Chapter 2587

Since confirming that the Su family had nothing to do with his parents' death, Ye Chen had never thought about taking the life of anyone in the Su family. He could even let Su Shoudao go and fulfill him, let alone a mere Su Zhifei.

And he had people protect Su Zhifei secretly, also out of respect for Du Haiqing and Su Zhiyu. Going on a pilgrimage to the Dazhao Temple was unlike Kong Delong riding a bicycle to Jin Ling. The latter had a bicycle and passed through the most economically developed areas of China, so there was basically no life-threatening danger.

But Su Zhifei was different. Traveling west, the environment became increasingly harsh. If he wasn't careful, there would be danger everywhere. If he didn't protect him secretly, and he died halfway, how could he explain it to Du Haiqing and Su Zhiyu?

Su Zhifei also knew that Ye Chen having people protect him wasn't really out of mercy for him, but out of respect for his mother and sister.

But even so, he was still grateful to Ye Chen, grateful to him for letting him wake up from his previous playboy life.

So, he said to Ye Chen with incomparable piety, "Mr. Ye, no matter what your purpose is, I still thank you for your kindness of rebirth!"

Ye Chen looked at him and said indifferently, "It seems you can be considered to have awakened and turned over a new leaf. This time you're back, if you don't want to continue, the pilgrimage can end here."

As soon as Ye Chen said this, Su Zhifei, as well as Du Haiqing and Su Zhiyu, were all surprised.

Su Zhifei thought his ears were playing tricks on him. He never dreamed that Ye Chen would allow him to end the pilgrimage. He had only walked one-third of this road, and it was the easiest third. The remaining two-thirds were the most severe challenges. As the altitude got higher and higher, the road behind would become increasingly difficult. It was no exaggeration to say that stopping now would at least save him from 80% of the suffering.

Ye Chen saying these words wasn't entirely out of sincerity.

He just wanted to see if Su Zhifei had truly turned over a new leaf.

If he could truly turn over a new leaf and decide to abandon everything he had before, he would definitely choose to continue walking this pilgrimage road to the end.

But if he still harbored fluke thoughts, he would definitely seize this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

And the reason why Ye Chen tested him like this was to decide whether to allow Su Zhifei to return to the Su family's decision-making level in the future.

Although the current head of the Su family was Su Zhiyu, Su Zhiyu alone could not possibly manage the entire Su family. Su Zhiyu was like a group company chairman with the highest decision-making power and veto power. She couldn't possibly do everything core-related herself, so under her, she still needed many core executive positions to help her operate the entire Su family's industries.

A huge group company, under the chairman, still had at least several executive directors and one chief executive officer. Moreover, every company entity under the group also needed a management team. These core positions were equivalent to regional officials, holding great power, so they must be filled by people who could be trusted to minimize management failure.

And at the moment, Su Zhiyu didn't have many of her own people she could use. Her father had been under house arrest by the He family and couldn't intervene in Su family affairs, and the old master Su Chengfeng had also gone to Madagascar. Du Haiqing had also gone through divorce procedures with Su Shoudao, so it was naturally inconvenient for her to have any involvement with the Su Group again.

Therefore, if Su Zhifei could truly turn over a new leaf, Ye Chen still hoped he could return to the Su family and be used by Su Zhiyu.

It was precisely because of this thought that Ye Chen decided to give Su Zhifei a real test.

If Su Zhifei passed this test, he wouldn't stop him even if he became the number two person in the Su family in the future.

But if Su Zhifei failed this test, then from today on, although he could regain his freedom, he would never be allowed to touch the Su family's industries.

Because he wanted to find a subordinate for Su Zhiyu who was absolutely trustworthy and loyal, there could be no hidden dangers in this candidate. But if Su Zhifei had even the slightest thought of giving up this pilgrimage, he would exclude him.

Du Haiqing and Su Zhiyu didn't know Ye Chen's true intention. At this time, hearing that Ye Chen was willing to give Su Zhifei a generous opportunity, they were naturally excited and hoped Su Zhifei would take advantage of the situation and agree.

But Su Zhifei hesitated for a moment and said, "Mr. Ye, thank you for your kindness, but I still want to finish this pilgrimage road."

Ye Chen said expressionlessly, "You have to consider it clearly. It will be even harder later. You will enter mountainous areas, plateaus, and no-man's lands, and you might even have to cross several mountains with an altitude of four or five thousand meters. Your surroundings will no longer be surrounded by modern cities, but by an almost uncarved primitive world. The environment there is dangerous, with wild beasts lurking. Perhaps a common altitude sickness could take your life."

Su Zhifei nodded and said sincerely, "I know the road ahead will be very difficult, but I still want to finish this matter and not give up halfway... To tell you the truth, I didn't have faith or awe before, but through the experience of these few months, I already have my own faith in my heart. This faith is not religion, but persistence in goals. I hope I can possess the character of never giving up, and finishing this pilgrimage journey is the first step to possessing this character. If I give up now, I might not have another chance in the future..."

Ye Chen couldn't help but look at Su Zhifei with admiration.

Being able to say these words, Su Zhifei had indeed not wasted the past half year.

Thus, he nodded and said, "Since you have made up your mind, I won't say much more. The road ahead is still very long. In this process, if you feel pressure and difficulties, you can quit at any time. I won't blame you, and I won't stop you."

Su Zhifei bowed and said, "Alright, Mr. Ye, I understand!"

Ye Chen added, "However, for the journey ahead, if you are not prepared to quit, you won't have the chance to return halfway to rest. You can only walk to the end. When you reach the Dazhao Temple, I will arrange a plane to pick you up."

"Alright!" Su Zhifei said without hesitation, "Please rest assured, Mr. Ye, I will definitely reach the Dazhao Temple successfully!"

Ye Chen nodded, stood up, and said to Du Haiqing, "Auntie Du, I won't disturb your family reunion. I'll come to visit another day!"

Du Haiqing didn't expect Ye Chen to leave so quickly. At this moment, she suddenly understood Ye Chen's purpose for coming here. She thought to herself: "Ye Chen came here today, probably not to visit, but to test Zhifei, to see what choice Zhifei would make when given the right to terminate. Now that Zhifei has made his choice, Ye Chen is preparing to leave..."

Thinking of this, she also roughly guessed Ye Chen's deeper purpose, and couldn't help but feel a bit of joy in her heart.

She also stood up and said very politely to Ye Chen, "Then Auntie will see you off!"

Su Zhiyu on the side didn't expect Ye Chen to say goodbye and leave so suddenly, so she asked subconsciously, "Mr. Ye, won't you sit for a while longer?"

Ye Chen smiled slightly, "No, another day."

After saying that, he got up and walked out.

Du Haiqing took her two children to see Ye Chen off. After Ye Chen got in the car, she breathed a sigh of relief and turned to Su Zhifei, "Zhifei, it seems you have passed the test Ye Chen gave you!"