Everything happened so quietly. Zhang Yao left in a hurry without having time to say goodbye to anyone, not even informing his own son.
Zhai Cheng and Song Ge were still dealing with business in the company. By the time they received the news of Zhang Yao's suicide, it was already too late.
When Zhai Cheng and Song Ge rushed there, Zhang Yao had already been carried away. Looking at the white cloth covering his father's face, Zhai Cheng wanted to rush over and lift it up.
"Dad." Zhai Cheng finally couldn't hold back his tears. They say that a real man doesn't shed tears easily, but only when deeply hurt. It seems the ancients were right.
Zhai Cheng opened his mouth wide. This man over 1.8 meters tall was crying like a fool. Song Ge felt heart - broken. She rarely saw Zhai Cheng so sad.
They always say, "Restrain your grief and accept the inevitable." But how could one just accept it? Zhai Cheng hadn't even had a few words with his biological father, and now the man was gone. How could he not be sad?
"Zhai Cheng..." Song Ge's voice was hoarse when she called out. Maybe Zhai Cheng's crying was so contagious that she didn't know why she also felt like crying when she saw him. She wiped away her tears, thinking that she still had to comfort Zhai Cheng.
"Song Ge." Zhai Cheng looked up, tears streaming down his face uncontrollably. "Song Ge, what should I do?"
Song Ge shook her head. Yeah, what should Zhai Cheng do? "It's okay, Zhai Cheng. You still have me," Song Ge said firmly.
No matter who abandons you, I won't. "Zhai Cheng, stop crying. Don't you remember what Uncle said before? He said he hoped you could be happy."
"But he's gone..." Zhai Cheng murmured. "He's gone. He doesn't want me anymore." He began to blame himself like a child. "Did I do something wrong?"
"No, no." Song Ge pried open his hands and forced Zhai Cheng to look at her. "Zhai Cheng, calm down. Look at me. Who am I?"
Zhai Cheng let out a sound. "You're Song Ge!"
"Yes, I'm Song Ge, and you're Zhai Cheng."
"Okay."
Zhai Cheng wiped away his tears and reached out to hug Song Ge back. "Sorry, I scared you. But I'm really so sad."
"I know." Song Ge gently patted his back, coaxing Zhai Cheng in a tone like a mother lulling her child to sleep when she was a kid. "I know everything, Zhai Cheng."
"Song Ge."
Zhai Cheng was deeply grief - stricken. Losing his long - lost biological father in such a short time would be hard for anyone. After a while, Zhai Cheng began to blame himself. If he had spent more time with Zhang Yao instead of rushing back to the company in a hurry, would things have been different?
Zhai Cheng didn't dare to think anymore. The more he thought, the more he blamed himself. He pounded his chest, thinking how useless he was.
The two hugged each other for warmth. After an unknown amount of time, Zhai Cheng's eyes suddenly lit up. He wiped his eyes and said, "Song Ge, I'm okay."
Song Ge hesitated. She held Zhai Cheng's hand and was reluctant to let go. "Really?"
Zhai Cheng nodded. "I still have to go home and see my mom..."
When Zhai Cheng got home, only his father was sitting downstairs. His face was calm. He pointed upstairs. "Your mom is in the room. Don't disturb her for now."
"Okay." Zhai Cheng sat down, feeling extremely uneasy. He didn't know how long his mother had locked herself in the room and whether she was feeling better.
After a while, there was the sound of a door opening upstairs. Zhai Cheng immediately stood up nervously. His mother came downstairs calmly. Looking at her husband and son, she slowly began to speak.
"Zhai Cheng, you're back too!"
Zhai Cheng nodded. "Mom, are you okay?"
"I'm okay." Mrs. Zhai answered straightforwardly. She let out a sigh. "Life and death are predestined, and wealth and honor are determined by fate. No one understands this better than me. Don't worry. But how about you? Are you okay?"
Zhai Cheng said he was okay. Mrs. Zhai seemed to breathe a sigh of relief. "That's good, that's good."
Then she sat down. "I was just thinking. I want to go away for a while."
"Where?" Mr. Zhai, who had been silent for a long time, was a bit confused. "Alone?"
Mrs. Zhai nodded. Although she was answering Mr. Zhai's question, she was looking at her son. "I want to go around and travel to change my mood."
Mr. Zhai thought for a while after hearing this. "Okay. As long as you're happy."
Since Mr. Zhai had agreed, Zhai Cheng naturally couldn't say anything. Moreover, his mother was in a bad mood now. Going out for a stroll to change her mood would be good for her health.
Mrs. Zhai was an efficient person. The day after she said that, she packed her luggage and set off on her journey. Only Zhai Cheng and his father were left in the Zhai family.
It was okay on normal days. Since he was always in the company, he didn't feel anything strange when he didn't see his father. But after his mother left, many problems emerged.
The atmosphere when he was alone with his father was always very depressing. Zhai Cheng couldn't describe the strangeness. He didn't want to keep it like this. Zhai Cheng thought that the way to solve this situation was to let Song Ge move into his home.
But problems also arose. Zhai Cheng and Song Ge weren't married yet. If he let Song Ge move in, would it be bad for her reputation? He didn't know if Mrs. An would agree either. After all, a girl's reputation was more important.
After Zhai Cheng told Song Ge about this, she didn't make a decision immediately. She said she had to ask Mrs. An before deciding. Zhai Cheng said he understood. After all, it was a major event and it was better to discuss it with the elders.
However, the result was exactly beyond Zhai Cheng's expectation. After Mrs. An heard about it, she was very happy and highly approved of this matter.
Zhai Cheng was also very happy that Mrs. An understood him so well. Mrs. An didn't say much. She just told Zhai Cheng that although her family was an ordinary one, Song Ge had received education. She was kind - hearted and wouldn't complain much even if she was bullied severely. She hoped that Zhai Cheng could always be good to Song Ge and give her enough sense of security. Zhai Cheng agreed to all these and was also very grateful that Mrs. An trusted him so much.
When Song Ge heard about this, she even got a bit jealous of Zhai Cheng. She said half - jokingly that she was an unwanted orphan, and it seemed that her mother liked Zhai Cheng more than her.
Zhai Cheng could only say that Mrs. An didn't like him but trusted him. As the saying goes, "A mother - in - law always finds her son - in - law more and more pleasing to the eye." Mrs. An was agreeing to his marriage with Song Ge.
Song Ge shook her head and refused to argue with Zhai Cheng anymore. His mouth was too sharp and she couldn't win against him.
Zhai Cheng could only smile bitterly. He wasn't sharp - tongued but telling the truth. His heart for Song Ge was loyal and could be witnessed by heaven and earth.
Song Ge was amused by him and looked helpless.
Zhai Cheng also laughed. The two laughed merrily, and the atmosphere was extremely good.