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"Miss, the control tower has informed the captain that the plane is cleared for takeoff. Please return to your seat in the cabin. The plane will be taking off shortly."

At this moment, the flight attendant came over and said respectfully.

Su Zixing nodded: "Okay, go tell the captain to fly to the capital airport of China as quickly as possible."

Flight attendant: "Yes, Miss."

ten minutes later,

This G650 private jet took off from Los Angeles Airport and flew towards the capital of China...

at this time,

Nanchizi Street.

Deng Ying, looking haggard with red eyes, walked up to Xiao Zhan and said, "Brother Zhan, I heard Su Zixing is coming back?"

Xiao Zhan looked at Xia Keke, as if to ask, "Did you tell Deng Ying that Su Zixing was coming back for the funeral?"

Xia Keke shook her head and said, "I didn't say anything."

"I wasn't even gone when you were on the phone with Su Zixing."

Deng Ying: "Brother Zhan, you've misunderstood. This has nothing to do with Sister Xia. It was Su Zixing who had Deng Hai call me."

Xiao Zhan looked at Xia Keke awkwardly and said, "I'm sorry, I misunderstood you."

Xia Keke rolled her eyes at Xiao Zhan and said, "This isn't the first time you've wronged me. I'm used to misunderstandings."

Xiao Zhan sincerely apologized, saying, "I'm sorry."

Xia Keke pouted and said self-deprecatingly, "It's okay, feel free to wrong me again next time."

Xiao Zhan knew that Xia Keke was just talking nonsense and venting her frustrations.

He looked at Deng Ying: "Ying'er, what do you want to say?"

Deng Ying: "I don't think Su Zixing's return is simply for a funeral. What did she say to you on the phone just now?"

Xiao Zhan told the truth: "She asked me to pick her up at the airport and also asked about the cause of Zhi Ge's death. I didn't tell her because it's not clear in a few words over the phone."

With tears welling up in her eyes, Deng Ying said, "My brother once told me that he was sorry for this daughter. Although he gave her a lot of material wealth, which was some consolation, he always felt that he had let her down emotionally and had not fulfilled his responsibilities as a father."

Xiao Zhan: "Actually, Su Zixing knows all of this in her heart. I talked to her about it last time and also talked about some of the things that Zhi Ge did back then. Su Zixing is a reasonable person. After listening to her, she didn't hate Zhi Ge as much anymore. Besides, after all, it was Zhi Ge who gave her everything she has now, which is something that many fathers cannot do."

Deng Ying thought for a moment and said, "Brother Zhan, I want to hand over some of my eldest brother's assets to Su Zixing. She is my eldest brother's biological daughter, and I am her aunt. In the end, we are all family and should unite against outsiders. Moreover, my brother has told me about Su Zixing's affairs in Southeast Asia. She is a very capable girl. To be honest, I am really not confident about taking over such a big business in the Deng family."

Xiao Zhan: "Everything is difficult at the beginning. Deng Lao must have given you a lot of thought before letting you take over. During your time back in China, you opened your own chain stores and your business is thriving. You've also been learning from Brother Zhi for so long. Brother Zhi must have taught you a lot about business management."

"You asked me about business, but to be honest, I know absolutely nothing about doing business. I'm much more knowledgeable and professional at killing people than I am at doing business."

Xiao Zhan said that last sentence on purpose, wanting Deng Ying to know what he was most professional at, and letting her figure out the meaning behind it herself.

Deng Ying was clever; she could easily understand the meaning behind Xiao Zhan's words, so she said, "Brother Zhan, you'll help me, right?"

Xiao Zhan: "That depends on the situation. I can help with anything I can. Also, I know that you have to stay calm and take things slowly. Things will be resolved if you are patient, and you will be safe if you are slow. When you are at your lowest point, you may mistakenly think that life is a millstone that will crush you. But you will later realize that life is just teaching you to be more careful and preventing you from living your life too roughly."

"Now is the time to temper you. Life always has its ups and downs. When you have tried for a long time but still have no way to turn things around, don't be discouraged, because there is a kind of joy called hitting rock bottom and rebounding, a kind of happiness called seeing the light at the end of the tunnel, and a kind of destiny called turning bad into good."

"Furthermore, in the face of huge profits, all kinship and affection are just an act. Evil and treacherous ways are put on the show. Once you give your heart to the wrong person, tragedy will occur. Therefore, you should not have the heart to harm others, but you must be wary of others."

Deng Ying: "Brother Zhan, I know what to do."

He paused, then asked, "Brother Zhan, what should we do with the wreaths and elegiac couplets that Liu Shiyuan sent?"

"Your father wants you to handle this matter."

Xiao Zhan knew that Old Master Deng was intentionally testing his ability to handle things. After all, he had officially succeeded Deng Zhi as the number one man in Beijing, and now all the wealthy families and powerful clans in Beijing were watching him closely. Old Master Deng wanted him to prove himself to these powerful families as soon as possible.

Xiao Zhan knew it was time to show his true abilities.

Xiao Zhan looked up at the huge wreath placed in a corner of the courtyard, its two white ribbons fluttering in the wind.

Actually, he noticed it when he came in.

Xiao Zhan then said, "As the saying goes, the dead should be respected. The personal grudges between Liu Shiyuan and your brother have vanished with your brother's death, and everything has returned to zero. However, the feud between the two families is not over yet. Since Liu Shiyuan sent a wreath to mourn your brother, it is a way of respecting and mourning him. Throwing away the wreath would make your Deng family look petty, and other families in the capital would see that your Deng family is narrow-minded and intolerant."

"What I mean is, why not just put it out there openly, and in the most conspicuous place?"

"In addition, you should express your gratitude to Liu Shiyuan, which is also called a thank-you gift."

Deng Ying didn't understand after hearing this and asked, "How can I express my gratitude to him? I can't find him. How can I contact him?"

Xiao Zhan smiled calmly and said, "Liu Shiyuan sent the wreath to deliberately provoke the Deng family. On the surface, he was being generous, but in reality, he was subtly mocking the Deng family and wanted to make them lose face in the upper echelons of Beijing society."

"Now that you've turned around and generously expressed your gratitude to him, it shows that your Deng family is magnanimous and considerate of the bigger picture. In contrast, it makes Liu Shiyuan seem like he's cowardly and hiding his true intentions, using the deceased as an excuse, which is purely the behavior of a petty person."

Deng Ying understood and said, "Good plan. I will immediately publish my gratitude to Liu Shiyuan through various media platforms."

Xia Keke laughed and said, "Xiao Zhan, you can even come up with a trick like this. You're really cunning."

"When Liu Shiyuan saw the gratitude in the media, he was probably furious. He wanted to anger the Deng family, but he ended up shooting himself in the foot. He had no choice but to swallow his tears."

Xiao Zhan: "This is called giving someone a taste of their own medicine."

Deng Ying said resentfully, "If that old bastard dares to make it public, my Deng family will settle accounts with him."

Xiao Zhan laughed and said, "Hahaha, at a time like this, even if you gave Liu Shiyuan a hundred times the courage, he wouldn't dare to show his face. He could only hide in a dark corner like a cockroach."

Deng Ying: "Then I'll go make the arrangements now."

Deng Ying is gone...

Looking at Deng Ying's slender figure, Xiao Zhan said, "Through this incident, I hope Deng Ying can grow up quickly."

Seeing Deng Ying enter the room, Xia Keke whispered, "Xiao Zhan, do you want to hear the truth?"

Xiao Zhan asked, puzzled, "Director Xia, what do you mean?"

Xia Keke stared into Xiao Zhan's eyes and said, "I hope you won't be blinded by the scenery in front of you. Sometimes what you see isn't necessarily the truth."

Xiao Zhan said thoughtfully, "You mean Deng Ying is deliberately playing dumb in front of me?"