126 FEIGNING IGNORANCE (2/2)

Hu Lei laughed at his serious demeanour. If she knew anything about him, he would be stalking her movements remotely or by proxy. Of course, she would not expose him.

”I am not that easy to bully. Plus I have nothing to fear because I have the emperor backing me up, right?” She smiled slyly.

Zhong Feng did not know what manner of evil things she was thinking, but he did not care. As long as she could keep smiling, he would do anything. He hugged her tighter into his arms.

”Mmmh, you can even walk sideways if you want.” He responded complacently.

The Murong Clan was one of the influential families in Supreme. Though they were not powerhouses, their family name could be mentioned in the same breath as the Bei Gong Clan. Unfortunately, like other clans, there were some internal wars.

After all, not many families had a smooth plan for succession like the Zhong family. Typically, everyone wanted to be the one controlling the family fortune, and there was no trick too low or method too dirty on the upward climb.

The Murong people were currently embroiled in this type of internal battle. Simply speaking, the fight for the rights of inheritance of the position of chairman of their company and potential family head was reaching its climax.

Elder Murong had declared that he was retiring. If nothing went wrong, the constant delay about this matter would be over. On several occasions, he had threatened to leave the corporate world, but he always had a foot and a hand in the company matters.

The most distressed person about this matter was Murong Cheng. Even though he had tried hard, he knew that he was at a disadvantage in the war. In fact, everyone knew that it was a foregone matter that his brother would take the crown.

His brother, Murong Hong, was older than him. Moreover, his son, Murong Ming, had showed his outstanding talent even though he was young.

Murong Cheng felt that he was not badly off. Though one of his daughters was just an actor, she was talented and had become a shining beacon in the city. Countless influential families were dying to ask for Murong Yue's hand in marriage.

His other daughter was not as beautiful as Yue, but her brains were superior. In fact, Murong Yan's brain was much better than her cousin Ming's. However, the Murong Clan had always been one that favoured boys over girls, so she had not had a chance to shine.

Fortunately, he had a trump card named Fai. He did not like this child because he did not know his origin for sure. Also, he had only known him for a short period. He knew that there was a high likelihood that he was the son of Lu Liang's previous husband.

However, there was no forbidden method when it came to struggling for power. Furthermore, the bastard child needed to provide payment for all the resources that had been put into him over the last few years.

If it was not for the sake of inheritance, he would have banished him. For now, he would feign ignorance. After all, he had never conducted a paternity test. If he had, he would lose his plausible deniability, and his opponent could take advantage of his actions.

”Husband, are you very worried about this matter?” A gentle voice asked.

Murong Cheng looked up and saw Lu Liang bringing him tea. He smiled. Even though he was dissatisfied with the matter of that child, he liked his wife. Perhaps it was not the love he had had for his first wife. But it was a solid partnership. Overall, he found her quite satisfying.

”I do not know what is going on in the old man's mind.” He responded.

”Do not worry. I have a plan.” She smiled.