Zhang Gaoqiu had his own plans as well. Of course he wanted to make a move against Zhang Chen, wishing he could cut Zhang Chen down outright. But that Secret Treasure had yet to be brought under control, and he might need Zhang Chen's help to achieve his goal later. So he absolutely could not act now.
Yet when he heard that Zhang Chen had actually groped Shen Ling's buttocks, Zhang Gaoqiu's fury blazed within him. But for the sake of that Secret Treasure, he could only forcibly suppress the fire in his heart. "Stabilize that brat for now. Play along with him and confuse him first. If we need him to act later, keep him fooled and then ask him to help. If we do not need him afterward, we will throw him straight out of the residence, ruin his reputation until his name stinks to high heaven, then lock him in the Great Prison and make him disappear from this world completely."
Zhang Gaoqiu's voice brimmed with Killing Intent as he comforted Shen Ling. "For the sake of our grand plan, you can only endure this grievance for now."
Litchi Fragrance Garden
Shen Ling left, but Zhang Chen remained seated in the room at an unhurried pace, eating the dishes on the table, a thoughtful look appearing in his eyes.
"The Shen Family's attitude toward me is far from good. I am the Old Madam of the Shen Family's biological maternal grandson, yet ever since that one meeting, I have never again received a summons from her. As for the Shen Family's leaders, aside from Wang Xifeng and Shen Xu, I have not seen a second one. My family seems to have become invisible people in the Shen Residence!" Zhang Chen pondered the Shen Family's attitude, his eyes