Zhou Ting frowned and said, "I don’t understand. With the power of our He Family, defeating the Xu Family in one fell swoop shouldn’t be a hard task, right? But why does the Family Head remain inactive?"
"Now is the Xu Family’s weakest mont. If we wait a bit longer, they might recover, and we’ll have to pay a higher price to strike then."
He Hongshan smiled faintly, extending his right hand to stroke Zhou Ting’s smooth chin twice before saying, "I’m glad you’re considering the interests of the He Family, but in the future, you must consider things from a broader perspective. The reason I haven’t launched a total attack on the Xu Family is because the timing isn’t right."
"The timing isn’t right?" Zhou Ting still appeared sowhat puzzled.
He Hongshan gazed deeply into the distance and murmured, "Besides the He Family and the Xu Family, there are the Li, Zheng, and Feng families in Haogang. If the He Family devours the Xu Family, we will beco the target of public criticism! They won’t allow the He Family to grow bigger alone. So I’m waiting for the representatives of these families to arrive. Destroying the Xu Family has never been difficult; the real issue is how to divide the Xu Family."
After speaking, He Hongshan glanced at Xu Renjie, who sat anxiously beside him, and said lightly, "We’re dividing the half of the Xu Family’s assets you promised us. As for the promise to help you beco the Family Head of the Xu Family, our He Family will definitely keep our word."
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During this period, to detoxify Xu Shichang, Ye Xuan was staying at Yunqi Villa.
Under Xu Shichang’s arrangent, he and Xu Lingyue stayed in the sa villa.
This arrangent was originally ant to ensure Xu Lingyue’s safety, but ever since Xu Renjie’s plot failed, Ye Xuan remained there without leaving, and neither Xu Shichang nor Xu Renhai said anything about it.
After spending ti together day and night, Ye Xuan and Xu Lingyue’s relationship improved significantly.
At the very least, whenever they had physical contact, Xu Lingyue no longer blushed as easily as before.
Since sensitive materials about the Xu Family were exposed online, Xu Lingyue had been filled with worry.
However, she had never been involved in family matters, and with Xu Shichang and Xu Renhai keeping things from her, she was unaware of how much this incident affected the Xu Family, and could only rely on online news to understand the Xu Family’s current situation.
Although so things written online were alarmist, they also indicated the Xu Family’s current crisis.
That day, during breakfast, Xu Lingyue suddenly said, "Ye Xuan brother, is the Xu Family really finished this ti?"
From her voice, Ye Xuan heard her anxiety and insecurity about the future.
He reached out a finger and grazed Xu Lingyue’s charming nose, saying, "When did this little girl beco so pessimistic? The Xu Family is one of the five great families of Haogang, how can it fall so easily?"
Xu Lingyue frowned and said, "But even the experts online say so!"
Hearing this, Ye Xuan looked at Xu Lingyue speechlessly, like he was looking at a curious creature.
Feeling uneasy under Ye Xuan’s gaze, Xu Lingyue said, "Ye Xuan brother, why are you looking at like that? Am I wrong?"
Ye Xuan smiled wryly and said, "I’m speechless. Can you really trust those so-called experts online? Oh, silly girl, I don’t know how you’ve managed to live safely in a Family for so long."
Upon hearing this, Xu Lingyue’s face turned slightly red with embarrassnt, "Ye Xuan brother, you’re lying—how am I that bad?"
Ye Xuan gently rubbed her head and said with a smile, "Don’t worry, this ti the Xu Family might take a blow, but it definitely won’t be wiped out."
Feeling the warmth from Ye Xuan’s large hands, Xu Lingyue squinted her eyes like a lazy kitten enjoying its owner’s massage.
Xu Lingyue asked doubtfully, "Ye Xuan brother, how can you be sure that the Xu Family won’t be wiped out?"
Ye Xuan said calmly, "Because soone won’t allow it."
"Who won’t allow it?" Xu Lingyue grew even more curious.
"I won’t!"
Ye Xuan said, exuding confidence.
Seeing Ye Xuan’s deanor, Xu Lingyue almost burst into laughter.
She lightly patted Ye Xuan’s arm and said, sowhat moved, "I know you’re trying to make laugh, and to be honest, hearing this joke really lifted my spirits."
Make you laugh?
Joke?
Looking at Xu Lingyue’s deeply moved expression, Ye Xuan wore a speechless look.
What in the world is this? Has the era of honest words already ended?
In fact, Ye Xuan wasn’t lying.
If the Xu Family really faced annihilation, Ye Xuan definitely wouldn’t stand idly by.
The fact that he’s acting this way isn’t entirely for Xu Lingyue; it’s more about the current situation. The balance of power among the five great families is the most stable scenario and is in Ye Xuan’s best interests.
He wouldn’t allow anyone to break this status quo!
As for the Xu Family’s current crisis, it’s far from the point of annihilation, and in Ye Xuan’s view, it doesn’t even qualify as a severe blow.
Although the exposed docunts are sensitive and deadly, the damage to the Xu Family is not as significant as imagined.
The Xu Family, as one of Haogang’s five great families, has already perated various industries; its power is deeply entrenched. These docunts might cut off so of the Xu Family’s overt power, but it won’t shake the whole Xu Family.
Moreover, does having black materials an other families don’t?
The process of capital accumulation is always bloody, and other great families have done similar things in their rise.
Who can be sure the Xu Family doesn’t hold black materials on them?
If the Xu Family chose to go all out and release these materials, then everyone might suffer.
This is one of the reasons the He Family Head hasn’t taken action yet.
He’s waiting for the right mont, just as Ye Xuan is.
The situation is still sowhat chaotic; other than the He Family, the other families haven’t expressed their stances. Only when the other families show their positions will Ye Xuan act.
anwhile, in the He Family’s estate, two distinguished guests have arrived.
One was an elder, the other a middle-aged man.
But they both exuded the aura of soone in a high position, bringing a slight pressure to those around them.
If Xu Shichang were here, he would certainly recognize these two n.
Among them, the elder is Zheng Jun, the Family Head of one of the five great families, the Zheng Family. The middle-aged man is Feng Wulin, the Family Head of the Feng Family, another of the five great families.
Lately, the He Family’s movents have been too conspicuous, causing unease among the other great families.
They were worried the He Family might decide to swallow the Xu Family alone, hence the pair visit from Feng and Zheng Family Heads.
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