Chapter 73 - Chapter 73 - 73: It’s up to you. (1/2)

Chapter 73 – 73: It’s up to you.

Tong Ming was startled; the wine that had been cellared for twenty-two years was extraordinarily potent.

Chen Yu had just downed a glass in one go!

However, he didn’t stop him, instead looking at Chen Yu with a gaze of admiration.

“Good lad, you’ve got guts.”

With that, he also drank down the wine in his hand.

In fact, it was only at this moment that Chen Yu came to know Tong Ya’s real age.

By that account, Tong Ya had been only fifteen years old during the summer of their first encounter.

A fifteen-year-old genius girl who had already started college, and now, she was wholeheartedly following by his side.

This inexplicably added a sense of guilt to his heart.

Tong Ming placed the empty bowl on the table: “To be honest, I like you, young man!”

“It’s rare to see youngsters with personality like yours these days.”

“You flatter me, elder!” Chen Yu responded, then poured another two bowls of wine.

Tong Ming laughed heartily: “I came today, actually, to talk about my family situation with you.”

As he said this, Tong Ming leaned back in his chair, looking up at the ceiling.

“On the day when Tong Ya’s mother passed away, I was negotiating a very important contract! Career, the love of my life, I really didn’t know what to choose.”

Chen Yu sat quietly across from Tong Ming, listening.

Now that he and Tong Ya were together, they were family.

Tong Ming was also his elder; the least he could offer was respect.

Moreover, he was curious why Tong Ya had chosen to run away from home.

It turned out that on that day, Tong Ya’s mother had called Tong Ming from her sickbed, telling him he must secure the contract.

And as Tong Ming recalled these events, tears streaked down his face.

It was apparent how deeply he loved Tong Ya’s mother.

This was probably why he had never remarried thereafter.

But in Tong Ya’s eyes, Tong Ming had given up on her mother for his so-called career.

Moreover, with Tong Ming constantly doing business away from home, he had seldom taken care of Tong Ya.

All this had further ingrained the impression of Tong Ming as unfeeling in Tong Ya’s heart.

Therefore, on the day she finished her postgraduate studies, Tong Ya had chosen to leave home.

Soon, both of them were heavily drunk.

After all, with twenty-two-year-old liquor, even those with strong alcohol tolerance could get befuddled.

[System prompt: The host is in a state of intoxication, which may affect business tomorrow. Would you like to spend one thousand points to sober up?]

Chen Yu was momentarily stunned, inwardly complaining, “Why didn’t you tell me about this feature earlier?”

Without hesitating, he immediately confirmed the prompt in his mind.

His heavy head then cleared up again, as if what he had just drunk was nothing but water.

[Current remaining points: one million, seven hundred and fifteen thousand, six hundred and eighty.]

But Tong Ming was not faring well, his face had turned an extreme shade of red, and he seemed very unsteady on his feet.

He kept talking about his own matters.

“The person I owe the most to in this life is Tong Ya. Now I’ve entrusted her to you, hoping you will treat her well.”

As his words trailed off, Tong Ming then laid his head on the table and fell asleep.

Chen Yu sighed helplessly. Just as he was about to carry Tong Ming upstairs, he suddenly heard quiet sobbing from behind him.

Tong Ya had appeared at the top of the stairs without him noticing.

It seemed that she had heard everything Tong Ming had said earlier.

Chen Yu hurried forward to wipe the tears from the corner of Tong Ya’s eyes.

“I seem to have resolved someone’s misunderstanding after many years, don’t I deserve some reward?”