Chapter 157: Don't Let Grandpa Down
Chapter 157: Don't Let Grandpa Down
But he never received an answer from Wen Jinye before he left.
The moment the door closed, Fu Yanjing thought to himself with a self-deprecating smile.
It's fine if there's no answer.
It's better than hearing her firm denial from the front.
He returned to the Fu family manor at 10 p.m.
Upon entering, he was greeted by a shattered teacup.
The scalding hot tea splashed onto Fu Yanjing's trouser legs, and the valuable white porcelain teacup from the Qing Dynasty shattered into pieces.
Fu Yanjing didn't stop walking, only glancing at it lightly, and even had the mood to tease, "No wonder it's so hot at home, so you have such a short temper."
The atmosphere in the house had dropped to freezing point, and the servants had retreated to their respective corners, heads bowed and not daring to breathe.
Fu Yanjing sat down opposite Fu Xianzong, poured himself a cup of tea, and was completely unaffected by his imposing manner. "If one of the tea sets is broken, the set is no longer complete, which is an unlucky omen."
Fu Xianzong slammed his hand on the table. “You traitor! You’ve always had your own opinions since you were little. Have I been too indulgent with you all this time? How dare you break up with the youngest daughter of the Meng family on your own initiative? You know how suitable she is for you in every way.”
Fu Yanjing simply took a sip of tea and said calmly, "I don't like her."
These words sounded like a joke to Fu Xianzong, because from childhood, the philosophy he had instilled in Fu Yanjing was—
Personal likes and dislikes and emotions are unimportant; only interests matter.
"What good is it for you to like someone when you're in this position? This marriage is for the sake of the bigger picture. You're business partners. As long as you don't cause any scandals after the marriage, you can always pursue love later. What kind of woman can't you have? How can you disregard the bigger picture!"
Fu Yanjing raised his eyes, a sense of confrontation suddenly surging within them. "Am I not considering the bigger picture enough, Father?"
“From childhood to adulthood, you have taken away everything I liked. You went to great lengths to turn me into a business machine. Since that incident, this is the first time I have wanted to follow my own ideas.”
"I am a human being, not a machine on a track."
Fu Xianzong's eyes suddenly darted away. "I was doing it for your own good back then..."
He was raised from childhood to be an heir, destined to become a cold-blooded machine.
The dog he picked up as a child was given away, his favorite toys were discarded, and the nanny who raised him from childhood died tragically before his eyes. Fu Xianzong was constantly stripping him of all the hobbies he had poured his heart into.
"Before you become fully powerful, your favor and affection for all the ordinary people and things around you will only cause them harm. Ah Jing, you have to make yourself strong first."
He had nightmares for a long time.
I dreamt that I was kidnapped, and that my nanny shielded me from a bullet while trying to save me.
The blood mist spread, seemingly becoming his eternal nightmare.
He finally agreed with his father's words.
Control your emotions and treat others with distance.
Cold to everything.
But it wasn't until high school that he was secretly sent to Jiangbei to live under an assumed name as an ordinary person.
A week before leaving the port city, he saw the nanny again.
She was no longer young, and she was holding her seven-year-old daughter in her arms. The moment their eyes met, she panicked and tried to avoid him, but Fu Yanjing caught up with her.
Only then did he realize that the days and nights he had been haunted by regret and pain were nothing but a deception.
They staged a grand drama just to show Fu Yanjing the cruelty of the power struggle.
The Fu family's century-old business empire is vast and complex, a place of fierce competition.
He grew up in a tense environment where he had to fight for power.
The father wanted to protect the inheritance rights that his grandfather had passed down to him, and he wanted to protect the inheritance rights that his father was about to pass down to him.
This process is fraught with filth and bloodshed; a single misstep could lead to the collapse of the entire edifice.
That's why, when expanding into overseas markets, Fu Yanjing only slept four or five hours a day on Wall Street.
It's all just to make myself worthy of standing at the top.
After that, he never showed any enthusiasm for anything again.
“Father, I also want to fight for something for myself. I have emotions, desires, love, hate, anger and infatuation. There are also people I want to keep by my side.”
Fu Yanjing's tone showed no sign of compromise.
After remaining silent all night, Qin Zhiyi suddenly spoke, "A-Jing, who is that person? Is it that actor—"
"It wasn't her."
"So, who are the new people you've met who have shaken your resolve?"
"No," Fu Yanjing said calmly. "The only person I've ever wanted to keep is that one."
His unwavering determination beneath his calm tone made Qin Zhiyi's eyes widen in disbelief.
"You mean... that reporter who was with you in Hong Kong for three years? You're going to marry her?!"
"Yes." Fu Yanjing said without any hesitation, "If she is willing to marry me, I would love to get the marriage certificate tomorrow."
"Nonsense!" Fu Xianzong's eyes widened in anger. "Do you know what you're saying? How can someone with such a family background be worthy of this? Is the legacy your grandfather risked his life to build up going to be destroyed in your hands?"
Fu Yanjing chuckled, "If the Fu family's foundation were to crumble because of a marriage, it would be nothing more than an empty shell now."
Emperor Fu Xianzong felt like his temples were about to explode.
He knew that his son always had his own ideas and was a man of his word.
Once the decision is made, then you can try to persuade them to come back.
But he had never been so persistent about anything.
"Who exactly brainwashed you, Fu Yanjing? If you continue like this, I'll have no choice but to resort to family discipline."
"The Fu family's century-old foundation will indeed not be shaken by your marriage, but what's wrong with adding to its glory? Besides, just because the Fu Group is not shaken doesn't mean our branch's position is not shaken. Don't forget, how many people in the branches and collateral lines are eyeing your position?!"
These words had no effect on Fu Yanjing. Fu Xianzong used both soft and hard tactics, invoking the person Fu Yanjing respected most to morally blackmail him: "Your grandfather has high hopes for you and genuinely favors that youngest daughter of the Sheng family. Even if you are determined to stand up to us, you still have to consider the old man's feelings."
Fu Yanjing fell silent.
This is indeed his most difficult problem.
When to be honest with the old man, how to be honest with the old man, and how to get him to accept it.
Every step requires careful consideration of the situation.
After all, the old man's health is not as good as before.
Fu Xianzong breathed a sigh of relief and seized the opportunity to say, "A-Jing, feelings are the least important thing. There are all kinds of women. Power is the most supreme thing. You can't let your grandfather down."
"Shouldn't we discuss these family matters together?"
A weak, aged voice came from the corner of the stairs.
The old man leaned on his cane, stubbornly refusing to be helped. Despite his lingering illness, the sharpness in his eyes, a man who had spent half his life in the military, was undeniable.
Behind him stood a servant carrying Chinese medicine, looking troubled. The two of them had been standing there for who knows how long.
How much of the tense conversation between the father and son just now actually came to his attention?
Qin Zhiyi and Fu Xianzong stood up and respectfully greeted each other, "Dad."
Only Fu Yanjing remained frozen in place.
Just as he was about to get up, an old hand patted him on the shoulder.
"Ah Jing, you've done very well. Don't be afraid of disappointing Grandpa."
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
