Chapter 161: She Does Whatever She Wants to Do

Ali still gave the investigation results to Han Yangting.

Han Yangting silently flipped through these reports.

There were photos of Bai Shuruo going to a private investigator to look into Xiang Dahai, as well as videos of her going to see Yan Guoan previously.

After looking for a long time, he said, "It seems she has indeed investigated the past matters clearly and knows that I am the one who caused her family to be ruined."

Ali said, "But this is the business world, and you were unintentional back then."

Han Yangting said, "But in her eyes, this is what I did."

Ali then reminded him, "Sir, since the Young Mistress returned, she has been pretending that nothing is the matter. As the saying goes, silence often precedes a storm; I fear the Young Mistress is going to do something detrimental to you. Do we need to give her a reminder?"

"No need." Han Yangting left his office chair, walked to the floor-to-ceiling window, and looked at the scenery outside.

After a while, he put his hands on his waist and said, "For the next period of time, no matter what she does, you must report it to me, but do not interfere with her. Whatever she wants to do, let her do it."

"Understood." Ali left the office, then shook his head.

The boss's love life is truly bumpy.

He is luckier; when women don't like him, he just dumps them, rather than them playing all sorts of alienation schemes on him. Although he is smart, he cannot outplay these women.

……

Rumors have been flying around the company recently.

No matter where Meng Ze goes, he is stared at by people with strange gazes.

This day, he went to the canteen. There were a few colleagues at the entrance, but as soon as the colleagues saw him, they immediately stopped talking.

He pretended nothing was wrong as he got his food, then went out as if nothing had happened.

However, he did not truly leave, but instead stood at the entrance.

The sound of discussion inside started up again.

"No wonder the first time I saw him, I felt he looked like President Han. At the time, I thought there were so many people in the world who looked alike, it was impossible that just because they looked alike they were biological brothers. I didn't expect it to really be the case."

"He is also really able to keep his cool. He didn't go to acknowledge his kin before, but chose to do so only after coming to the company and becoming the Vice President's assistant."

"It must have been premeditated for a long time. If he hadn't become the Vice President's assistant, who would acknowledge him? There are so many illegitimate children of wealthy families; if just anyone came up to acknowledge their kin, could people even keep track? Look at a certain big star who refuses to acknowledge his daughter to the death. Do you think he really loves his wife? That's simply because the daughter isn't outstanding and he doesn't want to acknowledge her."

"……"

Castle.

Ye Caiyue had also already heard the rumors in the company.

This day, Han Dongbei called her down to eat, and she couldn't help but say, "Han Dongbei, tell that illegitimate son of yours to keep a low profile in the company. Making it known to everyone that he is an illegitimate son does him no good at all."

Han Dongbei said sheepishly, "These matters... it might not necessarily be A Ze who spread them."

"Besides him, only we few know about this matter, and you even gave his maternal grandfather hush money. So, if it isn't him, who else could it be?"

Han Dongbei wiped the sweat from his forehead and said again, "I think we should investigate the matter clearly before saying anything."

Ye Caiyue became unhappy: "Fine, just keep protecting him. Since you protect him so much, you might as well move out and live with him."

"He is already so old; even if I were willing to live with him, he wouldn't be willing to live with me... no, that's not it. I am living in my own home, why would I move out? I'm not going." Han Dongbei continued to try to please Ye Caiyue.

Ye Caiyue found him annoying, "I will have the servants send the food to my room in a moment; you eat by yourself."

Han Dongbei: "……"

……

Just as Han Dongbei was eating silently downstairs, someone went to Baiyin Group, asking to see Meng Ze alone.

Meng Ze knew that many people would definitely want to find him to understand the situation during this time, but he refused to see any of them. He did not like discussing his own gossip.

But today, it was Ali who notified him to go over.

Meng Ze thought it would be Han Yangting, or Han Yangting's mother.

However, when he went to the conference room, what he saw was Han Weimin, the old man of the Han Family, his biological grandfather.

The old man of the Han Family had always had a very imposing manner. Even though his health had been very poor recently, just sitting there quietly was enough to make people feel the pressure radiating from him.

Meng Ze was not intimidated; after entering, he called out, "Grandpa Han."

Then he stood to the side.

Han Weimin snorted coldly and asked, "Shouldn't you be calling me Grandpa?"

Meng Ze said in a low voice, "Grandpa Han is also a grandfather."

It looked exactly like a poor student meeting the dean of students.

Han Weimin said again, "I know about you coming to acknowledge your kin."

"Let me correct you: it wasn't me who went to acknowledge them; it was my maternal grandfather. This matter of acknowledging kin has nothing to do with me."

"Then why did you join Baiyin?" Han Weimin asked.

When he asked the question, he was like an emperor holding the power of life and death; the air pressure in the conference room seemed to have dropped.

"This is my maternal grandfather's plan," Meng Ze said. "My maternal grandfather raised me from a young age. Whatever he tells me to do, I do. I don't want to make him angry, so as to avoid causing arguments."

Han Weimin clearly did not believe him. He tapped his fingers on the table twice: "You really don't want to acknowledge your kin? Then why did you spread these messages in the company? What do you want to gain from this?"

"I don't want to gain anything from it. I live my own life just fine, and I can earn money to fill my stomach. When one person is full, the whole family is not hungry."

"Then can you resign? Or, can you leave Beishi and go to a place where we cannot find you? Are you willing?" Han Weimin scrutinized Meng Ze's expression.

Meng Ze smiled indifferently: "You can fire me, but I will not leave Beishi. I grew up here, and I will die here in the future."

Han Weimin said, "In the end, you are simply unwilling. The fact that the blood of the Han Family flows in your body is an indisputable fact that no one can change. However, I already have a grandson in my family and cannot accommodate another. You cannot enter my Han Family genealogy."

Meng Ze smiled: "I don't covet it either."

"Then what exactly do you want?" Han Weimin asked.

Meng Ze said, "I'll say it again: I don't want anything. My maternal grandfather cannot represent me. What he wants does not represent what I want."

After speaking, Meng Ze turned and left the conference room.

Han Weimin sat where he was.

After a while, Han Yangting hurried over.

"Grandfather, why have you come to the company?"

Han Weimin said angrily, "If I didn't come, you would have been bullied right to your face. Tell me, how could you all keep such a big matter from me? Your father is truly something; when encountering a matter like this, he should have just ignored it and let them fight the lawsuit themselves. Whatever the judge rules, we pay; there was no need to get involved."

Han Yangting said, "Not telling you was also because I didn't want you to worry. This is just a small matter, not worth Grandfather stepping in."

"I must make my position clear to these wild boys," Han Weimin said, then coughed violently a few times.

"Grandfather, I will take you home."

"I can go home myself," Han Weimin said, refusing to admit his age.

Meng Ze returned to the office.

For a moment, he appeared extremely dejected.

Han Dongbei had been kind enough to him, saying only that he could enter the family home, and everything else could be given to him.

But the words of the Han Family grandfather were too hurtful. It was as if he were a beggar coming to the door for food, and as long as the family could bestow a little, that was enough; take two steamed buns and leave, and don't covet anything else.

He thought for a while, then let out a cold laugh.

Did he care about these things?

For so many years, he had come this far on his own, free and easy by himself; wasn't that quite good too?

Just as he was thinking this, Bai Shuruo walked in.

"Meng Ze, come in with me for a moment, I have something to tell you."