From Wage Slave to Tycoon novel Chapter 280

Chapter 280: Chapter 171: If I Don’t Help Her, Who Will

Su Chen glanced at the six steaming soups on the table, including pigeon and lotus seed soup and black-bone chicken soup with astragalus. Smiling, he patted Jiang Hui’s arm but said nothing in praise.

"Everyone, sit down and let’s eat together!"

Sicong and Qin Fen, who were already starving, immediately ladled themselves a bowl of soup the moment they sat down.

"Ahhh... I feel like a new man!" After downing a bowl of the slow-cooked soup, Sicong’s spirits visibly lifted.

Su Chen shook his head, at a loss for words. ’It’d be nice if the soup were really that miraculous,’ he thought. ’It’s just that he was starving, and a hot meal is bound to make you feel good.’

"Grandpa~ Your grandson is calling~ Grandpa~ Your grandson is calling..."

"PFFT—COUGH, COUGH!" The moment Su Chen’s phone started ringing, Sicong and Qin Fen, who had just been sipping their soup, were so amused that they choked.

"Old Su, that ringtone is hilarious. When did you change it?"

Su Chen put down his bowl and chopsticks. "When I arrived yesterday," he said with a smile.

After speaking, he picked up the phone beside him. A strange expression crossed Su Chen’s face when he saw the caller ID.

"Hello... Dad!" Su Chen said as he answered.

"COUGH, COUGH! COUGH, COUGH!"

"That’s absolutely priceless!"

This time, it wasn’t just Sicong and Qin Fen; even Jiang Hui started choking. None of them had imagined it would be Su Chen’s father on the line. Paired with that ringtone... what a complete reversal of the natural order!

Su Chen shot the three of them a glare, then got up and moved to a nearby sofa.

"What? Is she okay?!" Su Chen shot up from the sofa, his voice suddenly several times louder.

"Alright, I’ve got it. Just stay at the hotel. I’m heading over right now!"

Hearing the commotion, Sicong and Qin Fen immediately rushed over.

"Old Su, what’s wrong with your parents?" Sicong asked quickly.

Su Chen’s face was grim. "My mom was threatened while she was diving," he said. "They tried to force her to buy an underwater photo service, and when she refused, they dragged her down over ten meters. She still hasn’t recovered from the shock."

Qin Fen and Sicong understood immediately. They knew that many diving instructors in Sanya pulled these kinds of stunts to extort money from tourists.

After all, if something happened to you underwater, there would be no witnesses. Even if you called the police after getting back to shore, you’d have no proof. The instructors might even flip the script and claim you were the one who didn’t follow their directions.

It just becomes a "he said, she said" situation. Without evidence, there’s not much the police can do.

And it was precisely this loophole that made those instructors so brazen.

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