Xu Feng'an chimed in with a curse, her face sharp and sour. "I must have had eight lifetimes of bloody bad luck to end up with a big brother like him!"

"Son, don't worry about them. I see it all clearly now. All these years, I've called him 'Big Brother', but it turns out I was just calling out to a thankless wretch!"

Xu Zhenguo trembled with anger. "You… what did you just say?"

No matter how shameless Xu Feng'an was, Xu Zhenguo still tried his best to maintain her dignity as an elder. He knew people could be cold-hearted, but he never imagined that he couldn't even warm the heart of his own sister.

Xu Zhentai rose to his feet, his voice stern and cold. "Fourth Sister, you've gone too far! Who doesn't know that you want Xu Ke to give you a cut of his money? I advise you to know when to stop!"

Xu Feng'an sneered, her eyes filled with contempt. "Xu Zhentai, don't you think for a second that they'll give you any money just because you're speaking up for Xu Zhenguo's family! In your dreams!"

At that moment, Xu Ke scoffed. "My second uncle secretly lent me 150,000 when I was buying a house without telling anyone in the family. I would pay back my second uncle before I even gave my own parents money!"

Of all his relatives, Xu Zhentai was the only one who had actually lent him cash. Xu Ke had never forgotten this kindness.

A slight smile touched Xu Zhentai's lips. "You little brat, just paying back 150,000? That's a bit stingy of you."

Xu Ke laughed. "Then I'll pay you back ten million!"

"Now that's more like it!" Xu Zhentai replied, raising his eyebrows.

This exchange drove Xu Feng'an mad with jealousy. She felt that ten million should have been hers, but now she had to watch it slip into Xu Zhentai's pocket… In the past, she would have dismissed Xu Ke's words as hot air. But now, with the Wang Family backing him, giving Xu Zhentai ten million was easier for him than plucking a hair off his leg.

Their third uncle, Xu Zhenmin, who had been silent on the side, was filled with regret. If only he had lent Xu Ke money!

At this, Nie Qinghe sneered, "What? You think putting on a show with Second Uncle here can cover up the fact that you treated my mother's kindness like dirt? I'm telling you, I've already recorded everything! You treated my mom this way… See you in the headlines tomorrow!"

As soon as he finished speaking, everyone's expression changed.

Shen Fen's face turned instantly pale. "Qing He, what are you saying?!"

In truth, when Xu Ke's situation was first exposed, Nie Qinghe had planned to get on his cousin's good side and finagle some money out of him. After all, if he scammed Xu Ke, he risked offending the Wang Family, and he might not even know how he died. But when he discovered that his own company, backed by the Ye Family, was smearing Xu Ke's name, he had an epiphany. Xu Ke had the Wang Family, but didn't he have his company and the Ye Family? If he set a trap for Xu Ke, not only could he make a huge profit, but his company might even value him more for it! That's why he decided to set this up.

"Is what I'm saying not clear enough?" Xu Feng'an sneered, pointing a finger at Shen Fen's nose. "My son is demanding justice for the grievances I've suffered! Do you understand?"

Shen Fen panicked and pleaded desperately, "Qing He, don't do this! He's your cousin!"

It was like a knife to Shen Fen's heart every time she saw the horrible things people were saying about Xu Ke online. She never imagined that her own nephew, Nie Qinghe, would be the one to rub salt in the wound.

Xu Ke quickly grasped his mother's hand. "Mom, it's okay. I don't care." He was worried that her grief would take a toll on her health.

"Cousin?" Nie Qinghe laughed with fury, unable to hide the triumphant glint in his eyes. "He stopped being my cousin the moment he started cursing at my mother!"

*Kept Man, Bankrolled by Wong Qifu, Bullies His Own Relatives.* Nie Qinghe could already imagine the profits a headline and article like that would bring him! Does Xu Ke want him to delete the news? He'd better bring the money!

"What do you want? Your auntie will give it to you, just don't do this to your cousin!" Shen Fen said, her voice filled with sorrow.

Hearing this, both Xu Feng'an's and Nie Qinghe's eyes lit up.

"Since you put it that way…" Xu Feng'an crossed her arms, her posture reeking of arrogance. "Give us a house in Tianhai… no, ten houses! And ten million cash in exchange!"

"What?" Shen Fen was stunned. That was an astronomical sum! How could they possibly afford that? Did she really have to let her son lose all face and beg the Wang Family?

"What do you mean, 'what'?! Sister-in-law, Fourth Sister is being perfectly reasonable!" their third uncle, Xu Zhenmin, chimed in, seeing his chance for extortion. "To the Wang Family, is this even considered money? It's just a drop in the bucket! Right, Fourth Sister?" Xu Zhenmin shot Xu Feng'an a fawning smile. He remembered clearly that Xu Feng'an had promised to give him one of the houses!

Xu Feng'an raised an eyebrow. "Exactly. It's just a drop in the bucket!"

Seeing his third brother and fourth sister acting this way, Xu Zhenguo's face went white with fury. He had warned them on the way over not to say such things, but now they had grown even bolder, resorting to outright extortion!

Just then, Xu Ke helped his mother steady herself and smiled. "Ten houses and ten million, is that right?"

"That's right," Nie Qinghe said with a smug lift of his eyebrow.

Xu Ke pulled out a black card. "Do you know what this is?"

Everyone stared at the card, momentarily stunned.

Nie Qinghe's breathing quickened as if he realized something. "This… is this…?!"

Xu Ke smiled. "This is the Wang Family Corporation's Black Card. With this card, I can mobilize any of the corporation's resources at will. The houses you want… this card can get them for you!"

At his words, Xu Feng'an and Xu Zhenmin's eyes began to burn with greed. Ten houses! They were so close!

At that moment, Nie Qinghe's heart was consumed by an overwhelming storm of envy and jealousy. Xu Ke was actually this highly valued by the Wang Family! The highest authority in the Wang Family Corporation had just fallen into his hands? On what grounds?! What right did he have?!

Suddenly, Xu Zhenguo's expression changed drastically. "Xu Ke, you can't give them the money!"

His second uncle shouted angrily, "Xu Ke, put that card away!"

They both thought Xu Ke was about to compromise!

But Xu Ke just smiled and, with a flick of his wrist, slipped the Black Card back into his pocket. "Dad, Second Uncle, you're overthinking it. I only took this card out to make one thing clear to them." He turned his gaze back to the others. "What the hell do these houses have to do with them? I'd sooner throw the houses away or let dogs live in them before they get a single square meter!"

Xu Ke's words were spoken softly, but they landed like a bucket of ice water, sending a chill from the top of their heads down to the base of their spines.

Xu Feng'an's heart felt like it was being sliced apart, as if she were watching ten million dollars fly away. Xu Ke was such a scumbag! How dare he snatch her money away?!

Her face turned ugly. "You… are you really going to be this ruthless?"

Xu Zhenmin was equally distraught. The usually quiet man now shouted, "Xu Ke, I'm your third uncle! You'd rather let dogs live in those houses than me?"

"Xu Ke, do you believe I'll release the recording tonight?" Nie Qinghe threatened, brandishing a recording pen.

But Xu Ke just smiled. "Go on. Release it. I'll be waiting to see the news."

At that, Nie Qinghe was so furious he started to laugh. "Fine! You said it! Don't come crying and begging me to delete the story later!"

"Be my guest." Xu Ke paid him no mind and simply sat back down.

Nie Qinghe gritted his teeth. "Mom, let's go!"

"Let's go!" Xu Feng'an stormed out in a rage.

Xu Zhenmin followed them out.

Seeing the three of them leave, Xu Zhenguo and Shen Fen couldn't help but look at Xu Ke with worried expressions.

But just as Nie Qinghe pulled the door open, Xu Ke suddenly raised a hand. "Hold on."

At his words, Nie Qinghe immediately spun around. "What? Regretting it now? Ready to beg me?"

The three of them were secretly overjoyed... The houses were theirs!

But Xu Ke just smiled. "This time, there's no need for a group contribution. Just remember to pay the bill on your way out."

His words fell. The trio's elation came to an abrupt halt, their expressions turning as foul as if they had just eaten shit.

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