Power and wealth bring fragrance

Longshan Funeral Home, Shenhai City.

Wei Yuan straightened his clothes and got off the bus with Liu Xiangrong.

Just as they looked up, they saw a Rolls-Royce drive into the parking lot and stop opposite them.

The car door opened, and Yue Qingsheng, dressed in black, got out. He also saw Wei Yuan and Liu Xiangrong standing side by side.

"What a coincidence?"

Yue Qingsheng walked over to greet him while adjusting his cuffs, his gaze lingering on Wei Yuan for a moment before he nodded slightly.

"We meet again."

Wei Yuan ignored the probing look in Yue Qingsheng's eyes and simply nodded in response.

Liu Xiangrong didn't say much.

Their ability to join forces to plunder the Bafu Group is purely for profit; it doesn't mean they've become friends.

On the contrary, Liu Xiangrong still disliked Yue Qingsheng.

Given the chance, she would do the same thing to Yue Qingsheng's Taiyue Group as she did to Bafu Group, and with even less ruthlessness.

The three people split into two groups and walked towards the funeral home, one in front and one behind.

Yue Qingsheng, who was lagging behind, looked at Wei Yuan's back and slightly curled his lips.

Lucky pretty boy.

He knew that Tang Hai wanted to kill Wei Yuan, and Tang Hai had even invited him to join him.

However, Yue Qingsheng did not want to completely anger Liu Xiangrong, so he chose to leave. But he did not believe that Wei Yuan, a pretty boy, could stop Tang Hai's assassination attempt.

But who would have thought that Wei Yuan narrowly escaped the car accident, while Tang Hai was almost absurdly killed in the crash.

Although it was a coincidence, Yue Qingsheng did not believe that this matter had anything to do with Wei Yuan.

If Wei Yuan were truly that powerful, he wouldn't need to fawn over Liu Xiangrong; it would be Liu Xiangrong who would be kneeling before him.

The three entered the funeral home one after the other. The entire funeral home had been booked by the Bafu Group, and there were staff members dressed in black suits and white armbands maintaining order everywhere.

As soon as the three entered, a middle-aged man standing at the door to greet them hurriedly came forward and spoke with great trepidation.

"President Liu, President Yue, why did you have to come all this way in person?"

Liu Xiangrong wore a business-like smile.

"You're welcome. Mr. Tang is also my friend, so it's only right that I come to see him off."

Yue Qingsheng exchanged a few polite words, and the middle-aged man led them toward the mourning hall.

Wei Yuan also keenly noticed the hint of resentment that flashed across the middle-aged man's eyes as he lowered his head.

Wei Yuan smiled indifferently and followed him inside.

Inside the mourning hall, a steady stream of guests came to pay their respects to Tang Hai.

A middle-aged woman in a black dress stood in the family section with two children who looked to be seventeen or eighteen years old. She returned the greetings to the visitors and occasionally let out a sob.

"Sister-in-law, President Liu and President Yue are here."

The middle-aged man brought the person over and spoke softly to the middle-aged woman, Tang Hai's widow.

Tang Hai's widow wiped her eyes, glanced up at Liu Xiangrong and Yue Qingsheng, then lowered her eyes again, her voice as soft as a breeze.

"President Liu, President Yue, thank you so much."

Liu Xiangrong stepped forward, took Tang Hai's widow's hand, and spoke with concern.

"Please accept my condolences, sister-in-law. No one could have imagined that something like this would happen to Mr. Tang. Please take good care of yourself."

Yue Qingsheng, who had been so indifferent just moments before, let out a long, sorrowful sigh.

"Please let us know if you need anything, and we will definitely help."

Tang Hai's widow shook her head, while the middle-aged man who had brought them stood silently to the side, as if it were just a normal visit to comfort the family.

However, the two teenagers standing behind Tang Hai's widow lacked the composure of adults. They gritted their teeth and glared at Liu Xiangrong and Yue Qingsheng with intense hatred.

However, Liu Xiangrong and Yue Qingsheng didn't seem to care, and gently comforted Tang Hai's widow as if they really cared about him.

After replying with a couple of sentences, Tang Hai's widow changed the subject.

"Thank you both for your concern, I'm fine."

"I'm sorry that family matters have affected the company. All the handover materials for the stores, the company, and the raw stones that we agreed on have been prepared. Ade, go and get them."

The middle-aged man responded and turned to leave. He returned shortly afterward with two file folders, handing one to Liu Xiangrong and the other to Yue Qingsheng.

Liu Xiangrong and Yue Qingsheng glanced at the file bag, and their eyes turned cold as they looked at Tang Hai's widow.

Wei Yuan curled his lip, having also seen through Tang Hai's widow's thoughts.

Most of the people who come here to pay their respects to Tang Hai know that the Bafu Group has been under attack by Liu Xiangrong and Yue Qingsheng these past few days.

In front of them, Tang Hai's widow deliberately took out all the handover documents for the items that had been ceded, clearly intending to create the impression that Liu Xiangrong and Yue Qingsheng were going too far and were aggressively chasing after people to the funeral hall to collect debts, in order to gain the sympathy of outsiders.

Sure enough, as soon as the words were spoken, the many eyes that had been watching this place immediately changed, and the whispers that were originally quiet gradually became louder.

"At least let them rest in peace first. This haste to eat is really unseemly."

"Who can argue with that? This is definitely a bit of bullying."

"Sigh, who can we afford to mess with them when they're at the height of their power?"

"Keep your voices down, don't let anyone hear you."

Wei Yuan heard all the discussions within a dozen meters around him, and looking at Tang Hai's frail-looking widow, he couldn't help but sigh.

This woman is a master.

Liu Xiangrong and Yue Qingsheng also overheard some of it. Although they already harbored resentment towards Tang Hai's widow, they did not show it, nor did they refuse to accept the spoils of war.

Since things have come to this point, their image as bullies is already deeply ingrained in the eyes of onlookers, and there's no point in saying anything more, so it's better to just accept it.

Having obtained the goods, Liu Xiangrong and Yue Qingsheng were too lazy to continue their act. Yue Qingsheng simply said goodbye and left.

Liu Xiangrong also wanted to leave, but Wei Yuan stepped forward and lit three incense sticks, placing them in the incense burner.

Tang Hai's widow's eyes narrowed.

Seeing that Wei Yuan was an unfamiliar face and had come with Liu Xiangrong, she was unsure of Wei Yuan's identity and couldn't help but speak up.

"You look somewhat unfamiliar, are you...?"

Wei Yuan smiled at Tang Hai's widow.

"My name is Wei Yuan."

"Before Mr. Tang's accident, he instructed his driver to run me over, but I didn't die; instead, he was the one who got run over."

"The cycle of karma is inescapable, and I have come here recently to send him on his way."

Upon hearing this, Tang Hai's widow's expression changed drastically.

The boy behind her, who had been holding back for half a day, finally broke down, his eyes red and his feet pounding as he was about to rush up and beat Wei Yuan.

"Fuck you!"

"Don't stop me, I'm going to kill him!"

The middle-aged man, Tang Hai's cousin, held his nephew tightly, as if afraid he would cause trouble.

Even though he was furious to the point of almost exploding with anger in the face of Wei Yuan's blatant provocation, he dared not let go of the boy.

The Tang family can't withstand any more turmoil.

If Liu Xiangrong is angered again, the Tang family's remaining resources will probably be wiped out.

Tang Hai's widow took a deep breath and lowered her head slightly to hide the anger in her eyes.

"Thank you... thank you for your forgiveness... I thank you on behalf of my late husband..."

Given Tang Hai's widow's forbearance, she could hardly continue speaking at this point.

Wei Yuan remained unperturbed by the boy's hostility and Tang Hai's widow's reluctance, maintaining his composed smile.

"It's okay, I've already forgiven him."

"After all, he's dead and I'm alive; that's the greatest punishment for him."

After saying a few more words that almost broke Tang Hai's widow's defenses, Wei Yuan pulled Liu Xiangrong away.

The boy was still struggling and crying out.

"Let me go, I'm going to kill him!"

The middle-aged man had no choice but to endure the beating and kicking without daring to let go.

Tang Hai's widow wiped away her tears and stepped forward to slap the boy hard across the face.

The force was so great that it left five finger marks on the boy's face.

The boy covered his face, his expression one of utter astonishment, a mark left on Tang Hai's widow.

"mom……"

Tang Hai's widow had an extremely stern expression, which could even be described as sinister.

"Do you want our whole family to die?"

The boy's momentum was suppressed, and he mumbled defiantly.

"How dare they..."

"Snapped!"

Tang Hai's widow slapped him again, completely silencing the boy.

"Why wouldn't they dare?"

"If they didn't dare, would your dad die? Would the company be mostly plundered?"

"Believe me or not, if I don't stop you and let you go get your revenge, you, my sister, and I won't survive tonight!"

"Do you really think the business world is as simple as the petty squabbles you have in school?"

"You can want to die, but don't drag us down with you!"

"Ade, take this troublemaking beast back and lock him up. He's not allowed to come out without my order!"

The middle-aged man, Ade, dared not object. He beckoned someone over and asked him to take the boy, who was too afraid to speak, home.

Ade then approached Tang Hai's widow and spoke in a low voice.

"Sister-in-law, they're clearly here to cause trouble, are we just going to let it go like this?"

His tone was full of resentment as he spoke.

He was actually seething with anger inside, but being a man of deep composure, he didn't show it.

Tang Hai's widow shook her head, the feigned sorrow that had been on her face vanished completely, leaving only a deep-seated ruthlessness.

"You have to endure it, even if you can't help it."

"Old Tang's death was too suspicious. We haven't even found out who did it, and the company's strength has been severely damaged. If we were to take retaliatory measures, we would only end up losing everything we have left."

Tang Hai's widow glanced around, her voice growing increasingly chilling.

"Don't be fooled by how much these people despise Liu Xiangrong; given the chance, they'll be even more greedy and impatient than Liu Xiangrong and Yue Qingsheng in their eagerness to swallow up the Bafu Group!"

"So we absolutely cannot give them a chance!"

"No matter how they provoke us, we must endure it and not give them a reason or opportunity to retaliate!"

"I have informed the boss, and he will arrange things in Annan as soon as possible and return home."

"Let's discuss this further when he gets back!"

Tang Hai's widow's tone was now filled with a sense of exhilaration.

Her eldest son, far away in Annam, is Tang Hai's true heir, inheriting all of Tang Hai's connections in Annam.

He had already learned of Tang Hai's death and would soon return to China.

When he returns, he will also be accompanied by an elite force that General Annam has promised to borrow. That will be the time for the Tang family to take revenge!

Meanwhile, Liu Xiangrong asked Wei Yuan a question, somewhat puzzled.

"Although I came here today to disgust them, weren't your words a bit too deliberate?"

"What are your plans now?"

Liu Xiangrong could tell that Wei Yuan's words were intentional, and since Wei Yuan wasn't that kind of mean-spirited person, it could only mean that he was deliberately behaving that way.

Wei Yuan remained noncommittal.

"Just now, from Tang Hai's wife to his brothers and sons, they all actually hated us to the bone and wished they could kill us."

"It's better to provoke them and make them attack first, revealing an opening, than to let them prepare before launching an attack."

Liu Xiangrong thought about it and agreed, her gaze towards Wei Yuan becoming even more tender.

After glancing around, Liu Xiangrong suddenly pulled Wei Yuan and they slipped into the women's restroom next door.

Wei Yuan was caught off guard.

"No, this is a funeral hall!"

"What's wrong with a funeral hall? Isn't that more exciting?"

"Wait a minute, there are too many people outside, it's not appropriate..."

"I just bought a nice set of lingerie, and I even wore black stockings..."

"Uh, then keep your voice down later so no one can hear you..."