Seeing all the goddesses around him looking so happy, Zhao Chen, you must be satisfied.
In fact, while he was playing with them here, he didn't stop his operations. While closely monitoring things in Hong Kong, he also kept an eye on the Qin family in Beijing, as well as a few old rivals.
After all, he knew very well that these people had suffered a great loss. Although they couldn't do anything to him for the time being, they would hold a grudge against him and wouldn't let him off easily.
So it's always better to be cautious; just keep a close eye on them.
Under such circumstances, various confrontations are naturally inevitable.
In fact, Zhao Chen already knew that Qin Lang had contacted people outside.
He reacted swiftly, leaving behind a group of elites in the capital to keep a close watch on people from all walks of life.
After all, the capital is a crucial place. Although he was unwilling to get involved in the struggles at the top, he was, after all, the prodigy of the Zhao family, and there were many things he could not remain uninvolved in.
Since that's the case, it's better to take the initiative. He doesn't want to cause trouble, but that doesn't mean he's afraid of trouble.
If you dare to approach him, be prepared for a fatal counterattack.
The Qin family had already suffered a great loss last time. The 500 million yuan compensation was not a crippling blow to them, but it definitely hurt them financially, and it hurt a lot.
In the past, the Qin family wouldn't have been in this situation, but because they suffered a huge loss with the Russians in the past two years, they have already lost a large portion of their money.
This 500 million can now influence the development of the entire family.
Zhao Chen effectively cut short their potential for progress over the next few years.
This also caused Qin Jia to fall behind the top tier again, making her hopes of catching up with the most prestigious families even more remote.
Therefore, even if Qin Feng had stayed at home to oversee future affairs, he would have faced a lot of criticism.
But now, with death comes death, and all these things naturally pass away.
However, this does not mean that others have no objections to the direct line.
Now, Qin Lang has taken over his elder brother's position, and he's even taken his brother's woman.
It's clear how much he used to be suppressed.
However, the more likely someone is to cause trouble, the more likely they are to do so.
Like now, they're actually colluding with outsiders to try and deal with Zhao Chen. That's like grasping at straws when you're desperate. They can't beat him head-on, so they resort to underhanded tricks. But so what? Zhao Chen can still crush them.
Under these circumstances, Zhao Chen arranged everything and delivered some key information to the old man.
Old Master Zhao, being a former intelligence officer, immediately slammed his fist on the table upon receiving Zhao Chen's message:
"This is ridiculous! The Qin family is really going backwards. They can do such a foolish thing!"
"Isn't this like asking a tiger for its skin? And it's at the expense of everyone's interests."
"They have absolutely no foresight. They'd throw away all their dignity for such a paltry gain!"
Even though the message was sent to the wrong person, it was quickly delivered by Old Master Zhao to several of the most important figures.
He felt that taking it out as soon as possible and letting everyone know might be able to hinder the other side's momentum.
This might help to recover a lot of losses.
At the very least, there might still be hope for the Qin family.
Although the Qin family is now at odds with his grandson, they are still old brothers who came from the battlefield together. Old Master Zhao still hopes that the Qin family will not go down the wrong path, otherwise they will have no choice but to fight each other.
Now we're letting the most important bigwigs know about this.
In other words, we agreed in advance to see how they would handle the matter and what their attitude would be.
Upon seeing this news, the eyes of several bigwigs narrowed:
"Old Zhao, what do you think?"
Old Master Zhao merely gave a cold laugh:
"How else can we look at it? This kind of thing is absolutely intolerable."
"This is a betrayal of everyone!"
"Now we'll see how far the Qin family will go."
Hearing what Grandpa Zhao said, no one else objected, and they all nodded in agreement.
After all, they knew that the Qin family had really made the wrong choice this time.
Given this situation, they have no choice but to select one side as their allegiance.
No matter which option you choose, everyone will be right and will naturally support Old Master Zhao.
Because what the Qin family did was fundamentally the wrong thing.
"I think we should tell them now and see what the Qin family decides."
"I think this was probably done by their grandson. The old buddies aren't that confused."
"Now give them a choice, let a few of the old guys know about this in advance."
"That way, we won't hurt our relationship."
"Once it really comes to the final step, it's basically irreversible."
"It's just the younger generation causing trouble right now. Let the old guys take care of it."
"If things really escalate to the end and the Qin family is completely embroiled, there will be absolutely no way to turn things around."
"I believe that's not a situation that any of you brothers would want to see either. If things get too out of hand, it won't look good for anyone."
This is why Old Master Zhao sent this message to all his old brothers.
Because he knew this would be the final outcome.
In fact, this can greatly reduce the country's losses.
Although he knew that entrapping the Qin family and then ruthlessly exploiting them was the best option.
However, he also knew very well that if he did that, the Qin family would indeed be gone, but it would also cause everyone to suffer very serious losses.
This is not what he wanted to see; he has already given so much for this country.
So many old brothers risked their lives to achieve the good situation we have today. If we were to do something so ruthless because of some personal grudges, it would be unacceptable.
I'm afraid the consequences will be far beyond what ordinary people can bear.
But if we do this, won't our precious grandson suffer?
After all, Qin Lang's next target was Zhao Chen!
This is absolutely something that Old Master Zhao would not allow.
But he also knew very well that if he brought the matter out into the open now, it would mean that everyone would owe the Zhao family a favor.
After all, the Zhao family could have waited for the incident to happen and then dealt a fatal blow.
There's absolutely no need to give them so much time to discuss things.
But everyone knows that things aren't calculated that way.
But everyone also owes Grandpa Zhao a real favor.
In fact, this was something Zhao Chen had already planned. He knew this would be the outcome, but that didn't mean he didn't have a backup plan. He would make the Qin family suffer losses, and he would make Qin Lang suffer eternal damnation!
Qin Lang, on the other side, was unaware that his every move was being watched.
He was also arrogant and thought he was very smart.
Sometimes, people are like that; when they lack self-awareness, they become incredibly foolish.
More importantly, in this situation, no one gave him any warning whatsoever.
In fact, Qin Lang did not feel that there was anything wrong with what he was doing.
Because of the people outside, he didn't feel that they would make him do anything excessive.
He just wanted to use this method to compete with Zhao Chen and even test Zhao Chen's abilities!
But he had no idea that he had already fallen into someone else's trap. What seemed insignificant to him was the beginning of dragging the Qin family into an abyss.
He was completely unaware that they were now under intense scrutiny, and everything they did was being watched.
Of course, Old Master Zhao and his group also did it very discreetly.
There were no major flaws that would make people deliberately suspect the matter.
But precisely because of this, there is still a lot to be done. At this moment, they just want to minimize the losses.
It all depends on what the Qin family chooses next.
Of course, Zhao Chen would also pay attention to these things, after all, he now regarded the Qin family as his real rival and target of competition.
Since the other party had already taken a confrontational approach, he had nothing to hesitate about.
However, the Chu family's cooperation with the Zhao family has become even closer since Chu Ziyun was eliminated.
Zhao Chen was happy with this arrangement, and subsequent collaborations became increasingly frequent.
This can be considered a small compensation for the Chu family.
In the Williams family, besides Joels, Alice also began to receive unprecedented attention from Zhao Chen.
After all, Alice was very famous among students and got into a prestigious university, so she naturally had a great influence.
She was surrounded by many elites, which saved Zhao Chen a lot of trouble in finding his own talent later on.
"I say, Alice, you've been living quite comfortably lately."
"So, you've brought me here this time with more ideas, are you looking to collaborate?"
Alice had finally managed to get Zhao Chen to come out, so she naturally wanted to cherish this opportunity. She spoke to him politely and gently, and poured him a cup of tea.
“You, Young Master Zhao, are now a dragon among men, unlike before, when we could still see you often at school.”
"You're so elusive these days, it's really not easy to get an appointment with you."
Hearing her say that, Zhao Chen couldn't help but smile.
"Not at all. Compared to Alice's fame, my little thing is nothing."
It must be said that Alice's popularity is closely related to herself.
She was already beautiful, and being of mixed race, she looked like a foreign doll, making her very popular with boys.
But everyone knows she comes from a noble family, so it's already good enough to be friends with her.
Of course, there are many people who would try to win Alice's favor. What if Alice is blind and falls for one of them?
But it's clear to everyone that even if Alice really had such thoughts, her family would never agree to her finding a man who is inferior to herself.
After all, marrying someone of equal social standing is a perfectly normal requirement, whether among wealthy families or ordinary people.
Alice herself has very high standards and would never be interested in ordinary people.
However, Zhao Chen in front of him perfectly met all his requirements.
At this moment, Alice couldn't help but sigh: "I heard that Sister Bairu married you?"
"She's quite free-spirited, and the Bai family is also very clever; they've directly tied themselves to your warship."
"This way they can avoid many years of struggle, and things are indeed getting better and better now."
"After seeing the situation on the Bai family's side, both the Williams family and the Qi family have the idea of me learning from Bai Ru."
What's your opinion on this?
Upon hearing Alice's words, Zhao Chen couldn't help but blink, looking speechless as he said:
"What I think is none of my business; it's up to you!"
"If you're willing, it's not impossible for us to cooperate."
"However, as you know, my legal wife can only be Shen Qingyue."
"Moreover, my female confidantes must obtain my consent before they are qualified to stand beside me."
"Now, in terms of external forces and family matters, you are much stronger than her."
"I think it would be more suitable for you to find a man who is more capable than me."
"Why don't you try looking abroad?"
Alice immediately rolled her eyes at him, annoyed.
"It's not that I haven't tried, but I suddenly realized that those guys abroad are not as good as you."
"You are the most outstanding person I have ever met among my peers."
"Your future is limitless, and I have great confidence in it."
"At the same time, I'm also very curious, how far can you ultimately go?"
"Besides, don't joke around. I know you show so much respect to Shen Qingyue only because you care about her, but the idea that she influences you is unfounded."
"If you really add a few more women, she won't have any objections."
"I know that woman Shen Qingyue too well."
Upon hearing Alice's words, Zhao Chen raised an eyebrow, then smiled and asked:
"So, what's your own attitude? After all this talk, you haven't said what you really want."
"Do you want to join me, or do you want me to play along with your act? You need to give me an explanation and some guidelines, right?"
Alice then lowered her head and remained silent for a while before finally saying:
"I'm afraid you wouldn't be willing to act even if I asked you to."
"Bai Ru told me before that you should only do the real thing, not the fake one."
"You won't cooperate with any role-playing."
"Since that's the case, let's talk about what will happen after we get together."
Zhao Chen raised an eyebrow again at this moment:
"You haven't even asked me if I'm willing or not?"
Alice said confidently, "You'll be willing. Anyone who isn't stupid knows that with my help, you can become even stronger!"
"You'll only get more and more powerful in the future, and with me around, it will be easier for you to use any resources you need when you're abroad."
“I know that the things you made Joels do were initially incomprehensible to the family.”
"But I'm sure you came prepared and know those investments are guaranteed to make money, right?"
"Moreover, the companies you acquired this time are either in the internet industry or represent cultural export."
"They will all play a significant role in the future!"
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