Chapter 1041: Make Him Pay

At this moment, Yan Zhengxiong clenched his jaw tight and ground out through his teeth:

"After your father died, the Yan Family went through an extremely difficult period, constantly suppressed by Mainland Group. If I hadn’t held on with everything I had, the Yan Family might’ve been swallowed up by Mainland Group long ago."

Having said that, he looked up at Yan Kejun, both hands gripping his arms tightly, his expression solemn.

"Kejun, I admit, in the past I really did resort to every possible means, but compared to Lu Jihan’s father, my methods are nothing at all! Think about it another way, if I hadn’t done that, if our Yan Family had fallen, where would we have had the strength to hold out until now?!"

"..."

"All these years, Lu Jihan has tried every trick in the book to whitewash Mainland Group, trying to give his father some glorious, positive image. But the older generation knows perfectly well what sort of trash that Lu fellow really was! Now it’s come down to Lu Jihan—like father, like son. You’d better be careful!"

"..."

"Kejun, from here on out, the entire Yan Family is going to depend on you. You must never let the Yan Family fall into the hands of Mainland Group, never let your uncle down, and even more, never disgrace your father."

Yan Kejun clenched his teeth hard, his hands balled into fists, forcing himself to suppress the impulse in his heart.

"A son must pay the debts of his father. Even if that old bastard surnamed Lu escaped, Lu Jihan is his son, so he’s obliged to repay everything for his father! I’ll make the Lu Family pay the price for my parents’ deaths!"

His teeth ground so hard they creaked, veins standing out on the backs of his hands.

"Lu Jihan, from today on, I won’t run away anymore. I’ll personally avenge my parents! I’ll take back everything that should have belonged to the Yan Family!"

In that instant, a cold, vicious sharpness surfaced in his eyes like never before.

Seeing the expression on his face, Yan Zhengxiong nodded in satisfaction and gripped his big hand tightly.

"Kejun, if your parents knew of this filial heart of yours, they could finally rest in peace in the underworld."

Yan Zhengxiong raised his hand and heavily patted Yan Kejun’s shoulder, saying with apparent relief:

"Life, you know, is a very mysterious thing. Back then, when I had you get engaged to Song Yinyin, my initial intention was to borrow the power of the Song Family. At that time, Song Huaizhong still had a certain amount of strength. I never expected Song Yinyin would end up secretly pregnant with Lu Jihan’s child."

"..."

"Maybe it’s your parents, in some unseen way, guiding you, pushing you to avenge them."

Slightly inclining his head, Yan Kejun turned back to look at Yan Zhengxiong.

"Uncle, I finally understand. After all this time, it turns out you really did have my best interests at heart. I wrongly blamed you before. I was too immature. I take back everything I said."

Yan Zhengxiong nodded and let out a light sigh.

"It’s all in the past, so let’s not bring it up again. I didn’t take it to heart anyway. But as for you, there’s something I have to remind you of."

"Uncle, whatever you have to say, please just say it."

Letting out a low "mm," Yan Zhengxiong said sternly, "Now that you understand what’s at stake, you absolutely cannot put personal feelings above the mission again. Numbers have no feelings."

At those words, Yan Kejun’s gaze trembled slightly.

He knew Yan Zhengxiong was talking about Song Yinyin.

He didn’t speak, just listened quietly as Yan Zhengxiong went on:

"A truly outstanding businessman, especially when competition reaches a white-hot stage, must always keep a cool head."

"I’m sorry, Uncle, I really was too impulsive before, I..."

Yan Zhengxiong raised his hand, cutting off his apology. "Nothing in this world is absolute. The business arena is like a battlefield, but in my eyes it’s even more like a contest of skill—and an art."