Chapter 32

The end of the year is approaching, and it is the busiest time in the company.

After returning to Haicheng, Xia Shutong was immersed in work almost every day from morning till night. She was already thin, but she lost several catties in just ten days.

In addition to work, Xia Shutong began to focus on investigating another matter.

her car accident.

Qian Lingling had been investigating this matter before, but because there were no clues, there was no progress for a long time. It wasn’t until Xia Hongye said that Xia Yuansi was the one who planned the car accident behind them that they regained their understanding.

Although no key evidence has been collected so far, many unreasonable actions of Xia Yuansi have indeed been found.

In the middle of the night, while drinking coffee, Xia Shutong sorted out the photos sent by the private detective, Xia Yuansi’s whereabouts, and there was still an online class on the tablet beside her.

Xia Shutong didn’t go to school, so a lot of knowledge was acquired after arriving at Xia’s family. Even after he mastered Xia’s company, he never let go of the habit of studying every day. After amnesia, Xia Shutong remembered these insignificant things most clearly.

At this time, the screen of Xia Shutong’s mobile phone lit up for a moment.

She hesitated for a moment, but took a look at the phone.

Maomao: [Good night. 】

The corners of Xia Shutong’s lips turned up slightly, and she quickly typed back: [Good night. 】

During this period of time, she did not see Yun Feiwu again, but every morning and evening, she could receive good morning and good night from Yun Feiwu.

Occasionally, Yun Feiwu would send a photo of her. Xia Shutong didn’t have time to reply, so she took a photo of her working environment and sent it.

After coming and going, although there was no verbal communication, the two sent a lot of messages.

Soon, it will be New Year’s Eve.

Xia Shutong gave herself a four-day vacation, so on New Year’s Eve, it was rare for her to sleep in. She asked the nanny to make some food at noon, and then drove to Xia’s old house in the afternoon.

When Xia Shutong arrived at the old house, the entire family was almost there.

When Xia Cha came to Haicheng to work alone when he was young, he had lost contact with his relatives a long time ago, so in the huge villa, there were still those old faces of the Xia family, and the atmosphere in the house was not good.

Just eat a New Year’s Eve dinner together as a family, and break up tomorrow morning.

When Xia Shutong entered the door, she immediately saw Xia Hongye sitting on the sofa with a pocky in her mouth, playing games. In the side hall on the other side, Xia Hongtao’s family of three sat together and talked.

Xia Shutong scoffed inwardly, only the three of them were like a family.

Seeing Xia Shutong came back, none of them reacted, and finally Xia Hongtao pretended to greet him.

Xia Shutong nodded lazily at him, and took the elevator straight to the study on the third floor.

Xia Cha had sent her a message before, telling her to go directly to him in the study when she got home.

“Grandpa.” Xia Shutong tidied up his attire at the door, knocked on the door and entered.

Meeting Xia Cha for the second time, she was inevitably still a little nervous.

“Tongtong is here.” Xia Cha squinted his eyes and looked at Xia Shutong, with a kind smile on his face, “Why is Tongtong so thin these days? Take a good rest and take care of your body during the Chinese New Year.”

Xia Cha was obviously smiling, but Xia Shutong felt as if she was being stared at by a poisonous snake, and nodded stiffly: “Well, thank you, Grandpa, for your concern.”

Xia Cha waved, motioning for her to sit beside him.

Xia Shutong hesitated for a moment, then sat down obediently.

Next, report the company’s current situation to Xia Cha as usual.

Xia Cha always had a smile on his face, but Xia Shutong was keenly aware that the smile this time was different from the last time.

When Xia Shutong reported to him last time, Xia Cha also kept smiling, but the emotion under the smile was very light, with almost no ups and downs. But this time, Xia Shutong felt that he was obviously happier than last time.

Like laughing from the heart.

“That’s right.” After Xia Shutong finished speaking, Xia Cha nodded affirmatively.

Xia Shutong unknowingly let go of the fingers pinching the corner of the clothes.

Xia Cha said with a smile: “By the way, Tongtong, after the New Year’s Eve dinner today, your father and his family should go back directly. As for you, you should stay here for one night, and we will visit your mother tomorrow morning.”

“Listen to grandpa.” Xia Shutong nodded.

Coincidentally, this year’s New Year’s Day happened to be the anniversary of the death of her mother Zhang Yirou.

Qian Lingling told Xia Shutong that she used to go to visit Zhang Yirou’s grave every year, but she usually staggered Mr. Xia and Xia Hongye and went by herself.

Unexpectedly, Xia Cha would propose to go with her.

Xia Shutong hesitated for a moment, but still asked, “Where’s sister?”

“Hongye…” Xia Cha’s voice immediately softened a lot, and she said indifferently, “She will go by herself. Tomorrow, there will only be grandpa and Tongtong, let’s have a good chat and heart-to-heart talk.”

“it is good.”

Although Xia Cha looks kind, Xia Shutong knows that he is a cold-blooded businessman who doesn’t care about family affection at all.

What can they talk about?

Suddenly, Xia Shutong thought of Xia Cha’s satisfaction with her just now, and her heart beat faster.

Maybe tomorrow…she will know what happened in her past.

…

The New Year’s Eve dinner was tasteless.

A large family sits at the same table, at most saying polite words that everyone can hear, even laughing is too embarrassing, it is not as lively as the noise on the TV.

After dinner, the three of Xia Hongtao and the others found an excuse to leave, and Xia Cha returned to his room early.

For some reason, Xia Shutong didn’t want to go back to the room alone, so she sat on the sofa with her mobile phone, looked at her mobile phone for a while, and watched the programs on TV for a while.

Xia Hongye was sitting at the other end holding the game console and playing, the two of them ignored each other, unexpectedly harmonious.

The heating was turned on in the room, and although the TV sound was very loud, it somehow gave people a hypnotic feeling. After listening to it for a while, Xia Shutong felt her eyelids start to tremble, so she just squinted on the sofa for a while.

After that, Xia Shutong was woken up by the vibration of the mobile phone.

She looked at the time and found that it was already twelve o’clock.

And the call was from Yun Feiwu.

Xia Shutong was still a little sleepy, her hands shook, and she pressed the reject button.

Unexpectedly, Yun Feiwu immediately called again.

This time Xia Shutong connected: “Hello?”

She bypassed Xia Hongye, who was having fun playing games, and walked into the garden.

“Mr. Xia,” Yun Feiwu’s voice was still so weak, but it felt a little sweet in Xia Shutong’s ears, “Happy New Year.”

Xia Shutong leaned on the garden railing and replied, “Happy New Year, clouds are not fog.”

She looked up to the sky.

In the distant night sky, fireworks can be seen faintly flickering, so far away that only a speck of light can be seen, and I don’t know where it was set off.

The night wind in winter was very cold, and in just a few seconds, Xia Shutong’s hands became icy cold.

But at this time, she finally had a real feeling of Chinese New Year.

Xia Shutong suddenly wanted to know what Yun Feiwu was doing now, whether he was watching the gorgeous fireworks in the night sky like her.

Xia Shutong asked: “Yun Feiwu, are you at home alone?”

“En.” Yun Feiwu’s voice was very weak.

Subconsciously, Xia Shutong wanted to ask her family members, but when the words came to her lips, she took them back.

She checked and found that Yun Feiwu was born in a well-to-do family in Yuncheng. After his debut, Yun Feiwu had almost no contact with his family. Before Yun Feiwu became an adult, her manager and assistants took care of her, but after she became an adult, she has been working hard in Haicheng alone.

It’s lonely.

Xia Shutong had a sore nose.

Yun Feiwu heard that there was no voice from her side, but took the initiative to change the topic: “President Xiao Xia, I will join the group on the fourth day of junior high school.”

Xia Shutong was stunned for a moment: “Well, I’m going to start working on the fourth day of junior high school.”

He asked again, “What film did you pick up this time?”

She was too busy during this time, and she really didn’t have time to pay attention to Yun Feiwu’s development.

“”Safflower” is an ancient web drama, suspense and reasoning.” Yun Feiwu explained, “Although it is an web drama, the script is well written and the production team is not bad. I have never tried this kind of drama. Type, want to break through.”

There is a wall between the movie circle and the TV circle. Yun Feiwu used to almost only accept movie scripts. Even if he occasionally accepts one or two TV dramas, they are all high-quality star dramas, but he has never accepted web dramas.

However, Xia Shutong believed that Yun Feiwu had a good eye for the script, so he didn’t say much, but asked curiously, “Yun Feiwu, what kind of role are you playing this time?”

“The heroine, Liang Haoyue.” Yun Feiwu’s voice rose, subdued with a bit of mischievous taste, “An upright daughter who looks innocent and has no strength to restrain a chicken, is actually the big boss of the whole show.” , killing like hemp. I think it’s very interesting.”

This kind of white cut black role is undoubtedly a test of acting skills. But Xia Shutong subconsciously felt that Yun Feiwu must be fine.

Even thinking about it is quite touching.

Xia Shutong subconsciously wanted to praise a few words, but when the words came to her lips, she only spat out a few words: “Well… I am also looking forward to it.”

There was silence on the phone for a few seconds.

The atmosphere became visibly awkward.

Xia Shutong lowered her head remorsefully, and was just about to say something else to remedy, when she heard Yun Feiwu’s voice again:

“Mr. Xia, shall we meet in the third year of junior high?”

“Hmm…” Xia Shutong reacted for a second or two, “Mmm!”

What Yun Feiwu meant was that they went together in the third year of junior high…to go on a date.

In the night, Xia Shutong’s cheeks were stained with a layer of light pink.

After these two sentences were finished, the two fell into silence in a tacit understanding.

In the end, it was Yun Feiwu who said first, “Then Mr. Xia, good night.”

“Good night.”

After hanging up the phone, Xia Shutong felt soft in his heart.

She obviously didn’t chat with Yun Feiwu for a while, and she even seemed a little embarrassed because she didn’t know what to say, but after hanging up, she belatedly felt a sense of harmony as an old couple.

Xia Shutong blew on the wind for a while to make sure the blush on her face dissipated before walking back into the room.

At this time, Yun Feiwu sent another message.

[Mr. Xiao Xia, look, how about we play here in the third year of junior high school? 】

Followed by the address of an aquarium.

Xia Shutong replied without thinking: [Okay. 】

The corners of the lips couldn’t be restrained, they rose slightly.

It looks like she hasn’t been to an aquarium yet.

“Hey, why are we talking on the phone for so long, Tongtong?” Xia Shutong was in the right mood, but he heard Xia Hongye’s yin and yang voice, “What? Are you in a relationship?”

Xia Shutong put away her smile and gave her a blank look.

Seeing that she wasn’t angry, Xia Hongye continued to mock her, “Xia Shutong, if you’re really in love, you’d better report it to grandpa. I think he’s going on a blind date for you recently, but if it’s your adopted son For those little white faces, just pretend I didn’t say anything.”

“Blind date?” Xia Shutong raised an eyebrow, “Xia Hongye, I really can’t see that you still care about me.”

“That’s right, after all, I’m the oldest in the family…” Seeing Xia Shutong walking towards her with a cold face, Xia Hongye’s rising voice stopped abruptly, and she became weak in an instant, and pretended to be unconvinced , “Xia Shutong, don’t come here! If you want to beat me, I will cry for you! Bah, bah, sister, hit me if you have the ability, can you beat me?”

Xia Shutong: “…”

It doesn’t have to be.

“What are you afraid of?” Xia Shutong leaned slightly, “I just came to thank my sister.”

Then, turn around and leave.

When going upstairs, Xia Shutong couldn’t help thinking viciously, she finally understood why she was so cruel to others before amnesia.

Because it seems like… bullying people is really fun.

Although I was a little sorry for Xia Hongye, Xia Shutong really wanted to laugh when she saw her shrink back and hide just now.

However, although this sister’s attitude towards her was not good, she didn’t seem to hate her.

During the two meetings, Xia Hongye deliberately revealed some information to her, but for what purpose.

Last time, he told her that Xia Yuansi was the mastermind of the car accident. This time, he reminded her that the old man wanted to give her a blind date. For Xia Shutong, Xia Hongye’s two reminders are not bad things.

Just treat it as this silly sister who treats her sincerely.

But soon, Xia Shutong’s brows slowly frowned again.

Blind date?

Xia Shutong thought for a while, and sent a message to Qian Lingling: [Xiaoqian, has my grandfather introduced me to someone before? 】

Qian Lingling replied quickly: [No. Your grandpa has never paid much attention to this aspect. 】

Qian Lingling: [Mr. Xia, did something happen to you? Do you need me to discuss it together? 】

Xia Shutong hesitated for a moment, then typed and sent: [No need. Xiaoqian, happy new year, rest well. 】

Since Xia Cha had never introduced anyone to her before, and never cared if she married or not, why did Xia Cha want to give her a blind date when she lost her memory?

Xia Shutong shook her head in distress, planning to deal with Xia Cha again tomorrow when she visited the grave.

…

Zhang Yirou’s tombstone is in the suburban cemetery.

In the early morning, the air on the hill is fresh, and there are still traces of ice crystals hanging on the low bushes around.

It’s cold.

Xia Shutong wrapped her scarf, hugged a bouquet of chrysanthemums, followed Xia Cha half a step behind, and the two entered the cemetery one by one.

On the first day of the new year, not many people came to sweep the grave, and the surrounding area was very clean. After bypassing the rows of tombstones on the front mountain, we arrived at the back mountain, and it was quiet again.

Zhang Yirou’s tombstone is in a separate small garden, surrounded by shrubs and flowers, the environment is quiet. There are also a few bouquets of flowers on the tombstone, as if someone had been there not long ago.

“People from the Zhang family should have visited your mother yesterday.” Xia Cha explained.

Xia Shutong nodded and placed the bouquet in the center of the tombstone.

When she looked up, she happened to see the black and white photo on the tombstone.

The woman in the photo is very young, without a trace of wrinkles between her brows and eyes, and her flowing almond eyes are eighty-tenths like Xia Shutong’s, but Xia Shutong finds them very strange.

Thinking back to the word “mother”, the first thing Xia Shutong thought of was Wang Xiaoning.

The woman who raised her for ten years and finally died of illness in a small cold house in the slums of Yuncheng.

After the staff brought the scented wax, Xia Cha gave a light glance, and Xia Shutong took the initiative to take it, lit it and inserted it into the incense burner.

After inserting the incense, the two stood by the tomb for a while, and the air was eerily quiet.

After a while, Xia Cha let out a long breath, and said softly: “Tongtong, after all, our family is sorry for you…and your mother.”

Xia Shutong was keenly aware that Xia Cha was about to tell her something, her fingers unconsciously retracted behind her back, and she clenched it tightly.

Sure enough, next, Xia Cha focused on the tombstone, and said lightly: “Tongtong, don’t you want to know about your past? Grandpa thought about it, and now is the time to tell you.”

Xia Shutong licked her lips nervously: “Yes.”

Xia Cha said slowly: “When Yirou gave birth to you, there were some troubles in the companies of Xia’s family and Zhang’s family. As a result, some unscrupulous people took advantage of the loopholes and stole you from the hospital. Later I They sent people to catch them, and they only said to leave you on the side of the road, but we couldn’t find any trace of you. Everyone thought you were dead. Your mother also suffered from depression because of this, and since then He was devastated, and his health was getting worse and worse. Even if Hongye was adopted later, it would not help.”

“It turned out that when you were nineteen years old, I happened to be on a business trip in Yuncheng. I didn’t expect to run into you by accident, so I brought you home.” Xia Cha narrowed his eyes and recalled, “I It was only then that I found out that you were abducted to Yuncheng by human traffickers.”

Xia Shutong nodded slightly.

What Xia Cha said was exactly the same as what she had guessed.

But no matter how much she searched for these contents, she couldn’t find a trace at all.

Xia Cha saw the doubt in her heart, and explained: “My Xia family’s daughter was kidnapped and sent to other places to be a homeless child for more than ten years. If this matter is going to be spread, I don’t know how ugly the rumors are, and how much the company’s stock price is worth. Less will be affected.”

So Xia Cha ordered people to destroy the traces of Xia Shutong’s past life, and forged all kinds of evidence that she studied abroad.

“But…” Xia Shutong thought, “I was nineteen years old back then, and we had never met before. How…how did you recognize me?”

Xia Shutong didn’t know if it was her own illusion. The moment she asked this question, she saw a cold light flash in Xia Cha’s narrowed eyes, and then quickly disappeared.

Xia Cha pointed to her left shoulder with a smile: “Tongtong, you forgot, you have a birthmark on your shoulder. It was because of this birthmark that we named you Shutong, and the name of Wutong Pictures was also determined in this way. It came down. And your appearance, especially those eyes, is very similar to your mother.”

On Xia Shutong’s left shoulder, there was indeed a red mark like a sycamore leaf. When she first lost her memory, Xia Shutong relied on this birthmark to confirm that it was indeed her body.

But…Xia Shutong vaguely remembers that when she was very young, she was called a “monster” by the neighbor’s children because of her birthmark, and was even bullied because of it, so she has always disliked it.

Even if he later came to the Xia family and inherited the company, he would habitually cover up the birthmark, let alone before returning to the Xia family.

So how could Xia Cha see her birthmark at that time?

Xia Shutong vaguely felt that he had caught something, but it was not real enough, and it might slip through his fingers at any time.

Without waiting for her to think too much, Xia Cha continued: “Later when you returned home, you followed Yirou first, and after Yirou passed away, I discovered your talent, so I took you by my side to teach you and train you. After all, Hong Tao is not up to date, and in the end, the company can only be handed over to you.”

“Tongtong,” after saying this, Xia Cha patted her on the shoulder with a smile, “Now, grandpa has told you everything you want to know. In the future, don’t think too much about it, just be safe.” Manage the company’s property with peace of mind, and grandpa will support you in case of trouble, just like before, don’t be afraid of anything.”

“Well, thank you Grandpa.”

Xia Shutong nodded obediently, but couldn’t help admiring Xia Cha, an old fox.

Xia Cha seemed to have said everything, and explained her past clearly in a few words, but in fact, she didn’t say what she had experienced at all.

Since Xia Cha didn’t want to say more, Xia Shutong definitely couldn’t ask any more questions from him.

But just like this, Xia Shutong got an answer, but she needed to continue to search for the details in the answer.

“Let’s go, Tongtong, let’s go home.” After saying that, Xia Cha turned and walked out of the cemetery.

Xia Shutong followed immediately.

This time, Xia Cha didn’t go to the parking lot immediately, but walked around to the viewing area of ​​the back mountain. No plans to start a family?”

Sure enough, the blind date Xia Hongye mentioned came here.

Xia Shutong didn’t change his face: “Not yet. Grandpa, I think… work is more important.”

“Hahaha, I’ll just say it.” Xia Cha smiled and clapped his hands, “The last time you went to the dinner party for me, many friends sent messages that night, saying that they wanted to introduce their grandson to you .Hey, Tongtong, don’t look at grandpa with such eyes, grandpa understands what you think, and has already pushed you away.”

Xia Shutong smiled and nodded, waiting for the old fox’s next words.

She had already figured out the way of old man Xia. If she wanted to restrain herself, she would raise it first. She would first give a result that she could accept, and then suddenly throw a blockbuster. Layer by layer, people are deceived so that they can’t find the north.

“However.” Sure enough, Xia Cha turned around gracefully, “In these years, you have no one to accompany you, and grandpa also thinks that you may be too lonely. Tongtong, if you like If you are a person, tell grandpa, grandpa will help you decide.”

The old fox is cheating her.

“Grandpa,” Xia Shutong put on an obedient smile, “I’m really not interested in these things.”

Xia Cha nodded with a smile: “Grandpa knows, so those old men who said they were close were all driven away by grandpa? But ah, you are a girl after all, grandpa is worried that you will suffer alone, and still hopes that you can find someone else you like. Half, support each other. From the perspective of grandpa, if you are strong, then find a child who is not so strong and marry into our family…”

When Xia Shutong heard the word “child”, Xia Shutong suddenly lost his mind, and Yun Feiwu’s face flashed in front of his eyes.

On the day Yun Feiwu was injured, when he squinted his eyes and raised his head to ask her to feed him, he really looked like a child who hadn’t grown up.