The source of the leak was quickly identified: Yuan Zihao's eldest son, Yuan Huakun.
This time, both Yuan brothers had accompanied Old Master Yuan to Luo Hua, each bringing their families along—this truly was a vacation paradise.
When Yuan Huakun heard that Feng Jun had clashed with Mayor Wu, he volunteered to mediate between them.
He had a classmate surnamed Zhu. Though they had met by chance, their temperaments suited each other well, and they got along exceptionally well.
Classmate Zhu had previously mentioned that a good friend of his was doing quite well in Ezhou and had intended to introduce the two of them. However, due to various unfortunate circumstances, they had never met.
Feng Jun did not choose Yuan Huakun's proposal, and Yuan Huakun did not think much of it. Unexpectedly, not long afterward, Classmate Zhu called him.
Classmate Zhu said that Old Wu had complained to him and asked, "Are you close with this guy surnamed Feng?"
Yuan Huakun was very familiar with him, so he said, "Don't stick your nose into this. Get out while you can, and don't drag yourself into it."
Classmate Zhu was quite surprised. "Whose connections does this guy have? How about this: talk to him, and I'll talk to Old Wu. We can all sit down for drinks and call it settled."
Yuan Huakun told him, "I already made that suggestion. He refused outright."
Classmate Zhu suggested, "Then why not have Old Master Yuan step in and put in a word?"
"Save yourself the trouble," Yuan Huakun replied somewhat gloomily. "Never mind whether Old Master Yuan would agree—even if he were willing to help, his words would not carry any weight with Feng Jun."
He was certainly right. There were Yang Yuxin, Gu Jiahui, and Elder Yu at the manor... his