บท 238: Chapter 168, definitely next time

Gu Hang was certain that his predecessor's greatest resentment towards his mother stemmed from that slap.

He remembered how Mrs. Wang Qi, gasping for breath after hitting him, said with immense disappointment, "How could I have a son like you? Incompetent, foolish, clueless. If it were just that, I could still ensure you a lifetime of riches. But you have the audacity to harbor ambitions that your abilities cannot back. You really aren't even one ten-thousandth of your father. You disappoint me so much."

Those words pierced his heart deeply.

His mother looked down on him.

This filled him with anger and resentment, so much so that he took a personal attendant with him and took office alone.

But he wasn't going there just to die—at least that's what he thought before.

According to his predecessor's understanding, under normal circumstances, he truly was the one meant to save Rage Owl Star from disaster.