Spoiled by the CEO after amnesia!-Chapter 1160 - 1138 Secret (1)

This year is no exception, the only difference from previous years is that having found his son, he also gained a daughter-in-law, so Nie Yixiao and Qiao Yongyong would be going together.

Ning Xiaochuan had Wu Huiyun prepare the memorial paper money and gold ingots early.

On the anniversary day, the Ning Family’s guards prepared the car to take the three of them to Shuangding Mountain.

Having lived in Beijing for so long, Qiao Yongyong had a rough idea that Shuangding Mountain was the resting place for many renowned deceased individuals in Beijing. Just being wealthy wasn’t enough to rest here; the deceased here were basically high-ranking figures or their families from Beijing’s military and political circles.

The grave site Ning Xiaochuan had renovated for his deceased wife had excellent Feng Shui, backed by a mountain, facing water, surrounded by lush forests, one of the best resting places on Shuangding Mountain.

Ning Xiaochuan, during his annual memorial to his wife, didn’t like having guards follow him, and this year was no different.

The three walked up the mountain and paid their respects in front of the white jade grave of Yixiao’s mother.

Because it was the first time bringing his son to visit his wife, Ning Xiaochuan couldn’t help but sob emotionally, "Yurong, it’s my fault, bringing our son to see you only now..."

Qiao Yongyong quickly tried to console him, but Ning Xiaochuan was still very agitated.

Qiao Yongyong noticed he looked unwell and feared he might have a heart attack, so she supported him gently patting his back.

"Yongyong, my medicine is downstairs with the guards, can you help me get it?" Ning Xiaochuan said.

Qiao Yongyong immediately nodded in agreement, and Ning Xiaochuan watched as Yongyong left,

Gazing at Yongyong’s departing figure, Ning Xiaochuan calmed his emotions for a while and glanced at Nie Yixiao, "Yongyong is really very obedient. No one can choose their background, and her family’s origins aren’t her fault."

Nie Yixiao slightly furrowed his brows, "You sent her away just to praise her in front of me?"

Ning Xiaochuan sighed deeply, looking at the white jade tombstone, "I just want to say, you still have choices, while dad doesn’t anymore."

Nie Yixiao’s eyelids moved.

"Dad knows all about your experiences over the years. You once abandoned your first love for tasks, and endured being misunderstood and hated. You and I truly are father and son, facing similar things and experiences... Haha, is this perhaps the fate of Ning Family men? Obsessed with careers to the point of being forsaken by love? But our only difference is, dad can no longer reunite with your mom, but you still have the right to choose happiness. I know you’ve developed feelings for Yongyong, haven’t you? So why not give her a chance, and also give yourself a chance."

He listened quietly for a long time without speaking.

Father and son together fell into silence.

Until Qiao Yongyong brought back the mineral water and medicine, Ning Xiaochuan took a pill, looked a bit comforted, paid his respects for a while, and the three left.

Qiao Yongyong helped Ning Xiaochuan right as they were about to descend the steps, but saw him glance towards a nearby place, "Wait a moment, there’s one more person to pay respects to, you two come with me first."

Ning Yixiao and Qiao Yongyong hesitated, following Ning Xiaochuan to the other side of the cemetery.

This was a joint burial tomb, for a family of three.

On the white jade tombstone, the name sculptured was "Qin Li," along with his wife "Yue Fen," and their beloved daughter Qin Xiaopei.

Their death dates showed were more than twenty years ago.

The family of three died in the same year.

No photos on the tombstone, only their birth and death year.

Qin Li and his wife passed away at over forty.

And Qin Xiaopei died at seventeen, just in the prime of youth.

More uniquely, this family’s joint burial tomb only had Qin Li’s ashes interred, while Qin Li’s wife and daughter had no remains, only personal clothing items as their honorary tomb.

Qiao Yongyong felt a tug on her heart; maybe it was seeing the family of three die in the same year, or seeing Qin Xiaopei die so young, like a flower wilting before blooming, and felt incredibly sad.

Nie Yixiao felt a twinge in his heart, seeming to realize something, looking at Ning Xiaochuan, "Dad, these three are..."

Ning Xiaochuan sighed with emotion, "Do you remember dad told you before, when dad was undercover in a drug cartel and got discovered with colleagues, later executed, luckily a colleague protected me, and in his care, I managed to escape?"

Nie Yixiao understood, "This was the colleague who saved you back then."

Ning Xiaochuan nodded, his expression grave yet sorrowful, "Uncle Qin saved your dad, yet couldn’t escape, ultimately dying at the hands of drug lords, gloriously sacrificing himself. After Uncle Qin’s remains were transported back from Southeast Asia, I arranged the best burial site on Shuangding Mountain for him, then joined him with his wife and daughter. Every year when I come to pay respects to your mom, I also visit Uncle Qin’s family. The Qin Family has a legacy of military service, and Uncle Qin had already achieved a Five-Star General Rank during his lifetime, if he hadn’t passed away, the current Qin Family would be even more renowned than ours."

Nie Yixiao and Qiao Yongyong understood, after Qin Li’s identity was exposed, his wife and daughter disappeared thereafter, likely killed in revenge by the drug lords, because no remains were found, they made an honorary tomb.

"Yixiao, Yongyong, Uncle Qin is dad’s savior, dad can’t repay him in this lifetime, since you’re here, pay respects with incense to their family." Ning Xiaochuan told them, his gaze carried a meaning hard to articulate.

Qiao Yongyong followed Nie Yixiao in picking up incense candles to pay respects to the Qin family, but when about to place the incense in the censer, Ning Xiaochuan abruptly said, "Yongyong, bow before Uncle Qin and his wife and Miss Qin."

Bow? Nie Yixiao was taken aback.

Qiao Yongyong didn’t think much, she felt this family of three was too pitiful, probably with no one else paying respects except Ning Xiaochuan normally, and obediently kneeled on the mat, kowtowing three times to the tombstone.

Ning Xiaochuan showed a barely noticeable relieved smile and then said, "Yixiao, you take Yongyong down the mountain first, I want to talk to Uncle Qin alone."

Nie Yixiao didn’t say anything, taking Qiao Yongyong to leave first.

Ning Xiaochuan bent slightly, gently wiped the white jade tombstone, filled with emotion, "Brother Qin, sister-in-law, Xiaopei, you see, right? You all should be at peace now. Don’t worry... I’ll take good care of her; as long as I’m around, she won’t be wronged."

...

While Ning Xiaochuan was alone paying respects to the Qin family, Nie Yixiao and Qiao Yongyong had reached the stairway’s end.

He turned back, only to see Ning Xiaochuan whispering something to the Qin family’s tombstone, his expression complex, raising his inner doubts.

"Brother Yixiao, what’s wrong?" Qiao Yongyong noticed the man beside her acting unusually.

"Nothing." He averted his gaze, regaining his usual calm demeanor.

Qiao Yongyong didn’t ask more, though she felt her heart still pounding restlessly.