When Huo Dongqing saw Wen Qiao arrive, he simply nodded to her and then continued to complete the necessary examinations for Wen Zhengnian.
"Mr. Wen suffered a temporary shock after eating some allergenic food. Fortunately, Mr. Ado's call came in time, and I was able to get here. If it had been half an hour later, the consequences would have been unimaginable."
"My suggestion is that you stay in the hospital for the time being, so I can monitor your health every day."
Wen Zhengnian simply nodded.
Huo Dongqing glanced at Wen Qiao but didn't say anything to her.
When Wen Zhengnian saw Wen Qiao, a rare look of kindness appeared on his face.
"Wen Qiao, come here, I have something to tell you."
Wen Qiao's face showed some displeasure, but looking at the critically ill old man, she couldn't bear to refuse. In fact, she had a defense in her heart, which was that she was afraid that Wen Zhengnian was doing it on purpose, trying to use his illness to play the emotional card with Wen Qiao.
If Wen Zhengnian really did that, Wen Qiao could easily follow in his footsteps.
Therefore, when Wen Zhengnian had a kind expression on his face, he spoke to Wen Qiao and asked her to come over.
After feigning hesitation and showing reluctance, Wen Qiao still walked over. In fact, at this moment, Wen Qiao was perfectly clear-headed.
She was prepared to react to any situation; what was there to fear from an old man who was bedridden and unable to move?
"Don't try to play the sentimental card with me. I've already told you, I won't acknowledge you..."
“Wen Qiao, you are my only granddaughter, Wen Zhengnian. I know you have three children in China. I have a suggestion you can consider. Of your three children, I want one son, who will take the surname Wen, and I will bequeath my inheritance to him. Don't worry, I will give it to you.”
“Last time I asked Ado to deliver a message to you, but you didn’t want to, so he came back and told me.”
Wen Qiao is still angry about that suggestion from last time.
That old man Wen Zhengnian actually made her divorce Shen Jichuan and bring her three children abroad so that she could inherit his huge fortune.
Wen Qiao naturally refused without even thinking.
There's absolutely no room for negotiation.
This time, Wen Zhengnian actually used a different approach.
Wen Qiao said calmly, "You know I have absolutely no interest in your wealth."
Wen Zhengnian suddenly said, "That's because you don't know that money can change many things, except life and death."
"I came abroad from Shanghai back then because I was completely disillusioned with that era, and I had no choice but to make that decision. If I hadn't left with that money, the money in my bank account would have been devoured by various governments."
“Wen Qiao, you can hate me. But you need to think this through. This money is enough for you to spend for several lifetimes. You can do whatever you want, and you won’t have to worry about money from now on.”
“I know you work for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. I hate dealing with the domestic government more than anything else in my life. But I also don’t want all of this to go to outsiders.”
Wen Qiao asked, "Aren't they your adopted son and daughter? How come they're outsiders in your eyes?"
Wen Zhengnian smiled and looked at Wen Qiao, saying, "You really have a sharp tongue; you know how to hit people where it hurts."
“Think carefully about what I said. If you really want to, bring those two boys here. I want to choose one of them as my successor.”
"Of course, I won't shortchange you what's due."
Wen Qiao felt that the conditions proposed by Wen Zhengnian seemed tempting to her, but she didn't want to sell her son.
She tentatively asked, "If I acknowledge you as my grandfather, can I inherit your estate?"
“You’re unwilling, aren’t you? If you want to inherit my estate, at least until I die, I won’t allow you to take my estate back to China to develop your business. You have to stay by my side and take care of me.”
Wen Zhengnian had no right to stop him from saying that.
Once he dies, Wen Qiao can go wherever she wants, right?
"Let me think about it. Actually, I feel sorry for you because of how you are now. And to be honest, none of your adopted children are easy to deal with."
"But you're so sick, why bother about what happens after you die?"
Wen Zhengnian suddenly said seriously, "It's different. If I didn't know that my son in China had blood relatives, I wouldn't care about these things. But now that I have blood relatives, my money should be left to my blood relatives."
Wen Zhengnian knew that Wen Qiao worked for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, had patriotic sentiments, and that her husband was a soldier.
She wouldn't so easily stay by his side abroad.
Wen Zhengnian could only demand that Wen Qiao temporarily sever ties with China, as he needed Wen Qiao to take care of him abroad in order to receive the inheritance.
Wen Qiao hummed in agreement and said nothing more.
“I think I understand what you mean. I’ll think about it when I get back. The conditions you’ve proposed aren’t unreasonable, considering it’s such a large sum of money. You can’t return to your country under your current status, but you still want to enjoy family life.”
"I only took care of you for a few years, and I can get such a huge inheritance. No matter how you look at it, it's a very profitable deal."
“Wen Qiao, this isn’t a business deal. If we’re talking about business, you can’t compete with me at all. This is about family ties. Things were too chaotic back then, and I left in a hurry. Your grandmother took your father back to the countryside to escape the chaos. It’s not that I didn’t want to take care of them, it’s just that I didn’t have the time at the time.”
To be honest, Wen Qiao felt that it was impossible for someone like Wen Zhengnian, who could become a banker and a big capitalist, not to have some cold-bloodedness in his bones.
It's only now that he's old that he's thinking of playing the sentimental card with Wen Qiao.
Wen Qiao didn't expose him; she knew it in her heart, and there was no need to say anything more.
After saying these words to Wen Qiao and Wen Zhengnian, there was nothing more to say.
She turned and walked out, and saw Huo Dongqing, who seemed to be waiting for her.
“Wen Qiao…”
Wen Qiao nodded to him, walked over, and said in a low voice, "Don't say anything more now. Come to our apartment when you have time later."
Huo Dongqing nodded and reminded Wen Qiao, "Be careful. These people are hostile towards you. There are a lot of criminal gangs around here. If they target you, they have plenty of ways to do so."
“I know. After all, right now, I’m a moving sitting duck.”
Without saying much to Huo Dongqing, Wen Qiao left the hospital.
She was accompanied by two tall and burly bodyguards. Wen Zhengnian's adopted son and daughter saw this but dared not act openly, after all, Wen Zhengnian was still alive.
Not long after Wen Qiao left, Manli, who had just been taken out by Adao, pushed open the door and went in to take care of the old man, but soon came out again.
Wen Hua gave her a look.
The two walked to the stairs.
Wen Hua then asked in a low voice, "How is the old man? What did he say to Wen Qiao?"
Manli said irritably, "I was just called out by Adao. He said the doctor wanted to ask me about something. I just got here. The old man is doing quite well. As for what he and Wen Qiao talked about, I don't know."
"You promised me that you would marry me after the old man died. I've done so much for you, you can't be so heartless."
"I have to say, that old guy is really tough; he managed to pull through this time..."
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