Chapter 950: The Pretending Immortal Aunt 2

That incident nearly bankrupted the Sheng Family. At the time, the Sheng Family Old Master was not very old, yet he had already ascended to the position of head of the Sheng Family. During the Clan's most difficult period, the Old Master disappeared for a time.

It was about half a month; no one knew where he had gone or what he had done, but after the Old Master returned, he immediately turned the tide. He not only easily resolved that crisis but also elevated the Sheng Family's business to a new level in a very short time.

It should have been a good thing, but in the long years that followed, the Old Master never spoke a word about that past event.

He would not bring it up himself, nor would he allow others to do so; whenever it was mentioned, he would lose his temper and fly into a rage.

Therefore, even now, Sheng Jiang does not know what happened back then, though he has an impression of the matter in his heart.

"You, you know?"

Sheng Jiang's eyes were so wide with shock they were nearly popping out. Could it be that the young girl before him knew about the matter he had been puzzled by for decades?

"Yes. Back then, your father was betrayed by his best friend and nearly lost everything. He disappeared for half a month, but in reality, he was hiding from your mother and having an affair with his friend's wife."

"That woman had always loved your father. For the sake of love, she betrayed her own husband and secretly handed key evidence to your father. That is how your father was able to turn the tide and save the Clan. But afterward, he did not fulfill his promise to divorce your mother and marry that woman. That woman was beaten half to death by her husband and, out of shame and indignation, jumped into a river and died."

"Impossible, absolutely impossible. My father was not that kind of person!"

Sheng Jiang was a bit agitated.

The Old Master had never had any scandals in his life and was devoted to his mother; he did not believe such a thing could have happened!

"If you don't believe it, then so be it. You may go." The Immortal Aunt gave a light wave of her hand, and the main gate opened immediately.

Lao Li hurriedly nudged him and whispered, "Apologize. You are being too unreasonable. If something happens to your son because of you, you won't have time to regret it."

Sheng Jiang:...

What Lao Li said made sense.

Even if he didn't believe it, he should just endure it for now.

It is better to believe in such things than to doubt them. He apologized to the Immortal Aunt.

The Immortal Aunt smiled slightly: "It doesn't matter. Please return."

The two were "invited" out of the Immortal Aunt's home. Along the way, Lao Li kept complaining to him, blaming him for speaking recklessly without verifying the facts.

Sheng Jiang stiffened his neck: "It's been sixty years since that happened. How do you expect me to verify it? Can I travel through time like in a novel or a TV show?"

Lao Li said: "Didn't people in the past love keeping diaries? Doesn't your father have a few diaries or something?"

Sheng Jiang turned and walked away.

"Hey, where are you going?"

"Back to the old residence."

A diary?

Heh, there really was one!

Although no one had lived in the old residence for many years, they had hired servants to watch the house and perform regular repairs and cleaning.

Every room was clean and tidy.

"Master, why have you returned at this hour?"

"Go about your business. I haven't been back in a long time, so I'm just looking around."

Sheng Jiang went upstairs and headed straight for his father's room.

Ever since his father passed away, he had never entered this room.

Because of fear and guilt.

But he knew there was a secret in his father's room.

Under the bed, there was a mechanism in the floorboards. It looked flat and no different from the rest, but the very center was movable and could be opened to store things.

Such a secret was not unique to the Old Master's room; the main house and the secondary houses all had them.

He crawled under the bed and lifted the floorboard, revealing a box that didn't even have a lock.

Opening the box, inside were several yellowed diaries. The secret from back then should be written in the diaries.

If it weren't for his son this time, to verify whether what the "Immortal Aunt" said was true or false, he might never have returned to look through his father's diaries in his entire life.

His father's death had been a thorn stuck in Sheng Jiang's heart for many years!

Every time he thought of it, it hurt so much.

On the night his father was murdered, it wasn't that he hadn't heard any noise in the Study, but because he was cowardly and afraid of taking responsibility, he had pretended to know nothing.

Although the direct murderer who killed the Old Master was Sheng Yukai, he always felt that he was an accomplice too!

Because of his guilt, he was even too ashamed to go to his father's grave to pay his respects.

But now, to verify the truth of the Immortal Aunt's words, he had come.

The diaries were old, and the paper inside had yellowed. They were dated, so it wasn't difficult to find the events of that year.

He found it; the content recorded there was exactly the same as what the Immortal Aunt had said!

It was too miraculous.

Now, the Sheng Family was deeply convinced by the Immortal Aunt's words and believed them completely.

He went to the Immortal Aunt's residence for the second time and knelt down as soon as he entered: "Immortal Aunt, I beg you to save my son. As long as my son can turn this misfortune into a blessing, I am willing to pay any price."

The Immortal Aunt smiled slightly: "Actually, it's not difficult. You just need to have him come back, but don't say it was me who told you. Think of a way yourself. Heavenly secrets must not be leaked; you and I know this, and Heaven and Earth know it. If a third person finds out, it won't be effective."

"This..."

Sheng Jiang looked troubled.

"Are you unwilling?"

The Immortal Aunt looked indignant: "You business people value profit too much. Is money not as important as your son's life? This is a matter of life and death for your son, and you are still hesitating."

"No, I'm not hesitating. It's just that my son won't listen to me at all."

Sheng Jiang quickly spilled everything about his family situation in front of the Immortal Aunt.

"My son is capable and smart. Since he was a child, he was raised by my father to be the Heir. He grew up by my grandfather's side, and his temper and personality are just like my grandfather's. He doesn't listen to me at all; what I say doesn't count..."

The Immortal Aunt's tone softened as she gave him a hint: "You don't necessarily have to tell the truth, you know. Isn't there a saying about 'white lies'?"

"Yes, thank you, Immortal Aunt, thank you, Immortal Aunt!"

Sheng Jiang expressed his endless gratitude, then happily returned home.

He walked very fast on the way, but slowed down when he was about to reach home, clutching his stomach and walking through the door with a pained expression.

Shi Youxuan was just preparing to go out.

She was heading out to pick up the twins from kindergarten, and seeing her father-in-law's pained face, she hurriedly asked, "Dad, what's wrong? Are you feeling unwell? I'll call a doctor to come and take a look."

"It's nothing, I'm fine. It's easy to have problems when you get old, it's no hindrance..." He said weakly, as if the next breath might not come at any moment.

"Don't talk anymore, slow down, I'll support you."

She helped her father-in-law walk through the main gate, and her mother-in-law was also startled: "What happened? He was perfectly fine when he went out!"

"Mom, don't ask, let Dad rest for a while."

Looking at his current state, he could collapse at any moment, so going back to his room was not realistic.

The daughter-in-law and mother-in-law helped Sheng Jiang lie down on the sofa in the living room; Shi Youxuan went to arrange for someone to invite a doctor over for an examination, and sent someone else to pick up the children.

The doctor arrived very quickly.

Measured blood pressure—normal.

Heart rate was also normal; using a stethoscope to listen to the lungs, there were no murmurs.

His hands and feet were at a normal temperature, and there was no night sweat or vomiting.

His legs and face were not swollen either; everything was normal!

However, Sheng Jiang kept clamoring that he was dizzy, his stomach hurt, he had no strength in his whole body, and the world was spinning; anyway, except for the white hair on his head not being painful, there wasn't a single place from head to toe that was fine.

As he spoke, he started to cry.

"Sob sob sob, I'm about to die..."