Peninsula: The young master is poor and doesn't want to date.

Chapter 72 Permanent Removal

Standing in the corner, Li Zhihui watched this scene thoughtfully.

This younger brother, who was kicked out of his home two years ago... well, it's almost been three years now.

The useless guy who works the night shift at the convenience store was actually crying quite genuinely.

I just don't know how much of what they say is true.

But whether it's true or not, there's bound to be a good show to watch.

Li Chenghao tried his best to maintain the composure of a "crown prince".

Even though Li Zhengyi's words had already shaken him to his core.

What constitutes evidence from two years ago?

What does it mean to tell him before he died?

What does it mean that Lee Woo-bin can be selfless?

He cleared his throat and spoke in a steady tone.

"Jung-il, everyone is saddened by Woo-bin's accident. But today is a funeral, and there are so many elders here. What kind of behavior is it for you to be crying and making a scene here? If Woo-bin is watching from heaven, he wouldn't want to see you like this."

"I haven't finished speaking yet."

Li Zhengyi did not look up at Li Zhenghao.

"When he jumped down, he said he knew the truth about what happened two years ago. He said he had evidence. He said someone was framing me. He said he had been investigating for the past two years and finally found out the truth. He said he would help clear my name when he came back."

"He said, the person who handed me the wine, the person who helped me upstairs, the person who called my stepmother..."

He paused.

"It was all instigated by the same person."

The farewell hall fell silent once again.

Li Chenghao's expression changed.

Li Zhihui's eyes lit up.

Long Zhangzhu leaned back in his chair.

Some people are coughing, some are adjusting their posture, and some are looking down at their phones, but the screens aren't actually lit.

Everyone was waiting for Lee Jae-hyun to speak.

Lee Jae-hyun sat motionless in his wheelchair.

Then he spoke.

"You killed Woo-bin."

The voice was colder than before.

"You've been a good-for-nothing since you were a child. Three years ago, you had an affair with your stepmother, and Yubin covered for you, but you turned around and accused him instead. Now you've even ruined his life."

"You still have the nerve to come and cry for him."

Li Zhengyi knelt on the ground, head bowed, without saying a word.

But his back teeth were clenched.

The stepmother committed adultery.

These four words almost destroyed his life.

If it were someone with a weaker will, even a time traveler or a reincarnated person, they would have given up on themselves.

He couldn't clarify because he was indeed drugged that night and didn't remember anything. When he woke up, his stepmother was lying next to him, as if it were the aftermath of the incident.

Then, he was caught red-handed in the act of adultery.

Then they were kicked out of the house.

Now that his father brought this up in public at the funeral, he was essentially nailing this crime to the spot in front of everyone.

Lee Jae-hyun's voice continued without pause, striking down again and again.

"From today onwards, you will no longer bear the surname Li. The Li family's attitude towards you will be..."

He paused.

"Permanent removal from the list."

As those four words were spoken, the already low temperature in the farewell hall dropped several degrees.

Kim Soo-ho stood on the outside, his facial muscles taut.

He tried to rush forward, but his parents held his wrists down on either side.

Half of their business comes from the CJ Group.

Kim Jisoo was also present, standing next to him, her eyes red and her lips trembling.

Permanently removed from the list.

It's not kicking you out of the house, it's not severing ties, it's removing you from the list.

It must be crossed out of the family genealogy, erased from the family history, and from now on, it must never be mentioned, acknowledged, or associated with in any setting.

Lee Jae-hyun waved his hand.

"Drag him out."

This time, the bodyguard did not hesitate.

Even though you were down on your luck before, you were still the Third Young Master. Now that you've been removed from the list, you can be treated roughly.

Two men in black suits grabbed Li Zhengyi's arms, dragged him up from the ground, and pulled him toward the door.

It's like dragging an unclaimed piece of luggage.

The old man has already spoken, so there's no need to worry anymore.

In this world, those who offer help in times of need are rare, but those who kick someone when they're down are the norm.

The first to speak was the second wife, Lee Sook-hee, who married Koo Ja-hak, the chairman of Ourhome, a core subsidiary of the LG Group, in her early years.

It was a typical political marriage between a chaebol family.

An old, resentful woman who can't give birth to a son and doesn't know how to manage a household.

After Lee Jae-hyun said "permanent removal," she immediately spoke to the person next to her in a tone that said, "I knew this would happen."

"I knew it! We shouldn't have let him in. He killed his own brother and is still putting on an act here. A man like that doesn't deserve the surname Li."

Third Grandmother Li Shunxi, who married a university professor from an academic clique in her early years, nodded in agreement from the side.

"You bet he is. If you ask me, he shouldn't have come to the family dinner every year; it's bad luck. Woo-bin is such a good kid, and he's ruined his life."

My maternal uncle, Jung Myung-hwan, is the son of my fifth maternal grandmother, Lee Myung-hee. He comes from the Jung family of Hyundai Motor Group and is also the heir to Shinsegae Group.

A petty person who holds grudges.

He took a few steps forward and stood in front of Li Zhengyi, who was being dragged along by his bodyguards. He looked down at Li Zhengyi as if he were looking at a cockroach.

"You still have the nerve to cry? I've watched Woo-bin grow up since he was a child. And you? What are you? A morally corrupt piece of trash, you're just a disgrace to the Lee family."

He spat on the ground, and the spittle landed on Li Zhengyi's face.

My cousin, Zheng Minghuan.

I've noted it down.

Li Zheng looked down at the spittle and didn't say anything.

He was memorizing people one by one.

Or rather, this was a test in the first place.

As the saying goes, a friend in need is a friend indeed.

He might not remember who came today.

But he remembers clearly who kicked him when he was down today.

In the future, when he returns to the throne of CJ Group with the power to crush everything, those who kicked him while he was down today should not blame him for showing no mercy.

As for the so-called "permanent removal from the list".

Does it make sense?

If he really is a good-for-nothing, what difference does it make whether his name is still in the family tree or not?

If he can eventually trample on the CJ Group, what difference does it make whether his name is on the family tree or not?

It's as if there was any significance to the Samsung Lee family and the CJ Lee family opening their family trees when they separated back then.

The result is still not clear; whoever is superior will be the legitimate heir of the Gyeongju Li clan.

Who were the ancestors of the Li family in Gyeongju?

The royal family of the Silla Dynasty.

In a more feudal sense, both Li families were royal families.

But now Samsung Group is even more powerful, so the Lee family of Samsung is the legitimate successor of the Gyeongju Lee clan.

Every year during the ancestral worship ceremony, the chairman of Samsung Group, as the clan head, pays homage to the Lee family ancestors.

You, Lee Jae-hyun, and the others from CJ's side can only watch from the sidelines.

If you're not happy about it, just keep it to yourself.

They can talk after they've surpassed Samsung's market capitalization.

Therefore, Li Zhengyi never cared about being "removed from the list" from the very beginning.

He's been kicked out of his home for almost three years now, and hasn't received a single penny of benefit from it. What's the difference between that and being expelled from the family?

As long as he becomes the most powerful descendant of the Li family in Qingzhou, then he is the legitimate heir.

He was a direct descendant of the royal family of the Silla Dynasty.

In a place like the peninsula where feudal remnants are so strong, you know what? Having a feudal label can actually bring you a lot of benefits and hidden privileges.

Of course, the prerequisite is that the stigma must be cleared.

The real purpose today is to verify who the person who framed me two years and ten months ago is.

Is he really the eldest brother?

In short, the trap has been set and the bait has been laid.

Whoever bites the hook, that's who.