Securing the Position of the Rightful Queen

Wang Ba looked utterly puzzled. "Since when did you two become so efficient?"

Cheng Er scratched his head and grinned sheepishly. "Isn't this the result of the Gang Leader's strict training?"

"Cheng Da, Cheng Er, since you’ve been by the Gang Leader's side, you must know about his relationship with Su Hua, right?" Wang Ba couldn’t help but ask. "How are things between them?"

Cheng Er replied, "Their relationship is rock-solid. Don’t worry, Second Master, our Gang Leader’s position as the main man is secure."

"That’s good, that’s good."

Wang Ba let out a sigh of relief.

He had thought Su Hua was just toying with their Gang Leader.

As long as this financial backer didn’t slip away, everything was fine.

The sack was pulled off Lin Chang’s head.

Lin Chang was still unconscious.

A bucket of water splashed over him.

Lin Chang jolted awake.

The first person he saw was Lin Xuan.

"Lin Xuan," Lin Chang’s eyes widened. "What are you doing here?"

Lin Xuan raised an eyebrow, remaining seated in his chair without a word.

Lin Chang glanced around, and his gaze suddenly froze when it landed on Lin Li.

"Li'er!"

Seeing Lin Li tied to a pillar, beaten bloody and bruised, Lin Chang’s pupils constricted violently.

"Dad, save me," Lin Li pleaded weakly.

"Lin Xuan, did you do this?"

Lin Chang roared, "How dare you treat your own brother like this? I order you to release him immediately!"

Lin Xuan smirked coldly. "Lin Chang, this is my turf. Who gave you the audacity to come here and bark at me?"

"Lin Xuan, I am your father!" Lin Chang’s face turned livid with rage.

"Not anymore," Lin Xuan sneered.

"You ungrateful bastard!" Lin Chang’s chest heaved violently as he clenched his fists and charged at Lin Xuan. "I’ll kill you, you traitor!"

Before Lin Chang could reach him, Lin Xuan kicked him square in the chest, sending him flying backward.

With a loud thud, Lin Chang crashed onto the ground.

A mouthful of blood sprayed from his lips.

"I told you, this is my territory. Why won’t you listen?"

Lin Xuan walked over and pressed his foot against Lin Chang’s face. "I suggest you stop calling yourself my father. After all, we’ve already severed ties."

"Lin Chang, do you know how long I’ve endured you? Since I can’t destroy your company right away, I’ll settle for beating you up first to vent my anger."

"Lin Xuan, what do you want?" Lin Chang clutched his chest, staring at him in terror.

Lin Xuan grinned.

Grabbing Lin Chang’s collar, he slapped him repeatedly across the face.

"Lin Xuan, how dare you treat me like this?" Lin Chang gritted his teeth.

"And what if I do?" Lin Xuan’s expression was icy. "After years of humiliation from your family, and you letting Lin Li hurt me, in this life, I’m here for revenge."

"Lin Chang, I’ll bankrupt your family and make you experience what it’s like to starve and be looked down upon by everyone."

He would make them suffer everything he had endured.

Lin Li and Qin Ruoyao were inseparable in their past life, weren’t they?

He would make them turn on each other.

As for the Lin family, he’d reduce them to poverty. For people accustomed to luxury, being forced into hard labor just to scrape by would be worse than death.

Seeing the look in Lin Xuan’s eyes, Lin Chang felt a surge of fear.

Lin Xuan no longer saw him as a father!

The obedient son from before was gone—this was a completely different person.

What had turned Lin Xuan into this monster?

"Tie Lin Chang to the pillar, just like Lin Li," Lin Xuan ordered.

"Yes, sir."

Lin Xuan sat back in his chair and let Wang Ba take over the beating.

As Lin Chang’s screams filled the air, Lin Xuan felt no pity—only satisfaction.

After three hours of torture, Lin Xuan received a message from Su Hua.

[My Hua]: Xuan, where are you? I’ll pick you up after work.

Reading the message, Lin Xuan lost interest in tormenting them. He had to go back to see his beloved Hua.

"Pull out their nails and dump them at the Lin family’s doorstep," Lin Xuan commanded.

"Yes, sir."

Wang Ba and his men loaded Lin Li and Lin Chang into a black van, drove to the Lin family villa, and unceremoniously dumped them at the entrance before speeding off.

A guard stepped out curiously, only to recoil in horror at the sight of two bloodied figures.

"Ah—!"

He stumbled back in shock.

Lin Qingwan, who had just returned to retrieve some documents, stopped her car when she saw the commotion.

"Dad! Li'er!" Recognizing them, her pupils shrank in disbelief.

Lin Li and Lin Chang were too severely injured to move carelessly.

Hands trembling, Lin Qingwan dialed for an ambulance.

The paramedics arrived quickly and whisked them away.

"Doctor, how are my father and brother?" Lin Qingwan anxiously asked after the initial treatment.

The doctor reassured her, "Don’t worry, they only sustained superficial injuries. With proper care and rest, they’ll recover in no time."

"That’s a relief," Lin Qingwan exhaled.

"Miss, about your brother…" The doctor hesitated.

Lin Qingwan frowned. "What about him?"

"Never mind."

The doctor shook his head.

Given the state of her brother, she must already know.

Best not to reopen old wounds.

Lin Li and Lin Chang shared a hospital room.

Lin Qingwan, Lin Qingyan, and Lin Qingxiu kept vigil by their bedsides.

Lin Chang and Lin Li woke up almost simultaneously.

Lin Li, terrified that his family might discover his secret, nervously studied his sisters’ expressions.

Seeing no unusual reactions, he relaxed slightly.

They didn’t know yet.

But…

Lin Li clenched his fists.

Lin Xuan knew. He even had photos. At any moment, Lin Xuan could expose him.

It was a ticking time bomb!

"Dad, who did this to you?" Lin Qingwan asked.

Lin Chang’s face twisted with fury. "That traitor Lin Xuan!"

"What?"

Lin Qingwan froze.

Her first instinct was disbelief.

No matter how much Lin Xuan resented the family, he wouldn’t harm his own flesh and blood.

"It was him!" Lin Chang spat through gritted teeth. "He tortured me and Li'er mercilessly!"

In all his years, he had never suffered such humiliation.

And the one who inflicted it was his own son!