"How else could you explain why some people just deserve to get exactly what they want? With that kind of aggressive, cutthroat drive to snatch every available resource and pull it into their own bowl, if you don't succeed, who would?"
Li Zhaoyang and the others couldn't stop their lips from twitching, but they had to admit, Du Anrao had a point. In any case, the matter was settled. Great Uncle, having lost all face and ruined his reputation, glared at Du Anrao with murderous intent. He wanted to deny everything, but he was terrified that provoking Du Anrao further would lead her to expose even more of his shameful secrets. In the end, he retreated in defeat, forced to swallow his pride.
With the Great Uncle—a walking human lightning rod—diverting all the attention, Xi Wuyong’s previous scandals suddenly seemed like trivial matters. Having successfully escaped the public storm by relying on a different kind of "father-leaning," the eldest cousin, Xi Wuyong, breathed a massive sigh of relief. Once he recovered his composure, he immediately sidled up to his mother to comfort her: "Mom, don't be sad. It’s true that Dad was in the wrong. How could he do something like that? It’s simply outrageous! How about this: once we get back, just change the beneficiary on your insurance policy to me. That way, even if something unfortunate happens to you, at least it won't benefit him."
Chapter 403