Chapter 54 Struggle
Fei Yiming never imagined that the father he thought was tall and kind would have a side that he didn't know about. His parents, who had always been a loving couple, had a rift in their relationship. He also never thought that Fei Yunshen actually had an illegitimate son who was about the same age as him.
And he was the last to know all this.
Fei Yiming stood in front of the desk. On the floor lay a white porcelain vase that he had smashed into pieces. His eyes were red and his chest was heaving violently. He just stared at the man standing behind the desk with a calm expression.
Lin Jingchuan looked at him for a while, handed him two pieces of paper, and said calmly: "Wipe your face first."
Fei Yiming hated his calm and indifferent appearance. He just wanted an answer, or perhaps an outlet for his emotions. He took the paper Lin Jingchuan handed him, crumpled it up and threw it on the ground, saying coldly, "You knew it a long time ago, didn't you?"
"Not too early, only about a month ahead of you." Lin Jingchuan said, his fingers resting on the leather chair in his office, his eyes fixed on the window. "I didn't hide it from you on purpose, it was Director Fei who didn't allow me to tell you."
Fei Yiming looked at his nonchalant expression, feeling even more indignant. "He didn't let me tell you, so you kept it a secret from me. Not only did you keep it a secret from me, but you also brought that bastard into the company as your assistant and taught him personally. And then what? Are you going to help him take over the company and kick me out of the Fei family next?!"
Lin Jingchuan frowned slightly: "Yiming, calm down."
Fei Yiming: "How can I stay calm?! How can I stay calm?! I've lived for twenty-three years, and I've lived in this carefree family for twenty-three years. Now you tell me that I have a twenty-two-year-old brother who isn't even my father and mother's child! How can I accept this?"
Fei Yiming suddenly raised his head: "Lin Jingchuan, isn't my mother good to you? She has always treated you like her own son. You have lived in this family for more than ten years. Don't you have any feelings for us at all? Now you disregard our feelings, hide it from us, and help that bastard get the upper hand. Where is your conscience? How could you do such a cold-blooded thing? "
Lin Jingchuan closed his eyes and tightened his grip on the leather chair slightly.
The office was quiet for a moment, the door was gently pushed open, and a woman's cool voice slowly came out.
"Cold-blooded?" Xu Mo walked in slowly from the doorway, her eyes icy. "If he were cold-blooded, he wouldn't give up the job he wanted to work for your Fei family for over a decade. He's cold-blooded, but he wouldn't complain when your family held back on their equity. And he wouldn't have tried so hard to guide you every time your father pushed you into the company over the years, even though he knew you weren't interested in it, and he still treated you with all his heart."
The woman was wearing a light blue chiffon top and a gray suit skirt, with a cool and quiet temperament. She slowly walked in front of Fei Yiming and looked at him: "Yiming, your cousin has a lot of difficulties too. Director Fei is not only his uncle, but also his boss. He has helped you with a lot of things over the years. If you say this to him now, it will only hurt the brotherly relationship."
Fei Yiming's eyes were stubborn: "When he helped that bastard to the top, did he ever think about how it would hurt our brotherly relationship?"
"Does he have a choice?" Xu Mo frowned slightly. "Yiming, the person who wants Fei Yijie to join the company is not your cousin, but your father. What's the point of getting angry with your cousin here instead of going to your father?"
Fei Yiming wiped his tears and said, "I will go find my dad, but don't try to shirk your responsibility."
Xu Mo stopped him: "Instead of getting angry here now, you might as well think about what to do in the future..."
Fei Yiming refused to listen to any reason at this moment. He was filled with rage after being betrayed. He turned around and left, but a young boy in a suit and tie slowly walked to the door. His face was somewhat similar to his.
Fei Yijie's hand was still knocking on the door. He looked at the three people in the room and the mess, a little dazed, and looked at Lin Jingchuan: "Brother Jingchuan, I came over to give you a document."
Fei Yiming guessed who he was. He gave the person in the room a last hateful look, cursed him as a bastard, and slammed the door and left.
Xu Mo frowned and walked over to take the things from Fei Yijie's hand: "You go back first."
Fei Yijie looked depressed: "I shouldn't have come."
Xu Mo: "From the moment you returned to the Fei family, whether you came or not, this scene would have happened. Go back quickly."
After the two people left, silence returned to the house. Xu Mo closed the door, walked around the debris on the ground, and came to Lin Jingchuan.
He sat on the chair, his elbows resting on the mahogany table, his hands pressing on his temples. When Xu Mo came over, he raised his eyes, slowly hugged her, and buried his head in her chest.
Xu Mo reached out and stroked his head gently: "It's not your fault."
Lin Jingchuan hummed, and Xu Mo said, "Fei Yiming is still young and impulsive. He won't listen to reason. Wait until he calms down for a while, and he'll figure it out."
"It's just that you might be in a bit of a dilemma in the future," Xu Mo said, "if Yiming also wants to join the company."
Lin Jingchuan was silent for a moment and said, "Let's go to a resort in Yunfu and stay overnight this weekend."
Xu Mo: "Okay."
From the moment he knew about Fei Yiji's existence, Lin Jingchuan began an extremely complicated psychological struggle. He had a complicated mentality towards this cousin whom he had never met. He must have been repulsive at first because his heart still leaned towards Fei Yiming.
Although Fei Yiming is uneducated and has always been at the bottom of the class since he was a child, and even his parents paid for him to study abroad, he has a cheerful and sweet personality. He has always called his father "cousin" since he was a child, and he always smiles when he sees him. Except for study and work, he is very obedient.
Lin Jingchuan still remembers that Fei Yiming has always been afraid of dogs, but when he was young, he saw a big dog surrounding Lin Jingchuan and seemed to be chasing him, but he bravely pounced on it. He was obviously so scared that his whole body was shaking, but he still chose to protect his cousin.
Even though this cousin seems taciturn and even a little distant.
Having lived together for over a decade, despite the significant age difference and limited interaction, they still harbored feelings for each other. Lin Jingchuan knew what Fei Yijie's appearance meant to Yiming. It wasn't just a secret hidden for over twenty years; it was also the cruel survival of the fittest in the adult world. He would eventually discover that his father's love wasn't unconditional. If he proved incompetent, the throne of Lan Da would be passed to someone else. But Lin Jingchuan couldn't prevent this. Fei Yiming could no longer be the carefree young master under his wing; he would eventually be swept up in the reality of growing up.
He felt guilty towards Fei Yiming and Mrs. Fei, so when Fei Yiming questioned his cold-bloodedness, he felt like he was falling into an ice cellar and could not say anything.
In the resort hotel, Lin Jingchuan was in the steaming hot spring, holding a red wine glass, and talking to Xu Mo in a drunken state. Only then did Xu Mo realize that Lin Jingchuan had been struggling in his heart for a long time. She drank with him, held his hand, listened to his words, and gently placed his head on her shoulder.
Xu Mo looked at this broken-hearted man and felt a surge of pity in her heart.
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