In truth, Chen Long's process of annexing the families of wealthy second-generation heirs did not happen overnight. At first, he merely offered strategies and advice to these young heirs, gradually winning their trust before infiltrating their companies. Step by step, he edged out dissidents within the firms, slowly cannibalizing entire family businesses until he finally usurped their domains.
From that time onward, Chen Long displayed astonishing business acumen and learning talent, alongside the terrifying ambition of an extreme egoist.
Only after their family businesses transitioned from decline to prosperity did those wealthy heirs awaken to the harsh reality: they and all their blood relatives had been completely cast out of the family. The heir had transformed from a chess player into merely one of Chen Long's pawns, eventually becoming a discarded piece, thoroughly expelled from the game.
Chapter 380