605: 505 To ask the world, what is love?_2 605: 505 To ask the world, what is love?_2 ng iling said, “I learned it from you.”
“I can’t agree with that.
She’s not just my daughter; as her mother, you should at least take half the responsibility.”
Shi Zhenhua’s ntal state wasn’t at all like soone who had just experienced a major life crisis, and upon waking up, he hadn’t shown concern for the corporation that had made his na so renowned.
Instead, he seed like an utterly ordinary man, quibbling with his ex-wife over trivial household matters that would seem petty for soone of his stature.
“You should have slept a bit longer, otherwise you might really have woken up to hold your grandchild.”
ng iling said sothing inexplicable and didn’t continue the argunt.
“What do you an?”
Shi Zhenhua was puzzled.
“You should know better than I do about her and Jiang Chen.
I told her not to rush back, and she even suggested letting Jiang Chen visit you.”
“…”
Shi Zhenhua fell silent, then burst into laughter while shaking his head and sighing, “This girl…”
“She went to Hancheng for an inspection and took Jiang Chen along.
She also had dinner with Duan Zhongxin at ho.”
ng iling succinctly put it, although she had been keeping a constant vigil at the hospital these past months, she seed to have a thorough grasp of her daughter’s whereabouts.
“What did Duan Zhongxin say?”
Shi Zhenhua asked calmly.
“What would he say?
You should know Duan Zhongxin’s character the best—so composed as to be almost slick.
Don’t expect to hear any disagreeable words from him.”
Shi Zhenhua laughed.
“You can’t really say that; coming from academia, being strict and following the rules has beco an instinctual habit for him.
It’s indeed difficult to hear anything harsh from him, but at least he wouldn’t flatter and fawn.
Since he didn’t say anything to you, that ans he doesn’t have any complaints about Jiang Chen.
After all, he’s been in education for a couple of decades—he knows how to judge character.”
“Not long after your accident, Qian Qian called him over.
He really put in a lot of effort in the investigation.
It seems he also has a good relationship with Ye Tingxuan.”
“So, it looks like our daughter may have better judgnt than the two of us,” Shi Zhenhua said with a laugh.
Initially, neither he nor ng iling took that young man seriously, but he ended up delivering one surprise after another.
“I’ve talked with him.”
“What about?” Shi Zhenhua curiously asked.
“Qian Qian is out of my control and I had no other options, so I just set so ground rules with him.
As long as he doesn’t ddle with Jin Hai, I won’t interfere with whatever’s between him and Qian Qian.”
Shi Zhenhua was taken aback, his lips moving several tis as he struggled to speak before finally settling on a half-laugh, half-sigh, “iLing, iLing, I never thought you’d reach the end of your rope.”
To this day, in terms of achievents and wealth, he had long surpassed the ng family, which had once looked down upon him, yet his attitude towards ng iling hadn’t changed in the slightest.
To describe their forr relationship using simplistic terms of romantic affection would be too superficial.
Towards ng iling, he had sothing that ca from the bottom of his heart…
respect.
Indeed.
Respect.
Logically, from the heights at which Shi Zhenhua now stood, his perspective on won would naturally be condescending unless the woman possessed equal capabilities.
ng iling was precisely such a woman.
“What can you do?”
“What can I do?
You’ve already made a pact with him, do you want to go back on your word now?”
“But that young man, he seems…
towards Qian Qian…”
“iLing, let our children and grandchildren have their own blessings.
Qian Qian is grown up; she knows what she wants.
We should learn to let go.”
ng iling eyed the man on the hospital bed, her voice neutral, “It’s as if you’ve had a brush with death.”
Shi Zhenhua shook his head with a smile, about to speak, when a knocking sound interrupted.
“Knock, knock, knock…”
The couple, who had had such a lengthy conversation for once, simultaneously turned to look towards the door.
Through the glass in the door, they could see the very man they’d been discussing standing outside, looking sowhat…
embarrassed.
“See, he’s quite sincere,” Shi Zhenhua comnted and then said with a smile, “Co in.”
The one who had been coerced by a phone call to fly over finally entered, carrying a bouquet of flowers in his hand.
“Director Shi, Auntie ng.”
Shi Zhenhua didn’t bother asking how he had so precisely found this location; one didn’t need to think hard to know it was surely his beloved daughter’s “accomplishnt.”
“Jiang Chen, long ti no see.”
Jiang Chen was taken aback, then he too, smiled.
“Director Shi, long ti no see.”
“As long as you’re here, that’s enough.
Why so formal?
iLing, please take the flowers for Jiang Chen.”
“Aunt ng, I can manage on my own.”
Jiang Chen placed the lilies on the bedside table.
“Jiang Chen, you call iLing ‘Aunt’ but you address as ‘Director Shi’?
Doesn’t that seem a bit inappropriate?”
Shi Zhenhua’s deanor made Jiang Chen feel sowhat at a loss.
The tycoon appeared to have undergone a change in personality since waking up, displaying far more warmth than was visible to the naked eye.
Jiang Chen stood by the bed, wrestling with his thoughts for quite a while before he plucked up the courage and addressed him, “Uncle Shi.”
Shi Zhenhua nodded with a smile, “That’s more like it.”
Jiang Chen looked towards ng iling.
“Aunt ng, you seem to have lost weight.”
The sudden utterance quieted the entire hospital room.
What kind of people were Shi Zhenhua and ng iling?
How could they not perceive the implications of that statent?
Shi Zhenhua’s smile grew even more profound.
Now, his gaze towards Jiang Chen was completely different.
This kid.
Quite astute, isn’t he?
“You two chat.”
ng iling stood up straight and walked straight out.
Shi Zhenhua quietly watched her leave with a smile, but said nothing.
Although his ex-wife was cold in deanor, the fact that she had watched over him night and day, caring for a man who may never wake up or might not have awakened, was an irrefutable reality.
“Sit.”
Shi Zhenhua turned his gaze away.
Jiang Chen obediently carried a chair and sat down at the bedside.
“Your Aunt ng has told about everything.
Thank you for taking care of Qian Qian during this ti and for the trouble you’ve been through.”
“Uncle Shi…
please don’t ntion it, I hardly helped at all.”
The unusual amiability displayed by the tycoon left Jiang Chen sowhat disconcerted.
He found himself almost missing the imposing business magnate he had known before, this newfound avuncular disposition brought more pressure upon him.
They say a person changes drastically after experiencing severe setbacks.
Could that be true?
“Jiang Chen, don’t spoil Qian Qian too much.
That girl was spoiled rotten by .
She’s too capricious.
You don’t need to listen to her every word and rush here so urgently.”
You’re aware of that lady’s temperant.
You spoiled her to this point, and now you start to make such indifferent remarks?
If I hadn’t co, would that lady have let off the hook?
Of course.
Such thoughts Jiang Chen could only mutter internally, not daring to voice them out loud.
Instead, he forced a smile and said, “It’s not her fault; I wanted to co myself.
I’m sincerely happy that Uncle Shi has recovered.”
“Is that the truth?
You’re not holding a grudge over that incident from before?”
Jiang Chen showed a puzzled look, not feigned but genuinely bemused.
“Last ti, when you asked for my help to save Pei Yunxi, I didn’t agree…”
At these words, Jiang Chen instantly understood, feeling not a trace of dissatisfaction but rather a growing sense of guilt.
“Uncle Shi, I’ve forgotten about that, and I also know you had your reasons.”
Shi Zhenhua nodded, “Good that you understand.”
Jiang Chen quickly changed the subject, “Uncle Shi, Aunt ng has really been through a lot lately.”
Shi Zhenhua nodded, “Indeed, they say a couple is like birds of the sa forest that fly off separately when disaster strikes…”
“And there’s also the saying that hardship reveals true friendship.
I always felt that…”
Jiang Chen began to speak instinctively but soon realized his mistake and promptly stopped.
Shi Zhenhua seed to know what he was about to say.
“Actually, there are many forms of affection between n and won, and marriage is only one of them.
Although your Aunt ng and I are divorced, I’ve always known that I will never et another woman quite like her.
It was true in the past, and it will remain true in the future.”
Jiang Chen fell silent, thoughtful.
After a while, he spoke up, “Then, Uncle Shi, if there are still feelings between you and Aunt ng, why not…”
Shi Zhenhua didn’t reprimand him for his impertinence but leaned against the bedhead, his gaze drifting towards the television on the wall, remaining silent.
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