Chapter 507: Flexible and Adaptable
Life is full of surprises and unexpected events. Back then, Xu Likang never expected Yuan Lianrong to take him home while he was drunk and then make a scene in his and his wife's room. His wife caught them and suffered a fatal heart attack.
He knew he was lustful, but he never thought of killing his wife.
That's how it is, one wrong step leads to another. Because of that incident, he was kicked out of the old house by his father, and his son hated him. He had thought about having another son, but this son hated him for not listening to him, so he thought it would be okay to have another son.
But he never expected that after so many years, all the children born to his family outside were daughters, not a single son. He even suspected that this was God's punishment for him.
This time was the same. He just wanted to introduce his son to a girlfriend and force him to return to Hong Kong, but he didn't expect his son to be so ruthless and asked him to choose between giving up his position and kneeling. He didn't want to choose either, but the situation forced him to choose.
Xu Likang is a big shot in the business world, but now he has been forced to this point.
"I know that I was really wrong to your mother back then. I should apologize to her and make amends to her." Xu Likang looked at Xu Yusen calmly. Since he had already made his choice, he would seem petty if he continued to show a bad face.
"Okay," Xu Yusen stood up with a sneer, "Let's go."
Xu Likang also stood up, and the two of them walked out of the living room, one in front of the other, and got in the car to head to the cemetery. When the car reached the bend, Xu Yusen saw dozens of cars coming out from another road, following behind their car, in a mighty procession.
"What do you mean?" Xu Yusen turned and asked Xu Likang.
"After all, it's a family matter. It wouldn't be good if it got out. Let's close the cemetery for the next three days so that no one will disturb me from apologizing to your mother." Xu Likang said it confidently without a trace of embarrassment.
Xu Yusen ignored him, which was considered as an agreement. Xu Likang would still have to make money in the future, so he couldn't let him lose face.
The car arrived at the cemetery, and the father and son walked inside. Xu Likang's men blocked all the entrances to the cemetery. When they arrived in front of the tombstone of Xu Yusen's mother, Ai Sinan, Xu Likang knelt down without hesitation, tears streaming down his face. "Ah Nan, I'm sorry."
Xu Yusen stood by, watching Xu Likang tearfully as he spoke words of repentance. He had underestimated this man; today he had shown him true resilience.
Yes, after years of being in the business world, Xu's business has developed even better under his leadership. How could such a person be simple?
"That year, when I first saw you"
The weather was great today. It wasn't summer-like in May, but it was still quite hot. Xu Likang's forehead began to sweat, and his body was shaky from kneeling for so long.
When he did that ridiculous thing, he never thought that this day would come.
"Master," the butler came over with a stool and some other things, "please sit down."
Xu Yusen sat down, then turned to the housekeeper and said, "Please go to the car."
The housekeeper glanced at Xu Likang who was crying, responded and turned away. If he had known this would happen, he would not have done it in the first place!
Xu Likang apologized, expressed regret, and reminisced about the past. He said everything he needed to say, then knelt there, his mouth dry and silent. Xu Yusen sat there, head bowed, reading.
After a while, Xu Likang couldn't help himself and said, "I'm thirsty."
Without even glancing at him, Xu Yusen leaned over and took a bottle of water and threw it towards him. Xu Likang took the water and gulped down half the bottle, instantly feeling much better. He sighed deeply:
"I know I've let your mother down a lot, and I sincerely apologized to her this time. Let's just let bygones be bygones. The Xu family relies on the two of us to support it. You can't just keep ignoring me forever, right?"
Xu Yusen kept his head down reading, not even raising his eyes, let alone answering him. Xu Likang knew that he was still angry, so he could only keep silent.
It wasn't like he didn't have the strength to fight his son now. After all, he had been managing the company for so many years, and everyone in the company was his. Even if his son had more shares than he did, if the two of them really came to blows, he wouldn't necessarily lose.
But the most taboo thing for a company's development is internal strife, and his son clearly doesn't want to compete with him for power. The Xu family is the empire that has been painstakingly built by generations of their family, and it cannot be destroyed in his hands.
A true man can bend and stretch. Isn't it just kneeling to his dead wife? What's the big deal? It's better than the internal conflict between father and son, making people laugh and affecting the company's development. He is a businessman, and his best skill is calculating the gains and losses.
It was gradually getting dark. Xu Likang was wondering if he could go back to rest at night and continue kneeling tomorrow. But Xu Yusen sat there motionless. Did this mean that he would not be allowed to go back at night?
His knees were numb from the pain, so he sat down quietly on the ground and secretly looked at Xu Yusen. Seeing that he seemed not to have seen him, Xu Likang breathed a sigh of relief.
The housekeeper came over again, walked up to Xu Yusen and whispered, "Master, why don't you go back first and come back tomorrow."
If he really knelt for three days and three nights, his legs might be broken. The father and son could quarrel, but they couldn't go too far.
"Okay, come back tomorrow."
Xu Yusen stood up and walked away with his long legs. Xu Likang tried to stand up with his hands on the ground, but his knees ached so much that he couldn't stand up at all. Seeing this, the housekeeper hurried over to help him stand up and walk out.
"Don't blame the young master. He is angry and it's better for him to vent it out," said the butler.
"I'm just letting him vent his anger." Xu Likang's tone was not very good. After all, his legs were in great pain.
"If the old man knew about this, he would also say that you did the right thing. After all, the young master is the younger generation, so you should give way to him."
The old man refers to Mr. Xu, and the housekeeper said this to ease the conflict between the father and son.
Xu Likang felt relieved after hearing the housekeeper's words. He said, "I won't argue with him. He's been spoiled by my father."
The housekeeper didn't respond to him and told him to see that the person next to him was the spoiled one.
Back at the Xu family mansion, Xu Yusen went back to his room, took a shower, and went downstairs for dinner. He saw Xu Likang sitting on the sofa in his bathrobe, with the housekeeper squatting down to apply medicine to him. After the medicine was applied, he also sat down to eat. For a moment, the two of them were the only ones left in the dining room.
"Everyone has different pursuits in this world," Xu Likang said, trying to build a closer relationship with his son and start chatting with him. He then said, "I'm an ordinary person. I work so hard to make money. Why? Isn't it so that I can enjoy life?"
Xu Yusen seemed not to hear his words and ate in silence.
Xu Likang added: "What does a man enjoy? It's nothing more than fame, wealth and women. I have money, so it's not too much to find a few more women to enjoy."
“Bang!”
Xu Yusen slammed his chopsticks on the table, stood up, looked down at Xu Likang, and said, "Then why did you get married in the first place? If you didn't get married, no one would care how many women you had. But if you get married, you have to take on the responsibilities and obligations of a husband."
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