Chapter 940: Zhao Lianghe Passed Out in Anger

After enduring the humiliation with great effort.

Zhao Lianghe was finally able to leave.

“Xiao Lin, did you see that? That old geezer is so mad that his blood pressure skyrocketed, yet he didn’t yell at me once, nor did he roll up his sleeves to fight me. What does that tell you?”

“That, my friend, is called self-restraint! Boss, there’s no way I’ll ever learn that in this lifetime.”

As Zhao Lianghe’s figure disappeared into the distance, Deng Tianwen placed his teacup on his desk and remarked with emotion.

In this aspect, he truly admired Zhao Lianghe.

Even though he was absolutely furious, he still managed to maintain his composure—not something the average person could do.

“Boss, I thought you looked pretty cool back there.”

The secretary looked at Deng Tianwen with genuine admiration, her eyes practically sparkling.

Deng Tianwen gave her a suspicious look: “Are you risking divine punishment by lying to me just because you saw my bank balance earlier?”

Xiao Lin: “……..”

Too difficult. Having a boss who’s both a straight man and a nitpicker is simply despairing.

“Just joking. Actually, I think I’m pretty cool too, especially when I’m footing the bill. Alright, go gather all the senior management! We’re holding a battle preparations meeting. The military aid has arrived, and I, as the commander, will personally lead the charge and fire the first shot in our counterattack!”

Deng Tianwen gave his orders loudly, his small eyes narrowing into thin slits as he hummed an ancient song.

“Back in the day, my team had just started out, with eight or nine people and barely ten guns~”

Seeing this, the secretary couldn’t help but smile wryly, but deep down, she felt genuinely happy—after all, she had been with the company for a long time.

…………

Meanwhile.

Zhao Lianghe had returned home.

“Dad, how did it go?”

As soon as they saw Zhao Lianghe walk in, Zhao Chen and Zhao Fei, who were sitting on the sofa, immediately stood up to greet him.

After so much time had passed, Zhao Fei’s arms, which Long Yi had broken, had recovered a little, though he’d never be the same again.

Now, even holding a bowl was difficult for him. At most, he could handle chopsticks to eat.

Compared to the arrogant and headstrong person he used to be, he now seemed more subdued and mature, though there was a certain darkness in his eyes.

“Xu gave Deng Tianwen 50 billion, so Deng’s barely hanging on for now.”

Zhao Lianghe said with a blank expression, but thinking of the humiliation he’d just suffered in Deng Tianwen’s office, his anger flared up again.

“Damn it, it’s Xu Shaochen again!”

Zhao Fei hissed through gritted teeth, murder evident in his gaze. He would never forget that it was Xu Shaochen who had ruined his hands, leaving them useless for life.

“Dad, what do we do now? Our relationship with Young Master Ye is still ambiguous. He doesn’t really consider us his trusted aides. If we end up facing Xu Shaochen, he probably won’t help us.”

Zhao Chen frowned, deeply troubled by how Xu Shaochen had single-handedly disrupted their entire plan. And the worst part—they couldn’t do anything about it.

The Young Master Ye he mentioned was the new connection their family had made after Xiao Huang’s death. He was the top young master in the Northwest.

Unlike the Zhao family, who had been groomed by Xiao Huang for years, their relationship with Young Master Ye was still relatively new, forged only recently.

They were still in the early stages of getting to know each other, and whether they could form a deep alliance depended on further interactions. At this point, there was no way Young Master Ye would risk opposing Xu Shaochen for them.

Even now, in their fight against the Deng family, Young Master Ye had only provided some vague support. The bulk of their effort had come from the Zhao family themselves.

If Young Master Ye were to offer his full support, taking advantage of the Deng family’s current weakened state, they would have already driven the Deng family into a corner.

Zhao Lianghe frowned and scolded, annoyed: “Can’t deal with a little problem without a backbone? Do you expect me to handle everything for the rest of your lives?”

His sudden outburst was triggered by the memory of Deng Tianwen’s earlier ridicule, mocking his sons for being useless.

“Dad, we’re sorry! Please don’t be mad.”

Zhao Chen and Zhao Fei exchanged glances, hurriedly offering their apologies.

Zhao Lianghe sighed, his expression dark and stormy, before finally speaking up: “We were following the plan, but now it seems like we have no choice but to use some extreme measures.”

“Against Xu Shaochen? Dad… I don’t think we can…” Zhao Fei said hesitantly. As much as he wanted revenge, his last trip to Jiangzhou had shown him just how outmatched they were.

Zhao Lianghe gave him a disgusted look: “Idiot, we’re targeting the Deng family, of course!”

Sometimes he wondered if this boy was really his own son; he seemed to have inherited none of his intelligence.

Zhao Fei was so embarrassed that he didn’t know what to do with himself, fully aware how foolish his previous words had been.

“Find a way to bring Young Master Ye or someone close to him over for a visit. Then we’ll stage an ‘accident’ and blame it on the Deng family, forcing Young Master Ye to take action against them.”

Before Zhao Lianghe even finished speaking, Zhao Chen’s eyes lit up and he interrupted excitedly: “Then if Deng Tianwen seeks help from Xu Shaochen, it’ll turn into a battle between Xu and Ye. We won’t even be involved! Dad, genius! This is why they say elders really are wiser!”

“You’re not completely worthless. You handle this.”

Looking at his not-totally-useless eldest son, Zhao Lianghe finally felt some mild relief.

Though the younger one was pretty much a lost cause, the eldest still showed promise and was worth nurturing further.

Then he turned to Zhao Fei: “You, go to Jiangzhou. Bring some gifts and apologize to Xu Shaochen for everything with the Deng family.”

“Dad… Xu is so close to Deng Tianwen that he loaned him 50 billion without a second thought. What’s the point of apologizing? Besides… I…”

Zhao Fei’s face turned bitter. After what had happened to him the last time he went to Jiangzhou, he was terrified of losing more than just his hands this time.

Zhao Lianghe was furious at his cowardice and glared at him angrily: “I know he won’t accept the apology, but we have to show we’re making an effort! If Xu and Young Master Ye start fighting, I don’t want us to get caught in the crossfire!”

“Dad… can’t someone else go instead?”

Zhao Fei asked cautiously.

“You’re my son, and it was your hands he crippled. That’s exactly why it’ll show our sincerity. Who else could do it better? Idiot! This whole thing is about showing other people! Understand?”

Zhao Lianghe was so furious he started yelling. He’d been infuriated by Deng Tianwen earlier, and now he was getting even angrier at his own son.

In that moment, he suddenly had trouble breathing. Without warning, he passed out and collapsed onto the sofa.

“Dad! What’s wrong?! Dad!”

“Why are you just standing there? Take him to the hospital! Dad, don’t scare me like this!”

The Zhao family suddenly erupted into chaos, everyone running around frantically.