"Brother, we're just going to let this go?"
Inside Luo Buwei's house, a large group of people were gathered. Upon closer inspection, they were all from Luo Buwei's generation in the Luo family. Everyone had assembled, chattering amongst themselves.
"Yeah, Brother, you have over ten million in your hand!"
The third sister put on a show of righteous indignation, but her eyes flickered, and her true thoughts remained unknown.
Luo Buwei sat by the table. He lit a pack of cigarettes costing twenty yuan, took a puff, felt displeased, extinguished it, and then said, "For my son, I can only make concessions. But afterwards, everyone must be more careful."
He scanned the room, as if issuing a warning to them all.
"How about this..."
The fifth brother, the youngest among their generation, who was only in his forties, lowered his voice slightly. "We all understand the saying 'when the lips are gone, the teeth are cold.' Later, this Lin Xiao will surely target all of us. Instead of waiting to be slaughtered, why don't we think of a way to... to him..."
As he spoke, his hand made a gesture.
A 'snapping' gesture.
"Not a bad idea."
The second brother immediately agreed. He patted his bulging belly. He had been the most panicked when he heard Luo Buwei had handed over all the family's money.
Over the years, he had colluded with Luo Buwei in many corrupt dealings. They had been living a life of leisure, relying on that money. If it were all taken away, he wouldn't know how he would live.
If he had nothing left, his life would be over.
"Oh... what are you guys talking about?" Luo Buwei quickly interjected. His gaze swept over the faces of his brothers and sisters, and then he slowly said, "There are some things we mustn't do!"
"Brother, we can't just let this go! Now all of the Luo family's assets have fallen into Luo Qinghan's hands. I don't know where this woman got her projects from, but they're coming one after another at the company. All of us siblings have been removed from key positions and relegated to basic tasks. How can this be?" the third sister continued, appearing to be the most proactive. "If this continues, eventually all of us siblings will be abandoned by Father!"
"That's right!"
The second brother immediately chimed in, "Now the elder has eyes only for that illegitimate son, Luo Buyu. I just don't understand, does he favor someone who is neither legitimate nor proper?"
"Perhaps he thinks we siblings are useless," Luo Buwei sighed deeply, feigning heartache.
This was the truth, and he knew it. But it seemed that everyone else didn't feel that way...
He stealthily glanced at the faces of his brothers and sisters, then said, "We must do something to make our father look at us with new eyes!"
"Indeed."
Hearing the eldest brother say this, the second brother's eyes darted. He followed up, saying, "It's precisely because we haven't accomplished anything significant lately that the old man thinks less and less of us. We must do something big then! Something that will make the old man see us in a new light! Something he would never have imagined in his lifetime!"
"Yes! Let's do something big!"
The fifth brother immediately echoed.
After speaking, everyone looked at Luo Buwei.
"Since that is the case... then we shall do something big."