Old stories? Those are not old stories; they are pains that Shen Huai'an can never forget in his entire life.
Does the old lady's casual remark, "Don't overthink it," mean I can simply forget about those things?
Lin Wanxing ate the pineapple and watermelon on the fruit plate one bite at a time with a small fork.
He carefully observed his second brother's expression. His second brother didn't seem to be upset, so he could eat his fruit in peace.
“I know you hate me. Now there’s no one else here, just you and me. You don’t need to pretend anymore.”
“You knew the inside story of my parents’ car accident back then, but you favored the first wife’s side. Not only did you not expose the accident, but you also did your best to hide it from the first wife and suppress the matter.”
"Later, I was in a car accident, and you knew what happened, but you still pretended you didn't know anything. Later, I became lame, and you helped Shim Tae-min seize power and help him deal with me. Even the confidential documents were given to him by you."
"He wouldn't have acted so impulsively without your help."
"I should be thanking you. Without you, how could Shim Tae-min be where he is today, and how could I have returned to the group?"
Shen Taimin had always received help from the old lady, so he didn't expose her in the end. But even though he kept his mouth shut, Shen Huai'an would still find out eventually.
"I've been thinking, now that things have come to this, what will you do? Will you bow your head and admit your mistakes, or will you regret what you did?"
“But you haven’t reflected on your mistakes at all, nor have you admitted them. You’re still pretending to be stupid and acting innocent.”
The old lady gritted her teeth. She hadn't expected Shen Huai'an to blurt all of this out in one go. Originally, the two of them could still get along peacefully and continue to maintain the most basic harmony with that mask.
But now Shen Huai'an has torn that mask off completely.
"Second son, what do you want to do here today?" The old lady took a deep breath; she really couldn't understand her second son.
Shen Huai'an smiled, his expression unchanged, and said in an extremely gentle voice, "I just want you to apologize to me in public and repent before the ancestral tablets."
"You've done so many wrong things, all we want is for you to bow your head and admit your mistakes. You can't possibly not do that, can you?"
Of course, the old lady couldn't do it; it was beyond her comprehension. For so many years, her image had been perfect, so how could she possibly apologize and repent in public?
"Second brother, I'm old and still not senile, how come you're so young and already so confused?"
"Second son, I've always thought of you as a filial, obedient, and sensible child. How could you do such a rebellious thing? What am I supposed to apologize to? Who should I apologize to?"
The old lady held the Buddhist prayer beads in her hand and said with a smile, "What am I doing all this for? Isn't it for the entire Shen family and the entire group? Yes, I admit that I am biased, that's true, but so what? Have I done anything immoral?"
"They want me to go to the ancestral hall to repent? What can I repent for? I didn't do anything."
The old lady is now sticking to her stubbornness, saying, "What can you do to me if you don't dare to do anything about it?" to deal with Shen Huai'an.
She would never admit to helping Shen Taimin deal with Shen Huai'an, even if she were beaten to death, and she would never reveal the truth about her second son's parents' car accident.
As long as she doesn't admit it, no one can do anything about it.
If my second son's leg is healed, that's good; it's a joyous occasion.
She didn't care about those things anymore; just as the second brother said, she had no one left around her.
The third brother is avoiding him; everyone is trying to curry favor with the second brother, so who cares about him?
Shen Huai'an knew she would continue to play dumb, so there was nothing more for them to talk about.
"Then rest assured, I will withdraw from the Shen Group and leave the Shen family," Shen Huai'an said nonchalantly.
He genuinely didn't care about any of that. The Shen Group couldn't do without Shen Huai'an in any way, and if he left, many problems would arise.
However, the old lady didn't care. Even if it wasn't Shen Huai'an, there were other people. The Shen family had many children.
"Second brother, have you thought this through? If you quit, you'll lose everything. You worked so hard to get this position, and now you're quitting? Isn't that a bit of a waste?"
The old lady thought Shen Huai'an was insignificant and that his departure from the group wouldn't have much of an impact, little did she know that Shen Huai'an had already obtained a lot of internal company information.
His departure will bring a host of problems to the group.
At that time, Shen Huai'an will not only ignore the Shen Group, but he will also stab it in the back.
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