Son-in-law's Counterattack

Lee Qinghao looked at me coldly and my heart tensed up involuntarily. An unprecedented sense of death filled my mind in an instant.    

    

I never thought that Lee Qinghao would actually be able to guess Iron River's overall plan.    

    

However, even though it was extremely dangerous, I had no choice but to forcibly calm down. I forcefully suppressed the panic in my heart and feigned ignorance as I said, "Please forgive me for not being aware of your words, but I am only acting impartially."    

    

"I think so too, this matter was most likely planned by Shao Wentian. You joined halfway down the mountain, purely developing the southern Iron River, it shouldn't have anything to do with you." Lee Qinghao stared for a long time before suddenly turning his head away. He sounded a lot more amiable as he reached out to pick up the two teacups again and slowly placed them on the surface of the table. He gestured for me to sit.    

    

"Yes." I took a deep breath. Although I didn't know what Lee Qinghao was up to, I still followed his instructions and sat opposite him, not daring to reveal any flaws. Because from the short conversation just now, I already knew that he was just as suspicious as Lee Qi said.    

    

Lee Qinghao used the teapot to leisurely fill up the two teacups. Then, he reached out his hand and said, "Commander Lee, have a taste. Let's see how is my tea."    

    

"Thank you, sir." I carefully picked up the teacup and took a sniff. It was very fragrant, but when I ate it, it was very bitter. This was a cup of bitter tea. After the bitter taste, there was a faint sweetness that echoed in the taste buds.    

    

After seeing me finish, Lee Qinghao smirked and said with a smile that didn't quite reach his eyes: "The bitter suffering is the bitter suffering. Fang Wei is an outstanding person. As the saying goes, first the bitter, then the sweet. Commander Lee, do you understand this logic?"    

    

"Please be direct with me. I'm a bit confused listening to you." I put down the teacup and asked directly. I thought to myself that Lee Qinghao kept on talking like that and kept testing me. I couldn't bear to speak in such a roundabout way.    

    

Lee Qinghao maintained his fake smile and said: "If Lee Family wants to bite, then there must be a price to pay. This is the suffering I'm referring to, and the sweetness at the end is naturally the pleasure one gets from harvesting."    

    

"If you really want to measure the value of the southern Iron River, I think that the most valuable thing isn't the southern Iron River, but you. Without you, the southern Iron River is nothing."    

    

"You are indeed bold and unbridled, but it is this bit of courage and strategy that makes me think highly of you. You …" You are indeed an unquestionably talented person. When Ye Family abandoned you back then, it was indeed because of the loss of your Ye Family. "    

    

"My reason for summoning you is very simple, it is to want you to become my person. As long as you are willing, I can make you half a person from the Lee Family, betroth my daughter to you. In the future, I will help my son to become the crown prince.    

    

"..."    

    

After hearing Lee Qinghao's words, I finally understood the reason why he personally summoned me. He actually wanted me to become his person, work for him, and even had my eyes on my strategy. He wanted me to assist his son and ascend to the position of the Lee Family's crown prince!    

    

However, I vaguely felt that Lee Qinghao still hadn't finished his words, so I didn't rush to agree. Instead, I cupped my hands and asked: "Sir, your goal isn't that simple, right?"    

    

Lee Qinghao looked at me with praise, "As expected of someone I have my eyes on. His mind is extraordinary. If you were here, why would my son worry about being Crown Prince? The main reason for the current Iron River is because Shao Wentian has always been in power, and has always been on the side of the masses. If I were to rashly kill him, the end result would be the reversal of his Iron River, with everything being lost, so I need a person who can woo the hearts of people, scheme for power within the Iron River, and overthrow Shao Wentian.    

    

"Once you complete this mission and have complete control of the Iron River, I will betroth my daughter to you so that you can support my son. And from now on, you are a member of the Lee Family."    

    

With that, Lee Qinghao Feng took a sip of the bitter tea. It was as if he didn't care about the bitter tea at all.    

    

I was extremely shocked in my heart. I didn't think that Lee Qinghao would actually use this kind of condition to tempt me, if it was anyone else, they would probably be completely confused by Lee Family's son-in-law's identity.    

    

But I'm different. I'm very clear about Lee Qinghao's plan right now, he basically wanted to use me to subvert the entire Iron River, and bind me to the Lee Family. I had no choice but to work for him.    

    

If this plan was used on someone else instead of me, their Iron River would definitely have undergone a huge change!    

    

However, Lee Qinghao didn't know that the entire Iron River was mine, and sitting in front of him, was the genuine Young Lord of the Iron River, the legitimate direct descendant of the Lee Family. His scheme was completely useless to me, as no matter what happens, the Iron River will always be mine, and no one can change that.    

    

However, I still didn't agree in a hurry. I simply put on an awkward expression and said, "This matter …"    

    

Lee Qinghao's eyes suddenly turned cold, "Huh? Since you are not willing to be of use to me, then others should not even think about it. If you do not agree, then you can stay in the Lee Family forever. "    

    

You want me to die?    

    

Isn't this Lee Qinghao a little too domineering? If he couldn't get it, then wouldn't he allow others to get it?    

    

At that time, I was already unhappy, but agreeing to it might not be without benefits, since Lee Qinghao is not clear about my identity, which means that he is helping me with my identity of Iron River. I think that if he finds out about it in the future, he would definitely be so angry that he would spit out blood.    

    

Thus, I immediately stood up and clasped my hands together. I was extremely excited. "Thank you very much for fulfilling my wish, Sir."    

    

Lee Qinghao thought that I was excited about the identity of Lee Family's son-in-law, but he didn't know that the one I was excited about was Iron River's Young Lord. He even waved his hand with praise for me to sit down and praised: "A wise man knows when to stop, Commander Lee, I really didn't misjudge you."    

    

I sat down again. Lee Qinghao's attitude was a lot more relaxed, no longer treating me coldly. He had been chatting happily with me all this while, but in fact, he would turn hostile at any moment. As long as I lost my value, he would kick me away.    

    

Unfortunately, Lee Qinghao had miscalculated a step, and it was precisely my Iron River, Young Lord's, identity. He thought that his plan was perfect, but who would have known that I was the loophole in his plan?    

    

"Liu Tie, Holy Son of the Faang Family's enthronement. This matter has already spread to all the large families in China. I'm afraid you have also heard about the various great powers, right?" Lee Qinghao said indifferently.    

    

I nodded my head, "This humble one has received the news, and at that time, I will head over with Ning Mansion, Grandson-in-law's, identity."    

    

Lee Qinghao suddenly became serious, his tone carried an unquestionable meaning, and said: "Ning Mansion Grandson-in-law? Since you want to join my Lee Family, after the matter with Iron River is settled, cut off all ties with Miss Ning Mansion so that you can marry into my Lee Family and not disobey me if you become my son-in-law. "    

    

Saying this, Lee Qinghao slowed down his tone, "Commander Lee, the love between a child and a girl can never compare to the future. How can a mere Ning Mansion compare to my Lee Family? Furthermore, I heard that you have a personal grudge with the Fang family's Faang Dao, so I might as well tell you, this time Holy Son of the Faang Family and I have received the news, it's Faang Dao! "    

    

"But you don't need to worry. As long as you do things seriously, after you take over the Iron River, you can safely support my son. Once he becomes the crown prince, I will personally settle the grudge between you and Faang Dao."