Shi Kanshan heard Shi Fan’s words and was somewhat puzzled, "What do you mean by that? What are you trying to tell me?"
Shi Fan snorted coldly, speaking in a hostile tone, "I’m telling you, have some shame."
"Although I know you are often unscrupulous in your actions, I still want you to understand the principle that ’people should have a sense of shame as trees need bark.’"
Being lectured by his own son is never a pleasant experience, no matter when it happens.
Shi Kanshan was watching Shi Yaoguang’s mocking expression when he suddenly became angry.
He reached out, intending to strike Shi Fan as he had done at home in the past, but to his surprise, when he slapped down, not only did he fail to hit Shi Fan, but he also fell flat on his face.
Shi Fan couldn’t help but burst into laughter at the sight of his father’s awkward fall.
He had wanted to do this for a long time.
This man, claiming to be his father, had never fulfilled his responsibilities as a parent!
A man , he simply didn’t deserve to have children!
Shi Fan had long thought that if reincarnation was a choice, he would never choose to be Shi Kanshan’s son.
Unfortunately, one cannot decide their own reincarnation.
He became the son of Shi Kanshan.
Back when he refused to leave Sister Yaoguang’s side, he had a secret he hadn’t told Yaoguang.
During his time with the Shi Family, he had contemplated suicide on several occasions.
Looking back now, he feels somewhat relieved.
It’s a good thing he didn’t do it back then.
Otherwise, he wouldn’t have met such a wonderful sister.
As he grew older, he came to understand something more clearly.
To Shi Kanshan, he had done nothing wrong.
No matter what he had done in the past, no matter what sort of situations he had been forced into, it didn’t matter to Shi Kanshan.
For Shi Kanshan, as long as his son had food to eat, so he wouldn’t starve,
and a place to live, so he wouldn’t freeze to death or end up on the streets, that was already the best he as a father could offer him.
The very best was out of the question.
Perhaps Shi Kanshan believed that by merely providing some material comforts, his son would regard him as a godlike figure without any grievances.
But Shi Kanshan didn’t consider that he, indeed, was a father.
Shi Fan, as his son, also had his own thoughts.
The treatment he received, whether his father was good to him or not, he could perceive it.
Knowing that his father was not good to him at all and still going against his conscience to praise him would be foolish, wouldn’t it?
At least, Shi Fan wouldn’t do that.
Even if Shi Kanshan spun tales of wonder, he wouldn’t change his mind.
The hurts of the past wouldn’t cease to exist just because the perpetrator denied them.
Those hurts were always there; just because he didn’t touch them, didn’t mean they didn’t hurt.
However, Shi Fan was open-minded.
He now had Sister Yaoguang, who was very kind to him.
He would also be especially good to Sister Yaoguang!
As for Brother-in-law... Shi Fan glanced at Quan Jinbei, pushing him away in his heart.
If Brother-in-law wasn’t good to Sister Yaoguang, he would never let him off the hook.
If he could always be good to Sister Yaoguang, then Shi Fan could reluctantly acknowledge him.
Quan Jinbei, however, had no idea about the little conspiracies in Shi Fan’s heart.
Even if he knew, he wouldn’t take a child’s thoughts to heart.
Being a brother-in-law isn’t something a kid can refuse to acknowledge if he doesn’t want to.
Fortunately, now was not the time for the two to part ways, now...
Dealing with Shi Kanshan was the real issue at hand.
Shi Yaoguang glanced at Shi Fan and, after pondering for a moment, asked for his opinion, "Xiaofan, how do you want to resolve this?"
Shi Fan thought for a moment and said, "However it should be resolved, that’s how it’ll be resolved."
Upon hearing this, Shi Kanshan felt puzzled.
Alright, to put it plainly, he couldn’t decipher the meaning behind the back-and-forth between Shi Fan and Shi Yaoguang.
If he didn’t understand, he would just ask. Shi Kanshan felt he had that right.
So, he directly voiced the doubt in his heart, "What do you mean by what you’ve just said?"
Shi Fan gave him a mocking glance, "Of course, it’s about dealing with you. What else did you think we were solving?"
"What do you mean by ’dealing with me’?" Shi Kanshan’s face was filled with disbelief, "What about me needs to be dealt with? I’m a person, not some object! I’m not something you can just ’deal with’ whenever you please."
Shi Fan shrugged, "You’re right; you’re not something I can just ’deal with’ at will, however... you may have forgotten something."
"What thing?" At this moment, Shi Kanshan’s confidence was extremely low.
If it weren’t for the fact that he was Shi Fan’s biological father, he probably wouldn’t dare to stand here.
But it was precisely because of this relationship that he had this confidence.
He thought, even if Shi Yaoguang was unwilling to acknowledge him as a father, at least she would recognize Shi Fan as a brother, right?
As long as she was willing to recognize Shi Fan as her brother, then she was related to him.
As long as this relationship existed, Shi Yaoguang would be his backing, his support.
It all depended on how solid that support was.
He had thought too much.
Shi Yaoguang wasn’t planning to give him this chance at all.
"Uncle, perhaps you are not aware, but Xiaofan is now my brother."
Shi Kanshan said subconsciously, "I know that."
Shi Yaoguang shook her head, "What I’m trying to say is not that."
"Then what is it?" Shi Kanshan showed a puzzled look, "Is there something I haven’t understood?"
Shi Yaoguang nodded, her smile tinged with a hint of mockery, "Didn’t Xiaofan run away from home? You didn’t choose to look for him then, and now he is no longer your son."
"Nonsense!" Shi Kanshan retorted instinctively, "No matter what, Shi Fan is my son, my biological son! With this blood relationship, who dares to say he isn’t my son? Whoever dares to take my son away from me, I’ll fight them to the death!"
When he said this, his gaze was fixed on Shi Yaoguang.
Clearly, his words were intended for Shi Yaoguang.
Shi Yaoguang wasn’t intimidated by him at all.
Looking at him, she just smiled with a nonchalant expression, "Uncle, there’s no need to look at me that way. In fact, the matter of Xiaofan becoming my brother... is officially approved."
"What approval?" Shi Kanshan couldn’t believe that Shi Fan could truly bypass him and become Shi Yaoguang’s brother.
If it was just a matter of verbally acknowledging a sibling relationship, he naturally wouldn’t mind.
Of course, if Shi Fan didn’t amount to anything, he really wouldn’t care whether Shi Fan was his son or not.
Whether it was in terms of legal status or blood relationship...
The blood relationship still needed to be confirmed.
If Shi Fan wasn’t even his son by blood, didn’t that mean he’d been cuckolded?
This was something he absolutely couldn’t tolerate.
Just thinking about becoming a cuckold out of the blue made him shudder.
"Shi Fan, are you going to say it, or do I need to?"
When Shi Fan heard this, a puzzled expression appeared on his face, "Say what?"
"The part about severing ties with your Sister Yaoguang!" Shi Kanshan was full of righteous anger, his tone clearly threatening.
Shi Fan blinked, with a look of confusion, "What do you mean?"