Chapter 1178 - Those Who Are Involved Often Fail to See the Bigger Picture That Bystanders Do (1/2)

Old Mr. Wen remained calm during his conversation with Wen Xinya and quickly digested everything that she told him. He even acted immediately and expressed his trust in Wen Xinya. He also discussed with her about what the Wen Family should do next.

However, he was actually not as calm as he seemed to be on the surface.

He was engulfed by pangs of panic and fear when he heard about the Korean-Chinese Alliance. His anxiety almost made him turn irrational too.

He dared not believe that the Wen Family had been living in the shadow of a conspiracy for decades, and the career that he had painstakingly built turned out to be just a part of a huge conspiracy.

He was the one who had put in hard work to establish the Wen Corporation and he would definitely not allow anyone else to encroach on it. Now that the Zhang Corporation had already dragged the entire Wen Family down into the conspiracy, they could not afford to alarm them. Otherwise, they would be facing a destructive blow.

Protecting the Wen Corporation’s foundation was what he ought to do now.

However, he had worked hard his entire life to run the business and it was easier said than done. “Old Yu, talk to me!”

Butler Yu slowly took a seat in front of him and asked, “Old Sir, did something happen?”

After a moment of hesitation, Old Mr. Wen said, “Nothing much. I just feel like I’m useless now that I’m old. All I do is let my imagination run wild and I’m so afraid of everything. I’m no longer as resolute as I used to be when I was young and I’m so paranoid nowadays.”

The matter about the Korean-Chinese Alliance was extremely important and he naturally wouldn’t expose it, lest he bring about a crisis to the Wen Family. It was not that he didn’t trust Butler Yu, but rather the consequences were too serious for anyone to bear.

Hence, he chose to hide it from Butler Yu.

“Sir, you’re making it sound more serious than it really is. Even after all these years, you’re still as resolute as you used to be. It’s just that people tend to become less reckless when they’re old and of course, you wouldn’t act without consideration like you did when you were younger. After all… you’re in charge of the Wen Family and the Wen Corporation. The wellbeing and careers of your thousands of employees are in your hands!”

Butler Yu obviously wouldn’t be so naive to think that Old Mr. Wen was really fine like he said. However, he was sensible enough to know when and when not to probe, which was also why he could work for Old Mr. Wen for so long.

Old Mr. Wen had no idea what Butler Yu was thinking. “Enough, don’t bother trying to comfort me by complimenting me. We’ve known each other for so long. You definitely know how I am.”

Although Butler Yu was the butler of the Wen Family, he and Old Mr. Wen were just like friends when they interacted with each other in private.

Butler Yu laughed and said, “I’m telling the truth. I’ve been through so much together with you in the past few decades, and I’ve really never seen you being defeated by anything.”

Although Butler Yu’s words did have some effect on Old Mr. Wen, he sighed and asked, “Old Yu, what do you think of Xinya?”

Actually, he wanted to know if Xinya was trustworthy to Old Mr. Yu.

However, he could not bring himself to say those words at all. Wen Xinya was a good child and he knew better than anyone else that she was extremely outstanding and possessed the qualities that the successor of the Wen Family ought to have. He was extremely pleased with her and even nurtured her like she was the successor.

He definitely cared about her because they had been interacting with each other for more than three years.

However, he was a little hesitant because his lifelong career was now concerned. After all… Wen Xinya had led a wandering life for fifteen years and even if he was her true flesh and blood, was three years… enough to make her loyal?