Chapter 133 - A box of thoughts (1/2)

”It's not someone from the legendary family. Since our families had unsaid rules that we will not interfere in the matter of other's families battle of inheritance..”

Xiong Zhi stopped at this as an ugly memory resurfaced in her mind.

It was true that no families, the legendary families, should interfere in other family's problems. Unless the heads of both of the family reached an agreement. Like how she was engaged to Guan Gao Huan.

But these unsaid rules were broken by Xiong Duyue by asking Gao Huan's help to manipulate the Xiong's shares.

So this unsaid rules could be broken anytime.

But since she had heard things from the rooftop, Xiong Zhi did not need to think much or look far away. The 'father' in Lu Yin Ze's monologue was the most suspicious.

So she asked Linfeng to confirm.

”Is Lu Yin Ze's father powerful?” Xiong Zhi was not really well informed regarding the four legendary families.

Linfeng smiled. It seems like his plans to introduce the four legendary families inside information needed to be taught to Xiong Zhi earlier than expected.

”Yes, he is.”

”Is he enough to threaten Master Lu?”

”No. Master Lu has Lu Empire. He was called a Lion in the business circle for a reason. He would not be threatened by a mere businessman who owned just 'half' of what he has.”

Xiong Zhi was surprised to hear the word 'half'.

Lu Yin Ze's father was that powerful?!

The Xiong, Guan, Tang, and Lu empire are the empires that have been long rooted in the business industry for hundreds of years. They acc.u.mulated their wealth all those years to become what they are.

So to compare that a man has a half a network on that kind of empire was strikingly terrifying. Especially, if the origins of that company were not that long as the empires.

For some reason, Xiong Zhi wanted to know about this 'man'. The 'cruel father' in Lu Yin Ze's monologue. She felt that if she was to grow in this industry, she needed to be on guard with this company. Or to say to that man. If IHZHI grew and grew at an astonishing speed, like the four years span she promised to her Old Man, it was undoubtedly that their companies would both clash. They might even meet personally.

This premonition of her's would actually come in the years to come.

”He is...actually enough. With a bit of connection and some pull of the strings, he might put the first young master to the heir position.”

Linfeng's eyes glinted. He was convinced that with Xiong Zhi's way of thinking, she would become a great figure in this industry in the future.

He intentionally played with words and she got the hint instantly. He was really impressed.

”Not to mention, if they pull some tricks they had a 50% chance of winning,” Linfeng added.

Xiong Zhi's eyes flickered.

'Pull some tricks.'

Dirty schemes.

Like how she was schemed to hand her shares to Xiong Duyue. Her kidnapping as well.

”So..how it connects to this box?”

Linfeng knew that Xiong Zhi's conjectures was on the right track. It was so right that it might lead to some discoveries later on. And it was not something that Linfeng wanted to open for now. It could wait later.

So for now, he would start at this simple box. Why he picked it, why he didn't hand it to Old Lu, and why he was showing it to her.

'Oh yeah, the box.' Xiong Zhi's mind returned to the box.

She stared at it while she fell on deep thoughts. Her gaze was boring to the box.

The sound of the soft engine was the only thing that breaking the silence.

They arrived at the gate of the Xiong Mansion.

Linfeng raised his hand to Mr. Ji to indicate to stop the car from entering. The car stopped. The engine stopped. There was a deafening silence in the car.

Linfeng was patient as he waited for Xiong Zhi to organize her thoughts. He could see she was in deep thoughts with her gaze far away and sometimes the furrowing of her brows. Her lips were tightly shut. His eyes then traveled to the side of her splendid neck. To her collar bone and to the up and down of her chest. Then it traveled down further, to the beautiful ocean dress. There were some tiny silver-blue and silver-green threads shaped in a lily flower in her dress. He just only recognized it after staring at the dress. So this made her dress glittered with silver-blue lights and sliver green in lights under the spotlight. As well as in the dark. This was really beautiful.

'It suited her nicely.'

His eyes were still scanning her, taking advantage while Xiong Zhi was in deep thoughts.

”I think-”

Her soft and smooth voice breaks the silence. Linfeng's eyes returned to her face.

To her beautiful sculpted face.

'How can a human be so beautiful?' This thought crossed Linfeng's mind.

”I think this box is a bomb.” Xiong Zhi said seriously.