"You unfilial son, what are you saying!"
The Dong Family, one of the Eight Families, did not reside in Sea City, but rather in Hang City, which was located at the tri-junction from Dahai City and also known as a heavenly city.
In the middle of the night, Dong Xing rushed back to the Dong Family home, recounting the entire incident to his father, the Family Head of the Dong Family.
Consequently, Dong Xing was directly struck by an ashtray, his head smashed and bleeding by his own father, yet he knelt on the ground without daring to move, knowing that for the mistake he had made, it would not be an exaggeration even if it resulted in his death.
"Dad, I created this disaster, and even if you kill me, your son will accept it. However, the urgent matter at hand is to find a way to get through this crisis, otherwise, the Dong Family will truly face an existential catastrophe."
Dong Mingyu strode forward and kicked over his son, his pride and joy, whom he had been grooming to be the next Family Head.
"Do I need you to teach me how to handle matters?"
Dong Xing hurriedly got up and knelt down again, not daring to speak any further, Dong Mingyu looked at his son, and despite his anger, he knew that killing him now wouldn’t solve the problem.
Suppressing the anger in his heart, Dong Mingyu spoke in a heavy voice, "You just said that Li Feng is willing to pay one hundred and fifty billion to buy all the shares in your hands."
Gritting his teeth, Dong Xing nodded and said, "Yes, that one hundred and fifty billion is the money I used to buy shares from Dongfang Wenzheng. The other party immediately offered one hundred and fifty billion to buy all the shares in my hands, and added that if the deal isn’t sealed within three days, he would reduce his offer by ten billion for each day that passes."
Dong Mingyu grunted, "This Li Feng still leaves you a way out, which means that in addition to the one hundred and fifty billion, our Dong Family would still need to come up with fifty billion to plug the hole created by Xiao Mingyue."
"That’s incorrect. Given Xiao Mingyue’s greedy nature, he would definitely demand interest. He set the monthly interest rate at ten percent, meaning even if we borrow for just one day, we would have to calculate for an entire month. So we need to come up with seventy billion."
Hearing his father mention seventy billion, Dong Xing’s head dropped even lower. Seventy billion, even for the Dong Family of the Eight Families, would mean taking a significant hit to scrape together such a hefty sum.
Dong Mingyu looked at his son, who didn’t dare to lift his head, and snorted coldly.
"Seventy billion, just handed out like that, forget about you having any hope of becoming the Family Head. Even my position as Family Head is on shaky ground."
"How many people know about this?"
"There are a few, like Lan Tianfang; they were all involved in it too, but they’ve dumped all the blame on me."
Dong Mingyu scoffed coldly.
"Hmph, it’s only natural that they’d pin it on you, who made you take the lead. But if they think they can get away with such reckless behavior, they’ve underestimated the Dong Family’s capacity to deal with them."
A glint of cold light flickered in Dong Mingyu’s eyes.
Dong Xing didn’t dare to get up. Dong Mingyu turned his head to glance at Dong Xing and kicked him out of frustration.
"Look at how pathetic you are. It’s just seventy billion. How am I supposed to entrust the Dong Family to you in the future?"
Dong Xing, knocked over by the kick, managed to lift his head and look at his father, "Dad, do you have a plan?"
His father’s words reignited a glimmer of hope in Dong Xing’s heart.
"Alas, I’ve had someone look into Li Feng’s background. The boy is not simple, but I never thought you’d provoke him."
Dong Mingyu glanced at his son. After all, he lived mainly in Hang City, and Dong Xing had done all this without informing him, otherwise, he would have definitely prevented it.
"Dad, does Li Feng have some sort of backing?"
"Hmph, you dare to act without even knowing the opponent’s background," Dong Mingyu glared at his son.
"Li Feng is the illegitimate son of the Li Family from Jin City. Not only that, he is also the Hidden Dragon of Huacheng, the behind-the-scenes financial powerhouse of the Huacheng Money House. He controls four major money houses and manages enormous cash flows – the exact amount is unknown to all."
"But judging by the scale of his move this time, he has at least hundreds of billions in liquid assets at his disposal."
Dong Xing inhaled sharply, "This guy is so rich? But online..."
Dong Mingyu let out a cold scoff, "A great dragon hides in the depths, a smaller one hides in the shallows. What does online gossip amount to? They are nothing but words that cannot tear off a chunk of flesh nor reduce one’s wealth. Yet you, such a fool, would actually believe these internet rumors."
"The reason the other party doesn’t care is that there’s no need to. After taking over as the chairman of Century Group, he will naturally want to absorb more shares. That’s why he lets the stock price fall, which is convenient for him to buy in."
"That person from the Dongfang Family, who is touted as the Warren Buffett of the investment world, is also an old fox. His nose is quite keen. I suspect that Li Feng approached the Dongfang Family with shares providing absolute control."
"With no chance of taking over Century Group and Li Feng not planning to manage Century Group for long, Dongfang Wenzheng knew that Century Group’s deep-seated issues were beyond redemption. He would naturally choose to withdraw and cut his losses in time."
"Your rash action was just like throwing a meat bun to a dog; it would be strange if the other party didn’t snap it up."
Dong Xing’s face drained of color, and cold sweat beaded on his forehead at his father’s scolding. If he had known that Li Feng was the Hidden Dragon of Huacheng, the mysterious financial backer behind the scenes, he wouldn’t have dared to make such a move even if he were beaten to death.
"Dad, what do we do now? Our family can’t withdraw that much cash, not seventy billion."
"Come with me to Sea City."
Dong Xing looked at Dong Mingyu.
Grinding his teeth, Dong Xing nodded, "I understand. I created this trouble; even if I have to kneel before Li Feng, I’ll accept it."
"You will indeed kneel, but forget kneeling before Li Feng. You may have no shame, but the Dong Family still values its dignity."
Dong Xing was a bit confused, "Dad, I don’t quite understand. Are we going to plead with Xiao Mingyue? That Demoness will surely not show mercy."
Dong Mingyu glanced at Dong Xing, "Once we’re there, you’ll understand."
"We must head there overnight. This matter must be resolved swiftly; we can’t let the rumors spread." Dong Mingyu stated decisively and then picked up the phone to instruct the driver to prepare the car. Without even bringing bodyguards, they set off from Hang City and arrived in Sea City throughout the night.
After reaching Sea City, it was already the early hours of the morning. They rested at a hotel for the night, and the next day, Dong Mingyu took Dong Xing and drove away from the hotel.
"Dad, where exactly are we going?"
"To the Wang Family."
Dong Xing was surprised, "The Wang Family, also one of the Eight Families? Dad, what does this have to do with the Wang Family?"
Dong Mingyu looked at his son and said, "The Li Family wants to form a marital tie with the Wang Family. Although it’s been kept discreet, it’s not a secret. Moreover, as far as I’m aware, the Li Family intends for Li Feng to be the Wang Family’s son-in-law."
Dong Xing had not expected this turn of events and had not heard any rumors about it. Follow current novels on NoᴠᴇFɪre.nᴇt
Dong Mingyu didn’t bother explaining his source nor said anything further. If his son couldn’t figure out what they were going to do, then such a fool didn’t deserve to be his heir.
"Family Head, we’ve arrived at the Wang Family."
"Once you’re in the Wang Family’s gate, forget about face. Kneeling and begging for forgiveness from the Wang Family Head is far better than begging that Li Feng kid. Understand?"
"I know what to do now, Dad."
Dong Xing nodded again and again. The Wang Family was the foremost among the Eight Families, and they were elders. Kneeling to them was not shameful. If there was such a relationship between the Li and Wang Families, then Li Feng would dare not disobey his father-in-law.
Only his father could have thought of such a plan.