ebookland Chapter 264 Your Meeting Was Destined
Chapter 264 Your Meeting Was Destined
Cheng Huaiyou's words reminded the old man of Cheng Shuyan's back as he threw down harsh words and left without looking back. His thin lips moved, and Cheng Shuyan's resolute back and his father's departing back overlapped little by little. The worry in his heart was replaced by anger. He took a deep breath and tightened his grip on the dragon-headed cane.
"Never mind him, he made his own choice." The old man snorted heavily. Cheng Chuyu and Cheng Huaiyou exchanged a glance, their eyes filled with triumphant smugness.
Finally, Cheng Chuyu asked insincerely, "Grandpa, are you really not going to abandon my eldest brother? I believe he will understand your good intentions this time."
As soon as Cheng Chuyu finished speaking, the old man's face darkened. "Ignore him. He brought it on himself. Also, none of you are allowed to visit him! Since he wants to sever ties with our Cheng family, then he has nothing to do with our Cheng family."
Seeing that the old man was serious, Cheng Chuyu and Cheng Huaiyou's hearts started racing uncontrollably. They suppressed the urge to confirm it again. Cheng Huaiyou coughed lightly and said insincerely.
“Grandpa, this isn’t right… If something really happens to my brother, besides the Cheng family, who else will care about him? For a woman, I’m sorry, Grandpa, I shouldn’t have brought that woman up. I’m doing this for you, for the Cheng family. It’s not worth it. The reason my brother’s company was so successful back then was inseparable from the Cheng family and from you.”
As Cheng Huaiyou spoke, his voice grew louder and louder. The old man paused for a second, too embarrassed to say that Cheng Shuyan's success really had nothing to do with him. In fact, when Cheng Shuyan wanted to leave the Cheng family, the old man did everything he could to hinder the development of Cheng Shuyan's company.
Even so, Cheng Shuyan's company has now developed to a point where it can rival the Cheng family, forcing the old man, even if unwilling, to admit that Cheng Shuyan is the only hope to lead the Cheng family to further progress.
That's why Old Master Cheng wanted to curry favor with Cheng Shuyan and let Cheng Shuyan take over the Cheng family business.
The Cheng family is now in a weakened state. Without a leader to take the lead, the Cheng family will be eliminated in no time. It is precisely because he knows this that he has his eye on Cheng Shuyan's abilities.
Who knew, who knew that Cheng Shuyan was just as stubborn as his father, who was completely unyielding. He could have just listened to him... But Cheng Shuyan really did inherit his father's business acumen. In the quiet of the night, Old Master Cheng often wondered why it had to be Cheng Shuyan of all people.
Did the old man have any grandfatherly affection for Cheng Shuyan? Of course he did, but this grandfatherly affection couldn't compare to the old man's emphasis on the Cheng family.
For the Cheng family, the old man was the root. Now that the root is failing, the old man urgently needs a new root to provide nourishment for the towering tree above. Cheng Shuyan is the new root that the old man has chosen, but he is beyond his control, leaving the old man feeling powerless and regretful, yet helpless.
The old man glanced at the two good-for-nothings in front of him, his anger surging like a rollercoaster. "You bunch of useless things! If you were of any use! I..." The old man grew angrier as he spoke, and finally, leaning on his cane, he turned and left angrily without looking back.
Cheng Chuyu and Cheng Huaiyou looked at each other, wondering why the old man was angry. They exchanged a glance and thought to themselves that it must be because he (or she) was too stupid that Grandpa suddenly got angry.
The two men snorted at each other, then turned and left.
After the old man went upstairs, he stood at the second-floor window and looked down. After seeing Cheng Chuyu and Cheng Huaiyou leave, he felt extremely uneasy. He paced around the room, still worried about Cheng Shuyan, but he didn't want to go see Cheng Shuyan right now, as if doing so would be admitting defeat.
He sat silently on the bed without saying a word.
On the other side, Yunzhi used the excuse of wanting to eat wontons in the west of the city to send Yunyun away. She had been lying obediently in bed, but after seeing her brother leave and confirming that he wouldn't be back for a while, she suddenly pulled off the covers and stepped barefoot onto the cold tiles. The cold tiles made her shiver, and all the joy in her heart vanished at that moment.
Why aren't you wearing shoes?
The system posed a profound question.
Yunzhi glanced at the pink panther slippers that Yunyun had specially brought not far from the bed, paused for two seconds, and thought, "That's a good question." Finally, she tiptoed out of the ward wearing the slippers and, under the system's guidance, appeared in Cheng Shuyan's ward the next second.
Cheng Shuyan's ward was next to Yunzhi's ward. Both were single rooms. Yunzhi pushed open the door and carefully walked to Cheng Shuyan's bedside. When she saw the disheveled state of the person on the bed, her eyes reddened and tears welled up like a gushing spring.
On the hospital bed, Cheng Shuyan's eyes were closed. His whole body, including his face, was wrapped in bandages, making him look like a mummy.
"System, is this what you meant by 'not serious'?" Yunzhi asked, her eyes blurred with tears, her voice choked with sobs.
The system was silent for a moment, perhaps pondering whether there was a problem with its calculations. A second later, the system answered in a mechanical voice.
Is it considered serious if there is no immediate danger to life?
Now it was Yunzhi's turn to be speechless. Compared to her previous life, being able to save her life in this life was indeed not a serious matter. Yunzhi didn't speak, but silently sat by Cheng Shuyan's bedside and shed tears. Tears fell in a steady stream, and one drop hit Cheng Shuyan's face. At this moment, Yunzhi, who was immersed in her grief, did not see that Cheng Shuyan, who had been lying there motionless, had slightly moved his left little finger.
"Cheng Shuyan, why do you always run into these kinds of things when you're with me..." Yunzhi wiped away her tears, regretting that she had been greedy enough not to refuse Cheng Shuyan's advances, which led to his misfortune. If she had been reborn, she would have just taken a look at him from afar to make sure he was alive and well, and then stayed far away from him. He definitely wouldn't have done this.
Grandpa Cheng is right. Her closeness to Cheng Shuyan will only hurt him.
[According to the system's calculations, the probability of you and Cheng Shuyan meeting and sparking a romance in this life is 100%. This means that even if you avoid any opportunity or place where you might meet Cheng Shuyan, you two will still encounter each other.]
The system's cold, mechanical voice sounded like comfort, yet it wasn't quite.
Yunzhi pursed her lips. Just then, her phone rang. When she saw Yunyun's caller ID, her heart skipped a beat. She thought Yunyun knew she had secretly run away. She answered the phone nervously, and was about to explain when she heard her older brother ask, "They have a new flavor, salted egg yolk and crab meat flavor."
Salted egg yolk and crab meat? That sounds interesting.
Without a moment's hesitation, Yunzhi blurted out, "Eat!"