To marry into the family in place of his brother? Impossible!

Jiang Zhe looked at Jiang Jinhuan with suspicion, as if trying to see a trace of reluctance on the other's face.

Unfortunately, no.

Jiang Guodong was also stunned for a moment.

He thought he would have to use his words, and that Jiang Jinhuan would be unwilling, would object, and would argue his case.

They might even become angry and embarrassed.

He was prepared to reprimand the other party.

But Jiang Jin Huan did nothing and just agreed, seemingly impatiently.

Luo Qingyi, who was standing nearby, felt a sharp pang in her heart as she watched this scene unfold.

Although she already knew Jiang Jinhuan's thoughts, she still felt a pang of heartache when she thought about how he would give up what everyone considered a huge benefit without hesitation.

She wanted to speak, to say something for Jiang Jinhuan, but when she saw Jiang Jinhuan's calm, unwavering eyes, all her words stuck in her throat.

How disappointed must one be with the Jiang family to have this reaction?

Jiang Zhe's lips involuntarily curled up at this moment.

Jiang Jin Huan looks like a clown.

Jiang Guodong looked at Jiang Zhe, "Xiao Zhe, what do you think? Don't worry, even if we have an arranged marriage, you won't be shortchanged on your family's shares!"

Luo Qingyi narrowed her eyes and clenched her fists. What is the difference?

This is the gap.

Jiang Jin Huan went to arrange the marriage, but received nothing, not even a single greeting.

When Jiang Zhe and Jiang Guodong got married, he actually said he could take away shares, which, combined with Jiang Guodong's shares, would give him almost two-thirds of the Jiang family's assets.

She knew Jiang Guodong didn't like Jiang Jinhuan, but she didn't expect him to be so biased.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Zhe's lips curled up slightly. "Dad, I can agree to the marriage, but I have one condition."

Jiang Guodong looked at him: "What are the conditions?"

Jiang Zhe sat up straight, his gaze sweeping over Jiang Jinhuan's smug expression.

Jiang Zhe said, "I can agree to the marriage, but everything in the Jiang family must be mine."

All the businesses, all the assets, and the family inheritance rights must be mine.

Jiang Jin Huan must leave with nothing.

Luo Qingyi's eyes widened suddenly.

She looked at Jiang Zhe with disbelief in her eyes.

She never expected Jiang Zhe to be so shameless.

That's practically marrying into the family; is he trying to hand over the Jiang family to the Song family?

Not only Luo Qingyi, but also others nearby gasped in shock.

This wasn't a private room to begin with, and other people nearby overheard the conversation.

They simply couldn't believe that Jiang Zhe would make such a request.

If Jiang Guodong agrees, will the Jiang family still exist in Jiangcheng?

Wouldn't that become part of the Song family's assets? Like, being swallowed up.

Who would agree to something like that?

Someone looked at Jiang Guodong.

They found that Jiang Guodong remained silent.

He was considering it; he was actually considering it.

Good heavens, did he never think that he had two sons?

They didn't leave Jiang Jin Huan anything at all!

Looking at Jiang Guodong's expression, Luo Qingyi felt a chill that was hard to describe.

When faced with the suggestion that "one of his sons should leave with nothing," the father did not fly into a rage or refuse outright, but instead considered it.

He was weighing the pros and cons, calculating the gains and losses.

In his eyes, Jiang Jinhuan was not a son, but an option that could be discarded at any time.

No, Jiang Jinhuan wasn't even an option within the Jiang family.

They never truly considered Jiang Jinhuan a member of the Jiang family. He was their own son, after all. How could a father do such a thing?

The air in the corner seemed to freeze.

People walking around also stopped.

At this moment, they didn't care about anything else and all turned to look in this direction.

At this moment, even Song Qingci looked suspiciously at the corner where Jiang Jinhuan was.

Jiang Jin Huan sat there with his hands on his knees, his fingers motionless.

His expression remained unchanged, as if he had known this moment would come.

From the first day he was brought to the Jiang family six years ago, from the moment he was assigned to live in the storage room, he knew that he was never the one who was needed in this family.

He just happened to be surnamed Jiang, happened to be chosen by the Song family, and happened to have some value to them.

Now, it has no value to them.

Or to be more precise, he was replaced by Jiang Zhe.

Finally, Jiang Guodong spoke up: "Xiao Zhe, how about this? You can take two-thirds of our family's assets, and leave one-third to Jin Huan!"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Zhe's face turned ashen.

He hadn't expected that Jiang's father would still be pleading for Jiang Jinhuan. How could he tolerate that?

Jiang Zhe said, "Dad, we have started a full-scale cooperation with the Jiang family. You should know what kind of situation our Song family will be in once the cooperation stops. A lot of investments have been made. You don't want the Jiang family to go bankrupt, do you?"

I said I want all of these properties, not that I want to take them to the Song family. My children can have a branch of the Jiang family name and inherit the Jiang family's properties. All I want is for Jiang Jinhuan to leave with nothing!

Jiang Guodong was taken aback: "You mean, it's okay for a child to have the surname Jiang?"

Jiang Zhe said, "That's right, this way the Jiang family can still have its lineage, and there's no need for Jiang Jinhuan at all!"

Jiang Jinhuan looked at Jiang Zhe with a calm expression.

He never expected that Jiang Zhe would come up with such a method in order to leave him with nothing.

Even the people around him looked at Jiang Zhe with strange expressions.

What deep hatred did he have for Jiang Jinhuan that he wouldn't even give Jiang Jinhuan a chance to live?

"Alright." Jiang Guodong finally spoke, his voice low and deep, as if making a difficult decision. "Xiao Zhe, I agree to your terms. All of the Jiang family's assets will be yours. Jin Huan—"

The entire room erupted in uproar. "Has Jiang Guodong gone mad?"

"You actually agreed to such a condition for Jiang Zhe?"

"Does he think that Jiang Zhe is the only son in the Jiang family, and that the family business will eventually go to Jiang Zhe?"

"What about Jiang Jinhuan? Even an illegitimate child has inheritance rights, but he doesn't want to give any of his own son any rights?"

"Is this something a human being could do or say?"

"The Jiang family is a wealthy and powerful family with many businesses. Perhaps the Song family would actually agree for the sake of those businesses!"

"Indeed, while the Jiang family isn't a top-tier wealthy family, they're still quite respectable. The Song family might actually consider a marriage alliance with Jiang Zhe!"

Jiang Guodong then looked at Jiang Jinhuan and said, "Jinhuan, you heard that too. If you have no objections, I will have the lawyer draft the agreement."

You will not take a single penny of the Jiang family's assets. From this day forward, you have no connection with the Jiang family.

Luo Qingyi could no longer hold back.

"Chairwoman Jiang!" Her voice was louder than usual, filled with suppressed anger. "Jin Huan is your own son! How could you—"

"Assistant Luo," Jiang Jinhuan interrupted her, his voice not loud, but very clear.

Luo Qingyi turned to look at him.

Jiang Jinhuan's expression remained calm, but there was something in his eyes that made her feel as if her heart was being gripped by a hand.