If You Could Hear My Heart
Chapter 1345: Shen Di Returns Home to Get Engaged

Chapter 1345: Chapter 1345: Shen Di Returns Home to Get Engaged

"You and he have been vying for power for more than a day or two. It was my fault for being too permissive in the past, but I never expected this outcome," Shen Cexian said with deep regret.

Shen Chi sat in front of Shen Cexian’s hospital bed and calmly said, "Eldest brother has always been competitive and stubborn, something you should know better than I do."

"Yes, I am well aware. I am also to blame for today’s situation. I shouldn’t have kept you all within Shen Group, nor should I have appointed Shihan as the deputy general manager," Shen Cexian shook his head.

"By this point, right and wrong don’t matter much anymore," Shen Chi said. "I hope eldest brother can wake up."

"Seven years ago, you and he clashed over the position of president. I never imagined that seven years later, you would still be confronting each other."

"Seven years ago, I was almost at a dead end. I also think, if I had been driven out by eldest brother back then, would everything be different today?" Shen Chi spoke calmly.

Back then, the entire board of directors was against him. He worked day and night, attended various events, and drank until he had a stomach bleed, which finally secured some financing.

Those years of hardship, he always kept to himself.

During those years, his greatest pain was still losing Xu Chaomu, but he never gave up on finding her.

If he had been driven out by Shen Shihan back then, perhaps really, everything would have been different, and he would not have met Xu Chaomu again in C City.

"Did you manage to suppress your third brother’s involvement in arms smuggling and drug trafficking?" Shen Cexian asked.

"It’s all been suppressed, no news will leak domestically," Shen Chi said. "Shen Group will not be implicated."

Shen Shihan is part of Shen Group. If any hint of this issue leaked, Shen Group would definitely be significantly affected.

"Your third brother’s company..."

"I’ve handed over third brother’s company to Shen Yanrou. How it’s managed is up to Shen Yanrou," Shen Chi said.

"Shihan is much more obedient than you; sometimes I wonder if I had given the group to Shihan from the start, would things have been different..." Shen Cexian lamented deeply.

"However, what has already happened cannot be conjectured," Shen Chi said calmly, his expression unchanged.

Shen Cexian looked at Shen Chi, his youngest son whom he both loved and hated.

He was proud of Shen Chi’s talents and abilities, but Shen Chi’s stubbornness sometimes infuriated him to the point of spitting blood.

Compared to Shen Chi, Shen Shihan was more composed and more calculative.

But, Shen Shihan’s fault was also his strong resolve to win, and his haste to succeed.

"Sigh," Shen Cexian’s tears almost spilled, "If only you two could join hands and get along well, that would be so good."

Shen Chi remained silent. Of course, that would be best, but such conjecture was impossible.

Putting aside their respective roles and just considering their characters, although there were similarities, most aspects repel each other.

In the eyes of Shen Cexian, both sons had extraordinary intelligence and tactics. If they could join hands, Shen Group would be even more splendid.

Unfortunately, as Shen Chi said, what has already happened cannot be conjectured anymore.

Shen Cexian also fell silent, his deep eyes seemingly bottomless.

Next to the sofa, Zhou Ran and Xu Chaomu sat side by side.

Xu Chaomu was still very restrained in front of Zhou Ran. She was usually lively and optimistic, but with Zhou Ran, only silence remained.

Little Xiaobao, however, knew nothing. Seeing them not speaking sometimes, he still tried to make them happy.

Zhou Ran played with him for a while, and he soon learned to call her "Grandma." The moment Zhou Ran heard that, tears welled up in her eyes.

"This child is really well-behaved," Zhou Ran sighed.

"Mm, quite obedient," Xu Chaomu politely responded.

She knew, there was always a huge gap between her and Shen Chi, even though they were already trying, it always existed.

Zhou Ran is not a particularly talkative person either. When she sat together with Xu Chaomu, she felt somewhat unsure of what to talk about.

"Right, Adi is getting engaged and will return to the country for it," Zhou Ran said.

Xu Chaomu was taken aback: "Engaged? With Doctor Qin?"

"Yes, Qin Chen."

"When?" Xu Chaomu was still a bit surprised.

"The exact date hasn’t been set yet, it depends on Adi’s health condition. She plans to return to the country first and then discuss it with us."

"It’s been a long time since I saw my elder sister," Xu Chaomu said somewhat emotionally.

She really liked Shen Di and still remembered the bracelet Shen Di had given her.

Shen Di was calm, quiet, and composed. The last time she had seen her was a year ago.

She and Qin Chen were a good match, a couple with both talent and beauty, completely flawless. Qin Chen also treated Shen Di very well, always considering her.

But hearing Zhou Ran’s words, Xu Chaomu still felt some melancholy...

She had always liked Wen Zhiyuan; perhaps it was presumptive...

Yet, no matter who Shen Di ended up with, she hoped she would be happy.

"I haven’t seen her for quite a while either, I’ve been too busy, but I’ll make a trip to Australia if I find the time," Zhou Ran remarked.

"How is elder sister’s health?"

"She’s been alright recently, Qin Chen is very caring towards her. With Qin Chen around, I’m reassured."

Xu Chaomu nodded, not saying anything else.

She thought again of Wen Zhiyuan, who was refined, gentle, and amiable. How wonderful it would be if he and Shen Di were together...

Shen Chi had privately told her that Wen Zhiyuan must have feelings for Shen Di; otherwise, he wouldn’t have remained unmarried for so many years. However, seeing Shen Di choosing Qin Chen probably restrained him from making any moves all these years.

There’s a type of love that is about guarding; to see her walk happily into the wedding hall would bring him peace.

This time, if Shen Di returns home for the engagement, the person who would be the saddest would be Wen Zhiyuan...

Xu Chaomu did not want the people she cared about to be sad; She wished happiness for everyone...

But, desires are just desires, some can be fulfilled, and some will never be realized. At this moment, she remembered Nie Chenglang.

The hospital room was quite lively, especially Xiaobao, who would play around with Xu Chaomu for a bit, then turn to Shen Chi.

He was still a little afraid to speak with Zhou Ran and Shen Cexian, but he wasn’t scared of Shen Chi and Xu Chaomu.

Soon, Shen Chi had his assistant bring in gifts, and he personally made a nutritional tea for Shen Cexian.

Shen Cexian no longer refused and took a few sips of the tea.

As they were chatting, the door was suddenly knocked on.

Xiaobao warily glanced at the door: "Someone is knocking."

"I’ll go open it," Xu Chaomu stood up.

The moment the door opened, everyone was stunned.

The visitor was Liu Rumei, dressed in a low-key black trench coat, her face looking haggard, her eyes deeply sunken, and her lips particularly pale and weak.

She was also carrying a basket of fruit. Seeing that Xu Chaomu was the one who opened the door, surprise flashed in her eyes.

For a moment, both inside and outside the hospital room fell silent.

Xu Chaomu quickly recovered and nodded at Liu Rumei.