Chapter 2582

Jin Ling's old city district.

The residence where Ye Chen lived with his parents when he was young had now taken on a brand-new look.

Du Haiqing, the mother of the Su siblings, had put a lot of effort into renovating and rebuilding this old house bit by bit. Although everything looked the same as it was back then, it seemed as if time had been pulled directly back to 20 years ago.

During the time she lived here, Du Haiqing spent every day feeling exceptionally relaxed. She read books, drank tea, and practiced calligraphy in this old house every day. In her spare time, she patiently took care of the flowers, plants, and trees in the courtyard. Every day was spent very fulfilling.

During this time, Su Zhifei had been on the road of pilgrimage, and Su Zhiyu had also been running around for work, rarely having time to come back to accompany her. But for Du Haiqing, such a solitary life made her incomparably satisfied.

Although she was also worried about Su Zhifei, she also knew that this was Ye Chen's punishment. Ye Chen would not let him off lightly, but he would definitely ensure his safety.

This was not a judgment made based on her understanding of Ye Chen, but based on her understanding of Ye Chen's father, Ye Changying.

Ye Changying was such a person. Although he had thunderous means, he would definitely combine kindness with severity. He would leave no room for true enemies, but for enemies whose crimes were not punishable by death, he would definitely leave them a glimmer of life.

Her son's journey to the Dazhao Temple was long, and it was inevitable that he would encounter danger while sleeping in the open, but it was precisely because of her understanding of Ye Changying that she firmly believed Ye Chen would definitely let her son return alive.

And she indeed did not guess wrong. Although Ye Chen was iron-fisted and merciless when he let Su Zhifei go to the Dazhao Temple for pilgrimage, he still instructed the Ye family to protect him secretly.

And there was one more thing she did not guess wrong, and that was when she heard her daughter say she wanted to beg Ye Chen to let her brother return to attend their father's wedding, she firmly believed that Ye Chen would definitely not refuse.

At this time, she had already prepared a set of clean clothes, a set of toiletries, a tub of warm water, and a table of meals, waiting at home for Su Zhifei's arrival.

Although she had always been calm in her heart, when she heard the sound of brakes outside the door, she still couldn't help but push the door open and run out, unable to hide her excitement.

Outside the door, Su Zhiyu's car had just stopped, and the siblings got out of the car together.

Through the wrought-iron courtyard gate, the moment Su Zhifei saw his mother, tears rolled down his face again.

Du Haiqing couldn't help but have red eyes as well.

Su Zhifei pushed the door open, walked to his mother, and suddenly knelt down on both knees, crying and saying, "Mom... Zhifei was wrong!"

Du Haiqing was originally feeling heartbroken because of her son's miserable appearance, but seeing her son suddenly kneel and admit his mistake, she couldn't help but be stunned for a moment. Then she hurriedly tried to pull him up, saying with a choked voice, "Get up quickly. You weren't wrong. Mom has never blamed you..."

Regarding Su Zhifei's decision back then, Du Haiqing's view was the same as her daughter Su Zhiyu's.

Wealthy families were comparable to ancient imperial palaces. Su Zhifei had never harmed his mother or sister; he just stood on the opposite side of them for self-preservation and for his future. This was completely understandable and even forgivable.

Throughout history, in China and abroad, how many royal family members and wealthy heirs had killed each other for profit? They had long been accustomed to it.

And at this time, Su Zhifei was still kneeling on the ground, tears streaming down his face, yet he said loudly and incomparably firmly, "Zhifei disregarded the life and death of Mom and my sister, only seeking my own future. This is being unbenevolent, unrighteous, unfilial, and disloyal!"

Du Haiqing said earnestly, "Mom can understand everything you said. You were also unable to help yourself. Mom doesn't blame you."

Su Zhifei continued to say loudly, "Wrong is wrong! Any 'unable to help myself' is just an excuse! I could have clearly chosen to stand with Mom and my sister back then, I could have clearly chosen to seek justice for you, but I chose to disregard your life and death, only caring about pursuing my own interests. This was wrong!"

Du Haiqing was silent for a moment, sighed lightly, and said earnestly, "Alright, you were wrong. But now that you can realize where you were wrong, Mom is already very comforted. Knowing right from wrong, you can be considered worthy of your name."

As she spoke, Du Haiqing added, "Zhifei, it wasn't easy for you to come back, and time is limited. You can't keep kneeling here. Mom has already prepared bathwater for you. Go take a shower first, and then accompany Mom and your sister for a home-cooked meal. Let's have a good chat."

Su Zhiyu on the side also stepped forward to persuade, "That's right, Brother. It's not easy for you to come back this time. Accompanying Mom more is much better than kneeling here."

Only then did Su Zhifei wipe his tears, stand up, and follow his mother into the old house where Ye Chen had lived when he was young.

Du Haiqing took him directly to the bathroom. Here, the bathtub was already filled with water, and toiletries and clean clothes were neatly placed on the side.

Du Haiqing said to him, "Zhifei, Mom has prepared new clothes for you, as well as toiletries and a razor. But I didn't prepare anything for you to cut your hair. I see your hair is quite long. Why don't you go out this afternoon and find a barbershop to get it cut properly?"

Su Zhifei shook his head and said, "I want to grow my hair for three years. It's only been half a year now."

"Grow your hair for three years?" Du Haiqing said in surprise, "Boys shouldn't keep their hair too long. Besides, your journey has been difficult, and it's not easy to take care of such long hair."

Su Zhifei said earnestly, "Mom, last month, I met a couple on the road. They were like me, also going on a pilgrimage to the Dazhao Temple. It's just that they were faster than me, so we only traveled together for two days before I couldn't keep up with their speed. The reason why the couple wanted to go on a pilgrimage was to pray for their son who died of leukemia, hoping he could be reborn into a good family in the next life and never suffer from illness and hardship again. Hearing them talk about the suffering their son endured before he died, I felt very uncomfortable, so I wanted to grow my hair out and shave it off after three years, donating it to those children who lost their hair due to chemotherapy to make wigs. It can be considered as doing my bit for them through my own actions..."

Du Haiqing's eyes were instantly filled with tears. She had never expected that her son would have such a big change. She had raised this son for more than twenty years, imagined that her son might be a failure his whole life, and also imagined that he might achieve great things in the business world, but she had never imagined that her son could say such things in his life.

Su Zhiyu, who was standing at the door, was also in tears at this time.

Thus, she said, "Brother, why don't I donate some money to set up a charity fund in your name, specifically to help those children with leukemia..."

Su Zhifei turned to look at her and smiled, "Zhiyu, of course there's no problem with you doing good deeds, but please don't use my name. I can't bear it."

As he spoke, he sighed again, "After I reach the Dazhao Temple and complete my redemption, I will do my best to do something for them myself."

Su Zhiyu couldn't help but ask, "Brother, it will probably take you another year to reach the Dazhao Temple, right?"

Su Zhifei smiled, "If I can be faster every day than the day before, perhaps I can reach it in eight months!"