Chapter 657 The Final Testament
Along the way, the Qin family came looking for him many times. He was aware of this, but he deliberately avoided them.
He did not even show up when Qin Leilei's mother passed away.
He didn't actually harbor much hatred towards his stepmother; he only remembered that she was a Miao woman.
Thinking about it carefully, his stepmother didn't treat him badly. Perhaps because she was born in the south, she always had a gentle and kind demeanor and often smiled at him.
Back then, when Qin Cheng beat him, the first person to rush out to protect him was this stepmother.
Unfortunately, she was also a person with a tragic fate. After her stepmother died, he thought Qin Cheng would follow suit and remarry.
However, Qin Cheng never remarried.
He came to see him several more times along the way, but he was rejected without hesitation each time.
So, all things considered, this is indeed the first time the father and son have met in twenty years.
Qin Cheng didn't seem to have thought about what to say to Qin Feng. He reached out with difficulty to touch Qin Feng's face.
But the moment she encountered him, he subtly avoided her.
Qin Cheng paused, his disappointment impossible to hide, and withdrew his hand with a long sigh: "You hate me, even after twenty years, you still hate me."
Qin Feng finally spoke: "That's right, I hate you. You are a good family head, but you are not a good husband or a good father!"
Qin Cheng looked pained and nodded after a long while: "You're right. Many times, I have indeed done things wrong. I have always felt guilty towards your mother. Back then, our marriage was an arranged marriage between our families. I know she has feelings for me, but I have never given her enough care."
“Over the years, whenever I think of her, I wonder if my son and I would never have ended up like this if she were still here.”
Hearing him mention his mother, Qin Feng's expression turned cold: "Are you trying to excuse your heartless and cold-blooded behavior of marrying someone new? Even if you and my mother have no feelings for each other, out of a man's responsibility, you shouldn't have found someone new so quickly! What's the point of saying all this now?"
“Sigh, you’re right. It’s no use saying all this now. I know it’s not your fault that your brother drowned back then. You were so young, but you were the first to rush back into the river when he was drowning, pulling him to the shore. If your shouts hadn’t attracted the adults, we wouldn’t have found you both and brought you up. I hit you back then… just because… Anyway, it’s all my fault, and it’s understandable that you hate me.”
Qin Feng paused slightly, looked at him, and seemed puzzled.
In his memory, Qin Cheng was a stubborn and prideful person who would never easily show weakness in front of others, let alone admit that he had done something wrong.
Qin Cheng seemed to know what he was thinking and sighed again: "Xiao Feng, I know that not all mistakes can be made up for. I have also paid the price for my mistakes. For twenty years, a full twenty years, I have not seen my son again."
There seemed to be tears in his eyes, but it was also like an illusion.
He turned to Qin Feng and said, "Xiao Feng, I don't ask you to forgive me, but I have something for you, and I hope you can accept it."
He got up shakily, took a document from a hidden compartment beside the bed, and handed it to Qin Feng: "Open it and take a look."
Qin Feng frowned and looked at him.
Seeing the pleading look in his eyes, he couldn't bear it and had no choice but to open the document as instructed.
Unexpectedly, the document turned out to be a will.
Qin Feng continued reading, his brows furrowing deeper and deeper—Qin Cheng had actually left half of his fortune to him, and even more unbelievably, his name was written in the section for succeeding as head of the family!
He immediately put down the will and looked at Qin Cheng: "What do you mean by this?"
Qin Cheng looked at Qin Feng, his eyes filled with satisfaction: "Over the years you've been working hard outside, and although we haven't met, I know very well how your Shadow Sect has gotten to where it is today. Your abilities and your skills are far superior to mine. I decided a long time ago that if you don't come back, fine, but if you do, the position of head of the Qin family will be yours."
Qin Feng felt a surge of anger rising within him. Hearing this, he sneered, "What is this? You feel indebted to me and want to make it up to me? Have you thought about what Xiao Lei and the rest of the Qin family will think when you do this? You are as selfish as ever."
To put it bluntly, all he did for him was to make himself feel better.
But did he consider his own feelings? Did he consider Qin Leilei's feelings, who was worried about his health?
He placed the will by his bedside: "I will not accept this."
Qin Cheng fell silent for a long while before saying helplessly, "Xiao Feng, I'm giving you this for no other reason than that I feel you deserve it. After all, you are my eldest son, and these things are rightfully yours."
Have you forgotten that we severed our father-son relationship long ago?
The words circled on Qin Feng's lips, but he ultimately didn't say them.
Perhaps she knew how much these words would hurt the man in bed who was already at the end of his life.
Qin Feng took several deep breaths, finally suppressing his surging emotions: "No matter what, I will not accept it. Xiao Lei has been with you for so many years, obeying your orders and worrying and working hard for the Qin family. You should take better care of him."
Qin Cheng was taken aback at first, then smiled and said, "I didn't expect that you and I, your father, are not close, but the relationship between you two brothers has remained the same all these years."
Qin Feng: "..."
Qin Cheng thought he had found common ground with him and began to ramble on: "I still remember when we were little, Xiao Lei always liked to follow you around and obediently called you brother. Although you were impatient, you never neglected him in anything you did..."
"Stop talking." Qin Feng interrupted him, and said in a deep voice, "Aunt Qian has been good to me, so this is just to repay her kindness."
Qin Cheng looked at Qin Feng, his heart filled with unbearable bitterness.
Over the years, he had wronged his son far too much, but he knew that he no longer had the time to make amends.
He could feel his life slipping away little by little.
He reached out, trying to grab Qin Feng's hand.
Qin Feng could tell that his time was running out, so this time, he didn't hide.
Qin Cheng pulled him along, his voice trembling, and said, "I know I have no right to ask anything of you anymore, but I know you still care about the Qin family. You can do whatever you want with the position of head of the family. I'm old and can't manage so much anymore. When I see your mother over there, I'll have to apologize to her."
Qin Feng watched as his breathing became increasingly labored and said in a low voice, "Say less and save your energy. I'll go call the others in."
Qin Cheng lay back down on the pillow, smiling, and said, "Okay, okay, go call me, I'm so sleepy..."
His voice trailed off, but it carried a satisfied tone: "Xiao Feng, I know you've found a nice girlfriend. I haven't met her yet, but Lei Lei showed me her picture. She's a very well-behaved girl. From now on, during holidays, you... you should bring her to see me often. Treat her well. You... you're more sensible than me. You'll definitely manage your family very well... very well..."
Qin Cheng's voice gradually weakened until it disappeared completely.
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