Chapter 69 I Don't Owe You Anything
Chen Qishan appeared behind the two of them without them noticing, startling Chen Jingyang and Chen Meilian!
"Dad!" Chen Meilian hurriedly spoke up for Chen Jingyang, "Jingyang didn't mean that, please don't misunderstand!"
Chen Qishan looked at Chen Jingyang with a stern face: "Did I misunderstand you?"
Chen Jingyang avoided his eyes, looking down at the ground lamp in the courtyard, and remained silent.
Chen Meilian broke out in a cold sweat and slapped Chen Jingyang's arm: "Quickly tell Dad it's a misunderstanding, hurry up!"
Chen Jingyang remained silent.
Chen Qishan's lips curled into a cold smile: "It seems you're not planning to have a proper New Year's celebration tonight. Come with me to the study!"
The study, a place for self-cultivation and moral refinement, is also a place of punishment, and is the place that the Chen family fears most, apart from the ancestral hall.
"Dad...!" Chen Meilian tried to stop him, but was intimidated by Chen Qishan's stern gaze.
Chen Meilian, nicknamed "Jingyang," could only look at her younger brother with worry and whispered, "Don't argue with Dad. Apologize properly later."
Chen Jingyang remained silent and followed Chen Qishan to the study.
In fact, Chen Jingyang had no aversion to the study. Chen Qishan had him late in life and doted on him when he was young, only allowing him to enter once when he was beginning his education.
After Su Zhiqi's death, he had a big fight with Chen Qishan, and even tried to kill Chen Qishan with a knife. He was beaten by Chen Qishan and stayed in the hospital for two weeks. Not long after he was discharged, Chen Qishan sent him abroad—fearing that he would be beaten to death if he caused trouble again!
Chen Jingyang had lived abroad for 10 years and only came back to stay for two days during the Spring Festival each year. Therefore, apart from the time he was beaten and hospitalized, he had never been punished in the study before, so he naturally had no fear of this room.
In the past 10 years, Chen Qishan visited him only three times. The relationship between the father and son was very shallow, and they hardly ever spoke to each other.
In Chen Jingyang's view, Chen Qishan converted all his guilt into "monthly allowance." His allowance is three times that of others, and it has remained unchanged since he went abroad.
Although Chen Qishan had many grievances against Chen Jingyang's disrespect, Chen Jingyang was simply too outstanding. Although he had many children, some of whom were quite good, they still paled in comparison to Chen Jingyang. Therefore, he still gave him as much support as possible.
Chen Jingyang believes that AI technology is currently booming, but China lags far behind. He thinks that if he returns to China to start a company now, he will definitely have great potential.
Chen Qishan not only did not oppose his decision to drop out of a world-class university to start his own business, but also fully supported him. The funding and connections provided by Chen Qishan have played an indispensable role in Tanzhi's development to this point in just over two years!
Chen Qishan had intended to reconcile with Chen Jingyang, but his son was too vengeful. He tried to get his way with Chen Jingyang several times but was met with indifference, so he gave up. He thought that it would be easier to communicate with him when he was more mature. But he didn't expect to find out today that Chen Jingyang hasn't changed at all!
This was unacceptable to Chen Qishan. He had been feeding and caring for a good man, only to be fed a thankless wretch. He was furious.
The Chen family's study is rarely visited. Chen Qishan has another office and does not work here, so upon entering, there is a sense of coldness that is very incongruous with the Spring Festival.
The study was simply furnished. A few paintings and calligraphy hung on the wall, and apart from a bookshelf, there was only a table and chair, and a round cushion on the floor. There was nothing else.
Chen Qishan sat down at the table and chairs, while Chen Jingyang stood quietly in front of him. The father and son looked at each other, their eyes filled with unspoken tension.
Chen Qishan spoke first: "I remember teaching you the rules of the study when you first started learning. Do you need me to teach you again?"
The rule in the study: all children of the Chen family must kneel down to answer questions when they enter the study.
That round cushion on the ground is for people to kneel on.
Chen Jingyang walked over, knelt down, his back straight as a silver spear, and looked at Chen Qishan with neither arrogance nor servility.
Chen Qishan took out a cigarette and lit it: "Let's settle things today. Tell me what you're unhappy about with me. You still think I'm the one who killed your mother, right?"
Chen Jingyang sneered: "Isn't that right? If you hadn't been intimate with that woman in front of her, and if you hadn't hit her because of something that woman said, how could she have gotten into a car accident?!"
Chen Jingyang's emotions gradually intensified, and he finally revealed some words that had been hidden in his heart for a long time: "Didn't you say that she would be your last wife, because with her, this life would be enough, and no one else could catch your eye? But why..."
Instead of getting angry, Chen Qishan laughed and said, "Chen Jingyang, you're a man too. I don't believe you've never lied to someone. I think I taught you never to believe anything anyone says, because when they say those things, they probably don't even know what they're saying."
Chen Jingyang's pupils trembled slightly. He and Su Zhiqi looked very alike. When she looked at him with such disappointment and indignation, it was as if Su Zhiqi herself was looking at him: "So, everything you said to her was just to coax her? She loves you so much...!"
Chen Qishan interrupted him: "First of all, when she was dating me, she was already very clear about my family situation and was willing to be my..."
He deliberately emphasized: "Fourth, too! That's why I married her. She knew very well that I couldn't only love her!"
"Secondly, I admit she is very beautiful, and I can't take my eyes off her. Even though I've seen so many beautiful women, she's the only one who makes me unable to look away. That's why she, a dance teacher, had the opportunity to enter the Chen family!"
"After becoming my fourth wife, her life became many times more comfortable than before. Do you think she really became my fourth wife because she loved me?! Wrong! If she really believed in love, she should have rejected me back then and gone to live in the shantytown with her childhood sweetheart!"
Chen Qishan snorted: "Finally, I hope you recognize your own identity and don't pay too much attention to your father's private life. There are some things you won't understand unless you've experienced them!"
Therefore, when a person gives their heart away, they are destined to become someone else's appendage!
From now on, life and death will be entirely decided by others!
So-called infatuation is nothing more than a means to an end!
This is the concept that Chen Qishan taught him and wanted him to accept!
Chen Qishan took a drag of his cigarette, then exhaled a cloud of white smoke with a sigh: "This is the last time I'm reminding you, don't think that just because you've achieved some success now, you can be all high and mighty. Everything you have is given to you by the Chen family!"
"If you weren't born into the Chen family and didn't have the resources the Chen family gave you, you'd be nothing! As long as you still bear the surname Chen and have my blood, you have to abide by my rules!"
Chen Qishan glanced down at Chen Jingyang and said coldly, "Why can everyone else be happy in this family, but you can't? I don't care if you're being sincere or just acting, from now on, don't give me that long face in this family. I don't owe you anything!"
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