"Hmph, you're such a blockhead! You think you're so smart, but you don't even realize you've been taken advantage of!"
After listening to Ximen Yu's account, Ximen Xue slapped Ximen Yu across the face, knocking the unsuspecting Ximen Yu to the ground, and angrily yelled at him.
"Big brother, why did you hit me?"
Ximen Yu looked at the angry Ximen Xue, covered his swollen face, and asked.
"You, you really didn't sense anything was wrong? You were used by that Dongfang Shuo; he's using you to deal with Lu Fan!"
Ximen Xue wouldn't be angry if his younger brother made a mistake; what angered him most was that Ximen Yu was being used as a pawn without even realizing it.
"But brother, Dongfang Shuo and Lu Fan are good brothers. There's no need for me to clash with him! What good would that do him?"
After hearing this, Ximen Yu was even more confused. He thought that his older brother did not know about the relationship between Lu Fan and Dongfang Shuo. If the two were really at odds, he would not have asked Dongfang Shuo to take him there.
"It seems that this Dongfang Shuo is not simple. You don't know that Elder Qu of the Dongfang family was ousted by Lu Fan, and the Dongfang Group has returned to the Dongfang family's control. On the surface, you will see that Lu Fan has done a good deed for the Dongfang family, but because of Lu Fan, the Dongfang family has been severely damaged and will not recover for less than ten years. Do you think the relationship between the two of them is as simple as it seems?"
Hearing that she knew nothing, Ximen Xue helped Ximen Yu up from the ground and sat her back on the sofa, then told her what she knew.
"I never expected this! No wonder Dongfang Shuo suddenly came over that day. That guy is really cunning. If Lu Fan and I really had a fight to the death today, the Dongfang family could have reaped the benefits."
Because Ximen Yu was focused on getting rid of A Dong, he hadn't paid attention to the rumors circulating outside. However, after listening to his older brother's explanation, his mind, which had been clouded by anger, suddenly became clear.
"I'm going to settle accounts with that Dongfang Shuo right now!"
Ximen Yu no longer hated Lu Fan; instead, she felt angry at Dongfang Shuo and got up to go find him.
"Stop right there. Even if you go there, you won't come to any conclusions. It'll be a waste of your time."
Seeing Ximen Yu get up, Xi Xue knew where he was going and spoke to him.
"He used us, are we just going to let him get away with this?"
Not understanding what his elder brother meant by those words, Ximen Yu thought that his brother would never have tolerated such things in the past, but why was he stopping him here? Not understanding what his brother meant, Ximen Yu asked him in return.
"Letting them go is impossible, but the Dongfang family, though weakened, is still a force to be reckoned with. It's not worth it for them to fight us with their backs against the wall."
What Ximen Xue cannot tolerate is being used and then smiling while worrying about it.
"Brother, it's just the two of us here. If you have any ideas, just say so."
Hearing his elder brother talk on and on without revealing what to do, Ximen Yu couldn't wait any longer and asked Xi Xue.
"You better behave yourself. Let Lu Fan deal with this. I'll have someone tell Lu Fan about this. What you need to do is manage the club well and make sure nothing happens to it while we're in charge. If anything happens here, even Father can't protect you."
Ximen Xue didn't say what she was going to do, but simply said one sentence and then seriously told Ximen Yu that the club was the key.
Since the club is jointly owned by four families, if something happens to the club while they are in charge, the consequences will be very serious. Even if Ximen Yu is the second young master, the Ximen family will not risk public anger because of him.
"No one in this club dares to investigate, so what's there to worry about?"
Ximen Yu didn't take Ximen Xue's concerns seriously, after all, this was the business of the four major families, and even the government wouldn't dare to interfere.
"Big brother, what are you doing?"
As Ximen Yu was speaking, he saw his older brother raise his hand, so he quickly covered his face and hid to the side, asking his older brother in a panic.
"What are you still talking about! Don't you know that things have changed in Nancheng? All club activities have been suspended. Once the time comes, hand over the club to the Nangong family! Do you understand?"
Seeing his younger brother's nonchalant attitude, he lowered his raised hand and angrily gave him instructions.
"I understand."
Ximen Yu knew that her brother hated the family's involvement in the club, so she had no choice but to agree.
"Alright, I have something to do, so I'll be leaving now. Those people from earlier were all your trusted confidants, and they were just following my orders. Don't make things difficult for them. If you keep training subordinates, who knows when you'll be able to do it again?"
After giving his instructions, Ximen Xue still had many things to deal with, as he was managing many of the family's businesses himself.
Then he got up and walked outside. Ximen Yu followed behind to see his older brother off. When they reached the door, Ximen Xue remembered something and said to Ximen Yu.
"Brother, they are all people I trained, and they don't even listen to me. What's the point of keeping them around?"
Hearing his elder brother tell him to let the disobedient subordinates go, he spoke to him with some displeasure.
“Your men were initially determined to kill Lu Fan, but I explained the pros and cons, and that's when they changed their minds.”
After Ximen Xue finished speaking, she left the club through the back door. She had said her piece, and what Ximen Yu did next was up to him. She couldn't keep giving him advice.
"It's time for us to go home and have dinner."
Lu Fan, who had been sitting in the office all day, kept looking at the time on his watch. Finally, it was time to leave work. He stood up happily and looked in Jiang Manyue's direction.
"I'll finish it soon."
Jiang Manyue didn't look up, continuing to process the documents in her hands. She was a bit tired today, and besides, she had finished processing all the documents she had.
Half an hour later, Jiang Manyue took Lu Fan's hand and left the office, heading downstairs.
After leaving the company building, Lu Fan was about to drive to the parking lot when a voice called out to him from behind.
"Chairman."
"Zhang Fan, is there something you need?"
Lu Fan turned around and saw that it was Zhang Fan calling him. Seeing that the other party looked anxious, he asked him.
"Chairman, someone asked me to give this to you."
Zhang Fan then took an envelope from his pocket and handed it to Lu Fan.
Lu Fan took the envelope and exchanged a glance with Jiang Manyue. Neither of them knew who had left it.
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