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"He said that if we don't agree to sell it to him, he would have you come in person to ask for it. Marshal Wan, I wonder if you would do such a thing?"
Zhan Liang's tone carried a faint trace of sarcasm, "Of course, now you are a high-ranking marshal, and I'm just a retired old man. If you really want to forcibly take something from our family, there's nothing I can do. But for the sake of the baby, I will do my utmost to protect what she loves."
Upon hearing this, Wan Ze finally understood the reason for Zhan Liang's distant and cold demeanor towards him tonight.
In their younger days, they were comrades-in-arms, having gone through many experiences together and were quite close.
However, later on, due to certain reasons and some conflicts of interest between the two families, their relationship became slightly estranged. Nevertheless, when meeting on the surface, they still interacted amicably, giving each other face.
