Chapter 54: Reversal and Flip

Liu Yue tilted her head and sneered, "My dad doesn't dare, but my mom does."

"Back when you were cheating, it wasn't like my mom never beat you up for Auntie Chen."

"I remember that time, you hired people to ruin Auntie Chen's reputation, and at a banquet my mom beat the hell out of you too, just like your son."

Sun Biao instantly clenched his fists—that was the darkest stain on his life.

Shen Mo stood off to the side, stunned.

【Holy crap, did I just learn from my mother-in-law? That feels amazing.】

【Still, I put Sun Zhichao in the hospital—am I really going to be okay?】

Liu Yue smiled smugly. Of course there's no problem; even if they beat Sun Biao into the hospital right here today, it would still be fine.

We've got a trump card, no fear.

The scene turned awkward; after getting slapped once more, Sun Zhichao's mother didn't dare speak again.

The police officer beside them was quite helpless, but still braced himself and said, "We reviewed the surveillance. It is indeed true that your son, Mr. Sun, started the trouble."

Though a little afraid of Liu Yue, Sun Zhichao's mother hurriedly said, "So that means he can put my son in the hospital?"

The police officer explained helplessly, "Mr. Shen is indeed also at fault, so I suggest we settle this."

That's right—settle it.

The police officer really couldn't be bothered to deal with this kind of wealthy-family mess.

Sun Biao's eyes flickered as he thought it over.

Just then, Zhou Yue walked in led by a young police officer, carrying coffee and milk tea in her hands.

Zhou Yue cheerfully handed one to each person. The police officer hurriedly refused, and Zhou Yue said with a smile, "You had to respond to a call so late at night and it delayed your getting off work—we feel bad about it."

"Please don't stand on ceremony."

The police officer was helpless, but just set it aside without drinking.

That stuff could be drunk anytime—except now.

After Zhou Yue sat down in front of Sun Biao, her eyes instantly went cold, and she said in a cold voice, "Uncle, your son went a bit too far, didn't he?"

"My sister never provoked him, and he went straight for her reputation."

"Are you going to give our family an explanation for this?"

Sun Biao laughed out of anger—two juniors daring to stand before him and raise their voices.

Neither side would back down, a sight that left the police officer helpless.

Sun Biao said coldly, "Where's the proof?"

"My son just made a joke, and then got beaten up. I don't accept that."

Shen Mo's heart was pounding.

【What do we do now?】

【Maybe I should call Shen Yilong—wonder if he'd even bother to step in.】

Liu Yue gripped Shen Mo's hand. Honey, don't be afraid, it's not a big deal.

Looking at the unyielding Sun Biao, Liu Yue said softly, "Since you won't back down, the scene of our confrontation will be trending tomorrow."

"Including the footage from the hotel."

"The young master of the Sun family, loudly mocking people, cursing people out."

"And Sun Zhichao's past scandals will all be uploaded in an instant."

"Tell me—who stands to lose more then?"

Sun Biao was furious, but there was nothing he could do.

Who told him his son was useless and had too many handles on him.

Sun Biao and Sun Zhichao's mother left in a fury.

Shen Mo left with Liu Yue as well.

Not long after everyone left, Liu Yue had a restaurant under her name send some late-night snacks to the two officers, thanking them for their hard work.

On the way home, Liu Yue told Shen Mo about the Sun family's dark history.

"Sun Zhichao's mother is a mistress—Sun Biao's white moonlight. His dad and the Sun family's official wife, Auntie Chen, built the business from scratch together."

"Auntie Chen has no children, but she holds half the shares of Sun Biao's company."

Shen Mo was stunned and blurted out, "Doesn't that mean Auntie Chen is in danger at any moment?"

Liu Yue nodded, then shook her head: "Yes and no. As a woman who built everything from nothing, Auntie Chen is very shrewd. After confirming Sun Biao's affair and being unable to divorce immediately, she had all her shares and assets notarized—if she dies, everything goes to the state." Shen Mo sucked in a cold breath. Ruthless.

【But why not just divorce?】

"Why not divorce?"

He asked whatever came to mind.

Liu Yue said with a strange expression, "Auntie Chen said she's gambling."

"Gambling on who lives longer—herself or Sun Biao."

"If Auntie Chen wins the gamble, she takes the whole company, and Sun Zhichao and his mother will have worked for decades for nothing."

Shen Mo smacked his lips. That's badass.

"But that doesn't add up either—Sun Zhichao spends plenty of money now, so isn't she still losing out?"

"What if Sun Biao transfers assets?"

Liu Yue laughed, and Zhou Yue, sitting in the front, spoke up: "The money Sun Zhichao spends now is all earned by himself."

"That bastard is a beast, but he really does have something going for him."

Liu Yue briefed Shen Mo on how Sun Biao and Auntie Chen deal with each other.

The two of them are now gambling on who will live longer.

Aunt Chen can't take money out to spend on others, and Sun Biao can't do it either.

The two of them keep out of each other's way at the company, running it together.

The situation now is: if Aunt Chen survives, then all of Sun Biao's assets go to Aunt Chen.

If Sun Biao survives, then Aunt Chen's assets will all be confiscated by the state.

Either way, Sun Biao suffers.

The money Sun Zhichao used to start his business was all of Sun Biao's pre-marital assets—Sun Biao turned the whole house upside down and hired lawyers who worked for days and nights just to dig it out.

Unfortunately, even that got ambushed by Aunt Chen, so that within the industry connections Sun Biao gave him, Sun Zhichao couldn't land any big deals, and he didn't have the ability to carve out a new track on his own either.

Of course, Sun Zhichao isn't completely without ability—relying on himself, he now runs several small companies, holds sole control, and is doing quite comfortably.

Shen Mo understood and said, "Badass."

【These wealthy families are all a joke.】

Liu Yue nodded, "That's right, wealthy families are all a joke."

Liu Yue then told Shen Mo some of the rotten things Sun Zhichao had done.

In high school he bullied classmates; in college he tricked his girlfriend into believing he had depression, made her accompany him in suffering through starting a business to support him, and once he had money, he kicked her aside.

No "chase-wife crematorium" redemption arc—true to that saying, if he doesn't love you, he just doesn't love you.

Sun Zhichao also tried to find a rich second-generation girlfriend to live off of, but ended up being rejected out of disgust.

After a pause, Liu Yue said to Shen Mo with a smile: "He's jealous of you."

Shen Mo also laughed: "That's right, he's jealous of me."

While chatting, the car had already arrived at Zhao Yanyan's place.

It was Zhao Yanyan's villa—Liu Yue, Zhao Yanyan, and Zhou Yue were going to have a sisters' party.

Shen Mo successfully sneaked in.

That night, Shen Mo stayed alone.

Early the next morning, Sun Zhichao's affairs still made the trending searches.

All the scummy things Sun Zhichao had done in the past were dug up and hammered down solid.

The one furiously hammering was a hidden figure in the second-generation circle, named Qin Lei.

This incident startled Liu Yue, Shen Mo, and the others.

Not long after, everyone learned that Qin Lei was a fan of Zhou Fei's books.

This guy normally had no other hobbies—he just loved reading romance novels.

When his favorite author got screwed over, he immediately stepped forward to furiously hammer the culprit.

Sun Zhichao's reputation broke out of the circle entirely, and the "scumbag" title went viral nationwide.

The key point is that Sun Zhichao and Sun Biao still couldn't retaliate against Qin Lei, because the Qin Family runs an investment company with tentacles spread across the entire country and no main operating business of its own.

(End of chapter)