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Chapter 1351: Forgiveness (1)
Translator: Exodus Tales
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More than twenty years ago, Zhai Yunsheng's father, Zhai Bochen founded the Xunyu Natural Science Research Association with six of his friends.
Originally, he wanted this institution to study his wife's condition in hopes of finding a cure for her.
When Zhai Bochen died, Zhai Yunsheng was still young. And thus, Zhai Zhongshen took over the management of the Xunyu Natural Science Research Association.
It was not until recently that Zhai Zhongshen handed the management of Xunyu over to Zhai Yunsheng. After all, Zhai Zhongshen wanted to wait until his nephew's health stabilized before he gave him additional work.
And during the years that Zhai Zhongshen had been managing Xunyu, the organization continued to look for ways to treat Zhai Yunsheng's condition.
And so, when Jian Yiling entered Xunyu in an attempt to find a way to help Zhai Yunsheng, Zhai Yunsheng immediately told her that Xunyu did not have what she was looking for.
If the cure was there, his uncle would have given it to him already.
Zhai Zhongshen's voice was thunderous and it made everyone in the conference room dumbfounded.
Qian Feng, Sheng Yingying, and Qu Zhen were particularly shocked.
They spent half a month planning this! They wanted to use Xunyu to deal a permanent and irreversible blow to the Zhai family.
And now, they were being told that the Xunyu Natural Science Research Association was actually founded by the Zhai family?
Then what were they even doing?
What could they possibly achieve?
"Impossible," Qian Feng muttered. He refused to believe in Zhai Zhongshen's words. "How can someone from the Zhai family be the founder of Xunyu? The Zhai family isn't even comparable to us..."
Qian Feng despised the Zhai family and he despised Zhai Yunsheng even more.
How could the person he despised be his boss?
The Second Master of the Zhai family calmly replied: "You can choose to believe it or not. You should use your own eyes to see things."
After all, facts were already placed in front of him. Xunyu's system stated Zhai Yunsheng had the highest level of authority and the Law Enforcement Department listened to Zhai Yunsheng's orders. They clearly knew that the Zhai family had absolute leadership and authority in the Xunyu Natural Science Research Association.
The last bit of blood in Qian Feng's face faded away.
His legs were becoming incredibly weak.
He could already foresee what would happen to him in the future.
Sheng Yingying's face was no better than Qian Feng's.
Initially, she assumed that the Xunyu Natural Science Research Association would support them in dealing with the Zhai family. She never expected them to become their enemy.
Did they even have a chance of winning?
Sheng Yingying turned her head to look at Qin Chuan.
Just a few moments ago, she thought Qin Chuan had beaten Zhai Yunsheng without a doubt.
And yet, reality slapped her in the face.
Fear began to engulf her. The presence of the Second Master of the Zhai family was absolutely terrifying.
After all, she knew that he was a ruthless person who was not to be messed with.
She was wrong to think that the rumors exaggerated his power.
Han Mengyu and Xing Wei also froze for a while before they reacted.
So Xunyu was on their side?
No wonder Master Sheng didn't panic!
They were worried about absolutely nothing at all.
The employees of the Dingwen Group also felt immense relief.
Their initial panic and doubt had been cleared.
They now knew that the Dingwen Group had support from one of the most powerful and wealthy associations in the world. They could continue to work for the Dingwen Group with confidence as they knew their potential and talent would not be limited.
Qin Chuan was silent. He did not expect things to turn out this way.
This change of events declared his defeat.
He knew Xunyu would intervene and suppress the Qin Group.
But did he regret his actions?
No. He did not.
From the very beginning, he knew defeat was a possibility.
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Chapter 1352: Forgiveness (2)
Translator: Exodus Tales
Editor: Exodus Tales
Then, Zhai Zhongshen turned his attention to Qin Chuan.
Even though this room was filled with people, with the exception of his nephew, only Qin Chuan was worth his attention.
Zhai Zhongshen said to Qin Chuan: "You're quite a talented individual. In the time you've been at Xunyu, you managed to reach your current position with your own abilities and connections. It's a pity you were too rushed in making your decisions."
Zhai Zhongshen's evaluation was very pertinent.
If Qin Chuan followed in his past footsteps and kept growing and developing his power and connections, in the future, he would definitely become a force to be reckoned with.
Upon hearing this, Qin Chuan asked: "What are you going to do to me?"
Zhai Zhongshen corrected Qin Chuan: "Not what am I going to do. Rather, it's what I've done already. When you leave this place, all businesses under the Qin family's name will go bankrupt. Of course, that excludes the company Yiling invested in."
The Second Master of the Zhai family was not a person who would waste time.
When Qin Chuan and Qian Feng began to collude, he had already started to take action.
However, he did not dispose of Qian Feng right away because he wanted them to let their guard down.
Otherwise, Zhai Zhongshen would have dealt with Qian Feng and Qin Chuan when they went to cause Zhai Yunsheng and Jian Yiling trouble in the first place. If he didn't want them to let their guard down, he wouldn't have given Qian Feng urgent tasks to deal with.
During the time Qian Feng was away, Zhai Yunsheng and Zhai Zhongshen finished implementing their plans.
And thus, they weren't planning to fight back. Rather, they already fought back.
Everyone's gaze towards Qin Chuan changed from fear and worship to sympathy.
They didn't expect Qin Chuan to be defeated like this.
If Qin Chuan was on the surface level of the Earth, Zhai Yunsheng and Zhai Zhongshen would be at the stratosphere level.
All of Qin Chuan's plans were within the calculations of the Zhai family.
Then, Zhai Zhongshen directed his attention to Sheng Yingying and Qu Zhen: "You betrayed the Zhai family and the Loyalty Alliance. It's time to pay the price. This trade war will continue on. A Sheng has prepared enough money for this."
Upon hearing this, Sheng Yingying became completely devoid of her previous arrogance and mockery.
She softened her voice and pleaded: "Second Master of the Zhai family... We only betrayed the Zhai family because you guys didn't trust us... You guys kept concealing things from us. You didn't tell us that your brother founded Xunyu nor did you tell us that the Dingwen Group belonged to your guys. You never told the rest of the Loyalty Alliance about these things."
Sheng Yingying implied that the Loyalty Alliance betrayed the Zhai family because the Zhai family didn't trust them in the first place. She implied that their betrayal was a consequence of the Zhai family's mistrust and lack of transparency.
Despite hearing this, Zhai Zhongshen replied: "I don't care what made you guys betray the Zhai family. However, the Zhai family has zero tolerance for betrayers. We also have zero tolerance for people who try to harm us."
Sheng Yingying became speechless.
Qu Zhen followed suit and begged: "Second Master of the Zhai family, as long as you promise to spare us this time, we are willing to work with you in the future. We will continue to serve the Zhai family for generations to come. Our ancestors established this alliance together. You can't possibly watch this alliance get destroyed in the hands of our generation, can you?"
"I can bear to watch this. If the later generations only know how to hold onto tradition without adapting to change, they will inevitably fail," Zhai Zhongshen responded.
As Qu Zhen said this, he probably forgot that Zhai Zhongshen was someone who refused to follow tradition. After all, he was never one to be limited by the rules and regulations of the past.
When Qu Zhen and Sheng Yingying heard this response, they were filled with regret.
Why did they betray the Zhai family?
The Zhai family held so much power and influence! If they continued to follow them, they'd surely earn a lot of money!
By following Qin Chuan, they pushed themselves into the most dangerous situation!
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Chapter 1353: Forgiveness (3)
Translator: Exodus Tales Editor: Exodus Tales
Sheng Yingying regretted her decision so much that her face was about to turn green.
If she could turn back time, she would never make this mistake again!
As she thought about this, her phone began to ring. She was contacted by one of her company's executives.
After answering the phone, Sheng Yingying was visibly shaking.
Her company ran into a big problem.
She knew exactly who caused this problem.
Everything was doomed...
Sheng Yingying could no longer hold herself back. She quickly apologized to the Second Master of the Zhai family and admitted her mistake: "Second Master of the Zhai family, I know what I did wrong. I know I did the wrong thing. I should have never listened to Mr. Qu! He asked me to betray the Zhai family! Please! Please give me a second chance! Please give me a chance to change my ways!"
For the sake of her company not going out of business, Sheng Yingying threw away her usual arrogance and pride.
"Yingying, what are you talking about? What do you mean you shouldn't have listened to my words?" Qu Zhen exclaimed. The expression on his face suddenly changed when he heard this. Sheng Yingying was pushing him into the fire! She was trying to make the Zhai family think he was the one who asked everyone else to betray the Zhai family!
"You were the one who encouraged us to follow Qin Chuan in the first place! You told us that Qin Chuan was more capable than Master Sheng! You told us he had more potential!"
"What nonsense are you saying?! This is slander! From the very beginning, we sat down together to discuss this. Back then, you also supported Qin Chuan!" Qu Zhen denied. He refused to admit Sheng Yingying's words.
Sheng Yingying and Qu Zhen continued to argue.
"Two dogs barking at each other," Zhai Zhongshen commented indifferently.
Compared to Qu Zhen and Sheng Yingying's argument, Zhai Zhongshen appreciated Qin Chuan's attitude alittle more.
A Sheng's judgment of everyone in the Loyalty Alliance was indeed correct. They were all rotten to the core. Being in an alliance with them would only drag down the Zhai family.
And thus, Zhai Zhongshen wasn't even interested in listening to Qu Zhen and Sheng Yingying's argument.
He waved his hand and had his bodyguards come in to drag the two of them away.
Suddenly, Sheng Yingying and Qu Zhen no longer cared about arguing. They immediately began to beg Zhai Zhongshen and Zhai Yunsheng.
"The Second Master of the Zhai family, please forgive us this time!"
"Master Sheng, I know I did the wrong thing. Please forgive me..."
However, neither of them paid attention to Sheng Yingying and Qu Zhen's words.
As they got kicked out of the Dingwen Group, they knew what awaited them was their companies and businesses going bankrupt.
When the meeting room was almost empty, Zhai Zhongshen turned to ask Zhai Yunsheng: "Well, this matter has been dealt with. Did you ask me to come back for something else?"
He only came here to say a few sentences. Zhai Yunsheng dealt with everything else beforehand.
"Yiling is pregnant. I want to spend more time with her."
"So you didn't ask me to come back to deal with these people. Rather, you wanted me to take care of your company for a while?"
"Yep."
"You brat," Zhai Zhongshen said as he helplessly smiled. "Ahh, I will help you. After all, you're spending time with Yiling. How can I say no to this."
If it was any other reason, Zhai Zhongshen would have potentially refused. However, if Zhai Yunsheng was going to use this reason, he couldn't refuse.
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Chapter 1354: So When Are You Getting Married?
Translator: Exodus Tales
Editor: Exodus Tales
As soon as Zhai Zhongshen entered the door of the Zhai Residence, he was immediately reprimanded by his father: "Oh? This man knows he still has a home?"
Master Zhai did not care about his son's scary reputation in the corporate world. In his eyes, Zhai Zhongshen was merely a disobedient and unfilial son.
"Father, I came back to see Yiling. A Sheng said she was pregnant."
Sure enough, Zhai Zhongshen cared a lot about Jian Yiling's baby.
After all, he wanted more family members in the Zhai family as well.
They were all looking forward to this new addition.
"Well, your grandnephew is going to be born soon. So when are you going to find a wife?" Master Zhai asked. As expected, Master Zhai mentioned marriage to his son again.
When Zhai Yunsheng and Jian Yiling's baby was born, Zhai Zhongshen would have a grandnephew. How was it acceptable for him to be still single? This was not alright!
Despite hearing this, Zhai Zhongshen replied: "Well, the Zhai family's lineage will continue on. You don't need to tell me to get married anymore."
"Well, you still don't have a child! Your lineage won't be continued!" Master Zhai continued to argue against his son. He did not show any mercy.
Even if Zhai Zhongshen was respected by everyone in the corporate world, he still had to listen to his father's nagging.
Zhai Zhongshen attempted to change the subject of the conversation: "I brought some gifts back for Yiling."
Then, he gestured for his subordinates to carry in the gifts.
Master Zhai immediately knew what his son was doing.
Forget it. There had been a lot of good news recently. For now, he was willing to let his son off the hook.
Then, a group of people began moving things into the Zhai Residence.
Zhai Zhongshen always bought truckloads of gifts.
If the Zhai Residence was bigger, he would have bought more things.
Upon seeing this, Master Zhai commented: "Why are you buying so many things? It's almost as though you're assuming I'm mistreating my granddaughter-in-law or something! I already bought all of these things."
Zhai Zhongshen replied: "Well, I didn't know what to buy. That's why I bought a bit of everything."
As Zhai Zhongshen did not have experience in buying gifts for women, he purchased whatever came to his mind.
Of course, he knew Jian Yiling had everything she wanted.
He just wanted to give gifts as a gesture of affection and love.
As Long Yuetian came downstairs, she froze for a moment when she saw Zhai Zhongshen.
After their blind date, the two of them occasionally got in contact. However, whenever they talked, they would discuss business matters. They never spoke about personal matters.
And thus, when she came to visit Jian Yiling today, she wondered whether she would meet him.
But after speaking to Jian Yiling just now, she got told that he rarely came home. In fact, he would spend 365 days of the year overseas.
Hence, Long Yuetian assumed she would not run into him today. That's why she was surprised when she walked downstairs.
Long Yuetian was a tall woman. When she stood beside Jian Yiling, she was at least a head taller than her.
In addition, she had a pair of long legs and she never hid her good figure.
She liked to wear slim dresses that reached her thighs.
Due to her choice of clothing, many people assumed Long Yuetian's personal life was quite chaotic. In fact, people speculated she played around with more than one pretty boy.
Naturally, Long Yuetian thought about doing this. However, she never got the chance to put her thoughts into action.
Zhai Zhongshen smiled politely when he saw Long Yuetian.
Unlike most men, his eyes did not linger on her short dress.
Long Yuetian also quickly looked away from Zhai Zhongshen.
Unlike men in their twenties, Zhai Zhongshen gave off a much more mature vibe. In addition to this, his impeccable style and the cold expression on his face made her heart beat a tad faster than usual.
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Chapter 1355: Was She Interested in Zhai Zhongshen?!
Translator: Exodus Tales
Editor: Exodus Tales
Since she was young, her father raised Long Yuetian as a boy. When she became an adult, she inherited her father's company and became a strong independent woman who was focused on her career. As a result, she did not have any experience when it came to romantic relationships.
Naturally, she encountered a lot of men at work. However, they were either portly middle-aged men or pretty boys who were incapable of doing anything by themselves. Those males did not make her heart beat faster in the slightest way.
As she looked at Zhai Zhongshen, Long Yuetian couldn't help but tell herself off. Why was her heart being rapidly right now? Were those dramas right? Was your heart meant to beat faster when you're looking at someone you like?
But she was here to see Yiling! She wasn't meant to fall in love with this middle-aged man!
But why did she want to take off his shirt and belt?! Was she crazy?
Long Yuetian took a moment to gather her thoughts before she greeted Zhai Zhongshen politely: "Hello, are you here to see Yiling?"
Zhai Zhongshen nodded his head. Typically, he did not talk much.
He would only occasionally speak to his family members.
When he was speaking to his subordinates, his face would always be cold and terrifying.
At that moment, Jian Yiling walked out of her room. As she was dressed in loose and comfy clothing, Long Yuetian immediately thought she looked like a small and delicate doll.
But such a delicate girl was going to have a baby. Long Yuetian found it hard to imagine her precious darling looking after her very own baby.
"Uncle Zhai," Jian Yiling greeted when she saw the Second Master of the Zhai family.
"Mhmm," Zhai Zhongshen responded. Even though his response was a little colder than the average person's, one could tell from the soft look in his eyes that he cared a lot about her. He just wasn't sure how to express himself.
Everyone sat down to eat lunch together.
The Jian brothers who were staying at the Zhai Residence were also present at lunch.
Hence, the usually empty dining table was filled to the brim.
Master Zhai liked this a lot. In the past, whenever he had to eat by himself, he felt lonely and miserable.
This was what he wanted. He wanted his home to be lively and bustling.
As there was not much space, Long Yuetian ended up sitting next to Zhai Zhongshen.
She could smell the extremely faint cologne on Zhai Zhongshen.
Why was she thinking about him?
She just had a blind date with him!
Nothing more, nothing less!
Even though she has never been in a romantic relationship, she watched her fair share of romance dramas! Therefore, there was no need for her heartbeat to accelerate just because she was sitting closer to Zhai Zhongshen!
She had plans to play around with a bunch of pretty boys!
She wasn't ready to give all that up because of this handsome middle-aged man, was she?
Furthermore, this person was the Second Master of the Zhai family. He was known for his terrifying reputation in the corporate world. If she fell in love with him, she would probably die a miserable death.
Long Yuetian cautiously glanced at Zhai Zhongshen from the corner of her eye.
His gestures were elegant and calm and his actions emitted the charm of a mature man.
"Yuetian, are you alright?" Jian Yiling asked. She noticed Long Yuetian acting weirdly.
"Y-Yeah... I'm fine," Long Yuetian answered. She hurriedly found an excuse for herself: "I was just wondering if your baby is going to be a boy or girl."
The Jian brothers at the dining table immediately expressed their opinions.
Jian Yunnao: "It's best for Yiling to have a baby girl. She'll be as cute as Yiling."
Jian Yujie: "Yes, yes. Girls are awesome.
Jian Yichen: "Yeah. Jian Dan's no fun at all. He's noisy and boring."
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