He never expected that his first open and honest conversation with his mother would be so realistic and soul-searching.
Everything his mother said was true, and it was precisely because it was so true that he felt terrible.
Yes, he was very good to Ye Fei's parents, visiting them often, cooking for them, and showing that he appreciated their hard work.
But he never thought that his mother was the same way.
He didn't know how long he had been standing there.
His legs were numb, so he started walking down the mountain...
By the time he reached the foot of the mountain, it was almost dark. He took out his phone, glanced at the time, and saw it was eight o'clock.
My sister must be eating now. I checked my phone and sure enough, I saw a message from her. She sent me pictures of today's dinner: braised pork with chestnuts, stir-fried mushrooms, and a cabbage and meatball soup. It looked delicious.
He wanted to go home even before he left.
Wang Chen found his car and drove back to his rented apartment.
He will handle all the company's affairs, but before that, he needs to obtain authorization and have his father grant him the necessary authority.
He went there early the next morning and then went to the company.
This busy period lasted for half a month, during which all project settlements and all data had to be re-verified.
Wang Ye's mistresses had already run away, leaving behind a mess.
As for Gao Yan, people said that taking his uncle's things is perfectly normal and doesn't count as stealing.
When Wang Ye found out, he gave him a good scolding. In the end, when he was about to give up the matter, Wang Chen coldly said to him, "The company still owes people a lot of money. As the boss of the company, do you think you can run away?"
The company is gone now, but the debts remain. Dad, don't be naive. Getting the money back and paying them back is the only option, unless you want them to sue you, in which case you'll go to jail.
Wang Ye had to accept the reality that he had nothing left.
Another month passed, and Gao Yan agreed to return the items. The money was used to compensate the creditors, and the gold bars and other valuables were converted into cash to pay the employees' wages.
Finally, there was one dollar left in the company's account. Wang Chen brought all the items to Wang Ye, showed them to him, and gave him the dollar.
"This is all the money left in your company; all your mistresses have long since run away."
"Dad, just wait patiently from now on."
Wang Ye launched into a tirade, calling his son heartless and useless.
Wang Chen didn't care, he just looked at his father calmly, "Dad, isn't all of this your fault?"
Wang Ye was stunned; he clearly hadn't expected Wang Chen to say that.
"You haven't brought a single penny home all these years. My mother has borne all the household expenses. You always say that the company is not doing well, that you are very busy, and that you are working very hard. Is that really the case?"
I see you spend quite a lot of money on those women.
"Dad, you disgust me."
Wang Chen stood up and left amidst his roars. There was one more thing he didn't say: he himself felt disgusted.
After he came out, he saw Gao Yan.
Beside Gao Yan was Youjia, whose belly was slightly protruding.
Gao Yan looked at him with great anger, like a grumpy lapdog, or rather, a lapdog that thought it was a lion.
He rushed over, intending to hit Wang Chen, but Wang Chen only turned around once, and he fell to the ground comically, which was somewhat laughable.
"Gao Yan, you assaulted someone outside the detention center, do you want to go in too?"
Gao Yan got up, but ultimately didn't make a move.
Gao Yan wanted to go in to see Wang Ye and ask for some money, but he learned that he couldn't see him today. Gao Yan became even angrier and took Youjia to the house that Youjia rented.
Wang Chen sold the house to pay off his debts, leaving Gao Yan and Youjia to live off their savings. Neither of them has a job, and they are living off their savings. But Gao Yan isn't worried at all and continues to live the same way as before, eating whatever he wants and playing games all night at internet cafes.
Yujia often wakes up alone in the dark with leg cramps. When she wakes up and sees the empty space next to her, her eyes turn red and tears well up in her eyes and start to fall. No matter how much she wipes them away, she can't get them out.
So many tears, so many tears. She looked at the empty house and felt so sad, so very sad.
After she had cried all her tears, she lay down and went to sleep again. When she woke up again, Gao Yan had returned, drunk. She quickly went to help him up. Gao Yan reeked of alcohol and hugged her, grinning foolishly, "Wife, we're going to be rich! We're really going to be rich..."
Yujia had heard this several times, but nothing ever came of it. "I'm going for a prenatal checkup tomorrow, come with me."
Yuga didn't hear a reply, only his snoring.
At six o'clock in the morning, Youjia got up and made porridge and steamed buns. The steamed buns looked so-so, as long as they were edible, that was fine, since she had never cooked before.
When Gao Yan got up and saw the dry steamed buns, he had no appetite at all. He put them down and prepared to go out to eat.
"Where are you going? I have a prenatal checkup today."
“Go to your prenatal checkup by yourself. When I went with you, I saw that many people there ate by themselves. I believe you can do it too. I need to go out and earn money for our family.”
Yujia felt a sharp pain in her chest. Why? It wasn't what she expected.
“You didn’t say this before. You said you would stay with me, no matter what we did, you would be there for me.”
Gao Yan didn't deny it, but said, "I need to go make money. You can stay at home and not worry about anything, but it's different for me. I need to make money, otherwise what will our family eat and drink? Don't you think so?"
Yujia was stunned. She hadn't expected Gao Yan to think this way. But hadn't he said that he would be responsible for earning money to support the family, while she would be responsible for being beautiful? How long has it been? Has everything changed?
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