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Chapter 1033 - 1030: Disassociate Through a Newspaper Announcement?

Chapter 1033: Chapter 1030: Disassociate Through a Newspaper Announcement?

Until the end, Tong Xiaohua didn’t mention anything about Yan Bo to her mother.

Her mother’s health wasn’t good, and Tong Xiaohua didn’t want her to worry excessively about her own affairs.

Seeing her daughter’s spirits down, although her mother could guess the general situation, it wasn’t appropriate to bring it up directly. She only asked Tong Xiaohua to make some time to inquire about it from Yan Bo when she went to rest in her room.

"What could it be? It must be that boy Yan’s parents’ issue—truly old-fashioned antiquities, tormenting their own son like this, don’t they feel pained?"

Tong’s mother sighed, "Yun Xiang, do you think I’ll be able to see them get married?"

Tong’s mother was well aware of her own health status.

Tong’s father hugged her gently and patted her back, "Don’t talk nonsense, how could you possibly not see it!"

After learning about his wife’s worries, Tong’s father also became a bit anxious.

The next day, after Tong Xiaohua left the house, and after his wife had gone to the backyard to tend to her flowers and plants, Tong’s father made the excuse of having arranged to play golf with a friend and left the house.

He had the driver take him near the Yan family, found a tea house to sit down in, and then made a call to Yan Bo.

Yan Bo was surprised to receive his call and, when he heard that he was waiting at a nearby tea house, he quickly handed off his work and hurried to the tea house.

Tong’s father was always straightforward, not bothering with beating around the bush.

After Yan Bo sat down and took a sip of tea, he went straight to the point.

"Xiao Yan, about that matter we discussed at the end of the year, how are your preparations going?"

Yan Bo immediately understood, "Uncle Tong, don’t worry, I’m already preparing. As soon as Xiao Hua gets a break from school, I’ll take action."

Tong’s father nodded, picked up his tea and took a few sips, pondered for a while, then spoke.

"There’s something I’ve been hiding from Xiaohua all these years."

Yan Bo looked seriously at Tong’s father and cautiously asked, "Is it about Aunt Tong?"

Tong’s father looked up at him, a hint of sorrow in his eyes, and hesitated for a moment before finally speaking.

"Yes, have you noticed as well?"

Yan Bo felt uncomfortable admitting that he had once investigated all affairs of the Tong family, so he simply nodded lightly.

"Yes, Aunt Tong’s complexion hasn’t been good, and her constitution is average. So, I made some guesses. But don’t worry, Uncle Tong, I haven’t mentioned it to Xiaohua."

But, in fact, Yan Bo was very clear in his heart that Tong Xiaohua must have already had her suspicions about her mother’s illness; she simply pretended not to know.

"Her mother fell sick when she was ten years old. She underwent an operation at that time and the illness was controlled. It was because of this illness that Xiaohua couldn’t have any brothers or sisters. A few months ago, after Xiaohua’s birthday, we told her we were going on a world tour, but actually, it was because her mother’s illness had relapsed, and we had to go overseas for treatment."

"Now, the illness is temporarily under control, but the doctor said her constitution is too weak, and the chances of recurrence are getting higher. So, she herself is always ready to make the decision to leave."

Tong’s father, who usually appeared carefree and casual, now spoke of Tong’s mother with the corners of his eyes slightly reddened, showing that even the toughest man has tender moments.

Yan Bo listened in silence. Seeing Tong’s father pause, he refilled his cup with tea. After a moment of silence, he said,

"Uncle Tong, I know quite a few famous doctors in the capital city. Maybe, I can invite them to come and examine Aunt Tong?"

Tong’s father shook his head, "It’s no use. I’ve sought after all the famous doctors domestically. The doctor said she’s just too frail to withstand any major stress."

Yan Bo fell silent again, "Uncle Tong, I understand. I will expedite the marriage proposal. As soon as Xiaohua agrees, we can have the engagement ceremony right after the Spring Festival."

Having reached this point in the conversation, Tong’s eldest didn’t hide his concerns anymore, "I trust you, but what will you do about your parents when the time comes for the engagement party?"

Tong’s eldest trusted Yan Bo to make his precious daughter happy, but he couldn’t bear the thought of his precious daughter returning to the Yan Family to be scorned and humiliated.

Now Yan Bo could completely confirm that Tong’s eldest had caught wind of the falling-out with his parents.

He weighed his options carefully before laying out the truth that he had blocked his parents and older brother on his phone.

After hearing everything, Tong’s eldest had an epiphany.

"No wonder Xiao Hua came home last night looking like she had lost her soul. Did you tell her about this?"

Yan Bo was taken aback for a moment and then shook his head in denial, "No, I was afraid she’d worry, and I didn’t want her to feel guilty, so I haven’t mentioned it to her."

"That’s strange, then. Could there be something else?" Tong’s eldest frowned and pondered deeply.

Yan Bo also lowered his head and thought, having a vague idea of the cause and effect of the situation.

However, it wasn’t something he could discuss with Tong’s eldest. After all, it was his own inadequacies that had caused Tong Xiaohua to worry and feel guilty again.

"Uncle Tong, don’t overthink it. I’ll call her later to ask, maybe it’s because of an exam or something."

This reason was rather far-fetched, but Tong’s eldest seemed to accept his explanation without further comment.

As their conversation went on, it was soon time for lunch. Yan Bo invited Tong’s eldest to stay for lunch, but he declined.

"No, thank you. I need to go back and keep your aunt Tong company. In any case, you should hurry up with the proposal and engagement, it might cheer your aunt Tong up a bit and possibly be good for her health."

Yan Bo escorted Tong’s eldest to his car and watched the vehicle drive away before taking out his phone and removing his older brother, Yan Yuan, from the blacklist.

When he dialed the phone, it was a long while before the other party picked up.

"Finally decided to unblock me?" Yan Yuan’s tone was very annoyed.

Yan Bo’s response was no less terse, "Bro, why trouble Xiao Hua with our issues?"

"What do you mean ’our issues’? If it weren’t for her, would you have blocked mom and dad and even me?"

Yan Bo found a corner to stop and shouted into the phone at the person on the other end.

"Bro, can you be reasonable? If it wasn’t for mom and dad and your insistence on forcing your ideas on me, would I have blocked you? I am Yan Bo, not Yan Zhong or Yan Yuan; I am not responsible for your lives, and you are not responsible for mine!"

Yan Bo had been extremely weary lately due to the tug-of-war between his parents, siblings, and Tong Xiaohua.

He knew his parents were hurt,

But he also knew that there was no all-happy solution to this matter.

And if he continued to capitulate and suppress his own desires for his parents, it would be extremely unfair to Tong Xiaohua.

Though Xiao Hua had said that no matter what, she would stand by him and face everything together.

But how could he bear it? How could he willingly let her suffer?

"Yan Bo, do you have no conscience speaking like this? If you weren’t Yan Zhong’s son, would you have your success today? Of course, the same goes for me; if I were not Yan Zhong’s son, I’d probably still be just a clerk struggling at the bottom. Have you ever considered this possibility?"

Driven to his wit’s end, Yan Bo retorted, "So what do you want me to do, publicly disown my family in the newspaper?"