Chen Kaiye, Mr. Chen, was lying on the bed in the private ward at that moment, looking at me in amazement.

When I saw Mr. Chen lying on the hospital bed, I thought I was wrong, I thought I saw a person who looked very similar to Mr. Chen, because in my impression, Mr. Chen was not a bald head, and he would not lie on the hospital bed so sickly, but if I didn't consider the hair, the person lying on the hospital bed in front of me was exactly the same as Mr. Chen in terms of appearance and demeanor, so I didn't dare to question it at all.

At that time, my mind was in a mess, and I didn't even know why I still had the urge to turn around and leave, but when I saw the familiar eyes of Mr. Chen lying on the hospital bed, I still settled down and walked towards the ward.

"Mr. Chen, is that you...... "I walked into the ward in a trance, and I was really surprised to see the familiar figure on the hospital bed.

Hearing my question, Mr. Chen on the hospital bed also came back to his senses, and his eyes changed from stunned to calm.

"Xiaodong, you ...... How do you know I'm here?" saw me walk into the ward, and Mr. Chen, who was lying on the hospital bed, looked me up and down, and asked me in a somewhat thick voice.

Hearing this familiar voice in my ears, I was really convinced that the bald man in front of me was really Mr. Chen himself, whom I had always admired.

"Ah, Mr. Chen, you are mistaken...... I was hospitalized because of a friend of mine, his dad, and I just came to see him, but I didn't expect you to be here...... Mr. Chen, why are you like this......? Are you sick?"

Because I was so surprised that everything that happened in front of me seemed so sudden, I didn't know what to say, so I could only ask the biggest mystery in my heart.

This is a cancer ward, and since Mr. Chen is here, he can know the reason by thinking about it a little. But I still can't believe it, or I don't want to believe it, how did Mr. Chen, who helped me shelter from the wind and rain in front of me a few days ago, gave advice and helped, ended up in this fate in a blink of an eye?

What the hell is going on?

"I see, that's a coincidence, hehe. Listening to my answer, Mr. Chen only smiled bitterly,

"Xiaodong, come over and talk, I can't hear you clearly from so far away. Mr. Chen did not answer me directly, but stretched out a hand from the sheet and patted the bed, signaling me to come closer.

At Mr. Chen's suggestion, I immediately walked slowly towards him.

"By the way, close the door. I only took two steps, Mr. Chen suddenly said this to me again, then I noticed that I forgot to close the door, hurriedly turned around and closed the door, after confirming that the door was closed, I turned around and walked towards Mr. Chen again, there was no one else in the room except Mr. Chen, I just walked to the edge of Mr. Chen's bed, I stopped, and then looked at Mr. Chen a little bewildered.

At this moment, Mr. Chen does not have a few hairs on his head, and his whole head is smooth, and the image in my memory has changed dramatically, looking at Mr. Chen with a bare head, I am a little uncomfortable, but I still calmed down, looking at Mr. Chen's eyes that were bright in the past but now looks tired and tired, waiting for him to answer me.

"Sit down," Mr. Chen patted the bed and squeezed out a bitter smile at me, "Xiaodong, are you surprised to see me here?"

"Hmm. Sitting down according to Mr. Chen's wishes, I just nodded, at that time I had already thought of a lot of things in my heart, that is, because I thought about so many things, so my mood was even heavier, and I even clenched my fists together unconsciously, wanting to do something but couldn't.

"Mr. Chen, your body ...... It's going to be okay, is it?" I asked.

Mr. Chen looked at me without a smile on his face, and I don't think it's possible for everyone to smile when they say the next words. "Xiaodong, let's be honest, I won't live long. ”

I felt like I had been pricked with a needle in my brain, and the inexplicable pain and horror instantly permeated my whole body.

"Huh, how can this be? Mr. Chen...... Didn't you all have a good time ago?"

"That's what I faked," Mr. Chen told me slowly, "It's been a year and a half since I was diagnosed with cancer, and my health has long since died." I just have to take care of the company, so I can only wear a wig and act calm and work like a healthy person. Xiaodong, do you understand?"

Hearing Mr. Chen's words, I felt my chest blocked and unspeakably uncomfortable.

A year and a half.

Mr. Chen knew about his death almost two years ago, but he could still pretend to be as chic and calm as a normal person?

I couldn't believe my ears when I heard the answer at that moment, I couldn't imagine that Mr. Chen had calmed down his desperate mood in the past two years, how could he live like a normal person, how could he make Sanxin Company prosperous, how could he help me several times...... It was only at this moment that I truly knew the greatness of Mr. Chen.

At that moment, I felt that my nose was a little sour, and the radiant Mr. Chen in the past had suddenly become the frail old man in front of me, but he was still so kind and kind, I felt that I had no words to express my respect at all.

"I know, Mr. Chen, you've been pretending all along, haven't you?" My eyes were a little sour, and I looked at Mr. Chen, trying to calm my manic heart, "...... When I was in the company, I rarely saw your figure, every time someone in the company said that you went on a business trip, but in fact...... You've been in the hospital all the time, haven't you?"

"Yes, you're right. Xiaodong, you are really smart. "Mr. Chen did not hide it from me and frankly admitted my conjectures. "I've been hospitalized for almost a year and have had chemotherapy several times. ”

Mr. Chen's tone suddenly became very heavy, and he shook his head and said, "But, that's useless, it won't save me." ”

From Mr. Chen's words, I heard deep sadness and helplessness, but I didn't hear the tone of self-pity, I just felt that Mr. Chen seemed to have taken a look down, and his emotions were not very excited.

Chen Xian didn't have long to live.

In the face of this iron-clad fact, I felt my whole body tremble, as if I couldn't control my emotions. But I didn't feel the urge to cry, I just felt the grief and sadness in my heart that was difficult to express in words.

For a moment, I didn't know what to say, just grabbed the sheets in my hands and looked at Mr. Chen blankly.

Seeing me looking at him, Mr. Chen also looked at me helplessly, and said slowly:

"Xiaodong, don't blame me for hiding it from you, in fact, if you don't come today, you will know about it in a month. I don't want this to get out of the way, or the company won't be able to hold it down. ”

"Mr. Chen, how could I blame you?...... You're doing this for the good of the company...... But Mr. Chen, I still don't want to believe it, how did you suddenly become like this? How so?"

"Well, don't talk about that, like a child. Mr. Chen stopped me with a wry smile, "This kind of thing is not something that can be accepted or rejected if you believe it or not, I have already thought about it, Xiaodong, you also want to open it." ”

Mr. Chen looked at me with a gentle gaze, and although he was not good-looking, his eyes were very calm, just like every time I saw him.

"Actually, hospitalization is not without benefits, hehe, at least I am very familiar with the dean here, and it was the dean here who made the parent-child certificate for me and Kiki that day. Mr. Chen inexplicably opened a sentence, which was a lukewarm joke, and then he changed back to the way he was, looked at me, and said earnestly, "Xiaodong, for the good of the company, I am sick, you better help me keep it secret for a while, and when I am so sick that I can't even get out of bed one day, I will let the people in the company know." This should be a plea of mine to you, okay?"

"I won't say it, Mr. Chen, I will do whatever you say. "Looking at the frail Mr. Chen in front of me, I no longer had any reason to refuse any of his pleas.

"Hehe, Xiaodong, you still trust me very much. Mr. Chen laughed, but every laugh seemed very harsh to me, paused, stopped laughing, and Mr. Chen told me again, "There are only two people in the company who know that I am sick, one is Tang Liujun, and the other is also very familiar with you, that is, Qian Yikang." As for Qian Yikang's ugly things after knowing that I didn't have many days to live, I don't need to remind you to know. The other person who knew I had this disease was my 'wife', and she didn't treat me as well as she used to be shortly after she found out that I had cancer. ”

Mr. Chen said it very calmly, but every word touched my heartstrings.

At that time, I understood why Qian Yikang dared to take such a big risk to expel me from Sanxin Company, and why he was so anxious to take Mr. Chen's place.

It turned out that he had long known that Chen Xian would not live for long.

That's why I don't do anything and do this kind of thing.

"Xiaodong, do you think I'm a very failed person? I gave birth to a daughter, died of illness, my wife also left, married a stepwife, but I was given a green hat, and even the old money who has worked hard with me until now just wants to kick me down...... Am I living a failure? Mr. Chen's words were a bit self-deprecating, and I was very sad to hear them.

"How can it be? Of course not! Mr. Chen, you are definitely not a failure. Mr. Chen, I don't know what you think about yourself, but if I want to say something from the bottom of my heart, you really are the greatest person I have ever met, really. ”

I really don't mean anything contrived or comforting when I say this.

I say this from the bottom of my heart.

I have always admired and admired Mr. Chen, and even after experiencing so many things now, I have not changed my opinion of Mr. Chen, but as I have experienced more and more things, my admiration for Mr. Chen has become deeper and deeper.

Even if we don't talk about Mr. Chen's emotional past, how many people in the country have been able to build a huge national company from scratch? Who can live peacefully for two years like a nobody after learning of his death? Who can manage a good company while being in a hospital bed? How many people have the courage to kill their relatives and send their wives and friends to the court in a righteous way? Who can make a surprise plan to wipe out the kidnappers for a staff member who is not even a relative when he is sick?

Without.

I think apart from Mr. Chen, in this world, I am afraid it is really difficult to find a second person.

After listening to my words, Mr. Chen grinned, but did not comment.

Looking at me, Mr. Chen's eyes blinked, I didn't know why Mr. Chen suddenly stared at me like this, but I quickly understood what he meant.

"Xiaodong, do you still remember? When I first came to the company, I said that I am optimistic about you?"

I looked into Mr. Chen's eyes and nodded, but I understood what he meant.

"Mr. Chen, I know that you are optimistic about me and have always valued me, but ...... Mr. Chen, I really don't want you to say that...... I really feel like I'm going to have something out of it, and I've always relied on that luck to make a difference. ”

"You think too low of yourself, Xiaodong. Before I could finish speaking, Mr. Chen interrupted me and looked at me seriously, his expression back to when he sat at his desk and talked to me that day. "Xiaodong, I may not know, but I have been paying attention to you, some of your performance may have an element of luck, but if it only depends on performance, it will only be Wang Feng's level at most. You rely on your ability to come up with ideas, hehe, and of course your responsible attitude. When you proposed at the meeting that you should pay attention to the quality of medicine, in fact, I agreed with you very much, because I was sick, so I knew the importance of medicine to people's lives, and at your age, I didn't have this awareness. I'm not afraid of you saying it, in fact, when I was young, I also made a lot of fake drugs and had some accidents...... Although it was later settled. ”

Mr. Chen told me his story little by little, and although his tone was always flat, I could imagine the thrill of Mr. Chen's face of those things.

Of course, the specific cause and effect are probably only known to Mr. Chen himself.

Mr. Chen's words gave me a deeper understanding of his past, and it was then that I realized that Mr. Chen was actually more complicated than I thought.

I don't know if it opened the door to memories, but Mr. Chen told me a lot of his past deeds, which gave me a deeper understanding of his past.

Later, I learned that Mr. Chen was not a very honest person in the past. He also made mistakes and did things that were unacceptable.

However, at the end of the day, I still didn't question Mr. Chen's nature.

No matter what happened to Mr. Chen in the past, I still trust him at this moment.

As always.

"Mr. Chen, I believe in you. "I didn't say anything else, listening to Mr. Chen's narration, I just said this sentence.

Mr. Chen looked at me, maybe his eyes were not very bright, but he still didn't want to look at me.

"Xiaodong, in fact, I said that I have always valued you, or your personality, when I invited guests to dinner that day, I said, you are a person, love and righteousness. ”

Mr. Chen's words evoked my memories, and indeed, the scene of Mr. Chen's dinner that day was truly unforgettable. It is impossible to even forget.

At that dinner, Mr. Chen praised me uncharacteristically many times, praised my contribution to the company, and praised me for my "love and righteousness" personality, and even said that he wanted me to be his successor......

Mr. Chen...... Belch...... Didn't you drink too much that day? I thought you were just drunk and talking nonsense......"

"It seems that you still remember Xiaodong," Mr. Chen looked at me and smiled stiffly, "Then you are wrong, I have liver cancer, and I haven't drunk for a year and a half." What I drank that day was not wine, just ginseng tea that I brought myself. ”

"What did you drink that day...... Ginseng tea?"

Hearing Mr. Chen's words, I couldn't think for a while.

I didn't expect Mr. Chen's acting skills to be so clever. The company officials, including me, didn't even see it.

"Mr. Chen, what do you say...... What did you say that day...... Is it true?"

"Of course it's true. Mr. Chen looked at me with a smile, "I said, Xiaodong, I have always been very optimistic about you." If I'm looking for a successor, I think ...... You're really good enough. But the problem is, Xiaodong, you are still too young, you are not stable in your work, and your connections are not extensive enough, and some things are ...... I also lack experience, and to be honest, this is the reason why I can't trust the company to you with peace of mind. Although Qian Yikang has a bit of a problem with others, he does have the ability, and he has really done a lot for the company over the years. Without him, I don't think my company would have grown to the size it is today. ”

Speaking of which, I already understand very well what Mr. Chen meant.

Over the past year, Mr. Chen has been paying attention to me, just to see if I am a qualified successor, and it turns out that some aspects of my ability are indeed recognized by Mr. Chen, but there are some aspects, I still cannot be recognized by him.

And I think so myself.

"Mr. Chen, are you right...... I really don't think I have the skills to take over your shift, I'm really sorry......" I said, swallowing my saliva.

"Hehe, don't be disappointed, it's really good that you can do this at such a young age...... I'm not half as capable as you are at your age. Let me tell you the truth, in fact, my successor has already been thought of a long time ago. I plan to let Tang Liujun take my place. ”

"Manager Tang?"

"Well, he has been with me for many years, he is rigorous, although sometimes he is a little one-sided, but he is still very thorough, and I am very relieved to let him take over my class. Mr. Chen let out a long breath and said to me with a smile, "Xiaodong, you should also keep this matter secret for me, so as not to cause infighting in the company." ”

"Well, I'll keep it a secret. I also think Manager Tang is a very ...... Good people. "I remember the first time I came to Sanxin Company as an intern, I was working under the nose of Manager Tang, so I know Manager Tang very well, I have the impression that he is a very serious person, not smiling, but very responsible in doing things, and he is also a friend of Mr. Chen for many years, I think this is also the reason why Mr. Chen chose him as his successor.

"It's just...... Xiaodong, I still have something to be careful. ”

"Ahh I'm listening. ”

"Xiaodong...... Tang Liujun is five years older than me, and in a few years, he will also retire. I think at that time, if you want to find a successor for the company, it will be you, at that time, I think you also have some experience, many things, you can already take charge of many things. ”

Originally, I was relieved when I heard that Mr. Chen handed over the successor to Manager Tang, but when Mr. Chen said this, I began to panic again.

"Ah, Mr. Chen, you can't say that...... I really can't take your class. I'm serious. ”

Listening to my words, Mr. Chen looked at me silently, did not make a sound, but his eyes showed a trace of disappointment and loneliness.

"Xiaodong, I think I should know what you're thinking, I just want to tell you one sentence, this sentence is what I have summed up over the years: sometimes, really capable leaders are not those who volunteer to play, but those nobodies who are forced to play in times of crisis, they think they can't do well before they play, but after they let go and do it, they will find that they can't do it better. ”

Mr. Chen said to me earnestly.

"Xiaodong, in my opinion, you are the one who has the ability to play and do a good job of leadership. And, no one can do it better than you. ”

Mr. Chen looked at me and said word by word.

"Mr. Chen, you ...... It's also too elevated for me. ”

When I heard Mr. Chen's words, I felt a little hot on my face, no matter how I listened to it, I always felt that Mr. Chen was elevating me, but I didn't know how to answer.

"I'm telling you the truth. Xiaodong, to be honest with you, I won't live for a few months, and my attending doctor has already told me that my cancer has spread...... I've been busy for the past few days, and I feel like I'm overwhelmed. A lot of things, if I don't plan quickly, it's really too late. It's okay to be a reserve person, if Xiaodong still has some feelings for my company, don't let it decline. Promise me that if you don't leave the company, you'll help me do a good job, okay?"

Mr. Chen's words were filled with deep vicissitudes and bitterness, listening to the weak voice and the old tone, at that moment I suddenly had a sour feeling at the tip of my nose.

Thinking of Mr. Chen's help and guidance to me again and again over the past few years, I feel that my whole heart is swaying.

I owe Mr. Chen so much.

I admire him, but more than that, I am grateful to him.

Mr. Chan has done so much for me, and I don't think I have any reason to turn him down.

Mr. Chen...... I promise you. ”

The request of a dying man, who can refuse.

"Hehe," Mr. Chen smiled, "I knew you would say that." But before I do that, I have three more questions for you, which should be my final test for you, if you can give me a satisfactory answer...... I will hand over the company to you, and I will have no regrets. Xiaodong, listen. ”