Chapter 468 Old Master Shen: He really knows he was wrong

Yan Liti showed no respect whatsoever, directly interrupting Old Master Shen's ingratiating greetings.

After saying that, she turned to the rest of the Qiao family and clapped her hands: "Alright, alright, everyone, don't pay any attention to this lame old man. Go to your rooms and rest and sleep. You must be exhausted from the journey."

As she spoke, Yan Liti took two steps forward and pushed aside Old Master Shen, who was blocking the stairwell. The push caused the man to stagger several steps until Wei Xingzhi helped him up, and he barely managed to stop his staggering body.

The Qiao family members all went upstairs one after another. They knew that Yan Liti and the other party did not get along, so they did not greet Old Master Shen and left directly.

Shen Qingyan walked at the very back.

As Qiao Qiao, who was being held by him, passed in front of Grandpa Shen, she raised her little paws and waved them, her beautiful big eyes curving into crescents.

Before Old Master Shen could even show a look of surprise.

The little girl smiled sweetly at the person behind him and called out in a clear voice, "Uncle Wei, goodnight."

"Qiaoqiao, goodnight." Wei Xingzhi paused for a second, then immediately smiled and replied to the little girl.

Seeing that everyone had entered the room in less than a minute, leaving only an empty corridor, Old Master Shen's ingratiating smile vanished, replaced by a faint sense of loneliness in his eyes.

As he turned to go back to his room, he said to Wei Xingzhi, "Goodnight~"

The pronunciation of the two words "goodnight" was rather strange.

"..." Wei Xingzhi sensed this sarcastic tone.

Qiao Qiao, Qiao Changdong, Shen Qingyan, and a giant tortoise that shrank on its own without needing anyone to carry it were in one room.

Not long after entering the room, Qiao Qiao heard light footsteps outside the door.

She thought for a moment, then released her divine sense to see what was going on.

Yan Liti left the room.

Qiao Qiao originally thought she was coming to see her, but she saw that she had a murderous look on her face and walked towards Old Master Shen's room on the other side.

After knocking, I opened the door and went in without waiting for a response.

Qiao Qiao thought for a moment and realized that she shouldn't be spying on other people's privacy. Just as she was about to withdraw her divine sense, she saw her grandmother enter Old Master Shen's room and question the person inside with a questioning and overwhelming anger.

"Shen Tuo, did you come here to plead for your nephew?"

"Was that phone call that night specifically for this reason? Knowing I wouldn't answer, you simply followed us here?"

“Shen Tuo, if you had even a shred of conscience, you should know about this requirement…”

Grandpa Shen was still not resting at this time. He was sitting in his wheelchair, staring blankly at the night view outside the window.

He was somewhat surprised to see the door open and Yan Liti enter.

However, Yan Liti's subsequent questioning turned his surprise into an ugly and defeated expression.

He interrupted her helplessly, his tone carrying a barely perceptible hurt.

"No, I didn't, I just...missed the children. And I missed you all too."

I wonder if it's true that as people get older, they become more afraid of loneliness and their hearts soften more easily.

In the past, when he was arguing with Yan Liti, he could stay in the sanatorium for several years at a time.

But ever since his granddaughter Qiao Qiao appeared, he has watched his wife, son, and granddaughter live happily with the Qiao family, as if they were really one family.

That heart, which had grown accustomed to solitude, could no longer endure that loneliness.

He also wanted to integrate into their lives and live a good life with them.

and--

He really knows he was wrong.

As Shen Qingrong and Bi Yatong's cases were brought up again, Old Master Shen realized how wrong he had been.

In particular, his previous indulgence of Shen Qingrong was such a huge mistake.

Out of gratitude towards his cousin, he tacitly allowed Shen Qingrong to use his name to do business outside and elevate his own status. This was a privilege that even his eighteen-year-old son, Shen Qingyan, had never enjoyed when he joined the army.

He couldn't help but feel guilty.

Looking back now, he was blinded by his own limited perspective.

I joined the army to fight in the past because I wanted to secure a future for my country and its future generations.

So, wouldn't it be the same principle for him to use the military merits and connections he has accumulated to protect his descendants?

Why did he previously think that protecting his son would be a blurring of public and private matters?

What made Grandpa Shen even more upset was...

When he finally understood all this, he realized it was too late.

The son doesn't need his compensation anymore, and he doesn't need anyone else's.

No matter what he does, they don't care anymore.

In fact, the first thing Yan Lidi thought when she saw him was that he was going to plead for Shen Qingrong.

Old Master Shen had never felt so frustrated as he did now.

Upon hearing this, Yan Liti did not immediately believe Old Master Shen.

Instead, he looked him up and down suspiciously, and finally said, "That's for the best! Don't try anything funny, those two are definitely dead!"

After saying this, Yan Liti turned and left Old Master Shen's room.

Qiao Qiao also secretly withdrew her divine sense.

She had no affection for Old Master Shen, and the guilt and remorse he was showing now meant nothing to her, nor did it evoke any feelings in her.

The next morning was a bright and sunny day. A little after six o'clock, the sunlight streamed through the room's windows, illuminating the room.

Qiao Qiao and the others wanted to go hiking early, so they all got up before six o'clock.

There's a breakfast shop downstairs.

After Qiao Qiao finished washing up, her older brothers led her out of the room.

There were no outsiders at the guesthouse, so she didn't have to worry about her height being noticed by outsiders. She confidently followed her brothers out of the room and prepared to go downstairs for breakfast.

In fact, the bodyguards Shen Qingyan invited were also somewhat surprised by Qiao Qiao's increasingly shorter stature.

However, they had witnessed some supernatural things when they went on missions with Shen Qingyan before, and coupled with their trust in Shen Qingyan and their affection for Qiao Qiao, they did not show their surprise even though they were somewhat surprised.

He pretended not to know anything about it and simply did his job as a bodyguard.

But when Grandpa Shen, who was waiting in the corridor to watch over his granddaughter, saw that Qiao Qiao was so much shorter, he was extremely shocked.

He was already sitting down, and when Qiao Qiao stood in front of him before, their line of sight was basically level with his when he was in a wheelchair.

But now, he can see the top of her forehead!

After a moment of doubt, Mr. Shen's eyes filled with worry and urgency.

At first, he couldn't believe his eyes, thinking it was just because of the distance. But when Qiao Qiao and a few boys passed in front of him, he realized that his granddaughter had really gotten shorter!

He's at least ten centimeters shorter!