Chapter 552: The Ferocity Hidden Beneath the Gentle Façade of the Hou Family
Old Master Hou also wanted to know the truth.
According to the information obtained from the Nangong family, Hou Yunjiao spent nearly ten minutes alone in Nangong Chang's room.
During this short period, Nangong Chang suffered severe injuries and was currently barely clinging to life.
Aside from his grandson, who appeared gentle but had the ferocious methods ingrained in the Hou family, who else could have done this masterpiece?
Old Master Hou remained silent for a while before speaking, "Wait until Junxin returns to ask for the specifics. He's in the cabinet and it's inconvenient for him to take calls."
Hou Yirong responded with a word, his mood gloomy.
Every time his third younger brother fell ill, it meant his health weakened a little more.
*Knock knock -*
The door that hadn't been closed was knocked.
Hou Yirong looked up towards the direction of the bedroom door, and her subordinate stood outside.
The subordinate bowed his head. "Second Young Master, Miss Su Jingshu is here to visit."
Hou Yirong frowned, a dark shadow crossing his brows and eyes.
What good feelings could he have for the woman who had once cuckolded him?
"Why did she come?" he asked.
The subordinate replied, "Miss Su didn't say. She only mentioned that she wants to see you."
Hou Yirong was still on the phone with his grandfather.
Old Master Hou also heard the conversation between the two.
"Yirong, it's possible that Jingshu came on behalf of the Nangong family. It's up to you whether you want to see her or not."
After saying these words, Old Master Hou hung up the phone.
Hou Yirong put away his phone, and a mischievous arc curved up at the corner of his lips. Sharp light overflowed from his slender eyes.
He threw his phone aside, stretched his body, and said to the subordinate standing outside the door, "Since Miss Su is visiting, bring her to me. I'll see her alone."
"Yes, Second Young Master."
The subordinate left, and the sound of footsteps gradually faded away.
Huo Yirong stood in the room and snorted lightly.
Even if Su Jingshu had a functioning brain, she shouldn't be seeking help from him for the Nangong family at this time.
He wanted to see just how desperate this woman could be.
Downstairs.
Su Jingshu stood in the Hou family's hall.
She furrowed her brows, her face cold, and her expression unusually serious and distressed.
Previously, when she brought people to the Nangong family, they were stopped by the Hou family's secret guards outside the door.
Just when she was about to force her way in, Bei Jingzhou arrived.
He told her that relying on the Su family alone wouldn't be able to save the Nangong family at this time.
Su Jingshu couldn't listen to him at all and yelled at Bei Jingzhou in a fit of rage.
After venting her emotions, reason returned to her mind.
The Huo family had launched an A-level operation against the Nangong family, and all the industries belonging to the Nangong family were being transferred. This family was about to become an empty shell.
Even if it was a family that had lasted for a hundred years, so what?
With the methods of the Hou family, overturning a family was a matter of a snap of the fingers.
In these past years, it wasn't that the Hou family couldn't take action against the Nangong family; they simply couldn't be bothered.
The life and death of the major families and aristocratic families in the capital city were at the mercy of the Hou family.
This time, it was evident that the Hou family couldn't tolerate the existence of the Nangong family and was taking real action.
If she wanted to save the entire Nangong clan, it was simply wishful thinking.
When Su Jingshu calmed down, Bei Jingzhou suggested that if she wanted to save the Nangong family, she needed to be prepared for the possibility that the Su family would also be destroyed in the capital city.
If she wanted to save only Nangong Chang, she could try going to the Huo family.
After all, the Hou family held the key to the Nan Gong family's fate.
Whether Nangong Chang would live or die depended on whether they nodded or not.
Su Jingshu's emotions calmed down, and she didn't linger outside the NanGong family's gate. Instead, she turned and came to the Hou family.
Bei Jingzhou stood by Su Jingshu's side and saw the subordinate who had gone upstairs earlier appear.
He leaned close to Su Jingshu's ear and whispered, "Miss, someone from the Hou family has come down."
Su Jingshu turned around and locked eyes with the Hou family subordinate coming downstairs.
"Miss Su, the Second Young Master requests your presence."
The Hou family subordinate knew that this woman standing before him had almost become their Second Young Master's wife.
Unfortunately, her actions had caused the failure of the alliance between the two families.
The Hou family subordinate no longer showed the respectful attitude he had in the past when seeing her.
Su Jingshu lowered her gaze slightly and followed the subordinate upstairs.
Bei Jingzhou followed along behind.
The subordinate spoke in a low voice, "Our Second Young Master will only see Miss Su alone."
Upon hearing this, Bei Jingzhou looked at Su Jingshu with a worried expression.
She whispered, "I'll go up by myself. It will be fine."
She didn't have much interaction with Hou Yirong and knew that he wasn't particularly interested in her.
Su Jingshu was also aware of one thing.
That was Hou Yirong's unpredictable, paranoid, and ruthless nature.
She had already prepared herself for the possibility of being provoked or even humiliated by him.
Inside the bedroom.
Hou Yirong sat lazily on the sofa in the room, with his legs crossed.
On the nearby table were the assets controlled by the Nangong family, which the Xiao family had sent over because they couldn't handle them.
He casually flipped through the documents and couldn't help but admit that over the years, the Nangong family had indeed accumulated considerable wealth.
They had almost monopolized several industries that catered to the daily needs of many people.
With the advantage of recruiting skilled personnel, the Nangong family had achieved industry monopolies in certain technologies.
Due to their profound technical advantage, they monopolized industries such as tobacco, aviation, real estate, and even had a hand in the medical field, many of which were businesses that private individuals couldn't operate.
If the Nangong family were to fall, these industry achievements and skilled personnel would all be handed over by the Xiao family to the Hou family.
In reality, compared to what the Hou family possessed, these things were still far inferior.
Previously, the Hou family had not intervened in these industries, not because they looked down on them, but rather they were simply uninterested in taking a share.
Now that this massive asset had been delivered before his eyes, Hou Yirong had no reason to reject it outright.
In the face of money, even if there is truth, one must bow down, and even kneel and submit.
But when power rises, money must also make way.
That was the reason why the Nangong family, after accumulating so much wealth and surpassing other families and aristocratic families, had resorted to any means necessary to climb higher.
Having acquired enough money, they sought even greater power.
"Knock, knock—"
The door was knocked again.
Hou Yirong didn't even lift his head as he said, "Come in."
He knew it was his subordinate bringing Su Jingshu.
Hou Yirong continued scanning the annual report of the tobacco company controlled by the Nangong family, glancing over the large figures that were unimaginable for an ordinary person in terms of wealth.
It was with this wealth that the Nangong family had nurtured so many recruited individuals who were loyal to them.
The subordinate led Su Jingshu into the bedroom.
He slightly bowed to the man sitting on the sofa, with his handsome and thoughtful face.
"Second Young Master, Miss Su has arrived."
"Understood, you may leave."
Hou Yirong's tone was indifferent, devoid of any discernible emotion.
"Yes—"
The subordinate turned and exited the room, gently closing the door before leaving.
Su Jingshu furrowed her brows, looking at the closed door with a somewhat surprised expression.
This behavior made her feel somewhat unreal.
No matter how she looked at it, it seemed like Hou Yirong intended to do something to her.
Su Jingshu was well aware of Hou Yirong's dislike for her.
She dismissed the thoughts flooding her mind.
Turning to look at Hou Yirong, who hadn't raised his head from the beginning to the end.
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