Chapter 28: The Pre-Selected Candidate

那冰冷,尖锐的语气像是沉重的一击,深深地沉入了程安仪的心中.她紧紧地握住了那瓶矿泉水,液体随着她的手颤抖而溢出来.这不可能是真的."臭名昭著的苏先生是你的哥哥?沈明,你这次在耍什么把戏?程安仪冷笑.一个技巧?沈明的眼神再次变得冰冷.她的目光是如此令人毛骨悚然,足以粉碎一个人的灵魂.坐在她身边的苏玉燕也表达了同样的表情.他已经玩完了这些游戏.他对他的助手命令道:"打电话给警察.把她抱在那里.苏家不管这种事——不管怎么事,先收留她,以后再解决就好.话音刚落,程安仪就浑身一颤,后退了半步.苏集团 苏先生 苏玉燕.如果他真的是沈明的哥哥...苏玉燕效率很高——他给沈明省了不少不必要的话.沈明侧头看了程安仪一眼,细细品味着她难以置信的表情."程安仪,你进去后,应该反省一下自己的行为.和宁之谦一起骗我们公司钱的阴谋——我给你一些时间.你最好去找个律师,不过别指望海城有人会为你辩护.冷冷地说完那句话后,沈明想起了什么."哦,对了,如果我是你,我现在不会浪费时间质疑我的身份.你应该联系宁志谦,问问他你有没有可能被关一年左右.让我们看看苏家真的有没有那个权势.她继续说,她的声音仍然冰冷,"告诉他要小心.失去了走狗后,狗主人自己走路时要多加小心.说完,沈明转身带着苏玉燕走了.离开前,她拍了拍莱恩,莱恩显然很害怕."回去找一门课参加.如果我需要你,我会伸出援手.她和苏玉燕一起离开了公司大楼,前往晚上将要举行宴会的场地.曾经和苏玉燕上车,气氛紧张,表情阴沉.沈明假装没注意到,对他的助理说道:"把活动日程表拿来给我.助理递过来一台平板电脑.沈明仔细研究着细节.苏玉燕一丝不苟.这场宴会真是盛大.她正全神贯注于计划中,坐在她身边的苏玉燕讽刺地评论道:"你在屋子里炫耀,但到了外面,你就变成了这个可怜的东西.沈明,你真是名不虚传.他的坏脾气,仿佛是从老爷子那里继承来的.沈明的眼睛一直盯着平板电脑,甚至没有看他一眼."如果是你,你可能没有能力处理这件事.在一个恶人崛起的世界里,很难抵御他们.你明白我的意思吗?作为回应,苏玉燕冷哼一声.然而,她这个通常骄傲的哥哥似乎是出于关心才这么说的?"大哥,你真的在担心我吗?""老大哥."He held the third position in the Su family—calling him "Big Brother" wasn't quite fitting.She'd gotten used to calling him that in her past life, and she hadn't quite adjusted to calling him anything else.Shen Ming lifted her head, tossing the tablet into his lap as she tousled her hair. "The Su family's blood runs through both our veins, so if I don't call you Big Brother, who should I call?"It was a double entendre, but unfortunately, Su Yuyan didn't catch on.She couldn't help but smile. "Big Brother, stop pretending. You're clearly concerned about me."She teased him, but Su Yuyan was determined to distance himself from her."You don't need to act so familiar. Our relationship doesn't require that."For the rest of the ride, he genuinely didn't seem to want to speak another word. Leaning back in his seat, he closed his eyes and napped.Upon arrival at the venue, Shen Ming, along with Su Yuyan, was led by the banquet hall manager to survey the event setup.After the tour, she stood by the massive floor-to-ceiling window, looking out over the vast grass field, her brow furrowing.At that moment, Su Yuyan, impatient, had stepped aside to make a phone call.Noticing her displeasure, the manager cautiously approached."Miss Shen, is there anything about the setup you're dissatisfied with?"Shen Ming continued to gaze at the green field. "You just mentioned that after 9 PM, there will be fireworks here in the field. How long will they last?"The manager replied, "As per Mr. Su's instructions, they'll run for about 20 minutes, from start to finish."Shen Ming frowned. "Twenty minutes? That's only 20 minutes of entertainment for the entire banquet?""Miss Shen, what do you mean?"Shen Ming turned and met the manager's gaze. "Twenty minutes is hardly enough to showcase my status. I'm not satisfied. We need to add another show—one after 9 PM and another after 10 PM. Each show should last 30 minutes."The manager wiped the sweat from his brow and quickly passed the word to Su Yuyan.When Su Yuyan returned to the hall, he overheard Shen Ming's grand ideas."Fireworks alone won't do. This entire grass field is vast and empty. When the banquet starts, there will be crowds of people. The field is the best place for publicity. I want to fill the sky with lanterns, light them up for half the night, and have the sky filled with blessings. This will be the opening ceremony of the evening."The manager dutifully noted down her instructions.Lanterns in the sky?Su Yuyan's finely shaped brows furrowed, and a flicker of anger passed across his face.He walked toward her, his voice icy. "A royal princess's standard is just that, Shen Ming. Are you trying to make sure everyone knows that you're the Su family's returned lady?"It was no wonder they said he almost became an opera singer. His voice was quite pleasant.Shen Ming chose to ignore the coldness in his gaze, waving her hand dismissively."Big Brother, don't bully me for lacking culture. Is the royal princess standard really just like that? It shouldn't be, right? Now, look at the dance hall. I'm not satisfied with it either. Manager, come here."The manager hurried over with an assistant in tow.Su Yuyan, with his long legs, followed them into the hall, silently watching Shen Ming cause trouble.She walked up to the grand piano in the center of the dance floor and played a series of flowing notes."After the opening ceremony, before the official start of the dance, is there anything else I can arrange?"The manager glanced back at Su Yuyan.At this point, even the notoriously bad-tempered Su Yuyan seemed unusually gentle."Well, perhaps we should ask Mr. Su's opinion?" The manager suggested.What could Su Yuyan possibly suggest? Shen Ming pinched her fingers, feeling the stickiness of the notes that lingered after she played.She turned to the manager. "Let's arrange an auction before the dance starts. The highest bidder will get to dance the first opening dance with me."Su Yuyan raised an eyebrow, bluntly saying, "Shen Ming, no one is going to enjoy this."Shen Ming returned his cold gaze. "Whether it's enjoyable or not, it's not up to you."The manager noticed that, aside from the former Mr. Su, this was the first time someone dared to speak to their young Su master like this.Su Yuyan looked absolutely furious.Shen Ming walked up to him. "For the auction that night, I want you to pre-select a person. No one else is allowed to dance with me in the opening."Su Yuyan seemed to hear a joke, the veins in his temples visibly pulsing.With a low growl, he asked, "Who do you want to pre-select?"Was there any doubt?Shen Ming smiled brightly."Naturally, it's Mr. Rong Zhaonan, our dear neighbor, Mr. Rong from the Rong family."