Free Web NovelChapter 1498: Chapter 1498:
At this moment, Old Master Xiao wasn’t all that surprised; he’d already had his suspicions. But everyone else looked as if they’d been struck by lightning one by one, especially Xiao Zhen. He’d thought this kid had caused trouble, never expected their relationship to be this good.
He twitched the corner of his mouth. And to think he’d been worrying about this brat. Who knew the kid actually knew Old Master Xu. If he’d known this guy was so capable, Xiao Zhen wouldn’t have gone against him.
Right now, Su Zining and Yu Hao were practically green with jealousy. They never imagined Xu Ke really knew Old Master Xu, and from Old Master Xu’s tone, he clearly doted on Xu Ke in particular. They were obviously more capable than Xu Ke, so why didn’t they get this kind of honor?
Everyone could only hope Xu Ke would immediately turn Old Master Xu down, but Xu Ke didn’t refuse at all.
"Old man Xu, you go in first. I’ll come over in a bit. I need to find my mom first; she’s probably already worried sick. I’ve been out for so long, she must be looking for me again."
The moment Wang Cuixia was mentioned, Xu Hua—who’d been expressionless standing beside Old Master Xu—finally had a change in his eyes. Even facing this son, Xu Hua had never been this agitated.
"Where is she?"
Seeing Xu Hua so worked up, Xu Ke glanced at him blandly. Where were you all those years ago? Now you suddenly act so affectionate.
Affection that comes this late is colder than anything. So Xu Ke didn’t feel Xu Hua was pitiful at all right now and didn’t tell him.
Xu Hua, on the other hand, was a bit disappointed. He hadn’t expected this child to hold such a grudge against him.
Of course Old Master Xu noticed all this, but he didn’t blame Xu Ke. Instead, he only felt more guilty. If not for him, maybe this father and son would’ve had a good relationship. It was a pity he’d not only ruined his son, but now even his grandson didn’t want to acknowledge his own father.
Back then, his son had been truly outstanding, especially with remarkable talent in business. Even Old Master Xu had pinned heavy hopes on him.
But just because his son hadn’t gotten Wang Cuixia, he’d pretty much ignored everything to do with business. This had been a knot in Old Master Xu’s heart for so many years.
If his son had been willing to take over the Xu Group, maybe Old Master Xu wouldn’t be in such a hurry now, and he wouldn’t have even found out about Xu Ke’s existence.
His son’s life had been a real pity, but there was no way he would let his grandson live just as obscurely, willingly working under others. That was why Old Master Xu had come all this way: to take Xu Ke back with him.
Seeing how awkward the atmosphere was, Old Master Xu could only speak up to help his son out: "Since you want to look for your mother, then go now. Once you find her, you must come over, alright? Grandpa will be waiting for you over there, you hear?"
Old Master Xu’s tone was exceptionally gentle. At this point, everyone completely gave up. Old Master Xu had basically slapped everyone present in the face, and Xu Ke’s status now rose with the tide—someone others could no longer even hope to climb up to.
Xiao Zhen looked at Xu Ke in puzzlement. If he and this kid hadn’t already made up, the one embarrassing himself right now would probably have been him. But this time Old Man Lan had really lost both face and dignity.
Yet Old Man Lan didn’t seem to care at all. Inside he was just extremely puzzled. How could this kid, who had nothing, possibly know Old Master Xu? Was the brat bluffing again?
Xiao Zhen personally led Old Master Xu inside. Originally Old Master Xu didn’t think much of Xiao Zhen, but just now he’d seen that Xiao Zhen still had some conscience and wasn’t as harsh to his grandson as the rumors said. Since they’d be in-laws in the future, he couldn’t make things too awkward.
So he simply let Xiao Zhen lead the way. Old Master Xiao lagged behind, looking at the dejected Old Man Lan. He could only step up and explain the situation; otherwise Old Man Lan might really stew over this.
"He clearly has some kind of relationship with Old Master Xu, so stop overthinking it. If you keep dwelling on it, I’m afraid you’ll work yourself up. Besides, isn’t this a good thing? Yiyi and him together would be a strong alliance. With this connection, no one will dare look down on Xu Ke anymore. Now that he’s matched with our Yiyi, at least their statuses are on par, right?"
But Old Man Lan was still very unwilling. This kid had no ability at all, so why should he be allowed to take away his precious granddaughter?
Old Man Lan was furious, but had nowhere to vent it. He could only complain to Old Master Xiao: "He has no ability whatsoever. We can’t just hand our granddaughter over to him just because he knows Old Master Xu. Wouldn’t that be wronging Yiyi? And besides, Old Master Xu hasn’t said anything about this at all. If we announce it now—"
The butler standing beside the two of them was already speechless. What on earth was Old Man Lan thinking? If even Xu Ke isn’t good enough, then probably no one present is. Didn’t he see how well Old Master Xu treated Xu Ke? If Xu Ke weren’t important, would Old Master Xu personally come here?
Old Man Lan was basically here to stir up trouble. If it weren’t for Xu Ke, they’d all be finished by now.
Wang Cuixia was of course in the crowd, only she didn’t dare step out after seeing Old Master Xu and Xu Hua. And this was the first time her son moved so smoothly among people, receiving others’ respect—ironically because of that Xu Family she’d always been at odds with. Her heart instantly became a jumble of mixed feelings. Maybe keeping her son tied to her side all this time had been a mistake.
But after raising him all these years, she couldn’t bear to let go either. For a moment she had no idea what choice to make.
Her gaze fell on Xu Hua. She hadn’t expected Xu Hua to be this nervous. Did he really not feel anything for his son? Wang Cuixia felt a trace of joy, but even more anger—she’d worked herself to the bone raising this boy, yet in Xu Hua’s eyes, their son seemed so dispensable. If that was the case, she might as well not have come to see Xu Hua at all.
But then she thought of how Xu Hua had taken a blow for her that day, suffering such a serious injury. Before meeting her, Xu Hua had probably grown up with a silver spoon in his mouth, never suffering a single grievance.
After meeting her, though, Xu Hua had indeed taken quite a lot of hits, front and back. He’d even given up the Xu Group that once shook the whole capital.
Xu Ke had long known that his mother must have already noticed everything here; she just didn’t want to show herself. But no matter what, she needed to know about this, otherwise she’d definitely feel terrible inside. It wasn’t hard at all for him to find Wang Cuixia.
"Mom, let’s go over together."
Xu Ke watched Wang Cuixia’s expression closely. After a slight struggle, she finally nodded with great difficulty.
