Meng Pang, far away in Beijing, was sitting in a conference room listening to his subordinates' report.
He is 60 years old this year, and should have retired by now. However, he is not comfortable handing over such a large enterprise as the Meng family to anyone. Although everyone in the Meng family has asked the old man to relinquish power so that they can enjoy their retirement, Meng Pang has never agreed.
He had long known that the Meng family were not good people; his son, daughter-in-law, and even his missing grandson were not uncommon victims of their machinations.
For ten years, Meng Pang continued to send people to search for his grandson's whereabouts, but to no avail.
No matter how many people around him said that the young master was in grave danger, Meng Pang didn't take it seriously. He had a feeling that his grandson was very lucky and must still be alive somewhere in the world.
He just needs some time and some luck; no matter what, he must find his grandson.
Only Meng's own grandson is entitled to inherit everything Meng owns.
After the meeting, Meng Pang returned to his office and saw Meng Xu sitting on the guest sofa as soon as he opened the door.
Upon seeing Meng Pang return, Meng Xu immediately stood up, went over, and helped Meng Pang sit down on the sofa.
Why are you here?
"I didn't have class this afternoon, so Aunt Chen made some soup for me to drink when I got home. I thought the soup was nourishing, so I stopped by to bring some for Grandpa as well."
Meng Xu opened the thermos in front of him, filled a small bowl, and handed it to Meng Pang.
Meng Pang took it, drank two sips, and said, "Thank you for your thoughtfulness."
Meng Xu was the child who was switched with Meng Qing back then. When they discovered that Meng Xu was not Meng Qing's biological son, they sent people to investigate all the relevant people, including Meng Xu, hoping to get some useful clues.
But no, Meng Xu was an abandoned baby left at the hospital entrance, found by a nurse at the front desk, and brought back to the hospital.
They checked the hospital's main entrance security footage to see whose child it was, but unfortunately the woman was completely covered up and had no obvious features.
The hospital staff took pity on the child, and given Meng Xu's weak condition, she was likely born prematurely. If she wasn't treated in time, she probably wouldn't survive long.
The police have been notified and have come to investigate, but because Meng Xu is too weak, she can only stay in the hospital for the time being. Other matters will be discussed later when she is feeling better.
On the day Madam Meng gave birth, Meng Xu disappeared. A note and some money were left on the bed. She said that she was Meng Xu's biological mother and that she had only lost the child in a fit of anger. Now she regretted it and took the child away.
Strangely, all the cameras were broken, so they couldn't find out who took them, and the matter had to be put on hold for the time being.
Two years later, a large group of people suddenly arrived at the hospital, claiming to be conducting an investigation. Only then did everyone learn that the child Mrs. Meng gave birth to two years ago had been switched, and the abandoned baby had become Mrs. Meng's child.
Everyone fell silent and cooperated with the investigation, but unfortunately, no results were found.
When Madam Meng learned that Meng Xu was not his child, she was completely dazed, but she knew that the child was innocent and she could not take her anger out on a child.
Meng Xu was not sent away, but was still raised in the Meng family. Madam Meng was kind-hearted, after all, she had treated him like her own child for two years. She didn't know how difficult life would be if he were sent to an orphanage.
Meng Xu then settled down in the Meng family and publicly claimed to be their adopted son. The Meng family did not publicize the loss of their biological grandson, as the more people knew, the greater the danger to Meng Qing would be.
With the Meng Group growing so large, many competitors and enemies are watching. If they knew that the Meng family's grandson was living abroad, who knows what forces might find him first and take action against him.
For the safety of their grandson, the Meng family only claimed to the outside world that their grandson was unwell and had been sent abroad for medical treatment, and all the few people who knew the inside story were ordered to keep quiet.
Even after the Meng couple passed away, they only claimed to be ill and never linked the matter to their lost grandson.
Therefore, all people know is that the main branch of the Meng family was not very lucky. Their parents died early, leaving behind only two children. Their biological grandson was recuperating abroad, and Madam Meng, being kind-hearted, adopted a child of about the same age.
Although Meng Xu was not a biological grandson, he was not mistreated from a young age and was raised like any other rich young master, learning everything he was supposed to learn.
Meng Xu himself was also very competitive. He always ranked first in school and participated in various competitions. Not only did he have good grades, but he also had a great talent for sports. He participated in various basketball and swimming competitions every year. Wherever he was, everyone could only compete for second place.
Although Meng Xu is not the biological grandson of the Meng family, no one dares to look down on him. This is not only due to the Meng family's status, but also largely due to Meng Xu's own personal abilities.
In addition, Meng Xu has a good personality and can easily get along with everyone.
At first, everyone knew he was from the Meng family and didn't dare to approach him. Later, Meng Xu saw several older students bullying their classmates and went straight up to beat them up, driving them away.
At first, those who were beaten up were yelling at Meng Xu to wait, but after they learned that Meng Xu was a member of the Meng family, none of them dared to say a word.
Only then did everyone realize that Meng Xu was different from the other arrogant young masters from wealthy families.
Meng Xu never bullies anyone and is friendly to everyone, so everyone gradually started calling him Brother Xu.
Previously, the girls who dared not approach Meng Xu began to secretly slip him love letters. After all, Meng Xu was good-looking and had a natural air of roguishness, but when they got to know him, he was the kind of well-behaved student. The contrast was so great that it unconsciously attracted everyone's attention.
Meng Xu didn't seem interested in dating, or rather, she wasn't very perceptive.
Not only did he refuse the love letters, he also went to each of the letters by name and asked them to take them back. He said he couldn't accept them, apologized to them, and added that it wasn't that they were bad people, but that he didn't have any plans to date at the moment.
The people whose love letters were returned didn't mind. After all, they wouldn't meet someone like Meng Xu for hundreds of years. Most people are aloof and would just throw away the love letters they received. But Meng Xu was different. He would go to each of the people who confessed to him and explain things clearly.
Therefore, the number of people confessing their feelings did not decrease because of Meng Xu's rejection; on the contrary, it increased. Everyone hoped that Meng Xu would come to them so that they could have a few words face to face.
Meng Xu was popular at school and in the Meng family. Everyone knew he was just an adopted son and posed no threat to them, so they didn't take him seriously at all. However, occasionally someone would try to take advantage of Meng Xu, but he always refused.
Meng Xu loves to visit Meng Pang whenever he has free time. He truly treats Meng Pang like his own grandfather. Just now, seeing the freshly cooked soup, he immediately came over to give Meng Pang a couple of sips.
"Is it good, Grandpa?" Meng Xu asked.
"How could the soup your Aunt Chen cooks not taste good?"
"That's all thanks to me. As soon as Aunt Chen finished cooking, I rushed over to deliver it to you."
Meng Pang patted Meng Xu's head. To an uninformed person, the scene of the two grandfathers and grandsons interacting would truly make them seem like biological grandfather and grandson.
How have you been at school lately?
Meng Pang had just finished asking the question when he looked down and saw a message pop up on his phone.
It was a candid photo, a bit blurry, but Meng Pang recognized it at a glance.
The young man in the photo bears a striking resemblance to his son, Meng Tianqing.
Meng Pang suddenly stood up.
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