Shu Yunpeng reopened the study's lights, sitting in his chair expressionlessly, but his eyes, staring ahead, revealed suppressed anger and resentment. Yet, he merely sat there in silence, doing nothing.

The possibility of his daughter dying at the hands of that Ma En was something he had never considered. However, he also knew very well that his father would never deceive him on this matter; in fact, he didn't even want him to know about it.

The fact that Shu Shengyuan would tell him these things definitely meant that he himself felt it couldn't be concealed. And the way this news reached the Shu family also suggested that someone wanted them to clash with Ma En.

This was using a knife to kill, and Shu Yunpeng understood this. Other family members knew it too. The question they needed to consider was whether this knife offered sufficient benefits, and the consensus among the other members was that it didn't.

At least, now wasn't the best time. The Longevity Pill matter was progressing particularly smoothly. As long as they continued with it, they would be able to make Ma En hand over the remaining pills. By all accounts, they shouldn't create unnecessary complications at this time.

Moreover, his father had already promised him that he could kill him. But even though the old man wasn't lying, he would definitely do his best to delay the time, striving to obtain a few pills or other benefits.

However, as long as he worked hard, there would still be opportunities to get the Shu family to agree to kill Ma En. Besides, it wasn't as if they could deal with Ma En whenever they wanted. Moreover, killing him now might offend Xiaoyao.

If they wanted to kill him cleanly and beautifully, they would have to spend enough time preparing slowly.

Most importantly, his father's last words to him weren't a bluff. If he overstepped, he really could remove him from his current position. This old bastard truly had the ability and the courage to do so.

Shu Shengyuan was a very controlling fellow, wanting to firmly grasp everything in his hands.

Power, wealth, the family, even the lifespans of him and other family members—nothing could escape his control. And the worst thing was that he really had the ability to do all of this.

In other words, if he really dared to disobey his will, then there definitely wouldn't be a good outcome. He didn't think his arrogant father would really care about these blood ties.

At that time, his whole family would suffer.

Just as he was caught in this emotional struggle, a knock suddenly came from outside the door.

"Yunpeng," It was his wife standing outside the door. "Can I come in?"

"I'll open the door," he stood up, then walked to the door of the study.

The moment the door was opened, Tang Jinghong looked at her husband's face. He had a smile on his face, but a few strands of worry were entwined between his brows. She was particularly familiar with this expression.

He would look like this whenever he encountered any difficulties and wanted to bear them alone.

Tang Jinghong didn't ask anything, she just said:

"Do you want me to massage your shoulders?"

Shu Yunpeng waved his hand with a smile, then said:

"No need, I still have to continue dealing with work matters. The matter between Ma En and Xiaoyao is particularly tricky, and I don't have a particularly good solution right now. I might be particularly busy these days."

Tang Jinghong looked at him with gentle eyes:

"Don't worry, just take your time to deal with it. These things can be dealt with sooner or later."

Shu Yunpeng smiled somewhat reluctantly:

"Yeah, then I'll go back to work."

He took half a step back, but just as he was about to close the door and think alone, Tang Jinghong suddenly reached out her hand and gently placed it on his shoulder, then whispered:

"No matter what you want to do, we will support you."

She had never seen her husband so haggard. In the past, even when facing troubles that seemed like the sky was falling, he would always appear strong in front of his family, but now he was already unable to hide it.

Even so, she still withdrew her hand as if she didn't know anything, and prepared to watch him return to the study to slowly think about the next problem, because she knew very well that she couldn't help her husband with anything.

Shu Yunpeng was silent for a few seconds, then asked:

"You seem to have a good relationship with your father. If…"

"If you take Xiaoluan back for a few days…"

Tang Jinghong looked into his eyes and didn't answer immediately.

Facing her gaze, Shu Yunpeng just looked back calmly.

And Tang Jinghong seemed to understand something:

"They would welcome us very much."

Her father and Shu Shengyuan were not the same kind of people.

Shu Yunpeng nodded:

"Okay."

Although she knew she wouldn't get an answer, Tang Jinghong finally couldn't help but ask:

"What's wrong?"

Shu Yunpeng shook his head gently:

"It's nothing, don't worry. It's just that the problem I'm dealing with might have some unexpected possibilities, but in fact, it's still highly likely to be completed smoothly. It's just that if something goes wrong…"

"You should take Xiaoluan back to your mother's house to hide, and I'll call you back when it's safe."

Tang Jinghong silently stared at him, her eyes flashing with complex emotions, but in the end, she still didn't try to get to the bottom of it, and just urged him:

"Okay, you also need to be careful."

"Of course." After saying this, he naturally pulled the door back.

Then Shu Yunpeng pushed himself back to the table and sat down, closing his eyes tightly and breathing heavily, letting the already chaotic thoughts wander constantly in his mind.

The situation was already very clear, now all he had to do was wait.

Shu Yunpeng understood all the reasons.

But he just couldn't help but imagine the scene of his daughter's death, couldn't restrain the hateful and evil face of Ma En rising in his mind, and couldn't help but worry and fear for his still living little daughter.

He just couldn't do it.

Moreover, saying that he would be able to take revenge sooner or later was also deceiving himself. Shu Shengyuan definitely wouldn't let things go so smoothly. It was already very difficult for him to deal with the Shu family itself, let alone…

He thought of Ma En's ugly face and his performance during the negotiations.

Was giving this guy enough time really a good choice? Now that they had suddenly obtained this secret, they were able to gain the upper hand in the confrontation with Ma En, but would he never notice it?

If he learned about this from the Shu family or somewhere else, he would definitely strengthen his defenses.

Moreover, even if Ma En didn't know anything, he would definitely become more and more difficult to deal with as time went on. Considering all the circumstances, only now was his best chance.

If he dragged it on, he might not be able to avenge his daughter in this lifetime.

Shu Yunpeng just sat there, letting the chaotic thoughts in his mind collide constantly. Although he had all kinds of thoughts at this moment, they all had a common point—that was, they all wanted to kill Ma En.

And he was examining these thoughts and waiting for the feasible one to appear.

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