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Tang Hongbo stepped out of the Tang Mansion in the cold moonlight. He suddenly felt that she was the person he had let down the most in this world.

He couldn't even protect his own wife and children. Was he even a man?

How could he have the face to face with Duan Wenzhuo now? The current Chen Xi, he thought of how he had once promised to protect her well, but he had not fulfilled the promise he had made.

Uncle Zhang chatted idly with Old Man Tang as he cleaned up the tea set on the table.

"Young Master, it's not easy to make a trip home, what about it? Master and he are still quarreling." In this family, only Uncle Zhang was able to speak a few words of loyalty to Old Man Tang.

After Old Man Tang heard this, he let out a heavy snort.

"I would rather he didn't come back. Every time he comes back, other than arguing with me, there's nothing else."

Zhang Ye said with a smile.

"Young master has that kind of personality, but why didn't you explain it to him? Actually, you also secretly sent people to look for Miss Duan that year."

Old Man Tang opened his eyes.

"Why should I explain this to him? If he really treated me as his father, then he wouldn't have asked me this question tonight."

"The two of you, really, are father and son. However, I saw that when the young master left, he seemed to have truly hurt his heart." Uncle Zhang shook his head.

"Is he sad? Did he really think that such a large business like the Tang Clan could only rely on the ability of a business owner? If he were the child of an ordinary family, I would definitely not interfere in his marriage. But he was born to be the successor of the Tang family, so when he enjoyed the Tang family giving him food and clothing without worry, while he was rich and prosperous, he would also have to shoulder the responsibilities of the Tang family. Look, the marriage of a young master of a wealthy family did not end with the marriage of an ordinary family, so whatever he wants to do, the Tang family will sooner or later be destroyed by him. " Old Man Tang said angrily.

Uncle Zhang felt that what he said was not without reason. Since ancient times, only marriage was used to consolidate the strength of the two families, but sometimes, thinking too wildly might not be a good thing.

"Old Master, I think that you also understand the logic of deceiving young master. However, with young master's current strength, he doesn't need to marry anyone to consolidate the Tang Clan's strength." Uncle Zhang reached out and brewed another cup of tea for Master Tang.

"Who can guarantee that the company won't be in danger in the future? With his methods now, I don't think there are many people that can help him if anything really happens in the future." Old Man Tang had a worried expression.

"Let's talk about the future later. Young master has taken care of the company well now. You should just enjoy the happiness peacefully." Uncle Zhang said with a smile.

An Xin, how can I be at ease? You didn't see that he had an irreconcilable relationship with me tonight because of that woman, so tell me, what's so good about that woman? Why is she so stubborn? When Old Man Tang talked about Tang Hongbo's marriage, he started to worry.

Furthermore, she disappeared for no reason. With young master's personality, he must have wanted to find out about it, Master. In my opinion, back then, you shouldn't have said that to Miss Duan, young master knows about it now, and it has deepened the conflict between the two of you, what's the point in doing that? " Uncle Zhang said in a serious tone.

"Hmph, back then, I went to say those words because of her identity. I still don't know what kind of person the Duan Clan is, but when Hongbo and Eldest Miss Duan got married, the Duan Clan rushed to mend the marriage, and when Eldest Miss Duan went missing, Hongbo changed the marriage to that woman. Originally, I wanted to get rid of this marriage with the Duan Clan, but he directly married an illegitimate daughter, so the Duan Clan naturally wouldn't oppose it, but do you think that when Eldest Miss Duan suddenly returns, the Duan Clan will still have an illegitimate daughter to help them and tie them up with the Tang Clan? That woman will naturally be abandoned by the Duan Clan. Not only will she not be able to help Hongbo, she might even be a burden to him, so I can only let her leave. As for the child, the Tang Clan will naturally take responsibility for it. Old Man Tang could not help but sigh at the end.

Yeah, Old Man Tang never thought that Tang Hongbo would fall in love with Duan Wenzhuo, and would even fall in love with an illegitimate daughter who had no status.

This was something he did not expect.

Uncle Zhang was silent for a moment. He understood in his heart that the reason why the Tang Family had become so strong a long time ago, and become the first listed company in A City, was because of the methods of the Tang Family's successors.

Which successor wasn't an iron hand, sacrificing marriage was the smallest thing, but when it came to Tang Hongbo, he had to do the exact opposite, so how could Old Man Tang just stand there and watch without doing anything?

"Master, I think the way the Miss Duan treats the world is no different from the wealth of those famous sects, she …"

"If you want to blame something, blame it on her being the Duan Clan's shameful illegitimate daughter. Since the Duan Clan abandoned her, how could the Tang Clan tolerate her." Old Man Tang interrupted Uncle Zhang and said coldly.

Uncle Zhang could only nod his head helplessly.

Under the blue and white porcelain blanket, the fragrance of the tea had long since dispersed. The old man raised his head to look at the night sky. His eyes darkened and became sharp.

In the past, when Tang Hongbo was still young, he could have let him mess around, but he also did not bring Duan Wenzhuo back to the old house. No one knew that the leader of the Tang clan was already married.

But now, for that woman, he was already past the age of marriage. He was afraid that if he didn't interfere, he really would do something stupid.

The reason he cared about the Wang family was because only the Wang family and the Rong Family could be on par with the Tang family. The Rong Family didn't have a daughter, but the Wang family had a daughter, but he never thought that the Rong Family would marry the Wang family.

The Wang family had originally wanted to marry the Tang family, but there was nothing they could do. Tang Hongbo refused it no matter what.

That was why the Wang family had decided to ally with the Rong Family. Old Man Tang could not help but let out a sigh.

"Old master, why are you sighing?" Uncle Zhang could not help but ask.

"What happened this time might seem like a small matter, but there will definitely be hidden dangers. Oh right, go help me check what kind of designer they are. I want to see what kind of fish they are." Old Man Tang said.

Uncle Zhang nodded.

Actually, what Old Man Tang was worried about was no more than being afraid of the Wang Clan and the Rongfu Clan joining forces. The Tang Clan was at a disadvantage, but Tang Hongbo had never cared about these things.

The Tang Clan's foundation could not be defeated by the combined forces of their clans. Therefore, Tang Hongbo had always felt that it was necessary to sacrifice his own marriage in order to consolidate the Tang Clan's strength.

In his heart, there was only Duan Wenzhuo. Ever since she entered his heart, his heart could no longer contain anyone.

Waiting for her was the most important thing to him in these three years.

The wheels of the carriage quickly rolled onto the dark road. Tang Hongbo's serious face seemed to be covered in ice.

An ear-piercing screeching of brakes pierced through the darkness of the night. The old villa was jolted awake from its slumber.

Tang Hongbo closed the car door and looked at the room on the second floor. The light was still on and he really wanted to see her immediately.

The phone rang for a long time before it was slowly picked up. Within the phone, her voice was clearly a little soft.

"Hey, what's the matter?"

Tang Hongbo originally wanted to let her go downstairs, but the words that came out of his mouth had forcefully changed.

"It's nothing. Are you asleep?"

The other end of the line seemed to be silent for a moment, then said.

"Not yet. It's so late, is there anything wrong?" Chen Xi asked again.

"It's nothing, just …" Tang Hongbo paused.

"I missed you."

After another long period of silence, Tang Hongbo slowly tightened his grip on his phone.

Then, he heard Chen Xi's soft and gentle voice slowly ring out.

"It's already very late, let's rest early. Good night." Then there was a busy sound of someone hanging up the phone.

Tang Hongbo raised his head and looked at the window on the second floor. She was clearly right in front of him and was within his reach.

He wanted to hold her in his arms, but he couldn't touch her. His father's confession was something he couldn't accept for a while.

The woman he loved the most had separated him from his wife and children for three years because of a single sentence from his father.

And three years later, things had changed. His wife, his child, was clearly before his eyes, yet he was unable to recognize her.

He admitted that he blamed his father in his heart, while at the same time, he hated himself for not being able to protect them properly.

If he was to blame his father, it would be better to say that he hated himself.

The cold moonlight shone on his body and the dim yellow street light reflected off his slender figure. He stood quietly in front of the old villa, looking up at the second floor with a dazed look. The person he loved lived there, and his heart was full of guilt.

When the lights went out, he started the car slowly and drove off into the vast darkness as he had come in.

On the other hand, upstairs, Chen Xi no longer felt sleepy after saying "I miss you" just because of his call.

She could hear that Hongbo's voice was a little different from usual, but she could not console him. She could only press her beating heart and quickly hang up.

She was afraid that her heart would soften and that she would be injured. Even without Duan Wenyu's obstruction, she had not forgotten the hidden pain in her heart.