We agreed it was just a hug, why did you actually do it?

Tang Shaowu chuckled. "Tang Yi, that's an interesting point. In chess, there are winners and losers. You might be less skilled, but that doesn't mean you can cry foul after losing. That would be a problem with your sportsmanship. You lost today, so you accuse me of framing you. What if you had won? You probably would have kicked me out long ago, right? Without cunning and ambition, how could you have ended up in this situation?"

Tang Yi was speechless after being rebuked. He stared at Tang Shaowu with bloodshot eyes.

Tang Shaowu smiled nonchalantly, "As for what I want? Let's see what you can offer in return?"

Seeing that no one spoke, Tang Shaowu continued, "Two choices: one, keep Tang Yi as a fighting force and continue to play against me, on the condition that I want all the shares of Tang Corporation held by Tang Huai'an and Jiang Meixue."

Second, you should keep your shares and let Tang Yi go. Of course, I won't let him off easily. You've been dealing with the various families quite a bit lately, haven't you? Have you found the funding? If you can't plug this huge gap, then the next board meeting might be the last one Tang Yi attends.

Tang Shaowu said these words with a smile, and then began to quietly massage the acupoints on the web of his hand, waiting patiently.

The scene fell silent for a moment. Apart from Old Master Tang, everyone else stared at Tang Shaowu in shock.

Jiang Meixue glared at him with bloodshot eyes and said, "Tang Shaowu! You really have some nerve! You want all of my and your father's Tang Group shares? Then you'll become the second largest shareholder after your grandfather? You really dare to dream? Dream on!"

Tang Huai'an gritted his teeth and said, "Tang Shaowu, what exactly do you want? Your Prince Consort Manor and your Starry Sky Entertainment Company earn more each year than the entire Tang Group. Why are you only eyeing this small share of Tang Group? Aren't all your other businesses enough to make you rich? And what about Jiangcheng? Tang Shaowu, Tang Group is nothing in your eyes now. Why are you pressuring us like this?"

Tang Shaowu looked at Tang Huai'an, who was now making a complete fool of himself, and said with a smile, "What can I do? That's what happens when my surname is Tang. I just can't let go of the Tang family. What can I do about it?"

Tang Huai'an roared, "Tang Shaowu, I'm your own father! Are you trying to drive me to the brink? Are you just going to watch me die?"

Tang Shaowu looked at his father and said, word by word, "Tang family, you should be the same as you were before my mother was born. You have no reason not to treat her well, yet still enjoy the benefits she brought you."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Meixue said resentfully, "Your mother's shares in Tang's have already been given to you. What more could you possibly want?"

Tang Shaowu looked at Jiang Meixue and said, "What right do you have to mention my mother? My mother treated you like a sister, and because of your family's poverty, she always took you with her. And what did you do in return? Did you help her with her husband's burdens?"

Jiang Meixue said with a livid face, "That's from the previous generation. There were many things you didn't know when you were young. I—"

Tang Shaowu raised his hand to interrupt her. "It really happened so many years ago, and I have no interest in knowing. These clichés are disgusting. However, I'm a bit petty; I can't stand it when others use my things."

"Without the Jiang Group's support, the Tang family would never have grown to its current size. I'm just taking back what's rightfully our Jiang family's."

Tang Huai'an closed his eyes tightly for a moment, his lips trembling as he said, "Shao Wu... why are you forcing me like this? I..."

Tang Shaowu didn't give him a chance to finish speaking. "Don't talk to me about father-son relationship. Biologically, you are my biological father. Don't you wish me dead every day? My ruthlessness is ultimately inherited from you. Blood ties are really interesting things."

Tang Shaowu smiled brightly, "I won't disturb everyone's rest any longer. You can think it over carefully, and let me know when you have a result. The deadline is the one-month period we agreed on last time."

Tang Shaowu stood up, patted his pants, and said to the dejected Tang Huai'an and his wife, "You don't need to be so sad. I'm just getting back my share. You should be happy. I really have no interest in your share at all, otherwise..."

Tang Shaowu then smiled and said to Tang Yi, "By the way, I'm actually quite interested in that failed investment you just made. I'm considering whether to take over this mess, Tang Yi. Three years—this mess will become a glorious achievement in my hands. Would you like to see it? My biological half-brother?"

Finally, Tang Shaowu smiled at Grandpa Tang, who had remained silent, and said, "Grandpa, I'll be going now. Goodbye."

Old Xu glanced at the gloomy atmosphere in the room and silently followed Tang Shaowu away.

The room remained silent for a full ten minutes before Jiang Meixue suddenly screamed hysterically, "Tang Shaowu is a madman!!"

Tang Huai'an murmured, "Dad, Shao Wu is taking revenge on us. He was just a little kid back then, and we all thought he was immature and didn't care. But he has always resented us. He is taking revenge on us because of his mother, and because we treated him as an abandoned child of the Tang family because of his illness."

Grandpa Tang gazed in the direction Tang Shaowu had left and calmly said, "What a pity, such a business prodigy. If he could be of use to our Tang family, our Tang Group would surely dominate the entire Jinhai. What a pity."

Tang Yi listened to Old Master Tang's words, and his palms began to bleed.

Tang Huai'an shouted, "Dad, stop dreaming! Tang Shaowu is the most vengeful and unforgiving person. Even if you give him the entire Tang family business now, you won't be able to win him over. Please think of something we should do!"

Old Master Tang glanced at his son disdainfully. He said indifferently, "There's no other way. A bet's a bet. We'll just have to wait and see how things unfold."

"wait?"

Old Master Tang sighed and said, "Tang Shaowu is only thirty-one this year. In just a few years, he has made great strides in the Jiang Group and his influence has spread all the way to Jinhai. He is unstoppable."

What are your chances of winning if we confront him head-on now? All we can do now is wait. Like he said, he's not interested in anything else related to the Tang family. We can only wait for him to calm down, then wait for another opportunity. We can only wait, because his health condition might be our biggest turning point.

The butler, who had been by the old man's side the whole time, silently got goosebumps as he listened.

In the ensuing silence, Master Tang's voice rang out again, "What a pity. This was someone who could have led our Tang family to the highest peak. What a pity..."