That was why he knew that it must have been done by a subordinate family. When he thought of this, there was naturally only one candidate in mind. The only subordinate clan that followed the Hoffman Family that he knew of was the Schroder Family.
Many people knew exactly what kind of drugs the Schroder Family came up with. However, drug trafficking was not prohibited in every country. The Schroder Family would even sell some of their drugs as “medication.” In this way, they were able to bring in huge sums of profit. It wasn’t just the Schroder Family doing this either. That was why, even though everyone knew about it, it didn’t affect the Schroder Family all that much. BfoxFT
But recently, most countries had begun to crack down on drugs. Although the number of people using didn’t decrease, and the Schroder Family’s business wasn’t all that affected, the rapidly increasing legal danger had split the Schroder Family into two divisions. One side wanted to continue their business in the drug industry while the other side wanted to rid themselves of it. The two sides were fighting. As a result, the Schroder Family had not created any new drugs for a long time.
Therefore, after a never-before-seen drug had arrived on the market, Song Xuanhe thought that it had very likely come from the Schroder Family considering their data.
It was just that he hadn’t had any idea how Zhou Rong had managed to get connections with the Schroder Family. That was until he had come back to China and Wei Chen had told him about what Bai Mo had said and that Jiang Deyi was injured.
Jiang Deyi’s injury was very enigmatic. Moreover, he and Jiang Deyi had had disagreements in the past. If Zhou Rong had known about this and had tried to convince Jiang Deyi to be his means to buy the new drug, Jiang Deyi would have definitely been tempted. Furthermore, Zhou Rong had also gotten the drug from the Schroder Family in the book. This meant that, regardless of what his relationship with Jiang Deyi was like, Jiang Deyi had been tempted to use this method to make money for a long time now. XnZhx4
Jiang Deyi had no choice but to rely on Hayden Schroder if he had wanted to get the drugs. Furthermore, the Schroder Family was subordinate to the Hoffman Family. Everything made sense once all these clues were all linked up.
It was just that, even if he was mostly sure, he still wanted to confirm this with Xiao Shenglin. Unexpectedly, he had been able to get the truth out of Jiang Deyi when they had bumped into him and Bai Mo.
However, contrary to expectations, this knowledge only made it feel like something heavy was pressing down on his chest.
Song Xuanhe recalled every change he had witnessed in Xiao Yuanmu since their first meeting. He also contrasted them with the changes in himself. He thought about how he had felt guarded against Xiao Yuanmu in the beginning. Gradually, that feeling had morphed into a difficult-to-understand trust in the other man. To this day, he still felt like this change inside himself was fantastical.
Everything made him suddenly recall the words his mother had left with him just before her death.
Although he had been young, because his father had died earlier, he already knew what death meant. Therefore, he had been unable to control his fear. He had held onto his mother’s weak, icy fingers and pleaded, pleaded for her to not leave him, pleaded for her to take him with her. He had begged her to love him for the rest of his life, the way she had every night before he had gone to bed.
He had been afraid of being left alone from that day on. A young child could not hide his feelings. His helplessness and fear had filled his cries. His cries had been heart-wrenching. No one had been able to coax him. In the end, his voice had become so hoarse that he hadn’t been able to speak anymore. And yet, he had continued to beg his mother not to die. gYR6Ck
But, she hadn’t been able to promise him that. All she had been able to do was keep a smile on her face and hold his hand. She had quietly and gently told him, “Darling, don’t be afraid. One day, someone else will appear. They will love you more than Mommy and Daddy do. That person will be by your side forever. They will protect you on Mommy and Daddy’s behalf. You will trust that person like you do us. You will love that person like you do us. Therefore, you have to promise me that you will grow up into a strong man before you meet that person. Promise me that you’ll become a very good person. That will ensure that you will be able to meet that person.”
Song Xuanhe had cried and shook his head. He had continued to cry so hard that his throat hurt so much and felt like it would split apart in the next second. He had sobbed, yelling for his mother to not leave, that he didn’t want to meet that person. All he had wanted was for his parents to be with him.
His mother had continued to smile at him. With a soft, gentle voice, she had continued, “Mommy and Daddy will protect you until you meet that person. Before that, Darling, promise me that you’ll become a man, a man who lives with no regrets like you had promised on your sixth birthday. Okay?”
Song Xuanhe would forever remember the smile on his mother’s face along with the reluctance and sorrow in her eyes at that moment. When he had been young, he hadn’t understood the helplessness and sadness his mother had felt. After growing up, he finally understood after a long period of being muddleheaded. That was why he had changed himself. He did not want to let down his parents. 9BIcPG
But, so much time had passed, and he still had never met the person who he would love and trust the same way he had his parents.
Song Xuanhe had thought that he would never meet that person. Even so, he had never been upset. Frankly, he had never even looked forward to it. He had always thought that it would be very difficult for him to truly fall in love with someone.
Story translated by Chrysanthemum Garden.
But now that that person had finally appeared, Song Xuanhe hurt.
“What’s wrong?” Zhou Nan’s voice interrupted Song Xuanhe’s thoughts. anuc8Z
Song Xuanhe looked up and met with the worry in Zhou Nan’s eyes. Zhou Nan carefully examined Song Xuanhe’s expression. A few seconds later, he cautiously said, “I thought you were about to cry just now.”
Song Xuanhe paused. Suddenly, his nose stung. He looked away. “I’m super upset over Jiang Deyi’s injury.”
Zhou Nan’s worried expression grew rigid. He then rolled his eyes. “Save your crocodile tears. I thought you had encountered some life-changing difficulty. I didn’t even dare to breathe from how scared I was. I didn’t even dare to open the door all this time. I thought you would suddenly break out into tears. Actually, now that I think about it, I kind of want to see that.”
Song Xuanhe glanced at him and then pushed the door open. “You even snivel when engaged in a fight. You want to hear someone cry? It’ll be faster if you let me beat you up than wait for me to cry.” yJGp1N
When he saw that Song Xuanhe was still in the mood to talk back, Zhou Nan finally set down his concern. He wrapped an arm around Song Xuanhe’s shoulder and beamed at him. “Alright, alright, we’re both law-abiding, cultured, young men. Forget about fighting. If we really fight, and you cry, I’m going to record it.”
“Piss off.”
Song Xuanhe pushed him off, a smile on his face as he cursed at Zhou Nan. Xiao Shenglin, who had been waiting in the private room for a long time, stood up. “I heard voices at the door and was just about to check. As expected, it’s you guys.”
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“He’s going to transfer RE’s HQ to China?”
Song Xuanhe had yet to recover from his shock and reply when Zhou Nan shouted: “Has Xiao Yuanmu gone crazy?!”
Eve: Xuanhe recalling his parents made me sad. Poor baby. GEdpCj