C486 They Were both People Who Had Fallen in the End of the World
C486 They Were both People Who Had Fallen in the End of the World
Yang Chen was sitting at the edge of the woods in a pavilion that looked like it was built in the past. As if no one used to come sit there, the bench was covered in dust, but Yang Chen didn't care about that.
Standing at the other end of the pavilion was a middle-aged man. He wore a white shirt and black suit pants, and his face had a few traces of wind and frost on it.
Another young man stood outside the pavilion with a cold expression. He stood up straight and occasionally glanced at Yang Chen with a complicated expression.
Of the two, one of them had chased after Tang Wan for decades without success. Tangtang's father was Faang Zhongping, and the other was his bodyguard, Dugu Zui, who had been casually taken care of by Yang Chen.
Yang Chen was surprised to see the two of them at the door of the sanatorium. In fact, he thought he would never have anything to do with Faang Zhongping again. It wasn't because he hated Faang Zhongping, but because this man was well-groomed. Although he was arrogant at the beginning due to his long term in high position, who didn't raise his tail?
However, due to Tang Wan's relationship, the relationship between the two of them was rather delicate.
Tang Wan didn't accept Faang Zhongping, who had been chasing her for more than a decade, and instead showed goodwill to Yang Chen, who she hadn't even known for a year. From Yang Chen's perspective, this wasn't something that an ordinary man could endure.
If Faang Zhongping didn't know that he couldn't afford to offend anyone, he would have already thought of a way to tear someone into a thousand pieces.
Therefore, when Faang Zhongping took the initiative to talk to him, Yang Chen was very surprised.
After a long while, Faang Zhongping seemed to have seen enough of that lush green scenery. He turned around and said with some emotion: "Speaking of which, the first time I met Elder Tang was when I was young. At that time, my father brought me to visit Yanjing. Unknowingly, twenty years have passed. "
Yang Chen didn't say anything as he listened silently. He knew that Faang Zhongping wasn't done yet.
"In my mind, there has always been an impression of Elder Tang. He was a tough elder who never smiled or got angry. A few days ago, at the Yanjing meeting, I wanted to pay a visit, but I didn't want to hear the news that Elder Tang was sent to Zhong Hai to recuperate. "Faang Zhongping frowned and said:" Today, seeing Elder Tang suddenly become like this, my heart does not feel good.
Yang Chen thought, normal people, who would feel good?
"Tang Wan, you didn't tell me about this matter," Faang Zhongping suddenly said, "If I didn't happen to know about it, even now, I still don't know about it. The Tang Family has caused so much trouble."
Yang Chen blinked and said, "What do you want to say?"
Faang Zhongping sighed and said, "Although I feel very angry and frustrated, but I must say, in her eyes, I am indeed inferior to you."
Yang Chen smiled, "Maybe I feel that you're busy. Besides, it just happens to be the case that you need my help."
"You're right, she needs your help, but she doesn't need me." Faang Zhongping smiled bitterly: "To her, our Fang family is just a big family in Zhong Hai, to a woman like her, we don't care at all. My power, to her, is nothing."
"She didn't look at you that way." Yang Chen frowned.
"I know." Faang Zhongping laughed, "I know she doesn't care about that. However, through this matter, I discovered that I am indeed inferior to you. You are the one who helped her through this crisis. And I, at times like these, am pale and weak. "
Yang Chen was silent. This was a fact. The enemies that Tang Wan faced were obviously not people that a little Party Secretary like Faang Zhongping could deal with.
"I heard that you helped her find Miss Jian from the Royal Academy to treat the elderly. I've heard of Miss Jian's name. There aren't many people in the world who can invite her. It seems like Tang Wan didn't misjudge her," Faang Zhongping said.
"Jane is my friend, not my subordinate." Yang Chen said.
"It doesn't matter what kind of relationship it is. I just want to say that if Tang Wan meets any trouble in the future, please help her like this," Faang Zhongping said sincerely.
Yang Chen smiled coolly, "You asked me to sit down and have a chat, you want to tell me about this?"
Yes, although I know that this isn't appropriate, I still hope to finish what I just said. "Faang Zhongping said gruffly:" Tang Wan sacrificed a lot for her Tang Family, and she practically relied on herself to hold on until now, it was very difficult, but because of my incompetence, although I adored her, I can't help her much. Now that she finally has someone to rely on, I think I should completely give up.
Yang Chen thought for a moment and asked, "From your tone, it seems like you know something."
After a moment, he shook his head and said: "I think Tang Wan didn't want to talk about it with you, but since you asked me, I don't mind telling you. Do you know why Tang Wan never married, but gave birth to Tangtang very early?"
Yang Chen was stunned. He hadn't thought about this question carefully. If Tang Wan didn't like Faang Zhongping, she should be able to choose a different man. However, that didn't make sense. After all, Tang Wan had already given birth to Tangtang when she was still around twenty years old.
When she chose men, Tang Wan chose Faang Zhongping. That was more than enough to confirm that Faang Zhongping was the man Tang Wan trusted the most.
Yang Chen shook his head. He didn't understand.
Faang Zhongping muttered to himself for a while before saying, "Actually, I have to start from Tang Wan's father, Uncle Tang Lun …"
"Donlon?" Yang Chen frowned. In his mind, he recalled the first time he met Tang Zhechen, the old man seemed to have said "Aaron" and "Aaron". He had asked Tang Wan who "Aaron" was, but Tang Wan didn't want to mention it. It was only then that Yang Chen realized who it was. It was Tang Wan's father!
Then, Faang Zhongping gradually told the story of the past …
It turned out that Tang Zhechen's eldest son, also known as Tang Wan's father, Tang Lun, was once the most talented person among Tang Family's younger generation. If there were no surprises, then Tang Lun definitely deserved to be called Elder Tang's successor. There were even many who believed that his accomplishments would be a level higher than Elder Tang's.
However, the heavens failed to fulfil his wish. Although he enjoyed the limitless scenery outside, he had unknowingly planted some dark seeds in his heart. Maybe it was because he'd been oppressed by all sorts of rings of light since he was young, but his mind needed a way to vent. In the end, he turned those negative emotions into family violence.
Not long after Tang Jue was born in Tang Wan's younger brother's home, his mental illness had reached an unprecedented level.
Although outsiders couldn't tell much, some of the core members of the family gradually began to notice the series of problems Tang Lun and his wife had with each other. However, due to his family's reputation, Elder Tang had blocked all rumors and gossip, trying to use time to adjust his eldest son's mentality.
Finally, one morning, the people from Tang Family were unable to see the Tang Rou couple. In the end, they discovered that Tang Lun had actually mercilessly killed his own wife and madly committed suicide in his room as if he had lost his mind …
That was something that caused quite a stir in the upper echelons of Yanjing more than twenty years ago. If not for Elder Tang's domineering control, the reputation of Tang Family would have been completely swept away at that time.
However, even so, this unfortunate incident still caused a drastic change in Elder Tang and Tang Wan's mentality.
As a child, the shadow cast by her father's cruel treatment towards her mother was an indelible wound to Tang Wan, who had become more sensible at the time. Afterwards, she naturally kept her distance from men. Although it did not distort, it was still unacceptable.
In addition to the inner circle of Tang Family, even with Tang Zhechen's protection, the growth of the siblings was extremely difficult.
Plus, even though Tang Jue listened to Tang Wan's words, his ability was lacking. Tang Wan had brought her brother along with her mother as they grew up. Naturally, she was worried that Tang Jue would be oppressed by some people in the family after they married.
However, it wasn't that simple for a young miss of a Wealthy Class to not want to marry someone. Most of the time, her identity was even more attractive than herself.
Tang Wan was already an astonishing beauty, so naturally, there were endless streams of people seeking marriage.
In the end, Tang Wan, who had just turned twenty, decisively chose a path that no one else could have thought of — artificial pregnancy to give birth to a child.
This incident could be considered a special scandal, but it didn't meet with any opposition from Tang Zhechen. The old man suppressed his anger and passed his clan's Feng Lin Corporation to Tang Wan, making her one of the most powerful successors to Tang Family.
Thus, with Tang Wan's background as a child, she no longer felt troubled about the marriage alliance. After all, no family would cause trouble for themselves, provoking criticism from others, saying that they had only pursued Tang Wan for the sake of their Tang Family. While taking care of the business, she took care of her only brother, Tang Jue. However, because there were a lot of people in the family who disagreed with her, Tang Wan had only been active in Jiangnan all these years …
With Faang Zhongping's narration, Yang Chen roughly figured out a series of causes and effects.
Thinking back to the few times they had met, Tang Wan had indeed kept a distance from men. It was all because of the shadow in her heart.
"She is a pitiful woman," Faang Zhongping sighed sincerely.
Yang Chen looked up and glanced at him, "You are also a pitiful man."
Faang Zhongping was stunned, then he laughed out loud, "That's right, we are the same."
Yang Chen looked at Faang Zhongping, who was both crying and laughing at the same time, and felt upset. However, he couldn't force himself to say anything, so he stood up and said, "If there's nothing else, I'll be leaving first."
Faang Zhongping turned his back and nodded as if he didn't want to face Yang Chen directly.
Yang Chen walked slowly to his car. When he opened the car door, he looked back at the man standing upright in the pavilion and then at the nursing home that seemed calm and silent. His eyes flickered a little before he got back into the car.