Ling Ce murmured, "Having a child, is it just because of the child? Isn't it because you're afraid the Ling family's fortune will fall into Rou Rou's hands?"
Shui Qing had previously thought that Ling Ce might not have been behind Ling Ran's mother's death, but she has now changed her mind.
Even if Ling Ce didn't do anything, just this kind of thinking is enough to infuriate people!
"You married her as the legal wife through proper matchmaking, and she gave birth to the legitimate son. Isn't it a certainty that the Ling family's assets belong to her child? Why is she afraid that they will fall into the hands of someone else's child?"
If she's afraid, then whose fear is it? Shouldn't you reflect on your own actions?
Ling Ce stared blankly up, his gaze falling on the writing on the long table by the window, lost in thought for a long while.
Shui Qing didn't interrupt.
Although Ling Ran may not necessarily value the Ling family's assets, nor may she necessarily want to fight for them, she still has to make Ling Ce understand that they originally belonged to Ling Ran!
Whether Ling Ran wants it or not, or whether Ling Ran's mother wants it or not, it's not their fault. Regardless of whether they want it or not, it rightfully belongs to them!
Ling Ce slowly looked at Shui Qing, his demeanor shifting from one of confidence to one of utter dejection: "I originally thought Ling Ran had returned early to hide, so I wanted to ask you to persuade him to come back to the manor with me."
I thought that Ling Ran would definitely be interested in my official position of a second-rank official, the Ling family's background and wealth, and that you would agree to persuade him to come out and return with me, whether it was for his own good or out of practical considerations.
But after you said those words to me, I realized I was wrong, terribly wrong!
What I value and what I believe in are completely different from yours, so my guess is unlikely to be correct.
Hu Shuiqing and Ran'er shared the same idea, so she would naturally agree to Ran'er going to his maternal grandfather. They didn't value the Ling family or care about his biological father, so they wouldn't hide away just to negotiate with him.
He came in person to give his son a way out, but now it's finally clear that his son didn't do it to save face; he genuinely went north to find his maternal grandparents...
The water was clear and still.
Ling Ce didn't believe her when she said that Ling Ran had gone to the north. When he asked her for a favor, it was just a polite formality.
So, all this time, Ling Ce didn't see Ling Ran because he thought they were playing tricks? Like that kind of feigned retreat?
Oh my, isn't that a bit too confident? Does he think everyone revolves around him?
Ling Ce recalled what Shui Qing had said earlier—that she didn't keep the house but instead gave him a lot of things—and agreed, saying, "You're right. Giving gold, silver, food, and other things is the most practical thing to do. Everything in the Ling family originally belonged to Ling Ran."
He was the eldest son, and the throne rightfully belonged to him.
Shui Qing isn't so aloof as to say she doesn't care; who would turn down money?
Ling Ran doesn't want it, isn't that the child that Ling Ce had with that childhood sweetheart?
Furthermore, Ling Ran may not fight for it, but he will not give up what belongs to him.
Ling Ce took one last look around the house where Ling Ran lived.
It was spacious and bright, containing only a bed, a long table and chairs, and a wardrobe—as simple as it could be. However, the bedding on the bed was fluffy and soft, with fine and comfortable fabric, and the long table was fully equipped with paper, inkstone, and writing brushes, showing the care and attention the host had put into it.
Having shaken off his earlier dejection, he straightened his back and resumed his aloof and superior demeanor from when he first arrived. Before leaving, he tossed out a sentence: "I will remember your kindness to Ran'er and repay it."
Shui Qingxin's heart skipped a beat.
Ling Ce's grandfather's way of repaying the life-saving grace was to arrange a marriage between Ling Ce and his benefactor's daughter. However, he did not treat his benefactor's daughter well, and she instinctively rejected Ling Ce's idea of repaying the debt!
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