Chapter 328 Take Action Personally
Haicheng, Li Family.
Li Changsheng and his son Li Zicheng sat in the living room, watching the professional evaluators leave after assessing the value of their villa.
The company had gone bankrupt, liquidating to compensate consumers and repay various loans and debts, but the company's assets were far from enough.
All the properties and cars in Li Changsheng's name had to be sold.
It could be said that, apart from an old car and a few tens of thousands in cash, the father and son had no assets left.
"Zicheng, from now on, you'll have to rely on yourself. I believe with your abilities, you can find a good job out there," said Li Changsheng.
Li Changsheng's beard was unkempt, his hair disheveled, and he looked exhausted—far from his former tycoon demeanor.
There was no other way, transforming from a billionaire to having nothing would not leave anyone in good shape.
"Dad, is there really no other solution?" Li Zicheng didn't want to take on a job.
With a job, given his abilities, he could find a decent position, but others would undoubtedly laugh at him, both openly and behind his back.
The thought of being talked about behind his back was more than he felt he could bear.
"There's none," Li Changsheng shook his head.
"Dad, can't we borrow some money from Uncle? I remember his business is quite big; his assets must be at least several billions. If we borrow some money from him, it's not like we have no chance of making a comeback," said Li Zicheng.
Li Zicheng had an uncle, whom he had only met a few times as a child and had not seen since.
"Stop thinking about it, your uncle won't help us. He might just be glad to see our company's downfall, to see us destitute," said Li Changsheng, shaking his head bitterly.
He had cut off contact with his younger brother-in-law for over twenty years now.
As for the reason, it was because he continued to seek other women even after getting married.
Despite having two children, he persisted in his ways.
Once, during a secret rendezvous with another woman at a hotel, he was caught by his wife.
His wife made a scene and got into a fight with the other woman, drawing a crowd from the hotel.
In a fit of anger, Li Changsheng slapped his wife.
His wife cried and left.
As she stormed out of the hotel, she got into a car accident on the road in front of the hotel and died.
His younger brother-in-law blamed Li Changsheng for his sister's death. Experience tales with empire
He believed that if not for Li Changsheng's scoundrel behavior, his sister wouldn't have died.
Since then, they had had no further contact.
"Dad, you were at fault back then, but it's been so many years; can't Uncle let it go?" Li Zicheng said.
"He said he would never forgive me," Li Changsheng replied bitterly.
In his youth, he had been a scoundrel.
After his wife's car accident and death, his relation with his brother-in-law had been severed.
Back then, he did not care.
But as he grew older, he began to feel regret.
And with ageing, that regret only grew stronger.
Many times, when he reflected on the past, he cursed himself for being worthless.
If he hadn't been reckless, his wife might not have died.
He had no face to ask his brother-in-law to let go, to ask for forgiveness.
"If I ask him for help, will he help?" Li Zicheng asked.
"I don't know," Li Changsheng shook his head.
Li Changsheng understood his son's meaning—that the son, in his identity as a nephew, might ask for his uncle's help, having nothing to do with him.
In principle, this matter shouldn't involve his son.
But since the uncle had not made contact for many years, who knew what he thought.
"If you want to contact your uncle, just do it. I won't interfere with you. If he helps you, I won't say anything, and I won't get involved in your affairs," Li Changsheng said.
"I'll think about it," Li Zicheng nodded.
"I'll go to Jiangcheng tomorrow to see Zixuan and take revenge in my own way," Li Changsheng changed the subject.
"Dad, what are you thinking of doing?" Li Zicheng heard something else in Li Changsheng's words.
"Heh, no particular meaning." Li Changsheng's laugh was filled with a chilly tone.
Xu Yang had ruined his company, leaving him with nothing, and he would not let it end like this.
Now, it was no longer possible to do anything to Xu Yang through business means, but there were other ways to make Xu Yang taste a different kind of pain.
"Dad, don't do anything reckless," Li Zicheng implored, clearly understanding his intent—this was an extreme path to consider.
"Don't worry, I won't do anything reckless," Li Changsheng said with a smile.
"How can I not worry with you like this?" Li Zicheng became somewhat anxious.
"Just trust me. I really won't do anything reckless. I was just speaking off the cuff just now. I still want to see you get married and have children; I still want to help you raise them," Li Changsheng reassured with a smile.
"Really?" Li Zicheng was skeptical.
"Of course, it's true. Alright, let's not talk about this anymore. I'm going out to buy some groceries and will make a delicious dinner tonight."
Li Changsheng waved his hand and stood up to leave.
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The next day.
Li Changsheng took a plane to Haicheng and went directly by taxi to the detention center to see his younger son.
"Dad, you've come. Have you avenged me?" Li Zixuan asked immediately upon seeing Li Changsheng.
He knew that his father truly couldn't get him out, and he had given up hope.
His father had vowed to avenge him, and it should have happened within these days.
Now, with his father here, he must be bringing news of Xu Yang's family being ruined and destroyed.
"Zixuan, dad is useless, I couldn't take revenge for you," Li Changsheng said with a face full of helplessness and bitterness.
He had wanted to crush Xu Yang's company and then use some other means to ruin Xu Yang's family completely.
But before he could even finalize a plan, Xu Yang had caught him off guard.
He had thought that if he could weather the storm, he would strike back, and then it would be Xu Yang's doomsday.
However, to his surprise, Xu Yang didn't give him the chance, directly causing his company to go bankrupt and collapse, turning him from a billionaire into someone with nothing.
"Why?" Li Zicheng asked in confusion.
Since his father had said he would avenge him, and considering Xu Yang's wealth and status, even if he hadn't completely toppled Xu Yang, it should have nearly happened, right?
"Ah..." Li Changsheng sighed and explained the situation of the company's bankruptcy and collapse.
"What, you not only failed to avenge me, but our company was also driven to bankruptcy by Xu Yang?!" Li Zixuan was shocked.
What was this all about?
He hadn't been avenged, and instead, they had been crushed by the opposition.
What happened to the promise of ruining Xu Yang's family and life?
"I underestimated Xu Yang before," Li Changsheng sighed again.
The company had fallen, and from a billionaire, he had become someone with nothing.
He had to admit that he had underestimated Xu Yang before.
And it was this underestimation that led to such an outcome.
"So, you mean to say, you can't take revenge for me?" Li Zixuan's expression turned ugly.
"Zixuan, rest assured, I will still take revenge for you," Li Changsheng said.
"The company has collapsed, how are you going to take revenge for me? How are you going to ruin Xu Yang's family and life?"
Li Zixuan didn't believe Li Changsheng could do it.
If the company couldn't do it while it still existed, how could it be done now that the company was gone?
Although he was a spendthrift, he knew that what maintained relationships was mutual benefit.
Without benefits, who would help you?
"I will do it myself!" A glint of coldness flashed in Li Changsheng's eyes.
"Do it yourself?" Li Zixuan did not understand.
"That's right, do it myself," Li Changsheng spoke coldly, "He sent you in here, making me suffer. I will make sure he suffers too."