"Mingyue, you go upstairs first," Wang Peng said.

Hu Mingyue shook her head, grasped Wang Peng's hand, stared directly into Wang Cheng's eyes, and a cold smile curled at the corner of her mouth.

Wang Cheng felt uncomfortable under her gaze. Seeing her holding Wang Peng's hand, he chuckled and said, "What? Afraid I'll eat him?"

"You?" Hu Mingyue sneered. "Wang Cheng, it's not that I look down on you, but you really don't have the ability."

"You!" Wang Cheng was enraged by her words and gave a cold laugh. "Hu Mingyue, don't be too arrogant."

"Sorry, I'm used to being arrogant. With my older brother backing me up, I'm not afraid of anyone," Hu Mingyue chuckled.

The air fell silent. Wang Cheng frowned, clenched his fist, and turned to look at Wang Peng.

"Mingyue, you should go home and get some sleep." Wang Peng patted her hand.

Hu Mingyue glared at Wang Cheng again, then said softly, "Brother Peng, come back to sleep early." After saying that, she turned and went upstairs.

Wang Cheng lit a cigarette: "Brother, let's go downstairs and sit for a while."

Wang Peng nodded. The two went downstairs, walked to the middle of the residential area, and sat on a chair.

"Brother, I heard you acquired shares in Brilliant No. 5 Store?" Wang Cheng stubbed out his cigarette and asked coldly.

"You already know, so why are you asking?" Wang Peng asked instead of answering.

“Brother, you probably didn’t see yesterday’s news,” Wang Cheng said. “Zhou Dahai has been criminally detained by the police station for gambling.”

Wang Peng froze for a moment, staring straight at him. Under the dim streetlights, half of Wang Cheng's face was hidden in the darkness, making it appear even more ferocious.

He concluded that Zhou Dahai's criminal detention must be related to Huihuang Supermarket, or directly related to Wang Cheng.

The reason is that Zhou Dahai sold Brilliant's shares to Brilliant's enemies.

"Are you trying to threaten me by telling me all this?" Wang Peng asked in a deep voice.

"It's not a threat, but a warning to others. If anyone sells stocks to you again, Zhou Dahai will be their example."

Wang Cheng lit another cigarette and sneered, "Brother, the Brilliant Board of Directors is also acquiring your shares, didn't you know?"

Before he could finish speaking, Wang Peng thought of Dong Shishi. Back then, when Brothers No. 1 Store was set on fire by thugs, Brothers Supermarket was on the verge of collapse.

Wang Peng sold the car and used the proceeds to pay the workers' wages and severance pay.

Dong Shishi did not ask for severance pay. When Wang Peng made a comeback, he gave her two percent of the shares.

“Wang Cheng, Dong Shishi isn’t stupid. Even a fool would know that the shares in Brothers Supermarket have immense potential. Would she sell them?” Wang Peng asked.

“My brother,” Wang Cheng said softly, “Dong Shishi is so desperate to immigrate that she’s willing to abandon her first love for it.”

Hearing this, Wang Peng sneered. Wang Cheng was right; if Dong Shishi couldn't get back together with Du Lei, she would definitely sell her shares.

"No!" He suddenly frowned. Dong Shishi's ultimate goal was still to immigrate.

If she marries Du Lei, they will likely divorce and divide the assets, then use the proceeds to immigrate.

Wang Cheng whispered, "Brother, let me remind you, the Brilliant Board of Directors is contacting Dong Shishi. You need to be careful."

"Heh." Wang Peng looked at him. "Would you really be so kind? Wang Cheng, what exactly are you up to?"

Wang Cheng calmly said, "I will help you hurt Brilliant. When that time comes, the board of directors will let me return to the position of president."

"Oh, you're addicted to being a CEO, aren't you?" Wang Peng stared at him and said disdainfully.

“A real man cannot be without power for a single day.” Wang Cheng stood up, hands in his pockets. “Brother, go back and think about it. Do you want to cooperate with me?”

After saying that, he turned and left home, slowly walking into the apartment building. Wang Peng sat in a chair, carefully considering Wang Cheng's suggestion.

Cooperating with Wang Cheng is like asking a tiger for its skin. However, the benefits are also significant; he can provide a lot of inside information, making it easy to inflict a painful blow on Huihuang.

But Wang Peng didn't want him to take over as president of Brilliant again.

Just then, two figures appeared under the streetlights; it was Hu Mingyue and Li Mingzhu. Li Mingzhu was holding her son in her arms.

Wang Peng rushed over and hugged his son, asking, "Why did you come down?"

Li Mingzhu said, "Wang Cheng is cunning and treacherous; I'm not at ease with him."

“It’s alright, I can see through his little tricks.” Wang Peng said softly, seeing that his son was already fast asleep. “Dad said that we shouldn’t take the child out at night, it’s easy to scare him.”

"Those are just superstitions, it doesn't matter," Li Mingzhu said with a smile. "Brother, let's go back."

The three went upstairs to their home. Hu Mingyue asked in confusion, "Sister-in-law, why don't you let the baby go out at night?"

Li Mingzhu said, "Our dad said that babies' souls are unstable and their eyes are brighter than adults', making them more likely to see ghosts at night."

"Ah!" Hu Mingyue quickly covered her mouth. She was afraid of these ghosts and gods.

Li Mingzhu said in a low voice, "These are all superstitious beliefs. There are no ghosts or gods in this world. Brother, you agree, right?"

"Um..." Wang Peng felt the question was a bit heavy, so he brushed it off vaguely.

When he got home, he took a shower and went back to the bedroom. His son was sleeping soundly, and his wife was yawning repeatedly.

"Go to sleep." Wang Peng lay on the bed and hugged her from behind.

“You have something on your mind, tell me.” Li Mingzhu turned over to face her husband. “Go ahead and tell me. I can’t sleep if you don’t.”

Wang Peng, feeling somewhat helpless, turned off the lights and began to recount in detail the melodramatic story of Du Lei and Han Shishi.

After hearing this, Li Mingzhu sneered: "I've seen through Dong Shishi's true colors. Brother, we can't just stand by and watch Du Lei jump into the fire again."

She thought for a moment and then said, "Let Mingyue handle this. She can manage it."

Wang Peng was a little confused and scratched his head: "You seem to have a lot of confidence in Mingyue?"

“Brother, you underestimate her,” Li Mingzhu said softly. “That girl is very shrewd and will definitely be your right-hand woman in the future.”

Wang Peng thought about it carefully and reserved his opinion on the statement. Admittedly, Hu Mingyue was indeed capable, but she was still far from being a right-hand man.

Li Mingzhu said, "Brother, if you have any worries, just tell me."

Wang Peng didn't hide anything from her and told her everything about his conversation with Wang Cheng and the cooperation Wang Cheng proposed.

Li Mingzhu fell silent instantly; this matter had also taken her by surprise.

The bedroom fell silent. Wang Peng said softly, "Take your time thinking about it. There's no rush."

As he spoke, he yawned and hugged his wife tightly: "I'm so sleepy, I'm going to sleep now."

He slept soundly until dawn, and when he opened his eyes again, his wife was already up. Seeing the bloodshot in her eyes, Wang Peng quickly asked, "What time did you go to sleep last night?"

Li Mingzhu shook her head: "I don't know either, it should be around two o'clock at night. Wang Cheng... that kid gave me a hard time. Your cooperation with him is like a chicken rib, tasteless to eat, but a pity to throw away."

"Forget it, don't think about it too much," Wang Peng said. "Cooperating with him will only speed things up, but we don't need that speed."