"Nonsense!" Knowing that Liu Yuzhi was fabricating stories, it might not have been to slander his deceased wife, but Han Shouxin’s words still caused Han Kuang great pain in his heart and lungs. After all, besides Gu Fangwei, who else could be Shoulv’s mother? He couldn’t help but angrily say, "Does Shoulv not have a brain at all, to actually believe that?"
"Believe it, why not?" Han Shouzhen said sarcastically, "He’s just a boy from the countryside with no background or backing. Wouldn’t the little surface information he found confirm that what Liu Yuzhi said was true? After all, Han Shoulv is even five years older than Han Shouyi."
By the final word, Han Shouzhen was already gritting her teeth. Initially, in order for Han Shouyi to have a legitimate status, Liu Yuzhi came up with that terrible idea, and even as young as she and her elder brother were, they knew to oppose it. Who knew that Han Kuang would actually agree!
A flush spread across Han Kuang’s old face, "That’s not, that’s not..." Initially, he truly believed that his wife was killed by his youngest son, hence he didn’t care about his disappearance. As for agreeing to Liu Yuzhi’s idea, it was also because Shouyi was his own blood.
Although he had hated what Liu Yuzhi did, ultimately, he had to consider his son, looking at the face of her father. Even though he did not treat Shouyi the same as Shouxin and the others, in the end, he was his son and had to consider him. Moreover, the position he held, having an illegitimate child was also not without its implications.
But when it all boiled down, he did owe his youngest son.
"Liu Yuzhi did even more than just that." There were things Han Shouxin originally didn’t plan to mention, especially in front of his sister, but realizing his father’s attitude toward Shoulv, he had to say something. "Do you know how Shoulv and I first met? In the Golden Triangle, he was targeted for retaliation by a gang after robbing their high-end munitions, and if I hadn’t happened upon him, his body would probably have been torn apart by wild beasts."
"And the reason, it was because the ammunition he was issued for the mission was all defective."
"Shoulv is also in the military?" Han Kuang first felt a thrill of joy, then he angrily said, "How can there be such a scoundrel in the army?"
"What do you think this scoundrel is for?" Han Kuang said scornfully, "You go ask Liu Yuzhi, how many cruel things has she done to Shoulv?"
Especially since Liu Yuzhi had bribed those people using the old man’s name, how could he not be furious?
"If it hadn’t been for Shoulv’s strong ability and a bit of luck, would he be where he is now?"
"You wouldn’t even be able to find his body!"
Thinking of the things he had uncovered, Han Shouxin was furious. Liu Yuzhi, although only skilled in lip service, those underneath her who curried favor were heartless; his own brother almost had half his head blown off by his comrades in one battlefield incident!
Despite how fast Shoulv’s ascension was, with his military achievements in the Vietnam War and self-defense counterattacks, if it were not for the suppression of Liu Yuzhi’s faction or the pressure placed on him, not just a Lieutenant Colonel, becoming a Major General wouldn’t have been a problem!
Han Shouxin’s expression was cold to the extreme, "I don’t care if you think you owe him and want to make it up or whatever, I only have one thing to say—"
"Although Shoulv is your son, you’ve never fed him a single meal growing up, nor has he relied on you for anything. His current achievements, he fought for them with his blood and sweat, and even because of you, he has suffered countless hardships he should never have faced. So, don’t you dare try to act like his father in front of him!"
Han Shouxin did not usually speak so harshly, but it was the first time he was harsh to his own father. Knowing that his father had always blamed his mother’s death on Shoulv, turning him into an accomplice for Shoulv being stranded outside, he was truly furious.
Before their mother died, while coughing blood, she had entrusted them to take good care of Shoulv, it seemed the old man hadn’t listened at all!
He thought so, if Liu Yuzhi was capable, if their father had wanted to protect Shoulv, how could she have succeeded?
It turned out, it was all his neglect!
His words were uncompromising; Han Kuang was so choked up by them that his face turned an alternating red and white, and he was utterly unable to find a reason to retort, which was incredibly frustrating.
Yet his heart kept sinking; his eldest son was too right, not a single mistake in his words.
With such a father like him, how many more were there in the world?
However, there was another person shocked by the revelation; Han Shouzhen gripping Han Shouxin’s sleeve, she couldn’t believe it, "Brother, are you serious!? Shoulv had endured so much?"
Han Shouxin nodded, "Originally, as a combat general, the military forces in J Province were unwilling to let him go, but his leg was injured during that mission in the Golden Triangle. Though it doesn’t affect normal walking, he could no longer be active on the frontline of the battlefield."
He glanced sideways at Han Kuang, "Originally, Shoulv didn’t want to come to the Capital; he planned on developing in Shanghai. But because our younger sister wanted to come to the Capital to study, he had no choice but to change his decision."
Upon hearing this, Han Kuang subconsciously wanted to lecture "lack of filial piety," but he hurriedly swallowed his words.
That was his youngest son, whom he had neither taught nor raised, a son he had wronged many a time.
Han Shouzhen’s eyes were red, "Then, were his adoptive parents really as good to him as Wanwan said?"
"They treated him very well before he left home," Han Shouxin simply didn’t hide anything anymore. "Until Shoulv wrote a letter back home inquiring about his origins, his adoptive father found out he already knew he wasn’t a child of the Shen Family. After that, especially after his adoptive mother died, his adoptive father shifted his attention to his step-son brought by his step-wife, even using the money Shoulv had previously sent back to help him get married and have children. Even Shoulv’s son, when his sister-in-law was pregnant, almost died due to the step-grandmother’s abuse." (To be continued. If you work, we invite you to come to Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendation tickets, monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to read.)