The City’s Strongest Son-in-law
Chapter 360: 361 The Ridiculous Prestige Persists

Chapter 360: Chapter 361 The Ridiculous Prestige Persists

“I bet those old guys are feeling pretty smug right now. If they found out Su Changfeng’s true identity, they wouldn’t even find a place to cry.” Liu Chen shook his head. Although he didn’t sympathize with Zhou Chaohai and his group, thinking about what their fate would be still left him with some thoughts.

At this moment, Zhou Chaohai and his group were indeed feeling particularly triumphant; within a day, all the Tang Group’s partnerships had dissolved, and this was all due to Zhou Chaohai’s comments.

Now, in the eyes of these people, the Tang Family was utterly beyond recovery. Tang Qiulu had dragged the whole company down for the sake of protecting Su Changfeng.

“No wonder, after all, she’s just a woman. What insight could she have? She didn’t think about her future days at all. Why protect such a useless man? Now the group has collapsed, and from now on, Su Changfeng won’t even be able to live off her.”

In a private club, Zhou Chaohai and his cronies were drinking heartily.

“Old Zhou, it seems you’re still as formidable as ever. Even after stepping down for quite some time, those folks still give you face.”

“Of course, when I, Zhou Chaohai, was making my mark back in the day, I was infamous for my ruthless methods. No one would pick a fight with me for the sake of the minor Tang Family. But this isn’t over yet. Tang Group has to go bankrupt, and Su Changfeng will come out and kneel to apologize. I won’t let him off easily for this disgrace he’s brought upon us. I’ll make him understand how cruel society can be!” Zhou Chaohai said with a cold face.

“By the way, have you all seen the video of him playing chess with Sima Chenguang?” Someone posed this question to the group.

The mention spurred a lively discussion. After Su Changfeng lost, these people had watched the match video through other channels, though they were reluctant to discuss this embarrassing affair.

“It’s kind of strange too. Su Changfeng had a huge advantage in hand, but after coming back from the bathroom, it was like he became a different person.”

“Yeah, I saw that too. By mid-game, even I could’ve beaten Sima Chenguang in his place, but he actually lost?”

“Could it be possible that something happened while he was in the restroom that we don’t know about?”

“Are you suggesting that Huangfu Heibai did something behind the scenes?”

As they were discussing, Zhou Chaohai impatiently tapped the table with his fingers, saying, “Even if something happened that we don’t know about, Su Changfeng is such a coward. He lost the match just because he was intimidated? Didn’t he consider the impact his actions would have on our reputations?”

In Zhou Chaohai’s eyes, since Su Changfeng was there to match, his first concern should have been their reputations. No matter the situation, he had to win the game to save face for them.

“Yeah, even if he dropped dead on the spot, he had to bring home the championship. No matter what threats Huangfu Heibai used, Su Changfeng must not have yielded.”

“Sigh, we shouldn’t have let Su Changfeng, that coward, go in the first place. Over the past three years, though I’ve never met him in person, I’ve heard plenty about his stories—truly spineless.”

“Forget about the match. The more we think about it, the angrier we’ll get. We can only vent all our anger on him now, or else it won’t quell my rage.”

All of their faces showed intense dissatisfaction, as if Su Changfeng was supposed to treat them like grandfathers, having to consider their feelings at all times.

“By the way, during Gu Changsheng’s birthday banquet, wasn’t Su Changfeng given a seat near him? But now that things have blown up, why hasn’t Gu Changsheng intervened in Su Changfeng’s affairs?” someone asked, puzzled. This was something that baffled the crowd.

During Gu Changsheng’s birthday banquet, everyone assumed that Su Changfeng was being groomed by Gu Changsheng. But now that Su Changfeng was involved in such a matter, Gu Changsheng said he wouldn’t intervene, which was truly perplexing.

“Hmph.” Zhou Chaohai said coldly, “Gu Changsheng’s old but sharp. He wouldn’t just do favors for someone for nothing. In my opinion, Su Changfeng was useful to Gu Changsheng before, which is why he deliberately elevated Su Changfeng’s status. But now that Su Changfeng, the useless man, has run out of value, Gu Changsheng kicking him aside is very possible.”

After hearing Zhou Chaohai’s explanation, everyone looked enlightened. Since Gu Changsheng retired, he hadn’t interfered in his family’s businesses for a long time.

Having nothing to do, he spent time at his martial arts gym. Suddenly deciding to cultivate a useless man like Su Changfeng must mean Su Changfeng had something to exploit. He wouldn’t have done it otherwise.

“That useless Su Changfeng is indeed quite pitiful. After being used by Gu Changsheng, he was just thrown away.”

“It looks like Tang Qiulu relied on Su Changfeng being valued by Gu Changsheng, so she dared to protect him. But how could this foolish woman know that Su Changfeng now has no value in Gu Changsheng’s eyes?”

“Perhaps she’s counting on Su Changfeng to handle this. I wonder what expression she’ll have when she sees the truth?”

Everyone laughed heartily, as if they had entirely ruined the Tang Family.

Given the current situation, the Tang Group was beyond saving now. Not only were all partnerships lost, but also even the group’s employees had been taken away by Tang Xiangdong, leaving the Tang Group an empty shell that no one could revive.

On the other side, Tang Xiangdong felt particularly pleased, having pulled the Tang Family’s people down to work under him. He once again became a treasure in their eyes.

This feeling of being valued made Tang Xiangdong feel like he was about to take flight. He even daydreamed that in no time, the empire he led would replace the Gu Family, becoming a crucial figure in Hai City.

“Donglin, you’re really amazing. You managed to secure a 1 billion investment.” Tang Siwen no longer had to work under Tang Qiulu, which was an enormous relief for her, a gift from Tang Xiangdong. She had to praise him.

“With my talent, 1 billion is just the beginning. That investor will inject even more capital in the future. The Tang Family surpassing the Gu Family is just a matter of time.” Tang Xiangdong was slightly inflated.

Tang Siwen nodded without hesitation, fully believing in Tang Xiangdong’s words.

In reality, Tang Siwen knew exactly what Tang Xiangdong was capable of—unless his position was propped up with money, expecting him to use this 1 billion to build an empire to replace the Gu Family was mere lunacy. But due to her dislike for Tang Qiulu, Tang Siwen preferred to place her faith in Tang Xiangdong.