Chapter 1319 - 1323: Putting Lu Qiang in His Place
Lu Qiang’s face froze when he heard Lin Feng’s words. Lin Feng’s words were outright slander. How could he think Su Zhenxian was senile?
"You’re talking nonsense!" Lu Qiang stared at Lin Feng and said in a low voice, "Stop trying to stir up trouble!"
"Hmph! Lu Qiang, I think Lin Feng is right! You’re really thinking too much for me, worrying that I might mistake my own daughter, it’s truly touching!" Su Zhenxian stared at Lu Qiang, speaking with a slightly ominous tone.
Lu Qiang’s face turned red. After glancing at Su Zhenxian and Su Zi whose faces were displeased, he finally lowered his head, "The chancellor is right to reprimand, I realize my mistake. I was too reckless earlier and misunderstood Miss Su!"
"Hmph! Dad, how can you have such rude bodyguards by your side? Have they all forgotten their place?" Su Zi rolled her eyes at Lu Qiang resentfully, then asked Su Zhenxian rather pointedly.
"A’zi, don’t talk nonsense... these are the bodyguards from Secretary Long’s home. I came to Jiangzhou on a business trip this time and Secretary Long was worried about my safety, specifically sending a few of his subordinates to ensure security. Not recognizing you is understandable! As for their conduct, I suppose Secretary Long isn’t very aware either!" Su Zhenxian calmly explained the origins of Lu Qiang and the others.
The "Secretary Long" in Su Zhenxian’s mouth naturally referred to China’s number one figure, Secretary Long Zhenping.
Lin Feng narrowed his eyes slightly as he looked at Lu Qiang and felt a bit surprised in his heart. So these were Secretary Long Zhenping’s bodyguards, no wonder they acted so elitist!
"Ah? So they’re Uncle Long’s subordinates, no wonder..." Su Zi’s expression was somewhat peculiar as she studied Lu Qiang and said lightly, "It seems I really ought to behave, otherwise, offending these experts would make Uncle Long displeased!"
Su Zi was obviously mocking Lu Qiang with this statement. Given her status as the chancellor’s daughter, if she had to behave around Lu Qiang, then Su Zhenxian’s influence would be too small!
Lu Qiang naturally felt a bit embarrassed by Su Zi’s words. He shook his head and said flatly, "Miss Su is joking, I am indeed responsible for Secretary Long’s security work, but I have no direct relation with Secretary Long! I only follow the rules; if I have offended, I ask for Miss Su’s forgiveness!"
"Joking... You just said you suspected I was someone disguised as Chancellor Su’s daughter, and that’s considered following the rules?" Su Zi glared angrily at Lu Qiang, aggressively saying, "Now I’m wondering if you’re an imposter pretending to be a bad guy, should I call someone to peel off your face and check if it’s real?"
Lu Qiang was stunned. He didn’t know how to refute Su Zi’s words, stammering, "This..."
"Alright... A’zi, don’t be angry! Lu Qiang is just a bit too rigid, he means no harm to you!" Su Zhenxian saw that Lu Qiang had already conceded and finally spoke up to stop Su Zi’s interrogation. After all, he had to save face for Long Zhentian, and if things got too tense with Lu Qiang, it might be difficult to explain to Long Zhentian when he returned to Beijing.
"Hmph!" Su Zi glared angrily at Lu Qiang, then waved to Lin Feng, patting the seat beside her, provocatively saying, "Lin Feng, come over, sit here!"
Sitting nearby, Cao Tiannan couldn’t help but stare at Lin Feng. He couldn’t believe Lin Feng had such a good relationship with the chancellor’s daughter... She even invited Lin Feng to sit with her father at the same table?!
What does this mean? When did Lin Feng gain such extraordinary influence?! Cao Tiannan looked at Lin Feng with burning eyes, feeling a bit complicated.
Lin Feng glanced at Su Zhenxian and saw that Old Su had no intention of opposing the idea, so he completely disregarded Lu Qiang and his men’s wary and warning looks and directly walked a few steps forward, sitting beside Su Zi!
Lu Qiang was somewhat angry as he glared at Lin Feng. In his mind, Lin Feng was totally unaware of his place. Didn’t he realize that across from him was China’s chancellor? Even if invited by Su Zi, how could he sit down so brazenly without any decorum? From Lu Qiang’s perspective, Su Zhenxian was merely preserving his beloved daughter’s face by not taking it out on Lin Feng, likely holding quite a bit of discontent towards him!
However, Su Zhenxian’s next move greatly shocked Lu Qiang!
In Lu Qiang’s incredibly skeptical gaze, Su Zhenxian personally poured tea for Lin Feng...
The pale green tea flowed from the spout of the little cinnabar teapot, steadily into the teacup, emitting a wispy white steam with a tea fragrance, instantly filling the cup with tea... Such a small gesture felt like an eternity to Lu Qiang.
"Thank you, Old Su!" Lin Feng thanked Su Zhenxian. Although the other was Su Zi’s father, he was, after all, a chancellor of China, and Lin Feng needed to show basic respect.
"Lin Feng, I heard you saved Su Zi once again at Shengshi Department Store last time. That girl is quite mischievous, making you worry quite a bit!" After pouring tea for Lin Feng, Su Zhenxian spoke cheerfully to Lin Feng, his amiable tone sounding both like a friend’s greeting and like praise for a junior.
Cao Tiannan heard Su Zhenxian mention Shengshi Department Store and naturally recalled the somewhat bizarre hostage situation from a few days ago... When Liu Haidong briefed him on the results of the handling, he only mentioned no casualties but didn’t explain how things transpired. Now hearing it, the chancellor’s daughter was at the scene?! Cao Tiannan felt a wave of terror...
"Old Su, you’re being too kind. You entrusted Su Zi to my care, I merely did my best to protect her..." Lin Feng explained calmly to Su Zhenxian, knowing full well that Su Zhenxian’s words weren’t aimed at him, but intended to admonish Lu Qiang!
"Mm, you did well!" Su Zhenxian gently nodded, picked up his teacup, and took a soft sip of the fragrant tea.
Lu Qiang was indeed even more embarrassed. He thought Lin Feng was just an insignificant passerby, but Su Zhenxian clearly informed him that Lin Feng was not only no passerby, but someone worthy of sitting alongside the chancellor, a benefactor deserving the chancellor’s tea-pouring treatment, which made Lu Qiang very uncomfortable!
But Lin Feng couldn’t be bothered with Lu Qiang’s predicament; this guy dared to put on airs in front of him, he wouldn’t show him any courtesy.
"Lin Feng, how did you come to know Old Su?" Beside him, Cao Tiannan finally couldn’t hold back and spoke up. He felt that if he didn’t clarify this question, he might be suffocated.
"This..." Lin Feng glanced at Cao Tiannan, then pointed at Su Zi and replied calmly, "Mayor Cao, don’t you know, Su Zi is my high school classmate?"
If you don’t tell me, how would I know? Cao Tiannan glared angrily at Lin Feng, practically swearing under his breath... But suddenly, he thought again, wait a minute, wasn’t his daughter substituting as Lin Feng’s class teacher? Would Su Zi know Cao Ying?!