I was forced to start the second round because I was raised in poverty

Chapter 415 The Old Man Has Gone Mad
Ye Li felt that Su Cheng's father was actually quite good to her.

Whether at home or at the company.

Except for one time when Su Tianyan asked her to pour tea and treated her like a waitress.

"Hilarious, you still remember?"

Ye Li certainly remembered.

"Actually, your dad is alright to me, but I just can't bring myself to like him. If I single out my relationship with him, am I being a little unfair?"

Su Cheng: ? ?

"Why are you talking to him about benevolence and righteousness? If he likes to pretend, just treat him the same way you always have, right?"

"What kind of model? Restaurant waiter?"

Ye Li felt that this was going to be a test of her acting skills.

"So what? I think you acted really well!"

Ye Li had already mastered it back when she was in Sheng Yue, okay?

"Sister Chestnut, tell me the truth, when you encounter those stupid customers, don't you want to yell at them?"

Ye Li replied without hesitation: "Of course I want to curse, but I have professional ethics."

Even someone as professionally competent as Ye Li can sometimes find it hard to keep her composure when dealing with fools.

What could have been resolved in a single sentence ended up requiring her to repeat herself ten or twenty times, and she had to explain it from various angles to make it clear.

Communication efficiency is extremely low.

Ye Li felt that she spent nearly a third of her time and energy on this kind of "meaningless" and useless communication.

And you have to be very, very patient when you talk to them.

What she said was very clear and her expression was very accurate!
But the other person just couldn't understand.

Sometimes Ye Li is... quite helpless.

too tired.

There's not much we can do.

That's what she does.

Years of communicating with fools have honed Ye Li's acting skills to an excellent level.

Her temper didn't get worse; in fact, it got better.

Ye Li feels that communicating with normal people is sometimes a great pleasure.

Especially when she has prepared 20 sentences, but the other person doesn't need her to explain anything and instantly gets the point she wants to make.

The feeling of instantly freeing Ye Li from the burden of 20 sentences was exhilarating.

The thresholds have all been manipulated by those stupid customers.

woo woo woo woo.

"Why are some clients so stupid, yet they have so many assets!"

In Ye Li's view.

This does not conform to the laws governing how the world works.

Su Cheng disagreed: "No, no, of course it conforms to the laws of the world."

"If it weren't for people like this, where would we get our clients?"

"Moreover, if they are all intelligent, how will the world's wealth be redistributed?"

"Sister Chestnut, let me tell you, I've done some research, and there's a high probability that two smart people will produce a stupid child."

Ye Li: ???
Su Cheng's point of view is somewhat... novel.

Although the angle is tricky, it doesn't seem wrong?
Ye Li thought back to the families she knew who had already had children.

If both parents are intelligent, their child is likely to be a "fool" in a non-traditional sense.

If both parents are fools, their child has a high probability of being intelligent.

Two negatives make a positive, which is true.

If parents are both intelligent and foolish, their children are also highly likely to be intelligent.

"What about us? Will we have an idiot in the future? Will I die from his stupidity?"

"That kind of... stupid kid who can't understand equations, pretends to be sick every day to skip school, likes to play on his phone and tablet, and whose mouth is full of internet slang?"

Ye Li nodded quickly: "Yes, yes, yes!"

"possible?"

"Then what should we do? Maybe we should raise your child in a frugal manner like your father did."

"Don't!"

Su Cheng knew Ye Li was joking, but he still reacted strongly to those two words.

Actually.

It's not so bad to be a fool.

The more you know, the more painful it becomes.

The only downside is that "they" can't distinguish between good and bad.

This is a problem, but generally it won't cause any major problems.

Fools live only in their own little world, constantly creating closed loops within their own weak cognition and weak logic.

Besides, smart parents don't necessarily have children who are mentally challenged!
Su Cheng doesn't want to know anything right now.

Seeing through everything at a glance is often a very painful thing.

"Sister Chestnut, have you seen the movie 'Shutter Island' starring Leonardo DiCaprio?"

"The one with mental illness? If he can't be cured, they'll perform frontal lobe surgery."

Yes! That movie.

The protagonist was actually cured in the end.

But why did he pretend to be mentally ill and voluntarily undergo prefrontal lobe surgery?

Because the protagonist wants to forget the things he did that hurt his family.

Otherwise, he would live the rest of his life dwelling on these painful memories.

Ye Li couldn't help but ask curiously, "You don't actually want to have a prefrontal lobe surgery, do you? Honestly, have you ever thought about forgetting everything about your father?"

"No."

Su Cheng didn't think that way.

If Su Cheng were to forget it on her own initiative, it would be tantamount to weakly giving up the fight against the old man, which would mean that Su Cheng had directly admitted defeat and stopped playing.

He simply empathized with the protagonist in the movie.

……

……

Go to Shanghai.

The entrance to a private garden.

Long Ruoli got out of the car and walked straight towards the garden.

But they were stopped at the door.

Long Ruoli looked at the male plainclothes officer, who was acting unusually: "What's wrong?"

"Mr. Long, have you made an appointment with Ms. Su?"

"No, but I have other matters to report to General Manager Su."

"I'm sorry, Mr. Long, I can't let you in right now."

Long Ruoli narrowed her eyes slightly, her face showing doubt and displeasure.

The plainclothes officer was very polite: "Could you please call Mr. Su first, or I can go in and inform him for you?"

Long Ruoli knew that this must have been instigated by Bai Zihua.

But it wasn't entirely because of Bai Zihua, because the garden was all Su Tianyan's people, and Su Tianyan had tacitly agreed to go through this process.

Long Ruoli became increasingly certain that Su Tianyan was definitely ill.

Otherwise, such a complex security procedure wouldn't have been added.

Previously, she could come and go as she pleased without being stopped by anyone.

She came here today to break down the defense that the old man and Bai Zihua had placed on her.

"It's alright, it's your job. I'll make the call."

"Thank you for your understanding, Mr. Long."

Long Ruoli took a few steps back and dialed Su Tianyan's number.

As soon as the call connected, Long Ruoli started showering him with concern and care, ending with a bombshell: "Brother Tianyan, I miss you~"

Followed by.

Long Ruoli handed the phone to the plainclothes officer at the door: "President Su wants to speak with you."

After answering the phone, the plainclothes officer said a few "uh-huhs" and then let Long Ruoli enter the garden.

Long Ruoli had already taken a shower, so this step was skipped. Two hours later.

Long Ruoli lay on the bed, panting, while still praising Su Tianyan.

After she recovered, she went to the bathroom to wash herself as usual.

Long Ruoli never mentioned the plainclothes officers at the entrance, the security guards in the garden, or the personnel changes around her.

No need to ask.

All she had to do now was to spend as much time as possible with Su Tianyan and in the garden.

She now wants to show her true self.

I just came to deliver it.

I have no other thoughts.

Only what is real is real.

What's real is fake.

What's fake is real.

Ring ring ring ~
The landline phone next to the desk rang.

Only two people can access this account: Bai Zihua and Long Ruoli.

Long Ruoli was already in the garden, so it was Bai Zihua who made the call.

Long Ruoli didn't answer, and Su Tianyan didn't let her answer either. Instead, he slowly walked to the phone and answered it.

"Hmm...hmm...I haven't rested yet, just come over."

Bai Zihua arrived at the garden in a great hurry.

When he saw Long Ruoli reappear in the garden, his brows furrowed into a tight knot.

Why is Long Ruoli here again...?

Long Ruoli sat gracefully on the sofa, not even looking at Bai Zihua, maintaining an innocent and harmless appearance.

Su Tianyan spoke first, asking, "What happened to the fleet?"

Bai Zihua temporarily ignored Long Ruoli and instead reported a more urgent situation to Su Tianyan: "President Su, the real estate market has started to plummet!"

"Our fleet has suffered heavy losses."

"The group asked me to ask for your opinion on whether we should evacuate immediately."

Su Tianyan frowned slightly after hearing the news reported by Bai Zihua.

How could the market possibly crash?

He doubted the authenticity of the news.

"President Su, it's absolutely true!"

Bai Zihua handed the documents he brought to Su Tianyan for review: "President Su, this is our account of the losses we've incurred over the past week."

Upon hearing this news, Long Ruoli, who was standing to the side, immediately became restless and stood up instinctively, her eyes filled with panic.

Su Tianyan carefully reviewed the materials brought by Bai Zihua, paying close attention to the detailed report on losses and the current market situation.

This……

How is this possible?
At this moment, in Su Tianyan's eyes, everything seemed to have lost its color, leaving only a cold grayness.

The bright red negative numbers on the books were like shocking scars, ruthlessly demonstrating to him the enormous losses of the Emperor Group's massive fleet.

Su Tianyan felt that the market had played a malicious joke on him.

The money they lost was enough to collapse the economy of a small country.

But the amount of money lost wasn't what made him frown.

What made him look solemn and unable to move was an almost absurd confusion.

Su Tianyan's thought center, hailed as the most powerful quantum computer in the business world, is currently reviewing the data at an unprecedented speed.

Stock prices, policy analysis, consumer psychology models, and all sorts of data and information... every link, every parameter, was disassembled, reorganized, and analyzed in his mind tens of thousands of times.

But the final result was... no mistakes!
The logical chain is perfect.

The deduction process was flawless.

He could even recall how, not long ago, at that decisive meeting, he had refuted all the conservatives' opinions with unquestionable confidence.

Su Tianyan's judgment should be the sharpest blade in this capital bubble feast.

"How could this be?"

Su Tianyan's voice became hoarse.

He wasn't angrily questioning, but rather doubting all the data he possessed.

Is some data corrupted?
Or was there a mole within the fleet who leaked information?
Or rather, a crucial change occurred in some information that he had never considered, one that had a significant impact on everything.

This suspicion sent a chill down Su Tianyan's spine.

He believed in absolute control.

But for someone who has the word "control" etched into their very bones, losing control is more terrifying than failure.

Su Tianyan was like a seasoned captain who was sailing according to the nautical chart, only to find himself in an unfamiliar sea area that did not exist on the map.

For the first time, reality revealed an irreparable rift in his understanding.

As you think.

Su Tianyan ruled out all external factors as suspects.

The information he received was accurate.

The fleet is also loyal.

There were no unexpected events in the market that could overturn everything.

Top business leaders are considered to possess "absolute perception," an ability that is almost a gift.

Su Tianyan almost never made a mistake.

His undefeated record for over thirty years has led him and the outside world to believe that his judgment itself is a kind of market rule.

Su Tianyan grinned, tapping two fingers lightly on his lower teeth, his face extremely pale.

Judging from his unfocused eyes, Su Tianyan's thoughts were in disarray, but he was still thinking.

Unlike Long Ruoli, he was not flustered; he was currently in a state of "absolute rational confusion."

Su Tianyan's heartbeat gradually slowed down, and her brain worked calmly.

He suspected that he might have made a mistake in his decision-making process, but he was completely unaware of it from beginning to end, which led to a fundamentally flawed decision.

Su Tianyan re-examined his decision-making process again and again.

From macro to micro.

From geopolitics to financial markets.

After repeated deductions, Su Tianyan discovered that he had not made any mistakes in decision-making because of Alzheimer's disease.

In that instant, Su Tianyan let out a suppressed growl: "Something's not right!"

The market shouldn't be like this!

He felt a sense of bewilderment he had never experienced before.

He did not doubt his own abilities, but rather began to doubt the fundamental logical rules governing the world.

According to his calculations, the total value of the Kyushu real estate market should reach between 400 trillion and 450 trillion yen.

This is equivalent to four times this year's GDP.

Selling Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, and Shenzhen could buy the whole of Europe or the whole of America!

This is the normal script.

But the script that is unfolding in reality is illogical.

He violated the world's operating rules that he knew and understood.

It's normal for an apple to fall to the ground due to gravity.

But now, the apple floated up out of thin air and then grew back onto the tree.

This market is like this apple that has grown backwards, violating the most basic laws of physics!
Su Tianyan suddenly raised his head, a rare look of bewilderment appearing in his eyes.

Su Tianyan's surprise and incomprehension reached their peak.

This is not just a failure, but a completely different one from the semiconductor acquisition failure in 04.

Because he still hasn't been able to analyze the specific reasons.

A chilling, destructive rage began to rise from the depths of his spine.

The conclusion that Su Tianyan had tried his best to avoid his entire life now pierced through all his defensive thinking like an inescapable icicle.

The moment this thought surfaced in his mind, the fog of confusion suddenly dissipated, replaced by a violent surprise as if his heart had been suddenly clenched.

This wrong decision caused a complete collapse of Su Tianyan's self-awareness, giving him a shock that went deep into his bones.

Suddenly, a string in Su Tianyan's mind snapped.

The corner of his mouth twitched upwards involuntarily.

Immediately afterwards, Su Tianyan revealed a childlike, playful expression:
"Hey hey hey hey!"

(End of this chapter)