In Wang Yu's villa, the lights were bright, and the place sparkled with opulence.

But amidst the luxurious atmosphere were two faces, shocked and disbelieving.

"What did you say?!" Wang Liqing was stunned.

They had only just returned from the Wang Family Corporation when they received the news. Ye Fan had apologized to the Wang Family! The Ye Family was going to compensate them! Ten years' worth of profits! All credited to Xu Ke!

Upon seeing the series of messages, Wong Liqing's and Wang Yu's faces instantly turned ashen. They finally understood what Xu Ke meant in the meeting by a "one-billion contribution" and a "secret investigator." He had been investigating the plot of land the Wang Family lost last year!

"Yu... Sister Yu... what do we do?!" Wong Liqing's lips began to tremble.

Now that Xu Ke was acting so boldly and had this achievement to his name... Am I not doomed? Do I really have to give my director's seat to Xu Ke?

"Don't panic..." Wang Yu's expression wasn't much better, but she still felt a sliver of relief. "That good-for-nothing was already certain he could deal with the Ye Family, yet he still planned to use this to target you at the meeting. Such wild ambition!

"Luckily, we pulled back from the brink and didn't make that bet with Xu Ke. Otherwise, we'd be suffering a huge loss of face right now.

"He must be so disappointed. Too bad for him, there's nothing he can do to you!" Wang Yu patted Wong Liqing's shoulder, reassuring him.

Wong Liqing finally let out a sigh of relief. "Indeed, indeed." Thinking of this, a surge of pride welled up in him. "It's still you, Sister Yu, who has the foresight. You knew he was up to something and told me to back off in time. He must be fuming right now, but he's helpless against us."

Wang Yu smiled proudly. "Of course."

She stood up and, after a moment's thought, said, "I wonder how on earth Wong Qifu got her hands on evidence of Ye Fan plotting against us. But that girl is a treacherous ingrate! She even gave the credit for this achievement to her pretty boy, Xu Ke, just to help him. If you or I had taken the credit, wouldn't our branch of the family be even stronger now? What a lack of foresight! We were absolutely right to break away from her!"

Wang Yu's face was flushed with intense anger and indignation at Wong Qifu's betrayal. Just as they'd thought in the conference room, nobody believed Xu Ke could handle the Ye Family incident single-handedly. It had to be Wong Qifu who used her own people to uncover the truth and then let Xu Ke take the credit. It was all just to give Xu Ke a legitimate way in!

"Exactly," Wong Liqing said, equally indignant. "This business with the Ye Family is worth at least a billion. If we had handled it, our position on the board would be even more secure. Then we wouldn't have to worry about suppressing Wang Tianlu. What a shame. Xiao Fu's mind has been completely addled by Xu Ke. She's useless! She really went to great lengths just to give that pretty boy a title."

Wang Yu was hopping mad, but what was done was done, and there was nothing she could do.

"Forget it. The priority now is figuring out how to curb his influence if he really enters the Wang Family's inner circle... I can't keep watching this pretty boy get closer and closer to the heart of the Wang Family."

A piece of trash who climbed the ranks on credit Qi Fu handed him wants to challenge us? In his dreams! Wang Yu's fists clenched slightly, her eyes glinting with deep malice.

***

「Zhou Family Mansion.」

"Divine Doctor Xu is truly formidable," Zhou Qingzhi said, a smile curling his lips as he looked at Ye Fan's apology.

While Ye Fan's apology was directed at the Wang Family, as long as they had any connections, everyone in the six major families knew about Xu Ke and the Ye Family's meeting at the Martial Alliance. Naturally, everyone knew that Xu Ke was the one who dragged Ye Fan down.

"Indeed," Zhou Xiuyun sighed deeply in admiration at his side.

To produce such ironclad evidence, you had to admit Xu Ke really had some tricks up his sleeve. However, this was also within their expectations. The medical arts, martial strength, and potential Xu Ke had demonstrated already placed him at the very top of the younger generation's talents—a true dark horse. With a little more time to grow, he would surely become the next big name.

The Zhou Family's offer of a company wasn't just to thank Xu Ke for his life-saving treatment, but also as an investment in his future. That alone showed how highly they regarded him.

"I heard from someone who saw the evidence that it couldn't have been obtained without an insider. No one has any idea where Xu Ke planted his spy, or who it is." Zhou Qingzhi revealed a grin full of schadenfreude. "The Ye Family really hit a snag this time."

They all assumed that Xu Ke had planted a spy in the Ye Family at some point, gathered all the evidence, and then launched his attack. It was a blow that struck the Ye Family right where it hurt.

"It's not just the Ye Family hitting a snag; the Wang Family has also found a treasure," Zhou Xiuyun chuckled.

"Indeed," Zhou Qingzhi's smile froze at her words, and he followed it with a long sigh. He sighed in his heart. Why couldn't talent like that have fallen into my hands?

All this time, Zhou Yi Yi had remained silent, her expression shifting and uncertain.

Now, she finally understood. She finally understood why Xu Ke had cooperated with Ye Chong back at the Golden K Bar. It was all for this!

Others didn't know who the mole was, nor could they guess the level of the spy Xu Ke had arranged to get such detailed information. That's why they were so incredibly impressed with him. But she knew it was only natural for Xu Ke to accomplish all this...

Because Xu Ke's mole was Ye Chong himself! It was no surprise that Ye Chong could obtain such detailed evidence.

The more Zhou Yi Yi thought about it, the clearer it became why Xu Ke had first crippled and then repaired Ye Chong's Dantian. It was all to bring down Ye Fan and win back compensation for the Wang Family.

Suddenly, Zhou Yi Yi was plunged into self-doubt. Did I really misunderstand Xu Ke from the very beginning?

***

「Huang Family.」

"What's the situation?" Sun Luo was dumbfounded to see that Ye Fan, who he'd been negotiating with just yesterday, had suddenly been ruined today.

Huang Zhenyang was even more stunned. Xu Ke could actually make the Ye Family spit out meat that was already in their mouths? Isn't he a bit too... he thought, wanting to say Xu Ke was incredible, but he couldn't bring himself to praise the man.

"Xu Ke's methods are impressive," Huang Sheng laughed.

But Sun Luo was dissatisfied. "Now that Ye Fan is in this situation, will the people he promised us still be delivered?"

As a young master of the Ye Family, he was a fine person to negotiate with. After all, Ye Fan still had the ability to mobilize the Ye Family's resources. But now that Ye Fan was ruined, what was the point of talking? It was questionable if the people would show up at all.

"It should be no problem," Huang Sheng said, not at all worried. "For a matter this significant, do you think Ye Fan would have negotiated with us so eagerly if Ye Yunfeng hadn't given him the nod? The deal Ye Fan agreed to last night won't just fall through."

"Good, then," Sun Luo said, finally breathing a sigh of relief.

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