Chapter 626 - RETURN TO MOUNTAIN RIDGE (1/2)

Wang Che did not know what his youngest brother was up to. It was obvious that the whole invite to the Wang house was a ruse to manipulate him to do something. Otherwise, his mother would not have appeared at such an opportune time.

He did not need to ask to know that they wanted him to invest in the family business to cover up for the cash flow issues. But Wang Ning was acting as if they were close brothers or friends. It made him raise his guard even higher.

”What do you want, Wang Ning?” He asked.

”Do not be so paranoid. I am offering free advice. You can take it or leave it.” Wang Ning said without a sign of care on his face.

Wang Che did not know how to react to this casual attitude. So, he just nodded.

”The curse of the Wang men is the inability to open up about their real feelings. It is like a mental block that stands in the way of expressing feelings. Sometimes, you might say something you do not mean. And other times, you will be silent despite wanting to speak out. Am I right?” Wang Ning asked.

Wang Che did not respond.

”I will assume by your silence that this is the problem you are experiencing.” Wang Ning chuckled. ”The key to overcoming the barrier is becoming the worst version of yourself.”

The younger man looked at his brother with mischievous eyes. He looked like a no-good imp with evil plans on his mind. Wang Che was aware that he was waiting to see his reaction, perhaps for his own entertainment or other purposes.

”I am not going to do that.” Wang Che said.

”You really are the prince of Supreme City.” Wang Ning took a sip of coffee. ”I assume that you have always been the perfect guy with Furukawa Shun, right? You helped him with anything he needed, and you hang out with him, but as friends.”

He leaned to Wang Che. ”Where has that left you? He abandoned you publicly, and your reputation has hit an all-time low. And now, you are here in the home you probably swore you would never return to again. From where I am sitting, it does not look like you are winning.”

Wang Che's jaw tightened in anger. ”You do not know anything about us. You should stop your petty attempts to make me lose my temper.”

Wang Ning did not let up. ”But there is no 'us', is there? You are just you, alone. Everything between you and that Shun is your wishful thinking. Everyone knows that he has always carried a torch for Zhong Feng. I bet that is where he ran off to.”

Wang Che's hand tightened around his mug. He knew that it was not true that Shun was interested in Zhong Feng, but he still could not deny that it stung quite a bit. Despite not remembering anything, he still chose to stay in Azure Woods than with him.

Wang Ning laughed. ”Oh, did I guess correctly? You should know by now that you cannot win against Zhong Feng. Just like you could never win against Brother Lu. How does it feel to always be the loser, no matter what you do?”

The handle of the mug in Wang Che's hand shattered, and the cup fell to the ground and shattered into pieces. Coffee splatters on the polished stone surface, leaving a brown mark. However, Wang Che did not spare the cup a glance.

He stared at Wang Ning who had that same irritating look in his eyes. It was almost like he was laughing at Wang Che. For a moment, Wang Che wanted to smack him in his smug face. However, he quickly realised he was being played like a fool.

He stood up with a cold look in his eyes. ”Thank you for the coffee.”

With that, he walked back to the house, intending to leave the Wang estate immediately. He was afraid that if he stayed longer in this place he used to call home, he would make things worse instead of finding out what he wanted to know.

Behind him, Wang Ning smiled to himself and downed the rest of his coffee. ”It seems like brother Che is tougher than I thought. But that is also good.”

He stood up and followed Wang Che because he knew what was coming next.

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In Azure Woods, Shun was on the carpeted floor in the nursery. He was supposed to watch the baby, but he felt useless as he looked at Zhong Wang Lei piling up blocks with a weird type of focus. The entire scene was cute and amusing.

Shun also had a pile of blocks in front of him. Somehow, he felt like he was having a showdown with Wang Lei. For some reason, the baby seemed to be looking at him with some contempt once in a while before continuing to pile up the blocks.

But he was almost sure he was imagining it.

”What are you two doing?” Hu Lei asked as she entered the nursery.

Both Wang Lei and Shun looked up. However, Wang Lei went back to working on his little project without caring about the interruption.

”We are building rival twin towers to dominate the world,” Shun responded.

Hu Lei laughed. ”You will never beat Wang Lei. Where he lacks in arm strength, he makes up for it with focus. Thank you for watching him.”

”I did not do anything.” Shun waved his hands awkwardly. ”It was quite relaxing.”

”Still, thank you.” Hu Lei said.