Inside a lavish private room in a clubhouse.
Two young men and a group of ragged women indulged in pleasure, dispersing after a full two hours.
If Chen Jin Zhaoxian were here, he would have recognized one of the youths as Yu Huai Xuan and the other as Su Jian, the third young master of the Su family in Jiang Ning.
This gathering was specifically arranged by Yu Huai Xuan for Su Jian, aiming to curry favor with this influential figure.
Yu Huai Xuan waved his hand, signaling the women to leave, then subserviently lit a cigarette for Su Jian. "Third Young Master, are you satisfied this time?"
Su Jian, after a bout of smoking, smiled faintly. "Not bad, this batch of 'goods' is top-notch. I haven't felt this happy in a long time. You went to such lengths to entertain me; you must have a request, right?"
"Third Young Master is brilliant!" Yu Huai Xuan gave him a thumbs-up, showering him with flattery until Su Jian was practically floating.
"Alright, cut the nonsense. What do you want me to do?" Su Jian asked.
Yu Huai Xuan whispered a few words into Su Jian's ear, causing his expression to shift. Before Yu Huai Xuan could finish, Su Jian immediately rebuked him, "Stop right there. Don't even think about it. Our Su family doesn't dare to make a move rashly right now. Otherwise, what happened to the Ye family yesterday will be our Su family's tomorrow!"
At the same time,
He glared fiercely at Yu Huai Xuan, realizing the latter was trying to drag him into trouble.
The Yu family was currently under intense scrutiny from millions of eyes. The Su family would have to be out of their minds to help Yu Huai Xuan reclaim the Yu family's assets. Moreover, Su Jian knew that the third son of the Yu family had a powerful backer.
"You don't know why your third uncle was successful?" Su Jian sneered.
"His personal ability is one part, and the other part comes from a certain influential figure."
Yu Huai Xuan instantly became dejected.
If this wouldn't work, and that wouldn't work, was he simply driven out of the Yu family for nothing?
That was a fortune of hundreds of billions; Yu Huai Xuan could not give up.
"Third Young Master, who exactly is that influential figure? Could he be more formidable than your family's patriarch?" Yu Huai Xuan was puzzled. Su Jian scoffed, "Of course not. My grandfather is the eldest son of a meritorious official who followed the dragon. Who can compare to him? The person I'm talking about is Li Qiu Tao, the son-in-law of the Wu family. He directly or indirectly controls trillions in assets. Your Yu family is far inferior to him."
It is worth mentioning that—
The Wu family, much like the Qin family, was one of the top three families in the capital.
If one were to make a serious comparison, the Wu family held an advantage over the Qin family. This was because the elder patriarch of the Wu family had once presided over the Forbidden City. The Wu family's current low profile did not signify decline but rather a desire to avoid public attention.
Yu Huai Xuan was greatly shocked. No wonder his third uncle could endure for so many years and then seize control of the Yu family in one fell swoop!
With such a powerful figure directly backing him, it was no wonder the takeover was so swift.
"But—"
"Are we just going to let it go?! I truly refuse to accept this. If my third uncle dies in the future, won't these assets fall into the hands of Yu Meng Zhi, that woman? Why should a woman inherit a fortune of hundreds of billions? Sooner or later, it will end up in Chen Jin Zhaoxian's private coffers."
"Third Young Master, is there truly no way?"
Yu Huai Xuan had always relied on Su Jian and had secretly offered him considerable wealth, all for the purpose of securing Su Jian's support in his bid for control of the Yu family.
Now, Su Jian's dismissive refusal to get involved left Yu Huai Xuan furious.
Su Jian frowned. "Yu Huai Xuan, what do you mean by that? Are you questioning me? If I could help you, why wouldn't I? The current situation is that I cannot interfere. Don't come to me again in the future. Let's reconnect after this storm passes."
With that, Su Jian intended to leave.
"Wait!"
Yu Huai Xuan stood up and blocked Su Jian's path.
Su Jian frowned. "What, you want to turn against me?"
He poked Yu Huai Xuan's forehead with his finger, taunting, "With your caliber, do you think you're worthy of turning against me? Yu Huai Xuan, look in the mirror and see what qualifications you have to turn against me. Get lost. You have no more value to me now."
Yu Huai Xuan's breathing quickened. He never expected that years of filial piety would be met with mockery and kicking him while he was down!
"You are not allowed to leave without my permission!"
Su Jian found Yu Huai Xuan's impotent rage amusing.
As he had said, Yu Huai Xuan had lost his usefulness and could be discarded. Su Jian ordered Yu Huai Xuan to get lost, threatening to use force to teach him a lesson if he refused.
Before he could call for help, Yu Huai Xuan took out his phone and opened his photo album, showing it to Su Jian.
Su Jian initially paid no attention, but after a closer look, he was aghast. "You, you scoundrel, you secretly took pictures of me while I was... You're truly a piece of work, I'm going to kill you!!!"
The album contained explicit photos and videos, clearly showing Su Jian's face.
If these were to get out, Su Jian's reputation would be ruined, and it would implicate the Su family.
In the past, these matters might not have been considered too serious, and the Su family could have used their connections to have these photos removed from the internet. However, the Su family was currently being closely watched by those old foxes like Xu Han Chen, all waiting for the Su family to make a mistake!
"I command you to delete this stuff immediately!" Su Jian shouted in a panic.
Yu Huai Xuan smiled without speaking.
Su Jian immediately called in two bodyguards from outside and, without a word, subdued Yu Huai Xuan.
At the same time, he deleted everything on Yu Huai Xuan's phone. Only then did he breathe a sigh of relief, glaring fiercely at Yu Huai Xuan. "Scoundrel, keep shouting. Why aren't you shouting anymore? You threaten me with this kind of thing; I think you're tired of living."
Yu Huai Xuan continued to laugh, not resisting at all.
This made Su Jian suspicious. "What are you laughing at? What's so funny?"
"I'm laughing at how you were born with a silver spoon in your mouth but are so stupid. You think deleting things from my phone solves everything? You're the naive one. I've already sent this information across the ocean. If I die, my people will disseminate this information online. Su Jian, think about it: isn't this equivalent to handing a sharp sword into the enemy's hands? If the enemy uses it well, it could pierce the heart of your Su family with a single strike!"
Su Jian was furious and slapped Yu Huai Xuan across the face.
He cursed loudly, "I knew you had ulterior motives. So you've been plotting against me all along. Yu Huai Xuan, you are truly wicked!"
"Wicked? Perhaps, but over the years, in our dealings, I've always been the one paying, and you've never brought me any benefits. The truly useless one is you, Su Jian!" Yu Huai Xuan roared with laughter, which sounded incredibly grating to Su Jian's ears.
He raised his hand to strike again.
Yu Huai Xuan remained fearless, which in turn made Su Jian hesitate to continue. He still held those fatal weaknesses firmly in his grasp.
Su Jian ultimately did not slap him again. Instead, he waved his hand, signaling the two bodyguards to leave.
Only the two of them remained in the private room. After a long hesitation, Su Jian said, "Huai Xuan, did I hurt you just now? We've been brothers; we really shouldn't turn against each other. But you know that your brother is in a really difficult situation right now."
"Can you give me some time? I'll go back and think of a way, then I'll give you an answer."
"As for that information, you should delete it! If it accidentally gets leaked, it could bring about the downfall of me and even the Su family. In that case, it won't benefit either of us, right?"
Yu Huai Xuan didn't speak. He directly slapped Su Jian across the face!
"Who the hell is your brother?"