Grandma Lei's eyes were filled with tears. She knew that the bond between her family members was not good but she still chose to make them live under one roof as living separately would also demand separation in business. And the Lei empire could not be handed over to any one of her sons. Even if she divided the business and handed over different businesses to Lei Zhong and Lei Gang, she clearly knew that Lei Gang would try to take over everything that Lei Zhong had and Yi Chunhua would not let anything slip out of her husband's hands. This would ultimately result in conflicts in the Lei empire.
Grandma Lei also knew that such conflicts would give a chance to their enemies to destroy the Lei empire and until she was alive, she could not see the business that her husband built single-handedly be destroyed by her own sons. She knew that united they stood against the world and divided they would fall.
However, the fights between her own family members made her feel helpless and this helplessness was clearly visible on her face which made Lei Junshan and Lei Juncheng's heart ache.
…
In the Mu house.
Xin Yue hugged Mu Haoran and apologized to him, "I am really sorry, Ran Ran. Your birthday was ruined because of me."
"It was not that bad, sister," Mu Haoran laughed, "The neighbor girl was frightened by your fight and thus she held my hand all the time."
Xin Yue tapped Mu Haoran's head.
"Sister, didn't you bring any gift for me?"
"Of course, I brought a gift for you. Wait, I'll bring it over now."
Xin Yue walked towards her room and opened her cupboard. However, when she searched for the locker key, she could not find any.
"Where is my locker key?"
Xin Yue tried to recollect the memories of her locker key but she could not remember where she had lost it.
…
Somewhere in the capital city.
News was being broadcasted on the television about Lei Junshan's engagement. The reporters were reporting about the details of the engagement which was going to be held.
A woman was sipping tea in front of the television. As she raised the porcelain teacup to her lips, the movement revealed a peculiar detail on her hand. Her right lower arm had a severe burn mark.
A person was locked up inside the house whom the middle-aged woman spoke to, "Look at what is happening. I am getting the news of Lei Junshan's engagement from TV channels. Nobody told us about it. They did not call us for paying respects to Lei Boqin and neither did they inform us about the engagement."
The woman's eyes were filled with disappointment from the Lei family. Suddenly, the disappointment turned into coldness, "It's fine if they did not invite me. I will definitely attend the ceremony. I could not personally attend the yacht party but I had sent my man there. It's a pity that I gave him a real lighter instead of a fake one. The person died but it was of no use. I thought that Lei family's reputation would go down the drain but not a single news was reported.
"It seems that these men are of no use. I would have to do my work by myself. Thus, this time I will go personally and finish off my work. And the engagement gift I'll give will be the most special one."
The woman's expression was ice-cold as she said, "The Lei family has done so much for us. Now we should also pay them back for their kindness, right?"
A cold smile appeared on the woman's lips.
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Lei Juncheng's room.
The room was dimly-lit as Lei Junshan entered.
"Our parents have crossed all the limits today," Lei Junshan commented.
Lei Juncheng did not reply. He still had not recovered from the shock of the fight.
Lei Junshan thought of something and rummaged Lei Juncheng's room.
Lei Juncheng said, "You won't find anything."
Lei Junshan gazed at his brother.
"I know what you are searching for," Lei Juncheng replied, "I don't take drugs anymore."
With that, Lei Juncheng laid on the bed and covered himself with a quilt.
"It's good to know that," Lei Junshan heaved a sigh of relief before he continued, "Juncheng, I know that sometimes reality is so difficult to accept that we tend to run away from it. However, those who run never win. And you have to win."
Saying this, Lei Junshan left the room and left Lei Juncheng alone.