Chapter 445 - Back to the Lin Family (1/2)

Qin Sheng finally won in the game with Lin Changting, who used to be dominant but then lost all his dignity and position in the family. He was the root of all the losses the Lin Family had suffered. More importantly, Lin Changting’s aggressiveness and ambition faded away.

He was not a man of flesh and blood anymore, but a walking dead to be buried in the graveyard. Had no more driving force in his career and became indifferent to everything. Lin Changting gave the authority of the Lin Family to Lin Changhe, and would retire from all the family’s business.

Why?

Lin Changting had always been arrogant and overconfident, and nobody was going to shake his position a bit in the Lin Family. He believed that what he had done was absolutely good for the family, pushing it forward, only to find failures one after another. The Lin Family had lost its past honor and was hit with such big trouble. He knew that he had to take that responsibility and reflect on everything, let alone that he almost broke up his relationship with his own daughter. People would laugh at him for doing such silly things.

He was not a good leader of the family, and not a good father either. Lin Changting felt exhausted and would rather let go.

Lin Changhe felt quite relieved when he got a satisfactory answer. He was afraid that his elder brother would become a cornered beast, swooping and biting fiercely before death, which would hurt everybody. Though his brother was fighting against Qin Sheng for the benefit of the Lin Family, if he lost, their family would hate his brother. This was the law of life. His elder brother would make the right choice once he understood it.

“Elder brother, I think Qin Sheng won’t upset you too much.” Lin Changhe comforted him in a soft tone, wishing to release the burden on his brother’s shoulders more or less.

Lin Changting sighed. “I don’t give a sh*t anymore. Anyway, I lost, that is the end of the story. I won’t say anything.”

“But, elder brother, I hope you still take the leadership of the family. The Lin Family needs you to lead the way. I’m afraid I can’t do it without you,” Lin Changhe said with worry. Most of the resources were in his elder brother’s hands and they were not easy to be passed from one to another.

Lin Changting had gotten old in the span of two days, with wrinkles and grey hair showing. He rose, looking exhausted, and offered a forced smile. “Changhe, I believe in you. You’ve done a lot for the Lin Family over the past decades. You’re really smart, even smarter than me. The Lin Family might have gone down without your help. Sometimes I was too stubborn to take your advice, and I made a lot of mistakes. I’m ashamed and regretful. So today, I give the leadership to you and I trust you. You can make our family great again. I’m old, too old, and have no energy to mind that business. The only thing I’m asking of you now is to cultivate Lin Ze, making him a capable person. He’s good in his nature, but sometimes a bit wayward since I spoiled him for so long. I just hope that even when I die one day, someone could care for him and push him onto the right track, instead of me.”

Lin Changting’s speech was too much like a last testament, which scared Lin Changhe. He was worried that his elder brother might commit suicide.

“Elder brother, don’t say that. The past will finally be the past. If you really cannot bear giving in to him, our Lin Family can continue to fight to the last second.” Lin Changhe was rattled.

Lin Changting shook his head and forced a smile. “Changhe, I know what you’re worried about, but I won’t do it. I’ve been too occupied with work and didn’t enjoy my life. This might be a good opportunity for me to retire and relax. And the conflict between Qin Sheng and I will not just disappear in the air, so it’ll be better to let you take my place. Just as Lin Ze said, maybe we’ll need Qin Sheng’s help one day.”

“Alas, elder brother, since you’ve made the decision, I’ll just accept it. But you don’t have to worry about a thing, I’ll try my best to save our family and make it great again,” Lin Changhe said firmly.

Lin Changting waved his hand, allowing his brother to go. “Mmm, I believe in you. Fine, just go notify Qin Shang of our decision. I’ll be waiting for him tomorrow morning at home.”

Lin Changhe nodded and left.

After Lin Changhe went totally out of his sight, Lin Changting seemed to shake off all his pressure and felt quite relaxed, though still with a little sense of disappointment. Maybe giving in was the best choice.

Lin Ze was in the living room on the second floor, waiting for their decision. Seeing Lin Changhe come out, he immediately rose and went over to his uncle. “So, what is it? What’s my father’s decision, Second Uncle?”

Lin Changhe sighed. “He said yes.”

“What? He said yes? Really? Good, I said my father was not that stubborn. He knew what to do now.” Lin Ze was really happy, even happier than the day he held his wedding. If the Lin Family went down, he’d have to face countless unknown challenges and difficulties in life.

Lin Changhe eyed Lin Ze and shook his head, feeling upset. Lin Ze was too simple and stupid to take the responsibility of leading the Lin Family in the future, which was exactly the biggest risk of the family.

Qin Sheng had been waiting for the news from the Lin Family; his deadline was 8 o’clock in the evening. If they went past the time, he would take it as a refusal.

Then, the Qin Family’s second step toward the Lin Family would begin. The Lin Family then would be crushed and ground down by the extra pressure.