265 — Liu Shou Comes Visiting

After the festivities of the New year, business resumed as usual. Workers went back to work, and holiday goers returned home. The only people still enjoying the holiday atmosphere were students, and they were also preparing to return to school in a few days.

For those running their own businesses, the pressure had increased. The chase to make newer connections and keep their existing business partners had long been underway.

Han Leifeng didn't have to do most of the dirty dealings, but the pressure on him was not any less. The mental fatigue he felt was probably even more.

That his father and grandfather were using him as a mere tool for expanding the family business, that much was obvious, and slowly but surely, it was really getting on his nerves.

And then the situation at home had not improved one bit. It was really true that troubles come in batches. Pinched between internal and external troubles, his patience was wearing thin.

So much so, that he had decided to forgo pride and just move out.

Instead of enduring Liu Zhizhen's snide remarks and Bai Meixiang's unclear behavior, it would be better for him to just stay out of the mess.

He was brought out of his thoughts by the careful voice of his driver, who had opened the door to the backseat, "We've arrived Sir."

Han Leifeng came out of his melancholy and gave a curt nod before stepping out.

Noticing an unknown car in the parking lot, he asked offhandedly when he got to the main house, "A visitor?"

The butler nodded quickly as he collected his suitcase and welcomed him, "Yes Young Master. The little Young Master from Madam's maternal family came to give his new year greetings."

Han Leifeng noticed his obsequious, almost simpering attitude, but didn't comment. It was good for everyone to know their place in the house.

The butler was almost shaking due to his lack of response. It was only when Han Leifeng turned to go into the living room that he breathed a sigh of relief.

Gone were the poorly-hidden looks of contempt that he used to give this illegitimate son. After clashing with him once and almost losing his job, he learned to behave himself and be polite.

It wasn't just him. In the space of several months, every worker in the house, from top to bottom had an unhealthy amount of fear for Han Leifeng, and there was no longer anyone with the audacity to insult him.

He had taught everyone a lasting lesson, and since he was obviously the only heir in both houses, both the patriarch and the Master of the First House seemed to support him in everything.

Everyone still felt pity for the Madam and her daughter, but they felt that they were even more pitiful. If Han Leifeng inherited the company in the future, the madam would still remain his mother in name, with minimal damage. But if they lost their jobs, that would be the end of their livelihood!

They could only apologize by being more cautious in their service to Liu Zhizhen, but the more they behaved like that, the angrier Liu Zhizhen became. They were all a measly bunch of white-eyed wolves, the whole lot of them!

When her son died, they flocked around her, vowing their undying loyalty. When she saw the way they treated the b*stard son, she was very pleased. Even if they couldn't do anything to chase him out, at least it established her prestige.

But now that they had turned into quivering quails at his presence, they disgusted her endlessly. She hated them, hated her husband, but most of all, she hated him, this usurper that came from nowhere to take her children's place!

Even her earlier revenge plan wasn't going as well as she had hoped. He had not made any moves on her silly daughter-in-law yet, and she felt her patience with him was fast running out.

If only she knew that the situation was much worse at the company—where the employees not only feared but also admired him due to his competence, she would have gone crazy.

Like now. Liu Zhizhen's gaze almost dripped with venom as she watched him walk past her without so much as a greeting. Where were his manners?!

If it wasn't for the fact that she didn't want to embarrass herself before her youngest brother's son, she would have berated him harshly for his lack of etiquette.

But since she knew he would just ignore her, she decided to keep quiet.

Han Leifeng saw a young boy sitting down from the corner of his eye, but he didn't stop to acknowledge him. If the aunt was this hostile, who's to say the nephew would not be even worse?

Besides, he didn't owe the aunt-nephew pair any civility. Just remembering the gossip Bai Meixiang's presence had brought his way made his head hurt. He really had to move out as soon as possible.

Liu Shou on his part, looked on openly as Han Leifeng strode past. He noted the bespoke suit he was wearing and how it fit him to a tee. His father had a similar one, but on his short and somewhat chubby frame, it looked extremely unsightly. It couldn't be compared at all to this man's tall and lean physique.

Not to mention the aura. Without exaggerating, it was a kind of presence that his father could never hope to cultivate in this lifetime.

What Liu Shou could not have known was that this aura—even in the Han family—was very rare. It was also one of the reasons that Old Man Han was a bit wary of this grandson.

However, it was the indifferent look on Han Leifeng's face that caught and held Liu Shou's attention, causing him to frown slightly. That face....

He could almost swear that he saw a variation of it very often.

It wasn't like the facial structures were extremely similar, rather, it was the expressions. That very faint crease on the forehead, that totally placid expression—as if even the matter of the sky falling wasn't enough to merit their attention—looked almost exactly the same!

Liu Shou's slight puzzlement cleared immediately and he turned to look at his aunt. From this angle, even a teenager like him could tell that she was using an enormous amount of energy to keep her temper in check, and her eyes were almost bulging out due to the effort.

"Aunt, who's that man?"

Liu Zhizhen came out of her world and looked sharply at her favorite nephew. If it was any other person that asked, she would have released her pent-up rage on him, but this was her favorite brother's favorite son.

Not only was he smart, he had also become quite mature and steady, qualities the other children in the Liu family lacked.