Chapter 214: Pig-Brained Lin Chao
When Su Chen spoke, the others were all stunned!
This guy actually knows more than just nine languages, this is the tenth language now, and excluding Chinese, that's the ninth one!
Nine foreign languages, what kind of concept is that? They wouldn't even dare to think about it!
Especially because the man's identity is just a mere driver!
It's simply unbelievable!
"What language did this guy just speak?" someone quietly asked.
However, almost everyone shook their heads, their faces filled with bewilderment, and upon looking around, it turned out that no one knew.
"Su Chen, you wouldn't speak gibberish and pretend it's a language, would you? By that logic, even a gorilla's grunts could be considered a language, right?"
Lin Chao began to scoff suspiciously, a cold smirk spreading across his face.
With Lin Chao's gloomy mindset, he wouldn't have been the first to speak out, but his well-laid plans for the day had been disrupted by this man, which greatly irritated him.
Moreover, the position of the head of the PR department was critical, absolutely indispensable. They say concern leads to chaos, so Lin Chao seized the opportunity to make trouble.
Faces among the others also revealed varying degrees of skepticism. Su Chen simply couldn't be bothered with this group, casually glancing over everyone.
Although Su Chen's gaze was neither sharp nor expressive, it made everyone somewhat uncomfortable.
It was a condescending look, one that disdained to argue with them, a gaze that summer insects would not understand about ice...
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This was something the elite group found hard to accept. Even if he had cursed loudly, they wouldn't have felt this way...
Furthermore, the man was just a driver, and this vast disparity made them as uncomfortable as if swallowing flies, yet they couldn't lash out.
For a moment, the meeting room became eerily quiet, and right then, a faint voice spoke up:
"It sounds like he was speaking Irish."
The voice was timid and somewhat uncertain, but as soon as it was heard, all eyes turned toward it.
It was a shy, somewhat dull young man, but he was quite capable and had graduated from one of the top universities domestically, currently a middle manager at Belle Group, and also a key talent they were cultivating.
Now that everyone was looking at him, his face couldn't help but flush slightly.
"Xiao Fan, how do you know it was Irish he spoke?"
Deputy Director Tu quickly asked, but knowing he was thin-skinned and easily blushed, his tone was very gentle, which was rare for his normally hot-tempered self.
"My girlfriend works as a translator, and one of the languages she deals with is Irish. I've learned a bit from her, and I only understood a few words of what Mr. Su just said, but it should be Irish."
Xiao Fan said cautiously.
Everyone knew Xiao Fan was an honest person who would never lie, so their gaze involuntarily shifted back to the small driver standing beside Lin Ruoxue.
This time, their looks were much more complex. A mere driver, knowing nine foreign languages—how could anyone believe that?
Just then, a mocking voice rose.
"A few words suffice, is that it? This is too childish!"
Niu Xuewen, seeing his grasp on the department head position slipping away, blurted out in desperation.
As soon as he finished, all eyes turned to Niu Xuewen, but their looks were not that friendly. They all sensed his sour grapes mentality.
However, his words were not entirely unreasonable, though most people still believed that the language Su Chen had just spoken was indeed Irish.
Lin Chao signaled subtly with his eyes, and soon a few more people stood up to express their doubts about Su Chen.
As more people began to question, those who initially believed in Su Chen began to waver, a hint of suspicion appearing in their eyes.
People are like that, having a herd mentality, and there's a book called "The Crowd: A Study of the Popular Mind" that specifically discusses this.
Seeing the few who suddenly stood up, Su Chen couldn't help but smile coldly.
He had been worried about how to deal with Lin Chao's confidants, and here they were delivering themselves to him.
Su Chen noticed that a glint also passed through Lin Ruoxue's beautiful eyes, clearly thinking along the same lines.
Lin Chao looked very shrewd, but he was actually foolish, not nearly on the same level as his wife, and he remained oblivious while being played!
"Vice Minister Niu does make a good point."
Just as everyone was puzzled, Lin Ruoxue slowly spoke up.
After hearing Lin Ruoxue's words, the crowd became even more confused. Hadn't Lin always supported Su Chen? Why was he suddenly agreeing with Niu Xuewen?
Lin Ruoxue didn't pay attention to everyone's thoughts and continued,
"Xiao Fan, can you contact your girlfriend now?"
"Yes."
When the president asked, Xiao Fan quickly nodded and answered.
"Good, then please contact your girlfriend now and let Su Chen speak to her about translating something, then won't it be confirmed?"
"That's right, Lin really has considered everything."
The Vice President Tu smiled and nodded in approval, and the others also agreed one by one.
So, Xiao Fan took out his phone, dialed his girlfriend's number, and switched on the speakerphone.
"Why are you calling me at this time, do you miss me?"
The voice that came through the phone was immediately sweet and pleasant to hear.
Everyone couldn't help but "pfft" laugh out loud, though they all covered their mouths, the person on the other end didn't hear, and Xiao Fan's face turned even redder.
"No, Xiaoyuan, I need a favor from you."
Xiao Fan said hesitantly,
"I need you to help my colleague translate a piece of Irish, is that okay?"
"No problem, it's a small matter."
You could tell from her voice that the girl on the other end was a straightforward person, which complemented the somewhat shy Xiao Fan quite well.
"Great, I've already turned on the speakerphone, listen to this," Xiao Fan said.
Su Chen hadn't wanted to fuss over this matter but, thinking about the favor Lin Ruoxue had agreed to do for her, she decided to go ahead reluctantly.
As the saying goes, even under the peony tree, a ghost would still be flirtatious, let alone such a small matter, right?
"Bunaíodh Beilai Group i 1993, Beilai Fashion Co., Ltd previously.
Group's current business includes fashion, health care, finance..."
Su Chen repeated what she had previously read aloud towards Xiao Fan's phone.
"Hmm, this is standard Irish, it means..."
After hearing Su Chen's words, Xiaoyuan on the phone started translating, and of course, the meaning was the same as Belle Group's introduction.
Everyone looked at Su Chen in astonishment; by now, it was completely confirmed!
This little driver really was fluent in nine languages!
Before this, if someone had told them Su Chen knew nine languages, they would have never believed it.
But at this moment, with the fact right before their eyes, they couldn't help but believe it!
Just then, Su Chen continued speaking into the phone:
"Xiaoyuan, right? Hello, I am Xiao Fan's colleague. I have a question for you, may I ask it?"
Su Chen didn't actually know Xiao Fan's real name. She had just overheard everyone calling him that.
"Hello, of course."
The person on the other end, Xiaoyuan, still sounded very friendly towards her boyfriend's colleague.
"Thank you. I'd like to ask, how many languages do you know?"
Upon hearing Su Chen's question, everyone was slightly taken aback, wondering why he was asking this...