Volume 5: Twenty Undoubted Chapter 369: End of Twenty Unconfused (Part 1)
Time flies like a white horse passing by, and in the blink of an eye it is June. The college entrance examination is over, and two months later, the students who are successfully admitted to university will begin their four-year college life. Also at this time, the senior students will also end their four-year college life. In the days to come, they will either start working or start a family, and completely bid farewell to their student days, leave the campus, struggle in the society, start a new stage of life, set sail on the ocean called life, and go farther and farther.
The old and the new take over. After the college entrance examination, when Jiang Xiaoguo, Luo Yan, Duan Jiabao, Liang Shuang, and Yuan Xudong were about to leave school, Zhao Changming's son Zhao Nan was successfully admitted to university. Just as he had told Luo Yan, after the college entrance examination, while his parents were not paying attention, he left a letter and ran away from home.
After running away from home, Zhao Nan used the pocket money his parents gave him to rent a high-end apartment more than 20 kilometers away from home and lived the hard life of a rich man . Because he used credit cards for daily expenses, his parents quickly found the place he rented.
Unfortunately, Zhao Nan has a very stubborn temper. He would rather live a hard life outside than go home. Seeing that her son only eats takeout worth more than 100 yuan a day and lives in a low-rent house with an actual area of only a few dozen square meters, Zhao's mother feels very distressed. Unfortunately, Zhao Changming is unmoved. Zhao's mother and Zhao Nan both think that he is very cold-blooded and doesn't even care about his own son. Since breaking up with Wei Yunjie, he has lost his soul outside.
That morning, the nanny prepared breakfast. Mother Zhao and Zhao Changming sat on either side of the long table to eat breakfast. Looking at the table full of sumptuous breakfast, Mother Zhao was a little distracted and worried about her son.
"I don't know if Nannan has eaten. The food outside is unhygienic. What if Nannan gets sick after eating something unclean?"
Looking up at his wife, Zhao Changming said indifferently while eating soy milk and fried dough sticks:
"If you're worried about him, then let the aunt at home take care of him in the future!"
"No need, Nan Nan just wants to be alone, so let's not disturb him!"
"Are you spoiling him a little too much?"
Looking at his wife, Zhao Changming frowned slightly and said:
"Eat quickly, and after we're done, we'll take him back!"
"Will it be useful if you take it back?"
Seeing Zhao Changming not caring about his son at all, Zhao's mother said angrily:
"Nannan is so stubborn. Even if you take him back, he will still run away from home. Just let him live there alone. At least we know where he is!"
"There is something wrong with your education method. The child is under 18 years old. We should teach him how to communicate with others instead of just indulging him and allowing him to run away from home!"
"Have you taught him?"
Looking at Zhao Changming who only knew how to talk, Zhao's mother suppressed her voice and said:
"You know why Nan Nan ran away from home!"
After that, seeing that Zhao Changming had become silent again, Zhao's mother got up from the table and walked upstairs to the studio to sort out the oil paintings that Zhao Nan had scribbled on. Looking at one of the paintings, titled "Mother," which was actually a sunset, she couldn't help but recall the past. That was Zhao Nan's first entry in the city's youth oil painting competition and won the first prize. She still remembered the conversation between her son and the host when he stood on the podium and gave his acceptance speech:
“Can you tell us a little bit about the inspiration for this painting?”
"Of course, actually my inspiration comes from my mom!"
"Then I am very curious. If you name a sunset as "Mom", what kind of mother is that?"
"She is a special mother. Once, when I came home from school, she picked me up to go to cram school. When we were walking on the road, I said, 'Mom, today's sunset is so beautiful.' She said, 'OK, let's sit down and watch it slowly.' So this is also the inspiration for me to draw this picture!"
The beautiful memories were gone forever, and the painting was scribbled over by the original creator. When the secret that he had hidden for many years was completely exposed, his once well-behaved and obedient son got angry with him for the first time.
"You said mom was a coward. You knew my dad was cheating on you, so why did you cover it up? And you lied to me with those beautiful lies. Why?"
"You keep saying it's for me, for me, but the three words I hate the most are 'for me'!"
…
Her son's questioning was like a sharp knife stabbing her heart. Mother Zhao hugged the painting and cried silently. Downstairs, Zhao Changming was still eating soy milk and fried dough sticks silently with a blank expression. The hired nanny hid in the kitchen, finding things to do. When the host didn't say anything, she didn't say a word either. She just did the housework silently. On the surface, she became more respectful, fearing that the changes in this family would affect her work.
…
At the same time, near the South China University of Finance and Economics, next to a small nest for stray cats to rest, Luo Yan held a bag of cat food and called softly:
"Sadaharu, Sadaharu?"
“Meow~~”
As Luo Yan called softly, a little cat came out from the nearby green belt and ran to Luo Yan's feet. It rubbed its soft body against her ankles, wagged its tail, raised its head and looked at the cat food in her hand, meowing non-stop. The little cat looked so hungry that it was skinny and its fur looked dull. It was not cute at all, but very pitiful.
"Sadaharu, where did you go?"
“Meow~~”
Seeing the little cat, Luo Yan half squatted down, touched its little head, scratched it, poured all the cat food in the bag into the small bowl next to it , and then squatted beside it and watched it eat. After a while, another stray cat ran over to eat the cat food. Seeing the new stray cat, Luo Yan looked at Yuan Xudong who had been following her and said:
"Xudong, what do you think will happen to Dingchun and his friends after we graduate?"
"It's okay, he will probably starve to death soon!"
After thinking for a while, Yuan Xudong added:
"You might also get beaten to death by bad guys, or hit by a car!"
"you……"
Looking at Yuan Xudong who was saying such cruel things with a nonchalant expression, Luo Yan said dissatisfiedly:
"How could you do this? Isn't Dingchun very pitiful?"
"Is it pitiful?"
He took a look at the miserable little tabby cat and its equally miserable little friend, let's call it the little black cat. These two unwanted little guys were so damn pitiful. If they hadn't met the kind-hearted Luo Yan who fed them, they would definitely still be hungry. This loving little nest was simply not loving at all. Those who were supposed to be hungry were still hungry. Seeing this, Yuan Xudong looked at Luo Yan and asked:
"Why do you feel pity for them? You are not a stray cat, so how do you know that stray cats are pitiful?"
"boring!"
After rolling her eyes at Yuan Xudong and taking a last look at Dingchun and his friends who were still eating cat food, Luo Yan stood up from the ground and prepared to go back to school.
"I'm going back to school, will you come with me?"
"Well, let's go!"
Walking back to school with Yuan Xudong, Luo Yan was worried about Dingchun and his friends:
"Xudong, don't you think Dingchun and the others are really pitiful?"
"What's wrong with being pitiful?"
Seeing Luo Yan wanting him to adopt stray cats, Yuan Xudong laughed and said:
"You think they are pitiful but it's just an illusion?"
"Emotional illusion?"
Looking at Yuan Xudong who was talking nonsense, Luo Yan was obviously unconvinced:
"What's the meaning?"
"That's what it means!"
Looking at Luo Yan who didn't believe him, Yuan Xudong said seriously:
"You feel pity for stray cats and dogs, but do you feel pity for roasted suckling pigs? And roasted chickens, roasted ducks, roasted mice, etc., aren't these cute little animals pitiful?"
"etc!"
Looking at Yuan Xudong who was arguing with her, Luo Yan couldn't help but rolled her eyes and said angrily:
"You said roasted chicken, roasted duck, and roasted suckling pig, etc., but what the hell is roasted rat?"
"I'll just liven up the atmosphere!"
“You’re disgusting!”
"What's so disgusting? I've never eaten roasted rat, I'm just talking!"
"Can you adopt Dingchun and the others?"
"Why don't you raise one yourself?"
“I’m going to study in the UK!”
"Then don't go. Just stay and take care of the cats. I'll pay and you'll do the work. Okay?"
"not good!"
"That's not good for me either. I don't like keeping pets. It's too troublesome!"
"Hate!"
"It's no use saying you hate it. If you say you don't want to keep it, then don't keep it, unless..."
"Unless what?"
"Unless you stop going to study in the UK and stay here to be my concubine!"
"What about Xiaoguo and Liangshuang?"
"I think I can support you three sisters!"
"Bah, you want to die, don't you?"
"No, I don't want to die!"
…
At noon, in a tea restaurant near Pulin Capital, Jiang Xiaoguo and Rebecca sat opposite each other. Seeing Jiang Xiaoguo, who had gained a little weight after not seeing her for a while, Rebecca poured her a cup of tea and said with a smile:
"Long time no see, I've ordered the dishes, have some tea!"
"Thanks!"
Looking at Jiang Xiaoguo, whose temperament had become much more restrained, Rebecca asked:
"Xiao Guo, how have you been lately?"
"I'm fine!"
Looking at Rebecca, her leader at Pulin not long ago, Jiang Xiaoguo said a little embarrassedly:
"I've been busy preparing for graduation . I have to write my thesis and defend it!"
"Yeah?"
Looking at Jiang Xiaoguo who looked a little different, Rebecca smiled and said:
“That’s good!”
"That's what I thought!"
"Then you should..."
Looking into Jiang Xiaoguo's eyes, Rebecca said tentatively:
"You don't want to hear about Pu Ling's recent situation, do you?"
After hesitating for a while, Jiang Xiaoguo asked:
"Did Ma Dongsheng give you the money?"
"Yes, the Nimbus is already being tested on a pilot basis!"
"That's great. Congratulations to you. Mr. Zhou has finally got what he wanted!"
"I came to you today because I wanted to tell you that we have found the real traitor. Do you want to know who it is?"
"It doesn't matter who it is, right?"
Looking at Rebecca, Jiang Xiaoguo still felt a little resentful:
"Anyway, everyone knows it was me. It was me, Jiang Xiaoguo, who leaked the company's secrets and caused the company to suffer heavy losses, right?"
"This person is actually quite close to you!"
Looking at Jiang Xiaoguo who still had some resentment towards the company, Rebecca said:
"It was Wendy. I sent outdated technical documents to all the suspects, just to see who would send it to Yixian. But only the one sent to Wendy was circulated!"
"But why?"
"You can ask her why when you have time."
Looking at Jiang Xiaoguo who was a little confused, Rebecca smiled and asked seriously:
"Xiao Guo, are you willing to go back to work in Puling?"
"What?"
"Don't blame Zhou Xun. If there was no other way, he would definitely not do this!"
Looking at Jiang Xiaoguo, Rebecca explained:
"After all, this company doesn't belong to him alone. He has to be responsible for all shareholders. How about you meet and listen to his own explanation?"
"No need, let the past be the past!"
Looking at Rebecca, Jiang Xiaoguo said directly:
"I want to take a break for a while before looking for a job. I have a sister who works as a project manager at Lanhe. I might go to Lanhe. Thank you for treating me to dinner and telling me about Wendy. I have an appointment but I'm leaving now. Sorry!"
"It's okay, I called you out suddenly, let's get together again when we have the chance, bye!"
"Okay, I'll be leaving now. Bye!"
"Bye-Bye!"
…
At Zhao Changming's home, Zhao's mother cried for the whole morning while hugging the oil painting upstairs . Zhao Changming did not come up to comfort her. In addition, her son ran away from home. At this moment, Zhao's mother had completely given up on Zhao Changming. She returned to her room, took the divorce agreement that she had prepared long ago, went downstairs, threw the document on the table in front of Zhao Changming, and said calmly:
"The lawyer has already revised the divorce agreement. You just need to sign at the end!"
"Is our relationship so serious as to warrant divorce?"
Looking at his wife who wanted to divorce him, Zhao Changming said helplessly:
"Wei Yunjie and I have completely broken up. What else do you want from me?"
"I know you want me to hold a press conference and issue a statement to help you clarify that you and Wei Yunjie do not have any improper boyfriend-girlfriend relationship!"
Looking at Zhao Changming, Zhao's mother spread out her papers and said:
"I can do it, just sign it for me. If you sign it today, I will at least look up to you!"
After taking a look at the divorce agreement, Zhao Changming frowned and said:
"Okay, then what about the child and the company's shares?"
"After a while, I will send Nannan to study abroad, and I will pay for the tuition. As for the company's shares, we will each own half. This house is mine, so you can move out!"
"What?"
Looking at his wife who was talking so loudly, Zhao Changming slightly widened his eyes and said:
"I have been the one managing Weishi all these years. I have been working so hard outside. Why do you want half of the shares?"
"Okay, if you don't agree, then just file a lawsuit!"
Looking at Zhao Changming, Zhao's mother said directly:
"Don't forget, we founded the company together. It was for Nan Nan that I left the company and went home to take care of the children. But then you cheated on me with Wei Yunjie. Have you ever thought about me and Nan Nan?"
"But……"
"There's no buts. You cheated on me, and that's your fault. I'm already doing you a good deed by not kicking you out of the house!"
Looking at Zhao Changming, Mother Zhao handed a Parker pen to the table and said:
"This Parker pen was the birthday gift you gave to Nan Nan last year. He said he hoped you would sign it with this pen. Sign it now, and don't let me and the kids look down on you!"
Seeing his wife determined to divorce him, Zhao Changming hesitated for a moment before picking up the pen on the table and signing the divorce agreement. He then pushed the signed divorce agreement and pen to his wife and said:
"Okay, you let Nan Nan move back and I'll live with him. It's closer to the company!"
"good!"
After putting away the divorce agreement and leaving the pen on the table, Mother Zhao stood up and left.
"I will hold a press conference tomorrow and say that you and Wei Yunjie are just partners. Wei Yunjie is my good friend. Ask her to cooperate and issue a clarifying announcement together!"
"Okay, I understand, thank you!"
"Need not!"
