Chapter 469

Chapter 469

He Tian’s expression changed when he heard this. Who told her? She found out way too fast!

Luckily... luckily, he had already written and submitted the document severing ties with his father.

Otherwise, there’d be no way to explain this now!

“He Tian? Aren’t you going to say something? Is it true?” Shen Xinxin had a bad premonition.

Then she saw He Tian suddenly start crying, looking so ashamed that it made her heart ache.

“You...” Shen Xinxin was about to ask him what was wrong.

He Tian turned the question back on her: “Xinxin, who told you?”

“I...”

“It doesn’t matter who told you; they weren’t lying. My father did some things he shouldn’t have done, and I’m ashamed to be his son.

I’ve already apologized to my uncle, and for the rest of my life, I’ll do everything I can to make up for the harm done to my uncle’s family.

Xinxin, having a father like this is my curse.”

He Tian was filled with shame and anger.

The way he looked made Shen Xinxin’s heart ache.

But!

Shen Xinxin silently looked at He Tian: “You really are pitiful, so what’s your plan now?”

“I’ve already written and submitted the document to sever ties. From now on, I have no ties to He Youde—I don’t have a father like him.

Xinxin, his actions won’t affect us, and they won’t affect your family either.”

He Tian assured her, but the love in his eyes made Shen Xinxin’s heart go cold.

She shoved He Tian away, stepped back, and looked at him with disappointment.

“Xinxin?” He Tian was baffled—what was she doing?

Isn’t this enough? This woman is just too much!

“Xinxin, for you, I’d give up anything—don’t you believe me?” He Tian asked her sorrowfully.

Shen Xinxin shook her head and started crying too.

While He Tian was still confused, Shen Xinxin shot back: “He Tian, to be with me, to get my parents to accept you, you even disowned your own father?

Since I came to ask you, it means I already know the whole story.

Your father may be hateful, but that’s only to others.

To you, he has been wholehearted.

Everything he did was for you. He’s not a good person, but he’s been nothing but good to you.

Someone who’s been so good to you, and you can just cut ties with him so easily, without a second thought?”

He's your own father.

If you can treat him like this, what will you do if our family is no longer useful to you or if I become a burden?

Will you leave us just like you left your father?

"How could that be? Xinxin, you've misunderstood. I'm actually really sad too. But with my father acting like that, my uncle wouldn't approve of us being together, right? I did it all for you, you know..."

He Tian thought to himself that things were going badly and hurried to explain.

"Don't say it's for me. Since when did I have such charm? It's not like I don't know what I look like, He Tian. Ever since you met me, every other sentence is about my father.

I think you don't like me—you like my father's power!"

Shen Xinxin felt even more let down.

He Tian was just like her father had warned!

He... he was such a disappointment.

Her father had told her to confront He Tian directly. If He Tian turned his back on his own father, then he would never approve of the marriage. If not, she should test him further.

That's why she had made up her mind to come.

But He Tian was only focused on his own comfort, even more selfish than her father had expected.

He Tian was stunned; this wasn't how he thought things would go.

Lately, Shen Xinxin had always been emotional, eating up his sweet, empty words.

He'd even cut ties with his father for her, so why was she acting differently now?

"Xinxin, what exactly did I do wrong? Do you want me to get dragged down by my father, ruin our chances, and let his mistakes destroy my life?"

He Tian looked utterly confused and began to question Shen Xinxin.

He couldn't believe Shen Xinxin actually thought this was okay!

Isn't it normal to look out for yourself?

Furious, Shen Xinxin couldn't hold back and slapped him: "How did I end up with someone as heartless as you?"

"You slapped me?" He Tian was in shock.

"He Tian, do you think everyone is as selfish as you, always putting themselves first? Maybe that's how your family is, but ours isn't like that.

Right, your father could harm your uncle's son for your benefit.

You could also disown your father for your own benefit. You're all the same!

I knew everything about you and still chose you because I wanted us to be together.

I don't care about the difficulties, as long as you have feelings and righteousness. Your father's mistakes are his own, and I wouldn't be disappointed in you.

But you don't even have the courage to face difficulties!

For your own sake, you didn't hesitate to disown your father immediately.

Do you think you're some kind of hero? If you were, you'd have left your uncle's house with your father the moment your brother was found!"

Shen Xinxin was completely repulsed.

The man she had so carefully selected turned out to be shameless, wanting everything for himself.

"You've misunderstood me," He Tian tried to explain.

He was inwardly fuming. Who would have thought the Shen family could be so clueless!

They’re still talking about feelings? Don’t they realize what’s at stake?

"What exactly have I misunderstood? From what I’ve heard, you’ve been crashing at your uncle’s place. You only got the boot recently, didn’t you?

And it was all because your sister snatched your cousin’s boyfriend, forcing you out.

Once your older brother returned, you’ve been mooching off them, haven’t you?

If you had any decency and truly believed your father was in the wrong, you’d have left with him ages ago. You wouldn’t be such a nuisance in their home. To them, aren’t you just a thorn in their side?

With you around, how could your uncle’s long-lost son ever fit into the family?

He Tian, we’re done. Don’t ever reach out to me again.

Consider me a fool for ever trusting you!"

Shen Xinxin felt like even the hand he’d touched was cursed.

"Xinxin?" He Tian called after her, still hoping to catch up.

"Don’t you dare say my name! Your voice makes me sick!" Shen Xinxin turned around and cursed at him, then walked away without looking back.

Left standing there, He Tian angrily kicked the wall several times.

Damn it! Who spilled the beans? If she knows, then you two must know too, right?

How is he supposed to climb the ladder now?

He’s done for—his entire life is over!

All those years of grinding weren’t meant to land him as some lowly clerk.

After all this mess, his uncle wouldn’t trust him like he used to.

He’d been banking on Shen Xinxin, but now even that’s fallen apart.

He Tian's expression turned ferocious.

In another corner, Xiao Fang, who’d been eavesdropping, made sure he’d completed the task Old Master Zhou Jieshu had entrusted to him and left feeling satisfied.

Although it was quite unexpected that the old master would ask him for such a favor, it was a simple task, just requiring a bit of talking.

Moreover, it would earn him a favor from the factory director, making it a win-win situation for him.