I bought a secret manual of the Hehuan Sect for ten yuan.

"Dad, so this is how you've always seen it?"

Zheng Hongye gave a self-deprecating laugh, "So that's all the character you have for me?"

"How long are you going to stop showing favoritism?"

"Zheng Hongyin is your son, and I am your son too. Zheng Zhanming is your grandson, so isn't Shaoqing your grandson as well?"

"You already know the whole story about the Cloud Top Restaurant. Zhan Ming treated me, his elder, this way, and have you ever said a single wrong thing about him?"

"If I've done something wrong, if I've been unfilial to you, then I accept it, but why?"

"Am I, Zheng Hongye, really not your biological son, but someone you adopted?"

"Then say it: I'm not worthy to share your surname, Zheng, and let me give up completely, okay?"

"How dare you talk to me like that?" Jung Se-hoon almost couldn't catch his breath.

"Can't I say?" Zheng Hongye picked up his father's cane that had fallen to the side, casually playing with it while looking down, his eyes completely unfocused.

"For so many years, you have been blatantly biased towards me, and I have been hypocritically filial."

"We all know the truth, yet we're all deceiving ourselves, creating a facade of family harmony. Does my silence mean it's not the truth?"

Zheng Shaoqing was terrified. Was his father being too bold? How could he say such things?

That's it?

Zheng Hongyin was only taken away by the Xuan'an Bureau, and nothing has been settled yet. Isn't it a bit impulsive to switch sides at this time?

Why aren't you saying anything?

Seeing his father remain silent, Zheng Hongye smiled. "It's rare to see you feel guilty?"

"If I hadn't said these things today, and if I weren't acting this way, but instead remained submissive as before, you must have something you wanted to say, right?"

"Are you suggesting that if Zheng Hongyin can't get away with it, I should take the blame and say that Zhou Laifu was actually sent to Yunqi Residence by me?"

"I've already thought of the words for you. For the sake of the Zheng family's stability and future, your eldest brother can't be harmed. We will remember your contributions and will make good arrangements for Shaoqing and Qiuyi!"

"is that so?"

"Yes, you haven't said anything yet because you haven't had a chance to say it!"

"You can deny it, it's okay to lie to others, but don't lie to yourself and actually believe it."

Jung Se-hoon's lips moved, but he couldn't utter a single word for a long time.

His reaction was enough to prove that Zheng Hongye was absolutely right!

"Dad, you don't approve of me as a person, but you can't completely deny my abilities. Don't you find that tiring?"

Zheng Hongye stood up. "Alright, I think I've made myself clear enough. They say a father and son are of one heart, so you should know what I mean."

"I've thought it through, and you should think it through too. Once you've figured it out, we can have a proper talk."

He gestured, "Shaoqing, take your grandfather to rest!"

When Zheng Shaoqing returned after all that fuss, he exclaimed, "Dad, you were so cool! You were absolutely awesome!"

"But weren't what you said a bit too blunt? I saw Grandpa was furious. If that happens, we'll really have no way out!"

"We had no way out to begin with!" Zheng Hongye said with a chilling calm. "After what happened today, Zheng Hongyin will never let us go."

"Instead of waiting for him to recover and then punish us, let's strike first!"

"That's true!" Zheng Shaoqing said thoughtfully. "But Dad, are you confident?"

"You still haven't told me how much preparation you've done over the years. Judging by your confidence, there shouldn't be any major problems, right?"

"Not even a sliver of certainty!" Zheng Hongye's words nearly made Zheng Shaoqing stumble. "I'm barely managing to protect myself, what confidence could I possibly have?"

"If I were confident, would I have held out until today?"

"The key now lies with Qin Ge and your grandfather. Your grandfather is also a big fan of drugs. Even though he has been behind the scenes for so many years, he still holds many key things in the Zheng family."

"Otherwise, do you think Zheng Hongyin would be so polite to him?"

"Do you really think someone who hasn't shown brotherly affection for six months could be truly filial?"

Zheng Shaoqing was stunned. "Since Grandpa is so crucial, aren't you confident that you could still criticize him so harshly just now?"

"I don't even know if Qin Ge is reliable, Dad. This isn't a desperate gamble; you're cutting off your own escape route!"

Zheng Hongye was slightly embarrassed. "I didn't mean to say those things at first, but I've been holding back for too many years, and once I started talking, I couldn't stop myself. I just got emotional."

"It doesn't matter anymore. That's just how your grandfather is. I've been polite to him for so many years, but what good has it done?"

Zheng Shaoqing was speechless. Seeing his father's imposing manner just now, he thought he was sure of success, but it turned out that he didn't even have a 10% chance of success.

They got so caught up in the argument that they couldn't stop themselves. Is this something an adult should do?

......

"Captain Du told me that the Xuan'an Bureau people took my uncle away, and my father and grandfather were being held in the Zheng family's old house and cut off from all contact with the outside world."

"What exactly do you want to do?"

Zheng Qiuyi wasn't that she couldn't understand, but rather that she hadn't seriously considered it at all. "It's true that Butler Zhou was sent by my uncle, but he did come to see you."

"This matter is not difficult to investigate. The Xuan'an Bureau will find out the truth sooner or later. They can only act according to the evidence."

"In other words, although my uncle has been taken away, he won't be detained for more than a few days. I think it will be at most 72 hours, and maybe he'll be released in 48 hours!"

Qin Ge asked with a smile, "You don't know anything, so why did you still obediently do as I said?"

"Zheng Hongyin's hasty dispatch of people to Yunqi Residence was an unexpected bonus; I didn't expect to bring him down with this."

"But locking him up for two or three days is enough. That's enough time for your dad to do a lot of things. If he's a hopeless case, then there's nothing I can do."

He looked Zheng Qiuyi up and down. "I've discovered you're incredibly talented. Managing just one company is a waste of your abilities. Why not do something bigger?"

"Okay!" Zheng Qiuyi had absolutely no idea what modesty was; she thought Qin Ge's praise was spot on. "What do you want me to do?"

"Don't do anything reckless. You promised me you wouldn't kill anyone. My uncle and grandfather may be hateful, but they are still my family."

"I don't want to risk my family's lives to achieve my own goals."

Qin Ge said, "Don't worry, I've always been a person who wins people over with virtue. Fighting and killing are not my style."

"Go find Captain Du again and have him pass on a message to your dad: I'm treating them to dinner at the Cloud Top Restaurant tomorrow!"

"Let your grandfather come along!"

"Winning people over with virtue? You?" Zheng Qiuyi looked at her with disdain. "You really know how to save money. Yunding Restaurant is originally part of the Zheng family. You're inviting our family to dinner in our own restaurant?"

"How could you even think of that!"