CHAPTER 602: CHAPTER 602: WHO DOMINATES WHO

"Don’t think you’re so tough. A businessman is just a businessman. No matter how much money you have or how many businesses you’re running, without power, you’re nothing. You’re just a piece of meat on the chopping board. I can cut you wherever I want. If I want to steam you, you can’t be braised. If I want you sliced, you can’t be diced. Even if my father’s specific position hasn’t been announced yet, you can’t easily touch him or me. Even if I smash this estate of yours today, I can walk away unscathed under my father’s protection, while you can only grit your teeth, put on a smile and pretend nothing happened." Miss Feng said, fluttering her eyebrows, clearly showing pride in her eyes.

"I’m not a three-year-old child, nor am I an idiot who knows nothing. The tricks you use to scare others won’t work on me. With me, you only have submission. Only by submitting can I let you live well. Otherwise, if I just ask my father, you’ll get a taste of what it feels like to lose everything. The Xu Family has stood in Shangjing for nearly a hundred years. If all this hard work gets ruined because of you, how will you explain yourself to the Xu family’s ancestors when you reach hell?" Miss Feng threatened with a wicked smile on her face.

Lin Mengyao’s lips were slightly pursed, her expression covered in frost, standing beside Xu Ke like a snow lotus blooming on the summit of a snowy mountain. This sight made the jealousy in Miss Feng’s heart feel corroded by acid, making her so uncomfortable that she wanted to tear Lin Mengyao away from Xu Ke’s side and loudly declare that this woman doesn’t deserve him, that only she, Miss Feng, could stand by his side.

Xu Ke moved his hand slightly as he held Lin Mengyao’s, silently offering her comfort. Maybe to others, Lin Mengyao seemed exceptionally strong at this moment, but only Xu Ke and the Yu Xia holding her knew how anxious and angry Lin Mengyao was right now. Her body was stiff as a steel plate and trembling slightly.

"You don’t need to worry about my matters. Before you appeared, countless people wanted to see me fall into the mire. But now, here I stand, living in this grand estate, with countless assets coming in daily, while those who clamored to see me fall are nowhere to be found. Who knows if they’re begging on some street or sleeping under some bridge." Xu Ke spoke lightly, but his words carried the weight and momentum of a mountain.

"Your threats hold no power over me. Until the last moment, you never know the outcome. Who will win is still uncertain. And are you sure you can represent your father? He doesn’t seem like someone who would do whatever it takes to back you. Otherwise, why has no one come to call you back, even after you’ve been here so long? Your father is far more aware of the situation and much smarter than you. You truly are nothing like your father." Xu Ke said, scrutinizing Miss Feng.

Upon seeing Miss Feng’s face drastically change because of his words, Xu Ke’s smile widened, filled with endless ridicule that rushed at Miss Feng.

"I guess you snuck over here, right? If your father really cared about you as much as you say, why didn’t he send someone to follow and protect you secretly? There’s only one answer: he doesn’t care about you. Compared to prospects, you as a daughter mean nothing. Even if he’s a bit old, a man is different from a woman. If he wants to have another child, it’s an easy task. Even if your mother doesn’t want to bear one, he can find a surrogate. Once the child is born, with you serving as a cautionary tale, he’ll educate the next child excellently, which then inherits his connections and legacy when he’s gone."

"Shut up. My dad would never do such things. Stop trying to sow discord. You don’t know anything about our family, don’t know how much my parents love each other, don’t know how much they love me. You don’t know anything, so stop saying nonsense here." Miss Feng said somewhat angrily.

"Haha, if you don’t believe what I’m saying, why such a big reaction? You interrupted me before I even finished, which shows what? It shows you know I’m telling the truth. Even if they love you, there’s a limit to that love. If you continue like this, they’ll eventually get tired and want a second child, investing all their energy and attention on the youngest, after which you’ll never receive any attention from them again." Xu Ke ignored Miss Feng’s reaction, speaking for his own sake.

"Stop acting smart with your comments. I’m not going to believe you. I’ve been by my parents’ side for so many years; I know them better than you do. Your attempts to rattle me with such words won’t work." Miss Feng sneered disdainfully.

"Sure, you’ve spent a lot of time with your parents, but you should understand the saying ’bystanders see clearly.’ You know in your heart what the truth is, but you just don’t want to admit it." Xu Ke looked at Miss Feng and said.

"If I were you, I’d go back and admit my mistakes, be the good daughter in your parents’ eyes, and get back those lost impression points, absolutely not giving any chance for younger siblings to be born. Instead of continuing to stay here, trying to pressure others and coveting things that don’t belong to you." Xu Ke said.

Miss Feng didn’t speak, seemingly deep in thought, only glaring at Xu Ke fiercely, as if she desired to skin him alive.

Miss Feng’s love was like a sharp bone scraper, exuding an almost obsessive madness.

Faced with such a gaze, Xu Ke felt no fear, simply looking back with a calmness like no other.

"I’ll remember what happened today. Let’s meet again some other time." Xu Ke’s words ultimately caused a ripple in Miss Feng’s heart. Whether Xu Ke was fearmongering or not, Miss Feng still decided to heed Xu Ke’s suggestion, go home, and have a look. After all, there’s no loss in looking.

Xu Ke’s roots were in Shangjing, so Miss Feng wasn’t afraid he would run away.

After speaking, Miss Feng turned to get in the car, the exhaust blowing onto the four people, and soon the car disappeared from their sight.

"Phew, her gaze just now was truly terrifying." Tang Zhongwei patted her chest in fear and moved closer to Xu Ke, but Xu Ke subtly evaded her approach.

"It’s cold outside. Let’s go in quickly; we mustn’t catch a cold." Xu Ke put his arm around Lin Mengyao’s shoulders, pulling his coat tighter around her body to ensure that not a bit of her upper body was exposed to the cold.

"What are you doing? You’re squeezing me so tight I can’t breathe." Lin Mengyao said with a smile, trying to wriggle free but failing to break Xu Ke’s grip.