Chapter Thirty-Three: A Family of Eccentrics

Xu Xu looked speechless. "I don't know what you are talking about!"

"Do you dare say it isn't true?" Xu Jianjun pointed his finger at Xu Xu, shaking it incessantly. "Otherwise, why would the Rising Sun Group send you an invitation but not me? Isn't this a blatant slap in my face!"

Xu Xu was slightly surprised; she truly hadn't known that the Rising Sun Group had sent her an invitation.

Xu Jianjun, however, was furious. After all, Xu Xu was no longer considered a member of the Xu family, yet having left the family, she was already so successful. Now, she was even overshadowing him, and he felt as though she were riding on his neck! How could he endure this?

"I am warning you, hand the invitation over to me right now! Otherwise, I will fire you this instant!" Xu Jianjun threatened angrily.

Initially, Xu Xu hadn't cared much about the invitation, but now... She let out a cold laugh. "Fine, go ahead and fire me then! But once you fire me, I wonder if the Rising Sun Group will still be willing to continue its partnership with the Xu Group..."

Xu Xu sneered with disdain, her eyes filled with irony. "That remains to be seen!"

"You..." Xu Jianjun’s finger trembled even more violently, and he felt as if his heart and lungs were about to explode with rage. "Fine, you are very fine indeed!"

Although he was furious, Xu Jianjun knew that Xu Xu was right. He truly could not afford to fire her out of a momentary fit of rage! Who else but the Rising Sun Group had specifically requested that Xu Xu handle their project? Thinking of this, Xu Jianjun grew even angrier. "Xu Xu, don't you dare think I will let you have an easy time!"

Xu Xu had long since become immune to Xu Jianjun’s harsh threats; they could not hurt her in the slightest.

Once she entered her office, she saw the invitation sitting on her desk, just as expected. She picked it up and found that only her name was written on it.

"No wonder he was so furious," Xu Xu couldn't help but chuckle. "He deserves it."

Setting the invitation aside, Xu Xu went back to work. A short while later, her assistant, Tan Rui, came in to report on work, but before she could speak, she spotted the invitation on Xu Xu's desk. She became instantly excited. "Ms. Xu, i-is that an invitation from the Rising Sun Group!?"

"Yes." Xu Xu nodded calmly, though she felt a bit puzzled. "Although the Rising Sun Group is indeed very influential in Sea City, it's just an anniversary celebration. Is there really a need to be so excited?"

"Ms. Xu, don't you know? For this anniversary celebration, not only will every celebrity and entrepreneur in Sea City attend, but the President might also be coming!" Tan Rui exclaimed excitedly. "That's why everyone is so stirred up!"

That was the President!

However, compared to Tan Rui’s excitement, Xu Xu couldn't help but frown. "Could it be that because Han Shen reported the Director of the Planning Bureau, causing him to fall from power, the President is coming to hold us accountable?"

Xu Xu felt a little uneasy. "That shouldn't be it, right..."

It was hard to say for sure. She wasn't interested in the President, but realizing he was her husband's superior, she felt it would be best to learn a little about him. With that in mind, she prepared to look him up, searching for photos and basic information.

She had just opened the browser when her phone rang, interrupting her. Picking it up, she saw it was a call from Mother Xu.

Xu Xu frowned slightly, intending to hang up, but her finger paused as it hovered over the button. If she hung up, she would probably just call again. She wanted to see just how shameless the Xu family could get.

Taking a deep breath, Xu Xu answered the phone.

As she expected, as soon as the call connected, Mother Xu began to speak in a commanding tone: "Xu Xu, if you have any sense at all, bring the Rising Sun Group invitation to your father right now!"

Listening to Mother Xu’s self-righteous tone, Xu Xu was so angry she laughed. It was truly... unoriginal and entirely predictable.

"May I ask in what capacity you are ordering me about, Madam Xu?" Xu Xu sneered. "Are you ordering me as the Chairman's wife, or as my adoptive mother?"

Mother Xu on the other end was confused. "What do you mean? Does that make any difference?"

"Hmm..." Xu Xu drew out the sound, leaning back in her chair. "If you are ordering me as the Chairman's wife, then I can tell you: Im-pos-si-ble!"

Hearing this, Mother Xu quickly interjected, "Then what about as your adoptive mother?"

Xu Xu curled her lips, her face full of mockery. "That would be... in your dreams!"

Mother Xu finally realized that Xu Xu was clearly toying with her. She flew into a rage. "How can you be so ungrateful! The Xu family raised you all these years; is this how you repay us!? Besides, you only got this invitation by utilizing the Xu Group's project—what do you have to be so proud of!"

Hearing Mother Xu’s words, Xu Xu was amused. "Oh, yes, yes, I'm just someone who obtained an invitation that you all racked your brains to get but couldn't, so there really is nothing to be proud of."

Xu Xu’s tone was dripping with sarcasm, enough to make Mother Xu’s blood pressure spike. That rebellious daughter! She was simply infuriating!