Chapter 55 The Leng Family Crisis

All of this happened so suddenly that Qin Lang was completely unprepared. He stared at Lin Li, unable to respond for a long time.

Lin Li, meanwhile, stood up and patted him on the shoulder.

“I know this might be a very difficult decision for you, so I’m willing to give you some time to prepare yourself. I believe you’ll soon realize what the right choice is.”

“But don’t keep me waiting too long. Patience has never been one of my virtues.”

At this, Qin Lang suddenly asked, “How long have you been plotting this? Or rather, from the very beginning, you’ve always been waiting for this day, haven’t you?”

Looking at Lin Li, Qin Lang suddenly seemed to grow up in an instant. He had only vaguely understood before what Zhou Huaji and Qiu Bisheng were scheming, but after Lin Li’s explanations, he could more or less grasp the situation. In fact, what Lin Li was doing now was not much different from what Zhou Huaji and Qiu Bisheng had done—the only difference being that while they still tried to disguise their intentions, Lin Li was utterly straightforward.

No matter whether he agreed or not, things had reached a point of no return. If Qin Lang chose to refuse, the only path left for him was death—and he had no doubt Lin Li had the nerve to carry out the threat.

“You know very well how many enemies your damn father has made over the years. If he’d ever shown me a shred of kindness, maybe things wouldn’t have ended up like this.”

“It’s a shame—even at the last moment, he still wanted me to charge ahead and die for him.”

“By the way, I was planning to make you lie in that bed forever, but in the end, I couldn’t help feeling some pity, so I let you recover from that crippled body.”

“So, your family should thank me. Without me, you’d all be dead by now.”

At that moment, as Qin Lang looked into Lin Li’s bright eyes, he watched them slowly dim.

Qin Guosheng had lost, and he had no right to challenge anything further. The entire Qin family was now firmly in Lin Li and Su Lan’s hands. He’d once hoped Su Lan would be an ally, but when he learned that Su Lan and Lin Li were together, he realized he had no options left.

By now, despair filled Qin Lang’s heart. After a while, he finally gave a bitter laugh.

“I’ll agree to your terms.”

“As long as you can guarantee my safety, and let me continue living as I did before, I won’t concern myself with anything else.”

Despite Qin Guosheng’s years of doting on his son, the truth was that Qin Lang had received little real care—even less than Lin Li had given him. So, once he faced reality, Qin Lang gave in even faster than Lin Li expected.

In the end, Lin Li looked at Qin Lang and nodded with a smile.

[Ding, Host has performed a villainous act. Awarded 50,000 villain points.]

“As long as I, Lin Li, am alive, no one will dare harm you.”

“But right now, the four major families in River City are not so easily dealt with, so you’d best keep a low profile for the time being. Don’t go looking for trouble with them.”

“Once all this is settled, you’ll be free to do as you please in River City.”

Qin Lang left, satisfied, while Su Lan sat nearby and gave a cold laugh.

“How ruthless. He’s your own father, yet you can abandon him so easily in the end.”

“Sometimes I doubt whether I’ve raised an ingrate all these years.”

Lin Li glanced at Su Lan and said calmly, “For him, this is the best outcome. If he’d refused me, you know what the consequences would have been.”

Su Lan continued, “Aren’t you worried he might bide his time, grow stronger, and one day kill you?”

Lin Li looked utterly unconcerned and laughed heartily.

“If the boy has that kind of ability, I’d be satisfied. He can try if he dares, but if I catch him, death would be the least of his worries.”

At that moment, a flash of murderous intent glinted in Lin Li’s eyes.

For him, eliminating Qin Lang would be no difficult task. In fact, Lin Li could play tricks Qin Lang couldn’t even imagine. But in the current situation, there was no need to think further.

Perhaps others had doubted Lin Li’s abilities before. But after everything that had happened—even Su Lan was shocked by how, in such a short time, Qin Lang had dismantled the entire Qin family and seized control. Lin Li’s subtle, almost imperceptible methods were truly admirable.

The Qin family was now wholly in his grasp, and Lin Li knew that the Leng family would soon face major trouble.

Originally, these matters should have taken longer to resolve, but his adversaries had pushed too hard. Both the Ning family and Ye Aotian pursued him relentlessly.

Thus, Lin Li had to resolve the problems as quickly as possible.

And in fact, his efforts were not in vain. Thanks to Lin Li’s maneuvering, he had truly managed to change his own fate. With the Qin family in his hands, even if the Leng family ran into trouble, Lin Li could support them at once.

This was now Lin Li’s greatest advantage.

…

While the Qin family was still caught up in internal strife, a major event took place in the Leng family as well.

The original shareholders of Star Group all transferred their shares, and a flood of investments failed to arrive. The new energy project, which was on the verge of success, suddenly lacked crucial funds, causing major issues at every stage.

Though Lin Li had helped Leng Ningxue deal with Jin Renfeng, subsequent funding problems struck a heavy blow. Just as Leng Ningxue was about to contact Lin Li, she was summoned home by Leng Tianyi.

In his study, Leng Tianyi looked coldly at his daughter.

“I told you from the start—this would never work. The timeline is far too long, and we simply don’t have enough capital to keep going.”

“You should know the situation by now. We can’t keep bleeding resources like this.”

Leng Ningxue looked up at him and said, “What if I can find someone to invest?”

Leng Tianyi laughed.

“I can’t think of anyone in all of River City who’d want to touch this project. None of the four great families are willing.”

“And who else could possibly have the resources?”

Whatever Leng Ningxue had thought of, Leng Tianyi already knew. But he didn’t believe it could succeed.