Chapter 679: 675. Let

Qiaosilin looked at Kuerdun, then turned her gaze back to Zhang Ran and said softly, "Did Brother Zhang guess this long ago?"

Zhang Ran nodded and then shook his head, saying, "I guessed a little. After all, with your insidious personalities, it's impossible for you to come forward directly, and do you really know all my trump cards now?"

As he spoke, Zhang Ran smiled, his expression quite playful.

"And to test my trump cards, the best way is to find a capital group with similar strength; that way, even if I am hiding something, it will soon be exposed."

"And the most effective and direct method is to incite the Kelton Family, after all, they have a fool in your hands."

The Kelton Family had not sent anyone before; all of their industries had nothing to do with Fengli Finance, and their family was currently in a state of decline.

Some poor operational decisions and investments in previous years had caused them huge losses, and they did not have enough capital to compete for this opportunity.

However, Zhang Ran had still notified them in advance, telling them that if they had time, they could come over, and it would be fine if they were a bit late.

At the time, Kuerdun did not know what Zhang Ran meant by this, but on the way here, he found out.

The Kelton Family indeed had not sent anyone, but they had business partners who came, and some information was still easy to obtain.

And when he learned what Aidan had been doing, Kuerdun felt incredibly angry, but at the same time, he was also somewhat terrified.

This was clearly a situation Zhang Ran had sensed long ago, which was why he had notified him in advance. Could it be that Zhang Ran had left some inside informant in the Rhode Family?

This was just a fleeting thought for Kuerdun, and he immediately realized that if things really developed according to Qiaosilin's design, then their side would definitely suffer heavy losses.

The other guests in the venue were gathered in twos and threes, whispering about various matters.

Although some knew the situation, others did not; they just felt that the atmosphere was wrong.

Moreover, although Zhang Ran and the Luode Xiongmei seemed peaceful, it appeared as if there was some kind of chasm between the two sides.

Another point was that Qiaosilin's attitude had left many people unable to recover their senses even now.

That look in her eyes could not be faked, which meant that Qiaosilin really liked Zhang Ran.

This was huge gossip!

Now, because of Zhang Ran's mystery, a lot of news about him could be talked about with great relish.

Fortunately, these were all so-called upper-class people, so they wouldn't spread this news around casually.

Kuerdun looked at Qiaosilin and said, "Qiaosilin, our child is not worthy of you; you two should divorce."

Qiaosilin chuckled, "If Aidan has no objections, I have no problem at all."

Since this scheme had been exposed, Aidan was of no use to her anymore; divorce was fine, as it would save her from having to look at this face she hated every day.

Kuerdun actually didn't want to do this, but now he had to.

He did not want to go up against Zhang Ran. Although their family did not participate in that incident back then, they were one of the bystanders.

Zhang Ran's crazy retaliation made even him feel terrified, and what made him even more afraid was that Zhang Ran would truly have the heart to abandon wealth that would make countless people green with envy.

This was the real reason Kuerdun did this, because he did not know if Zhang Ran would be the same this time as he was back then.

Furthermore, as Zhang Ran himself said, no one could be sure what other backup plans he had.

"I don't want to divorce." Aidan reacted very intensely; he truly liked Qiaosilin and absolutely did not want to divorce.

Because he understood that once they divorced, it would be truly impossible for him to ever marry Qiaosilin again.

Qiaosilin had never thought much of him to begin with; if it weren't for a marriage of interests, they would never have ended up together.

"What did you say?" Kuerdun's expression immediately turned gloomy.

He was truly angry at his lack of ambition; it was fine before—he was stupid, but not to the point of being hopeless.

How could he not even see such a simple thing now?

"I don't want to divorce Qiaosilin. Dad, I know I was wrong, I won't do it next time," Aidan pleaded.

Kuerdun was truly disappointed this time; there was no more anger in his eyes, only disappointment and indifference.

Although Aidan had been his most incompetent son before, he was still his own son, and he had still held some hope.

But now, he didn't hold any hope at all.

"Since that is what you think, then I won't force you," Kuerdun said.

Aidan was overjoyed, but the next moment, Kuerdun's words made him feel a chill throughout his body: "However, from this moment on, you are no longer a member of our Kelton Family. Everything you do, as well as your personal life and death, has nothing to do with our Kelton Family."

Kuerdun's final words were very firm, and his tone was very cold.

Clearly, he had made up his mind.

Aidan looked at his father, his lips moving as he wanted to say something, but no words came out.

Kuerdun did not look at Aidan again, but instead looked at Zhang Ran and said earnestly, "Mr. Zhang, since things have reached this point, I will state my position."

"Starting from today, the Kelton Family will completely separate from the Rhode Family and will not participate in any matters between you."

"Aidan is also no longer a member of our family; his life and death have nothing to do with us. If he really provokes you, do whatever you must; it has nothing to do with us."

Kuerdun had clearly made up his mind; after all, it was impossible to really act as a pathfinder for the Rhode Family.

Their Kelton Family could no longer afford any more major losses.

Zhang Ran nodded to show he understood.

At this moment, Qiaosilin also spoke up, addressing Aidan; although her tone remained soft, her eyes were very cold.

"Aidan, our twenty-some years of marriage end here. This can be considered fulfilling our marital obligations; let's divorce," Qiaosilin said.

Aidan stared blankly at Qiaosilin, his eyes somewhat numb, but he still said with trembling lips, "Qiaosilin, do you really have no feelings for me at all?"

Qiaosilin looked at him without speaking. Aidan understood what she meant and gave a miserable smile; it turned out it had been his own wishful thinking from beginning to end.

"Dad, I will divorce her," Aidan said with his head lowered.

Kuerdun looked at him without speaking, but Zhang Ran smiled and said, "Old Mr. Kuerdun, although I shouldn't say this, to avoid any conflicts, I will say it anyway."

Before Zhang Ran could say anything specific, Kuerdun said, "Mr. Zhang, please rest assured. From now on, he will only have food and clothing, but no power whatsoever. I will have people watch him."