Han Chi frowned and thought for a moment, "Who is adding fuel to the fire? Do you have any guesses?"
Han Jing: "At the moment, I suspect it's that old bastard Luo Qing. Since he sent our daughter abroad, we should have taken action and dealt with him! Your second brother suggested I investigate Luo Qing, but I didn't think it was necessary. No matter how powerful Luo Qing is, he's still below your uncle. He's been hanging around with our family for years, so how big a deal could he cause? Who knew...this guy was actually quite capable. He actually had someone initiate a secondary investigation into your third uncle, and even used a self-criticism to force your third uncle to apologize to the Zhou family."
Han Chi frowned, "Why didn't you tell me these things before?"
Han Jing: "You are in Shanghai, so far away, it's useless to tell you."
Han Chi looked at Han Jing distrustfully. "How could it be useless? Even Yan Jianshe knows that someone is targeting the Han family. I'm in Shanghai, but my family has never warned me about this. You think that once you leave the imperial capital, you're no longer a member of the Han family and unworthy of knowing about their affairs, right?"
Han Jing's expression was extremely grim. "Lin Feng, what do you mean by that?"
Han Chi: "Dad, you are also a swing person now, right? I'm not in Shanghai, and my second brother is by your side. You discuss everything with my second brother and never tell me anything. Now that my second brother is in trouble and you have lost your right-hand man, you want to tell me everything and let me be your right-hand man, right?"
Han Jing was stunned. "What are you talking about? The Han family is facing huge difficulties right now. Aren't you a member of the Han family? Now we need you to stand up and stir up trouble, but you are here arguing with me about gains and losses?"
Han Chi was filled with resentment and grievance. "Dad, I've tried my best to avoid competing with my second brother. I left the capital and tolerated everything I should have. Not only did you not take my concessions to heart, but you only discussed everything with my second brother and excluded me. Even when problems arose in the Han family, you didn't tell me. You made me mistakenly believe that the Han family was still my shelter, allowing me to remain complacent in my ignorance and passivity with Yan Jianshe. Do you want to abandon me? Or do you want to sacrifice me?"
Han Jing was completely stunned. He had never thought about what Han Chi was thinking, but he seemed to have done so.
Han Chi regained control of his emotions and asked, "Can you tell me why? Why do you always discuss everything with my second brother? But you treat me like an outsider and don't tell me anything?"
Han Jing didn't dare look at Han Chi. He glanced away and said with a hint of self-blame, "Your second brother is the one your grandfather has chosen to be the future leader of the Han family. He must know what the Han family is facing and find a way to solve it. The reason I didn't tell you is... Lin Feng, you are too outstanding, too smart, and your edge is too eye-catching. I need to help your second brother establish his authority. Do you understand? If you overshadow your second brother, how will he convince the rest of the Han family in the future?"
Han Chi was stunned, and the bitterness in his heart immediately turned into a sneer, "Is this the reason?"
Han Jing nodded, "Yes. I'm not young anymore. Your uncle has retired, and it will be my turn next. I want to help your second brother establish his authority while I can still lead him."
Han Chi said bitterly: "Why didn't you just say it? Why didn't you tell me earlier? I never thought of competing with my second brother for anything."
Especially after he knew that he had always been the best child in the Han family and that the Han family had high hopes for him, he never thought of competing with Han Ji for anything.
In order to let Han Ji "come to the fore", he even chose to stay away from the imperial capital and regarded building a career of his own as his ultimate goal. As for the future leader of the Han family... he gave up completely and gave everything to Han Ji. He didn't want anything.
"When I was struggling alone in Shanghai, I was always proud of the Han family, because it was my biggest confidence in staying in Shanghai. With the Han family, I took fewer detours than many people, and even received many honors that ordinary people couldn't get. I even felt that as long as I was given the identity of a Han family member, I wouldn't need to ask for anything from the Han family and I could build a big career of my own in Shanghai. So I kept my head down and rushed forward, never looking back, because I didn't need to look back, because behind me was the Han family."
Han Chi continued sadly, "I was complacent about this, thinking that everyone was on my side. But what happened...even Yan Yi knew that the Han family was in trouble, but I didn't. She knew that the Han family I relied on was in trouble, so she chose this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to talk to me about leaving. After Yan Yi jumped off the building, she completely dethroned me. The Han family that I was so proud of turned out to be the culprit that dragged me down. Not only that, you caused trouble in the imperial capital, and I was implicated in another investigation by the inspection team in Shanghai. I almost couldn't attend Grandpa and Hao Jie's funeral. Before yesterday, I was still being questioned. You really...sacrificed me without restraint just to send my second brother up."
Han Jing looked at him speechlessly. "Lin Feng, we have no intention of sacrificing you, nor do we deny that you are a member of the Han family. It's just that you... are too stubborn. If you had listened to us and stayed in the imperial capital instead of going to Shanghai, everything in the Han family would be yours now."
Han Chi sneered, "So? When I left the capital, you focused your attention on my second brother. Now that my second brother is in trouble, you're focusing your attention on me. Your approach is exactly the same as Yan Jianshe's."
Han Jing angrily said, "What nonsense are you talking about? Why are you comparing me to that cunning old man? I am your father, not someone else!"
Han Chi looked desperate. "In my opinion, there is no difference between you and him."
Han Jing was furious: "You!"
Han Chi sneered and shook his head. "Dad, I've read so many books since I was little, and I know so many stories about brothers killing each other. I always felt that such a thing would never happen to us Han brothers. Then, as I grew up, I saw your attitude towards me and the other brothers gradually change. I knew that the stories in the books were true. But I don't want to be that kind of person in the books, so I tried my best to avoid such a thing as brothers killing each other. However, my repeated retreat and tolerance became the reason for you to sacrifice me. You... are really heartbreaking."
Han Jing's eyes widened with anger, breathing heavily, "It's unfair to yell at me now, but what about before? I told you not to leave, but you insisted on leaving! You are not in the imperial capital, so if I don't focus on your second brother, where should I focus on? On Han Pei? Don't you understand what I am planning? Once your grandfather is gone, the division of the Han family is inevitable. Your eldest brother is the eldest son and grandson, so it is natural for him to get everything from the Han family. But your eldest brother has a bad temper. If I didn't take the lead every time and become the boss of the Han family, how could your grandfather shift his attention to our family? I do this for you and your second brother!"
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