Beautiful CEO's Super Expert-Chapter 494 : 494 - : A Su Lou Only Appears Once in a Hundred Years

"Mr. Su, Mr. Yun, please go ahead and try this, it should still be up to your standards,"

Old Master Pei called out with a smile.

"Quite good," Su Chen casually picked up a dish and took a bite, then put down his chopsticks, "Old Master, the Five Great Families have a legacy spanning hundreds of years. There must have been quite a few outstanding figures, right?"

"Of course, although they've turned to dust, the legendary stories have been passed down for us descendants to learn from and admire!"

A look of yearning flashed in Old Master Pei's eyes as he spoke with a sigh.

"In the past few decades, has there been anyone that caught your eye or even amazed you?"

Su Chen asked nonchalantly.

"Now that you mention it, there really was one!"

Old Master Pei's eyes lit up as he exclaimed,

"More than twenty years ago, a young man emerged out of nowhere! His dazzling brilliance made his peers look up to him, and even made us, the older generation, pale in comparison!"

"What a pity, a talented life cut short. Roughly seventeen or eighteen years ago, he died suddenly—an immense regret indeed!"

"Grandfather, who was this person you're talking about?"

Pei Man had never seen her grandfather admire someone so much, especially a young person, so she couldn't help but ask curiously.

The other young members of the Pei Family were also curious as they looked towards Old Master Pei; it was their first time hearing that Yandu once had such a figure!

"You should ask your eldest uncle and second uncle about that; they're more familiar with him,"

said Old Master Pei with a slight smile.

Suddenly, all eyes gathered on Pei Hua and Pei Ji.

"To describe this person, only one word suffices: 'perfect.' In my life, I've never seen anyone with his charisma. However, he was extremely friendly to others."

Pei Hua, who was always stern, revealed a smile and then looked at Pei Ji:

"But it's your second uncle who knew him a bit better. Back then, you were his little sidekick, weren't you? I believe your first time was at Warm Fragrance Pavilion with his guidance, right?"

"Ahem."

Hearing his older brother's rare teasing, Pei Ji's face turned somewhat red:

"Don't pretend you weren't one of his followers too. Back then, all the young masters of Yandu followed his lead, didn't they?"

As he said this, a proud expression couldn't help but appear on Pei Ji's face, his eyes seemingly sparkling with color:

"Now you all know of Shen Shao from the Shen Family, who is dazzling and the center of attention, but compared to that man from back then, he falls far, far short!"

"Yes, indeed, it's rare to find such a person in a hundred years! What a pity!"

Pei Hua echoed with a nod.

The younger generation previously had only a vague impression of that person, feeling that he must have been extraordinary, someone to admire based on their elders' stories!

Upon hearing this, the younger ones were shocked, their jaws nearly dropping, and they finally got a more direct impression of that figure.

After all, Shen Shao is the current number one young master of Yandu, and when the descendants of other families meet him, they can't help but feel overshadowed.

In their hearts, he was already the most dazzling presence!

Yet Pei Ji said that even such a figure pales in comparison to the man from twenty years ago—he falls far, far short!

It seems that person must have shone like the sun, with a radiance that stretched miles!

Such a person existed in the world!

"What was his name?"

Su Chen seemed casual on the surface, but his voice was already trembling.

"His name is Su Lou, the once direct grandson of the Su Family's senior branch!"

Old Master Pei said leisurely.

Upon hearing the name Su Lou, Su Chen's hand holding the wine glass trembled uncontrollably, and the wine spilled out, slowly flowing towards the edge of the table, while he remained oblivious...

"Mr. Su, what's wrong?"

Pei Man heard the sound of wine dripping onto the floor and couldn't help but look towards Su Chen, only to see that his complexion looked terrible, his eyes somewhat vacant!

"Big brother, are you alright?"

Yunlong immediately noticed Su Chen's anomaly and called out.

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"Oh, it's nothing. I was just so captivated by the extraordinary character you all were discussing that I got a bit lost in thought,"

Su Chen tried to calm his emotions and said casually.

In fact, he was inwardly sighing: Who could have thought that despite being prepared, I still couldn't control myself!

The others, upon hearing Su Chen's explanation, didn't think much of it, including Old Master Pei, who, after all, understood that such a character was indeed astonishing!

However, Pei Man still looked at Su Chen with doubt, feeling that something was not quite right.

Su Chen made an effort to adjust his composure and then asked with a smile,

"I wonder how such a person could have died so suddenly?"

"That has always been a mystery, and I am not very clear about it either,"

Old Master Pei shook his head and said:

"But not long after he passed away, his wife also died, and their five- or six-year-old son disappeared as well. In fact, not long before his death, the old master of the Su Family had also passed away."

Old Master Pei continued to speak with emotion:

"The once number one Su Family was struck by a great calamity and thus started to decline. Although a lean camel is bigger than a horse, they eventually fell to third place, and the family's power also shifted from the senior branch to the second branch. Meanwhile, the Shen Family, which used to be second, seized the opportunity and soared to the top, becoming the leader of the Five Great Families!"

"Old Master, haven't you ever thought that there might be a conspiracy behind this?"

Su Chen stared intently at Old Master Pei as he asked.

"Of course I have thought about it, but since then, the families in Yandu seem to be reluctant to mention that name, perhaps because he was too brilliant back then, overshadowing the others,"

Old Master Pei sighed with a sense of helplessness:

"And even if there was a conspiracy, it would have been one that could shake Yandu to its core. Even if there were suspicions, who would dare to lift the lid?"

Su Chen couldn't see anything amiss on Old Master Pei's face and wondered whether he was truly innocent or just too good an actor.

"Actually, speaking of it, that man had the best relationship with your third uncle; he was probably the only one he truly esteemed,"

At this point, Pei Ji added with a smile.

"My father?"

Pei Man blurted out, a puzzled expression on her face.

"Yes, he really treated your father as a brother,"

Pei Ji said, his smile taking on an ambiguous tone,

"I've heard your father say that he made a pact with him. If one had a son and the other a daughter, the two families would become in-laws."

"I never heard the third mention that,"

Old Master Pei looked at Pei Ji in surprise, then let out a sigh:

"Such a pity. The two of them met with tragedy one after the other, one dying suddenly, the other missing without a trace; and the little boy disappeared as well!"

Upon hearing this, the Pei family members couldn't help but sigh...