AMRWFA -Chapter 324 Confession

Angry?

Of course he was angry.

But there was nothing he could do about this man.

In fact, even the illegitimate child had, in some way, “accepted” it.

“You could’ve stopped me from being born.”

“Your mother begged me,” Leng Shuwen said. “She said you were still a life too, and she couldn’t bear to give you up. I made it very clear to her—even if she gave birth to you, all I could provide was a decent living environment and the best educational resources. Nothing else. And you would never be allowed to surpass my legitimate children. But your mother said she didn’t care. She loved me. She just wanted to give me a child.”

The illegitimate child sneered. “And you believed that?”

If he had believed it, he wouldn’t have been given all those materials proving his mother was a gold-digger.

Leng Shuwen said, “I’ve always treated obedient women well. It’s just one more child to raise—it’s nothing to me. The reason I’m telling you this is to make things clear. Whether you resent me, hate me, or even want revenge in the future, I’ll accept it. I just hope you don’t waste your time on these meaningless things and ruin your own life.”

“What life do I even have?”

“Why wouldn’t you have one? I’ve given you food, clothing, and educational resources most people could never even imagine. If you work hard, your starting point is far ahead of most people in the world. You can build a completely different life based on your own ability. Don’t you think what you earn yourself has more meaning than what you reach out and ask me for?”

“If I insist on competing with the legitimate children?”

“After you graduate from university, I’ll recommend you a job. If you want to use my resources to go further, I can help you too. But if you try to use me to go against your eldest or second brother, then don’t blame me for turning on you and helping them instead. After all, they are my legitimate sons. Only they are qualified to inherit everything I have. I will absolutely not allow anyone to threaten their position.”

……

After dealing with the illegitimate child, Leng Shuwen went to “apologize” to his elder and second brothers-in-law.

He admitted he shouldn’t have “allowed” the people around him to let ambition grow unchecked, and agreed that their warning was right—he should properly “clean things up.”

Elder brother-in-law, Ruan Shizhong: “……”

Second brother-in-law, Ruan Shichen: “……”

No need to ask—they were both completely confused and didn’t know what to say.

Ruan Shizhong let out a soft sigh. Thinking about his own messy affairs, his head also hurt. He tentatively said to Leng Shuwen: “About that… that’s your own matter, we won’t interfere. What matters is you and Tingting… how are things between you two? She’s caused you quite a bit of trouble over the years. If you really can’t stand her anymore, you can send her back home. Don’t worry—even if you divorce, it won’t affect the relationship between our two families. Our cooperation can continue as usual.”

“Brother, what are you talking about? What problems could Tingting and I possibly have? We’re fine.”

He then turned the topic to the children. The eldest was already in university, studying business administration—he would definitely inherit the family business in the future.

As for the second child, he was also being trained carefully, hoping he would become like his second brother-in-law and assist his elder brother in the future.

The second brother-in-law, who was suddenly mentioned, spoke slowly: “That’s your family’s business. My brother and I won’t interfere. What we’re talking about is you and Tingting. Tingting is bolder than her third sister. We’re just worried she might do something that upsets you…”

Leng Shuwen frowned. “Second brother, Tingting and I have been married for so many years. I know exactly what kind of person she is. Don’t worry, I’ve got it under control.”

Got it under control, my ass!

She’s already cheated on you, what exactly do you still think you’ve got under control?

Ruan Shichen fell silent. He felt this was not something he should get involved in and looked toward Ruan Shizhong for help.

Ruan Shizhong didn’t want to get involved either—but he was the eldest brother.

Helpless, he forced himself to speak: “I’ll put it more bluntly. For the sake of the three children, give Tingting some dignity. She did make a mistake, but she has truly realized it, and we’ve already disciplined her. If you’re willing to continue the marriage, that’s fine—we support it. If you think she’s gone too far and don’t want to continue, we can accept that too. We’ll immediately bring her back home and won’t let her appear in front of you again.”

“However, let’s keep this between us adults. Don’t involve the children. They are your flesh and blood too—please give them some dignity. We would be grateful.”

“What did Tingting do? Why are you all talking like this?” Leng Shuwen immediately became alert.

Something felt wrong.

Ruan Shizhong said, “Do you remember the last time I handled your third brother-in-law’s relationship issue? You signed something then.”

Of course, Leng Shuwen remembered. Back then, he had wanted to meet his wife’s elder sister, but was stopped by his brothers-in-law.

Although he was unhappy, he didn’t want to go against them since they had connections with the state, so he dropped it and focused on his company and his marriage.

But what did that have to do with this now?

He felt a growing unease.

“Ai… it’s all a mess,” Ruan Shizhong sighed again. “We only married Tingting to you hoping you two would live well together. When she was young, she did like you. But you couldn’t tolerate loneliness and kept a few mistresses outside.”

“You only know her third sister has a bad temper. Tingting is similar—just less bold. She didn’t dare openly confront you, but she definitely made things difficult for you behind the scenes…”

“So she did something she shouldn’t have.”

“Was it business betrayal?” Leng Shuwen asked coldly. “Or personal betrayal?”

“Private matter.”

“What did she do?”

Ruan Shizhong said, “Her third sister found a ‘illegitimate daughter.’ You know about that, right?”

At this point, if Leng Shuwen still didn’t understand, he would be a fool.

A surge of anger rose instantly in his chest. He gritted his teeth.

“So that illegitimate daughter… is not her third sister’s—but hers?!”

Ruan Shizhong quickly changed the topic, bringing up how he learned about his son Ruan Tailai’s relationship issues, and even knew about the so-called “prophecy” of his future death with his wife. That was why he urgently dealt with Ruan Tailai’s situation, even at the cost of making him bear the reputation of being a scumbag, just to force him to break up with that woman.

“At that time, my third son was being controlled by the plot. The person he truly liked wasn’t that woman, it was Lu Yunyun. You should’ve heard of the idea of a ‘fated partner.’ That’s why I asked you to give him a chance and let him intern at your company—to bring him and Lu Yunyun together. She was supposed to be his future wife, but someone interfered…”

Leng Shuwen frowned. “So you’re saying Tingting gave birth to that child because she was controlled by some ‘plot’? And you expect me to believe that?”

That was just cheating dressed up in fancy words!

What, trying to clear her name?

“She doesn’t even have that qualification,” Ruan Shichen suddenly interjected. “She’s just a cannon-fodder supporting character. The real protagonist is that illegitimate daughter.”

“We’ve told you about those web novels before, haven’t we? You must’ve heard some of it. Her story is called Female Version of a Dragon Overlord. She dominates everything—heaven, earth, and even her parents. The first thing she does after growing up is kill her parents as a sacrifice…”

Wait.

What did his second brother-in-law just say?

Kill her parents as a sacrifice?

And those “parents”… wouldn’t that include him?

Leng Shuwen stared in shock at the two brothers-in-law.

Both of them nodded seriously.