"This... alright then."
After repeated refusals yielded no result, Luo Tianyi’s mind was a complete blank, utterly unable to believe what was happening before her. When had her parents ever treated her like this?
A pang of conscience?
This thought lingered in Luo Tianyi’s subconscious, taking root and sprouting. Was this... real!?
"Dongmei, you stay here and chat with our daughter. I'll go to the study with Xiao Ye to discuss some matters."
"Mm, alright."
Su Dongmei nodded, a sharp glint in her eyes. As for the matters Luo Mingtian intended to discuss with his prospective son-in-law, she was fully aware.
The betrothal gifts!
Indeed, they had raised their daughter for over twenty years. They couldn’t just let her marry off for nothing. This was a business transaction unprecedented in their Luo family’s history, one that might even propel the Luo family to new heights.
Thinking of this, Su Dongmei couldn’t help but feel a surge of excitement!
However, she didn't realize she had underestimated Ye Xuan, and equally, overestimated their own value. Dowry, Su Dongmei’s thoughts were rather wishful.
It might have been so for others, but they were unlucky enough to encounter Ye Xuan, a veritable living Yama.
They say all deeds, good or bad, will eventually be repaid. It’s not that they won't be repaid, but that the time has not yet come. Ye Xuan was clearly their retribution.
In the study.
Arriving in the study, Ye Xuan nonchalantly took a seat. As for Luo Mingtian, after some thought, he did not dare to sit down. If it had been before, he certainly wouldn't have, but now, the man before him was the boss of Wanhua Group, the master of Wanhua. How could he presume to sit down?
Seeing Luo Mingtian’s demeanor, Ye Xuan showed no reaction, his expression perfectly calm.
The atmosphere in the study instantly became heavy. Ye Xuan remained silent, and the other man dared not utter a sound, as their statuses were on entirely different levels.
"Luo Mingtian, do you know that if it weren't for Tianyi being your daughter, you wouldn't even have the qualification to see me."
"This... Young Master Ye, I..."
Luo Mingtian, who had been fantasizing about his daughter’s betrothal gifts, felt as if he had been doused with a bucket of cold water, shivering all over.
"I know a little about how you've treated Tianyi in the past. To be honest, you’ve truly refreshed my understanding of parental love."
"You’ve been trying to find out who sent Luo Mingxian and Luo Yu to prison, haven't you? The person you’ve been looking for is me."
Upon hearing this, Luo Mingtian’s face grew even paler. His intuition told him that things were not going as he had anticipated.
"Of course, there's also the Yang family of Tianhai. The reason they were exterminated was also at my subordinates' hands. Although... it wasn't an order I gave. Do you understand the gap between us now?"
Luo Mingtian heard this, and beads of sweat the size of soybeans rolled down his forehead. What had he heard? The Yang family was destroyed by his subordinates? Subordinates? Could it be... that Li Yehan, the War Lord of Tianhai’s military, was his subordinate??
This, how could it be possible!!!
At this moment, Luo Mingtian’s heart plummeted to the abyss. If that were the case, wasn't the mere Wanhua Group just one of Ye Xuan's 'ordinary' identities?
The thought sent a chill down his spine!
However, before Luo Mingtian could ponder further, Ye Xuan took a USB drive from his pocket. "Before coming here, I had someone investigate a few things. Consider it a gift for you."
"Take a look. I'm sure you'll like it."
"This... Yes, yes, Young Master Ye!"
Luo Mingtian, his hands trembling, took the USB drive and plugged it into the study computer. He then saw files totaling 10 gigabytes. These files were none other than detailed evidence of the crimes committed by him, Luo Mingtian, his wife Su Dongmei, his elder brother, and his nephew Luo Changhe. The details were extremely thorough.
If such evidence were to be made public, Luo Mingtian had no doubt that his entire Luo family, except for Luo Tianyi, would be imprisoned for life, unable to ever recover.
"Thump!"
Luo Mingtian didn't hesitate and knelt directly on the ground with a dull thud. At this moment, all pretense of being a father-in-law, of his honor, was completely discarded.
Are you kidding?
This was the Achilles' heel of his entire Luo family. Now that it was in Ye Xuan's hands, with just one move from him, the Luo family would crumble without a fight. Yet, despite always being confident and meticulous in his actions, he couldn't understand how this information had been collected.
"Young Master Ye, I... please spare my Luo family. For this, Luo Mingtian is willing to do anything for Young Master Ye!!"
He was scared!
At this moment, Luo Mingtian was truly terrified. He had no choice but to be. Even though this person before him was his daughter's man, and though they hadn't interacted much, he was definitely a ruthless individual who would devour people without spitting out bones.
Such a ruthless person was far beyond what he, Luo Mingtian, and the Luo family could afford to provoke.
If this scene were to be seen by the outside world, it would undoubtedly shock them to their core. Luo Mingtian, the chairman of the Luo Corporation of Tianhai, kneeling before his son-in-law would definitely be explosive news.
However, at this moment, only Ye Xuan was aware of it!
In the face of life and death, honor and principles were clearly not that important.
"Therefore, from now on, your Luo family had better not provoke me. Do you understand?"
"At that time, I won't care if you are Tianyi's father or mother."
"Yes, yes, yes, Young Master Ye."
Luo Mingtian swallowed hard. Damn it, he wouldn't dare at this moment. As for the matter of the betrothal gifts, he wouldn't dare to say another word.
Are you kidding?
Luo Mingtian understood very well that he could not and would not dare!
To be able to destroy the Yang family with a mere flip of his hand, such an existence was no longer something he could offend with the title of father-in-law. To put it bluntly, if such a ruthless person were to be offended, although their Luo family wouldn't be exterminated like the Yang family, the consequences would be far beyond what they could bear.
Soon, the two emerged from the villa.
Luo Mingtian took several deep breaths to calm himself down, as he had to maintain a façade as if nothing had happened. Otherwise, if he displeased his 'son-in-law,' their entire Luo family might suffer because of it.
Although Luo Tianyi and the others didn't notice anything amiss, Su Dongmei knew Luo Mingtian too well. After all, they had lived together for twenty to thirty years. Seeing the subtle twitch at the corner of Luo Mingtian’s mouth and his forced smile, her heart sank.
A premonition of something bad surged into her heart!
"How could this be? Did… the discussion not go smoothly? It shouldn't have??" Su Dan Novel Net
Su Dongmei frowned suspiciously, but her demeanor remained warm towards her daughter. After all, this was the hope for the Luo family’s rise. How could she not try to appease her? Even if this was her own flesh and blood.
Besides, Su Dongmei knew exactly how she had treated her daughter over the years. To completely mend their relationship wouldn't be achievable with just a few words. After all, she understood the principle that "three feet of ice is not formed in a single day."
During the meal, each harbored their own thoughts. Ye Xuan smiled wordlessly.
It wasn't until the family banquet concluded and Ye Xuan, with Luo Tianyi and San Bao, left the Luo family villa that Luo Mingtian finally let out a relieved sigh, his eyelids twitching wildly. It was more exhausting than fighting a tough battle, which made Su Dongmei’s premonition even stronger.
"Old Luo, what’s wrong…?"
"Did something go wrong… during the discussion??"
Luo Mingtian’s eyes flickered, and he wiped the cold sweat from his forehead. He looked in the direction where his daughter and 'prospective son-in-law' had disappeared and swallowed hard. "More than just something going wrong, the man our daughter found is a veritable living Yama!!!"
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