Chapter 0001: A Painful Past

  The rain falls in a drizzle on Qingming Festival in 2024.

  Nanfeng City, Provincial Capital, Public Cemetery.

  In front of his father's tombstone, Tang Sheng sat in the drizzle, holding a cup of wine and staring at the black-and-white photo of his father embedded in the stone. His eyes were blurry with tears as memories of past events flashed through his mind like sharp knives cutting into his heart.

  Tang Sheng kowtowed three more times in front of the tombstone, and his face was covered with tears and rainwater when he lifted it up.

  The last words of my father before his death are still echoing in my ears... He didn't have many complaints, he just reminded me to take good care of mom. This is a great father, who tolerated all the mistakes of his son and never blamed him for anything until his death.

  “……Dad, maybe it's because I was born into this family too comfortably, or maybe it was because I was too young and didn't understand things back then. Anyway, son hasn't been able to bring glory to your face, never made you feel proud of having a son like me. Dad, son is so regretful, regretful for not listening to your teachings back then. Dad, do you know how much son misses you? When you were alive, I didn't spend enough time with you, and now that you're gone, I realize that father is forever gone from me. Dad, son's heart hurts so much. Dad, this cup of wine is for you.”

  Tang Sheng poured out a cup of wine in front of the tombstone, his hands trembling as tears streamed down his face.

  The dark sky, flashing lightning, and silver flowers illuminating the dark earth in an instant.

  He lifted his tear-stained face and muttered to himself: "Too many mistakes were made by your son, Dad, can you forgive me?"

  Tang Sheng, filled with remorse and regret, clutched his hair, sometimes pounding his chest, sometimes wiping away tears, in unbearable pain. He knew that he would never be able to repay his father's kindness in this lifetime. He blamed himself for not being filial enough back then, which led to his father falling ill and eventually passing away after being diagnosed with terminal lung cancer with brain metastasis, just 7 months after the diagnosis was made.

  "Dad, rest in peace, I'll take good care of mom, don't worry about us from the afterlife..."

  Intermittent sorrowful wails echoed through the rainy cemetery, appearing extremely desolate and mournful.

  "Dad, if heaven gives me a chance to start over again, I won't disappoint you this time... really, Dad!"

  Tang Sheng toasted his father with another cup and drank one himself. The two bottles of wine in front of the tombstone were almost all gone, with Tang Sheng having drunk nearly a bottle and a half by himself.

  "Dad, I've never been able to make you proud. Even now, that Fang family woman still looks down on me. She tore up the engagement contract at the banquet back then and gave me a huge blow. After that, I worked hard and got a higher education degree. I also gained recognition from society through my own efforts, but I've never been able to surpass her. Although she's not a bad woman, her prejudice against me is too deep, and I've never been able to change her impression of me. I'm such a failure as a person, Dad. Your son is useless!"

  The past events of Qiang Xin made Tang Sheng feel a sharp pain in his heart, making it hard for him to breathe.

  The root of all tragedies began with that engagement banquet.

  The Fang family agreed to the engagement, but in reality, they wanted to completely break off relations with the Tang family. When the Fang family's daughter, Fang Ruolan, attended the engagement banquet, she surprisingly brought her luggage and plane ticket with her. She shattered her own delusions on the spot at what was supposed to be an 'engagement banquet'. Then, after leaving the hotel, she went straight to the airport and boarded a flight to study abroad in the afternoon. This woman is ruthless enough.

  The Fang family agreed to discuss the marriage on that day. Everything had been prepared in advance, they just wanted to make the engagement clearer.

  Actually, the engagement was just a result of a bet with some rich kids. They said that if I could get engaged to the school flower Fang Hua, then I would truly have won their respect. So before the engagement party, I begged my mother to try her best to make it happen.

  Because Second Uncle Liu Yun Gang is the "Liu God of Wealth" in Nanfeng City, he has a government background and is also a high-level executive at Nan Hui Bank, which was seconded by the government. He holds a huge amount of silver in his hands, and no one in Nanfeng's economic and business circles does not look up to him, so the Fang family must want to curry favor with him.

  Fangqin's father was a private entrepreneur, who also entered the state-owned enterprise in the tide of reform and made a name for himself. However, he still had to curry favor with 'Liu Caishen'. At this time, Liu Yunhui took the initiative to come and propose a marriage between their families, which he eagerly accepted and was very willing to form an alliance with them.

  But just as both sides had basically reached a verbal agreement, Father Tang Tian was suddenly transferred to Jiangling City.

  This sudden subtle change caused both the Tang and Fang families to have some other ideas.

  But the engagement banquet that was previously agreed upon couldn't be casually cancelled, and Mother was also afraid that the Fang family would have some ideas, so she urged them to choose a date, and the two families would meet up for a meal, which would settle the matter. In fact, from Mother's point of view, she wasn't pleased with her own son marrying a merchant's daughter.

  But the son's willfulness, as a mother, she spoiled him too much, had no choice, after he made a fuss for several times, she could only reluctantly agree.

  But who would have thought that at the engagement party, Fang Qiu would put on an extremely arrogant attitude. She had even smiled and said a lot of flattering words to her, begging her and promising to treat her well in the future, but she didn't take it to heart at all. It made Mother Liu Yunhui's face very difficult to look at, and she couldn't get off the stage.

  Mainly because of Father's sudden loss of power, Mother Liu Yunhui's position in the "Liu Family" also greatly declined. Her second brother Liu Yungang's attitude was also unclear. In order to draw a clear boundary with the Tang family, it can be asked that under such circumstances, the Fang family naturally did not think that Liu Yunhui could play a big role anymore.

  The relationship between the Tang and Fang families must have been estranged, and in fact, it became even more distant afterwards, lasting for many years. Mainly because a few years later, Fang's daughter returned to China to take over her father's family business, she actively cooperated with the Tang family's political opponents, and not only once did she undermine the Tang family's foundation, causing both sides to become even more deeply entrenched in their feud, making it impossible to resolve their grievances. And my father also harbored resentment, feeling indignant and unable to vent his anger, resulting in...

  It was as if the wind had blown away all his worries, and Tang Sheng sat in front of the tombstone, drinking wine and reminiscing about everything.

  "Dad, it was the son's fault from the beginning. Dad, if you don't forgive your son, then give him a chance to start over!"

  Drunk and dizzy, Tang Sheng drove out of the cemetery in his own car on the way back to the city. Due to speeding on a rainy day with slippery roads, he encountered an emergency situation and slammed on the brakes, resulting in a rollover accident. In the midst of it all, Dad gave his son another chance.

  The next day, media reported that Tang Sheng, the general manager of a state-owned enterprise in Nanfeng City, Jiangzhong Province, unfortunately died in a car accident.

  ……

  "Wake up... young master, hurry up and get up, it's already past 11 o'clock. You went crazy with that group of good-for-nothings again yesterday, didn't you? Look at the state you're in after drinking! Didn't I tell you there's an engagement banquet today?" Old Mrs. Liu Yunhui shook awake Tang Sheng, who was still dazed and confused.

  "Hurry up and wake up, didn't you beg me to go talk about engagement with the Fang family? Mom spent a lot of effort and finally managed to invite Fangqin and her parents over, just for today at noon. You're not going, right? Fine, I'll call them..."

  Tang Sheng suddenly shivered with cold sweat, and his drowsiness disappeared instantly. He stared blankly at his 'young' mother.

  Engagement? What's going on?

  Tang Sheng's heart was gripped by a huge sense of fear, I...I wasn't sweeping my father's grave......it seemed like I had drunk too much wine......an accident happened while driving back to the city, and then......could it be that I......

  Tang Sheng rubbed his eyes hard and looked at his mother by the bed, then glanced at the quartz clock on the wall.

  Not a single mistake, the quartz clock's year-month-day grid shows 'August 8th, 2004'.

  "Mom, is this true? You slapped me."

  "Really, the Fang family has agreed to discuss the engagement, how about it? Are you so happy that you're stunned?"

  "No, it's not like that, mom! Just give me a slap on the ear, please!"

  Liu Yunhui gave her son a stern look and pinched his thigh, "Does it hurt? Do you believe me now?"

  My leg was pinched by my old mom, it hurts so much, it's really not a dream, oh my god, did I reincarnate?

  Did I just time-travel?

  No, to be exact, it was Father who gave me this opportunity, because he never forgave himself, it was Father who let himself come back.

  In an instant, Tang Sheng's eyes were blurred by a surge of tears...

  He completely recalled the 'previous events', and scene by scene, they gradually emerged in his mind... On the eve of the engagement banquet, he was still drunk with a few rich kids, never expecting that this magical journey would return to this moment, which was the day when all the 'troubles' began.

  Good heavens! I almost missed this chance to change my fate...

  The image of a woman named Fang in his mind became clear. The woman with the surname Fang, Young Master, I'm back again.

  On his way to the five-star hotel 'Qingfeng Building', Tang Sheng was still savoring his own sudden and inexplicable 'crossing'.

  The old-fashioned streets of 2004, the old buildings, the old urban planning and architecture, everything is vividly presented, as if I am not dreaming, but really reborn. Is it because my father's grave was cried out again and again that I got such an opportunity?

  The beautiful woman driving is Secretary Luo Qianqian of Old Madam's, this woman although unmarried, but has experienced many worldly affairs.

  My own mother is the director of the Project Review Department of Jiangsu Provincial Finance Department and also a person with some reputation.

  Previously, my father was transferred to Jiangling, a general city in the province, where he took up a new post. On the surface, it was a 'promotion', but in reality, it was a 'demotion'. However, not many people truly understood that this was a compromise in the midst of political struggle, and temporary concession did not mean permanent concession. Many people just didn't get it.

  Tang Sheng silently savored these memories, his mind repeatedly replaying the scene of 'that lifetime's' engagement banquet.

  "What's wrong, little one? You seem unhappy. Isn't your engagement to Fang Qiu what you've always dreamed of?"

  Turning his head to take a glance at the old mother who had given him selfless great love, Tang Sheng's heart surged with uncontrollable emotions. He stretched out his hand and tightly grasped his mother's hand, trying his best to speak in a calm tone, "Mom... actually, I was too impulsive, getting engaged to Fang Qian was an impulsive behavior that I didn't think through... this time Dad was transferred away, I'm afraid the Fang family will have some thoughts and might make things difficult for us at the engagement party. Mom, I just wanted to tell you, don't take this matter to heart, okay?"

  Liu Yunhui heard her son's words, and a strange light flashed in her beautiful eyes. In her impression, her son was a useless young master who had never been concerned about anything. How could such deep thoughts come from his mouth? So she couldn't help but be surprised at this moment, "Do you really think so?"

  "Uh, mom, yesterday I had a dream that dad and I talked about some things, and suddenly understood many things. I vaguely feel that something unexpected will happen at today's wedding banquet, and the engagement may also appear in reverse. Of course, this is just my feeling."

  "My son seems to have grown up overnight, Mom can hear you say that, it's really comforting, son."

  "Mom, no matter what happens today, let me handle it, okay?"

  "Uh, mom will just be an onlooker today."

  Luo Qianqian, who was driving, glanced at Tang Sheng through the rearview mirror. This handsome and extraordinary bad boy seemed to have changed into a different person?

  ……

  Qingfeng Building, in a elegant room, Liu Yunhui, Tang Sheng and Luo Manman three people came in, the Fang family of four had already been waiting.

  No matter what, Liu Yunhui is still a director of the Provincial Department of Finance, and she is not an unknown minor figure. Even if her husband Tang Tianze was transferred to Nanfeng in the south of the province, he is still a local magnate, and a camel, no matter how thin, is bigger than a horse - you can't look down on others.

  Both sides chatted and sat down. Luo Qianqian, as the secretary, politely poured tea for both parties, showing extremely high quality.

  He also took this opportunity to carefully examine the four people in Fang's family.

  Fang Huaiming, Fang Xiang's father, is also a well-known entrepreneur in Nanfeng City. Especially in the past year, his reputation has increased significantly, which is due to his close relationship with Liu Caishen. His wife, Li Shuyuan, was also a university classmate of Liu Yunhui.

  Fang Huaiming was in his forties, with a sharp and capable appearance. Li Shuyuan was a mature beauty, with a smile as bright as a flower. Her daughter, Fang Xiang, looked 80-90% like her, inheriting her mother's charm and elegance. At this moment, she had a cold expression on her face, not even giving Tang Sheng a glance, who was far more handsome than her younger brother Fang Zhenjun. She even looked down on Tang Sheng in her heart, thinking that he was just a second-generation rich kid with family influence - what else did he have?

  Liu Yunhui was quite perceptive, and after sitting down, she noticed that the atmosphere was a bit off. It seemed that her son's guess was correct, but she had previously underestimated them, not thinking that the Fang family would be so shallow. Who knew that at this moment, it turned out that she had actually 'underestimated' them.

  If Tang Sheng's guess was beyond Liu Yunhui's expectation, she might have been really angry about today's 'engagement banquet', but Tang Sheng was afraid that his mother would lose face, so he gave her a preventive shot in the car, which made Liu Yunhui not take it seriously.

  Liu Yunhui thought to herself: Previously, she had taken the initiative to discuss marriage with the Fang family, and although it was a bit embarrassing on the surface, if the Fang family was indeed so superficial, then losing face would be worth it. The most surprising thing was that her son had suddenly matured, which was a pleasant surprise.

  Li Shuwen and Liu Yunhui are really familiar with each other, and in recent years they have been frequenting each other's company, so it's very natural for them to chat like family at this time.

  Fang Zhen and Tang Sheng are the same age, also in their first year of high school. They are both two years younger than Fang Qiu, the big school flower. This September when school starts, Tang Sheng will be a sophomore, while Fang Qiu is going to university. Even Liu Yunhui doesn't know where she's going to university, let alone that she's going abroad for further studies.

  Fang Zhen was also a young master in school, but he couldn't compare to Tang Sheng. His father, no matter how rich, was just a merchant, and there was an essential difference between him and Tang Sheng's father, who was an official. So the two young masters were essentially different, and when compared together, Fang Zhen would be at a disadvantage.

  Also because of psychological disadvantage, Fang Zhen's gaze at Tang Sheng was very jealous, even with a hidden hatred.

  It was not Fang's father Fang Huaiming or his mother Li Shuyuan who finally brought up the topic, but today's 'female lead' Fang Hui herself.

  "......Aunt Liu, I have a flight this afternoon and I'm going to study in Cambridge, England..."

  Liu Yunhui was taken aback at first, and then she somewhat understood. The other party was admitted to Cambridge based on her own ability, which is indeed impressive. If Liu Yunhui had reluctantly agreed to help her son get along with Fang Qian earlier, it was also because she saw that Fang Qian was excellent in both character and learning.

  "Then congratulations are in order for Xiaobian! The conditions abroad are good, and Cambridge is an internationally renowned school. You've made your parents proud!"

  Fang Huaiming and Li Shuyuan were humble, but Fang Zhen said: "Aunt Liu, Tang Sheng is not bad either. In the future, going to Cambridge is not without hope."

  When he spoke, a hint of disdain flashed out, which was clearly mocking Tang Sheng. His parents furrowed their brows.

  Fang Qiang didn't mince words when 'scolding' her younger brother, "What do you mean by that? Isn't Tang Sheng going to Cambridge a sure thing? What's with the 'not entirely hopeless' comment? You should worry about yourself instead. Oh right, Aunt Liu, there's something else I want to tell you, don't get angry when you hear it."

  "Hmm, you said," Liu Yunhui wasn't deaf to the mocking tone in their conversation, she just didn't feel like arguing with them.

  "Regarding the engagement between me and Tangsheng that you and my mom discussed, I am the one who has the most right to express my opinion. I think you should listen to what I have to say..."

  "Of course, Xiaomei, go ahead and speak, I'm listening."

  "Alright, Liu Yi, don't be offended," Fang Qiu said, turning to Tang Sheng, "Tang Sheng, you have a great reputation at school, but I'm afraid I'm not worthy of you. First of all, I don't want my future partner to be a mama's boy..."

  Mother complex? This remark made Liu Yunhui somewhat unacceptable, and her face changed at once.

  Lu Jianjian's face turned red with anger. This Fangqiang has gone too far, hasn't she? Her gaze towards Fangqiang turned cold and severe.

  Li Shuyuan hastily gave her daughter a signal, you can scold Tang Sheng, but why did you involve his mother? After all, Liu Yunhui is also a director of the Provincial Department of Finance, a real job cadre at the level of deputy department. Offending her would be unwise.

  Fang Huai Ming seems like a Buddha, sitting still and expressionless, while Fang Zhen is very cooperative with his sister's words, with a smile full of sarcastic meaning on his face. My sister's words are really harsh, "mother complex", haha, it's a very fitting description.

  Tang Sheng, however, was not annoyed or excited, and smiled as he said: "Fang Qian, you have to admit that you are jealous of my mother for being prettier than you, having more temperament than you, and having better breeding than you. This is a fact, I don't have high expectations for my future wife, nor do I expect her to surpass my mother, but at least she should be able to match up to half of what my mother has. If she doesn't have knowledge, breeding, quality, temperament, tolerance, or anything else, how can I take her home to meet my beloved mother? That would be an insult to my mother."

  Tang Sheng's words stunned everyone, and this rebuttal was quite powerful!

  Liu Yunhui couldn't have imagined that her son's words would be so sharp, she almost wanted to praise him on the spot and give him a kiss.

  Lu Jingjing really understands this second-generation ancestor, what is his level? How did he perform 'abnormally' today? Is he that powerful?

  The couple opposite us looked a bit embarrassed, and Tang Sheng was clearly making a sarcastic remark. Who couldn't tell?

  Fang Qian's sharp tongue made Tang Sheng's face flush with anger, and he bit his lower lip and said: "Tang Sheng, I don't deny that Liu Yi is excellent, but you yourself don't have any advantages that make my heart move. Even if you have a good family background, it can't hide your ignorance and incompetence. A person can't rely on their parents to support them for their whole life. You are a typical example of someone who can't be lifted up."

  This remark really had a cold field effect, and Li Shuyuan couldn't bear to listen to it. "Girl, what are you talking nonsense?"

  Liu Yunhui also knew that her son had never been promising, and his reputation in school was not good. Fang Qian's evaluation of him was not excessive, but when she criticized Tang Sheng in front of her own face, it still made her feel extremely embarrassed as a mother, which was no different from slapping herself in the face.

  Tang Sheng smiled and said, "Fang Qian, your understanding of me is still superficial. Do you know why I accompanied my mother to today's luncheon? Because my mother doesn't believe in your shallowness and ignorance, she always talks about how excellent you are in front of me. Alas... Mom, did you hear that? This is the good girl you were talking about, but I don't think she's quite up to par."

  The gentle breeze and light cloud went back, both praising the mother's broad-mindedness and pointing out Fangqiang's shallowness and ignorance, very powerful.

  This time Fang Huaiming was a bit restless, his face turned gloomy, but as an adult, how could he take the child's words?

  Li Shuyuan did not expect that Tang Sheng, this good-for-nothing young master, would have such a quick wit and sharp tongue.

  Tang Sheng continued: "Fang Qiang, do you think you can see through everything? Or are you arrogant and think you can see the essence of certain things? In fact, you're far from it. Your arrogance comes from your ignorance, and your self-love is because you think you're the only woman in this world. Open your beautiful eyes and take a look at the people present. I won't mention Li Auntie and my mom, but I don't think you're more outstanding than my sister Qiang."

  If Fang's words were enough to make Liu Yunhui feel ashamed, then Tang Sheng's words would be enough to make the Fang family lose face.

  Fang's face turned pale, and Tang Sheng, this ignorant and incompetent second-generation ancestor, when did he become so eloquent?

  Isn't he infatuated with himself to the point of wanting to jump off a building? Has he been pretending all along?

  After all, Fang Cai was just a 19-year-old girl, and she couldn't accept Tang Sheng's fierce counterattack at all. It made her feel too unexpected. She had originally planned to humiliate him severely in front of their parents, wait for him to show his pitiful and disgusting face to beg her to stay, then slap him on the ear, and leave this city with a flourish to study at Cambridge University in England, leaving this scum far behind where she couldn't see him.

  But everything turned out to be vastly different from what she had imagined, and as a result, Fang Qiu was stunned.

  How could Tang Sheng possibly let history repeat itself? How could he possibly let his father fall ill again because of this matter?

  Young master, I have traveled through time and space, but if I continue to make the same mistakes, how can I face my deceased father?

  "Tang Sheng, you're just a bit of a family background, what qualifications do you have to lecture my sister?"

  "Fang Zhen, your sister at least has some self-respect and confidence. You have nothing but self-doubt, resentment, and despair..."

  These words were like a sharp blade piercing into Fang Zhen's heart, he breathed rapidly, and his gaze at Tang Sheng turned extremely venomous.

  At this time, Fang Qiang shed tears with gritted teeth, Fang Huiming's face turned iron blue, and Li Shuyuan was also extremely embarrassed.

  On the other hand, Liu Yunhui and Luo Juejue only gave Tang Sheng a thumbs up in their hearts. Well done, son, you scored 101 points today! Luo Juejue, who had always looked down on Tang Sheng, was even more shocked and wondered if he had taken the wrong medicine today?

  "Young master, in front of your uncle Fang and Aunt Li, don't lose your manners, or it would be pointless to say these things, and you'll also become a laughing stock."

  As soon as Liu Yunhui spoke, the atmosphere relaxed, and Li Shuyuan also weakly glanced at Fang Qian and her brother.

  "You all shut up... Yunhui, you, don't take it to heart, the kids are young and don't understand things, they're just talking big, can't be taken seriously."

  Tang Sheng replied, "Aunt Li, I must admit that I didn't have a good reputation in school, but I can assure you that I've been good to Fang Qian. However, she has deep prejudices against me and I don't want to dwell on these things anymore. If we can get along, then let's just get along; if not, then let's just quietly part ways. Continuing to criticize each other won't look good for either my mother or you, Aunt Li... Fang Qian, in the end, I wish you all the best and hope you'll achieve something in your four years at Cambridge!"

  Tang Sheng's words had reached this point, which made Fang Huai Ming and Li Shu Yuan even more surprised. Including Fang Qiang, no one expected that this prodigal grandson could say such a reasonable and worldly speech, for a moment she was really speechless.

  Liu Yunhui said with a smile: "Well, Auntie also wishes Xiaohua good luck and hopes that she will achieve something in the future when she returns to her country..."

  "Thank you, Aunt Liu..." Fang Qiang never dared to say anything excessive to Liu Yunhui, her intimidating image was too strong.

  "Alright... Hua Ming, Shu Yu, I still have work this afternoon and you two need to send Xiao Huan to the airport, let's stop here for today."

  As they left the hotel, both families knew that their close relationship from years ago had completely collapsed from this moment on.

  As he watched the Audi A6 drive away from the hotel, Fang Huaming furrowed his brow and exchanged a glance with his wife Li Shuyuan. Had he misjudged this time? "Shuyuan, today's events are really unpredictable, I feel that my decision was a bit rash."

  "Lao Fang, things have come to this point, don't say anything regretful. We will definitely be at odds with the Tang family."

  Fang Xiang also gazed at the distant Audi, with a glimmer of light flashing in her eyes. Tang Sheng, you wait, I will come back to settle accounts with you.

  ……

  On the way back, Luo Qianqian glanced at Tang Sheng in the rearview mirror at least a dozen times. For the first time, she found that this second-generation ancestor's face was really handsome and captivating to women. Although he was not yet seventeen years old, he subtly revealed a man's wisdom and demeanor.

  Liu Yunhui didn't say a word either, but all along the way, she kept glancing at her son with a mixture of left and right eyes, this child who had never been understood from the beginning.

  Is he pretending to be stupid? Is he cleverly foolish? He's just like his old man, cunning and ruthless.

  After returning home, Tang Sheng locked himself in the bathroom and only told his mother that he wanted to take a bath.

  He recalled that 'in the past life' after experiencing the engagement drama, his mother had ruthlessly sent him to Jiangling. In fact, from the beginning, this was his father's proposal, letting him go to a distant relative's house for 'boarding', but his mother had never agreed, she couldn't bear to let him suffer that hardship, so because of this matter, she and his father were at odds, now, he still needs to bring it up himself.

  The most important thing is that 'that life' itself stayed in Jiangling for two years, which was also the most important two years of this life.

  My father was also in those two years, due to the depression in his heart, which led to some mistakes and omissions when he was in charge of government affairs, resulting in some events that were not conducive to his career development. The most vivid memory is the demolition event of "Lao Tang Alley" in the old city area of Jiangling City.

  In that incident, the relative who was pretending to be my father's representative buried an elderly couple alive during the forced relocation of 'Lao Tang Alley'. All this has been brewing and I must go stop it, absolutely cannot let a tragedy occur, absolutely cannot add trouble to Father's heart.

  In Lao Tang Alley, there was a pure and beautiful girl waiting for him. In that life, she had been teased by him and had nowhere to hide. With the help of his relatives, he even went to her house several times to force her into marriage. She refused to give in, even to the point of death. He remembered that the day she jumped off the building was her 17th birthday.

  One by one, memories of the past reappeared in his mind. Tang Sheng held back tears in the bathtub, unable to forget that girl named Tang Jin, and her delicate yet helpless face.

  All these things have enlarged and thickened the dead knot in Father's heart... In this life, can I still let all this happen? No, it is absolutely impossible. I can get her openly and honorably, I can make her infatuated with me, I don't need to use force.

  That 'human waste second generation Tang Sheng' is already dead, even if he never married a wife before his death, it's because he felt guilty in his heart, Tang Jin has always been alive in his heart, she will never die and will not die. Tang Jin, wait for me, I'm back again, I'll use this life to make up for the 'mistake' of that life.

  Two years in Jiangling, too many regrets were left there, and all the men and women who had met with themselves lost their arms.

  Tang Jin is the most important one, when the bright sunshine in front of her also has to fade away.

  Wait for me, we'll meet soon, the one who takes care of you is coming.

  Tang Sheng had many friends in his life, but they also left him one by one. It was not because of their ignorance that they would not encounter a tragic fate, nor was it because of their selfishness and lack of responsibility that they would lose their precious lives.

  Many things that happened to me were the root cause of my father's depression, starting from the demolition of Lao Tang Alley. If I hadn't intervened, that damn relative wouldn't have dared to do so, and he completely used me as a shield. Screw you, asshole.

  Young master is back, young master wants to overthrow all of this, young master wants to change all of this, young master will get back up from where he fell!

  ……

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