Tang Yifeng blocking Lu Chenghe like this was, at most, a way to test his attitude. If there was still room for maneuver, then even sacrificing most of the Tang family wouldn’t matter. China’s domestic market was so vast, and once this crisis passed, the flesh that had been eaten away would eventually grow back.
He truly hadn’t expected the Lu brothers to be so ruthless when they joined forces. He couldn’t even wrap his head around it. He had merely touched his little lover, so why did it provoke such a relentless, wolf-like pursuit?
It was just a lover—nothing more—and a man at that. Was it really worth such a huge fuss?
He even began to wonder if the Lu Corporation was just using this as an excuse to annex the Tang Corporation, using a convenient pretext to make the takeover look less ugly.
Back when the Lu Corporation made their move, Tang Yifeng hadn’t sat still—he had tried to rally allies. The Lu family’s rise had certainly blocked the paths of many others. He had thought that with him taking the lead, even if the others only came along to stir up trouble and fish in muddy waters, bringing the Lu Corporation down was only a matter of time. After all, even ants can bite an elephant to death.
But to his surprise, every single one of them politely declined. Despite it being a golden opportunity, that cowardly bunch only dared to hide and shrink back.
What Tang Yifeng didn’t know was that it wasn’t that no one was tempted. Some people had considered leading the charge. If things went south, they could always back out in time. And if the Lu Corporation could truly be taken down, it would be an unbelievably massive cake to feast on.
Unfortunately, all those with restless ambitions were suppressed by their elders. Not to mention the Lu brothers’ maternal relatives, some were flourishing in the court like the midday sun, while others ruled outside the court like kings. And the Lu family itself? Not a bunch to be underestimated. Don’t be fooled by their surface-level warmth and gen