Chapter 782: Chapter 782

Li Tanglu grimaced in a bitter smile, his aged face revealing endless helplessness.

"Second Miss Xiang, there is medication! But at that time, Xiulan was allergic to this kind of drug!"

Xiang Wenxin was astonished and glanced at Liu Zhizhong, "How could that be?"

Liu Zhizhong indeed felt the atmosphere was a bit too tragic, so he quickly cracked a little joke, seriously saying, "Hey, Second Miss Xiang, why are you looking at me? I didn't eat it."

Xiang Wenxin burst out laughing.

Li Tanglu couldn't help but laugh as well, wiping tears from his eyes as he chuckled.

Of course, what Old Man Li was thinking was, "Hmm, these young people, there must be something going on. Heh, for Zhizhong, it's a good thing, a good thing indeed!"

Xiang Wenxin said, "You little Zhongzi! You're killing me! Old Secretary Li is talking about serious matters!"

Liu Zhizhong smiled, nodded, and remained silent, looking toward Li Tanglu.

Li Tanglu then explained, "When Xiulan and Chen Xiaoping were dating, she also took emergency medication, but she really had an allergic reaction. Not only did her whole body swell, but she also developed vesicular grains. And that's not even the scariest part."

"Oh?" Xiang Wenxin couldn't help but cross her arms, shivering a bit.

"And it triggered heart failure, nearly causing her to go into shock, she almost lost her life. She had taken emergency medication three times, and all three times this happened, it was really frightening..."

Xiang Wenxin was utterly shocked.

Liu Zhizhong was also exceptionally stunned but suggested, "It must be related to her physique?"

Li Tanglu said, "Yes, it's related to her physique. Xiulan has a different constitution. Such incidents are indeed a matter of probability, but it happened to her. So, at that time, we couldn't do anything but... alas..."

A long sigh escaped him, and the old man's white-haired head almost bowed down. Finally, he turned to look out the window at the city he once dominated.

Xiang Wenxin nodded, "So, that's when Chen Yuanyuan was born?"

"Yes, yes..." Li Tanglu sighed in sorrow, shaking his head.

"But..." Xiang Wenxin paused, then continued, "There could have been a termination, right?"

Li Tanglu's expression grew even more bitter, "Terminate? Her uterine walls were too thin, it would have killed her. I didn't want her to die, alas..."

The young couple fell silent.

Everything said was logical, humane.

Liu Zhizhong still couldn't help but ask, "Is this the root cause of the strain in your relationship with your brother-in-law? I heard from Minister Luo that Mayor Chen was subsequently ostracized?"

Li Tanglu did not deny it, nodding, "Yes! Chen Xiaoping also knew about this, and he viewed it as an indelible shame. He's somewhat reclusive by nature. In his early years, his mistress bore him a son, which also deteriorated his relationship with Xiulan. When Yuanyuan was born, Xiulan was attending a teaching conference in another place, speaking there. She accidentally fell down the stairs; the child was seven months along, there was a lot of bleeding. The child was saved, but Xiulan... was gone..."

Li Tanglu's tears could no longer be held back, alas... Thıs content belongs to 𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭•𝓯𝓲𝓻𝓮•𝘯𝘦𝘵

Xiang Wenxin and Liu Zhizhong exchanged glances, also heaving with emotion.

"Alas, she truly had a hard life. Don't be too sad, Old Secretary, it's been so many years... Chen Yuanyuan probably doesn't know about this, does he?" Xiang Wenxin said.

"He doesn't know, how could I tell him? After Xiulan passed away, Yuanyuan grew up with me. Because of my work, my supervision was negligent, which led to the major mistake today. I hope, Second Miss, you can be magnanimous!"

Xiang Wenxin said, "What's there to say? Liu Zhizhong and I will keep this secret. Chen Yuanyuan suffered enough from my beating, he should have learned his lesson, hopefully he becomes a better person!"

"Thank you so much for your undertanding, Second Miss, really, thank you! But this kid is really smart, he enrolled in Hu Yang University at 16, all on his own merit, alas... If only he used his smarts the right way, how good that would be! Going forward, Zhizhong and Second Miss, please look after him a bit more, I'm asking you..."

Liu Zhizhong modestly said, "Old Secretary, you worry too much. I'm not much. But Young Master Chen is now a senior alumni from Hu Yang, if he becomes diligent, Liu Zhizhong can easily get along with him. As for Second Miss, with her kind heart, there's no need to say more. I also hope Young Master Chen can live up to Second Miss's hopes, proving 'It's never too late to mend.'"

Xiang Wenxin nodded, "That's right, 'It's never too late to mend.' But, Old Secretary, what happened afterward? I mean, after the incident, there was your disgusting secretary and your opponent, right? There should be an ending, right?"