Chapter 168: I have cards of my own
There was no doubt that Li Luo and Lin Luoran would say a few things to Su Can during their trip to the restroom. Tao Zi liked seeing this. The older generation liked to talk about cultivating composure, but in his view, this was a contest of endurance, confidence, and underlying strength.
The calmer he remained, the more restless the other side would become. If he had simply been drinking with Li Luo today, Tao Zi might well have chatted amiably with him about family matters, told a few dirty jokes, and talked about life. But his younger cousin had been bullied, and that had been the prelude to such a major incident involving the Tao Family in Southwest China. For Tao Zi to maintain an amiable attitude now would clearly be inappropriate.
At a time like this, as a representative of the Tao Family, he had to show an appropriate determination to stem the tide. Otherwise, incidents where everyone piled on once someone fell often spread from a single point to the whole. That would be no small matter, but a domino effect.
After the trouble involving the Tao Family, several people under Tao Chuhong with somewhat shady connections in their circles had wanted to teach Su Can of Nanjing University a lesson. But that slap from Tao Zi had indeed made Tao Chuhong rein in their eagerness to act. If Li Luo thought he, Tao Zi, would do anything to harm Su Can in Shanghai, however, he was underestimating him far too much.
Nanning Group had been stopped in Southwest China, but Tao Zi was not so petty that he would expend effort on Su Can just to vent his anger.
Still, it was clear that the Tao Family's eastern