Chapter 170: Worse Than a Beast

The less capable a person is, the more they like to blame heaven and others; Sheng Yukai is exactly like that right now.

He blames all his mistakes on Sheng Hai, arguing with him in loud and soft tones.

The father and son start arguing in the Study, and in a fit of rage, Sheng Hai says: "You useless thing, don't think that I have no successors after you. Even if Sheng Zerong doesn't want to take over the Sheng Family, don't forget I have other sons, and every one of them is no worse than you!"

This sentence shocks Sheng Yukai; he falls to his knees before his father with a "Thump—" and tearfully begs for forgiveness: "Dad, you can't do that. I am your favorite son, aren't I? I'll change, I will definitely change..."

Sheng Hai believes him, and even feels a bit smug inside.

Had he known that intimidating his son would work, he would have used this tactic long ago. Sheng Hai deliberately puts on a stern face to lecture him, and Sheng Yukai bows his head to accept it all, his attitude submissive.

Sheng Hai is too busy feeling smug and doesn't notice the fierce glint flashing in his son's eyes at all!

Just as he finishes lecturing and turns around, Sheng Yukai grabs the desk lamp from the table and smashes it hard against the back of his neck...

Sheng Hai turns his head back, stares at him in disbelief, and then collapses limply to the floor.

Sheng Yukai doesn't stop there; he wraps both hands around his father's neck... "Bang!" The door opens, and Bai Xue rushes in, her face turning deathly pale with fright. She tries to stop her son: "A Kai, A Kai, what are you doing? He is your father, you can't do this."

Sheng Yukai's eyes reveal a fierce light, his former ruthlessness returning. He snaps at his mother: "What are you yelling for? Keep your voice down."

So Bai Xue lowers her voice, but still begs her son bitterly, not letting him kill his father: "A Kai, you can't. He is your father; you will face retribution if you do this."

Sheng Yukai is completely indifferent: "Retribution? When I burned the old man to death, why didn't you say I would face retribution? You're just afraid of becoming a widow if he dies, right? It's fine, I don't object to you remarrying."

"But there is one thing: you can remarry, no problem, but you must find me a rich stepfather so I can inherit another fortune!"

Bai Xue looks as if she doesn't recognize her son; she collapses to the floor, cold sweat dripping continuously down her cheeks.

Is this her son?

The son she pinned her hopes on and treasured from childhood is actually such a scoundrel?

"Ugh..."

A faint whimpering sound comes from Sheng Hai's throat, and his fingers twitch once.

Not good, he will wake up soon!

Sheng Yukai is greatly alarmed; today, either Sheng Hai dies or he lives—only one of the father and son can survive.

He knows just how ruthless his father is; since he has already formed the intent to kill, there is absolutely no turning back!

Sheng Yukai grips his father's neck tightly with both hands, muttering incessantly: "Dad, don't blame me. 'A man must be ruthless to succeed'—this is what you taught me. If I don't strangle you today, you'll be able to kill me. You have several other sons to carry on the line, so you should be able to rest in peace..."

Sheng Hai begins to struggle, his eyes wide open, his eyeballs bulging out.

Because his neck is being gripped by his son, his face turns blue and purple, and he grabs Sheng Yukai's hands tightly, trying to pry them off!

Seeing this, Bai Xue comes over to help, pushing her son hard: "A Kai, let go! A Kai, don't be impulsive, let go quickly. You'll regret it if you don't..."

"Get lost!"

Sheng Yukai kicks his mother far away, then releases his father's neck, only to grab the desk lamp lying on the floor in the next instant and smash the solid copper base hard against his father's head...

Fresh blood flows down his forehead, and before Sheng Hai closes his eyes, the corners of his mouth lift, looking as if he is quite gratified.

Sheng Yukai hugs the desk lamp tightly to his chest, fearing his father might pounce on him.

The thing he worried about doesn't happen; the blood on Sheng Hai's head flows more and more, and his face turns paler and paler... Fearing the blood will flow outside and be seen by the servants, Sheng Yukai frantically sweeps the books and documents in the Study onto the floor, stuffing them into the gap under the door!

But these are too hard and don't have very good absorption, so he stands up again to pull down the curtains. Glancing at his mother out of the corner of his eye, he realizes she is huddled in the corner, staring at the bloodstains on the floor in terror!

He pulls down the curtains to wrap Sheng Hai, but the bloodstains on the floor just won't wipe clean!

Sheng Yukai needs a helper, but Bai Xue remains huddled in the corner, motionless, muttering to herself: "I am a mushroom, I am a big mushroom..."

"Mom, what's wrong with you?"

Sheng Yukai senses something is wrong and waves his hand in front of his mother's eyes. His hands are covered in blood, but Bai Xue stares blankly as if she doesn't see it, repeating only those two sentences over and over.

Seeing her son kill her husband right in front of her, Bai Xue suffers a severe shock—she has gone insane.

Sheng Yukai dismisses all the servants in the house, then transports Sheng Hai's body out in the middle of the night, drives to the seaside, and throws it directly into the ocean!

After disposing of the body, he returns home to clean up the Study. Bai Xue is still squatting in the corner in the same position, motionless.

Her gaze is still just as vacant, but she no longer mutters.

She has already decided that she is a mushroom; how could a mushroom still speak human language?

Sheng Yukai has no time to deal with her. He busies himself upstairs and downstairs all night, first burning the bloodstained books, curtains, and the bloodstained clothes he changed out of in the kitchen.

Then he carries water to scrub the Study, busy all night long; by daybreak, he finally wipes it clean so no bloodstains are visible on the surface!

Sheng Hai's sudden disappearance doesn't cause a ripple in Jiangzhou, other than a few women and children outside whispering about it.

However, the commotion Bai Xue causes is not small, because she is sent to a mental hospital again. Unlike last time, when it was clearly someone framing her, this time she is truly mentally ill.

She doesn't recognize anyone, not even her own son.

After the Sheng Group and Dingsheng Group merge, the two groups each take one character to form the name of the new group!

The Sheng Group uses the first character "Sheng" from Sheng Clan, and the Dingsheng Group takes the first character "Ding" from Dingsheng, so the new group name is freshly baked—it's still called Dingsheng Group!

This is Shi Youxuan's idea; once the proposal is out, basically everyone agrees.

Of course, there are dissenting voices; Sheng Yukai objects, and his reason for objecting is what everyone sees: "Is this called a name change? It's the same as not changing it."

Sheng Hanyu says coldly: "You can think of it that way."

Shi Youxuan smiles charmingly: "Don't worry about the details. Isn't everyone's common goal to make money? As long as we can make money, make the Sheng Family strong, and fulfill Grandpa's last wish, what does the name matter?"

"If Grandpa has a spirit in heaven, he would surely be happy to know the two families have become one..."

She says it nicely on the surface, but in reality, every word stabs at Sheng Yukai's heart!

When Sheng Yukai killed the old man, it was because he was afraid the Sheng Clan's right to speak would fall into Sheng Hanyu's hands. As a result, the power he risked so much to obtain is handed over again in such a short time.

Sheng Hanyu has been holding onto the evidence of Sheng Yukai killing Grandpa, enduring it without releasing it, just for this day!

To let Sheng Yukai see with his own eyes that the Sheng Family would eventually fall into his hands—not sneakily, but openly and honestly into his, Sheng Hanyu's, hands!

Now that the goal is reached, it is time to send Sheng Yukai to Prison and make him pay the price he deserves for the evil deeds he has done.

But at this moment, the two of them discover that Sheng Hai has disappeared.