After a busy day, Lu Ming collapsed onto the sofa. Su Wanran immediately brought him tea and began massaging his shoulders and back. She attended to him with meticulous care, leaving Jiang Mengxin stunned.
"Wanran, do you really need to go this far?" Jiang Mengxin asked.
Su Wanran replied haughtily, "Absolutely. You didn't see Lu Ming's incredible performance today. He's so strong, truly powerful. If it weren't for him, the Su family would be ruined. Wu Lingxuan is far more formidable than I imagined, managing to plant moles among the patients. It's brilliant."
That move was incredibly cunning. If Lu Ming hadn't intervened, the Su family would have been destroyed today.
However...
Su Wanran's excessive attentiveness in front of his fiancée was somewhat inappropriate.
Noticing a hint of jealousy on Jiang Mengxin's face, Lu Ming quickly coughed and said, "Well... I'm not actually tired at all, so there's no need for massages."
The more he said this, the more Su Wanran insisted on massaging him.
Not only that, but she deliberately leaned closer to Lu Ming!
Su Wanran possessed a top-tier figure, especially her soft chest. When she walked even slightly briskly, it would bounce violently. She was considered 'dangerous goods.'
Now, with Su Wanran deliberately pressing herself against Lu Ming, her soft chest pressed tightly against his back, conveying the warmth of her body.
Doing such a thing in front of his fiancée was indeed audacious.
Lu Ming felt the 'pressure' from Su Wanran. Even as the Dragon Warlord, he was finding it difficult to bear. The weight of those soft curves felt heavier than anything he had ever carried before.
"Ahem."
Lu Ming deliberately moved away, trying to evade.
"I'm really not tired. Well... Wanran, you've also had a long day. Please sit down and rest too. There's no need to take special care of me."
"Okay!" Su Wanran moved from behind the sofa and sat directly beside Lu Ming. Their arms touched, while Jiang Mengxin sat opposite them.
It felt as though Su Wanran and Lu Ming were the married couple, and Jiang Mengxin was the third party.
The atmosphere became incredibly awkward.
Jiang Mengxin's face turned cold. "Lu Ming, you're enjoying this, aren't you?"
Ugh...
He felt like crying but couldn't.
It was Su Wanran who had forcefully clung to him, yet he was being scolded. Alas...
Lu Ming quickly got up and headed towards the bathroom. "I'm going to take a shower. You two chat."
He chose to 'escape.'
But Su Wanran shouted after him, "Taking a shower? Do you want me to scrub your back? I can help you wash, and it'll be cleaner."
Pfft!
Lu Ming nearly stumbled and fell. He hadn't expected Su Wanran to be so 'shameless'!
Jiang Mengxin shot her a glare. "Alright, that's enough. If you continue this tomfoolery, I'm going to get truly angry."
Su Wanran shrugged. "Oh dear, Mengxin, are you that jealous?"
Jiang Mengxin's face flushed. "Jealous? Heh, I'd be jealous of this grave-minder? I've never liked him. Sooner or later, I'll kick him to the curb."
"Okay, okay," Su Wanran exclaimed with delight. "When you kick him to the curb, remember to notify me. I'll immediately get a marriage certificate with Lu Ming."
Su Wanran's words left Jiang Mengxin speechless. She herself had no idea how their three-way relationship had reached this point.
Four words described it: a complete mess!
"Alright, I'm done teasing you," Jiang Mengxin said, returning to the main topic. "After today's events, public opinion about the Su family has improved significantly. I've also hired a public relations firm to help. We'll extensively promote our three major promises, and the Su family's reputation will definitely be restored."
Su Wanran snapped her fingers. "Fantastic! Mengxin and Lu Ming, you two are truly my left and right hands. With you both here, it seems like any major trouble can be easily resolved!"
Jiang Mengxin chuckled and asked, "So what's your next move?"
Next move?
Su Wanran hadn't really thought that far ahead.
Jiang Mengxin reminded her, "Wu Lingxuan considers us her number one enemy. She's a wolf in sheep's clothing, and we don't know what other tricks she'll use against us. We must become stronger and completely crush the Wu family, not giving her a chance to rise again and lord over us!"
Just then, a woman walked in.
"Patriarch Jiang is right. We must give Wu Lingxuan a good lesson!"
Su Wanran turned and saw her paternal aunt, Su Ru. "Auntie, why are you here? When did you arrive?"
Su Ru sat down. "I arrived this afternoon. I had something to discuss with Patriarch Jiang, and I was tired, so I rested here for a bit."
She paused, then continued, "Patriarch Jiang and I have already discussed it. To completely suppress the Wu family and prevent Wu Lingxuan from making any comeback, we must confront her head-on!"
Confront head-on?
Su Wanran didn't understand.
She asked blankly, "What do you mean?"
Su Ru explained, "The Wu family's strongest sector is the catering industry. They have over a hundred restaurants in Wudu, making them absolute industry leaders. To suppress the Wu family, we must enter the catering business and do it bigger and better than they do! If we suppress her in her own domain, then Wu Lingxuan won't be able to recover."
How ruthless.
This wasn't just about suppressing Wu Lingxuan; it was about destroying her foundation!
This sounded exactly like something Su Ru would devise.
Either don't do it at all, or do it to the absolute extreme!
Jiang Mengxin added from the side, "Our venture into catering isn't solely to target Wu Lingxuan. Remember, the 'Su Wu' brand collapsed this time, and it happened in the catering industry. We must rise from where we fell! This is the demeanor of a major family and a large enterprise. If we can make a comeback, then the position of the foremost family in Wudu will be within our grasp."
Whether it was to target Wu Lingxuan or to challenge themselves, the Su family had to get involved in the catering industry!
However...
Su Wanran said with some worry, "The Wu family has been deeply involved in the catering industry for decades, with a very mature system. Their chefs are top-notch, and they have a massive fan base. If we rashly get involved, how can we compete with them?"
This was also what Su Ru and Jiang Mengxin were worried about.
Entering the industry was feasible, but they needed to find a breakthrough point to strike a decisive blow against the Wu family.
That breakthrough point wouldn't be easy to find.
If it were easy, the Wu family wouldn't have held the position of Wudu's catering king for so long.
At this moment.
The sound of bathwater stopped.
Lu Ming emerged from the bathroom, wrapped in a towel, drying his hair. He said casually, "We can take a differentiated route. We won't compete with the Wu family on taste or service. We'll compete on health! We'll defeat them from the perspective of health!"