In the living room,

Li Xiaolong stared at the folder in front of him, as if struck by lightning. He stood frozen in place, unable to believe it for a long time.

Li Zhenrong saw Li Xiaolong's reaction and felt a pang of heartache.

Actually, he didn't want to tell Li Xiaolong about Zhou Haide at this time. After all, Li Xiaolong had just lost to Zhou Chen and was quite devastated. If he found out about this, it would be like adding insult to injury.

But he still spoke up, without hiding anything.

Because he didn't want his chosen successor to be a coward who could be easily defeated. He needed a strong-willed successor who could quickly regain his confidence after suffering setbacks and lead the family forward.

If Li Xiaolong cannot pass this test and regain his confidence, he will consider finding someone else.

"The above content is all true, you don't need to doubt it."

"You are also a tool he uses."

Li Zhenrong said calmly.

Li Xiaolong didn't speak, nor did he ask why.

Seeing Li Xiaolong remain silent, Li Zhenrong nodded secretly. If Li Xiaolong's behavior was like this, it proved that he had not misjudged him.

"So much has happened today, go to sleep early."

"Tomorrow, I'll go back to Hong Kong Island and fulfill my bet!"

Upon hearing the word "bet," Li Xiaolong trembled and reacted. Li Zhenrong glanced at him, then turned and went to the bedroom without saying anything more.

In the vast hall, besides the bodyguards, only Li Xiaolong remained.

Li Xiaolong sat down on the sofa in silence.

Staring at the documents in front of him, no one knew what he was thinking.

On the other end,

Neither Zhou Ling nor Zhao Kun felt sleepy.

Li Xiaolong lost, and their hopes of avenging Zhou Chen by pinning their hopes on him were shattered once again.

The most ironic thing is that

Their decision to bet on both sides allowed them to make money in this gamble, rather than lose money.

Zhao Kun then came up with a sure-win strategy.

They divided their family's money into two parts, and used them to buy things for Li Xiaolong and Zhou Chen respectively.

Regardless of who wins or loses, neither of them will lose everything.

As it turned out, this method was correct. Although Zhou Ling lost all her money, Zhao Kun and Zhou Chen made back their losses and even had some surplus from the foreign shares they bought.

Do we still have a chance?

Zhou Ling asked expressionlessly, her repeated disappointments having dealt her a significant blow.

"As long as Li Xiaolong wants to retaliate, we will have a chance."

Zhao Kun knew perfectly well that with his and Zhou Ling's strength, fighting against Zhou Chen was like an ant trying to shake a tree; they were no match at all.

Only Li Xiaolong could go toe-to-toe with Zhou Chen.

Whether Li Xiaolong still wants to fight Zhou Chen after this defeat is not something they can decide.

Zhou Ling's eyes lit up at first, but then dimmed again, because she thought that in this bet, Zhou Chen would take half of the Li family's business shares, which meant that Zhou Chen would be a shareholder on equal footing with the Li family. In this way, even if Li Xiaolong wanted to take revenge, it would be extremely difficult.

Unless the Li family fails to honor their bet, Li Xiaolong will still have capital and the ability to continue fighting with Zhou Chen.

"Brother Kun, do you think it's possible that the Li family doesn't acknowledge the bet?"

Zhou Ling suddenly voiced her thoughts.

Zhao Kun hadn't considered this issue, but upon suddenly hearing this possibility, he couldn't help but be taken aback.

It's not just possible, it's highly likely.

It's just defaulting on a debt; it only means losing face and being gossiped about, which is better than giving money away for nothing.

If the Li family denies the debt, what can Zhou Chen do? Can she still sue them?

If he were Li Zhenrong, he would definitely try every means to renege on his debts. Even if he couldn't do it openly, he could find ways to do it in a roundabout way.

For example, by manipulating the company's accounts to make them look bad and creating debts, Zhou Chen might not gain any benefit but instead get himself into trouble.

After Zhao Kun agreed with this statement and shared his thoughts, Zhou Ling was overjoyed. She wanted to tell Li Xiaolong about this suggestion and trick Zhou Chen.

early morning,

"Grandpa, there's something I want to tell you."

Seeing that Li Xiaolong was in good spirits and seemed to have recovered from the setback, Li Zhenrong nodded secretly and said with his hands behind his back, "Is there anything you want to say?"

Li Xiaolong took a deep breath and then expressed his thoughts.

"By doing this, we are not renegeating on our debt, we are saving face for the Li family, and we can also let him know that our family's shares are not so easy to obtain."

"If we're willing, we can make him suffer even more."

Li Xiaolong smiled and said that this was the best solution he could think of for the family.

He used to look down on Zhou Ling, thinking she was a complete idiot, but unexpectedly, this morning, Zhou Ling's words came out like ivory from a dog's mouth, and her suggestions gave him inspiration.

As long as my maternal grandfather, Li Zhenrong, agrees, it is absolutely feasible through some business maneuvering.

Zhou Chen will have no choice but to suffer in silence.

They even had to voluntarily give up the shares in the Li family's business.

Li Xiaolong thought he would hear a word of praise from Li Zhenrong, but as he waited, he noticed that Li Zhenrong's expression was a bit off. Instead of smiling, Li Zhenrong's face darkened, which made Li Xiaolong's heart skip a beat and he had a bad feeling.

"Snapdragon, is this how I used to teach you to do business?"

"You're supposed to be my grandson, Li Zhenrong's grandson, and you..."

Li Zhenrong's face was full of disappointment and frustration.

Li Xiaolong asked in confusion, "Grandpa, I'm doing this for the good of the family. As long as we do as I say, he will definitely give up our Li family's business shares, and our Li family's reputation will not be damaged in the slightest."

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