MTLNOVEL Chapter 158: In Cahoots!
Tang Tianpeng was feeling troubled and wanted to find someone to confide in. Hearing Chu Yan's question, he told him everything that had just happened.
After listening, Chu Yan pondered for a long time and then asked, "So, how did the godfather handle it in the end?"
"Chu Renxiong told me to let it go and settle things peacefully," Tang Tianpeng said coldly.
This time, he didn't say "President Chu" or "Renxiong," but "Chu Renxiong"! This was enough to show what kind of fury was suppressed in his heart!
On the other end of the line, Chu Yan sank into silence again. After a while, he said, "Isn't the godfather's way of handling this inappropriate? No matter what, Ah Fei is one of our Chu Family, and that Jiang Feng is an outsider. How can he look outward and not inward?"
This was clearly adding fuel to the fire!
In such a situation, Chu Yan did not help speak for his godfather but deliberately went along with Tang Tianpeng's words, clearly trying to incite discord!
"Your godfather has his reasons. He talked to me for a long time, and if I don't do as he says, he might even help the one with the surname Jiang to punish me," Tang Tianpeng sneered.
Chu Yan sighed hypocritically and said, "Actually, Uncle Peng, I know the girl you talked about, Nangong Qingcheng. She does have some charm and has started a shell company, mainly doing some insignificant micro-business. As for Jiang Feng, he is just a security guard working under her. While standing up for his boss is understandable, but isn't he overstepping too much?"
In fact, regarding Jiang Feng being Nangong Qingcheng's fiancé, in the Chu Group, Chu Renxiong knew, Zhu Ge Yuheng knew, and now Chu Yan also knew, but not many others knew. After all, it was an internal matter of a third-tier small family that didn't attract much attention, becoming an unknown secret instead.
Chu Yan deliberately concealed their true identities at this moment, aiming to create a sense of identity disparity and further provoke Tang Tianpeng.
"Humph, who wouldn't agree with you? I really didn't understand your godfather this time. Maybe I'm getting old, couldn't keep up with his thinking," Tang Tianpeng said self-mockingly.
Chu Yan heard the increasing dissatisfaction Tang Tianpeng had with Chu Renxiong and knew that his attempt to incite negativity was working, so he said, "Uncle Peng, are you heading to the hospital now? I'll go over there later as well to see if Ah Fei is seriously injured--ever since Ah Fei came back, we haven't had a drink together, and now this happened, ah!"
"Okay, Xiao Yan, I'll wait for you." At such a time of the realities of human kindness, Tang Tianpeng actually needed someone to talk to face to face and vent his feelings, so he verbally agreed to Chu Yan and hung up the phone.
On the other side, Chu Yan's private office.
"Alright, get up." Chu Yan patted Su Dieche's charming face, who was kneeling under him, and said.
Su Dieche glared at him before slowly getting up, grabbing a tissue to wipe her mouth corner. She had been kneeling for so long that her legs were somewhat numb.
"It seems that Old Tang is becoming dissatisfied with Chu Renxiong," Su Dieche said with a light laugh.
"Indeed, with the old man doing such things, it's surprising that he hasn't become estranged from others! That Jiang Feng is now a treasure in his eyes, yet he doesn't realize how others truly see him," Chu Yan sneered.
"Don't rejoice too early. Whether your ultimate plan can be realized is still up in the air. After all, Tang Tianpeng and Chu Renxiong have decades of brotherhood; he won't sever ties with Chu Renxiong lightly." Su Dieche sat in Chu Yan's lap, her arms wrapped around his neck, softly saying.
"Ha, if it were for other reasons, indeed not. But this time Tang Fei is heavily injured, totally incapacitated, and it's absurd for Tang Tianpeng to swallow this insult and humiliation in silence. Losing a son is a great sorrow in life, and for Chu Renxiong to forcibly demand silence—his hatred is unimaginable to you, precisely exploited by me!" Chu Yan said with confident laughter.
In fact, he hadn't left town and wasn't busy. He was already well-informed about the events at Hongyue Building, and what he said earlier was purely an act to feign concern as if he discovered it later just to keep Tang Tianpeng from being suspicious.
The reason he actively sought out Tang Tianpeng was that he shared similar sentiments with him. He had also reached the point where Jiang Feng had to be eliminated!
Firstly, the incident where Jiang Feng found him and Su Dieche having an affair in the bathhouse—sooner or later, the truth would come out; he had to ensure Jiang Feng disappeared early to keep the secret.
Secondly, it was Su Dieche who had reminded him—women's sixth sense is really strong—Su Dieche had already noticed Chu Feifei showing unusual feelings towards Jiang Feng. If Chu Feifei really fell in love with Jiang Feng, it would be troublesome for Chu Yan, directly affecting his path to succession!
After all, Chu Yan was almost certain that Chu Renxiong held Jiang Feng in high regard. As long as Jiang Feng nodded, he could certainly become his son-in-law!
As for the engagement between Jiang Feng and Nangong Qingcheng, it was more like something to trick children. The two were neither real nor formal; saying it was void could just be a matter of words.
Moreover, even if it were formal and real, what could Nangong Family do if Chu Renxiong truly interfered?
On this point, Chu Yan previously thought too simply!
"Imagine if that surnamed Jiang develops further with Fei'er, truly becoming your godfather's son-in-law, would there still be a place for you in the Chu Family? Jiang Feng doesn't see you favorably, and once he takes over, it's not impossible for him to kick you out," these were Su Dieche's original words. Since she had decided to soar together with Chu Yan, she naturally had to help plan for the future and remove obstacles for him.
"You're right, I must take precautions early. Jiang Feng must be eliminated! Besides, to avoid complications from developing over time, I must seize the position from the old man as soon as possible, so I can truly control everything!"
"And to overthrow the old man, I must first cut off his claws, dismantle the strong brotherly fortress surrounding him. Now is the divinely given opportunity!" Excitement sparked in Chu Yan's eyes as he felt the heavens were helping him, knowing that he couldn't wait any longer and was offering a helping hand!
"What else?" Su Dieche asked, clinging to Chu Yan's embrace persistently.
"Haha, and then there's you!" Chu Yan pinched Su Dieche's fair chin, smiling.
So-called beauty causing disaster, back then, although Su Dieche had deliberately seduced Chu Renxiong, she was also noticed by Chu Yan.
Initially, Su Dieche did focus all her attention on Chu Renxiong, but since Chu Renxiong was indifferent and merciless to her, she couldn't win his heart and had no choice but to give up. In her inner emptiness, she compromised by having an illicit affair with Chu Yan.
But Chu Yan wouldn't be content with just this, because Su Dieche was not only a rare enchantress but also an excellent helpful spouse, something Chu Renxiong didn't appreciate and utilize.
He fell in love with this woman, and after having Su Dieche, he never touched another woman again. His strong sense of possession made him unwilling to see the woman he loved deeply suppressed under another man!
This was also one of his greatest motivations for not resigning to being the Crown Prince but instead being bent on replacing Chu Renxiong!
"Alright, I suppose the old man would come back soon, so you should leave now to avoid any suspicion," Chu Yan said as he patted Su Dieche on her fragrant shoulders.
"Just like this, you're letting me go? Serving you so laboriously just now, you never consider my feelings?" Su Dieche purposely looked aggrieved, speaking in a plaintive tone.
"You bone-eating demon!" Chu Yan laughed, then hurriedly lifted Su Dieche onto the desk, expertly removing clothes…