"Alright! Be careful on the road, I’ll have Qin Yue pick you up."

"Okay, okay!" An’an hung up the phone excitedly, then hugged a white-haired old professor, laughing and crying, completely losing control of her emotions.

"Oh no! An’an is losing her mind."

"Is our little Princess having an emotional breakdown?"

"I told you so! She’s too young. With radiation here, she shouldn’t stay too long. And now she’s in trouble?" 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝕨𝕖𝗯𝚗𝚘𝕧𝕖𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝕞

"If she has any lasting effects, I won’t let you off the hook."

Many professors were indignant, rolling up their sleeves in an aggressive yet endearing and amusing manner.

******

Shen Family

More than half a year ago, following Shen Yu’s death, the Shen Family fell into deep silence. Old Leader Shen ordered all direct descendants of the Shen Family to resign from their jobs and change careers. It was both a repentance and a warning.

The once formidable Shen Family had fallen into decline. Now Old Leader Shen is still alive, and his influence remains, so no one dares to take advantage. The day Old Leader Shen passes, the outcome will be predictable.

The Shen Family is in downfall, but the branch led by Shen Feihu is thriving. With Xu Qigang’s promotion to commander, Shen Feihu, being associated with the old leader, also gains face.

The Shen Family’s residence is still maintained, and currently, Shen Ming lives there.

When he heard the news of Xu Qigang’s promotion to commander, he couldn’t sit still anymore. Anxiously pacing back and forth, he almost wore out the floor.

"No, I can’t continue sitting idly by." He irritably grabbed his hair. During his time back home, he remained unwilling to give up and hadn’t considered seeking other opportunities.

He believed that you have to rise from where you fell.

Back then, he put in so much effort to bring down Shen Yu, intending to take his place. Who could have expected Shen Yu would be so reckless, disregarding family interests and dragging the entire Shen Family into the abyss.

Shen Ming sat painfully on the sofa, regretting that he should have been more ruthless back then. If he had killed Shen Yu earlier, none of this would have happened.

"No, I have to go see Grandpa." He suddenly stood up, drove out, and headed straight to Old Leader Shen’s retirement home in the countryside.

The assistant opened the door.

"I want to see my grandpa."

"The leader has been waiting for you for a long time."

The assistant’s words surprised Shen Ming; he didn’t expect his grandfather to have been waiting for him. What did this mean? Filled with questions, he walked into the backyard.

A group of chickens was raised in the back yard. Old Leader Shen was feeding them, scattering grains from his hand without turning his head, and calmly asked, "You’re here?"

"Yes!" Shen Ming stood up straight, bowed his head, and said, "Grandpa, I would like to ask for your help."

Old Leader Shen waved his hand at the assistant, and only after the latter left did he turn around to look sharply at Shen Yu. He stared for a full minute, causing Shen Yu to sweat profusely and tremble uncontrollably. Only when Shen Yu couldn’t hold himself up and fell to his knees did he retract his gaze.

"You shouldn’t be kneeling now. You should have been kneeling all the way from the city when you came in," Old Leader Shen calmly walked to his usual reclining chair to sit down. But the words he spoke were anything but calm, causing Shen Ming to break out in a cool sweat.

He understood the warning in Grandpa’s words.

Could he have found out about what I did?

The thought terrified him to the point of nearly losing his wits. Crawling forward on his knees to Old Leader Shen, he confessed, "Grandpa, I don’t know what I did wrong. If I’ve upset you in any way, please forgive me this once."