Chapter 824: Chapter 824: Agree to One Condition
Yang Cheng hung up the phone, his face dark as he stood up and walked out.
It seems some people won’t cry until they see the coffin.
"What happened?"
Noticing his change in expression, Kong Lingwen quickly asked.
"Kong Lingjiang has brought people to the Kong Family to cause trouble, saying they want to re-elect the Family Head. Choosing the Family Head at the wedding is unjustifiable."
Upon hearing this, Kong Lingwen’s face immediately darkened, her eyes flashed with cold light, and she gritted her teeth, "That bastard, he didn’t dare make a sound when Patriarch Gong was present, but today he’s got guts."
"Looks like he’s found some backing. Let’s go back and see."
Yang Cheng sneered, completely dismissing the father and son.
...
Kong Family Villa.
The atmosphere in the living room was so tense it could drip water.
Elder Kong sat in the main seat, face ashen, his cane hit the ground heavily, emitting a muffled sound.
In front of him stood Kong Demao and Kong Lingjiang, with seven or eight clan members of Kong’s side branches behind them, each with unfriendly expressions and eyes filled with greed and calculation.
"Brother, I’m not here to negotiate with you today."
Kong Demao’s hands were in his pockets, and his tone lost its usual respect, instead becoming somewhat aggressive, "How can Lingwen, a woman, become the Family Head? Ask everyone present, who respects her?"
"Exactly! A woman showing her face in public—how inappropriate!"
"Why should the Kong Family’s business be handed to an outsider?"
"Lingjiang is the most suitable choice. He is capable and a male descendant; the Family Head position rightfully should be his!"
"During the wedding, you brought Patriarch Gong to scare us into retreat. We later learned that Patriarch Gong only bought two bottles of medicine from Yang Cheng, there’s no real relationship."
Everyone echoed each other, their voices growing louder and increasingly jarring.
Elder Kong trembled with anger, pointing at them, shouting, "You... Are you rebelling?"
Kong Demao sneered, "Brother, your words sound harsh. We have no selfish motives; we are considering the Kong Family’s future. Lingwen is indeed capable, but she is married, and if she has children, their surname would be Yang, not Kong. The family’s business would be given away for nothing!"
He had just finished speaking when he signaled the others to continue.
"Elder, you mustn’t ruin the Kong Family’s century-old foundation because of a moment of confusion!"
"That’s right, adopting Lingjiang to Jing Shan’s lineage makes it all smooth and natural."
Seeing most of them had spoken, Kong Demao spoke again, "Brother, if you insist on making Lingwen the Family Head, we have no choice but to sell all our shares to a rival company."
Upon hearing this, Elder Kong’s face turned deathly pale, his voice trembling.
Although the Kong Family is large and prosperous, after several rounds of share changes over the years, the shares held by the Kong Demao father and son added up to over twenty percent.
If they really sold the shares to a rival company, the Kong Family’s control would be severely threatened, even possibly being exploited by outsiders.
"You dare!"
Elder Kong shouted angrily, his lips somewhat purple.
"Brother, we don’t want to reach this point either."
Kong Demao sighed, masquerading as if helpless, "If you truly don’t want to agree to give up the Family Head position, then agree to another condition, and we won’t just not sell shares but will fully support Lingwen as the Family Head."
"What condition?"
Elder Kong asked through gritted teeth.
"Very simple."
Kong Lingjiang stepped forward, a glimmer of greed in his eyes, "Hand over the formula for Fulan Blood Replenishing Medicine and Cooling Scar Cream; once we have it, we’ll naturally submit to Lingwen."
"Dream on!"
Elder Kong’s hands tightened around his cane, hitting the ground hard, and suddenly stood, roaring, "You ungrateful dogs, I will never hand over the formula even if I die!"
"Brother, why insist? Keeping the formula to yourselves is wasted; sharing it would allow the Kong Family to develop and grow."
Kong Demao shook his head, feigning reasonableness.
"Nonsense!"
Elder Kong’s face reddened with anger, pointing at the door, yelling, "Get out! All of you, get out!"
"Brother..."
"Get out!"
Elder Kong shouted, suddenly feeling sharp chest pain, vision darkening, body wobbling, clutching his chest as he collapsed towards the sofa.
"Elder!"
Wen Xu exclaimed, hurriedly rushing to support him, Cheng Ruonan and Cheng Qiyue stood in front of him to prevent others from harming him.
Seeing Elder Kong faint from anger, Kong Demao and Kong Lingjiang exchanged a glance, a hint of triumph in their eyes.
At that moment, hurried footsteps came from outside.
Yang Cheng and Kong Lingwen strode in, seeing the scene in the living room, their faces immediately darkened.
"What are you doing?"
Kong Lingwen asked coldly, her gaze sweeping like a knife across Kong Demao and his son.
"Lingwen, you came just in time, we were discussing the Family Head position with your grandfather..."
Kong Lingjiang said with a veneer of a smile.
Bang!
Before finishing, Kong Lingwen dashed forward, raising a hand to slap him hard.
The crisp sound of the slap echoed in the living room, everyone was stunned.
Kong Lingwen used all her strength, leaving Kong Lingjiang dazed, ears ringing.
"You... you dare hit me?"
Kong Lingjiang covered his face, eyes wide with disbelief.
"What’s wrong with hitting you? Dare to cause trouble in my house again, I’ll break your leg!"
Kong Lingwen’s eyes were full of murderous intent, oozing oppression; if murder weren’t a crime, she’d have already picked up a knife to slash these shameless father and son.
Seeing Elder Kong in pain, Yang Cheng swiftly rushed to the sofa, checking his pulse, then took out Silver Needle from his pocket, quickly piercing a few needles into Elder Kong’s chest.
"Grandpa!"
Kong Lingwen looked at her purple-lipped, closed-eyed grandfather, suddenly feeling weak, her mind blank.
Alongside her, Cheng Qiyue quickly came to support her, comforting, "Don’t worry, Yang Cheng is skilled in medicine; Elder will be fine."
Kong Lingwen nodded, looking somewhat lost.
A moment later, Elder Kong’s face regained some color, slowly opening his eyes, voice hoarse, "Xiaochen."
"Grandpa, don’t speak, rest well."
Yang Cheng said softly, taking out a few more Silver Needles, piercing into Elder’s arm and head, after completing a set of acupuncture, Elder Kong’s breathing finally stabilized.
"Grandpa!"
Kong Lingwen rushed over, grasping Elder Kong’s hand tightly, her eyes involuntarily reddening.
Yang Cheng stood up, turning his gaze to Kong Demao and his son, his eyes frigidly terrifying.
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