The Strongest Mad Son-in-law

Chapter 1789 - 1792: Adding Insult to Injury

The Grand Elder of Wanbao Pavilion truly found himself in a predicament with no way to voice his grievances.

Initially, he thought that his strength, far surpassing most masters at the Great Perfection of Peak Late stage, was more than sufficient to hold the fort here. He had always done so without any issues.

Yet now, he suddenly felt that his strength was simply inadequate.

Xu Hao's strength might even surpass his, and the mysterious girl surely had strength greater than his.

If these two were to clash, where could he intervene?

It'd be fortunate enough if he wasn't beaten to death by these fearless beings.

The mysterious girl giggled and said, "Hehe, how could I possibly end up fighting him? The excitement for today has ended, my grandfather and I should be leaving now. Farewell, everyone!"

After she said this, there was no sound from the first suite.

Clearly, they had already left.

"I suspect that Xu Hao and this girl have known each other for some time," remarked the Moon Goddess Successor.

Chen Suyi nodded repeatedly, "If they weren't acquainted, how could this girl call Xu Hao 'Brother Hao' so sweetly? There must be some unspeakable truth between them."

Liu Ruyan widened her almond eyes and stared directly at Xu Hao.

Xu Hao helplessly spread his hands and said, "You know their personalities, they love causing trouble without reason. This is clearly a setup; I don't know her at all."

"Hmph! I'll believe your nonsense just this once!" Liu Ruyan clearly did not trust Xu Hao's words, but she found no evidence to contradict him.

"Alas, what a hard life!" Xu Hao lightly shook his head and used Du Yaowei's card to pay the bill.

The auction continued, and since Du Yaowei stormed out midway, the subsequent auction lost much of its tension, with many items sold at average prices.

...

Du Yaowei returned to the Zhongzhou Du Family overnight.

Though frightened of his father's punishment, Du Yaowei couldn't escape.

If he fled, he'd lose everything and lead a life constantly in hiding, which wasn't what Du Yaowei wanted.

Zhongzhou Du Family.

News often travels faster than people.

Du Yaowei's failure was reported even before he reached home.

When the news broke that not only had Du Yaowei failed in the auction, but he also lost a whopping 12 billion Huaya Currency, many in the Du Family were furious.

Many Du Family members rushed into the main hall, prompting Du Yaowei's father, Du Hailang, to convene a family meeting overnight out of necessity.

"Family Head, Du Yaowei's task execution was far too unsuccessful! Not only did he fail to complete the task, but he also threw away so much wealth. If he's not severely punished, it won't quell our anger!" said a young man who bore some resemblance to Du Yaowei.

This young man, named Du Zihang, was Du Yaowei's cousin, his aunt's son. Because his aunt didn't want to marry outside, Du Yaowei's uncle became a son-in-law who lived in the Du Family, enjoying similar treatment to the Du Family's own.

"Indeed, Family Head, our Zhongzhou Du Family has never suffered such humiliation, yet now, our reputation is tarnished by Du Yaowei. Going forward, when others speak of our Du Family, this incident will overshadow everything else."

The crowd incessantly denounced Du Yaowei, with most requesting Du Hailang to punish Du Yaowei severely.

The Du Family wasn't a monolithic block, and now, owing to Du Yaowei's disgrace, even more were ready to force Du Yaowei to relinquish his position as the Young Master Du.

In large family internal strife, there's never any room for lenience.

Du Hailang knew that Du Yaowei's blunder would surely evoke reactions from those long coveting his position, but he hadn't anticipated such rampant audacity.

"People are not sage-like, unerring. Yaowei merely made one mistake; must you drive him to absolute ruin?" Du Hailang coldly remarked.

"Family Head, your words are disingenuous. How can you claim we're the ones pressuring him? He insisted on chasing that little chick Chen Suyi, only to find himself outmatched. Is that our fault?" Du Zihang expressed his displeasure.

At this moment, a voice brimming with anger came from outside, "Du Zihang, I knew you would be the first to trouble me!"

Everyone turned towards the door and saw the defeated, fleeing Du Yaowei.

Though Du Yaowei's demeanor seemed somewhat deflated, the ferocity in his eyes remained undiminished.

His gaze swept across the room, finally settling on Du Zihang, "Du Zihang, you can't truly be considered part of our Du Family, yet you constantly attempt to grasp our wealth and power. You deserve condemnation!"

Du Zihang snorted coldly, "Don't pin labels on me; I'm merely striving for the betterment of our Du Family."