Inside the study of the He family villa.
The housekeeper put down the desserts and milk that the kitchen had made during the day, and looked at the scene before him with affection. It had been a long time since he had seen the master and young master sitting together calmly.
It's truly a touching story of a loving father and a filial son.
The housekeeper wiped away non-existent tears from the corners of her eyes, carefully closed the door, and tried not to disturb the people inside.
As for the specific circumstances of 'filial piety and parental love', that is...
He Liyu stared at He Xiao with his cold eyes for a long time before pondering, "If all else fails, you should repeat a year. You can't even answer questions from the second year of high school..."
The words were left unsaid, but the meaning was implied.
He Xiao: ...
He really wanted to retort that he'd been ignorant for a long time, so it was normal that he couldn't do math.
But when he met his father's calm eyes, he only felt ashamed. He would rather be scolded than face his father's expression.
Damn it! He definitely did it on purpose!
“Your mother and I had decent grades in the past… Never mind, we don’t expect you to be able to carry on the family business in the future,” He Liyu sighed.
He failed to take good care of him; Ah Yue must be very disappointed in him, right?
He Liyu gave a self-deprecating smile, but his face remained calm and expressionless, revealing no emotion.
He Xiao's temple throbbed, and he barely managed to hold back from storming out. He stubbornly retorted, "I advise you to give up on that idea. There's no way I'll inherit the family business, ha."
He Liyu's gaze remained calm. He nodded in agreement: "Yes, you're right. The He family's vast empire might go bankrupt in less than half a month in your hands, or even sooner."
He Xiao: ? ? ?
He took a deep breath to stop the curse from escaping, his eyes fixed on He Liyu.
"Then you must regret having a son like me, right? I'm really disappointing you. You can't even kick me out." He Xiao said sarcastically, suppressing his displeasure.
He Liyu knew he was angry, so she didn't continue the topic and handed him the milk, saying, "Drinking some milk at night is good for your growth."
He Xiao didn't move, his eyes fixed on the cup in He Liyu's hand, his heart filled with pent-up anger that he had nowhere to vent.
He always acts so indifferent to everything. What does he mean? If he wants to cause trouble, he should just go all the way! Damn it.
It's better for us to have a shouting match than for him to only say half of what he wants to say.
"I'm not a little kid, why would I drink milk?" He Xiao suddenly stood up, the chair making a screeching sound as he pushed it. "That's enough for today, I'm not in the mood to listen to your explanations anymore."
If Lin Yue hadn't insisted that he wait here, he wouldn't have suffered such a strange outburst of anger, which was very annoying.
Looking at his increasingly sharp profile and imposing aura, He Liyu withdrew his hand, sighed softly, and slowly said, "I don't regret giving birth to you. If you want to argue, just say so, and I can give it a try."
How could I not see the anger in the little guy's eyes, which was almost palpable? It was just unnecessary.
When his father was so frank, He Xiao was caught off guard. Instead of calming down, his anger intensified. He sneered, but didn't say anything.
He Liyu added, "Try to keep your voice down, so as not to disturb A-Yue."
He Xiao: ...Anyone who didn't know better would think Lin Yue was his daughter. Is he deliberately trying to piss him off so Lin Yue could take his place?!
"Who exactly is Lin Yue to you? Why do you always protect her? If Lin Yue and I fell into the water together one day, would you save her first?" He Xiao had reached his limit, and not swearing was his last act of restraint.
He Liyu, who hadn't heard such a potentially disastrous question in a long time, suddenly fell silent. The last time he heard this was when he was dating.
“I’ve already explained this. Also, you can swim, so don’t make nonsensical assumptions.” He Liyu shook his head in disagreement, his gaze calm and serious: “Since you can’t get anywhere with this argument, go back and get some rest. Don’t think about it so much.”
He Xiao: I feel like flipping the table again, haha.
"I think you just want to make up for all the regrets you had for my mother by taking it out on Lin Yue, huh." He Xiao glanced at He Liyu coldly, then turned and slammed the door as he left.
He Xiao left without looking back. If he had, he would have seen He Liyu's dazed and helpless expression.
Silly child, how could he be kind to anyone other than his mother?
...
After washing up, Shen Linyue slowly arrived at the study. He Liyu's study had a large pear wood table, which was just the right size to sit on when discussing problems without feeling crowded.
When she knocked on the door and went in, she only saw He Liyu sitting inside, looking down at her math notebook.
"Where is Ah Xiao?" Shen Linyue asked curiously.
She was only gone for half an hour. Would the father and son have argued and parted on bad terms?
He Liyu had already heard the commotion. His calm expression faded, replaced by a gentle smile: "I told him to go back and rest. His skills are too poor to understand, and he threw a tantrum and left."
Upon hearing this, Shen Linyue frowned: "Then he's being quite unreasonable."
He paused and added, "Ah Xiao has a good foundation; he has a photographic memory. He just doesn't focus on his studies. Otherwise, he would definitely be in the top ten of the entire grade."
He Liyu raised an eyebrow slightly upon hearing her praise: "Why did you suddenly think of having me explain the problems to A-Xiao today?"
It's easy to guess what A-Yue is thinking. He Xiao must have done something at school to make her come to him for help.
When he went to pick them up from school tonight, he noticed that the atmosphere between the two kids was off.
Furthermore, A-Yue is also afraid of interfering with his rest and work, so she won't take the initiative to approach him for many things.
Shen Linyue glanced at him, her brows furrowing with melancholy: "He skipped half a class today without telling me, so I wanted him to make it up to you. After all, you were the top student in your grade back then and a future provincial champion. It would be beneath you to have you tutor him."
Who would have thought that the eldest son would be so useless, running away without understanding? This really fits He Xiao's character as a poor student.
He Liyu was surprised by this, and the smile in his eyes deepened, but then he seemed to remember something and the smile disappeared, his gaze becoming deep.
“Ah Yue, will you blame me for not educating Ah Xiao properly? He used to be a good boy. He was the top student in his class in elementary school. It's just that I was busy with work during junior high and didn't take care of him enough, which is why he has become like this.”
He was successful in his career, but a complete failure in education. He was terrible, lacked any outward success, and was a failed father.
Sometimes he would think that if A-Yue knew all this, she would be very disappointed in him.
Shen Linyue was taken aback by He Liyu's sudden question and froze on the spot, at a loss for words.
"Probably not? Ah Xiao is quite sensitive, a little guy who needs love. Although the money is in place, he..." Shen Linyue couldn't finish her sentence. She felt that this question was too difficult for her right now.
From He Xiao's perspective, he was extremely starved for love, otherwise he wouldn't have acted so erratically later in the novel.
But what about from He Liyu's perspective?
It's impossible for him to simply abandon such a large group of tens of thousands of people. On the contrary, the shift of the industry from overseas back to China and its current stable development is the result of the hard work of everyone in the group.
Shen Linyue had many questions accumulating in her heart, but she couldn't bring herself to ask them in the current situation. She felt a little depressed and not particularly comfortable.
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