Cui Chengming's study was quiet.
Xue Pan felt nervous as he walked in.
Although their relationship as father and son had been confirmed, he still felt awkward around Cui Chengming.
It felt less like facing his own father and more like facing his boss.
"Dad, you wanted to see me?"
Cui Chengming tipped his chin up. "Sit."
His feelings were somewhat complicated as he studied the biological son he had lost and now found again.
"You like Hua Jian? Since when?"
Xue Pan's fingers clenched sharply. "Dad, I wasn't..."
Cui Chengming lowered his eyelids, his authority as a man in power especially oppressive at that moment. "What, you're trying to scheme against me too?"
"I wouldn't dare," Xue Pan said through gritted teeth.
"There's nothing wrong with a son of mine doing whatever it takes to get what he wants. But now you're planning to compete with Bo Lin?"
Cui Chengming thought he was overestimating himself. Xue Pan knew that, but it still felt like a knife to the heart.
He suppressed his anger and said quietly, "That wasn't what I meant, Dad."
Seeing him swallow his resentment, Cui Chengming snapped, "Look at you, so spineless. Bo Lin alone has scared you out of your wits?"
Xue Pan's head shot up. "Dad! You mean..."
Cui Chengming's voice was cold. "He's only Bo Lin."
But behind Bo Lin stood the Bo Group, as well as the network of connections the Bo Family had cultivated in the Imperial Capital over the years.
"We need to plan this carefully. But we also need to find another way to secure the Poulton Group's investment."
"Dad, according to the information I received, the Poulton Family Head came to China to find his biological son. Shouldn't we start there?"
"Help that old fox find his son?"