When Ding Yun smiled, Liu Qing felt relieved as well.
It was fortunate that Su Yi got into a car accident and died.
If he remained alive, when Ding Yun's emotions stabilized in two years' time and he changed his will, the assets worth billions would have nothing to do with Liu Qing.
Even if he did not change his will, Su Yi was only in his fifties or sixties. Under normal circumstances, it would not be a problem for him to live for another 10 to 20 years.
Liu Qing thought that even if Ding Yun obtained the inheritance 10 or 20 years later and then came to reunite with him, he would already be in his forties or fifties by then. The best time of his life would have already passed. What was the point of being rich then?
However, when he saw the smile on Ding Yun's face, his heart inexplicably palpitated with fear.
A sudden thought occurred to him.
Were there really such coincidences in this world? After Ding Yun heard the arrangements that Su Yi made, Su Yi got into a car accident just a month later.
Once the thought formed in his mind, it was difficult to suppress it.
If his guess was true, then the person in front of him was a little too terrifying.
He looked at Ding Yun and felt his breathing become irregular. He said with some difficulty, "Mom… that car accident…"
Ding Yun shot him a look. "It had nothing to do with me."
Liu Qing said, "Oh."
Ding Yun said, "It was just an accident."
Liu Qing said, "Alright."
Ding Yun said, "It may appear coincidental due to the timing, but such coincidences happen everywhere in the world every day. Don't you think so?"
Liu Qing nodded. "Yes, life is made up of a series of coincidences."
He figured it out.
So what if it's true?
So what if it's not?
As long as things work in his favor, that will do.
Even though he had been abandoned by this woman in the past, isn't he being picked up again now?
She had already acknowledged him as her son, so why should he bother about those things?
He should be happy with the outcome.
He should not be afraid of it.
Ding Yun noticed the changes in his expression and sighed. She said, "Perhaps the heavens pity me and are unwilling to see me being schemed against by those people after I lose my son. That's why things happened this way."
Liu Qing said, "That should be the case. Both good and evil will have to be repaid in the end. We have to believe that the heavens has its own justice."
He thought to himself, "Maybe the heavens are helping me."
The good thing about his half-brother's death was that Su Yi had made a will that was obviously biased towards Ding Yun. Then Ding Yun had no other option but to choose him, the son she had abandoned for more than 10 years.
Su Yi's death made the will that was only meant to pacify Ding Yun a reality.
It also allowed Ding Yun to find him so quickly.
However, in that life, he did not manage to control his emotions and had let this opportunity to inherit billions of assets slip from his hands.
In this life, he must control his emotions properly. He could not let down the great opportunity that the heavens had arranged for him.
If it was nothing more than an accident, he should thank the heavens for arranging it.
If it was not an accident, he should thank whoever had arranged that crash.
With that thought, he gradually calmed down.
However, he suddenly thought of something terrifying again. His expression changed again and he spoke in a trembling voice.
"That year… my father…"
His father had also been in a car accident back then.
For more than 10 years, this had been the source of his pain.
Ding Yun was stunned for a moment before she understood what he meant. There was anger on her face as she berated him.
"What are you thinking about? Your dad was a good person and he was very good to me. He was working as a driver then and he had a good income. I was happy with my life back then. What did I hope to achieve by doing something like that? To ruin my own happy life? You can think of me as a selfish bad person, but you can't think of me as a lunatic!"
Liu Qing recalled that before his father's accident, Ding Yun indeed seemed quite happy every day. Their family of three lived a happy life together.
Later on, the reason why Ding Yun wanted to get a divorce was also because of the car accident. She spent all her savings on his father's treatment and even owed a sum of money. The quality of her life plummeted and she could not stand to go through such hardship.
He realized he was being possessed by negative thoughts and that his mind had gone into overdrive. "I didn't mean anything like that," he said quickly. "I just suddenly remembered my father's accident all those years ago."
"That was really an accident!" Ding Yun said firmly.
Liu Qing understood now.
When she spoke about the two accidents, her replies were "It was just an accident" and "That was really an accident". There was a difference between the two.
Connecting the cause and effect, he felt that he had found the answer.
Ding Yun must have understood that he already knew the answer. She said in a low voice, "Your mother really isn't a good person. If you say I'm selfish, I'll admit it. But if you want to say that I'm heinous and cruel, I won't admit it. At least if others don't offend me, I won't offend others. Like with that girl, Su Qi. Her mother knocked down your brother with a car and killed him. I hate her, but I have never thought about harming her. Even when I was at my most agitated, I never thought about harming her."
Liu Qing decided to flatter her. "In this era, you're already considered a very good person to be able to hold your baseline."
Whether she believed him or not was one thing. What he needed to say was another thing.
After listening to these few episodes of how the people in a wealthy family fought for the assets, he felt he needed to speak carefully even if the person in front of him was his biological mother.
Money was the best at distorting human nature.
The more money there was, the more twisted humanity became.
In this place, it involved assets worth billions. Who knew how distorted human nature could be here?
He could not speak for others but did he not get twisted as well?
If not for money, given his feelings for Ding Yun, why would he have reunited with her?
It was better to be careful.
Ding Yun was unimpressed with his flattery. She waved a hand at him and laughed at herself. "I know what kind of person I am. Frankly, I look down on myself for certain things. You don't have to say those nice things to me. I know myself. I'm not a good person, but I can tell good from bad."
Liu Qing smiled awkwardly.
Ding Yun let out a long breath and said, "Let's not talk about those unlucky things. Those are in the past. There's no need to dwell on them. Let's talk about the future."
After saying this, she looked at Liu Qing.
"What are your plans for the future? Do you want to be a good-for-nothing playboy, or do you want to become the head of Tianyuan Group and be an entrepreneur respected by society?"
"If you want to be a hedonistic son, then let that girl Su Qi lead this company. After all, she knows how to make money. I just have to keep a tight hold on the company finances. In the future, the two of us won't have to do anything. We'll just collect our dividends from the company and enjoy life every day."
"If you want to become the head of Tianyuan Group, you have to work hard to make money. You have to prove that you have the ability to bring enough profits to the group before I can feel at ease about handing the company over to you."
"What kind of life do you want?"