Chapter 465 Your behavior and habits are very similar to his.

Time passed slowly.

That day, Shi Nian arrived at the Zhao family building.

Shi Nian brought Xiao Yu to the front desk.

"Hello, we're here to see Chairman Zhao. We have an appointment. Shi Nian," Xiao Yu said as she approached him.

A short while later, someone immediately let them go up.

The elevator went all the way up.

"bite!"

When they reached the next floor, Shi Nian led Xiao Yu out.

Shi Nian kept her eyes straight ahead, but she was observing the interior decoration.

The rest are fairly standard, with a distinctive feature being the abundance of plants.

This entire floor is Mr. Zhao's office, and the decor reflects his style.

I followed the secretary in.

"Knock knock".

"Chairman, Shi Nian is here." The internal phone rang.

"Let her in," came Old Master Zhao's voice.

The door opened, and Shi Nian walked inside.

"Wait a minute." The secretary stopped Xiaoyu and looked at Shi Nian. "The chairman only allows Miss Shi to go in alone."

Xiaoyu was a little anxious: "But..."

Shi Nian patted Xiao Yu on the shoulder and said, "It's okay, you wait for me here."

With that, she went inside.

Old Zhao is watering the flowers.

There are more flowers and plants inside than outside.

Shi Nian smiled and said, "Grandpa Zhao, I am Shi Nian. We made an appointment before, do you remember?"

Old Zhao ignored Shi Nian and just stared at the flowers and plants.

One of the potted plants looked like it was about to die.

Old Zhao scratched his head, looking very troubled.

Shi Nian's gaze fell on the potted plant.

The sunshine there is great, which is actually very suitable for plant growth.

But that plant happens to prefer shade.

But should she go and say it?

I heard from Aunt Xu that at the bigwigs' gathering, Grandpa Zhao didn't like her and didn't think highly of her.

After she said that, wouldn't Old Master Zhao think she was showing off?

But now it's just the two of them here, and he does look very distressed.

After thinking for a moment, Shi Nian walked over to Old Man Zhao, looked at him, and tried to rephrase the question tactfully: "Old Master Zhao, perhaps it would be better to move it to a different location."

Old Zhao put down the kettle and glared at Shi Nian.

Shi Nian was still smiling, but she felt a little uneasy inside.

“I know it prefers shade,” Old Zhao said, puffing out his beard and glaring. “Do you think I don’t understand after all these years of tending to plants?”

As he spoke, he pointed to a booklet spread out on the side, which contained a description of this plant.

“Then…” Shi Nian looked at Old Master Zhao with a puzzled expression.

A person who knows everything deliberately does the opposite.

Shi Nian's gaze swept over the nearly dead plant again.

She saw signs that the plants had been moved.

"Don't overthink it." Old Zhao patted Shi Nian's forehead. "You're just like your father. You think about everything he does several times to see if there's a deeper meaning behind it and figure out the reason."

Shi Nian covered her forehead, looking at Grandpa Zhao with a blank expression.

Old Zhao glanced behind her.

"Didn't you bring me a gift?" Old Zhao asked, staring at Shi Nian.

"I brought it," Shi Nian said immediately, quickly handing a small, well-packaged box to Old Man Zhao.

Old Zhao took it, opened it, and inside was a gemstone succulent brooch.

"Does Grandpa Zhao like it?" Shi Nian asked.

"snort!"

Old Zhao snorted coldly and glared at Shi Nian again.

Shi Nian also wanted to scratch her head.

It is said that Old Master Zhao has a bad temper and only one hobby: tending to his flowers and plants.

So she chose a succulent brooch as a gift.

But it seems that Grandpa Zhao still doesn't like it.

"I moved that plant over there because it had spent its whole life in the shade, and I wanted it to get some sun before it died," Old Zhao said irritably. "It was already like that before I moved it."

Shi Nian's gaze fell on the plant once again.

"But it clearly prefers shade, won't it be uncomfortable if we put it there?"

Old Zhao took the box and sat down on a chair to the side.

She looked at the succulent brooch in the box, then at Shi Nian's puzzled and anxious face.

Old Zhao chuckled.

"Can't figure it out, can you?" he said smugly.

Shi Nian nodded honestly.

"Haha, that's right, you can't figure it out. I was just playing a trick on you!" Old Zhao laughed heartily.

Shi Nian looked at Old Master Zhao with a blank expression.

Old Zhao was even happier to see her like this.

"Your behavior and habits are very similar to Shi Yichen's."

Old Zhao said, "When he first came to see me, he also brought a plant-based gift."

Shi Nian's gaze fell on the succulent brooch.

“Back then, that plant was also there, looking just like that.” Old Zhao pointed to the plant. “He told me it liked shade and helped me move it inside.”

“You’re more tactful than him, but also a bit dumber,” Old Zhao said irritably.

Shi Nian smiled.

His expression was slightly forlorn.

“Back then, the people here were different,” Old Zhao continued. “My daughter was here that day too.”

"Shi Yichen's various behaviors completely bewitched my daughter. After the two of them had dinner a few times, my daughter insisted on marrying him."

As he spoke, Old Zhao rolled his eyes.

He couldn't stand his daughter's constant pestering, so he had no choice but to ask Shi Yichen for advice.

However, Shi Yichen only apologized.

Then, not long after, Zheng Shuhui danced at a banquet and won over Shi Yichen's heart.

From then on, Shi Yichen began a relentless pursuit of Zheng Shuhui.

His daughter was dissatisfied and went to question him personally, but was still politely refused.

Although there weren't many people present, somehow the news still got out.

Then his daughter became a laughing stock, crying at home for many days and not daring to go out.

From then on, he came to dislike Shi Yichen.

Shi Nian felt a sense of novelty as she listened to Grandpa Zhao recount these past events.

These things happened before she even existed.

Shi Nian was listening when suddenly, Old Zhao turned around and glared at her: "So, I also hate Shi Yichen's daughter!"

The topic changed so quickly.

"I'm telling you all this because I know you'll come looking for me."

Old Zhao said, "I've told you, so you don't need to come anymore!"

In the bright office, Shi Nian looked at Old Master Zhao, at a loss for what to do.

Is this how it's going to end?

She was still unwilling to give up.

After thinking for a moment, she tried saying, "Since the old man knew I would come to you, he must know what I want to ask him."

"I know nothing about your father's death," Old Zhao said directly. "Even if I did know, I wouldn't tell."

"Go away!" Old Zhao glared at Shi Nian, "before I get truly angry!"

Are you really angry?

That means he's not angry yet.

Shi Nian thought for a moment and nodded: "Then I will visit you again next time, sir."

"I already said he's gone!" Old Zhao shouted angrily.

Shi Nian did not refute, but said, "Since the old man doesn't want to talk about it, may I be so bold as to ask the old man for something?"

"You still want to take things from me!" Old Zhao slammed his hand on the table and stood up.

Shi Nian looked at the potted plant over there.

My father moved this potted plant last time.

“I’d like to take it back, is that alright, sir?” Shi Nian said.

Old Zhao followed Shi Nian's gaze and suddenly realized what was going on.

"You want to take it home, revive it, and then bring it back to show me, to please me, right?"

"I've seen this kind of thing many times!" Old Zhao said smugly.