"Yes, we can go see him if necessary."

Seeing his son's confident demeanor, he took out his notebook, wrote something down, and then handed it to Dongfang Shuo.

"This, this!"

Upon seeing the note his father had given him, Dongfang Shuo's mouth dropped open at the contents of it; he hadn't expected his father to do such a thing.

"To accomplish great things, one must be ruthless! Just go for it. The future of the Dongfang family depends entirely on you!"

As the head of the Dongfang family, he didn't want to do this either. The Dongfang family was now weak internally and surrounded by other powerful families, making their situation very precarious. Otherwise, he wouldn't have resorted to such a desperate measure. This time, he had placed all his hopes on Dongfang Shuo. He was getting old and had lost the drive he had in his youth, so he decided to step down and pass the throne to a more capable person as soon as possible.

"Father, I will never let you down. I will make our Dongfang family return to the top of the four great families!"

The Dongfang family used to be the most powerful of the four major families. Since his father fell ill, he was still very young, and the entire family business was handed over to Elder Qu to manage. What they did not expect was that Elder Qu would dare to embezzle funds, which made the already poor family even worse off.

Dongfang Shuo also secretly resolved to restore the Dongfang family to its former glory under his leadership.

"Hahaha, go on, let's make this lifeless atmosphere in the south city boil over again!"

Seeing his son like this, the head of the Dongfang family nodded in satisfaction.

"Chairman, where have you been these past few days?"

Zhang Fan, who was on guard at the entrance of Jiang's Group, saw Lu Fan return and excitedly walked up to him and asked.

"I have some things to take care of these past few days."

Lu Fan was surprised for a moment when he saw Zhang Fan's expression, but then he thought that Jiang Manyue might have blocked the news about him, but the people below thought that something had happened to him. Seeing Zhang Fan's worried look, Lu Fan patted him on the shoulder and said with a smile.

After saying that, he walked towards the company. Just as he was walking in, Zhang Fan started talking on the walkie-talkie, saying that he was back. Lu Fan just smiled and didn't say anything.

"Chairman, you're back!"

"Where did you go, Chairman? We were all so worried about you."

As Lu Fan passed through the office area, the employees who were working all poked their heads out and excitedly spoke to him.

"Everyone, come back to work."

The department head, Zhang He, saw his employees surrounding Lu Fan and quickly reprimanded them.

Actually, he wanted to ask Lu Fan what he had been doing, but in the end he didn't say anything. Since Lu Fan left without saying goodbye, it meant he didn't want to talk about it. Lu Fan nodded to Zhang He and took the elevator to the fourth floor.

"Chairman, President Jiang, the Chairman is back!"

Secretary Ge, who was about to go find Jiang Manyue, saw Lu Fan walk out of the elevator. She rubbed her eyes first, then quickly ran towards Jiang Manyue's office, shouting loudly as she ran.

Just as Secretary Ge arrived at the office door, Jiang Manyue heard the sound and quickly opened the door. Secretary Ge also quickly stepped aside. Jiang Manyue saw Lu Fan walking towards her step by step, and excitedly ran over to hug him.

"Um, okay, okay, I'll be right there."

Secretary Ge watched as Lu Fan and Jiang Manyue embraced, and realizing that things didn't seem right to her, she pretended to take out her phone and walked towards the elevator while talking.

When Lu Fan and Jiang Manyue saw Secretary Ge's expression, they exchanged a glance and couldn't help but laugh.

"If we keep hugging like this, it will be awkward if someone comes up in the elevator later."

Looking at Jiang Manyue in his arms, Lu Fan kissed her forehead and said.

"Tell me quickly, what have you been doing lately?"

Jiang Manyue also felt that Lu Fan's words made sense. She led Lu Fan into the office, poured him a glass of water, and handed it to him, asking him a question.

"I've done something big these past few days. Didn't I tell you? Old Master Qu of the Dongfang Group is completely finished. He was shot dead by Sun Dahai in front of the police station... Before coming back, I went to the Dongfang family and saw Liu Shang there. In the end... after all, the Dongfang family is also a competitor of ours, so I came back first. I told Liu Shang that I would go see him in a few days. Most importantly, I miss you."

Lu Fan recounted the entire incident to Jiang Manyue.

But after he finished speaking, he saw that Jiang Manyue's expression was a little unhappy, so he took the opportunity to pull Jiang Manyue into his arms and said to her with a smile.

"Come on, let's talk about this. This Dongfang family is our competitor. Why are they getting so close to us? Could there be some kind of trap?"

Held in Lu Fan's arms, Jiang Manyue's face flushed instantly, even though they were an old married couple. She quickly broke free and sat down next to Lu Fan, recalling what he had just said and expressing her concerns.

"You're right. The Dongfang family is all about self-interest. If they wanted to build a relationship with you, their company wouldn't be so big. Their initiative to befriend me means they have ulterior motives. After all, I caused their Dongfang Group significant losses. If they let me off so easily, where would they put their face?"

After listening to Jiang Manyue's words, Lu Fan knew that there was something fishy going on, and then smiled and said what he had already thought of.

"Then why did you approach them?"

Jiang Manyue looked at Lu Fan, who seemed to know everything, and asked him in confusion.

"Even if we're on guard against them, if we directly stand against them, wouldn't that be like an ocean? I think maintaining the current relationship is pretty good. Even if they want to deal with us, they wouldn't dare to do it openly; they can only do some underhanded things behind the scenes."

Lu Fan then shared his thoughts with Jiang Manyue.

After listening to Lu Fan's words, I also felt that they made a lot of sense. Indeed, following Lu Fan's approach could limit the Dongfang family to a greater extent.

"These recent events are truly worrying and frightening! It's just the disciplinary action of one family that has put us in such great danger. It's hard to imagine the strength of other families. Even though the Dongfang family is weakened, it's still bigger than a horse. We can't be completely unprepared. Do you have any plans for the future?"

Thinking about the recent events, Jiang Manyue began to worry about the future. As their company grew larger and involved in many fields, it was inevitable that they would have conflicts with other established families. Jiang Manyue said to Lu Fan.

"The future? I have absolutely no idea."