How would I know what happened?
Zheng Xiandeng glared at Zheng Xianming without any politeness, "If I knew what this letter was about, would I still need to come to you?"
"..."
Seeing Zheng Xiandeng's reckless attitude, Zheng Xianming was speechless.
"Fourth brother, can't you speak properly?"
Although he did feel guilty towards the other party, Zheng Xianming had long been in a position of power and had become accustomed to giving orders and to the obsequiousness of his subordinates.
Previously, Zheng Xianming was facing off against the Zheng brothers, so he was actually very restrained.
However, Zheng Xiandeng's series of remarks, especially his attitude towards Zheng Xianming, changed Zheng Xianming's mindset.
As Zheng Xiandeng said before, the Zheng family may not be as powerful as the Li family now, but the two families are almost equal. If the two families were to go to war, it would inevitably result in mutual destruction.
Otherwise, the news of Zheng Xiandeng and Li Yue'e's divorce would have surfaced without any prior indication.
The Zheng family of today is no longer what it used to be.
The Li family can no longer suppress the Zheng family as before; otherwise, once the divorce was brought up, how could the Li family possibly let Zheng Xiandeng off the hook?
The reason why the Li family didn't hold Zheng Xiandeng accountable ultimately comes down to the current status and position of Zheng Xianming and Zheng Xianli.
Indeed, they benefited from Zheng Xiandeng's marriage to Li Yue'e, but even without the marriage, the two brothers would have reached this point, just not as quickly as they have now.
"I'm speaking properly!"
Zheng Xiandeng sensed that Zheng Xianming's attitude was not right, so he lowered his voice.
"Then tell me properly, what's the deal with this letter? And why are you so concerned about it?"
"It's just a photo, isn't it?"
"You divorced Li Yue'e, and the Li family didn't cause you any trouble. You don't actually think they just let you off the hook, do you?"
In Zheng Xianming's view, this letter was almost certainly made by the Li family, with the purpose of scaring Zheng Xiandeng.
"Second brother, no, it couldn't have been the Li family who did this!"
Zheng Xiandeng shook his head violently, "My intuition tells me that this matter is not simple."
"Second brother, you have to believe me!"
"Besides, given the status and position of the Li family, would they use such methods if they wanted to target me?"
That makes a lot of sense.
The Li family's overall strength is still superior to that of the Zheng family.
Zheng Xiandeng was the least successful of the four Zheng brothers.
In the Zheng family today, Zheng Xianjue has become a monk, and Zheng Xiandeng is seen by outsiders as someone who doesn't do proper work. The only capable members of the Zheng family are Zheng Xianming and Zheng Xianli.
How could the Li family possibly resort to such intimidation to deal with Zheng Xiandeng, who was a good-for-nothing?
Their approach would have been to physically assault people.
Alternatively, they could devise a scheme to send Zheng Xiandeng to jail.
"What you said makes some sense!"
Zheng Xianming thought for a moment and nodded slightly. "But have you considered another possibility?"
"If the Li family were to use excessive force against you, wouldn't that be tantamount to turning against the Zheng family?"
"The Zheng family today is not what it used to be!"
"With our current status and position, if we wanted to retaliate against the Li family, we could give them a run for their money!"
Zheng Xianming was confident in this.
Unfortunately, no sooner had he finished speaking than Zheng Xiandeng laughed and said, "Second brother, you've probably forgotten the temper of the second son of the Li family!"
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