Chapter 56: Heiresses of Wealth

doorstep. The sight of him almost triggered an instinctive recoil; she stepped back two paces, fear welling up inside her, a primal dread that he might grab her hand again and let Wen Jian beat her....Until junior high, when they entered their rebellious teenage years, Zhu Hong and Cheng Zhimin suddenly realized the importance of fulfilling their parental responsibilities. They feared that if they didn't nurture their parent-child relationship soon, their bond would weaken over time. Therefore, wherever Zhu Yu’an’s father was transferred for work, Zhu Yu’an went with him. 。But the bond between parent and child is not easily cultivated, is it They are both still very busy, and after more than a decade of separation, leaving their grandfather and parents behind, Zhuo Yu'an feels like an orphan instead. 。

His parents often went on business trips that lasted ten days or even a month, leaving him in the care of their housemaid. Over time, he became increasingly independent. Even after graduating from high school, he went abroad for his studies without any discomfort. Familial affection seemed rather distant to him. 。As soon as the news spread that their family of three was returning to Beijing to celebrate the New Year with their grandfather, relatives from all branches of the family, the grandfather's subordinates, and the father's colleagues came flocking in. These past two days, they have almost trampled this courtyard flat. 。dn't attend the funeral. The old man had emphasized many times before his death that everything should be kept simple in case of his passing, and there should be no extravagance or waste, but obviousl...