Chapter 992 - 988: Wen Yunuo: Grateful for My Choice

The Old Fox fell into a coma, Wen Moran’s resuscitation was unsuccessful, and the Shadow Alliance was controlled by an unknown power…@@novelbin@@

In an instant, the entire Wen family plunged into panic, everyone in the corridor rushed to the Old Fox’s side to check his condition, feeling that he couldn’t afford to fall at this crucial moment.

If the Old Fox was gone, then the Wen family would be utterly doomed.

At that moment, the most composed of all was Wen Yunuo. He calmly stood in front of the operating room door, watching a crowd gather around the Old Fox. He didn’t approach but casually took the death notification form that Wen Moran’s attending doctor handed over, calmly signing it.

Throughout the chaotic process, Wen Yunuo watched everything, yet his thoughts were not about the Wen family’s plight but rather on how Wen Xin was truly ruthless and capable of doing anything.

Wen Yunuo coldly watched as doctors pushed the Old Fox away for emergency treatment, a crowd following close behind, deeply concerned about his current condition.

After the crowd had left, only two people remained outside the operating room: Wen Yunuo and his father, Wen Moge.

Wen Moge approached Wen Yunuo, thinking he was shocked by the incident, standing there dazed, wanting to comfort him.

However, before Wen Moge could speak, he heard Wen Yunuo’s voice gently begin, “Dad, what kind of man was Uncle Boqian? He…”

Wen Yunuo unexpectedly brought up Wen Boqian, his eyebrows involuntarily furrowing together. It was well known that the name Wen Boqian hadn’t been mentioned for the past fifteen years.

“You… Uncle Boqian? Why did you suddenly think of him?”

Wen Moge did not understand why Wen Yunuo would think of Wen Boqian, but he also realized that something was amiss. He grabbed Wen Yunuo’s arm and walked out of the hospital.

Wen Moge, holding Wen Yunuo’s arm, walked to the hospital parking lot and approached his car, opening the car door for Wen Yunuo to get in, then he too got inside.

Sitting in the car, Wen Moge’s hand trembled as he took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket, pulling out two cigarettes—one for Wen Yunuo and another for himself. He struggled to light his cigarette with the lighter several times without success.

Wen Yunuo watched Wen Moge’s nervous manner, took the lighter from his hand, and with a snap, lit the lighter to ignite the cigarette in Wen Moge’s mouth.

“You don’t need to be so nervous; have you guessed it already? Don’t worry, as long as I’m here, I will ensure our family’s safety. Wen Xin won’t lay a finger on us,” he said.

After Wen Yunuo finished speaking, Wen Moge took a drag of his cigarette and then sighed deeply.

“I always knew this day would come. When I saw Wen Xin taking Wen Huai away from the base, I knew that girl was no ordinary person. She would definitely seek retribution for everything the Old Fox had done.”

After saying this, Wen Moge took another deep drag on his cigarette, his breathing growing a bit tense.

“Third Brother’s death was all orchestrated by the Old Fox. Third Brother was too clever; not only did he hold power over Independent State, but he also possessed the most advanced technology in Independent State—something everyone in Independent State dreamed of obtaining.”

“Old Fox thought he was Third Brother’s father, and that Third Brother would definitely hand over the projects he controlled to the Wen family for the sake of the family’s strength,”

“But who could have imagined that Third Brother would distribute the projects among many families in Independent State, specifically excluding the Wen family? At that time, the Wen family became the laughingstock of Independent State.”

“Later, after experiencing many things and through the relentless efforts and schemes of Old Fox, finally, the Wen family crawled out of the abyss, and Old Fox began his revenge.”

“Back then, I might not have been as easy-going as I am today. I too thought about doing something to make myself useful to the family.”

“But… afterward, once I saw Old Fox’s methods, I realized the Wen family does not allow the presence of too powerful individuals, especially those who cannot be controlled by Old Fox.”

“I may not have witnessed the death of your uncles in person, but I have seen all the scheming with my own eyes—”

“Yunuo, can you now understand the real reason why I didn’t fight or vie for anything back then? Because I truly just wanted to live peacefully, to protect our family, nothing more. I lacked their appetite for power and intrigue, and I didn’t want to become a tool for Old Fox’s killings. That was my only choice.”

The events of today reminded Wen Moge of something that happened fifteen years ago, which had been vividly permeating his thoughts. Only today did he realize that he had never forgotten the past; he had merely forced himself not to think about it.

Looking at the prematurely greyed Wen Moge, Wen Yunuo was momentarily choked up, completely at a loss for words. The grievances and accusations of the past stabbed him in the heart, and only now did he realize how excessive his words had been back then.

“Dad, I’m sorry, I didn’t experience the hardships you did back then, and I didn’t share your mindset. Now, I should be thankful for the choices you made back then… and today I, too, have betrayed Old Fox, choosing to stand with Wen Xin against Old Fox.”

After hearing Wen Yunuo’s words, Wen Moge seemed to relax all of a sudden, raising his hand to pat Wen Yunuo on the shoulder.

“You should just go ahead and do whatever you want to do; if you get a chance, tell Wen Xin that I really thought about saving her parents back then, but alas, my power was too weak; there was no chance for me to intervene. I even thought about signaling them, but it was… already too late!”

The sorrow in Wen Moge’s eyes was heavy; he truly had tried, but to no effect, so he really had no right to claim he had tried; he didn’t deserve to…

After smoking a few cigarettes together in the car, they got out; Wen Yunuo went to handle the aftermath for Wen Moran, and Wen Moge waited outside the surgery room where Old Fox was.

At that moment, everyone standing outside Old Fox’s surgery room had their own agendas, all scheming how to gain the greatest benefit should something happen to Old Fox.

Meanwhile, Wen Xin sat in the villa her parents had left her, listening to Butler Wen’s report, a faint smile on her face.

“Butler Wen, aren’t you a bit too early? My dear grandfather has only fallen ill, not died. What, you want to switch sides to me already? Do you think I’m naive enough to take you in?”

Butler Wen was slightly startled by Wen Xin’s words; he hadn’t considered this issue, believing that Wen Xin would surely not refuse him, especially since he knew too much about Old Fox.

“Miss, I can tell you everything I know… including…”