The laughter faded away, and the room returned to silence. Ning Huchen sat back in his chair, his eyelids drooping involuntarily, his face showing a bit of fatigue. Wen Liang looked at him cautiously, and had a rough idea of the whole matter in his mind. In fact, from the moment Ning Xi knew that she was going to marry Yang Zong, she and him had stepped into the trap set by the old man.
This is a seemingly unsolvable deadlock. One side is high and mighty, with all the power in the world, while the other side is just a fledgling and still inexperienced. It is just like how an ant tries to set foot in the dragon's territory. Wen Liang and the Ning family are two completely different worlds, not to mention using the weakest power to reverse an already doomed outcome!
Anyone facing such a situation will become completely powerless, surrender, and then give up!
Trying to stop a chariot with a mantis arm will not only overestimate your own abilities, but will also end up being smashed to pieces!
But Wen Liang's strength, or what makes him different from others, is that he can find the most crucial "missing one" in a complex situation. When listening to Ning Xi's narration of the cause and effect that night, Wen Liang was confused about many things, and because of the confusion, he took the risk today.
As expected, just as Ning Xi said, Ning Huchen really grew old five years later. When a person gets old, his heart may not be as cold as it was before. Family affection sometimes surpasses power and becomes the first criterion for him to make certain decisions.
This may be hard to imagine, but it is not difficult to understand. Apart from the lengthy title that takes more than ten seconds to report every time it is mentioned in the news broadcast, Ning Huchen is actually just a person, an ordinary old man of humble origin who will eventually return to dust.
So, when Wen Liang showed enough courage and wisdom, he no longer maintained the majestic and chilling mask on his face, and casually pushed the time back eight years.
Eight years is enough for both parties to mature and understand whether each other is the right person for their lives.
Wen Liang did not simply think that he could rest easy from now on. If after eight years, he still could not prove that he was qualified to enter the Ning family, then no matter what Ning Huchen did, he would have to give an explanation to Ning Xi!
Family love sometimes surpasses power, but we must also remember that it is only “sometimes”!
"These words..."
"I understand. Ning Xi won't know anything!"
Not only those prophecies, but also the eight-year agreement was just an agreement between him and Ning Huchen and had nothing to do with Ning Xi!
Wen Liang understood it, and he couldn't fail to understand it either!
Ning Huchen closed his eyes, indicating that today's conversation was coming to an end, and said: "I will let Xiaoxi take charge of the molybdenum mine project. If you are interested, you can also come in and participate..."
This sentence sounds simple and casual, but the temptation hidden in it can make many people forget who they are in a pleasant surprise, and even abandon their wives and children, kill people and set fires at all costs. Because everyone understands that, apart from the huge benefits contained in it, the network resources that can be expanded from it alone can benefit people for a lifetime.
Another strength of Wen Liang is that he never gets carried away by temporary victory. A monopoly of 800 billion mineral resources, a bond of interests between the two most powerful families in the Republic, what level of cooperation is this? How much capital does he have to dare to interfere in such a cooperation? Even if he has the care of the Ning family and gets a share of the pie, will Wen Liang still be Wen Liang at that time? He is just another branch attached to the Ning family, becoming its source of blood supply, prospering with it, and perishing with it!
This is not the future Wen Liang wants!
Wen Liang bowed his head slightly and said respectfully: "Thank you, Mr. Ning, for your appreciation, but I still want to start with those small businesses in Qingzhou. Being too ambitious is neither the way to success nor the way to success!"
Ning Huchen smiled, waved his hand, and fell into a drowsy state. Wen Liang looked at him, and for some reason he suddenly felt a surge of impulse in his heart, and almost couldn't help blurting out the deep meaning of "Being imprisoned by water", but he finally held back, bowed, turned around and left the room.
Ning Huchen, who should have fallen asleep, suddenly opened his eyes. He looked at the back of the young man going away through the window. The four sentences left by Li Qingniu flashed through his mind again, and he fell into deep thought.
After a long while, Ning Huchen pressed a button on the table. A few minutes later, the middle-aged man appeared in front of him and handed him the fake "Divine Turtle Picture". He said, "Use my seal, frame it and hang it on the wall!"
The middle-aged man hesitated for a moment and said, "This..."
Ning Huchen sneered and said, "Why, others dare to send it, so why shouldn't I dare to hang it up?"
The middle-aged man stopped talking and was about to leave when he heard Ning Huchen say, "Make arrangements. I will leave Beijing this afternoon and stay in Lingnan Military Region for a few days!"
The middle-aged man had no choice but to dissuade them this time, saying, "Director Zhuang has already called and the appointment is tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock. If you leave Beijing, it will be difficult to explain at this critical moment!"
"Explain?" Ning Huchen's ruffian nature had not diminished at all even at the age of eighty. However, at his current status, there were too few people who could make him angry. He said indifferently, "Wait until he becomes the boss, then let me explain!"
Wen Liang certainly didn't know about the little episode that happened in the yard after he left, nor did he know that because of his appearance, Ning Huchen, who was supposed to stay in Beijing to negotiate terms with Zhuang Maoxun, actually left Beijing and headed south. Some things seemed to be gradually deviating from their original track, and he didn't know whether they were heading for better or worse!
He walked out of the courtyard, raised his head to feel the sunlight above his head, and slowly let out a long breath. It felt so good to be able to breathe freely!
Ning Xi had been lingering around the courtyard, not leaving. She was pleasantly surprised by her grandfather's change in attitude, which gave her bleak life hope again. But she couldn't understand why Wen Liang had to stay behind. She felt mixed emotions.
So when the phone rang and she heard Wenliang's voice, she almost thought she had experienced three lives and seven lifetimes of reincarnation. She was afraid of being lost, yet longing for reunion!
"Xiaoyi!"
Ning Xi turned around in response. Among the thousands of people, she only saw that young man. His eyes were as bright as stars and as clear as jade trees. He smiled slightly, and the sun and moon were dim.
Her eyes were quietly covered with a layer of mist. Wen Liang walked towards her from the crowd and stopped a few inches in front of her. Their eyes locked, their breathing could be heard, and she could no longer hear any noise from the world.
There is you, there is me,
That's enough!
Wen Liang chuckled and said, "Xiao Yi, why do I feel like I haven't seen you for a lifetime..."
Ning Xi's tears flowed silently down her cheeks. She always thought that a lifetime would be very long.
It turns out that a lifetime is just a moment! (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets at qidian.com. Your support is my greatest motivation.) (To be continued)