening, Su Daonong put on a grand show. Tears streamed down his face as he cried, "Qing Ning, I've wronged you and your mother so terribly! Please, just let me kneel a while longer!"

Lin Xiao scoffed internally. This old dog is quite the actor.

Su Qingning's eyes instantly turned red with suppressed grief and anger. Ever since her father passed away, she and her mother had suffered endless humiliation from the rest of the Su Family. She had always dreamed of the day her uncle would return the Su Corporation to them and offer a sincere apology. But now that he had apologized, Su Qingning felt no joy. The past few years had been too bitter for her and her mother; a few words of apology from Su Daonong were not nearly enough to heal the scars on her heart.

"Uncle, get up," Su Qingning said coolly. "As long as you allow me to continue competing to be the successor, we can consider the past forgotten."

It wasn't that Su Qingning had truly forgiven her uncle. The humiliations she had endured over the years were like maggots gnawing at her bones, a living hell. She only said this because she was determined to rely on her own strength to take back the Su Corporation, fair and square.

Su Daonong was ecstatic. If Su Qingning had made even more outrageous demands, he probably would have agreed to them. There was no other choice; he truly could not afford to provoke her. He never expected her to ask for something so simple. Was she foolish, or just plain stupid?

Su Daonong scrambled to his feet. "Yes, yes! Of course! I agree, I agree!"

Su Qingning turned and got in the car. Lin Xiao gave Su Daonong a slight smile, and the moment their eyes met, a shiver ran down Su Daonong's spine.

What kind of eyes were those? They were like an abyss, inspiring bone-deep terror.

Su Daonong thought he must be hallucinating. When he looked again, Lin Xiao had already followed Su Qingning into the car.

He was just about to ask her where she wanted to go for a celebratory meal when her phone suddenly rang. Su Qingning glanced at the caller ID and answered.

"Uncle Zhong, what is it?" Su Qingning asked, her voice low.

"Miss, someone is causing trouble at the bar."

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