Dad, why?! This isn't fair!

Zhou Cheng took in every expression on Xia Jianshe's face.

He also felt somewhat helpless about this.

But there was no other way; after all, he was just doing things normally!

Zhou Cheng had learned some information about Xia Jianshe from Uncle Chen.

As a childhood friend of Zhou Yuanbo, he had remained in frequent contact after Zhou Yuanbo became successful.

Furthermore, with Zhou Yuanbo's help, he had contracted a lot of mountain land in his hometown to plant fruit.

So, over the years, his life had been getting better and better.

Zhou Cheng didn't pay too much attention to Xia Jianshe.

He walked directly past Xia Jianshe to the middle of the ward and looked at Zhou Yuanbo.

At this moment, he was standing in front of the window, looking at the scenery outside.

“Old Xia, Old Chen, and Wanyu, you all go to the lounge to rest for a bit. I want to talk to Xiao Cheng alone,” Zhou Yuanbo said as he turned around.

Upon hearing this, Xia Jianshe immediately left the ward.

Uncle Chen and Zhou Wanyu followed him out as well.

Zhou Cheng took two steps forward and stood side-by-side with Zhou Yuanbo, waiting for him to speak.

“Xiao Cheng, do you want to hear what's on my mind?” Zhou Yuanbo said in a deep voice.

The atmosphere at this moment was somewhat heavy, just like a confession session before a grand finale.

“Not interested,” Zhou Cheng said casually.

He broke the heavy atmosphere.

This caused Zhou Yuanbo, who had been calm and composed—and had even spent all of last night thinking about how to say this—to have a change in expression. He immediately turned his head to look at Zhou Cheng, his eyes filled with a hint of resentment.

At a time like this, when you've already won so completely and I'm planning to retire after distributing the shares...

You still want to go against me?

What a rebellious son!

“On that table over there is the Share Transfer Agreement for the shares I personally hold in Chenyang Group. After you finish listening to me, I will sign it.”

Zhou Yuanbo spoke while suppressing his temper.

“Is there any for me?” Zhou Cheng asked. Given Comrade Zhou Yuanbo's previous track record of poor behavior, Zhou Cheng felt it was necessary to ask first.

“There is!” Zhou Yuanbo was nearly angered by Zhou Cheng again.

This rebellious son was truly too fixated on money!

How could he be so different from Feiyu!

Is there really no father-son bond between us at all? Can't you even let me tell you what's on my mind?

“That's fine then. Actually, I quite like listening to people talk about what's on their minds, because those are matters of the heart,” Zhou Cheng said with a slight smile.

This trip today was not in vain.

Hearing this, Zhou Yuanbo shot Zhou Cheng a glare, feeling both amused and frustrated.

He now truly understood the character of this son of his.

Just like his mother, he was decisive in his actions and never regretted or hesitated.

Moreover, his goals were clear, and he was not bogged down by conventions.

Zhou Yuanbo looked out the window, and images of the past gradually surfaced in his eyes.

“Your mother and I were in a fake marriage at first. She wanted to escape the arranged marriage the Chen Family had set for her, so she sought me out specifically...”

Zhou Yuanbo began to speak slowly!

Zhou Cheng listened to Zhou Yuanbo's words without interrupting him.

He wasn't curious about why a mother from a great Family would seek out Zhou Yuanbo either.

Because Zhou Cheng knew why—even now that he was old, Zhou Yuanbo still looked like a refined and handsome man. One could tell at a glance that he must have been incredibly handsome when he was young. Combined with the scholarly air about him, his love for calligraphy, and the few articles he had written in his youth...

Such an image back then was simply too powerful!

“In the beginning, we had no feelings for each other. Although we lived under the same roof, we always slept in separate rooms. It wasn't until we had lived together for two or three years that feelings developed...”

“I still remember the scene of the first time I went to the Chen Family with her, and how she didn't hesitate to fall out with her Family to defend me when they were making things difficult for me.”

“At that time, I was already prepared to become a son-in-law, but she forcibly defied her Family to preserve my dignity.”

“Later, she founded Chenyang Group. She told me that this Group would be like the Zhou Family, as vibrant as the morning sun.”

“The result was indeed as she said; Chenyang Group really flourished! She even gave me twenty-five percent of the shares...”

As Zhou Yuanbo thought of these memories, the regret in his heart grew more intense.

Zhou Yuanbo's voice was laced with his longing for Chen Xingyao.

“But later, when Su Fang appeared again, I seemed to be possessed. I felt that Su Fang was my true love and that being with your mother back then was out of necessity. From then on, I always felt that your mother was restricting my freedom!”

“And when your mother was pregnant with you, I was actually so deluded by Su Fang that I ignored her, even abandoning her on the day you were born to go find Su Fang!” Endless regret showed in Zhou Yuanbo's eyes.

“Then, not even two years after she passed away, I brought Su Fang and the others into our home! I even thought about handing the Chenyang Group she founded over to Zhou Mu! I almost even gave the shares to them!”

“I am a piece of scum. I have failed your mother, and I have failed you.”

Zhou Yuanbo spoke painfully, voicing his repentance.

Zhou Cheng stood to the side without speaking. He didn't choose to forgive Zhou Yuanbo as one might expect in a normal plot, nor did he tell Zhou Yuanbo to forget the past.

He didn't deserve forgiveness, and he had to always remember the past and maintain his guilt toward his mother. This was what he should do!

“Xiao Cheng, do you think there is Rebirth in this world? If Rebirth exists, I really hope I can be reborn once. I promise I will definitely not let her down in the next life.”

Zhou Yuanbo looked up and rubbed his eyes. Although he had been trying to hold it back, they were still a bit red.

Zhou Cheng listened seriously from the side, but not to Zhou Yuanbo's regret.

Instead, he was marveling at how his mother was truly a powerful person.

Even Zhou Cheng himself admired her!

“Maybe there is, and the probability of you experiencing Rebirth is quite high,” Zhou Cheng said.

According to the normal plot, Zhou Yuanbo was originally supposed to have a Rebirth, though not back to his youth, but rather to the time when Zhou Mu was plotting for the CEO position.

Hearing this, Zhou Yuanbo looked at Zhou Cheng in confusion.

“Because according to statistics, scum generally have the highest probability of Rebirth.”

Zhou Cheng sensed Zhou Yuanbo's confusion, so he added an explanation.

He wasn't talking nonsense; this was a summary he had gathered from reading many novels and watching many short dramas!

In many Rebirth novels or short dramas, those protagonists were more or less scum before their Rebirth! They were either gamblers or idle thugs in their youth.

Of course, there were also normal people who went back to make up for regrets, but they were fewer.

Hearing this, Zhou Yuanbo realized he was being called a piece of scum.

He shot Zhou Cheng a glare, as if to say, 'Do you still have any respect for me as your father!'

But at this moment, after Zhou Yuanbo was quiet for a while, he instead gave a relaxed smile.

He was indeed a piece of scum.

He felt that Zhou Cheng was specifically left behind by Chen Xingyao just to discipline him!

Knock, knock, knock!

Just as Zhou Yuanbo had nearly finished speaking, a knock sounded outside the ward.

Then, Zhou Shurong ignored Uncle Chen's obstruction and pushed the door open to walk in!

“Dad, what are you and Zhou Cheng talking about here? If there's anything to say, you can tell me too,” Zhou Shurong said, looking at Zhou Yuanbo.

To her, Zhou Cheng's image had plummeted repeatedly, as if Zhou Cheng were the culprit responsible for the downfall of the Zhou Family! Though the Zhou Family hadn't actually fallen yet.

Zhou Yuanbo glanced at Zhou Shurong and replied, “It's nothing, just some personal thoughts.”

After saying that, he went to the sofa.

He called over Zhou Shurong, Zhou Cheng, and Zhou Wanyu.

“I am now aware of my own capabilities, so from now on, I will be leaving Chenyang Group. At the same time, I will no longer hold the Group's shares. This is the Share Transfer Agreement that wasn't fully signed before!”

“Feiyu isn't here right now, but I have already told him.”

“I hold a total of twenty-five percent of the Group's shares! I'll keep one percent for myself for my retirement, while Feiyu, Shurong, and Wanyu, the three of you will each get three percent.”

“As for the remaining fifteen percent, it will all go to Xiao Cheng. From childhood to adulthood, I haven't shown him much care, so this will be my compensation to him...” Zhou Yuanbo said.

“Because Xiao Cheng's abilities are better suited to managing the Group, this twenty-five percent equity will be held entirely by Xiao Cheng!”

As Zhou Yuanbo spoke and his words landed, Zhou Wanyu had no objections.

Zhou Cheng was somewhat surprised.

As for Zhou Shurong, she was immediately unwilling!

She stood up directly and shouted at Zhou Yuanbo:

“Dad, why! This is unfair!!!”