146: Lin Xuan and Lin Jianjun's family have completely broken up, and the Lin Group is undergoing a change of leadership!
"Shut up. You, a bastard born of a mistress, dare to call me brother? Disgusting!"
Facing Lin Xuan’s cold and disdainful tone,
Lin Hao’s pupils flashed with a momentary ferocity.
The thing he hated most in his life was… being called a bastard born of a mistress.
Even though he knew it was true,
whenever it was pointed out to him, he would instinctively feel angry and inferior.
Especially when Lin Xuan used such a contemptuous tone to openly expose his inner wound, it made it even more impossible for him to accept.
At this moment,
if it weren’t for the last shred of rational 'endurance' remaining in his heart, Lin Hao would have already erupted.
He bit his tongue desperately, the pain temporarily restoring his reason, and continued to mumble apologies, his eyes teary as he said:
"Brother, I'm sorry. I'm truly sorry!"
"As long as you are willing to forgive me, I will do anything. I only ask you to save Lin Corporation, that was once our home!"
Amazing!
He can really endure, is this guy a Ninja Turtle?!
Seeing that he had humiliated the other party to such an extent, and Lin Hao could still smile and call him brother… Lin Xuan rolled his eyes, utterly impressed.
"You're willing to do anything, huh? Fine! If you run to the rooftop and jump off right now, I can share the prescription with you."
"Ah… this?!"
Hearing such a crazy request, Lin Hao’s face turned green.
This hospital has eighteen floors, dozens of meters high!!!
Jumping from the rooftop would definitely send him to meet God on the spot… For a moment,
Lin Hao looked awful, standing there in a dilemma, not knowing what to do?!
And at this moment,
Bai Yuelan, who was beside him, couldn't stand it anymore. With a stiff smile, she jumped out to mediate.
"Xiao Xuan! You've taken this joke too far!"
"We are all family, why make such a scene and let outsiders laugh at us? Mommy thinks, why not…"
She thought Lin Xuan would at least give his mother some face.
But who would have thought that Lin Xuan didn't indulge her at all, coldly glancing at her and saying irritably:
"Stop! Who are you, auntie? Who is family with a mistress like you?"
"I said it not long ago, my mother died early. Are you also a dead person?"
As soon as these words came out,
Bai Yuelan's forced smile could no longer be maintained, leaving only a face like she had eaten excrement.
"Boring."
Lin Xuan turned to leave, tired of getting entangled with this bizarre family.
He thought the other party could bring him some "surprise."
But who would have thought it was still the same old routine, utterly uninteresting.
"Wait, Young Master Lin. You can't leave! If you leave, the company will be finished!"
"Old Lin, control your wife and child! Why are you just standing there? Hurry up and confess your mistakes to Young Master Lin!"
Seeing that the negotiation had failed and Lin Xuan was about to leave, many shareholders were sweating profusely with anxiety.
One of the directors in a black suit even turned directly to scold Lin Hao, pushing all the blame onto him.
"What are you, a bastard, still doing? Is this how you apologize? What kind of attitude?!"
"Immediately kneel down and kowtow 108 times to Young Master Lin first."
"And you, you stinking bitch, it's because you gave birth to this bastard that Young Master Lin was angered. You also need to kneel down and apologize!"
"That's right, hurry up and kneel and kowtow! Hurry up and kneel!"
"Hurry up and kneel! Hurry up and kneel!"
"..."
At this moment,
everyone vented their anger and unease on Lin Hao and his mother, shouting hysterically for them to kneel.
Especially when they noticed that Lin Xuan suddenly stopped, seemingly enjoying their infighting with great interest, their eyes lit up even more.
Believing they had found a way to please Lin Xuan, they all shouted "kneel" with even more fervor… Amidst the deafening shouts, Lin Hao could no longer pretend to be calm, his eyes almost spitting fire.
These bastards!!!
It was already good enough that he was willing to apologize, and they actually demanded that he kneel and apologize in front of so many people?!!
Isn't this completely trampling his dignity into the ground?
They even demanded that his Mommy also kneel with him?!
Simply too much bullying!!!
Lin Hao clenched his fists tightly, his fingernails digging deep into the flesh of his palms.
Although he used to kneel from time to time.
But at that time, he did it voluntarily, deliberately using tricks to frame Lin Xuan... But now he was being forced, the difference was incomparable, which made Lin Hao completely unable to accept it.
He just couldn't understand?!
Clearly, just a few weeks ago, Lin Xuan was like his toy, being humiliated and tormented by him in every way.
But he didn't know when, the situation between the two slowly reversed?
Lin Hao couldn't accept the sense of disparity during this period… "Not kneeling, huh? Fine! We'll help you!"
"Seriously, how dare you make Young Master Lin wait so long?"
"Hmph! What an ignorant fellow, an apology must have sincerity!"
"..."
Seeing Lin Hao ignore their shouts,
many shareholders, in order to please Lin Xuan, actively moved, surrounding Lin Hao and his mother, wanting to help them "kneel."
"Enough! You're going too far!!!"
At this moment, Lin Jianjun, who had reached his limit, finally roared out.
"Those who violate my wife and children, even if far away, shall be punished."
After all, he had served as the chairman of Lin Corporation for many years.
Lin Jianjun still retained some semblance of authority.
Under his murderous gaze, the many shareholders looked at each other.
For a moment,
no one dared to step forward and lay hands on Lin Hao and his mother in front of him.
Then Lin Jianjun looked up at his Good Son, his eyes filled with complex emotions of disappointment, guilt, resentment, and anticipation.
Thousands of words, in the end, turned into just one sentence… "Do you still want to be my son?"
"(꒪ ꇴ ꒪(꒪ ꇴ ꒪ ; ) Huh???"
"As long as you help Lin Corporation overcome this crisis. I promise to treat everyone equally from now on, and I will never favor Lin Hao again. You are both my Good Sons!"
"Heh heh…"
Meeting Lin Jianjun's expectant gaze, Lin Xuan's lips involuntarily curled into a cold sneer.
This old pervert.
Even now, he was still dreaming?!
Perhaps even at this point, the other party still wouldn't admit his past "disgust."
In response, Lin Xuan simply gave him the international gesture of greeting.
="= convex.
"Very well, I hope you don't regret it."
"From now on, you and I, father and son, are strangers. Don't even think about me acknowledging you as my father again!"
"I swear! Even if the company goes bankrupt and liquidates, I will not beg you or let you humiliate my beloved family!"
Ignoring the stunned looks of the surrounding shareholders,
Lin Jianjun pulled Bai Yuelan and her son into his arms, his eyes firm as he said:
"Money is precious, but family affection is even more so. I have completely seen through the true meaning of life! You rebellious son, you will never taste the warmth of family affection."
"And I will no longer lose myself for money, bowing and scraping to an animal like you."
"Although not having money is a very sad thing! But giving up the dignity of family for money is an even greater sorrow among sorrows."
"Rebellious son! Listen carefully to your old man's final lesson: [Wealth can measure life, but it cannot replace life. One should not be proud of having much wealth, but rather proud of noble character.]"
"Poverty is not scary; what's scary is not having the courage to face it. Money is not everything!"
"It is an external possession, you can't take it with you when you're born or when you die. Don't let money become a stumbling block to cultivating a noble character."
"..."
After calmly facing the impending bankruptcy...
Lin Jianjun had a moment of great enlightenment, resolving not to compromise with Lin Xuan for money anymore.
He tried to straighten his spine, imparting a lot of grand principles to Lin Xuan, as if to leave this unfilial son with a substantial spiritual legacy.
From then on,
the father and son would go their separate ways, owing each other nothing.
Lin Jianjun spoke these words with such fervor that everyone was stunned.
But Lin Xuan sneered disdainfully, and also gave him the international gesture of greeting.
="= convex
"Heh heh… you're so great, so noble…"
He was too lazy to continue arguing with Lin Jianjun, pushing aside the directors of Lin Corporation in front of him, and walked away alone… "Alas~~ pitiful are the hearts of parents under heaven."
"Perhaps I… really made a mistake before…"
Looking at the departing back of his Good Son, Lin Jianjun sighed deeply.
When he realized that the family affection between them could no longer be repaired, a hint of apology, sadness, and reluctance appeared in his eyes.
Now that he thought about it carefully, he had indeed been a bit biased in the past.
Especially forcing Lin Xuan to marry into the Su Family, that vegetative person, which ruined his Good Son's lifelong marital happiness.
However, fortunately, Su Shengtian now highly values Lin Xuan… This unexpected turn of events didn't really harm Lin Xuan, so he could leave without guilt.
Moreover, the spiritual wealth he left for his Good Son, every word of it was worth a thousand gold.
As long as Lin Xuan could absorb even a tiny bit, it would surely benefit him for life. Just based on this… Lin Jianjun believed he no longer owed Lin Xuan.
On the contrary, the other party had repeatedly defied him and acted unfilial, which broke his heart and made Lin Xuan owe him.
"But because of this… Lin Xuan completely lost the most sacred and precious fatherly love in this world, and will be immersed in regret for all eternity."
"Presumably, this punishment for the rebellious son is comparable to the Ten Great Tortures of the Qing Dynasty, enough to make him repent of his mistakes."
Lin Jianjun muttered to himself, a trace of unbearable emotion flashing in his pupils.
He suddenly wondered if he was too heartless, to let a child suffer such inhumane mental torment… "Daddy~~"
"Husband~~"
At this moment,
the two concerned voices in his arms pulled Lin Jianjun's attention back.
He lowered his head, looking at the two treasures nestled in his arms, one on each side, his heart filled with warmth.
Yes~~~
What he should be focusing on now… shouldn't be that abandoned rebellious son, but these two loved ones in his arms… "I'm sorry! Hao'er, Yue Lan! The company might be beyond saving, and you might have to suffer with me from now on."
Stroking the two small heads in his arms, Lin Jianjun apologized sincerely.
As a man who prided himself on being upright and strong, he felt deeply guilty for not being able to provide his family with an abundant material life.
But who would have thought… "It's okay, Daddy! We are a family! As long as the three of us are together, whether we have money or not, we are a happy family."
"That's right! Husband~~ Do you think I'm a gold-digger? I love you for who you are, not for your money!"
Lin Hao and his mother forced smiles, pretending not to care.
In reality, the gloom in their eyes was almost impossible to hide.
Lin Jianjun had a smooth life since childhood, almost never lacking money, so he could still foolishly believe that family affection was the most important and calmly face the upcoming poor times.
But they, mother and son, had experienced a period of poverty before Lin Xuan's mother died… they naturally understood the miserable lives of the poor at the bottom.
They were not as "optimistic" as Lin Jianjun.
At this moment,
the mother and son looked at each other, already considering their escape routes… On the other side.
"Good, good, good! As expected of my family, Lin Jianjun!"
"You're right! We are a family, a loving family. As long as we stick together, there's no obstacle we can't overcome."
Lin Jianjun was moved to tears after hearing his wife and son's words.
He sincerely thanked his ancestors for allowing him, in his mid-fifties, to meet these two most important people in his life. What more could he ask for!!!
As for bankruptcy?
Hard times??
Becoming penniless???
These were all small cases.
Couldn't he just start over?!
Lin Jianjun had a mysterious confidence in his business acumen.
He firmly believed that he could create a billion-dollar corporation.
Then next time, he could create a hundred-billion, trillion-dollar corporation, and rule the world was just around the corner… Do you think I, Lin Jianjun, would be utterly defeated?
NO!
NO!!
NO!!!
The famous commentator, American Five-Star General MacArthur once said… What doesn't kill me makes me stronger!!!!!
Just as Lin Jianjun was immersed in his comeback and growth, the group's directors around him fell into deep despair.
"It's over, it's over! Looking at Young Master Lin, he's absolutely determined not to forgive that idiot Lin Jianjun."
"Lin Corporation is destined for bankruptcy and liquidation. What we need to do now is find a scapegoat and sell off our shares as much as possible to recover some losses."
"Alas, but the dire situation of our Lin Corporation is now common knowledge. What fool would be willing to take over?"
"It's all Old Lin's fault, that imbecile?! He didn't want such an excellent son like Young Master Lin, but instead favored this little bastard? Now look what happened! Hmph!"
"..."
Realizing that bankruptcy was inevitable,
a large group of board members gnashed their teeth, full of complaints.
Especially their attitude towards Lin Jianjun, which was filled with resentment, and they all started cursing him.
"How dare you! How dare you curse me?!"
Seeing that even at this point, Lin Jianjun still dared to put on his chairman's airs in front of them, the group of people were furious, rolled up their sleeves, and started throwing punches…
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