When Director Kong returned to work in the hospital after her annual leave, Xing Lixuan took Yu Antong to the hospital for reexamination.
“Director, does the B-ultrasound show that there is only one child?” When Yu Antong was laying on the bed for the examination. This question was the thing that weighed down his heart for several days already.
After the examination, Director Kong put down the probe and said, “Yes, only one gestational sac was seen, so I’m certain that there is only one fetus.”
The tissue paper provided by the hospital was too rough, so Xing Lixuan specially brought soft ones from home with his previous experience. Wiping the coupling agent on Yu Antong’s stomach, he helped Yu Antong pull up his clothes, and then said, “You can rest assured now.”
Yu Antong nodded. “Yeah.”
After another comprehensive examination, Director Kong read the examination results and explained it to them. “All the indicators are quite normal, but your weight is on the lower side. Proper nutrition should be supplemented to ensure physical fitness, but be careful not to over-supplement.”
With the exams finished, the husbands couple left the hospital shortly after. On the way out, Yu Antong complained to his husband, saying, “I eat so much every day, why is my weight still low?”
Xing Lixuan replied in a casual manner, “The food you eat contains too little nutrition. You don’t like to drink the chicken soup and pork rib soup stewed for you. When we arrived at home, I’ll confiscate all those junk snacks.”
“No!” Yu Antong whined with a pout, “I can’t eat well! I won’t be picky anymore, so you can’t confiscate my snacks.”
Xing Lixuan sighed helplessly, wondering why his wife was so disobedient lately. Maybe it’s the raging hormones.
When they got home, two unexpected guests came to the door.
The said guests were sitting on the sofa in the living room. It was Shen Yunqing, accompanied by an old man with gray hair who brought a cane.
Yu Antong frowned, and looked at Xing Lixuan, “Why is he here?”
Xing Lixuan’s expression was indifferent, as if he had already predicted such an event. “It’s okay, let’s go in.”
“President Xing, I brought this ignorant child here to make amends for you,” As soon as the old man saw Xing Lixuan coming back, he immediately stood up with his cane.
He was Shen Yin, the old head of the Shen family. Ever since he handed over the Shen family business to his proud eldest grandson, he has spent his days leisurely in the old house. However, he never expected that it was the heir he picked out by himself that made a huge mistake – he directly offended the Xing family, and caused their Shen family’s century-old foundation to be destroyed.
He had no choice but to hold on to his old bones, throw his face away, and apologize to the young master of the Xing family.
Xing Lixuan didn’t even look at Shen Yin, and only said to Yu Antong, “Should I go upstairs first?”
Yu Antong remembered that last time Xing Lixuan said that he would help him deal with Shen Yunqing. It seemed that he had already made a move, and as for him, he only wanted to watch the play out of curiosity.
Xing Lixuan let him go, and said with a stern expression, “If I remember correctly, President Shen is 27 years old this year. He is not considered a child anymore. Shouldn’t he have a clear picture on what’s right and what’s wrong?”
“Now that you have reaped what you sow, you should understand the weight of the choices you made. You’re an adult already, face the responsibility with your own self.”
Xing Lixuan’s glare was quite mild, and his voice was calm – not too cold, and even a little casual. But every word has its weight, like a heavy reminder of the mistakes that Shen Yunqing has made out of his own ego. It made him tremble, teeth gritting and fist clenching.
This Young Master Xing obviously didn’t intend to let him go.
He didn’t hurt Yu Antong at all, but Xing Lixuan was trying to bring down the entire Shen’s enterprise. He was very ruthless and merciless.
Shen Yin’s heart was also chilled, but he couldn’t just watch the Shen family’s property being destroyed in his grandson’s hands. He forced a smile on his wrinkled old face, like an orange peel drying out. “Please forgive me for my improper words. Yunqing did make a lot of mistakes, but that was caused by his false judgments, and he knew he was in the wrong.”
Shen Yin pulled Shen Yunqing over, making him bow down lower. “Hurry up and apologize to President Xing.”
Shen Yunqing’s eyes were desperate and his face was pale. Knowing that his family’s business was on a sharp decline this year, he swallowed all his unwillingness and tremblingly said, “President Xing, I was wrong. I shouldn’t have troubled the Immortal’s Banquet.”
To that, Xing Lixuan replied, “You said it yourself, you have wrongfully troubled Immortal’s Banquet. Your apology shouldn’t be directed to me, who has nothing to do with that restaurant.”
Yu Antong was leaning back on the sofa, watching the play with his little feet dangling. When he was mentioned suddenly, he quickly sat upright, looking like he was seriously paying attention and saying, ‘Well, it looks like you can speak.’
Shen Yunqing looked at him, and the unwillingness in his eyes flashed away, “President Yu, I’m sorry.”
Yu Antong tilted his head, and exposed Shen Yunqing’s true feelings mercilessly, “Oh, then why did you say it very reluctantly?”
Shen Yunqing reminded himself of his family’s dire straits. Fist clenched tightly, he managed a more convincing tone out of his throat. “No, I really want to apologize to you. What happened before was my fault.”
Shen Yin also hurriedly said, “Yunqing is also young and far too reckless, and he doesn’t know the appropriate measures of his actions, so he was running around wildly for a while. Now that we know his wrongdoings, I will correct that behavior right away. I still remembered the Shen family’s and Xing family’s deep friendship from our ancestors’ time, and it’s about time I honor it by educating Shen Yunqing until he’s proper again. This might sound shameless, but I am an old man who sells my age1idiom; using your old age to gain benefits, mainly because the seniors in CN society do get respected more., and for that sake, and because Yunqing hasn’t caused any real harm to President Yu, I beg you to leave a way for the Shen family to survive.”
Yu Antong’s response was almost immediate, with a sense of disgust barely visible. “Let me correct something; Shen Yunqing didn’t cause any harm to me, that was because I took care of all his insidious tricks, not because he was not ruthless. What if I didn’t do it? What if I failed to protect myself? Is it the fault of the victim that they’re not competent enough to block a harm from the perpetrator? I’m sure my ending would definitely be worse than your Shen family’s, am I right?”
‘Heh, do you think you can downplay the situation?’ He sneered inwardly, then finally finished his piece, “Old man, say, do you think I need to forgive such infractions as that?”
Shen Yin’s face was gloomy, and he swung his heavy cane to hit Shen Yunqing. He loudly shouted at him, “You little bastard! The Shen family has been ruined by you, how can you make me face the ancestors of the Shen family? If we can’t ask for President Yu’s forgiveness today, my Shen family will treat you as an unfilial descendant!”
“Ah–!” Shen Yunqing was beaten so badly that he was on the verge of falling. But he gritted his teeth and remained silent.
The dull beating sound made Yu Antong feel pain in his flesh. Is this old man planning to play a bitter trick, or is he abandoning Shen Yunqing in order to protect the other Shen family members? Did he thought that as long as he could alienate Shen Yunqing from the Shen family in Yu Antong’s mind, his revenge wouldn’t catch the Shen family anymore?
Shen Yin was also getting old. He was out of breath after a few blows, but seeing that Xing Lixuan and Yu Antong were unmoved, he could only continue to fight hard.
“Okay, okay, stop beating him,” Yu Antong finally stopped it, as he couldn’t bear to watch anymore. After all, he wasn’t a cruel person.
‘–Forget it, just think of it as building good karma for my son.’
Yu Antong said to Xing Lixuan, “Let’s deal with it according to ordinary commercial competition.”
The Shen family was also a family with a stable foundation, and Xing Lixuan must have spent a lot of energy on his behalf. While he wasn’t a saintly-level figure, he could let this go. However, whether the Shen family’s property should be acquired or controlled, or how to deal with it, he would not give up the benefits he could get.
But Yu Antong also knew the measure. He wouldn’t chase after the Shen family until they’re ruined. Personal grievances should stay as that, and innocent people should never be in the line of the crossfire.
“Alas!” Shen Yin sighed deeply, his shoulders slumped, he knew that this was the best result he could get for the Shen family. Ultimately, the Shen family had lost a foothold in this struggle.
Shen Yin staggered out of the Xing family’s house on crutches. Shen Yunqing endured the severe pain in his body and wanted to help his grandfather, but he was pushed away. “Go away, the Shen family has no descendants like you.”
The two waited until both guests left. After that, Yu Antong dropped his noble facade – he raised his legs, raised his chin, and said to Xing Lixuan, “Let’s settle your score too.”
Xing Lixuan was stunned. He completely lost the “cold and aloof President” aura he had just now. “Baby, what do you have to settle with me?”
‘Didn’t I vented your anger on others? Why didn’t I get a reward, and instead have to be settled??’
Yu Antong snorted and said, “Tell me, why do you remember Shen Yunqing’s age so clearly!”
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