"You really love this jade ball, don't you, Dad?"
Talking about his son, the old man smiled.
"Yeah."
Boss Bai agreed. "He never goes anywhere without it."
"So when he said he wanted to give me the jade ball, I didn't want to take it at first."
"He clearly loves this jade ball so much."
"No matter how important the jade ball is, his own son is naturally more important."
The old man handed the jade ball back to his grandson.
"This is your father's heartfelt gift. Take good care of it."
"Mm."
Boss Bai nodded.
"I know."
Now that he knew where the jade ball came from, he no longer minded that it was actually an "empty" jade ball.
This jade ball embodied the feelings of his great-uncle, grandfather, and father.
In that sense, it was no exaggeration to say the jade ball was priceless.
"Ah..."
The old man couldn't help sighing.
When he saw the jade ball split open, he'd thought he might finally be able to unravel the last words his older brother had left him all those years ago.
But...
It had all been wishful thinking.
The old man smiled.
Yet his already cloudy eyes grew even cloudier and dimmer.
"Grandpa..."
Boss Bai was genuinely starting to regret coming here today.
In the end, they hadn't solved anything.
Instead, he'd made his grandfather remember something painful.
Why had he even brought it up?
"Boss Bai."
Xiao Xiao smiled faintly. "Could I speak with your grandfather alone?"
Boss Bai froze.
Speak alone?
Alone again?
"You..."
He hesitated.
Then he looked at the old man. "Grandpa, he wants to speak with you alone."
"What do you think?"
The old man looked up in surprise at the unfamiliar young man his grandson had brought