He Jingtang was actually not seriously ill, but he was old after all, and was hospitalized for observation after the examination. Originally, he didn't want to tell his son, but he didn't want He Cheng's aunt to describe his illness in detail on the phone, and actually tricked He Cheng back.
Looking at He Jingtang who was leaning on the bed and looking through the documents, He Cheng was helpless, "Dad, put your work aside and take care of your illness."
He Jingtang glared at him, "What's wrong with you, I'm not sick."
"Yes yes yes, you are not sick." He Cheng perfunctorily exchanged heat for the tea in his cup, "When will you be discharged from the hospital?"
"The day after tomorrow." He Jingtang said angrily.
He Cheng didn't bother to argue with him why his attitude was so bad, and said, "Just take it as a vacation, and I'll take care of the company's affairs."
"You?" He Jingtang snorted coldly, "What can you do? How much is your company's turnover this year?"
He Cheng reported the number, and He Jingtang grinned, "Too few."
"It's only been a few months, and it's not yet the end of the year. It's natural that the numbers will look good when all the payments are settled."
He Jingtang snorted, wondering what he was thinking.
After a while he asked, "Is that how your company is settled?"
He Cheng nodded, "It's settled. Don't move."
Although the company in City D has only officially started this year, in fact the team started operating a year ago, and now it can operate so smoothly. He Jingtang has long realized that his mind is not on inheriting the family business, and He Jingtang doesn't know whether he should be happy or heartbroken about his change.
Like every parent who doesn't want their children to go far away, He Jingtang always feels that He Cheng's company cannot be opened. He Cheng didn't argue with him either. Anyway, turnover is something like numbers at the end of the year, so it's useless to argue now.
He Cheng has long thought that if Xu Ran is willing to come back if the family needs it, he will be able to inherit the family business. Otherwise, he will stay in City D to start a business. Anyway, he will stay by Xu Ran's side. don't go.
Even if Xu Ran didn't agree to be with him, he still accepted it.
Seeing him still lost in thought, He Jingtang said dissatisfiedly, "That man..."
"Xu Ran." At the mention of this name, He Cheng couldn't help showing a gentle smile, "He will soon be able to stand up."
The news that Xu Ran's physical condition was improving really made him very happy, but He Jingtang couldn't understand his thoughts, "You stayed in the province just because of that man? Is it necessary?"
He Cheng smiled, "Didn't you ask me to bring him back?"
"I want you to maintain the reputation of the He family! It's good for you, what kind of trouble did you come back three years ago, and you still have the face to say?!"
As soon as He Jingtang mentioned this, he would get angry. If the documents in his hand were not very important, he would want to chop off He Cheng's head.
He said coldly, "I don't agree."
He Cheng said with a smile, "Disagree?"
He deliberately concealed the second half of the sentence - what's the use if you don't agree. But the father and son are well aware of this point, there is no need to say so absolutely
He Jingtang also knew he was wrong, frowned and said, "Who is your temper like? It's really annoying."
"Like my mother, don't you?" He Cheng said, "Everyone said I looked like her when I was young."
He Cheng's mother passed away early, and she was gone before He Cheng came out of the closet. He Cheng didn't know if she saw any signs at that time, everyone said that she was an extremely smart woman, and He Cheng's stubbornness and stubbornness had not even been inherited by half of her.
When mentioning her, He Jingtang was rarely silent, and sighed for a while, "Yes, it looks like her."
Older people are prone to emotion, He Jingtang regained his composure and regained his serious expression, "You stay at home honestly during this time, don't mess around anymore!"
He Cheng is no longer that libertine who would drink with his friends until dawn, but here in He Jingtang, he always feels like a child who hasn't grown up, and he has to be | worried about everything.
When he arrived at the company, he found that He Jingtang had already sorted out all the work for the past two weeks, managed all the managers of each department, and assigned his personal assistant to He Cheng as an assistant.
Looking at the documents organized on a table, He Cheng frowned, "What does this mean?"
The assistant handed him a day's schedule expressionlessly, "Mr. He wants you to practice more."
Is it an experience, or a preparation for the future? He Cheng suddenly couldn't figure out what his father was thinking.
In any case, he came back to help on his own initiative. Now there is no extra time to think about things. It is rare for He Cheng to return to the days of frequent overtime, seven to nine, so He Jingtang still has endless problems.
"What's wrong with learning, go out and start your own company like others, and look around, you've forgotten all the things you learned at home."
Holding the weekly report in one hand, He Jingtang commented one by one from top to bottom, and put oranges into his mouth with the other hand. He Cheng sat by the bed and listened to him for a while, but he couldn't refute.
He Jingtang's meaning was obvious, you can't do it outside, so hurry home.
"At the beginning, it was agreed that I would stay at home for three years, and if I didn't change my mind, I would be allowed to venture out." He Chengdao, "You can't go back on your word."
He Jingtang snorted, "When did my words not count?"
He Cheng really wanted to say, then don't let the people in the company blow their ears every day, making it seem like such a big company can't operate without two people surnamed He.
Knowing that the promise he made could not be easily reneged, He Jingtang stiffened his neck and turned criticism into fun during vacation. He Cheng was confused by him, and every day when he went home, it was like checking homework for the teacher, and he had to be lectured before he could rest.
Only after He Jingtang is satisfied and let him go back to the room, can He Cheng really have his own time to think about some personal issues.
After returning home, he reduced the number of times he contacted Xu Ran, fearing that the hasty interruption would bring back those bad memories.
Before leaving at the beginning of the year, he sold all the properties here, leaving only the one where Xu Ran lived. Although he knew that the two of them would never return to that house, He Cheng still kept it as a thought for himself.
He had to remember the absurd things he had done, those scars engraved on Xu Ran's flesh and blood, even if Xu Ran didn't mention them anymore, he couldn't take the initiative to forget them.
That was his sin and his redemption.
He was thinking about Xu Ran's legs, and sent a message asking: Do you feel better
He knew that Xu Ran must be in pain. I have checked the information, and it is said that most of the paralyzed patients recover first is pain. He Cheng can't imagine how the injured spine can be healed. He can only pray over and over again, hoping that Xu Ran can survive.
Xu Ran replied to the message very late, and He Cheng picked up his watch to see that it was already past two o'clock in the morning.
-fine.
—Why don't you sleep yet
— and fell asleep.
He Cheng frowned slightly: Can't sleep
After a long time when Xu Ran didn't reply, He Cheng knew that he was in so much pain that he couldn't sleep.
He Cheng didn't know how to comfort him, even if he was in D city and by Xu Ran's side, he couldn't share his pain. This is the tragedy that the two of them have experienced together, but now only Xu Ran bears all the pain alone, no matter how distressed he is, it will not help.
Sorry. He typed tremblingly: I'm really sorry.
After a long time, Xu Ran replied: Go to sleep.
That night, the two of them had no sleep.
A week later, He Jingtang came up with a bad idea and sent He Cheng abroad for a meeting.
He Cheng didn't say anything, but worked harder. He Jingtang thought he had finally awakened, but he didn't expect him to say, "I want to go back soon."
"What are you doing?" He Jingtang said incredulously, "The family can't keep you like this?"
He Cheng said indifferently to the video, "It's not that we can't keep it, it's that there's no need to keep it."
"You!" He Jingtang's face turned blue with anger, "If you leave in such a hurry, you will never come back!"
He Cheng wasn't afraid at all, "Yes."
He Jingtang was so angry that he couldn't help it, but he couldn't really not want this son, so he could only swallow all his complaints.
It took He Chengtang a week and a half to finish all the work that He Jingtang had added to the work that would take more than a month to complete.
He came to the airport waiting room with his luggage, and his mood almost couldn't help jumping up. He was about to go back, back to the city where Xu Ran was, and no matter what he went through, he would stay by Xu Ran's side and never leave.
Unless Xu Ran turns to another man's arms... or he dies.
Before boarding the plane, he called Xu Ran, and said eagerly before anyone could speak, "I'm going back, wait for me."
"..."
Xu Ran paused and said, "What time is your flight?"
"Now, board the plane right away. It will take twelve hours to go back." He Cheng's heart was filled with unconcealable excitement, "Are you free tomorrow?"
"how?"
"I brought you a gift, not many, you go to the store and wait for me."
Knowing that he wanted to refuse, He Cheng immediately added, "Just to meet, this is very important, if you don't come, I will send you home."
"..." Xu Ran sighed, "Okay."
Only then did He Cheng show his smile again, "My phone is turned off first, see you in the shop."
He turned off his mobile phone, wiped away the slight reluctance in his heart, picked up his luggage and strode towards the boarding gate.
He Cheng couldn't help curling his mouth as the flight boarding notification sounded in his ears.
I went back and waited for me.
Here, Xu Ran hung up the phone, looking at the howling wind outside the window, feeling vaguely worried.
Mother Xu came out of the bathroom holding Xiao Hei who had just taken a shower, and said, "It's really windy after autumn."
"Isn't that what coastal cities are like?"
Xu Ran took Xiao Hei from her mother's arms, smelled it, "Mmm, it smells so good."
The shaggy Xiao Hei held his hand, Xu Ran spread out his palm, and Xiao Hei kept pressing on the phone.
"What are you doing?" Xu Ran whispered, "You also know that he is coming back soon?"
Little Hei Mi let out a sound, not knowing whether the answer was right or wrong.
Xu Ran smiled lightly, then suddenly frowned, and pinched his knees forcefully.
Mother Xu noticed his strangeness and asked worriedly, "Does it hurt again?"
"It's okay." Xu Ran showed a pale smile, "I'll be fine in a while."
Xu's mother sat down beside him and sighed softly, "Be patient, it will be fine soon."
Seeing his mother's distressed expression, Xu Ran hugged her, "Don't worry, I will get through it."
This is his own suffering, there is no reason to make his family feel sad too.
Mother Xu nodded and changed the subject, "Is that your friend just now?"
Xu Ran hesitated for a moment, "Well, he is abroad, and the current plane should arrive tomorrow."
"Now?" Xu's mother looked out the window in surprise, "Did the plane stop in this weather?"
Xu Ran was also a little confused, and shook his head, "Maybe there is no standard for stopping flights abroad, the wind should stop after a while."
That's what I said, but the next day, looking at the violent storm outside the window, Xu Ran's face turned pale.
Mother Xu asked worriedly, "Is there any news about your friend's flight?"
Xu Ran shook his head. He Cheng didn't tell him the flight number. He checked according to the time he called yesterday, but only found two flights.
One has already landed, and another will arrive an hour later.
For the first time in such a long time, he took the initiative to call He Cheng, but what he heard was the cold—
"Sorry, the person you dialed has switched off, please try again later."
The author has something to say: I changed a new job, and I have been working overtime late for the past two days, and today I was almost locked out of a residential building and couldn’t come home... qwq
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