Superficial Brotherhood, Cracks Emerge Among the Protagonists

At Xu Corporation, Xu Mo's words were like an imperial decree.

During the time since marrying the Demoness, Su Ting had completely stepped back from managing affairs.

Meanwhile, Xu Fuqiang was preparing to retire to his hometown.

The elderly couple had made up their minds.

They wanted to hold their grandchildren!!!

No matter how much money they made or how big their business grew,

one day, it would all return to zero.

After all, life, aging, sickness, and death are inevitable for everyone.

The elderly couple had come to understand that, within their limited time, the most important thing was to help nurture the next generation.

Of course,

they were talking about helping Xu Mo and Zhou Qiaoqiao raise their children.

Su Ting had even prepared the clothes the children would wear,

along with milk powder, toys, and other necessities.

From time to time, she would pull the Demoness aside for some "ideological education."

"One child is too few.

At least three.

The more, the merrier."

The Demoness agreed wholeheartedly, and the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were in perfect harmony.

But enough digressing.

Back to Xu Corporation.

After receiving Xu Mo's firm instructions,

Jiang Jiajia immediately dropped everything she was doing.

She went to the relevant personnel to issue the orders.

The Xu family, as the most powerful family in Magic City,

stood above the Four Great Families.

Let alone two second-tier families,

even if they offended all the second-tier families,

Jiang Jiajia wouldn't bat an eye.

The Xu family's immense wealth was their confidence!!!

Soon, the morning passed.

For most people,

it was just an ordinary morning.

But for the Ma and Li families,

it was a catastrophe.

In just one morning,

many companies that had business dealings with them

called to announce they were cutting all ties.

If it were just business relationships, that would be one thing,

but this went beyond that—it was a complete severance of all connections!

Ma Family------

The butler, with a grim face, reported the situation to Ma Qun.

Xu Corporation's sudden sanctions

had given the butler some clues.

It was that young man named Lin Fan who had acted dishonorably behind the scenes.

Otherwise, the Ma family wouldn't have suffered such an unjust disaster for no reason.

"Young Master, the large batch of seafood we just caught at the port has no buyers. In this cold weather, it can last a few days, but if it sits too long, what will the workers eat? How will we pay their wages?"

"Aside from the port business, almost all our industries are being suppressed."

"Xu Corporation has made it clear: anyone who dares to do business with us will lose all cooperation with them."

After saying this,

the old butler seemed to have aged a decade in an instant.

Ma Qun's eyes widened in shock.

Xu Mo had no evidence,

no proof that they had done anything wrong.

Why was he sanctioning the Ma family?

BANG--------------------

"Damn it, this is too much!!!"

Lin Fan's eyes were bloodshot as he slammed his hand on the table.

He stood up from his seat,

looking even angrier than Ma Qun!

This was understandable.

After all, Ma Qun was Lin Fan's most important confidant.

Their fates were intertwined—prosperity and ruin were shared.

If the Ma family's business collapsed,

what good would it do Lin Fan?

And to hear it was Xu Corporation's doing!!

Lin Fan was furious.

He had never had a good impression of the Xu family,

but this was pushing them to the brink!!

"Whose idea was this in the Xu family?"

Lin Fan asked the butler.

The old butler glared at Lin Fan, this time not caring about Ma Qun's feelings, and angrily spat out each word:

"Xu Corporation—Xu Mo! Satisfied?"

"Young Master, I apologize for my outburst, but there's much to handle. I'll take my leave now."

The old butler was loyal to Ma Qun and the entire Ma family.

But Lin Fan, an outsider,

not only treated the Ma family as his own,

but also acted as if he were the head of the household.

This had long bred resentment in the old butler.

Now, with the Ma family's entire business collapsing in less than half a day,

the old butler's pent-up anger exploded.

"Xu Mo, it's always Xu Mo! What the hell did the Ma family ever do to you? Why are you doing this?"

Lin Fan was annoyed with the old butler,

but he was even more annoyed with Xu Mo.

Ma Qun sat silently in a chair, his face pale.

His gaze was vacant.

The Ma family—

the business his father and uncles had painstakingly built—

was gone in half a day.

Though the real estate remained,

it was practically worthless.

Xu Corporation had made it clear:

who would dare to do business with them now?

Goods were useless if they couldn't be sold.

Ma Qun's heart turned cold. Those uncles and relatives who had been close to the Ma family,

the ones who had business ties with them,

seemed to have vanished into thin air.

People were pragmatic.

When you were wealthy and powerful, they clung to you.

When you were down and out, they wouldn't hesitate to spit on you.

"Lin... Lin Ge, please leave. I need to be alone. It'll help me feel better."

Ma Qun spoke weakly.

The Ma family's ruin in the country was inevitable.

Years of hard work, destroyed in an instant.

Ma Qun felt a chilling despair.

At the same time, a once-firm belief in his heart

was beginning to waver and crumble.

Lin Fan took a deep breath, a pained expression flashing across his face.

Finally, as if he had made a decision,

he said in a low voice, "It doesn't matter if the Ma family is gone. Dragon King Hall will always be your home. From now on, my Dragon King Hall is your Dragon King Hall! I'll give you half—no, three-quarters of its assets. The rest, you can use as you see fit!"

Over the years,

Ma Qun's hard work and dedication

had not gone unnoticed by Lin Fan.

He was a talented man,

someone who would give his life for Lin Fan.

Lin Fan wouldn't just hand over half of the assets he had worked so hard to build for no reason!

He comforted himself inwardly.

This was buying his own life.

Hearing this, Ma Qun was deeply moved.

Dragon King Hall was larger than the Ma family.

Of course, it couldn't compare to a behemoth like Xu Corporation,

nor to the Four Great Families of Magic City.

But it was better than nothing.

However, Ma Qun's joy didn't last long before his expression darkened again.

"Lin Ge, those are your assets. I can't take them."

"Don't give me that nonsense!" Lin Fan's expression was firm, though his heart ached as he grabbed Ma Qun's hand.

"My assets are your assets. Your—your loyalty has not gone unnoticed. There's no one else like you in this world. I, Lin Fan, keep my word. I won't go back on it!"

Ma Qun was once again moved to tears.

But at that moment,

an irritated voice came from a distance.

"What about me? What am I supposed to do?!"

The speaker was none other than Li Caijun!

The Li family's situation wasn't much better than the Ma family's.

Lin Fan frowned and looked at Li Caijun.

"What happened on your end?"

"Ha—" Li Caijun let out a cold laugh.

Seeing Lin Fan and Ma Qun both frowning,

genuinely unaware of what was going on,

Li Caijun's anger subsided slightly as he said,

"Whatever happened to the Ma family happened to me too."

Lin Fan and Ma Qun were stunned.

Ma Qun had been by Lin Fan's side, and Xu Mo, that mad dog, knew about it.

If he were to bite,

it made sense he'd go for the Ma family first.

But the Li family?

What had they done wrong?

As far as they knew, they hadn't offended Xu Mo, had they?

Lin Fan asked, puzzled, "Did someone in your family offend Xu Mo, that mad dog?"

Li Caijun shook his head, his tone serious. "Absolutely not. I just had someone investigate!"

"That doesn't make sense! Xu Mo doesn't even know you. Why would he target the Li family?" Lin Fan grasped the key issue.

Li Caijun shot him a look. "How the hell should I know?"

He was still fuming,

which was why he had come to confront them.

Lin Fan raised an eyebrow. "You don't know?"

"Yeah, I don't. How would I?" Li Caijun retorted.

The Li family was as good as finished.

Half-dead, no different from being completely ruined.

Lin Fan seized on the problem, narrowing his eyes as he asked,

"Do you think it's because of those trolls?"

Ma Qun perked up, following Lin Fan's train of thought.

"Right! You said the trolls you hired were untraceable, that there was no way they could be linked back to us."

Li Caijun was momentarily speechless.

"Give me some time to investigate. I'll have answers by tonight at the latest."

The accuser had become the accused.

Li Caijun hurriedly left.

Would this ease Lin Fan and Ma Qun's minds?

No.

It only deepened their suspicions.

If you had nothing to hide, why run?!

"Lin Ge, do you think there's something wrong with him?"

"He should be fine. It's probably someone under him who messed up and left evidence."

At that moment,

Lin Fan and Ma Qun shared a common enemy.

Being caught with a handle while handling business is a major taboo!

Ma Qun had lost everything, even his home.

Damn it, he couldn’t tolerate this.

If it really was Li Caijun who dropped the ball,

Ma Qun wouldn’t care about brotherly bonds.

What was owed would be repaid.

After all, they were only brothers on the surface.

As for that bloodthirsty, murderous lunatic Li Caijun,

There was no brotherly affection between them at all!

Now, back to Xu Mo’s side.

“Jiajia, you did a great job with this matter. What reward would you like? Feel free to ask for anything.”

Xu Mo was in an exceptionally good mood at the moment.

Did you think this was the end?

No!!

The more thrilling part was yet to come.

In the past, he followed the plot because he wanted to go home.

Now, Xu Mo didn’t care about anything else.

His only goal was to kill Lin Fan.

Whether the system rebooted midway,

Or the heavens protected Lin Fan,

None of it could stop Xu Mo’s determination to end Lin Fan’s life!

If Lin Fan woke up, even better.

That way, Xu Mo could put an end to everything once and for all.

Seeing Xu Mo so happy,

His assistant’s courage suddenly swelled, and she giggled, “I don’t want any reward, Mr. Xu. Just give me a kiss, that’s all.”

Xu Mo’s movie,

Jiang Jiajia had watched it thirty times from start to finish!

Especially the scene where Xu Mo revealed his abs.

She played it in slow motion every time.

So manly.

Jiang Jiajia could barely stand straight at home.

Just thinking about those explosive abs,

Her legs couldn’t help but go weak.

Of course,

When Jiang Jiajia made this request,

She didn’t actually expect Xu Mo to agree.

After all, she was just teasing.

But what she didn’t expect was,

The next moment,

*Mwah*---------------------