Having gotten an answer from Yan Yi'an that he had not particularly wanted to hear, Yan Xianjue returned to his office still in a bad mood.
And the consequence of his bad mood was that he took it out on the Lin Household.
If they had not needed to deal with the Lin Household, why would the Yan Household have needed to cooperate with the Ji Household?
Given the gap in ability between his older brother and Ji Heng, the two households would sooner or later no longer be on the same level.
Unless Ji Xi turned dark and became another villainous big boss, he might be able to compete with Yan Yi'an.
But for now, it seemed unlikely that Ji Xi would turn dark.
If he did turn dark, it would probably be because he had too much work and used the resentment of the working class to blow up the whole world. It sounded rather interesting, Yan Xianjue thought leisurely.
The Lin Household, which had caught his attention, clearly could not afford to be so leisurely.
A few days later, a rumor that Old Master Lin was critically ill and unconscious emerged out of nowhere and rapidly swept through the entire upper class with unstoppable force.
The fact that Old Master Lin was the true person in power at Lin Corporation was an open secret within their circle.
For a time, countless people probed Lin Lang for the truth of the matter, both openly and subtly.
Lin Lang was practically driven mad by the annoyance.
In his office, he irritably hung up the phone and summoned his assistant. "Find out where this rumor originated."
The assistant hurriedly replied, "Yes!"
After speaking, he paused and cautiously suggested, "The rumor seems to be getting worse. Why not have the chairman