"Dad?" An Xiulan called as she saw her father coming out of the conference room. Miss Su and many others were still talking behind each other. To say that she was scared of the outcome would be an understatement. Her father saw her and said something to his assistant who nodded his head and went to run the errand that he was told.

"Is the verdict out?" An Xiulan asked him. She was never even this scared when her school results used to be announced.

"It is, "He said with a nod. He looked more passive than before and she understood that the verdict was not in her favour, not that she was expecting it to be.

"What is it?"An Xiulan asked him. She told herself that whatever the results would be she would not feel bad about it. She would just accept it.

"You will be suspended for an indefinite period and your promotions will be withheld while Yang Zi will be sued for creating disturbance, "Lu Zhaolin answered.

"Oh, "It was An Xiulan's reaction. She tried to be calm and interpret the things in her head.

"Are you upset with the verdict?" He asked her. She was trying to hide her reaction. As a father he was feeling bad that his child would be punished.

"Yes, but I deserved it, "An Xiulan asked him. "If Chairman Li and CEO Li came up with this punishment, I would have no problem with it,"An Xiulan answered her father. Of course, it sucked to not work but she knew that she had committed a mistake and she should put on her big girl's panties and accept it without any hard feelings.

"It was not Miss Li or Chairman Li who came with the punishment, "Lu Zhaolin told her.

"Then, who was it?" An Xiulan asked him.

"It was Miss Su." An Xiulan was silent for a moment and then she smiled at him and said, "Then, I should thank her."

Lu Zhaolin was surprised to hear this. He did not know what was going on in her head. He did not ask her any question and let her approach Miss Su.

As An Xiulan stood next to Miss Su, the latter excused herself from the group and paid attention to the girl. Miss Su smiled at An Xiulan and asked, "What can I do for Miss An?"

"I came to say thank you to you, "An Xiulan answered. historical

Miss Su was surprised but still maintained a smile on her face, "May I ask why are you saying thank you to me?"

"Because I did not get fired. Thank you for that,"An Xiulan said. If Miss Su proposed such a heavy punishment on her, it meant that the board members were really adamant on firing her. She saved her from getting fired by giving this harsh punishment. If she was suspended for some months, it meant she could come back to work. With holding her promotions? Lol, she did not care about that at this moment.

In short, Miss Su saved her ass by giving her a harsh punishment. Though it sucked, there was no better solution than this. However, she was glad that Yang Zi would be punished along with her. This thought alone was enough to make her feel good about these things.

"You are intelligent, "Miss Su commented. "You are not like your father at all." Taking pause and adding a chuckle, she said,'I meant it was a compliment."

"Thank you, I am more like my mom,"An Xiulan said. "I meant it as a compliment too."

"You have a great sense of humour too, "Miss Su said, amused. "Or is it your mechanism to deal with stress?"

"Can I say both?" An Xiulan smiled. Well, humour was the best way to deal with stress and that was what was happening right now.

"Can I ask you for a favour?" Miss Su asked her after a while. She seemed a little hesitant.

"Sure,"An Xiulan asked. "Unless it is about Lu Mingze."

Miss Su and An Xiulan were related in a way that the former was her father's good friend and her ex-friend Lu Mingze's mother. Lu Mingze stopped being her friend when he hurted her best friend Shen Yue. She was ready to do anything for Miss Su but it should not involve Lu Mingze.

Miss Su sighed. "I am offended that you will think about me like this."

She just wondered what her silly son did to earn this much warth from someone like An Xiulan.

"I am sorry for hurting your feelings, Miss Su, "An Xiulan answered her. "I just got defensive for a moment. Please tell me what I can do for you?"

"I will contact you in a few days while you deal with your problem, alright?" Miss Su said.

An Xiulan nodded her head. "Thank you, Miss Su."

"No need to thank me,"Miss Su said. "Next time please be careful. You will not get many chances in life. So refrain from committing the same mistake."

"Once again thank you. But this time it is not for saving me but making sure that Yang Zi gets the fair punishment too, "An Xiulan told her.

One problem was solved but she had another huge problem waiting for her ahead. Han Zixin was not talking to her. She needed to make things right between them. Not just this, she did not know how her family was going to react when they would find out that she was suspended from office. Of course, her mother was going to be very upset about it. It was not a simple mistake but a huge scandal and her father had to suffer from this more than her.

She just hoped that things would start getting easier for her or she would not know what to do.

First, she had to begin with Han Zixin. Currently, she doesn't know if she should give him space or talk to him. It was her first time being in a relationship and it was kill

ing her to not know what to do.

Who should she talk to?