Chapter 89: But, in the End, They Became Enemies!

Tang Lei’s mother, Peng Gui’e, came to him again, demanding that he find positions for his younger siblings, preferably in the company, where they could get paid without having to work.

Recently, Tang Lei had several meals with them and chatted a few times, but he found it hard to handle these matters.

Tang Lei’s half-siblings, who shared the same mother but had different fathers, both failed to get into college. One of them had just turned eighteen this year and was reportedly looking for a job.

With no place to go, Peng Gui’e contacted Tang Lei once more.

Tang Lei refused her request, which seemed to make Peng Gui’e somewhat angry.

That evening, when Tang Lei returned and told them what happened, Xu Mo and the others felt suffocated, finding it hard to believe someone could be so shameless.

“Her child spends all day idling around, doing nothing serious, just eating, drinking, and gambling at home! She hopes they can start working and see the world!”

“She demands that they stay in Xiahai City, preferably with some help to get a foothold there! She thinks I’m omnipotent!”

“My biological father has no issues with this; he doesn’t dare contact Peng Gui’e, so there’s no stance from his side!”

Xu Mo patted him on the shoulder, saying, “After going through things like this so many times, you become numb to it!”

“Are you numb? Have you experienced so much before?” Tang Lei looked at him and added, “I haven’t been able to become numb yet; I still have some expectations in my heart!”

Xu Mo smiled, saying, “My situation is actually quite different from yours!”

“Xu Mo used to have more expectations, but now, it’s just about getting used to it,” Gu Huanxi said.

“I wish they were all dead!” Tang Lei said, deeply hurt.

Xu Mo patted his shoulder again. “Try to accept it! I just hope it won’t affect you too much.”

“I definitely won’t be affected! There’s no way they could!” Tang Lei declared resolutely.

“That’s good then.”

Xu Mo nodded.

Recently, he had been busy with other matters and had found some information about Fengxiang Jewelry’s gold contamination and insufficient content.

He tested several products and confirmed that many of them were substandard, suggesting consumer fraud.

He held onto the information for now, deciding to put the matter of Fengxiang Jewelry aside and deal with Deverna first.

That day, Xu Mo began to spread news about Deverna again.

Deverna had a shampoo brand called Piaoyi, which also contained carcinogenic substances.

Xu Mo hired people to contact several cancer patients, searching for traces of their use of Deverna shampoo. Eventually, he managed to obtain some information.

These cancer patients didn’t know their cancer was caused by Deverna’s shampoo; Xu Mo only needed to inform them and then arrange for reporters to interview them.

Xu Wanting’s PR team was very strong and had connections with many websites, capable of suppressing trending topics. However, Xu Mo had also made extensive preparations to prevent her from suppressing this news.

If this matter wasn’t handled well and it was confirmed that Deverna’s products indeed caused cancer, the company would undoubtedly suffer heavy losses.

So, Xu Mo decided to take action.

After sending Tang Lei, Gu Huanxi, and Li Banzhuang away, he stood by the window of his office, gazing at the distant city with a forlorn expression.

Not far away, there was a building of similar height, which housed Deverna’s headquarters. The company’s logo was enormous and very conspicuous.

He had once greatly envied that place and had often wanted to go up and take a look.

But, in the end, they became enemies!

Recalling the first time he saw Xu Wanting’s profile, he had been utterly amazed by her.

He had once been immensely proud, believing she radiated brilliance and was the most outstanding person in the world.

Many times, he had taken her as a role model, striving to become equally exceptional. Undoubtedly, for those four years, this belief had driven him, pushing him to keep running.

It was only at the last moment that he finally saw the truth.

Looking back now, he found it laughable.

How could she have ever shone with brilliance?

In the end, she was merely a businesswoman who would stop at nothing to make money.

The dark side of Deverna extended far beyond what he had uncovered so far.

So…

“Notify those patients! Let them know who caused their cancer!”

Xu Mo took out his phone and sent a few messages, instructing his contacts to take action.

“Tang Lei suddenly came in. “Xu Mo, I forgot to tell you earlier! There’s a company called Junzhe Electric Bikes that is promoting a shared electric bike business in Xiahai City. They are expanding rapidly!”

“Got it!” Xu Mo replied without much reaction.

This must be Xu Junzhe’s company.

It seems quite formidable!

The Xu family had money, and he also had money.

But Xu Junzhe wasn’t ready yet; Xu Mo needed to wait until he was prepared.

Xu Mo found himself engulfed in darkness.

…

On the other side, at the Xu family mansion.

Xu Deming had obtained some videos and was playing them in the living room.

Xu Wanting came home from work and was slightly taken aback by what she saw on the TV. She placed her bag on the sofa and sat down to watch.

Father and daughter remained silent, the room eerily quiet enough to hear a pin drop.

On the screen, a family was enjoying a meal together, deeply engrossed. Meanwhile, Xu Mo stood beside the dining table, a bottle of mineral water resting on his head.

It seemed Xie Bingyan’s punishment prevented the water from falling off Xu Mo’s head, so he had to carefully guard it with his hands.

Standing for too long, sweat had begun to bead on his forehead.

Almost everyone in the family was at the dining table, except for Xu Deming and Xu Wanting.

No one pleaded for him as they laughed and ate heartily!

Xu Deming watched it in fast forward mode, until he saw the family finish the food, not a drop left, Xie Bingyan ordered Xu Mo to go back to the room and reflect on his mistakes.

That day, he wasn’t allowed to eat!

Xu Deming watched without expression, taking out the remote control to play the next video, which showed a similar scene.

Except this time, Xu Wanting was also present!

As Xu Deming watched, he took out a cigarette, lit it, and took a deep drag.

For many years, he had maintained a very good habit of not smoking, solely because Xie Bingyan disliked the smell of smoke. But now, he had no choice but to take a few puffs.

“Dad! Do you have any kids outside?” After a long silence, Xu Wanting suddenly spoke up.

Xu Deming’s face stiffened, shaking his head. “No.”

“You must have more than one, right? Otherwise, Mom wouldn’t hate it so much!” Xu Wanting stared at him.

Hearing this, Xu Deming sighed involuntarily. “During work, I encountered many temptations! There were times I couldn’t resist, but most of the time, it was just playing around.”

“Just playing around?” Xu Wanting looked at him.

Xu Deming sighed again. “There were only two in total, and it’s long over now! I gave them a large sum of money.”

Xu Wanting and others had anticipated that Xu Deming might have mistresses like this before.

After all, with wealth, talent, and power, why would that woman not be pleased?

But Xu Wanting and the others had never expected it to become reality.

In that moment, Xu Wanting felt nothing but disdain for her biological father!

He had ruined Xu Mo’s entire life!

“None of us in this family are innocent, except Xu Mo! He did nothing wrong, nothing to betray you or us! Why does the most innocent person have to suffer the cruelest?” Xu Wanting felt sorrow in her heart.

Xu Deming had no answer to this question.

It was suffocating!