Under Sheng Yan's gaze, Sheng Qingran's face suddenly turned unnatural. He always avoided looking directly at Sheng Yan, which gradually cleared the doubts in Sheng Yan's mind.
Sheng Yan stood up abruptly. As his accusation landed, the fish Sheng Qingran had just hooked swam away.
"Did you tell the chairman about Feng Qing?" Sheng Yan really couldn't understand the necessity of Sheng Qingran's actions. "Why?"
Knowing that he had given himself away, Sheng Qingran simply stopped pretending and said defiantly, "Chairman, chairman. Get it straight. Who really has the final say in Fengxing now?"
It was like a blow to Sheng Yan's head. He instantly came to his senses. He watched the man in his fifties in front of him, not daring to think carefully about the purpose of all his actions.
He couldn't bring himself to ask for confirmation, yet he was still confused by the knot in his heart. "Dad?"
Suddenly, he felt that he didn't seem to understand his father at all. This businessman, who was so powerful in the business world and controlled the lifelines of countless people, what was he thinking at this moment?
"Sheng Yan?"
Sheng Sibai had just returned home. It was true that his father liked fishing, but it was still a bit strange to see Sheng Yan accompanying his father.
However, Sheng Yan looked rather pale, as if he was talking about something very serious with his father. From afar, he could even see that Sheng Yan had clenched his fists.
Sheng Sibai didn't approach. Sheng Yan just glanced back at him and didn't intend to leave immediately. Instead, he wanted to wait for Sheng Qingran to give an answer.
Why did he do this?
But Sheng Qingran had already started to drive him away. "You won't get an answer from me. Go and learn from your elder brother. Don't immerse yourself in love all day long. How can you achieve anything significant?"
His tone was extremely contemptuous. Whether it was his disdain for love or his contempt for Feng Qing, his tone became particularly unpleasant at this moment. His attitude also made Sheng Yan find it very hard to accept.
"Father, you..."
"Sheng Yan." Sheng Sibai called him again. He had no choice but to give up. He left Sheng Qingran's side and walked up to Sheng Sibai.
"Elder brother." Sheng Yan was quite well - behaved when facing Sheng Sibai. There were many things he couldn't say to Sheng Qingran, but he would like to talk to Sheng Sibai.
Sheng Sibai had recovered well. In just a few months, he no longer needed a wheelchair or crutches and was completely like a healthy person. However, although his physical functions had fully recovered, his face was still often pale and bloodless.
When he spoke expressionlessly, he looked even more terrifying. "What were you talking to Dad about?"
It wasn't that he was curious about what Sheng Yan and Dad were talking about. He was just more curious that Sheng Yan would be willing to stay with Dad and accompany him fishing.
Sheng Yan didn't answer him directly. Instead, he asked him in return, "Did Dad come up with the idea when you advised me to buy shares in Fengxing before?"
Sheng Sibai didn't intend to hide it. Although it was he who had advised Sheng Yan before, in the final analysis, it was Dad who had indirectly suggested this to him.
Sheng Sibai turned around and walked into the house. Sheng Yan followed behind him and heard him say, "It was indeed Dad's suggestion. In my opinion, there was actually no need to buy. I thought the value was not high." Sheng Sibai poured himself a glass of water. After drinking it, he noticed that Sheng Yan's expression was a bit abnormal. Thinking he was in a bad mood, he explained again, "Of course, for you, this is a kind of experience, and it's not a loss. Dad always wants the best for you."
Sheng Yan wasn't stupid. He didn't know why Dad was acting so abnormally, but he knew Dad must be acting out of the ordinary. Although he seemed to hate Feng Qing, he had an inexplicable obsession with Fengxing.
Seeing that Sheng Yan was still immersed in his own thoughts and his face was a bit solemn, Sheng Sibai still tried to persuade him. "This is a small matter. Don't take it to heart. You haven't been back for a while. How about we brothers have a drink together?"
Sheng Yan was already in a rather bad mood. Since Sheng Sibai suggested drinking, he didn't refuse. The two went to the wine cellar and took several bottles of rare red wine, then quietly hid in the study.
After a few glasses, Sheng Sibai's mind began to wander. There was finally a bit of color on his face, and he looked in good spirits.
He put his arm around Sheng Yan's shoulder and patted it again and again, completely unaware of his own strength. "How... how are you and that Feng Qing recently?"
Sheng Sibai's alcohol tolerance was average, and he started to feel dizzy. But Sheng Yan was like someone who had just drunk a few glasses of water, completely unaffected. He pulled Sheng Sibai's arm off his shoulder, then tilted his head expressionlessly and took another big gulp of wine.
For a moment, a look of pain flashed across his face, but it quickly disappeared.
"Me and her?" He lowered his head and smiled self - deprecatingly. "She's already married and has a very cute daughter."
"Ah?" Sheng Sibai's eyes suddenly widened. He was extremely surprised by this news. Married? This was big news.
It meant that his younger brother had been pining after a married woman for so long. Five years? Or even longer?
"What about you then?"
Yes, what should he do?
Sheng Yan didn't know either.
Perhaps it was the effect of the alcohol, but his mind was in a mess. He always felt that his head was about to explode the next second.
"I don't know."
Sheng Sibai staggered to the sofa and sat down. Although he was already drunk, he still remembered to feel sorry for his younger brother. "You're so miserable. Your first relationship ended up like this." He lay down on the sofa and seemed to think of himself. "We brothers are both so miserable..."
"What did you say?" It was the first time Sheng Yan had heard Sheng Sibai include himself in what he was saying. His ears perked up instantly. Even his own sadness didn't seem that important anymore. He was only curious about the love life that had made his elder brother sad.
"I said... never do anything that you'll regret. Whether it's making a decision or saying something, never hurt the person you truly love in your heart..." Sheng Yan couldn't hear clearly the mumbled words that followed. When he leaned over, he only heard Sheng Sibai keep repeating, "You'll regret it. You'll regret it."
Yes, if you've truly loved, how could you not regret it?
Sheng Yan looked at the wine glass in his hand. The liquid in the glass sloshed because of the constant shaking of the glass.
Just like his feelings, his determination never seemed to be true determination. It would still change because of Feng Qing's attitude.
In the past, he thought he was very close to Feng Qing. But after so many things, he realized that he and Feng Qing had drifted far apart.
He was still stuck in five years ago, while Feng Qing had long since moved on.
Sheng Yan was still silently thinking about his relationship with Feng Qing. Because of his poor alcohol tolerance, Sheng Sibai felt nauseous after lying on the sofa for a short while.
When Sheng Yan came back to his senses, he saw Sheng Sibai clutching the armrest of the sofa and retching.
"Brother! Brother! Hold it in! Don't vomit here!" Sheng Yan ran over, supported him with one hand and walked towards the bathroom, while covering his mouth with the other hand and shouting, "Don't vomit!"
Drinking in the study was already a big taboo. If he vomited here, Dad would probably skin them alive.