The tension in the opulent villa was palpable, a suffocating miasma that seemed to press down upon the assembled Sun family members with an almost physical weight. The air crackled with an undercurrent of barely restrained fury, threatening to ignite into an inferno at the slightest provocation.
Yang Bojun, the late patriarch's imposing illegitimate son, stood like a towering colossus amidst the gathering, his piercing gaze sweeping over the assembled faces with an intensity that sent shivers of primal unease down Li Chen's spine. It was clear that the enigmatic giant harbored ambitions of his own, ambitions that seemed to clash with the desires of Sun Weilong and Sun Lixia, the late patriarch's legitimate heirs.
