MTLNOVEL Chapter 518: The Capricious He Zhengrong!
The events that occurred at the Huangfu Family today are bound to stir up a great commotion in the Provincial City, sparking heated discussions!
Last time, when Jiang Feng brought Chu Feifei to call off the engagement, they couldn't stop the rumors, and now that Great Housekeeper Hou Bo and Young Master Huangfu Shang were killed at the doorstep, it's even more impossible to conceal the matter from everyone.
At this moment, a large family residing in a luxurious villa in the Provincial City has yet to catch wind of the news.
They are enraged as a family over another matter!
This is the He Family's mansion.
Right now, the He Family Patriarch, He Zhengrong, is coldly glaring at the He Zhaohui family of three standing below, furious beyond measure!
"Are you saying that you represented the prestigious identity of the He Family, went to Binhai to propose to the Situ Family, and were instead humiliated, with that Situ Yan publicly bringing a stranger home, shaming us?"
He Zhengrong coldly looked at the family of three standing below and said.
"It's more than that! Grandpa, that stranger named Jiang even beat me up! Look at my face, my hand... He disfigured me, and the doctor said even if my hand heals, it will be disabled; I won't be able to use chopsticks to eat in the future. That Jiang Feng is utterly unforgivable..." He Jinrong hurriedly seized the opportunity to complain.
"Shut up! Do you still have the face to speak? You've utterly disgraced the He Family!" He Zhengrong mercilessly rebuked!
Originally, the mere Situ Family was nowhere near a match for the He Family, and having a He Family descendant willing to marry them was already like their ancestral grave was burning with incense!
Yet, that family does not appreciate kindness, publicly breaking off this engagement, making even He Zhengrong lose face!
"What has that old fox Situ Zhenjiang said about this matter?" He Zhengrong coldly asked.
"He didn't say much; his heart is still on our side, but his granddaughter is too stubborn, willing to even fall out with him for that stranger, confronting the organizational department and the troops head-on! As for that Jiang Feng, he was domineering and disrespectful from beginning to end, unabashed in his speech..." He Zhaohui cautiously said.
"A lowly security guard, why is he so arrogant? Just because of what you said, he may have an unusual background?" He Zhengrong angrily asked.
"This... was Zhao Kang who told me that day at the Huangfu Family..."
"The Huangfu Family is the Huangfu Family, and the He Family is the He Family!" He Zhengrong interrupted He Zhaohui's explanation before he finished!
"You useless thing, getting scared like this over some rumors, where is the honor of being a descendant of the He Family? Huangfu Qinglong is an old fox, always cautious and careful, known for being cowardly in the Provincial City. After that incident happened, he was even more disgraced, becoming a laughingstock! Do you think you should consider him and not act against that little bastard?"
"Father, but..." He Zhaohui hesitated to speak. No matter what, Huangfu Qinglong is the ninth major figure in the Provincial City, yet Father, in his anger, completely demeaned him; this seems too much...
"Come here!" He Zhengrong suddenly shouted!
In an instant, several tall, elite bodyguards walked in from outside the villa, nodding towards He Zhengrong, "Family Head, your orders!"
"Immediately go to Binhai and capture that bastard Jiang Ye for me! I will deal with him personally so everyone knows the consequence of provoking the He Family!"
He Zhengrong ordered coldly!
"Yes!"
The bodyguards, upon hearing the order, promptly turned and left, heading directly to Binhai with a murderous aura!
"As for the Situ Family, I'll settle accounts with them later! To have raised such an obstinate granddaughter, they won't escape this matter!" He Zhengrong said coldly.
"Father, this..." He Zhaohui felt something was amiss. His father was too decisive and efficient, starkly different from his usually calm and deliberate personality!
But truly, how could he know what his father was thinking?
At this moment, He Zhengrong was immersed in a strong sense of self-inflation!
All these years in the Provincial City, he'd always been suppressed by the heads of the nine major families, with the He Family's status neither here nor there.
Now, finally, there's an opportunity to surpass Huangfu Qinglong in status and reputation, isn't there?
A person who came and humiliated the Huangfu Family, yet made Huangfu Qinglong so cautious and reluctant to act rashly, has now offended his grandson. If he dares to directly capture Jiang Feng and demand accountability, wouldn't that mean he has more courage and authority than Huangfu Qinglong?
In comparison, his prestige would naturally rise, and the He Family would soar, elevating its status in the Provincial City!
He Jinrong was surprised but delighted to see his grandfather standing up for him in anger!
Indeed, his grandfather was awesome, doing things without so many concerns, just getting it done!
And like his grandfather, he believed Jiang Feng was nothing special, just bluffing. He was still haunted by being cuckolded by such a lowly ant!
Just as they were both immersed in an exhilarating sense of satisfaction, He Zhaohui's bodyguard Zhao Kang walked in suddenly.
Zhao Kang glanced at the high and mighty He Zhengrong, then at the resigned He Zhaohui, hurriedly saying, "Mr. Hui, please step aside for a word, I have something important to report!"
"What can't be said here?" He Zhaohui, already in a bad mood, blamed Zhao Kang for reporting, causing him to be intimidated by Jiang Feng and leading to the Old Man's dissatisfaction.
"You'd... better come over, this matter is no small issue, I'm worried..." Zhao Kang said, hesitant, but his expression extremely tense and serious.
"What do you have to hide from me?" He Zhengrong coldly and angrily spoke, extremely displeased with their secretive behavior!
"I wouldn't dare!" Zhao Kang, seeing this, hurriedly said, and then to He Zhengrong, "Family Head, this is a significant matter. I just received the news, that Jiang Feng from Binhai has gone to the Huangfu Family again this morning..."
"Hmm?" He Zhengrong was shocked upon hearing this; he had just sent people to Binhai to capture Jiang Feng, but Jiang Feng had returned to the Provincial City?
"What's he doing at the Huangfu Family again?" He Zhengrong asked, puzzled.
"Based on the reliable information I've gathered, he went to settle scores with the Young Master Huangfu Shang of the Huangfu Family!"
Zhao Kang said sternly, "Moreover, he just committed an outrageous act—he publicly killed Young Master Huangfu Shang and Great Housekeeper Hou Bo in front of the entire Huangfu Family and over a hundred bodyguards!"
"And then, he left unscathed, with no one from the Huangfu Family daring to stop him!"
"What... what did you say?"
Everyone present, He Zhengrong, He Zhaohui, and the family of three were all shocked and bewildered, as if they had heard incomprehensible words, like a thunderbolt from the blue!
"This matter is absolutely true! My cousin is a bodyguard at the Huangfu Family; he told me verbatim that Jiang Feng's power is beyond measure, violent and bullish, and not to provoke him unless absolutely necessary..." Zhao Kang said with deep apprehension.
"Quick, quickly call back those people, call them back!!"
He Zhengrong could no longer sit still, his dreams instantly shattered, and he leapt from his seat like an old monkey, hoarsely shouting to the outside!