"Young Master..."
The servants in the villa were visibly surprised at the scene.
This is the cruellest aspect of Dan Hanjie. He doesn’t only want to punish Dan Tingye; he wants the villa’s servants to witness it.
As a child, it was one thing; children’s self-esteem isn’t as strong. But now he’s grown up, and Dan Hanjie has still not changed. This shows that he isn’t just punishing him; he’s warning him that if he doesn’t want to be humiliated, he must push himself.
Dan Tingye’s face was calm, as if being punished in front of the servants didn’t affect him. Yet, the hand by his side silently clenched into a fist.
His exotic eyes closed slightly, forcing himself to calm down.
Since he was five, he started managing Dan Group, and over the past fifteen years, it’s not the first time he’s made this mistake, nor the first time he’s knelt facing the wall in front of the servants.
He’s a genius, but he’s not omnipotent; he too has suffered due to lack of practical experience.
Back then, Dan Hanjie coldly made him kneel and reflect on himself.
Once he had reflected enough, he would disdainfully tell him, "Don’t think you’re born with a bit of cleverness and become arrogant. There are plenty of things in the world you’re powerless against, just like your failure this time!"
Dan Hanjie’s way of educating him never included the slightest bit of warmth, as if he were reprimanding a subordinate, yet he never refuted nor backtalked.
Because he knows that arguing wouldn’t make him stronger; what he needs to do is grow quickly.
After every punishment, a brand new Dan Tingye emerges.
With each transformation, ever since he was in his teens, he hasn’t given Dan Hanjie another chance to punish him.
The villa’s servants were likely surprised because they hadn’t seen him kneeling to face the wall in such a long time, especially the few new maids who stood in shock, watching the usually noble young master kneel there, unable to focus on their work, their eyes constantly darting toward him.
Dan Tingye knelt on the ground, staring straight ahead. On the wall in front of him hung a family photo of the three of them.
Dan Hanjie, in a black tuxedo, looked charming and noble, holding Qin Youxuan in her white dress. He was small, like a super-wattage bulb squeezed between them, with Qin Youxuan holding him, his little arms wrapped tightly around his mother...
He couldn’t recall when the family photo was taken, but every time he looked at it, he could feel Dan Hanjie’s smile like a cold sneer.
If it weren’t for his mother, Dan Hanjie probably would have thrown him out long ago.
All these years, Dan Hanjie had valid reasons not to see him in a favorable light...
"The young master is so pitiful..."
"Exactly, he has to kneel until tomorrow morning; his knees will turn soft from kneeling."
"I heard he can’t even have dinner; both exhausted and starving, how can he endure?"
Behind him, whispered discussions filled the air, Dan Tingye’s eyes flickered, gently lowering his gaze.
Even without turning back, he could guess that the gazes behind him were filled with disbelief and sympathy.
Dan Tingye had reached a point where people sympathized with him, a true irony.
He simply closed his eyes, pretending not to hear or see anything.
In his mind, slowly emerged the moment from today’s press conference, seeing Meimei appear...
As if in a dream, while he worried about how he would find her, she seemed to respond to his longing and appeared before him.