Chapter 164

Let’s start with Nie Rong. As the self-made richest man, he felt he had been sufficiently submissive to his youngest son. In his view, Nie Yao was already clear-headed and understood the limitations of his own abilities. Being cooped up on the mountain all day was suffocating, and with so many bodyguards around, taking him out for some fresh air was no big deal. Of course, this was all without Nie Zhao’s knowledge; otherwise, it would have turned into an ugly scene. But Nie Rong had one fatal flaw: he was too self-centered. Now that he was old and had lost his grip on power, even if he refused to admit it, he had to acknowledge that once he stepped out of the circle of sycophants and looked at himself coldly, he realized he had been quite foolish at times.