Chapter 3697

Miami's wealthy district differs from Beverly Hills and the Bay Area's affluent neighborhoods; here, the top tycoons mostly live on artificial islands near the coastline rather than on land, and some of these artificial islands even lack bridges or roads for cars, requiring a helicopter or yacht to return home.

The Getty family's mansion is located on Miami's most expensive wealthy island, where property prices are nearly the highest in the entire United States, far exceeding those of Manhattan, Beverly Hills, and Hawaii Island.

Coming from a tangible industry background, the Getty family places great importance on appearances; their mansion here occupies nearly one-third of an island, forming an island estate composed of multiple mansions joined together, with the island situated about one mile from the coastline, and a set of supporting mansions along the coast serving as a transfer point where vehicles are usually parked; to return home, one must first drive to the transfer station, then switch to a helicopter or yacht.

After Ye Chen arrived at the coastline and figured out the layout here, he planned to silently head alone to the island where the Getty family resides, waiting there for the emissary of the Purging Clarity Association to appear.

Naturally, to land on the island, one cannot take a yacht or helicopter; with his strength, walking on water would get him there in minutes, and even bringing Lin Wan'er along would pose no problem, but the trouble lies in how to arrange Lin Wan'er afterward.

Based on the experience gained from Song Ruoyu, although the emissary may not necessarily be a member of the Wu family, there is a high probability they are a cultivator; Ye Chen himself would not fear being discovered alone, but if Lin Wan'er were added, the variables would increase significantly.

According to Ye Chen's plan, if he encounters the emissary of the Purging Clarity Association tonight, he will secretly monitor them, follow the clues to trace them back, and first locate the garrison of the Left Military Governor's Office.

If he can clarify the entire personnel structure of the Left Military Governor's Office, that would be ideal.

Therefore, before setting out, he must first arrange Lin Wan'er properly.

Thus, Ye Chen said to Lin Wan'er: "Miss Lin, why don't I have Steve arrange a safe place for you to rest temporarily? I'll go to the Getty family's side myself, and after I finish my business, I'll come find you again."

Lin Wan'er also knew she definitely could not follow Ye Chen, so she smiled and nodded, saying: "I, your servant, will obey whatever the Young Master arranges."

Ye Chen nodded and immediately called Steve.

When the call connected, he asked Steve: "Hey, Steve, what are you up to?"

Steve hurriedly lowered his voice and said: "Mr. Ye, I'm chatting with Robert and that little bastard's girlfriend about everyday matters—this is just me waiting for your next instructions."

Ye Chen grunted in acknowledgment and said: "You've worked hard; there are two things: one is for you to arrange an absolutely safe place in Miami for Miss Lin to stay temporarily, preferably by sending someone directly to pick her up at the dock; the other is, after you pick up Miss Lin, you can let Robert and his girlfriend go back first."

Steve immediately replied respectfully: "No problem, Mr. Ye; we also have many industries and subordinates in Miami, I'll arrange people right now to properly settle Miss Lin!"

Ten minutes later, a luxurious yacht docked at the largest berth of the pier; Steve called Ye Chen to inform him that this yacht was the one he arranged to pick up Lin Wan'er, and the Rothschild family would take Lin Wan'er to their own island, where a professional security team ensures absolute safety.

After Ye Chen saw Lin Wan'er onto the yacht, he stepped onto the water in the night sea and strode straight toward the Getty family's estate.

At the same time, Rachel Getty and Robert drove back to Stanford together.

On the way back, Robert said with a bewildered expression: "I've been thinking all night, but I still can't figure out why my great-grandfather asked me to have dinner, or what exactly the background of that Chen surname brother and sister is tonight."

Rachel quickly urged him: "Didn't your great-grandfather tell you? Don't talk nonsense when you go back, and don't discuss any details with your parents."

Robert shook his head seriously and said: "He says what he says, but fundamentally, I am closest to my parents; he's merely my grandfather's elder brother."

Rachel shook her head sternly and said: "If you think that way, then in your lineage, you will eventually become like your grandfather—just a collateral branch of this family—and your inheritance rights will definitely not fall to you."

Robert immediately exclaimed in shock: "Why?"

Rachel said sternly: "Because you don't understand how to pick a side!"

As she spoke, Rachel continued: "Whether you can become the heir of your lineage is not decided by your parents, but by your grandfather; first, your father must prevail among his brothers for you to have a chance at inheritance rights, and even if your father prevails, you still have to compete with your brothers; if there is even the slightest deviation, you will be eliminated!"

Robert's expression froze instantly as he carefully asked Rachel: "My dear, what do you mean?"

Rachel said sternly: "First, you must ensure that among your brothers, you possess an unmatched competitiveness that others cannot surpass; this way, you can secure your future position as your father's primary heir, thus securing a foundation—no matter how much your father inherits from your grandfather, you will be entitled to 80%."

Saying this, Rachel's expression grew even more solemn as she said word by word: "Second, if your abilities are sufficient, you should find a way to help your father become your grandfather's primary heir; if your father can also inherit 80% from your grandfather, then you will be entitled to 64% of your grandfather's assets—this is the best scenario for you."

Rachel shifted her tone and continued: "But if only you obtain the qualification to inherit from your father, while your father fails to obtain heir status, he may only receive 10% of your grandfather's assets, meaning you would only get 8% of your grandfather's assets—this is a worse situation for you."

Rachel's voice grew colder as she declared without hesitation: "If you yourself fail to become your father's primary heir, then you likely will only receive 10% of your father's assets, and your father again only received 10% of your grandfather's assets, so you can foresee that the worst-case scenario is that you will eventually inherit only 1% of your grandfather's assets."

Upon hearing the mention of 1%, Robert's face instantly turned deathly pale.

He is not someone with much business acumen; in fact, he can be said to be even more pure than the average elite second-generation heir, and being young, he spends his days only thinking about studying, romance, sports, and enjoying life, without having begun to plan for his future.

But now, after hearing Rachel lay out this string of cold numbers, he immediately realized the enormous gap involved.

The difference between his own effort and lack thereof could result in a future net worth differing by tenfold or even eightfold.

The same applies to his father's effort or lack thereof—his future net worth could also differ by tenfold or eightfold.

Although the Rothschild family is very wealthy, their core interests have always been enjoyed only by core members; your grandfather originally had already lost the chance to seize the inheritance, so moving up one level, there is still an identical arithmetic problem: your grandfather at most could obtain assets worth hundreds of billions of US dollars, which would already be considered not bad.

If, by then, you can only obtain 1% of those hundreds of billions in assets, that would amount to merely a few billion US dollars; in Silicon Valley, where the rich walk everywhere, such an amount would be an embarrassment to the Rothschild surname.

But if your father can become your grandfather's primary heir, and you can also become your father's primary heir, then you could at most obtain assets worth sixty-four billion US dollars.

That's a full sixty-fourfold difference—this is truly a chasm as vast as heaven and earth!