124 The Traitor 8 (1/2)

Mrs. Lin found Lin Kang working in his home study. She knocked on the door and without waiting for Lin Kang's permission, she opened the door and walked into the room. She was holding a piece of newspaper in her hand.

Lin Kang was quite surprised by his mother's visit. She rarely came to him when he was working in his study. Therefore, Lin Kang expected Mrs. Lin had something urgent she wished to discuss with him. His speculation was not entirely false either, while it was not related to work, what Mrs. Lin wished to discuss with him was related to someone that had gotten increasingly crucial in Lin Kang's life.

As Mrs. Lin walked in, she noticed Lin Kang hastily moved the documents on his table to hide what he was reading earlier. However, his movement was still too slow for Mrs. Lin's eyes.

She caught a glimpse of a logo for a retail website. She suspected those were purchase coupons. The website specialized in female products like make-up and cosmetic, Mrs. Lin was familiar with it because she visited it quite often. Naturally, the coupons weren't for Lin Kang himself and Mrs. Lin had a fairly good idea whom they were meant for.

Mrs. Lin could not help but chuckle at his son's clumsy attempt at a reconciliation. However at the same time, she sighed to herself because she had failed to teach Lin Kang the valuable lesson that not everything could be solved with money.

Since he was a wee child, Lin Kang was exposed to the power and influence of wealth. He had seen how money could open many doors so it was little wonder that he grew up overestimating the importance and significance of wealth. Alas, love was the one thing that money could not solve.

”Lin Kang, am I disturbing you? What are you working on?” Mrs. Lin asked as a preamble.

”Nothing important, just some boring work stuff.”

”Oh… Is that so?” Mrs. Lin asked in with a raised eyebrow. ”In that case, I wish to talk to you about your… boring work stuff.” Mrs. Lin made sure to emphasize the last three words.

In a particularly out of character manner, Lin Kang acted slightly flustered. ”Mother, what are you talking about? Why would you want to talk to me about work?” He felt weirdly exposed.

Like most Chinese family, conversation about love was not dinner table topic. Lin Kang felt awkward discussing this topic in his mother's presence.

Mrs. Lin was charmed seeing Lin Kang act this way. It reminded her of the young boy she raised before he morphed into the powerful leader of the Lin Corps.

”In any case, just listen to me. A woman's heart is not something that you can conquer with brute force like you do with business. Strain it hard enough and it will break. A woman's heart is not to be taken like you would pillage a fort. Forcing your way in will only yield less than positive results.

”Instead take an example from your son. Similar to how Lin Xi is learning to walk, take it slow and go step by step.”