"You mean... find some dirt on her and threaten her with it?" The illegitimate son suddenly perked up. "That's right! As long as I have something on her, she'll have to listen to me."
Cheng Lang frowned slightly. He had originally meant for the illegitimate son to focus on currying favor with Chairman Lu. He had not expected the man to remain true to his nature and immediately turn to underhanded schemes again. Still, this was good too. Whether or not he actually found something on Madam Lu, simply attempting to dig up dirt to threaten her would be enough to enrage her. He was also the illegitimate son Chairman Lu had hidden away for over twenty years. In her fury, Madam Lu would inevitably clash with Chairman Lu.
Cheng Lang had read the original novel. From the descriptions of Madam Lu's several encounters with Shen Huaiyu, he could tell that she was also a capable and formidable woman.
Cheng Lang was quite curious to see what Madam Lu would do when her biological son was certain to be abandoned by the group because of prison, while her husband's illegitimate son was full of ambition and trying every possible way to find leverage against her and control her.
At that thought, Cheng Lang flashed the illegitimate son a brilliant smile. "Since that's what you want to do, then go do it!"
From a certain perspective, spending more time around such a foolish, heartless cannon-fodder supporting character was not a bad thing. At the very least, Cheng Lang would never show mercy when using him.
Cheng Lang let the illegitimate son investigate Madam Lu's weaknesses, quietly waiting for the day the Lu Family's backyard went up in flames.
Over the next few days, Cheng Lang made a big show of meeting