Zhang Moyan shuddered and looked at Chen Guanfu in extreme surprise.
Facing Zhang Moyan's reaction, Chen Guanfu remained calm and said, "Genetic testing has proven that you are my granddaughter and a member of the Tongchuan Chen family. Therefore, I hope you will return to me and assist me in completing the unfinished work of my predecessors."
Zhang Moyan suddenly had an epiphany, and finally understood Chen Guanfu's real intention of meeting today!
Her clenched palms were slightly damp with sweat. "What do you want me to do? Mom and I are different people. I don't want to help you. I know nothing about porcelain and have no interest in it. Please don't change my life."
"I've already told you about our family's mission. I believe you understand that some things are your responsibility. But if you are determined not to study celadon porcelain, I certainly won't force you," Chen Guanfu said firmly. "However, you must leave your current family and live with me."
Zhang Moyan couldn't believe her ears. She stood up in disbelief. "Do you know what you're saying? The Zhang family raised me for twenty-two years, treating me like their own. I have a deep bond with them. How could I possibly leave them and live with you just because of a report? What would they think if I did that?"
"Xiao Qi," Fujiwara Nanako stood up, "you can think about it before you reply to us. You and Mr. are blood relatives, and you have the most reason to stand by his side. Can you really bear to watch him fight alone?"
"Can't you find someone else? Regardless of whether it's right or not, haven't you been working with others for so many years?"
Chen Guanfu sat down and said coldly, "Helping me research the firing mechanism of celadon porcelain was your mother's lifelong wish. You are the only person in the world qualified to work with me, and you don't do it. Is that right?"
"It's not that I won't help you, but there's something wrong with your thinking. You're too radical! Mom has become your victim. Have you ever regretted it?"
"..." Chen Guanfu was choked by her. After a long moment, he sighed and said, "We have lost our common loved ones. We should have supported each other from now on, but now, we are separated from each other. How do you think the afterlife will feel?"
The atmosphere eased slightly, but also became heavier.
Zhang Moyan shook her head and left her seat. "...I'm sorry, I can't emotionally agree with some of your actions. I've been Zhang Moyan for over twenty years, and I only want to be Zhang Moyan in the future. Your business is too difficult for me. I can't possibly join. I think we should never meet again."
"Xiao Qi! Don't do this!" Seeing Zhang Moyan about to leave, Fujiwara Nanako anxiously turned around the table to grab her. In her haste, she tripped over the table leg and almost fell. She could only hold on to the strap of Zhang Moyan's bag. She turned around and looked at Chen Guanfu: "Sir...?"
Chen Guanfu didn't speak immediately. He pursed his lips and looked at Zhang Moyan quietly for a while. Finally, he said, "I hope you can listen to me."
He paused and emphasized: "Because today, this is definitely my most gentle way."
A chill ran up Zhang Moyan's back and up her limbs, and she reflexively tensed up in place.
Although she had only met Chen Guanfu a few times, he had left a terrifying impression on Zhang Moyan, which could be summed up in one word: strong. Now, when he uttered these words, neither light nor heavy, he was definitely not trying to scare her.
Zhang Moyan shuddered, but naturally rejected the feeling of being controlled.
"The Zhang family raised me, and I swore to myself that I would always be by their side to repay their kindness. I could never do anything to hurt their feelings. If you have any conscience, please show some mercy and don't ruin my desire to repay my gratitude."
Zhang Moyan wiped away Fujiwara Nanako's hand that was on her arm and said, "Sorry, I have to leave now!"
After saying this, she turned around without waiting for the other two to react, and didn't even take the appraisal report on the table.
"Xiao Qi, don't go..." Fujiwara Nanako wanted to chase after Zhang Moyan.
"Forget it," Chen Guanfu called out to her, "Let her go!"
Zhang Moyan took an umbrella and opened the door carved with diamond patterns. Without looking back, she walked through the winding plank road, several arches, and the corridor path. She ignored the greetings and instructions given by the guests along the way and walked out of the teahouse in one breath.
She had decided to conduct a genetic test with Chen Guanfu to verify whether Chen Yun's infiltration into the Xiao family was a deliberate act. Honestly, before today, she had been holding onto hope that the real situation wasn't as serious as her father's suicide note had revealed. However, now she knew the truth was even more serious than she had previously known!
Chen Guanfu kept his promise and answered every question, but the amount of information he revealed was too much! Chen Yun had deliberately approached the Xiao family, and Chen Guanfu had actually collaborated with the Japanese for research!
Oh, why Japan again? She remembered that back in Ruzhou, Xiao Xingyu's uncle Xiao Weijiang was beaten up by Jiang Dazhuhai because a Japanese wanted to gamble in a brothel.
Zhang Moyan's mind was buzzing and in a mess.
She took a deep breath, looked up at the sky, and suddenly her eyes fixed.
After the rain, the sky cleared up and the fog dissipated. The boundless expanse of sky was covered with green, and the scenery was extremely moving!
The celadon glazed porcelain seen in Xiao Sheng Museum immediately appeared in Zhang Moyan's mind. It was really the same color!
According to legend, one day when Emperor Chai Shizong of the Later Zhou Dynasty woke up from a nap in the afternoon, he happened to meet the kiln official who came to ask about the imperial edict for kiln firing. He pointed to the sky after a light rain and said, "After the rain, the sky will be blue and the clouds will break. This color will be the future." From then on, this elegant, quiet, beautiful, rich and mellow color became a dream that everyone from emperors and generals to scholars and craftsmen yearned for and pursued for the next 900 years.
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