Even as a "normie," I'm completely oblivious to it.

"I'm a member of the Yang family... Zhenfeng, you grew up here, your roots are here, you're a member of the Su family, there's no need for you to follow..."

"I've given up so much, they won't make things difficult for you."

"Give up so much?"

Su Zhenfeng gritted his teeth, his handsome face filled with disbelief.

"Is that really what you think? Giving up the Su family is nothing compared to giving up you and the children? Let me tell you clearly, I would only choose you and the children over the Su family. My career is worthless compared to you."

“Zhenfeng... sigh, Elisa brought us together back then, and now that I think about it, I really should thank her. With your words, I feel that I made the right choice in my life.”

"Then...!"

Su Zhenfeng was very excited. He was ready to take his wife and children away from this place of trouble and leave everything behind.

But Yang Qiuyun's next words were like a bucket of cold water poured on him.

"In the neighboring Cangming City, there's Mo Lingyun from the Mo family... Do you remember how she almost died?"

8. It's you guys.

"Mo Lingyun...? The only daughter of the Mo family? Didn't you send her to the countryside?"

"Shh, didn't I tell you not to mention her name again?"

"You were the one who said it first..."

"You've learned to talk back?"

"No..."

Su Zhenfeng has lost his status in the family ever since Yang Qiuyun married into the Su family.

Actually, it's okay to say it~ Yang Qiuyun just wanted to tease him. This is her own home, the Su family's main villa, so nothing will happen that someone might overhear her.

Su Zhenfeng had some guesses about why she suddenly mentioned the little girl from the Mo family.

Yang Qiuyun's next words confirmed his guess.

"That child really had a near-death experience... The Mo family, if you talked about them a month ago, what a powerful family they were, the Mo Group, what a powerful company they were, especially the main branch of the Mo family. We always treated them with great respect. Even when we were negotiating business deals across cities, I would consciously sit in the second seat. Old Mo and his family could be said to be enjoying their greatest glory, right?"

"But in just one month, such a huge change has happened in the Mo family. Old Mo and his wife are gone just like that. And that's not all. Lingyun is only a few years old... about the same age as our Yuzhe and Yuche? The information Lin Yin brought back is that the Mo family planned to secretly poison the child and then bury her in the wilderness. Afterwards, they planned to announce that the child died from a sudden illness. This is to eliminate any future threats. Such a sinister intention... If I hadn't received the information in time, do you think Mo Lingyun would be alive?"

This was the first time Su Zhenfeng had heard the details of this matter in such detail.

I had asked about this before, but Qiuyun only said that it wasn't a big problem and that it had been handled properly, without mentioning this aspect.

He opened his eyes wide, finding it hard to believe the cruel methods those in the shadows of the Mohist school intended to use.

It wasn't enough that they killed the Mexican couple... they even wanted to kill their children as well.

He clenched his fist, but after a long while, he helplessly let go.

Another heavy sigh escaped.

"Alas... what can be done? The conflicts of interest among large families are inherently complicated and difficult to explain. The tragedy of the Mo family began with prosperity and ended with prosperity, but I'm afraid that in the future, this prosperous Mo family will decline."

"Indeed."

Relieved that her husband had finally predicted the matter correctly, Yang Qiuyun snapped her fingers.

But the snap didn't sound as usual this time; she wasn't in the mood for it.

She, who had always been smiling, lowered her head once again and muttered to herself.

"I'm just worried... that the tragedy of the Mo family might be repeated here. I, as an outsider, can set up a scheme to protect Mo Lingyun and send her to the countryside, but what about our Yu Zhe and Yu Che... if we can't even protect ourselves, who will help us protect our children?"

Su Zhenfeng's mind was buzzing, and he felt a moment of disorientation.

Normally, his all-powerful wife would definitely make a peace sign, confidently declaring that she would take care of everything and that he wouldn't have to worry about anything.

Today was truly the first time Su Zhenfeng had heard her helpless and desperate voice.

Su Zhenfeng loved his wife and couldn't bear to see her like this.

Sitting down next to Yang Qiuyun, Su Zhenfeng took her hands in his.

“Qiuyun, don’t be so pessimistic. This is not like you. Our Su family is not the Mo family. Although we have a dark side, we are not as unreasonable as the Mo family. As long as I talk to them slowly, those elders will definitely understand us.”

Even at the risk of the children's lives?

"..."

He couldn't continue speaking.

Qiu Yun said the stakes were too high.

In reality, both husband and wife know perfectly well how things turned out this way.

The root cause is the same as that of the Mo family in Cangming City next door. It's simply that the family expanded rapidly, and the overall interests grew larger and larger. However, there was no strong main family to support the distribution of the company's profits. This led to the branches fighting each other and grabbing for the pie. In the end, the main family, which stood at the top but lacked real power, was destroyed, and the numerous branches competed for power and could not continue.

The Su family is actually quite different from the Mo family.

The Su family has not yet developed to the level of the Mo family. It is still in a period of rising profits, the company is expanding, and the various branches still need to rely on the decisions of the main family for development.

Learning from the lessons of the Mohists, Yang Qiuyun paid special attention to increasing the main family's voice during the development process. Although the branch families could participate in decision-making, they did not have the right to influence the direction of decisions. Basically, most of the power of speech was in the hands of her and Su Zhenfeng.

This was a situation unprecedented in the Su family's history, and it should have been...

It should be the right path.

—That's correct. It means that if this path leads to its end, the main family will have complete control.

Unfortunately, just as we reached the halfway point on this path, an unexpected change occurred.

At a recent business and family meeting, all the elders of the Su family who had separated from the family surprisingly reached a consensus, demanding that Su Zhenfeng and Yang Qiuyun divorce, live separate lives, and that Yang Qiuyun be forbidden from getting involved in the Su family's business again.

Su Zhenfeng was so angry he laughed when he first heard their request.

And it was a deep sense of bewilderment.

Imagine, when Qiu Yun first came to the Su family, the Su family was beset by internal and external troubles and its development was slow. In just a few short years, the Su Group has successfully broken through the deadlock, emerged from its cocoon and transformed into a butterfly, and even has the potential to gradually become an eagle that can soar in Fenghai City.

Don't you know whose credit this is?

If it weren't for Qiuyun's genius and strategic planning, would I, even with all of you combined, have this ability?

Go dream!

The reasons given by the elders, who were straightforward and frank, left Su Zhenfeng speechless.

They said they were very worried about the current situation.

The Su family is a long-established enterprise, and it is developing at an unprecedented speed since its founding. This is something that no previous head of the family had ever accomplished. This was originally a good thing, and they were initially very happy, since the pie was getting bigger and everyone could get a bigger share.

But now, they see the "hidden dangers".

The hidden danger is that Su Zhenfeng, the current head of the family, is in a weak position, while Yang Qiuyun, an outsider, is exceptionally powerful.

Although Su Zhenfeng still makes most of the decisions, everyone knows that Yang Qiuyun is actually directing them behind the scenes.

Especially recently, Yang Qiuyun has stepped into the limelight, appearing at various important business meetings.

What's worse, Yang Qiuyun has been giving them less and less power to divide the family property recently, which has affected their rights and is undoubtedly a trigger for conflict.

In their view, it's one thing for you to control the head of the main family, but now you even want to touch the power of the branch family that can check and balance you?

Although none of the successive heads of the Su family have created a more prosperous situation than the present, at least they all share the surname Su.

According to the elders' original words, they were saying that if they waited a few more years, they would only be satisfied if the Su family became the Yang family.

Even harsher things were said. An elder stood up and asked Su Zhenfeng, who kept refuting, "Are you planning to have your two children change their surname to Yang in the future? Or should you change your surname to Yang too?"

As the head of the family and as a man, Su Zhenfeng could not bear such humiliation.

However, even in the face of immense pressure, Su Zhenfeng remained steadfast in his stance, clearly telling them that his wife, Yang Qiuyun, was truly in love with him, and that her actions had nothing to do with personal gain. She claimed that everything she did was to make the Su family better, and that she had absolutely no intention of vying for the Su family's assets.

Indeed, Yang Qiuyun said more than once that she wanted to quit. If Su Zhenfeng hadn't begged her for help, Yang Qiuyun probably would have retired early long ago.

But these elders remained relentless.

Left with no other choice, Su Zhenfeng compromised and proposed that Qiu Yun could step back from the spotlight and only offer opinions, or not offer any opinions at all, and not participate in any business-related matters.

I thought that would be enough, but they refused again.

Their attitude is that they don't care about sacrificing the family's development speed, as long as there are no hidden dangers. You think she'll obediently step down behind the scenes? Maybe she'll still shine behind the scenes and take charge of the real situation. As for you, you're just her puppet.

Therefore, it would be better to solve this problem once and for all and avoid these potential problems by having her leave the Su family.

And then.

No one paid any attention to what Su Zhenfeng said.

The elders were arguing amongst themselves, completely ignoring him.

This was the first time Su Zhenfeng realized how powerless he, the head of the family, could be.

He understood one thing very well.

Qiuyun is not the one who treats me like a puppet.

It is you.

9. This is your home too.

The powerful head of the Su family, who had always been self-satisfied, only realized the reality after the meeting that highlighted the ambitions of the various branch families ended.

He had previously felt sorry for the Mo family in Cangming City, lamenting that their lack of preparation and numerous loopholes had led to this tragedy that had far-reaching consequences.

However... is the Su family really that much stronger than others?

It's just that the actual leaders of the Su family usually keep quiet. If their fundamental interests are really touched, Su Zhenfeng, the head of the family, is just a figurehead.

Their only obstacle is Yang Qiuyun, who already controls half of the Su family's empire, not their own family's "puppet" Su Zhenfeng.

...............

Let's return our attention to Yang Qiuyun's room.

The general trend was already very clear, and Su Zhenfeng understood it very well, but he still held onto some wishful thinking.

“We all know what happened… Sigh, this has nothing to do with the children. Although we are not much better off than the Mo family, my elders have watched me grow up. They are not as ruthless as the Mo family. You and the children don’t need to run away from here. This is your home. Qiuyun, what do you think about this?”

"I?"

Yang Qiuyun's answer was without any hesitation: "I have to disappear, the more completely the better."

"Autumn Charm!"