Chapter 860 - Dont Provoke the Wen Family... For Now (1/2)

The Xiao Corporation had also stabilized their stock prices and strengthened their foundation. However, the losses were unimaginable, and they would have faced a terrible financial crisis if it weren’t because of their hefty amount of savings.

Chu Jingnan had already promised to further his studies abroad together with his mother and Xiao Zhiyuan was preparing for it. From now on… he no longer had to worry about his secret getting exposed to the media or his wife finding out. Although he felt rather guilty about it and felt that he had let Chu Jingnan and his mother down, he had no choice but to do so for the sake of his family.

Even though he had already made all the appropriate and necessary arrangements, he still felt empty.

Although the scandal had already died down and been resolved, the Xiao Family was still affected by the aftereffects, which took a toll on Lin Yuechan and their son Xiao Chengyu.

Ever since the release of his scandal, his relations.h.i.+p with his wife turned sour and she packed her belongings to return to her maiden home. Even until now, she still refused to forgive him or pick up his calls. He had tried to look her up at the Lin Family home, but she simply refused to see him.

It was the first time that he ever found it so difficult to coax a woman. He initially thought that he could have extramarital affairs with beautiful and younger women since it was just an arranged marriage and he had been treating his wife with due respect. However, when he truly lost her, he realized that she actually meant a lot to him and he had already given her his heart unknowingly.

Meanwhile, his son Xiao Chengyu had a heated argument with him and moved out of the Xiao Family home. He still refused to forgive him until now.

His initially complete family had been broken.

“Zhiyuan, it’s your turn,” said Old Mr. Xiao, who noticed that his son had been s.p.a.cing out every now and then throughout their game of chess.

Still stuck in a daze, Xiao Zhiyuan stared at the chessboard in bewilderment. He suddenly forgot the move that he had just made and did not know what move to make next.

Old Mr. Xiao sighed and put the chessboard away. “You’re too distracted. There’s no point in continuing with the game. We might as well put an end to it.”

He had never seen this ordeal coming, and he knew that the person who was affected the most was his son. He had always been arrogant and conceited. However, he did not wish for his family to be defeated because of that. It was a terrible feeling.

Hanging his head low, Xiao Zhiyuan exclaimed, “Father, I’m sorry!”

Old Mr. Xiao shook his head and said, “You didn’t let me down. You’ve let yourself down. As a person, what’s most important is that you stay firm to your morals and values. Did you manage to do that?”

Xiao Zhiyuan had a poor moral character and ended up getting embroiled in a scandal involving a mistress and an illegitimate son. He became an enemy of the public and the subject of castigation. How could he be an upright person?

Xiao Zhiyuan looked down and said, “Father, I understand.”

Old Mr. Xiao’s tone became austere and he said, “It’s time you learned your lesson. Take this incident as a lesson learned and be wary from now on. You must remember that l.u.s.t is dangerous and you should abstain from it.”

Old Mr. Xiao was still rather upset and infuriated about the scandal. He was extremely disappointed as well. However, the Xiao Family was currently facing a string of other problems and his son was under tremendous pressure and agony. Hence, he could not bear to blame him any further.