His world consisted only of his mother and grandmother; he knew nothing beyond them.
Many children his age were more mature, but he had no understanding of the world, not even the basic concept of looking out for safety when crossing the road because he had never crossed one alone.
He was very sensible and well-behaved, and his greatest wish was to be with his mother and grandmother forever."
After pausing, her gaze fell upon Rong Mingyan:
"Rong Mingyan, he is not the embryo in my womb, not a being without consciousness, not a fetus that hasn’t fully formed.
He has his own thoughts, he is an independent entity, a living and breathing life.
You can plot against the fetus in my womb, but you cannot harm him. He is so adorable, well-behaved, and so young; do you really have the heart to go against him?"
"I don’t care how deep your grudge against the Rong Family is, how much you hate them. I just want to tell you that until my child is capable of protecting himself, you are not to lay a hand on him. If you can’t even spare such a young child, then I can only say you have lost your mind."
Rong Mingyan suddenly stood up, his hand drawing out a shiny black pistol, aiming it at the child in Lin Xinlan’s arms.
She was startled, hurriedly shielding the child in her arms, positioning herself in front of the gun.
Rong Mingyan sneered, "Lost my mind? Xuanyuan Bing tried to kill me too, she was the one who lost her mind first, and now I’m just giving her a taste of her own medicine!"
Having had guns pointed at her multiple times, Lin Xinlan had become more composed and no longer feared them as much.
She sneered back, "So, you’ve decided to lose your mind as well? By erasing your conscience this way, how would your deceased parents, and your grandmother view you?
How are you any different from Xuanyuan Bing? In the end, you’re just making excuses for the unspeakable thoughts in your heart.
All along, you have been harming members of the Rong Family under the guise of seeking revenge, but what you really want is to monopolize the Rong Family’s assets! If you truly wished to avenge yourself, there would have been other ways, rather than killing the old Mr. Rong and Shaoze, while sparing only the grandfather’s life!
The grandfather is also to blame, isn’t he? If he hadn’t abandoned his wife and child back then, you wouldn’t have ended up .
You should hate him the most, yet you don’t kill him, why won’t you do it? In one word, you’ve kept him alive to take over the whole Rong Family!"
Far from being irate at having his motives exposed, Rong Mingyan simply laughed coldly.
"You’re right, I want not only to avenge myself but also to single-handedly take over the Rong Family. Everything that belongs to the Rong Family should be mine, and I will take back everything that is mine! That old man is already old and doesn’t have many days left to live. Why should I kill him? After all, he’s going to die soon anyway!"
Lin Xinlan looked him in the eyes and said calmly:
"In reality, you can’t bring yourself to do it. He’s your grandfather; no matter how much you hate him, you can’t bring yourself to kill him. Rong Mingyan, you’re not beyond redemption yet, so stop now. You’ve had your revenge. It should be enough."
"How could it be enough? It won’t be enough until I kill him. All of Xuanyuan Bing’s descendants should die!" He shifted his body, his pistol aimed precisely at Xiaocong’s head.
Lin Xinlan could only turn around, using her entire body to cover his.
Xiaocong looked up with confusion, uncertain whether they were telling a story or not.
Qiao Yiyang stood motionless, his gaze deep, and it was unclear what he was thinking.