Chapter 316 – Great God, I heard you’re going to travel a thousand li to deliver (50)
But children’s hearts are always sensitive, especially a child like Fang Shi, who could sense the thoughts of the adults around him.
He could feel all the fear, wariness, and vigilance.
From that moment on, his father didn’t even want to spare him a glance. After all, he was too much of a threat to the son his father truly favored.
Old Master Fang was also biased, he had always been more partial to his youngest son.
Though his outward attitude didn’t seem to change, he secretly instructed the tutors to tamper with Fang Shi’s curriculum, deliberately slowing down the pace of his learning, hoping that his brilliance would eventually fade into mediocrity.
But it was useless. Some things are simply innate. Fang Shi was born exceptional, blessed with talent. No matter the field, he could quickly absorb knowledge, grasp concepts, and apply them with ease.
This continued until he entered high school. During a practical exercise involving all the Fang family’s children, he used the same initial capital as the others to swiftly build a top-tier trade company. That company, now an international enterprise, remains one of his largest assets. And at the time, he hadn’t even studied business.
His failure to hold back made the entire Fang family realize that there was no way to suppress his growth.
From then on, Old Master Fang’s affection became increasingly obvious, so obvious that nearly all of the Fang family’s business partners knew that the old man had a grandson he adored deeply.
A grandson named Fang Shi.
So much so that he was even considering handing over the vast Fang family business to him.
Ridiculous.
And from that moment on, his so-called father and younger brother seized every opportunity they could to try and bring him down.
After their first attempt at provoking him ended in miserable failure, Old Master Fang came to him.
Hoping that, for his Grandpa’s sake, Fang Shi would let them go.
Fang Shi wasn’t foolish, he fully understood what that so-called affection truly meant.
But what could he do? The world was just too simple, too lacking in challenge. And regardless of the old man’s ulterior motives, the old man had been the only warmth in Fang Shi’s childhood.
So he agreed. No matter how they schemed against him, he ignored them, even occasionally letting them have their way.
For example, they thought they had injured his right hand badly enough to force him out of professional competitions, believing they had finally bested him. But they were simply overthinking. Clearly, Old Master Fang had never warned them, or perhaps, he himself hadn’t considered all the possibilities.
No matter how much debt is owed, one day it will be repaid.
No matter how much patience he had, eventually, it would run out.
He hadn’t yet reached the point of losing his temper and taking action against them, he only wished they wouldn’t cross his bottom line.
His head rested in the crook of her neck, his voice slightly muffled as he spoke. Yan Luo listened quietly.
Every now and then, she lifted a hand to twirl a strand of his hair between her fingers, letting him know she was paying attention.
Things were far more complicated than she had imagined.
Her little princess was truly pitiful.
“Finished?” she asked, raising an eyebrow as his voice gradually faded.
It was as if someone had finally let out all his grievances. He held her waist tightly, pressing close, letting out little hums, just like a spoiled little pup.
Wanting kisses, cuddles, and to be lifted high.