Upon hearing this, Xie Zilang didn't have time to think too much.
He took a deep breath; Jiang Tian was right.
These are all old, forgotten stories.
If he had learned that Ling Xuemo was lying to him before he met Jiang Tian, he might have fallen into a deep mental predicament.
But now... the daily grind of cooking and cleaning keeps him too busy to overthink things.
Moreover, a hint of a smile appeared in Xie Zilang's eyes as Jiang Tian rejected Shen Yanting.
He had to admit that the emotion surging in his chest was happiness.
After watching Jiang Tian finish her lunch and go for a nap, Xie Zilang took his keys and went to the supermarket to buy groceries.
There wasn't much food left at home, and Jiang Tian had recently gained some weight in her cheeks from his care, making her look more plump and beautiful, which gave Xie Zilang a great sense of accomplishment.
But before he even reached the supermarket, he was stopped by someone.
"You are Xie Zilang, right?"
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Sitting in a private room, lost in thought, Xie Zilang probably never imagined that his background was so full of hardship.
A couple came to him and told him that he was their child.
Twenty years ago, due to an accident, they were forced to send him to an orphanage. Later, after experiencing many twists and turns, including going abroad, they tried to find him but could no longer do so.
After so many years of searching, they thought he had passed away, but because of the movie's huge success, they found him.
Xie Zilang looked so much like a middle-aged man in his youth that the couple restarted their investigation.
They learned that the child they thought had left them was actually alive and well, though not in a very happy way, but at least he hadn't experienced any hardship.
The couple had two more children over the past twenty years, but Xie Zilang was of great significance to them.
They wanted Xie Zilang to go back with them to inherit the family fortune.
The couple told Xie Zilang that the extravagance of their home was hard to describe in words, and that as long as he returned home, they would make sure he lived a life a hundred times better than he did in the Xie family.
Biological parents, privileged family background, complicated origins—each word is a trigger for Xie Zilang's emotions.
He looked at the well-dressed couple and subconsciously asked them how they had found him.
The couple smiled without saying a word. The entire internet was searching for Xie Zilang but to no avail, yet this family seemed to have found him effortlessly, which was enough to prove the power behind them.
"What should I do after I get back?"
Xie Zilang hesitated for a moment before asking.
The couple looked at each other, and the woman told him, "All you need to do is enjoy life; you don't need to do anything else."
Xie Zilang: "Will I get any shares or assets?"
His words caused the couple's smiles to fade slightly.
They carefully explained to Xie Zilang that the shares had been fixed, and the proportions for the couple and their two children had been divided.
Even if Xie Zilang goes back, he must not pick up any strange habits.
Some things, once changed, can easily cause serious damage.
They'll give him a lot of money, and he'll be set for life. Wouldn't that be great?
Xie Zilang had long since noticed that the two people treated him with excessive politeness but lacked intimacy.
Even when he mentioned shares, the couple's tone became wary and defensive.
Xie Zilang suddenly understood that some things, once they come later, are gone.
Moreover, twenty years have passed, and the Xie family has never groomed him for business acumen. Now that he's taken shares and involved in the operations of another group, how could they not have reservations?
However, a rational and clear understanding of a problem does not necessarily mean that one can immediately accept it emotionally.
Xie Zilang felt a bitter taste in his throat. He thought that perhaps he was just not destined to have good relationships with his parents. Otherwise, why would both his biological parents and adoptive parents be wary of him and prioritize their own interests?
They didn't even bother to lie to him.
Without sufficient emotional support, this reunion between parent and child loses its warmth and merely leads him into another cage of wealth.
Xie Zilang felt a deep sadness in his heart. He blinked, hiding his bitterness, and asked again, "What if I don't go back?"
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