Everything that happened in the small courtyard was seen by Li Wenbo from beginning to end. The shock in his heart was even greater than that of his two elders. He was already stunned and dazed.
Just now, he was chatting and laughing with his grandfather, thinking that the Dragon King Hall was nothing and could be easily dealt with if his grandfather used his connections.
But now, the Dragon King Hall possessed half of Daqin's combat power? And the First Commander of the War Department personally asked the Li family to apologize?
How could this be? Li Wenbo found it impossible to accept this reality. His Li family was one of Daqin's three top aristocratic families, yet they were forced to bow their heads and confess guilt by the Dragon King Hall from a chaotic war zone?
He knew that his Li family secretly controlled several small countries. In those places, they were like gods, and all systems and rules were mere decorations for them.
However, now, Li Wenbo felt that his entire worldview had been shaken, and he couldn't snap out of it for a long time.
In Jiangnan, at the Purple Mansion Manor, the villa of Li Xiaotian's family had a guest today.
In the living room, Li Xiaotian's expression was somewhat displeased as he looked at Zhao Tianlong, who had suddenly appeared today. A hint of suppressed anger flickered in his eyes.
He had already let the Zhao family off once, but he didn't expect them to be unrepentant and become even more brazen.
Ye Qingmei, holding Tiantian in her arms, couldn't hide her anger and stared at Zhao Tianlong, her biological father, with disbelief.
Tiantian buried his head in Ye Qingmei's embrace, too scared to utter a word.
Beside them, Fang Yuan's eyes were slightly red, filled with anxiety and regret. She shouldn't have told Zhao Tianlong that Ye Qingmei had accepted her. Otherwise, he wouldn't have come looking for them so quickly.
Upon arrival, Zhao Tianlong directly proposed a condition to Ye Qingmei: hand over the Fengxing Financial Company under her name in exchange for the Zhao family's identity.
Only by doing so would the Zhao family allow Ye Qingmei to return to the ancestral clan, and Zhao Tianlong would acknowledge her as his daughter.
Zhao Tianlong sat leisurely on the sofa and glanced at Ye Qingmei. He seemed to think that taking all her assets with one word was a bit excessive, so he softened his tone and continued.
"Min'er, you shouldn't feel wronged. Fengxing Financial might be everything to you, but to the Zhao family, it's nothing. The Zhao family merely wants to use Fengxing Financial as a stepping stone to develop its industries in Jiangnan."
"You know, just the identity of being a Zhao family member is already a gain for you. Moreover, the Zhao family won't take your company for nothing; they will compensate you afterward."
"This is your opportunity!"
"Hmph! Opportunity? Do you think Qingmei needs this opportunity? The Zhao family? Do you really think Qingmei cares about the Zhao family identity? Her name is Ye Qingmei now, not Zhao Min!"
Li Xiaotian snorted coldly, giving Zhao Tianlong an unhappy glance. How dare a mere Zhao family threaten his wife like this?
If his wife liked it, Li Xiaotian could easily provide Ye Qingmei with assets no less than the Zhao family's.
Upon hearing Li Xiaotian's words, a trace of anger flashed in Zhao Tianlong's eyes. He cast a cold glance at Li Xiaotian and then spoke.
"Who do you think you are? Is this a place for you to speak? I'm talking to my daughter, what right do you have to interrupt?"
"Do you know what the name Zhao family represents in Daqin? Ignorance!"
Zhao Tianlong's eyes flashed with disgust. He had also investigated Li Xiaotian's background. He had appeared out of nowhere a few months ago and had no proper job since then. He was clearly a parasite living off his daughter.
Li Xiaotian's eyes narrowed, and a hint of killing intent flickered within them.
"Xiaotian!" Ye Qingmei called out to him from the side. She knew Li Xiaotian was angry, but although Zhao Tianlong was annoying, he was, after all, her biological father. She didn't want things to escalate negatively.
Li Xiaotian took a deep breath, then smiled faintly at Ye Qingmei, signaling that he was not angry.
"Mr. Zhao, I will not agree to your conditions, and I have no intention of becoming a member of the Zhao family. As for our father-daughter relationship..."
Ye Qingmei looked at Zhao Tianlong, her eyes devoid of any emotion, and then continued slowly.
"From the moment you lost me, our father-daughter relationship was severed!"
"Therefore, please do not disturb our family again. My surname is Ye, and my name is Ye Qingmei! Li Xiaotian is my husband, and his words represent my intentions!"
"Presumptuous!!" Zhao Tianlong was instantly enraged. He stood up from the sofa, pointed at Ye Qingmei, his face ashen.
"You unfilial daughter, do you know what you're saying? You don't acknowledge the Zhao family, you don't acknowledge our father-daughter relationship!"
"Facing me, your own father, you speak to me like this?"
"Brother Long..." Fang Yuan beside him was anxious and immediately called out. But before she could finish, Zhao Tianlong interrupted her.
"Be quiet!" Zhao Tianlong glared fiercely at Fang Yuan and then reprimanded her at a leisurely pace.
"You've been with her these past few days, is this how you educated her? Why doesn't she understand any manners? Does she think she can just disown my Zhao family as she pleases?"
"I..." Fang Yuan opened her mouth, her eyes instantly reddening. She knew she shouldn't have told Zhao Tianlong that Ye Qingmei had accepted her.
"What about you? Look at her, is this how she speaks to her own father?" Zhao Tianlong continued to scold.
"Enough!" Ye Qingmei shouted, her eyes filling with tears. She stared at Zhao Tianlong and said word by word.
"Mr. Zhao, please watch your attitude. This is my home! I also do not acknowledge you as my father! I don't care about the Zhao family identity! So, please leave now! You are not welcome here!"
"Bastard! Unfilial daughter!! Do you know what you're saying? Do you know what you're missing? If it weren't for the fact that you are my daughter, you wouldn't even be qualified to have this opportunity to join the Zhao family!"
Zhao Tianlong's face was full of anger as he glared at Ye Qingmei. He couldn't understand why Ye Qingmei would give up such a great opportunity when it was right in front of her, driven by spite. What made him even angrier was Ye Qingmei's disdain for the Zhao family identity and her complete lack of respect for him, her own father!
"Unfilial daughter! Unfilial daughter! You unfilial daughter, are you trying to anger me to death?"
Zhao Tianlong roared, and Ye Qingmei's face turned paler and paler. Every word Zhao Tianlong spoke was like a knife piercing her heart.
Li Xiaotian's expression grew increasingly grim, his heart filled with endless killing intent. Zhao Tianlong had repeatedly provoked him, and he didn't want to tolerate it anymore!