The young Ye Chen did not understand family sentiment, so he did not understand why his father was full of tears when he said this pa*sage.
Now when he saw Chen Zhao Zhong glowing and looking as if he had been reborn, he truly understood the burning heart of his father back then.
Ye Chen could not help thinking that he had not left his homeland to develop overseas, nor had he forgotten his original heart, nor had he been blinded by materialistic desires, but his three souls and seven spirits had long since ceased to be intact, because the day his parents died, his earthly soul, which represented them, had also gone away with them.
Just as Ye Chen was sighing and lamenting in his heart, he suddenly heard a familiar voice beside him ask, “Mr. Ye, what are you thinking about so intensely?”
Ye Chen was slightly stunned and turned around to see that Liu Manqiong had already arrived behind him at some point.
He was surprised and at the same time had a few moments of fear in his heart.
He did not expect that he would be so paralysed and careless that he had not even noticed the approach of an ordinary person like Liu Manqiong. In case an enemy really approached at this time, he was afraid that he would be powerless to resist.
Then, he came back to his senses, smiled faintly and said to Liu Manqiong, “Thinking about some old stories.”
Saying that, Ye Chen asked her, “When did Miss Manqiong arrive?”
“I just arrived.” Liu Manqiong also smiled lightly, then walked to Ye Chen’s side, looked at the lively scene below and asked Ye Chen, “Were you just thinking about mum and dad?”
“Well ……” Ye Chen didn’t deny it either, nodded gently, smiled to himself and said softly, “Although twenty years have pa*sed, I still miss them a lot ……”
On this topic, Liu Manqiong was almost exactly on the same frequency as Ye Chen.
She almost completely understood Ye Chen’s feelings, so she couldn’t help but sigh softly, then she came forward, gathered her courage and took the initiative to take Ye Chen’s hand, squeezing it hard at his palm, as if to convey her concern and comfort to him in this way.
Fearing that Ye Chen would think too much about it, Liu Manqiong digressed and said, “Mr. Chen’s state seems to be much, much better than yesterday.”
“Yes.” Ye Chen nodded and said seriously, “He has recovered his Heavenly Soul.”
Saying that, he saw Chen Zhao Zhong personally helping his old mother out of the car and hastily added, “No, not just the Heavenly Soul, but also the Earthly Soul.”
Liu Manqiong asked in surprise, “Mr Ye also knows the three souls and seven spirits?!”
Ye Chen was stunned and couldn’t help asking, “You know that too?”
“Of course ……” Liu Manqiong smiled faintly and said seriously, “Mr. Ye don’t forget that I studied Chinese and have studied it for many, many years, in fact, in the end, what you learn in Chinese is philosophy and history.”
Ye Chen nodded gently and spoke, “It is still good to read, the essence of five thousand years of civilisation is all in the books.”
Liu Manqiong smiled, “Although Mr. Ye did not finish university, I think he must have read a lot of books, right? You know all the cold Taoist ideas like the three souls and seven spirits.”
Ye Chen smiled mockingly, “I haven’t read a lot of books, twenty years at the bottom, how can I have so much time and energy to read more, all this was told to me by my father when I was small.”
Liu Manqiong said seriously, “In fact, it is never too late to read at any time, if Mr. Ye can usually find the time, you can first set a plan for yourself, first try to read one book a month, and then aim to read two books a month or one book a week.”
Saying that, Liu Manqiong added, “If Mr Ye doesn’t mind, I can help you make a reading plan.”
Ye Chen couldn’t help but ask her, “I don’t suppose you’ll have to spot-check progress and a*sign homework then, will you?”
Liu Manqiong smiled slightly shyly and said, “I can do all that, if Mr Ye needs it.”