NOVEL WEB Chapter 99: Selling a Daughter for Glory!
Reception room.
Although Chu Feifei was very curious about what her father wanted to talk about with Jiang Feng, Chu Renxiong didn't intend to let her listen, so unfortunately, Chu Feifei could only take Nangong Qingcheng and a few other ladies to the lounge upstairs to wait.
"Mr. Jiang, what kind of tea do you like?" With everyone gone, Chu Renxiong glanced at the tea leaves on the tea cabinet and asked Jiang Feng with a smile.
"Anything." Jiang Feng sat on the sofa, his expression calm.
"Then let's have some wild tea, it's not very famous, but the taste is quite nice." Chu Renxiong smiled, then took a can of wild tea and personally brewed it at the tea table.
If Zhou Zikun and others were here to see this scene, they would be very surprised. When had Chu Renxiong ever brewed tea for someone else? Such treatment is probably something no one would dream of!
"Mr. Jiang, I know you are angry with me. In fact, I have indeed wronged you, and here I sincerely apologize to you." Chu Renxiong finished brewing the tea, poured a small cup, handed it to Jiang Feng, and said with a sincere smile.
"President Chu, you overestimate things. You haven't done anything to wrong me; you just did what you deemed 'right' at specific times, as you are doing now." Jiang Feng did not take the cup of tea, remaining unperturbed.
"Hearing Mr. Jiang say such things, I suppose you still can't forgive me." Chu Renxiong could only put down the tea cup with a bitter smile, "That's right; if it were me, knowing someone had repaid kindness with enmity, I wouldn't easily forgive either."
"President Chu, I only want to know the reason." Jiang Feng said lightly, "No matter what, I saved your daughter, didn't I? Don't say you stood by and did nothing, you almost pushed me into the fire -- if I hadn't once again exceeded your expectations, I might already have become a pile of remains at the Zidong Construction Site."
"Since Mr. Jiang put it so plainly, there's no point in hiding it. I have my reasons." Chu Renxiong looked into Jiang Feng's eyes and said bitterly, "I admit, allowing Mr. Scar to act against you was my fault. In this matter, I was ruthless. From this perspective, even if you scold me for repaying kindness with ingratitude, it wouldn't be too much. I, Chu Renxiong, am worthless."
"The person who acted against me was Mr. Scar?" Jiang Feng suddenly asked.
"Mr. Jiang didn't know?" Chu Renxiong was slightly surprised.
"I only know that it was Tiger, under his command, who acted against me. Before Tiger died, he only confessed Ma Chi and Jian Hongsheng. I suspected Mr. Scar's involvement, but I didn't have evidence." Jiang Feng said calmly.
"If that's the case, the twenty men under Tiger, and Ma Chi who died at the Rose Garden Villa, all of them were at the hands of Mr. Jiang?" Chu Renxiong felt somewhat heavy-hearted. Although he had long expected both incidents were related to Jiang Feng, hearing Jiang Feng's personal admission still left him very shocked!
"And the collapse of Jian Group, along with Jian Yu's black ledger, that was your doing too, wasn't it?" Chu Renxiong asked again.
"Did Mr. Scar consult you before making a move against me?" Jiang Feng answered the question with another question, looking at Chu Renxiong.
"How is that possible?" Chu Renxiong gave a bitter smile, "Mr. Jiang, you're not unaware of the situation in Binhai. I, Mr. Scar, and that Wu Zetian from West City have always been in a three-way stalemate, minding our own business. Although we divide territories and boundaries, the private conflicts have never stopped, with tensions building up for a long time, and a great battle looms -- before acting, would Mr. Scar consider my opinion?"
"You don't need to tell me about your matters, just get to the point." Jiang Feng was not interested in the power struggles between the three major figures and did not want to listen.
"The point is, I tacitly allowed Mr. Scar to move against you, all for my daughter!" Chu Renxiong stood up and walked towards the floor-to-ceiling window with melancholy.
"Chu Feifei?" This answer was unexpected to Jiang Feng, giving him a slight pause.
"Yes, if it weren't for Feifei, how could I have done such an ungrateful thing?" Chu Renxiong said with a self-deprecating smile, "Mr. Jiang, you should have noticed that Feifei has a special feeling for you. In fact, since you rescued her from the wild mountains, Feifei has never forgotten you."
"As Feifei's father, I have never seen her so enthusiastic about a man, constantly urging me to inquire about your whereabouts every day, even supervising me to send people throughout Binhai to look for you. Ha, I know what that means, as the ancients said, a life-saving grace must be repaid with marriage, and such a thing happened to my daughter."
Jiang Feng frowned, recalling the happiness Chu Feifei showed every time she was with him. It turned out it wasn't a coincidence; Chu Feifei actually had such feelings for him?
With this realization, he felt somewhat complicated inside.
"But Mr. Jiang, you know, in the world of martial arts, one is not in control of oneself. Even I have many helpless situations."
Chu Renxiong shifted his tone, his face reflecting deep powerlessness again: "To outsiders, my life seems mostly successful; ruling over South City, standing at the peak, regarded by others with awe as the underground emperor. But who can really know that every step I take feels like walking on thin ice, as if on the edge of an abyss! The fact that I reached today is luck, yet my next step could lead me into hell, never to return!"
Jiang Feng watched Chu Renxiong without expression, guessing his intentions in saying these things to him.
"Under these circumstances, I must find a way out for myself, and also for my brothers who fought with me to build the Jiangshan, to ensure that when the time comes, we don't die too horribly." Chu Renxiong sighed helplessly.
"Is the support you've found related to Chu Feifei?" Jiang Feng quickly grasped the situation and asked.
"Mr. Jiang, you're very perceptive!" Chu Renxiong glanced at Jiang Feng again, feeling somewhat deeply impressed with him by now, "Indeed! It's the young master of the Huangfu Family in the Provincial City. Once he came to Binhai and took a liking to Feifei, we then reached an agreement. When the time is right, he will propose marriage -- so, I had no choice; before that, I must ensure Feifei doesn't develop feelings for other men, or else I couldn't explain myself."
"Feifei surely doesn't know about this, does she? That's not fair to her." Jiang Feng said calmly.
"Mr. Jiang, like I said, I have no choice. Sometimes, the higher one stands, the more one realizes their insignificance. The Huangfu Family in the Provincial City is like a big tree, and it's comfortable in the shade. If we hold on tight to it, we can enjoy our later years in peace. Otherwise, I can't be sure how long I can sit in this position."
"This is using Chu Feifei as a bargaining chip in a transaction; saying it's selling your daughter for glory wouldn't be an exaggeration, would it?" Jiang Feng sneered, "Unfortunately, Chu Feifei respects you as her father. If one day she finds out you always intended to use her, sacrificing her life for your safety, she will most likely be heartbroken!"
Chu Renxiong was shocked to hear this!
Indeed, he had considered that outcome too, but he never dared to face or acknowledge such a reality!
"Mr. Jiang speaks my mind. Besides you, no one else dares to say such words to my face." Chu Renxiong forced a smile, "However, recently I've been reflecting on myself and wavering on my decision, because compared to allying with the Huangfu family, I see another turning point in the situation."
"What turning point?" Jiang Feng asked.
"The turning point lies—Mr. Jiang, it's with you!" Chu Renxiong turned his head to look directly into Jiang Feng's eyes!