Qin Xian nodded and said, "Our family members must not be bullied. However, there's no need to terminate the collaboration outright. Third Uncle, you can inform the Su family head that cooperation may continue, but Su Ze’s branch of the family is off the table. If they want to work with us, they’ll have to replace him and ensure that no one from his line is involved in the partnership. That will serve as a clear message to defend our young lady’s honor.”

Uncle Qin was stunned for a moment, but after a brief pause, admiration lit up the faces of everyone present.

Simply severing ties would result in mutual losses and might even unite the Su family against them. Such an approach would fail to teach Su Ze the lesson he deserved.

Uncle Qin knew Su Ze was being groomed as a potential heir precisely because of his perceived value in facilitating a marriage alliance with the Qin family. The Su family was vast and rife with internal conflict. Currently, Su Ze’s father held a significant advantage because of his son’s potential match with someone from the Qin family.

If that possibility disappeared, the Su family’s other factions would undoubtedly seize the opportunity to challenge Su Ze and his father, cutting them off from their power base.

Su Ze’s father had other children, and facing such immense pressure and losses because of one son’s mistake would drastically alter Su Ze’s standing within the family.

This would teach Su Ze that Qin Jiaxi was not someone he could toy with, manipulate, or cast aside without consequences.