"We can’t keep deceiving ourselves; it’s good for no one. Better to endure short-term pain than long-term suffering, better to admit that he’s already dead,"
His words were somewhat ruthless.
Mother Rong looked at him coldly, agitated, "Don’t think I don’t know what you’re scheming. If Shaoze is declared dead, you can inherit Shengjue, right? Let me tell you, my son is still alive, and no one can steal his things!"
Rong Mingyan glanced at her, his eyes dark and inscrutable.
He didn’t argue with her but directly asked the bedridden Rong Guangguo, "Grandfather, what do you think we should do?"
Mother Rong also turned to look at him immediately, "Dad, you must believe Shaoze is still alive. He’s your grandson; you can’t just give up on him!"
Rong Guangguo’s eyes flickered with a hint of agitation.
He looked at Rong Mingyan, then at Mother Rong, and said tremblingly,
"I knew... this day would come... I thought, at least during my... lifetime... I wouldn’t see... this scene... The elder burying the younger... I’ve been through it many times... I’m old now, and my heart is tired... Now I don’t want to deal with anything... You all decide for yourselves..."
Was he handing over authority to Rong Mingyan to handle this matter?
Mother Rong’s eyes widened in disbelief, "Dad, you can’t just stand by! If all of Rong Family’s assets fall into Rong Mingyan’s hands, what will Shaoze do when he comes back?"
Rong Guangguo shook his head, tears sparkling in his eyes, "He won’t come back... he’s dead..."
Mother Rong’s face turned pale in an instant, her legs gave way, and she nearly collapsed to the ground.
Lin Xinlan hurriedly supported her, propping her up.
"Madam, don’t think such chaotic thoughts, Rong Shaoze will definitely come back, you must believe in him!"
Mother Rong couldn’t help but her eyes fill with tears; how could she believe he would come back?
After searching for half a month, without even a trace, it was clear that he had sunk to the bottom of the sea, not even a body left behind...
Mother Rong clenched her chest tightly, painfully closing her eyes, the heart-wrenching pain made her wish she could die immediately.
Rong Mingyan glanced at them, his eyes calm.
He looked at Rong Guangguo and bending over, said gently, "Grandfather, then I will do as I see fit."
"No!" Mother Rong suddenly opened her eyes and shouted at him, "You can’t do that, Shaoze is still alive, he hasn’t died, he will definitely come back!"
"Auntie, in fact, you also think he’s already dead, don’t you? You just don’t want to admit it. Why bother? The Rong Family isn’t just about him, and it doesn’t have to revolve around him alone. The family of dozens and the company with tens of thousands of employees all depend on Shengjue for their livelihood. If he never appears, and Shengjue falters, should we let so many people become unemployed, without any means of support?"
Lin Xinlan, cutting off Mother Rong, retorted coldly, "Aren’t you the acting CEO? With you in charge, how could Shengjue falter!"
The man scoffed, "What do you know? The power of an acting CEO is just for show; many things require the CEO’s personal instruction and signature to be accomplished. If I don’t truly sit in that position, many people won’t follow my arrangements. Some people in the company will also take this opportunity to commit illegal acts for personal gain. What if Shengjue becomes a mess, gets ruined, who will take responsibility then?!"