Chapter 1098: Chapter 1098: Unfair for Him!

He chuckled, breaking the somber atmosphere slightly, and said with a slight smile, “Miss Rong, you might not believe this, but before I saw you, I thought our Lin Family was going to die out.”

“Huh?”

“Yi and I only had one daughter. My wife was already weak when she was carrying Wanwan, and her condition only worsened after giving birth. She could no longer have children. In order to let her recuperate in peace, I hid the truth from her and had a sterilization procedure performed. That means, she and I could no longer have a son.” Lin Teng was very candid with Rong Yan, he explained, “Families like ours definitely need a boy to continue the family business and pass it on. Shengxiao is the sole heir of our family. Initially, my father was unwilling to help Zhiya because he wanted to force Zhiya and her child to come back. It turned out that Shengxiao exceeded the old man’s expectations. Over the years, his grandfather, though never showing it outwardly, has always been proud of him.”

Unable to hold back, Rong Yan said, “I can’t understand your thinking; it’s someone else’s life, and he has the right to choose his own path. But as family, pushing Lin Zhiya and Shengxiao out when they were most vulnerable, forcing them to face a ‘foe’ they couldn’t handle at the time, thinking to educate them through persuasion after they’re wounded… Then feeling proud of them when they unexpectedly defeat this powerful ‘foe’–is there any point in that?”

She spoke quickly and urgently, unable to control her tone, primarily because she felt distressed and indignant on Li Shengxiao’s behalf!

“Are relatives not meant to protect each other in vulnerable times?”

She had never experienced familial affection with the Rong family, but she had experienced it with Lin Zhiya, Li Shengxiao, and Little Baby. Whenever she faced trouble, those three always stood by her side.

Even the way the Rong family, Rong Nanfeng with Rong Mu, Jiang Meiqi with Rong Weiwei, Old Madame Jiang with Jiang Meiqi… none practiced the predatory teaching methods of the Lin family, forcing their young to face wolves to learn to grow up. She really did not understand what General Lin was holding on to.

Is there any meaning in this?

Lin Teng didn’t expect Rong Yan to suddenly question him in that manner. After his initial surprise, he didn’t get angry but chuckled bitterly, agreeing with her, “You’re right, relatives should protect each other. But the education my father gave us from a young age was not just simple nurturing. Maybe he did handle some things poorly, but as his son, I cannot blame him for anything.”

“It’s also for this reason that I’ve been really sorry to Zhiya and Shengxiao over these years.”

After her moment of agitation, Rong Yan quickly calmed down. Her chest had been tight, and her words impulsive. After calming down, she soon realized that Li Shengxiao was no longer a child, nor was he sixteen anymore; the hardest times were already behind them, and they still had a lifetime ahead of them as a family of four.

Just as he had comforted her back then, the Rong family wasn’t important; what mattered was that he would always be by her side.

The same words could be turned around–the Lin family wasn’t important either; what mattered was that she would always be by his side!

Having thought it through, Rong Yan was much calmer and began by apologizing to Lin Teng, “I’m sorry, I was too impulsive just now.”