Chapter 1457: Chapter 1457: Old Friends Have Already Gone
"Then why did you ask Xu Ke to stay at the headquarters yesterday? What exactly was the matter? He has been improving lately, but you just haven’t seen it. Even though you disapprove of us being together, I have made it clear to you that I absolutely will not be with Su Zining."
Anyway, since recovering from my illness, there’s plenty of time now. Dad surely sees through Su Zining now.
In the past, Dad might not have believed it, but after my injury this time, Dad has no choice but to believe it.
Xiao Zhen frowned immediately upon hearing this. Why does his daughter keep thinking about Xu Ke? Although Xu Ke is undeniably excellent this time, is it really okay for his daughter to be with him?
Su Zining not only hurt his daughter’s feelings, but also has no standing now with Xiao Zhen. Xiao Zhen doesn’t want to say any good things on Su Zining’s behalf.
"Alright, Dad understands. I’ll handle this matter, but as for you and Xu Ke, I still disagree. Besides, your grandfather also won’t agree. You’d better find a way to talk to him. Your grandfather never gives up on matters related to destined ones. Back then, I never resisted your grandfather."
Back then, the old man forced him to marry Xiao Keyi’s mother. Xiao Zhen was particularly dissatisfied at that time, yet the old man didn’t relent. Xiao Zhen is well aware of this.
To rebel, Xiao Zhen deliberately had an affair outside, which resulted in Ye Jingli.
Upon hearing Xiao Zhen mention this, Xiao Keyi’s face turned dark instantly. Although Dad is very good to her, he was said to be particularly harsh on Mom.
When Mom died back then, Dad was outside. Sadly, only after the person died did Dad realize how precious she was, but it was too late.
After speaking, Xiao Zhen regretted it instantly, wishing he could slap himself. Why did he have to bring this up? Isn’t this just making his daughter unhappy? What’s gotten into him today to talk about this to his daughter?
With an awkward expression: "Listen, I absolutely didn’t want to bring this up. Besides, in my heart, I only have your mom. Rest assured, I won’t mention it again. But I can’t make any decisions about your matter, you’d better go find your grandfather. I have something to do and will leave first."
Before his daughter got angry, Xiao Zhen escaped directly. If the old man finds out, he probably won’t be returning to the Xiao Family anymore.
His original wife was indeed excellent. Back then, almost everyone in Changnan wanted to marry her, so of course, he could have circled Changnan ten times. Yet back then, he really was unwilling, lacking any skill, not knowing what he relied on to refuse her.
Xiao Zhen blew on the cold wind, missing his wife even more in his heart.
Although Xiao Keyi was angry, she had never seen her mother since childhood. It was always Dad who raised her. Despite resenting her dad, regardless of anything, Dad was good to her. Even after Ye Jingli came into the picture, he never shortchanged her.
Regarding Xiao Keyu’s matter, Xiao Keyi indeed hated her dad, even thinking, if Xiao Keyu grew up, would Dad give everything to Xiao Keyu? But since learning that Xiao Keyu wasn’t Dad’s son, Xiao Keyi’s mindset gradually thawed.
Knowing that Xiao Zhen is reluctant to mention her mom, Xiao Keyi said nothing but sat in the chair and began to handle business.
The assistant saw Xiao Zhen in a particularly bad mood and didn’t know what to say. He knew the madam, had even seen her. In Changnan City, she was famous and very beautiful back then.
Otherwise, how could she have given birth to such a beautiful lady?
"Chairman, didn’t you say you had something to do? Why don’t you go handle your affairs quickly? Do you need me to assist the lady?"
Although Xiao Zhen was likely just being lazy, as the assistant, he couldn’t directly point it out, so he asked tactfully. Xiao Zhen turned his head to look at the assistant.
"You’ve been with me for 25 years now, right? During these 25 years, you’ve really endured, we’ve come through it together. But between him and me, not even 25 years, not even 5 years. Why is that?"
Hearing Xiao Zhen say this, the assistant recalled that these years they’ve really been through quite a journey. When he first met Xiao Zhen, Xiao Zhen was still a rebellious teenager, and he was just a hot-blooded young graduate.
Somehow, the two of them ended up together, and now, so many years have passed.
"Yes, Chairman, we’ve already come so far together. Now both of us are old. Entrusting everything to the lady is something you can trust, and the old chairman intends to hand it over to the lady too. Perhaps you should start resting. You’ve been tired for so many years."
Upon hearing the assistant say this, Xiao Zhen had no objections, yet these past few days, he’s been increasingly remembering her appearance.
Xiao Zhen touched his face, looking in the mirror at his gray hair starting to appear. He’s really old now, isn’t he?
"I didn’t expect to be so old, and she should still be young." Xiao Zhen sighed, leaning against the back of the chair, eyes tightly shut, murmuring: "If only she were alive, I’d apologize to her at all costs. But I don’t even have that opportunity; God is really cruel."
Upon hearing Xiao Zhen mention the former madam, the assistant stopped speaking. So Xiao Zhen was missing her, huh? If Xiao Zhen had realized then, he wouldn’t have let the madam leave this world.
The madam once sat at the dinner table alone, waiting silently. Even on her birthday, she only lit a single candle, stubbornly sitting on the sofa. The assistant had seen madam’s helpless appearance and her crying hysterically alone.
So the assistant felt no sympathy for the chairman on this point and even thought the chairman deserved it. How could he give up such a good person like the madam for Ye Jingli?
Xiao Zhen knew the assistant beside him wouldn’t understand him either, so after a moment of silence, he quietly drove while the assistant glanced at the chairman beside him. Even though the chairman genuinely regretted it now, everything was already irreversible.
Though irritated, the chairman gave up such a good wife, but she wasn’t the assistant’s wife, so he had no reason or logic to be angry, only feeling it’s not worth it.
"Chairman, now the old acquaintance has passed away, so you don’t need to be too sad. Just properly assist the lady."
