ACBNHTS Chapter 52

Chapter 52: With an understanding partner like me, you are truly blessed.

Inside a café near the company, Yin Xue sat awkwardly across from Sheng Yiguang, taking out a food container from the side and pushing it in front of him.

“Xiaoguang, these are dumplings Mom made for you, pork filling, your favorite when you were little, try them.”

The warmth that had risen in Sheng Yiguang’s heart at seeing Yin Xue instantly cooled by half.

He didn’t like pork dumplings.

Sheng Yiguang didn’t say anything and tasted one.

The taste was good.

But it wasn’t the taste he remembered.

Sheng Yiguang put down his chopsticks, his expression indifferent, “Is there something you want to talk about?”

“No, no, I just wanted to see you. Back then, Mom’s life was too difficult, and I left your brother with you. Is your brother doing well?”

“He’s fine, still alive.”

Yin Xue choked on his words, “I want to see him.”

“I can ask him, but he probably doesn’t want to see you. The day you abandoned him, he cried looking for you, cried for too long and had a fever for several days. He hasn’t mentioned you since.”

Yin Xue’s face changed, her hand unconsciously rubbing the teacup in her hand.

“I had my difficulties too.”

“He doesn’t want to see you, he has his reasons.”

Yin Xue looked distressed, “Xiaoguang, do you have to talk to Mom like this? We haven’t seen each other for so many years.”

It had been many years since they last met.

When he was young, the thought would make his nose tingle. He had imagined a thousand ways they would reunite, always ending with him throwing himself into his mother’s arms, crying loudly and accusing her, ending with her making dumplings for him and saying, “Why are you only here now?”.

But as time passed, without any expectation, he no longer felt any ripples.

He was no longer the child who would eagerly wait for his mother to take him home.

“I haven’t had a mother for too long, I’ve forgotten how to talk to a mother.”

As he said this, he stood up, “Tongtong is still at home waiting for me, I’ll go back first. I’ll pass on the message.”

Yin Xue didn’t expect Sheng Yiguang’s attitude to be so distant and stood up somewhat at a loss.

“Xiaoguang, are you leaving already? At least leave Mom your contact information.”

Sheng Yiguang took out a business card and pushed it over.

Yin Xue picked up the business card and glanced at it, a department manager at XSB. She searched for the WeChat account using the phone number on it and sent a friend request, but there was no reply for a long time.

When Sheng Yiguang returned home, he told Sheng Tong about Yin Xue.

After listening, Sheng Tong turned his head and continued playing with his toys, finally squeezing out a sentence after a long time.

“Sheng Yiguang, I popped out of a rock, like Sun Wukong.”

“Then we’ll ignore her.”

Sheng Tong threw down the toy in his hand and climbed into Sheng Yiguang’s arms, “But I want to see her once, is that okay?”

“Okay.”

Sheng Yiguang took out his phone and accepted Yin Xue’s friend request.

Without beating around the bush, he sent a message: [Saturday night, you pick the place].

Not long after the message was sent, Sheng Yiguang received a message.

From Jin Zhi.

[Do you have the National Anti-Fraud Center APP on your phone?]

Sheng Yiguang: ?

[Download one]

[Preventing telecom fraud is everyone’s responsibility, stay vigilant]

[Don’t get scammed, don’t answer strange calls either]

Sheng Yiguang: [Did you change careers?]

Jin Zhi: [Just helping a classmate promote it, don’t overthink it]

Sheng Yiguang naturally wouldn’t overthink it and didn’t reply.

Yin Xue sat up straight in surprise when she saw Sheng Yiguang’s message.

“Husband! My son replied to me and is meeting us! Saturday! We get to pick the place.”

Hu Jiawei walked out upon hearing this, “Are you sure your son has money? Don’t let him ask us for money later.”

“No, I know that child. He likes to handle everything himself, besides, he’s a manager now, he can make ends meet, he won’t ask us for money. We have to pick a good place, so it’ll be easier to play the emotional card.”

“Then let’s go to the restaurant my boss often goes to, the environment is nice, I always buy takeout from there for my boss, and I have points to redeem.”

Yin Xue beamed with joy, “Okay, okay, okay!”

Yin Xue booked a private room and told Sheng Yiguang the name of the restaurant and the room number.

Before leaving, Sheng Tong looked up and asked Sheng Yiguang, “Aren’t we going to tell Pei Du?”

“He’s been busy lately.”

The news that the current CEO of Pei Corporation had a mental illness was widely spread on major social media platforms, and many people knew about it.

The public opinion seemed to have reached an uncontrollable point.

Pei Corporation held emergency board meetings almost every day.

Pei Du listened to the reprimands on the surface, but secretly bought a lot of scattered shares, because holding more than 5% of the shares required public disclosure, so Pei Du also bought a lot of them in his name. Sheng Yiguang now holds 4.9% of Pei Corporation’s shares.

Sheng Yiguang squatted down to zip up Sheng Tong’s jacket.

“We’re just going to see her once, let’s not bother him.”

Sheng Tong nodded.

When they arrived at the restaurant, Yin Xue rushed up enthusiastically, wanting to hug Sheng Tong.

Sheng Tong hid behind Sheng Yiguang, avoiding the hug.

Yin Xue looked embarrassed but quickly revealed an eager look.

“Come on, let’s go upstairs! Your uncle is waiting for you.”

Sheng Yiguang: “Your husband is here too?”

“Yes, he wanted to see you.”

Yin Xue led Sheng Yiguang and Sheng Tong into the restaurant.

Time seemed to be especially kind to this beauty. Although she was over half a century old, she didn’t look old at all. The restaurant’s lights shone on her, and the earrings on Yin Xue’s ears reflected beautiful sparks, making her even more charming.

Walking into the private room, Hu Jiawei stood up and greeted them warmly.

“Are you Xiaoguang and Tongtong? You’ve grown up so handsome! Perfectly inheriting your mother’s advantages! Come, sit! I don’t know what you like to eat, the menu is here, order whatever you want!”

Hu Jiawei gave the menu to Sheng Yiguang, but Sheng Yiguang didn’t take it and remained indifferent.

He handed it to Sheng Tong, but Sheng Tong didn’t want it either.

Hu Jiawei smiled awkwardly, “Then I’ll order.”

Sheng Yiguang pulled out a chair and sat down. Sheng Tong refused to sit by himself, climbed onto Sheng Yiguang’s lap and stared at Hu Jiawei and Yin Xue.

Yin Xue pretended to be amiable, “Baby, what are you looking at?”

“Looking at what you look like.”

“Doesn’t baby remember Mom?”

“I don’t remember.” Sheng Tong turned his head and tugged on Sheng Yiguang’s clothes, “Sheng Yiguang, I want to take a picture of her.”

Sheng Yiguang unlocked his phone and handed it to Sheng Tong.

Sheng Tong raised his phone towards Yin Xue.

Yin Xue was overjoyed and immediately made a V-sign.

After Sheng Tong took the picture and confirmed that it was correct, he aimed at Hu Jiawei and took another picture.

Hu Jiawei was a little at a loss.

“I wasn’t ready just now, can you take another one?”

Sheng Tong handed the phone back to Sheng Yiguang, “No need, one picture is enough. Sheng Yiguang, let’s go home.”

Yin Xue was stunned, “We haven’t eaten yet.”

Sheng Tong shook his head, “No, I just came to see you, to remember what you look like, so that I can avoid you from a distance when I meet you on the road in the future.”

The private room was silent for a moment.

When Sheng Yiguang heard Sheng Tong say this, he picked him up and stood up.

“Then we’ll leave.”

Yin Xue became anxious, “Xiaoguang, are you leaving now?”

“I originally just brought Tongtong to see you, I didn’t want to come.”

“You don’t want to see me that much?”

“It’s okay, it’s just that there’s no need to see you.”

The role of mother had faded away in his growing up.

“But Xiaoguang! You are my most beloved child, I worked so hard to give birth to you and have been raising you all the time. If it weren’t for the breakdown of my relationship with your father, we wouldn’t have separated!”

Hu Jiawei echoed, “Yes, your mother has not had it easy either. It is difficult for me to work now, and your mother and I don’t have any children of our own. She will still have to rely on you in the future.”

Hearing this, Sheng Yiguang turned around and sneered, “So that’s what you came to me for. Give up, I won’t give you a single cent.”

Sheng Yiguang opened the door and walked out.

Yin Xue and Hu Jiawei hurriedly chased after him.

Yin Xue: “I wasn’t asking you for money, it’s just that Mom wants to see you, don’t misunderstand.”

Hu Jiawei: “Yes, yes, yes, taking care of the elderly is something that will happen twenty years later, I was just saying that, don’t misunderstand. Your mother misses you especially, and sometimes she will call out your names in her dreams.”

Sheng Yiguang didn’t believe them, was too lazy to pay attention to them, and walked straight ahead.

Yin Xue and Hu Jiawei chased after him all the way, earnestly persuading him.

The commotion here was not small and attracted the attention of the other side of the corridor.

Lu Zhengyang was having dinner with a business partner, discussing whether to withdraw shares from Pei Corporation in the near future. Hearing the commotion, he glanced over.

A crane-like figure flashed before his eyes.

He didn’t recognize him.

But he had seen the woman beside him.

In Wen Heng’s livestream.

He recognized the man beside her.

He was a subordinate of his company.

A playful smile appeared on the corner of Lu Zhengyang’s mouth.

He hadn’t looked for him yet, but he had run into him.

The secretary beside him also noticed Lu Zhengyang’s gaze, “That seems to be General Manager Hu.”

“Yeah, let’s go take a look. Tell the others to go into the private room and wait for me for five minutes first.”

When did you become so nosy?

Secretary: “…Yes.”

Lu Zhengyang left his secretary behind and walked over unhurriedly, arriving at the elevator entrance at the same time as them.

When Hu Jiawei saw Lu Zhengyang, he stood at attention in fright.

“Lu, General Manager Lu.”

Lu Zhengyang’s gaze lightly shifted away from Sheng Yiguang, lingered on Yin Xue for a brief moment, and then looked at Hu Jiawei.

They resembled each other.

This mother and son, and the little one in his arms, the three of them did look very much alike.

However, from Lu Zhengyang’s aesthetic point of view, Sheng Yiguang was the best.

Like a white camellia flower under the moon, he had a gentle and aloof sense of detachment, making him difficult to approach.

“General Manager Hu, what a coincidence, what are you doing here?”

Hu Jiawei smiled apologetically, “I brought my family to dinner.”

“Your son?”

“Ah, sort of.”

Sheng Yiguang spoke, “No.”

Sheng Tong also opened his mouth to protest, “I’m not!”

Hu Jiawei looked embarrassed.

Lu Zhengyang laughed, looking very gentle.

“It seems that every family has its problems.”

Hu Jiawei wiped his sweat awkwardly and nodded in agreement.

The elevator arrived.

Sheng Yiguang carried Sheng Tong inside.

Yin Xue wanted to chase after them, but Hu Jiawei stopped her.

They couldn’t chase after them.

If they chased after them, the fact that they had used the boss’s points to eat here might not be able to be covered up.

This Little General Manager Lu looked extremely easy to talk to, gentle and polite, but was actually more ruthless than anyone else. If he found out about this, the termination email would be sent to his mailbox the next second.

Lu Zhengyang stepped into the elevator and looked at Hu Jiawei.

“Aren’t you getting on?”

“No, no, we just finished eating, we’re just sending them here.”