novelraw Chapter 579 - 582: Shaocheng makes a deal with Skull Society 1_1
Chapter 579 - 582: Shaocheng makes a deal with Skull Society 1_1
Wen Jingru didn’t know how to explain to her son a father’s love for him. Jiajia clung to her neck again, saying, "Mommy, I only love you."
A warmth stirred in her heart.
Gently hugging her little prince, she said, "Jiajia, you should love daddy too."
Prince Jiajia disagreed. He felt his previous plan of searching for his father with his classmates was a foolhardy one. The imagined ’daddy’ was the best. If time could turn back, he would prefer staying weirdly in Toronto. Even without a father, he still had his mommy and grandparents.
Bai Wuqing was still knocking at the door patiently. His mother-in-law brought a spare key and patted her shoulder, saying with heavy implications, "I really don’t know what happened between you two back then. When I asked her, she just cried. She was pregnant and refused to let you know. She insisted on giving birth alone. She was almost killed by her father, yet she still went to Toronto alone to give birth. Wuqing, she is my only daughter..."
"Mom, I’m sorry."
Bai Wuqing’s throat knotted, not knowing what to say.
"You don’t need to say that to me. I just hope my daughter can be happy." His mother-in-law left a profound look and then walked downstairs.
Having the spare key in hand, Bai Wuqing didn’t rush to open the door. His thoughts drifted back to his youthful years.
Back in the day, when he was studying at Yale University, his encounter with Gu Shaocheng was completely coincidental. The young man from the underworld was browsing through Harvard’s library for self-study while plotting how to consolidate power.
He would always see Gu Shaocheng in the library. Only later did he find out that his greatest talent was not in his diligence to self-teach. He didn’t come to Yale mainly to study management, but wanted to join The American Skull Society.
The Skull Society was a secret elite organization in America, admitting 15 students from Yale’s Junior class each year. Its members included important figures from America’s political, business, and academic circles. Joining immediately offered a stairway to power and wealth.
The members of the Skull Society were mainly from elite American families, including the Bush, Ponti, Harriman, Lord, Phillips, Rockefeller, Taft, Goodale, Payne, and Whitney families, among others.
The Skull Society had an extremely mysterious admittance rule. Its formidable member list was even more daunting. Bai Wuqing didn’t know how Gu Shaocheng managed to join the Skull Society later, but he truly did. He joined as an auditor from a non-Yale university, and maintained friendly relationships with all members of the Skull Society.
It is said that once one joins the Skull Society, they are privately taught how to vie for wealth and power, among other things.
Of course, those are just rumors. Few who are not members of the Skull Society truly know what lies beneath its veil. Bai Wuqing was aware, however, that some of Gu Shaocheng’s friends today, including those of political heritage, arms dealers, financial tycoons, and chemical industry magnates, were friends he made back then. Around 50% of his success could be attributed to his unreachable network - this was truly a shortcut to wealth and power!
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