Chapter 138: Father and Son Duel

Li Xiaoran’s mind vaguely replayed the scene of his mother hugging him before she died… At that time, his mother’s face was filled with grief and despair, but in order to leave him with beautiful memories, she held his hand and told him very sadly, “Xiaoran, when you grow up, don’t learn from your father.”

“And don’t hate him.”

Li Xiaoran listened to her mother’s instructions.

He did not play the field the way his father did. He tried not to hate him.

This was despite the fact that Old Master Li never came to his parent-teacher conference or accompanied him on holidays; he rarely did his fatherly duty.

However, as he grew up and saw through the ways of the world, Li Xiaoran could already establish the reason for his mother’s death.

She had been forced to death by Mrs. Li. Mrs. Li had humiliated her with all kinds of unbearable words. She had called her a mistress who destroyed other people’s families. She had even often sent people to hit her mother and secretly torched her car tires…

Mommy would always explain while crying, “I didn’t know that he had a family. He clearly told me that his wife was already dead.”

And his father, the culprit, chose to turn a blind eye and sacrifice his mother, who was an outsider.

In the end, Mommy chose to commit suicide to prove that she had no intention of destroying their family.

Mrs. Li finally believed that her mother was innocent. She pretended to be magnanimous and brought Li Xiaoran home. However, he was not her biological child, so she kept a cold face for him.

And his father, who knew that he was being bullied by his wife, chose to ignore it in order to maintain the harmony of the family.

Li Xiaoran stayed in that family for three years and suppressed his despair. In the end, he suffered from serious depression.

It was ridiculous. He had depression, and no one in the Li family knew this secret. When he was young, he fought depression alone. When he felt that he couldn’t hold on anymore and was about to self-harm, he was very lucky to have met Qiao An.

She was like a light that banished the darkness of his life.

It was also her who tirelessly encouraged him to overcome his depression and successfully escape the cage of the Li family’s expectations. This allowed him to grow into the respected Doctor Li.

Li Xiaoran had never felt that he was one with the Li family.

When Old Master Li saw the mocking smile on Li Xiaoran’s handsome and flawless face, his heart sank slightly and he felt inexplicably uneasy.

“Xiaoran, the blood in your body belongs to our family. Of course you’re family with us,” the brothers educated Li Xiaoran.

“Then why don’t I have a share in the Li family’s assets? And why did Dad rather sleep at home than attend every parent-teacher meeting in my childhood?” Li Xiaoran asked calmly.

Everyone in the room was speechless.

Old Master Li was upset by Li Zecheng’s matter. He was immediately furious that Li Xiaoran was bringing up the past with him at this juncture.

He slammed the table and shouted angrily at Li Xiaoran, “Li Xiaoran, what kind of attitude is this? Why, did I raise you wrongly? I raised you painstakingly, but now that your wings have hardened, you want to fly alone?”

Li Xiaoran said leisurely, “Dad, I’ve been overseas alone for so many years. No one has asked me if I’m sick, if I won awards, or if I earned money. I’ve already adapted to living alone, but Dad suddenly wants to pull me into the Li family. I’m sorry, I’m afraid I can’t adapt to living in a groups. Please forgive me.”

Master Li was furious.

He pointed at Li Xiaoran and roared, “Li Xiaoran, let me ask you something. Do you want to help your nephew remove Qiao An’s report?”

Li Xiaoran’s cold gaze landed on Li Zecheng, as if he was a businessman. “That depends on whether my nephew can afford it.”

“How much do you want?” Li Zecheng asked angrily.

Li Xiaoran smiled. “1.6 billion.”

Li Zecheng was so angry that his face and neck turned red. “You might as well rob a bank. Li Xiaoran, you’re clearly deliberately making things difficult for me.”

Li Xiaoran said, “Qiao An’s report sells for tens of millions a day. Coupled with the overseas market, it will definitely exceed 100 million.”

When Li Zecheng heard about the overseas market, his mind exploded. Wouldn’t he be humiliated overseas?

Li Xiaoran continued, “This report has accumulated nearly 10 million fans for us. I want to continue selling for a few months and it’s not impossible to accumulate 70 to 80 million fans. When the time comes, I’ll start a live-stream. It’s not like you don’t know how high the live-stream income is. 1.6 billion is a discount because you’re my nephew.”

Li Xiaoran had already calculated that Li Kang Corporation was valued at 40 billion, and the three families took 10%, which was 4 billion. Li Zecheng, on the other hand, had at most 2 billion.

What Li Xiaoran wanted was to plunder all of Li Zecheng’s assets and compensate Qiao An.

How could Li Zecheng be willing to let Li Xiaoran devour most of his assets? He immediately flew into a rage. “Li Xiaoran, you’re my uncle. Why are you so ruthless to me?”

Li Xiaoran rolled his eyes at him. “Qiao An is your wife. Not only did you plot to make her leave with nothing, you almost killed her. I’m ashamed to compete with you.”

Seeing that Li Xiaoran was not afraid of force at all, Li Tingfeng persuaded Li Xiaoran nicely, “Fourth Brother, you know that Ze Cheng just started his business and doesn’t have much money on him. Let him off. If you help him this time, our third branch will remember your favor. If you encounter any difficulties in the future, Zecheng will help you without hesitation.”

Li Xiaoran smiled and said, “That’s not necessary. I, Li Xiaoran, climbed up from the bottom. My motto is to not ask for anything.”

Li Tingfeng was speechless.

Old Master Li’s heart shrank from Li Xiaoran’s coldness. He held his aching heart and scolded Li Xiaoran, “Li Xiaoran, I can tell that you’re here to take revenge on our entire Li family today, right?”

Li Xiaoran’s bright eyes suddenly turned cold. Her originally smiling face suddenly became cold.

He stared fixedly at Old Master Li. His two-dimensional comic face had never been so distant.

“Dad, why should I take revenge on the Li family?” he asked.

Old Master Li said, “You’ve always held a grudge because of your mother’s death. Don’t think I don’t know that you hate us.”

Old Master Li’s words sent a chill down everyone’s spines.

Although Li Xiaoran did not like to interact with the Li family all these years, he was always calm and indifferent.

If he hated them, he had hidden it very well.

He was indeed scheming.

Li Xiaoran turned his head and looked at Old Master Li sinisterly. “You also think I should hate you, right?”

Old Master Li was a tyrant. He had made a mistake, but he would never admit it. He said angrily, “Don’t you hate me for giving you and your mother the cold shoulder back then?”

Li Xiaoran smiled evilly. “Aren’t you also guarding against me, so you don’t dare to give me the Li family’s shares?”