Ouyang De flew into a rage, rose to his feet, and lunged at Lu Chengwen. "I'll kill you, you treacherous bastard!"
Everyone held Ouyang De back, but Lu Chengwen was utterly fearless. "I've got over a hundred shell companies under my name! They were kept specifically for handling trouble, and now they're all activated! No need for many—just thirty or so would be enough to launder every last penny from each of your families! Fuck! Kill me!? You'd be killing everyone's God of Wealth! Your protective talisman!"
"Enough!" Jiang Xiaogou slammed his teacup onto the table.
The entire room fell silent.
Jiang Xiaogou stood up. "The Patriarch of the Ouyang Family, the foremost of Binzhou's Four Great Families! And the helm of a hundred-billion-yuan conglomerate, sworn brother to the Jiang Family's eldest young master! The two of you are acting like foul-mouthed shrews, accusing and attacking each other at this gathering, hurling insults! What kind of conduct is this!?"
Jiang Xiaogou looked at Lu Chengwen. "Lu Chengwen! Settle down! You've already taken every advantage this time, and you're still not satisfied?! Shouting and making a scene here—someone who didn't know better would think you had some great grievance! Sit down!"
Lu Chengwen slowly sat down.
Jiang Xiaogou looked at Ouyang De again. "Ouyang, you lost your son and grandson. I understand the grief of losing your family, and everyone here understands it too. But! If you overturn the table, then you become my enemy, everyone's enemy! All these years of friendship—are you throwing it all away!?"
"Your Highness, I..."
"You may have no heir, but is your branch the only one in the Ouyang Family? Don't you have nephews and nieces? Brothers and sisters? As long as the green hills remain, there'll always be firewood! If you overturn the table,