Little Terrified Bun

Chapter 33

"Surprised?" Wei He let out a cold humph. His gaze was strange, with a bit of hatred and a bit of amazement. "I underestimated you; helping the Ye family to take over my project worth thirty million, how bold and resolute."

Thirty million was neither a small amount nor a large one.

It fell right on the boundaries of Wei He's limit, which was still tolerable. It was just that if this was found out by the public, the Wei family's reputation would be questioned.

Even being confronted like this, Wei Zhe remained composed. He lifted his feet and walked toward the other man. It was as if every step he took stamped upon one's heart, making the heart thud. The two of them met each other's eyes; one sat behind the desk and the other stood on the other side with his hands on the desk.

A middle-aged man and an underaged teenager.

Gravitas was a mysterious thing. Wei He strangely felt that he had become one head short of Wei Zhe at the moment. His entire body was suppressed. Even his breathing sounded slightly rushed.

"Compared to the gift that father gave me, this trivial thing is not worth mentioning." Wei Zhe initiated the conversation with ease.

"A little bastard? Is it worth thirty million?" Wei He's eyes were full of hatred upon mentioning Wei Jing.

"Back then, you brought Wei Jing home yourself, and now you don't want to accept him. Too late." Wei Zhe shrugged. "How about we talk about it more openly. I will take care of Wei Jing outside of the Wei residence so that he won't irritate your eyes anymore. And in return, you will stop causing him trouble and stop with all your tricks."

"Why should I agree to this?" Wei He questioned. "There are many other easier ways, aren't there?"

Wei Jing was Wei He's lifetime shame. Due to himself being an illegitimate child, he treated all his mistresses and their children equally. Wei Jing's mother was from the Jiangnan region (a region south of the Yangtze River) and she possessed the kind of gentleness that was unique to natives of Jiangnan. Back then, even Wei He, who already saw many different sorts of beauty, was deeply astonished by her beauty.

This woman – pretty, gentle, and generous – her furrowed eyebrows always showing a faint sorrow, possibly due to the hardships she went through since she was young, made one wish to smooth her brow.

Wei He liked her, as well as the Wei Jing who grew to be very much like her, otherwise why would a profit-seeking man like him bring the useless and unfavorable Wei Jing to the Wei's residence.

But the more he liked her the more he hated her when he found out that the woman dared to have sex with another man in their apartment right before their wedding day.

Wei He's brain went blank for a moment, then a surge of anger chased it. He was fooled by another person and he even almost married a woman who cheated on him. What a disgrace.

But not waiting for Wei He to get back at them, both died in a car accident while trying to run away.

Maybe he did feel sadness, but he felt more...elated and slightly regretful.

The person who had brought him shame died, so he felt happy.

But he couldn't torture her personally, so he felt lamentful.

If Wei Jing had always acted as a non-existent person who simply wandered in the Wei family – unimportant, inferior, and pitiful – Wei He would be willing to raise him by simply treating him as a joke. But Wei Jing changed. The affection in his eyes disappeared and he dared to resist him as he grew.