Tao Father and President Huo had started their businesses around the same time. They were rivals, but also friends.
When the Tao Family ran into trouble, President Huo had helped them out.
Out of gratitude, Tao Father had given him the watch.
All these years, President Huo had never understood why Tao Father possessed such an expensive watch.
Until a few days ago, when Feng Ze approached him and offered a large sum to buy it.
After asking why, President Huo finally learned what had happened over a decade ago and said he was willing to give the watch to Tao Zhiyan.
"...My father," Tao Zhiyan murmured unconsciously, looking at the watch in his hand with a slight frown. "What kind of person was he?"
"Your father..." President Huo looked up.
Too much time had passed. He could no longer remember clearly.
All he remembered was that it had been pouring that day. Tao Father had knelt on the ground, pleading with him, swallowing every last shred of his dignity.
Afterward, he had still pretended nothing had happened as he comforted his wife and child.
President Huo didn't know how to answer either. After thinking for a long time, all he said was, "He loved you very much."
Those words lingered in Tao Zhiyan's mind.
Even in the car, Tao Zhiyan was still looking at the watch.
The young man gently brushed his fingertips over the watch face, his gaze quiet.
Strange as it was, Tao Zhiyan had never known Tao Father or Tao Mother, yet he still felt a little sad.
Those words had pieced together an image of Tao Father and Tao Mother. Though it remained hazy, at least they were no longer as insubstantial as a few lines of text.
As the sky darkened, the car finally