Suppressing the Protagonist at the Start to Seize the Heroine

She turned to look at Su Lin, “Are these things as mature as the 4G communication technology and ready to be directly utilized?”

Su Lin smiled, “Ziyu, do you think I would know about such confidential matters?”

Li Ziyu nodded, “I think you do, and you would tell me.”

“Uh… okay, the technology is mature and ready for use.”

Li Ziyu looked at Su Lin with complex eyes, “So it’s true. All those technologies were brought out by you, weren’t they?”

Su Lin didn’t deny it but asked, “Why would you think so?”

“Intuition~! My intuition tells me that your dad couldn’t have come up with those technologies. In fact, many people have doubted the source of his technologies for a while, but despite thorough investigations into Su Corporation, nothing was found.”

Su Lin laughed, “So you think it was me who brought them out.”

Li Ziyu nodded, “You’re too mysterious. With your powerful martial skills, brilliant mind, and so many women falling for you, almost impossible things happen around you, so it wouldn’t be surprising if these technologies came from you.”

Li Ziyu then seemed to have no intention of continuing, which Su Lin found peculiar, “Why stop?”

Li Ziyu glanced at Su Lin, “Some things are better left unsaid. Su Lin, we didn’t get a share of the communication technology, but for new energy and smartphones, can we, the Li Corporation, collaborate?”

Su Lin nodded, “Of course, why not?”

“Don’t think I don’t know, most of Su Corporation’s communication technologies are in collaboration with the Qin family.”

“Cough cough, relationships weren’t that good at that time, you know,” Su Lin gave Li Ziyu a meaningful look.

Seeing this, Li Ziyu couldn’t help but smile, “Sometimes you’re like a child, sometimes you’re mature like an adult. I really can’t tell which side of you is the real you.”

Su Lin said, “There’s no ‘side’; all of that combined is me.”

“Ziyu, I’ve accomplished what I came for, so I won’t bother you anymore. Later, you can call my dad, he will agree to cooperate with your side.”

“Okay~!”

Li Ziyu didn’t mind that this opportunity was given by Su Lin, which made Su Lin quite happy. Sometimes, the more polite someone is with you, the more distant your relationship feels.

Like now, his relationship with Li Ziyu felt almost unspoken, but unlike Zhao Yanyan and Qin Jiuyue, she wasn’t as easy to leap over that hurdle.

Leaving Li Corporation, Su Lin saw Luo Sihai’s car waiting outside. The sun was already scorching, but Luo Sihai didn’t mind. Seeing Su Lin, his eyes lit up, and he hurried over, “Boss~!!”

Seeing Luo Sihai’s obsequious look, Su Lin guessed his intention, “Old Luo, you’re quick. Has my dad’s press conference even ended yet, and you’re already here looking for me?”

“Hehe, boss, if I wait until the end to find the big boss, I guess there won’t be anything left for me.”

Su Lin laughed, “With just new energy vehicles and smartphones, there will be at least five million job opportunities, don’t you think?”

“That many?” Luo Sihai exclaimed.

Su Lin shook his head; in his past life, a single smartphone company supported countless manufacturing plants and moved vast amounts of capital, five million was a conservative estimate.

“Don’t worry, there’s a share for you.”

“Hehe, with your word, boss, I’m reassured.”

Su Lin then instructed, “These days, send someone to Jingzhou, preferably a local, to keep an eye on the big families there. If there’s any gathering or movement, especially from the Song family, have someone call and report back.”

Luo Sihai instantly felt a chill, “Boss, you’re asking me to keep an eye on Jingzhou’s number one family? Isn’t that like asking for trouble?”

Su Lin laughed at Luo Sihai’s cowardly demeanor, “Scared?”

Luo Sihai bitterly smiled, “After all, it’s the number one family in Jingzhou. If we blatantly watch them, it might not take a day before they trace back to us. They are a major family, even their gatekeepers are said to be martial arts masters.”

Su Lin smiled, “That’s why we need ordinary people to watch. The more ordinary, the less they will care. Let some streetwise kids set up stalls on the street, what can they do? As long as they don’t stare at those martial arts masters, there won’t be any trouble. Just send a few clever ones.”

“Alright, I’ll arrange it when I get back.”

“Also, find out where Xiao Chen is in Donghai. He’s probably lurking around; your guys will have an easier time finding him.”

“Understood, boss~!!”

“Great, just drop me off at Quan Le Gou’s new company. You know where it is, right?” Su Lin said to Luo Sihai.

Luo Sihai was immediately troubled; he didn’t know the address of the Quan Le Gou company. However, seeing the look in Su Lin’s eyes, he had no choice but to have his subordinates look it up. Without changing his expression, Luo Sihai nodded, “Of course, boss. I’ll take you there right now.”

“Alright.”

Su Lin got into the car, also not knowing where the new Quan Le Gou company was located. The office building was found by Lin Xiaowan, Xia Shiyu, and Zhao Yanyan together. They also paid for it and managed the relocation. Su Lin had always been hands-off, unaware of these details.

But he wasn’t the only one in the know; Luo Sihai, for example, knew. Despite starting as a mere thug, Luo Sihai was always the first to catch wind of any developments in Donghai.

They arrived at a startup park in the high-tech district, where Su Lin learned that this was the new headquarters of his company. After Luo Sihai dropped Su Lin off at the startup park, he left.

Following the signs, Su Lin found his company’s floor. Rainforest wasn’t the small company it was at the beginning anymore, with all departments filled and a workforce of three hundred people.

(TL: The company’s name was originally Zhongjiang Yulin Youxian but it’s too long I’ll change it to just Yulin which means Rainforest.)

Su Lin discovered that Rainforest occupied floors fifteen to twenty, and he took the elevator straight to the twentieth floor. As soon as he exited the elevator, he saw Xia Shiyu watering plants at the entrance.

Su Lin approached her.

Xia Shiyu, sensing Su Lin’s presence, turned around with a bit of surprise, “Su Lin, how did you find the company?”

Su Lin chuckled, “It’s my company. Is it strange for me to be here?”

Xia Shiyu shook her head, “You didn’t even know the company’s address. How did you find it?”

“Hehe, I guessed it.”

Hearing Su Lin’s explanation, Xia Shiyu laughed.

“Why are you watering plants at the entrance? Where is everyone? Where are Xiaowan and Yanyan?” Su Lin looked around the office curiously.

Xia Shiyu hesitated for a moment before explaining, “We received news this morning from Jingzhou that several of our new stores there were sealed, and several nearby cities were also affected. Right now, Xiaowan and Yanyan are in a meeting discussing what to do.”

Su Lin was somewhat surprised, “They acted so quickly?”

“What do you mean by ‘quick’?”

“Nothing. Why are you watering plants here if there’s a meeting going on?” Su Lin was puzzled.

“Uh… Xiaowan, Yanyan, and I have already discussed it. This situation must be someone’s doing, so the meeting will likely not yield any results. But we can’t just not have a meeting, so Xiaowan and Yanyan are hosting it, and I’m here watering plants,” Xia Shiyu explained.

Su Lin then understood why Xia Shiyu wasn’t attending. Essentially, the meeting was just a formality. Perhaps a few people would be sent to Jingzhou to gather information, but that would be the end of it.

After all, it’s not easy to resolve the issue when the local snakeheads are involved. Even if it were the officials from there, they must have been compromised. Approaching them would likely result in being shut out.

Su Lin smiled, “Xiayu, your ability to remain calm is improving. To have the serenity to water plants at this time…”

Xia Shiyu sweetly smiled, “I learned it from you. To remain calm in the face of major events, that’s what you taught me.”

“Hehe… In that regard, you’ve indeed learned from the best,” Su Lin praised.

Although Xia Shiyu might seem soft, her ability to strategize in business had significantly improved. Su Lin knew this was due to her innate business acumen being developed.

“Do you already have a solution?”

Xia Shiyu nodded, “I have a few immature ideas, but the prerequisite is still to find out who’s behind this, so we can only wait for more information.”

Su Lin waved his hand, “No need to wait for more information. Tell Yanyan and Xiaowan to postpone the meeting. Just say I have a way to solve the sealing issue there, and ask them to come here first.”

“Oh, okay.” Xia Shiyu put down the watering can and headed towards the conference room.

What Su Lin liked most about Xia Shiyu was her unwavering trust in him. Even when he took unconventional actions in business, she might be puzzled internally but would only ask Su Lin about it quietly at night.

“I didn’t expect Song Zhiming to act so quickly, having all my supermarkets in Jingzhou sealed.” Su Lin thought it was normal, considering he had killed Song Zhiming’s eldest son. Not venting would have made Song Zhiming furious.