"It seems you haven’t clearly heard what I said, I said, ’I don’t love him, I don’t want to be with him.’"
"My marriage to him is temporary, and I will divorce him sooner or later. I am unwilling to be with him, so why should I tell him about the child’s existence? Once I inform him, do you think I could take the child away when I divorce?"
Rong Mingyan’s smirk at the corner of his mouth grew even colder, "You say you don’t love him and don’t covet the Rong Family’s wealth, not wanting the Rong Family to discover the child’s existence, then why have you brought out the child now?! Could it be that, seeing Shaoze is dead, you are revealing the child’s identity because you want to possess the Rong Family’s assets and also not be with him? Lin Xinlan, your actions are truly despicable. You’re here for the Rong Family’s money, aren’t you?"
He deliberately maligned her in order to resonate with everyone present.
Lin Xinlan didn’t care about her reputation at all, and she replied with a light smile:
"Say what you want, but should I take it that you’re furious out of shame? Because what should have been yours belonged to someone else before you could get it. Rong Mingyan, you accuse me of coveting the Rong Family’s assets, aren’t you doing the same? Moreover, my child has the most legitimate claim to the inheritance. He doesn’t steal, doesn’t rob, doesn’t do anything against his conscience. His rightful inheritance of the assets is unassailable by anyone!"
Rong Mingyan said she was greedy for wealth, Lin Xinlan skillfully shifted the topic to her child.
Xiaocong is just a child; the idea of him being greedy does not apply. Plus, he is indeed Rong Shaoze’s child, the only one truly eligible to inherit the assets.
Rong’s mother moved next to Lin Xinlan, standing on the same side as her.
Looking at Rong Mingyan, she said with a look of pride, "Xinlan is right. Only my grandson is qualified to inherit Yaozong and Shaoze’s assets; no one else has any right. Rong Mingyan, you surely can’t be coveting their wealth, planning to compete with a child for the inheritance, can you?!"
Rong Mingyan’s expression darkened, and a hint of gloom flashed across his eyes.
He sneered coldly, "Auntie, we are not even sure if the child is Shaoze’s. We should conduct a paternity test first."
He looked towards Rong Guangguo and asked respectfully, "Grandfather, since Lin Xinlan claims that he is Shaoze’s child, let’s get the test done immediately. If he truly is Shaoze’s, it’s also a good thing. At least Shaoze would have a descendent."
Lin Xinlan and Rong’s mother cursed inwardly: Hypocrite, pretender, poser!
He probably couldn’t wait for the child not to be Rong Shaoze’s.
Rong Guangguo understood Rong Mingyan’s displeasure; after all, the estate that should have been his was being usurped by an unexpected child.
If he were in that position, he too would be uncomfortable.
But there was no other option, if the child was indeed Shaoze’s, then he would have to hand over the property to him.
On one hand, his grandson, on the other, his great-grandson – it was difficult for him to side with either. He could only side with justice, not with kinship.
"Hmm, let’s do the test now. It’s better to confirm it sooner. If he is indeed Shaoze’s child, then naturally the properties of Yaozong and Shaoze should be inherited by him. In the future, he will stay with the Rong Family, we will nurture him well, so that he can grow up to be the head of the Rong Family."
Rong’s mother rejoiced inwardly; Shaoze’s assets were secure. Besides, Shaoze also had a bloodline now.
She didn’t need to seek death anymore.
She would take good care of her grandson, nurture him well to surpass even Shaoze!
Rong’s mother gazed intensely at the child, her eyes filled with fervor.