"Li Chonglou, who are you to speak?!" Jiang Hongwei was the first to roar.
They've gone mad, truly mad.
A mere son-in-law, someone fit only for cooking and washing dishes at home, dared to speak over Jiang Yuxin.
And he even demanded that the Old Master personally come to apologize.
This…
Jiang Hongwei's expression froze. He knew his father's sharp eyes wouldn't allow him to conceal it.
He could only avert his gaze and stammer, "That good-for-nothing, Li Chonglou, he… he wants you to personally come and apologize to Jiang Yuxin, to ask her to return."
"What did you say!" Jiang Weiguo's eyes widened, anger causing him to cough repeatedly, his face turning a bruised purple.
"Dad, are you alright?" Jiang Hongwei quickly helped him catch his breath. "Don't get agitated. This is all that good-for-nothing son-in-law's doing. No matter what, I will drive him out of our Jiang family."
"Enough."
After catching his breath, Jiang Weiguo said resentfully, "Don't you understand yet? If he's a good-for-nothing, then you are a fool worse than a good-for-nothing!"
"He endured three years in our Jiang family, gathered all the evidence against Jiang Tao, and used the opportune moment when the family was present to turn the tables and send him to prison."
"Even I couldn't protect him. Is this something an ordinary person could do?"
"His methods send a chill down my spine. Someone like him is definitely not a good thing for our Jiang family."
"And now he's forcing me to bow my head to him. This is naked revenge!"
These words left Jiang Hongwei's mouth agape in disbelief.
He hadn't been present, so he lacked Jiang Weiguo's profound realization. He had always assumed Jiang Tao's imprisonment was a result of his own overreach, with Li Chonglou merely catching him in the act.
Not a display of Li Chonglou's capability.
Who would have thought it was completely different from what he imagined?
Could it be…
Everything was under that little beast's control?
Thinking of this, Jiang Hongwei felt a chill crawl up his spine.
No, absolutely impossible.
What was the standing of the Lu Group? How could Li Chonglou possibly control it?
This must be a coincidence.
"Dad, then how should we deal with them? We're not actually going to do as he said, are we? Wouldn't our Jiang family lose all face!" Jiang Hongwei said resentfully.
"Go and talk to the Lu Group again. You must find out why they insist on Yuxin appearing," Jiang Weiguo closed his eyes and sighed, "To make this old bone of mine bow to him? He's dreaming!"
"After this incident, no matter what, he must be driven out of the Jiang family."
"Our Jiang family cannot keep such a ticking time bomb. It's too dangerous."
Jiang Hongwei nodded vigorously at this, his head bobbing like a rattle. "Yes, I'll do it now."
With that, he walked out of the room, took out his phone, and dialed Secretary Ling's number at the Lu Group.
"Hello, Secretary Ling, it's Jiang Hongwei."
"I've prepared a small token of appreciation for you. It's nothing much, I just want to ask for confirmation."
"Why does your esteemed company insist on my niece appearing before they'll talk?"
"Oh, it's my father who wants to understand. After all, my niece is still young. If she messes things up, it won't be good for either family."
There was a brief silence on the other end of the line, followed by a woman's voice, clearly not Secretary Ling, saying, "Tell Mr. Jiang that I, Lu Yunxu, will only cooperate with Jiang Yuxin. Because we are both women, we understand each other."
"There is no room for negotiation. If this cannot be achieved, then our cooperation must be terminated!"
This one sentence made Jiang Hongwei's face contort with despair.