Pampered By All In Different Planes

While he was speaking, the message on the mobile phone fully appeared in front of them.

[Yanshang, your grandfather has compromised, agreed for you to come back, and he wants to hold a banquet for you]

This message had been sent by Xie's father, and after Xie Yanshang finished reading it, he handed the mobile phone to Su Zhiruan.

"Compromise?!" she read out loud, "Why would dad suddenly send you a message? Why not call and ask?"

"I was thinking the same thing. Besides mom and dad, I haven't contacted the old man either. It's strange that dad would suddenly say he has compromised," said Xie Yanshang as he dialed his father's number.

The call was answered within two seconds, and Xie's father's voice came through.

"Hello? Is this Yanshang or Ruanruan?"

"We're both here," Xie Yanshang placed the phone between him and Su Zhiruan and turned on the speaker, "Dad, what's this message about?"

Upon discussing this, Xie's father sighed deeply, "About this matter, the old man and I have discussed it too. Whether to come back or not is up to you, don't worry, he won't force you anymore."

"Dad, what's this about a banquet?" Su Zhiruan asked him, and Xie Yanshang nodded in agreement.

"Let me explain the whole story to you, and after that, you can decide for yourselves," Xie's father said, choosing his words carefully, then recounted the recent events.

After listening for a while, Su Zhiruan and Xie Yanshang roughly understood what had happened.

Old Mr. Xie had been very stubborn, thinking he could come out of retirement and handle the company's affairs well, making Xie Yanshang regret his decisions.

However, the CEO's position was not a leisurely post; on the contrary, it was exhausting.

The old man's health wasn't good, and sitting in the office for long periods, not knowing how to use video conferencing and related software like the younger people, even with a secretary to assist him, his pride could not endure doing everything personally yet not doing it well. He even made several blunders that became office jokes. Hearing employees whispering, hoping for Xie Yanshang's return, was infuriating for him, and he eventually grew so angry that he fell ill.

Xie uncle was thrilled, thinking he finally had a great chance to take over the Xie Group. Seeing the old man feeling incompetent and his self-esteem shattered, his spirit broken, he readily agreed to his uncle's takeover.

But Xie uncle had always put personal gain over collective benefit. Upon joining the company, he schemed to make money, even having the finances falsified behind everyone's backs, secretly siphoning off several billion, losing several hard-won partnerships. He even fancied a beautiful married female employee, trying to manipulate her, which was unforeseen as her husband turned out to be a civil servant who initiated a restructuring of the Xie Group.

In one word, the old man was gravely ill, Xie uncle took over, and the employees gradually felt the company might shut down. Even Jinghua's former wealthiest man had his downfall. Without Xie Yanshang, the company turned into a complete mess overnight.

In a fit of anger, the old man ousted Xie uncle, and he himself stayed in the hospital, his life hanging by a thread.

A dying man's words are kind.

Approaching death, old Mr. Xie didn't know what he was still holding onto; he truly regretted now.

If only he had humbled himself earlier, allowed Xie Yanshang to return, perhaps the Xie Group wouldn't have ended up like this.

He wanted to contact Xie Yanshang, but found Xie Yanshang had long since blocked him, and he couldn't even make a call through.

Even the phones of his close confidants were all blocked by Xie Yanshang, no one was spared.

In the end, helpless, the old man could only ask Xie's father to communicate his thoughts and his desire to hold a banquet to welcome Xie Yanshang and Su Zhiruan.

At this moment, even though he was still not satisfied with Su Zhiruan, he had no choice but to compromise.

The old man could see that Su Zhiruan held a very high place in his grandson's heart; if he disrespected her, Xie Yanshang would not be polite with him.

After Xie's father finished speaking, the three of them fell into silence.

"Yanshang, Ruanruan, I am just passing along the message. Whether or not you go back is up to you," Xie's father added, "but... the old man might truly not have long to live, even if just for the sake of reputation, it might be good to go back and see."

"Alright, we understand," Xie Yanshang looked at Su Zhiruan.

In the exchange of glances, they both knew the other's thoughts.

Their thoughts at this moment were probably the same—