After a Flash Marriage With the Disabled Tyrant - Chap 72
Even if Song Zhiqiu was reluctant, in the case of conclusive evidence, she could only follow the law enforcement officer and leave the conference room.
As soon as she left, she received the gazes of countless employees who were secretly eating melons and overheard some vague remarks—
“Why was the chairman arrested? Will our company change?”
“You haven’t heard the news? She used the official seal to embezzle the company’s funds. I heard that it takes at least three years in prison to get out!”
“Isn’t that what Wen Chenglang did?”
Is there still a need to distinguish so clearly between a doting mother and a useless son? How Wen Chenglang grew up into such a shameful person must have something to do with the chairman’s deranged outlook.”
“…Alright, be quiet.”
For the first time ever, Song Zhiqiu, who had always been strong, did not dare to look back and glared at these employees after hearing these remarks.
With her eyes fixed on the ground, she followed the law enforcement officer like a walking corpse, with her mind replaying everything that had happened over the years—
When Wen Yibei first entered Wen’s house, Wen Chenglang smashed the other person’s head because of his petty temper. It was she who told the child: It doesn’t matter, you are the most important young master in this family.
When Wen Chenglang was in kindergarten, his classmate was injured because of a fight, and she had to pay a lot of medical expenses, but she told him: It’s okay, you’re just careless; the other party is also at fault.
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When Wen Chenglang was a junior in elementary school, he broke a competitor’s musical instrument during the violin assessment. It was she who told the child: It doesn’t matter, mom has money, just buy him a new one.
Later, Old Man Wen was injured and was hospitalized, and she clearly was aware of something from Wen Chenglang’s guilty eyes, but for the dignity of her own child, she blindly pushed the pot on her nephew, Shi Yunnan.
It was her indulgence that didn’t distinguish right from wrong; her over-pampering praise; her blurred boundary between Wen Chenglang’s good and evil conscience.
Bang
The door closed suddenly.
Song Zhiqiu, who has always been strong, was finally overwhelmed by remorse and couldn’t help crying.
Wen Chenglang, the mama’s boy, is looking forward to you, the mother, getting him out.
I hope you will continue to carry on this mother-son tenderness to the prison, and from now on, don’t think about harming the Wen family.
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Shi Yunnan’s sharp words echoed in Song Zhiqiu’s ears and pierced her heart, making her cry almost in despair.
In the end, she lost the husband who once loved her, lost her career that she used to be proud of, and even Wen Chenglang, who had been cared for in her hands since he was a child, had his future life ruined.
Song Zhiqiu regretted it!
She regretted everything, to the point where her internal organs were followed by raw pain!
Unfortunately, even a thousand pieces of gold can’t buy regret medicine.
Maybe she can only repent of her mistakes in the cold prison from now on.
…
Shi Yunnan stayed by the window of the conference room, his gaze drifting slightly downward.
It wasn’t until he saw the police car carrying Song Zhiqiu away that the big stone inside finally fell to the ground.
Don’t blame him for being cruel. Whether it’s Old Man Wen, Wen Yanfeng, or Wen Yibei, they were all relatives that Shi Yunnan held very close to his heart.
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Song Zhiqiu and her children were to blame for always creating chaos. There was no way for anyone to live in peace.
Besides, the bitter fruit that their mother and son sowed by themselves can only be swallowed by themselves in the end.
“Mr. Shi, shall we continue the meeting?” Chen Ren came up and asked cautiously.
Even though Shi Yunnan was a lot younger than he was, he really didn’t dare to be rash in front of this young man.
“Director Chen is too polite. Right now you have the final say in Huachang.” Shi Yunnan turned around and responded.
His calm and unhurried tone carried some meaning. The simple word “Director Chen” made Chen Ren feel at ease both physically and mentally.
Chen Ren smiled back, “If it wasn’t for Mr. Shi’s secret help this time, how could I have brought down Song Zhiqiu so quickly?”
In fact, Song Zhiqiu and Wen Wanyou were indeed very careful and meticulous in the matter of “share resale”. At first, Chen Ren didn’t know there was such a thing.
However, they probably didn’t guess that it was Luo Lingsheng and Shi Yunnan who bought their shares.
Luo Lingsheng followed Shi Yunnan’s instructions and sent someone to observe the movements of Song Zhiqiu and Huachang secretly. Then he sent his subordinates to demand a lower price as soon as he heard that Wen Wanyou was going to resell the shares.
Luo Lingsheng asked his subordinates to lure the mother and daughter, but he was in no hurry to sign the contract. At the same time, Shi Yunnan asked his friend Fu Ziyu to come out and negotiate the “resale of shares.”
Because Luo Lingsheng was secretly pushing down the price, it was enough to highlight how straightforward and simple Fu Ziyu’s offer was.
Song Zhiqiu was anxious to use this money to temporarily suppress the anger of the shareholders, so she dispelled her doubts after simply learning that the Fu family was engaged in the automobile business and determining that they had nothing to do with Chen Ren.
While the priest climbs a foot, the devil climbs ten1.
Fu Ziyu bought the 8% of the shares on behalf of Shi Yunnan, but after Shi Yunnan learned about the “civil war” of Huachang shareholders, he directly approached Chen Ren.
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As the saying goes, the enemy of your enemy is a friend.
Chen Ren was a typical businessman. Since Huachang’s development was smooth, he was unwilling to be overwhelmed by Song Zhiqiu’s momentum, so the consensus between the two sides was quickly reached.
“Mr. Shi, you mentioned the cooperation of ‘Hua Chang and Luo’…” Chen Ren asked tentatively.
Shi Yunnan smiled, “Although this batch of unwanted goods doesn’t meet the high standards of Europe and the United States, according to its cost and manufacturing process, it meets the criteria of certain sales groups.”
Good products sell at high prices, flat products sell at medium prices, and inferior products are sold at low prices.
“Luo will help you contact the sellers in batches and try to complete the overall sale within two months. As for the pricing beyond the needed cost, your company’s shareholders will discuss it themselves.”
All the objectives have one purpose—to shorten the extended delivery period and accelerate the return of funds.
“Of course, we will make the corresponding entry investment for Huachang’s missing capital for now.” Shi Yunnan had already discussed this matter with Luo Lingsheng.
Huachang’s overall development momentum wasn’t bad. He only borrowed the name of Luo Group, but the actual investment was his and Wen Yibei’s personal assets.
Shi Yunnan was only responsible for paying the money in private and doesn’t like to meddle in these nosy things, “We will send someone to negotiate with your company in two days.”
Chen Ren did not object to the proposal.
The Luo Group has a mountain-like existence in the Imperial Capital’s business world. It’s good for their company to have a little relationship with them and get a little shelter.
…
When Shi Yunnan left the company entrance, he ran into Wen Wanyou, who was hurrying over.
“…c, cousin?”
The moment she saw Shi Yunnan, the panic on Wen Wanyou’s face increased a little bit.
She was not qualified to attend the shareholders’ meeting of Huachang Company, so she hurried over after getting the news from Song Zhiqiu’s secretary half an hour ago.
Shi Yunnan stopped his pace and asked rhetorically, “What? So surprised to see me?”
Wen Wanyou steadied her mind, “Where is my mother?”
Shi Yunan didn’t hide it from her, “You’re late. She has been taken away by the relevant police officer. ”
“….”
Wen Wanyou’s legs on the high heels softened. She took a half step before barely standing firm, then she said, “The company’s affairs are not her doing!”
As she said that, tears welled up in Wen Wanyou’s eyes, as if she was silently accusing Shi Yunnan of being heartless.
“Does it still matter when it has already come to this? It was your mother’s single-mindedness that led to today’s outcome.”
Facing her tears, Shi Yunnan was unmoved, “I wasn’t the one who opposed your mother. I just pushed the boat along the river and helped Chen Ren.”
“There might be a glimmer of hope if you hire a lawyer to fish her out now.” Shi Yunnan raised his eyebrows, his eyes suddenly chilled, “But I’ll say it up front-”
“If you dare to disturb my uncle and grandpa for that pair of mother and son, I don’t mind sending you in too.”
“…..”
Wen Wanyou’s emotions were fully suppressed by Shi Yunnan’s aura, and even the tears that had accumulated at the bottom of her eyes did not dare to trickle down.
Shi Yunnan took two steps closer. His sharp eyes seemed to be able to see through everyone’s hearts and minds.
“By the way, aren’t you expecting Wen Chenglang to go to prison, so that your mother can leave you Huachang’s shares and uncle’s savings?”
“I didn’t!” Wen Wanyou flatly denied this.
“Oh? It seems that I guessed wrong. ” Shi Yunnan didn’t break through her paper-thin lies.
The familiar black car stopped at the entrance of the company, and the rear door opened, revealing Luo Lingsheng’s figure.
Shi Yunnan met Luo Lingsheng’s gaze, greeted him with a smile, and stopped entangled with Wen Wanyou.
Wen Wanyou followed Shi Yunan’s back to see the gaze of the person in the car. For a time, grievances, unwillingness, and powerlessness all appeared at once.
What did she do wrong?
Is it wrong for her to fight for herself with a brother like Wen Chenglang and a mother like Song Zhiqiu, who is partial to her son? What did she do that was against reason and nature?
Shi Yunnan was swollen with arrogance in front of her, but didn’t he just pretend to be nice to please Luo Lingsheng? When will Luo Lingsheng be able to see his true face!
Shi Yunnan felt the stabbing sight behind him, and the corners of his mouth curled up. He stopped a second before entering the car door.
“Wait for me.”
“Ok.”
Luo Lingsheng’s smiling eyes fell back to Shi Yunnan without sparing Wen Wanyou even a fleeting glance.
He knew the temperament of his family’s little fox, so he didn’t dare make eye contact in case of misunderstanding.
Shi Yunnan turned around and raised his voice, “Wen Wanyou, don’t think I can’t see what you think about Luo Lingsheng. A human must know shame. Don’t think you can act recklessly behind my back.”
After the Wen family banquet that day, Shi Yunnan had secretly asked Yuan Meng. The other party was an honest man, so he found out—after a few words of roundabout probing.
Wen Wanyou actually confessed to Luo Lingsheng behind his back. To put it a bit harsher, she was seducing a married man!
“…..”
Wen Wanyou froze in place.
Just in time, a few staff members who were out of the office looked over with the pleasure of eating melons in their sight.
Seeing her blushing face, Shi Yunnan dropped another warning, “If it’s not yours, it will never be yours. Don’t do those dirty things in private.”
After speaking, he got into the car and drove away.
Wen Wanyou remembered the embarrassment of being rejected by Luo Lingsheng that day. Her breath trembled uncomfortably; she couldn’t look directly at the contemptuous eyes of others and ran away without a word.
Shi Yunnan got into the car and let out a sigh of relief.
Luo Lingsheng was amused when he saw his appearance, “Why are you angry with Wen Wanyou? You have to say something to be happy?”
“Who asked her to seduce you behind my back? I didn’t completely ruin her reputation in public; that’s already very polite.”
If he didn’t warn her a little harder this time, maybe this person will continue to have bad intentions next time.
Shi Yunnan leaned closer to Luo Lingsheng’s side, eagerly begging for compliments, “Why don’t you compliment me? I’ve saved you unnecessary trouble.”
Luo Lingsheng retorted, “Aren’t you the one who’s jealous?”
Shi Yunnan snorted twice, and suddenly said in a very low voice, “I kind of want to kiss you to eliminate my anger, but I’m afraid it will affect Yuan Mang and the others in the front row.”
Luo Lingsheng slightly leaned sideways to shorten their distance and replied jokingly, “Qin Jian and the others don’t have eyes on the back of their heads.”
“That’s what you said.” Shi Yunnan chuckled and cooperated, and took the initiative to kiss him.
“…..”
Yuan Meng and Qin Jian, who were sitting in the front row, looked straight ahead at the same time and couldn’t help but complain in their hearts—
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Patriarch, we don’t have eyes on the back of our heads, but we’re not deaf, okay?
If we eat dog food during working hours all day, can it be counted as a work-related injury and get a salary increase?
…
After 20 minutes of driving, the car stopped in the parking lot of Imperial Capital Central Hospital.
Old Man Wen was out of danger two days ago, and he woke up twice in the middle.
In order to avoid Song Zhiqiu’s shameless disturbance, Shi Yunnan, Wen Yibei, and others combined their efforts and transferred Old Man Wen from the second hospital to the VIP inpatient department of Imperial Capital Hospital behind the other party’s back.
The two quickly took the elevator to the twenty-third floor and entered the single ward just in time to meet Old Man Wen waking up in a daze.
“Yunnan, you’re here?” Wen Yibei got up from the side of the hospital bed and took the initiative to give Shi Yunnan the seat, “Come quickly, Grandpa is just awake.”
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Shi Yunnan hurriedly approached, “How’s Grandpa doing these two days?”
“He’s still weak, and basically falls asleep in a drowsy state. Occasionally, when he wakes up, his consciousness is not very clear. After a few vague sentences, he will fall asleep again.”
When Shi Yunnan heard this, he couldn’t help but lean closer to Old Man Wen’s hospital bed, “Grandpa? I’m Yunnan.”
Old Man Wen raised his eyelids laboriously, not focusing on Shi Yunnan. In just a few seconds, his eyes, which were not very clear, suddenly filled with water.
“Yun, Yunnan, my good grandson… It wasn’t him who pushed me. You can’t let him be wronged… It’s not his fault; you can’t blame him…”
Shi Yunnan’s body involuntarily tensed up, and he tentatively called out again, “Grandpa?”
Old Man Wen’s tone was very light, but full of anxiousness.
“Shi Houde is a heart…heartless old man. How old is Yunnan, how, how can he be allowed to stay abroad as a child… Shi Sheng doesn’t treat my daughter well, why doesn’t he even take good care of my grandson ah…”
“It took a long time to make Yunnan willing to come back to Wen’s house, you, you guys don’t make this child separate from me….”
When Shi Yunnan heard the vague remarks in Old Man Wen’s mouth, his heart suddenly felt bitter beyond description.
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He knew that what Old Man Wen was talking about now was what happened after the birthday party that year.
Shi Yunnan has lived abroad since he was a child, and even if he was independent and sensible, he had his rebellious phase.
After the eighteenth birthday party, he felt that he had suffered in the Wen family for nothing, so he returned abroad without saying a word.
After his health improved, Old Man Wen sent him several long text messages, but with his twisted temper at that time, he refused to reply. He couldn’t wait to cut off contact with the Shi family and Wen family in China.
Looking back now, what did Old Man Wen do wrong?
Compared with the indifference and ruthlessness that Old Man Shi exuded from his bones, Old Man Wen was doing his best to make up for the lack of his growth.
Luo Lingsheng saw through Shi Yunnan’s forbearance, but before he could come forward, Wen Yibei, who was also concerned, patted his brother on the shoulder to comfort him.
Shi Yunnan closed his eyes and tried his best to hold back the astringent in his eyes, “Grandpa, grandpa, I’m here, look at me, ok?”
Old Man Wen slowed down for several beats, and then his eyes refocused. He subconsciously reached out to touch Shi Yunnan and finally had a hint of clarity, “Yunnan?”
“Yes, it’s me. I’m here to see you.”
Old Man Wen looked at him for a while, and then vaguely said what was in his heart, “Why have you lost weight again? Is Luo Lingsheng treating you well? Don’t be like your mother, who was bullied and didn’t say a word.”
Shi Yunnan finally laughed and glanced at Luo Lingsheng at the end of the bed, “Grandpa, don’t worry, Luo Lingsheng won’t bully me. He treats me very well.”
“…That’s good. Before, I was afraid that his…his inconvenient legs would affect you.”
When Shi Yunnan heard this, his eyes unconsciously looked at Luo Lingsheng again, as if he suddenly realized something.
Soon, Old Man Wen’s intermittent advice caught his attention again, “He looks like a capable and responsible person. As long as your hearts are together… that’s good.”
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Shi Yunnan seriously responded to him, “Um, I get it.”
Old Man Wen gave a few words of advice in a dazed state, and then fell into a deep sleep again.
Shi Yunnan and Wen Yibei nodded at each other and motioned for Luo Lingsheng to go outside the ward.
Luo Lingsheng noticed his lover’s low mood a while ago and took the initiative to hold his wrist, “What’s the matter?”
“Let me ask you, when you rejected me in Luo’s training room, was it because of what my grandpa said to you after the birthday banquet? He was afraid that your leg wouldn’t get better and would become my burden for the rest of my life, wouldn’t it?”
Luo Lingsheng sighed, “Isn’t it all in the past?”
“It’s in the past.”
Shi Yunnan was sitting on the lounge chair next to him, still feeling a little depressed—Luo Lingsheng didn’t say anything at the time, and they almost missed each other.
Back in the Luo family training room, there was Luo Lingsheng’s cold rejection first, followed by the white moonlight incident. The combination of these two things made Shi Yunnan feel extraordinarily overwhelmed.
He always thought that Luo Lingsheng’s original reason for rejecting him was that he had other people hidden in his heart, but he had never expected that there would be an interlude in which Old Man Wen had blocked him.
Thinking of this, Shi Yunnan felt inexplicably distressed for Luo Lingsheng.
“Old Master Wen means no harm. He’s your grandfather. From his point of view, there’s nothing wrong with standing up for his grandson. It was me who was under physical pressure at the time.”
Shi Yunnan snorted, “You don’t even know…”
“I don’t know what?”
I almost packed my bags and left the Luo family, and hid myself from you.
Shi Yunnan silently added this sentence in his heart and casually stated, “You have no idea how hard your little nephew tried to coax me back then; it’s all thanks to Little Goldfish.”
When Luo Lingsheng heard this, he couldn’t help laughing. “He has long been claiming credit in front of me.”
He pinched his lover’s earlobe, “Alright, don’t be angry anymore.”
Shi Yunnan tilted his head and rubbed against him, “I wasn’t angry at all. Let’s go home. I’ll go and explain two more things to my brother about Huachang’s entry capital. Why don’t you go wait for me in the parking lot?”
“Ok.”
Shi Yunnan and Luo Lingsheng went separate ways.
Within ten minutes, Shi Yunnan, who had finished communicating with his elder brother, took the elevator downstairs.
When the elevator stopped on the 16th floor, Shi Yunnan casually raised his eyes and accidentally bumped into two familiar figures.
Shi Sheng pushed Old Man Shi into the elevator.
Old Man Shi, who had always been strong and sturdy, sat crookedly in his wheelchair. Within two months, his body was too thin to speak of, and the once eagle-eyed eyes were now filled with turbid light.
Shi Sheng didn’t change much, but there was a kind of exhaustion in his expression.
“Yunnan?”
Shi Sheng shouted in surprise.
Old Man Shi’s chest heaved slightly; he opened his mouth but couldn’t utter a word.
Shi Yunnan put down his phone and replied expressionlessly, “Do I know you?”
Two days ago, he heard Wen Yibei mention that Old Man Shi was still staying at Central Hospital. He didn’t expect that he would run into him by accident.
If the elevator hadn’t closed, Shi Yunnan would have left at the sight of these two people right now.
“Yunnan, we are at least your father and grandfather. I know that we’ve done a lot of wrong things before and left you, but now can you give us a chance to make up for it?”
Since the paternity test with Xie Keyue, Shi Sheng missed these well-behaved and sensible twin brothers more and more, even if they had made a scene at the Shi family banquet.
When all was said and done, they were still his biological children.
During this period of time, Shi Sheng tossed and turned every night, unable to sleep. He recalled those happy days of their family of four with Wen Min, and felt extremely regretful and pained.
It’s a pity that belated affection and fatherly love are worth less than grass.
Shi Sheng didn’t have their contact information because he was blocked by the two brothers. The father-son relationship should have been one of the closest ties in the world, but he suddenly sank into this vast sea of people.
“A chance to make up for it?” Shi Yunnan watched the father and son with a cold eye.
“Xie Keyue and his mother have already left the Shi family. As long as you are willing to come back, Dad swears that everything in the Shi family is yours!” Shi Sheng hurriedly assured him.
“You think I’m as greedy for the Shi family’s assets as Xie Keyue? How ridiculous.” Shi Yunnan let out a sneer.
He looked at Old Man Shi, who could barely speak and shook his head, “I used to question myself all the time. What did I do wrong that made my father and grandfather dislike me so much?”
When he was young, Shi Yunnan tried to find faults in himself and change them for the better so that others could like him.
“Later, when I grew up, I felt tired.”
“No matter what, in your hearts, I’m no better than Xie Keyue, who came later, and no better than my brother, who went back to the Wen family.”
Shi Yunnan once wanted to understand this issue, but then it became irrelevant to him.
After all, the human heart is not a scale; there is always a blatant preference and dislike.
“Old man, you’ve been strong and wise all your life. Did you ever think you’d get to this end in your old age?”
“Sometimes, I have to admit that the cold-bloodedness I hide in my bones is given by you guys.”
Shi Sheng couldn’t say anything to refute it.
For all the years that he had left Shi Yunnan unchecked, he had long forgotten how to be a father in front of the other party.
Old Man Shi gasped fiercely, his chest heaving like a fish about to dry up and die.
Shi Yunnan thought of the old Man Wen, who was also hospitalized, and said in a complicated and relaxed manner, “Even if you guys were willing to really care about me once over the years, I may still have some affection left for the Shi family.”
The elevator stopped on the sixth floor, and Shi Yunnan made the final cut before the elevator door opened—
“If you don’t love me, there are naturally others in this world who will love me.”
“You once didn’t want me, so I won’t want you either now or in the future.”
With that, he quickly and daintily left the elevator and entered the safe passage on the side.
He preferred to hike down the stairs rather than continue staying with them.
The elevator door closed again, isolating Old Man Shi and Shi Sheng’s lines of sight, which were filled with unprecedented regret and despair.
