Third Master, please restrain yourself. Our marriage is a marriage of convenience.

Pei Jinhe paused, not expecting Shen Huaiyu to say that.

I thought that capitalists like Shen Huaiyu would definitely prioritize profit. If we could defeat the Pei family at the technology exhibition, the Shen family could get a share of the artificial intelligence industry, and might even replace the Pei family's position in the artificial intelligence industry.

If it were any other boss, she would definitely have made her do whatever it took to win.

But Shen Huaiyu only told her to do her best.

It seems he's not the cold-blooded, heartless type of person.

Pei Jinhe's eyes were firm: "I will work hard, and I will definitely not let you lose to the Pei family."

Shen Huaiyu invested so much money in their research institute; if they lose, she herself will have no face to accept donations from the Shen family again.

"I trust you."

Shen Huaiyu's eyes were deep and his tone gentle: "However, don't put too much pressure on yourself."

Pei Jinhe's eyes clearly showed a smile: "I understand."

Her eyes were curved, and her pupils shone with a bright light that stirred the depths of one's heart.

...

When the two returned to Lanyuan, they saw Shen Tingshan sitting on the sofa drinking tea as soon as they opened the door.

Shen Huaiyu's aura suddenly turned cold, and a bloodthirsty ferocity flickered in his eyes.

Shen Tingshan placed his teacup on the coffee table, turned to look at Shen Huaiyu, and immediately questioned, "Did you handle the Youcheng Chinese Medicine matter?"

Shen Huaiyu closed the door and walked over. He stood tall in front of Shen Tingshan, his thin lips parted slightly, and he uttered two cold words: "It's me."

Shen Tingshan slammed his fist on the table and roared, "You unfilial son! He's your own brother! How could you do such a thing!"

Shen Youcheng was once his most favored successor.

Now that Shen Youcheng is half-crippled, it will be difficult for him to even have children.

Even if he eventually takes the Shen family back from Shen Huaiyu, he will still be unable to give the Shen Group back to Shen Youcheng.

After all, Shen Youcheng is currently struggling to have children. If the Shen family were given to him, it might end up in the hands of outsiders.

Shen Huaiyu is the culprit behind all of this.

If only he were half as obedient and sensible as Shen Youcheng.

Shen Huaiyu lowered his eyes, his gaze calmly meeting Shen Tingshan's furious eyes. His eyes were completely calm, without a trace of emotion, only an unfathomable coldness.

He spoke the cruelest words in the most indifferent tone: "If it weren't for our blood ties, he wouldn't be lying in the hospital right now, he would be in the funeral home."

Shen Tingshan didn't like him.

He knew this as long as he could remember.

He didn't expect anything, and he had long since stopped craving so-called fatherly love.

No matter what he does, in Shen Tingshan's heart, he can never compare to Shen Youcheng.

Shen Tingshan disliked his unruly and prickly nature, and thought that no one, Shen Youcheng, would win his favor.

But if he didn't have these sharp thorns, he would probably have been eaten to bits by Jiang Ling and Shen Youcheng long ago.

Shen Tingshan resented him for forcing him to abdicate.

But the Shen family should have belonged to him in the first place.

His mother was his lawfully wedded wife, and he was the rightful eldest son of the Shen family.

It was Shen Tingshan's infidelity that led to his mother's death.

He brought his mistress and illegitimate child home before his mother's body was even cold.

If it weren't for his grandmother protecting him when he was a child, he probably would have died long ago.

So what right does Shen Tingshan have to talk about him here?

He was already being incredibly magnanimous by sparing their lives.

Enraged, Shen Tingshan pointed at Shen Huaiyu's nose and roared, "You want to turn this perfectly good family into a complete mess?!"

Shen Huaiyu's lips curled into a smile, but there was no hint of amusement in his eyes: "How did you know?"

Shen Tingshan was so angry that his face turned red, and his eyes, burning with rage, glared at Shen Huaiyu.

This son has always been strong-willed since he was a child.

When I was a child, I was beaten so badly by my family that my skin was torn and bleeding, but I gritted my teeth and didn't utter a sound.

Lock him in a dark room; he would rather starve to death than utter a single word of begging for mercy.

He loathed his pride.

I just wanted to break his bones and see how arrogant he could still be!

The child who could be beaten and scolded at will has somehow turned into a vicious wolf.

A vicious wolf capable of tearing a person apart, flesh and bone.

Shen Huaiyu looked at Sheng Tingshan's eyes, which seemed to want to kill him, but he felt no disappointment or sadness. He calmly accepted the fact.

He casually picked up the fruit knife from the fruit plate, the sharp blade slicing across his fingertips. If he wasn't careful, he could easily cut himself, a sight that would send chills down one's spine.

"I advise you to think before you speak, or my knife won't have eyes."

The man's aura was extremely low, and the suppressed fury seemed about to break through the last line of defense, carrying a world-destroying ferocity.

Pei Jinhe's heart clenched, and she subconsciously took a few steps forward to stand next to Shen Huaiyu.

Shen Huaiyu noticed Pei Jinhe's movements, and the murderous aura around him seemed to dissipate a little, and his originally scarlet eyes regained some clarity.

It turns out there are still people who aren't afraid of him.

Anyone else in this situation would have run far away long ago.

Pei Jinhe not only didn't hide, but instead stood beside him.

When Sheng Tingshan saw the knife in Shen Huaiyu's hand, images of him stabbing Shen Youcheng repeatedly flashed through his mind.

The doctor said that if Shen Youcheng had been brought in any later, he would not have survived.

His son, if he loses control of his emotions, really might kill someone.

How could a mentally ill lunatic like this become the head of the Shen family?

Sheng Tingshan dared not provoke Shen Huaiyu any further: "Assign Youcheng a general manager position in the group, consider it compensation for him."

When he was in charge of the Shen Group, Shen Youcheng was the general manager and could participate in important decisions within the group.

But ever since Shen Huaiyu took power, Shen Youcheng has been kicked out of the group.

Shen Huaiyu sneered, the fruit knife in his hand reflecting a chilling glint: "He doesn't need compensation; on the contrary, he should thank me for sparing his life."

"You!" Sheng Tingshan's anger surged.

Shen Youcheng has been harmed so badly by Shen Huaiyu, isn't it only right to give him the position of general manager?

Shen Huaiyu immediately gave them the order to leave: "If there's nothing else, please leave. I don't welcome outsiders here."

His arrogant and rude attitude directly enraged Sheng Tingshan: "Shen Huaiyu! I'm your own father!"

What kind of son would lay a knife on his own father and then force him to leave?

Shen Huaiyu's lips curled into a cold, chilling smile: "I have no father, not ever."

His tone contained neither hysterical questioning nor painful disappointment, but only an almost calm indifference.

He gripped the knife tightly and issued his final ultimatum: "Get out of here now, before I have an attack!"