She Lives without Regret in This Life

Chapter 1169: Chapter 1232: Respecting Your Decision

"Sit down, don’t just stand there and watch."

"Alright!" Father Shen sat down to the left of the Old Leader, but sitting made him more uneasy than standing. The old man had three sons and two daughters, and as the eldest, no one understood their father’s character better than him.

Right now, everyone was guessing why their father hadn’t returned, but he already knew the reason. Thinking of this, Father Shen painfully closed his eyes. This year, it wasn’t just the Hai Family that had bad luck; their Shen Family was the biggest joke.

"The matter I want to discuss with you, you probably have already guessed."

"Yes, Father, I..." Father Shen hesitated for a moment, then said with great restraint, "I respect your decision. Even though he is my son, he broke the law, and now living is worse than being dead."

"Hmm! Your awareness is commendable." The Old Leader said with satisfaction, "He is completely ruined, and as long as he is alive, people will remember the wrongs he committed. They will view our Shen Family with prejudice. My sons, grandsons, and granddaughters will have to live with lowered heads; I cannot tolerate such a situation."

"Father, you are right!"

"I hope you won’t hate me."

Losing a wife and son within a month is a blow that not just anyone can withstand. Father Shen had aged significantly and couldn’t bear it, but for the sake of others, he had no choice.

This was the responsibility he had to bear as the eldest.

Shen Yu, as the eldest grandson, also paid the price. For over thirty years, he enjoyed the best resources and highest prestige within the Shen Family. Now, everything the Shen Family did was for self-preservation, and he had nothing to complain about.

"Father, I won’t."

"Good, then you handle this matter."

"What?" Father Shen stood up in shock, looking at the Old Leader in disbelief. "Father, I..."

The Old Leader, with a heart as hard as steel, firmly said, "No one is more suitable than you, as this is the punishment for your lack of sternness in parenting. Moreover, if I sent someone else, you’d find it hard not to seek revenge later; no one would dare to go. If I forced someone, I’d be the unjust one."

The implication was that as long as you are alive, no one would dare to act.

Since the Old Leader was old and would inevitably die one day, Father Shen would likely seek reprisal against the person who harmed his son after his father’s passing.

"... Fine! Father, I will follow your wishes." Father Shen agreed through gritted teeth, but tears couldn’t help but fall.

"Don’t be sad. The pain of severing the hand will numb eventually." The Old Leader, having weathered many storms in his life, had long become indifferent.

"I am old and don’t have long to live. The Shen Family’s future will depend on you. I hope you won’t be indecisive."

Father Shen paused, nodded, and left silently.

He finally understood his father’s painstaking efforts.

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At the hospital, Xu Qigang had to leave quickly due to matters in the regiment. An’an brought Shen Luhua back and specifically came to see Sheng Ning. Before coming, she had spoken with both Chen Huaying and Feng Xiaoli, asking them to go directly to the hospital to visit Sheng Ning, so the three of them could return to school together.

"Did Auntie leave?" When An’an came in, Chen Huaying and the others had already been there for half a day.

"She’s gone!" An’an nodded, closed the door behind her, leaving Qin Yue outside.

Renault, who had been standing guard outside, saw Qin Yue being shut out and laughed maliciously.

Back on the Southern Border Battlefield, the Little Hooligan often bullied him, so seeing him suffer was a rare delight.