RT Chapter 110

Chapter 110 Fair Treatment

In the Shu family’s dining room, under the bright lights, Shu Lin was sipping soup in small sips.

“Xiao Lin, have some more fish.” Shu Jingcheng placed a piece of steamed perch in his son’s bowl, his eyes filled with heartache.

This child had lost weight recently, and even his favorite dishes couldn’t pique his interest.

Shu Lin nodded obediently, “Okay, thank you, Dad.”

He lowered his head, picking at the fish bones, his movements mechanical, as if completing a task.

Shu Lingxiao saw this and put down her chopsticks, “Xiao Lin, about the deletion of the drama series…”

“Sister,” Shu Lin suddenly looked up, a smile appearing at the corner of his mouth, “It’s okay, I understand. This matter is already in the past, let’s not bring it up again, okay?”

This smile stabbed at Shu Lingxiao’s heart.

Her younger brother had always worn his heart on his sleeve; when did his smile become so inscrutable?

“Okay, we’ll listen to Xiao Lin; I won’t mention it anymore,” Shu Lingxiao reached out and ruffled his hair. “So, what are your plans for the future?”

Shu Lin kept that smile on his face:

“Sister, don’t worry. In the future, I won’t make decisions on my own; I’ll do as he says.”

“I’m currently looking at a script for a historical figure, a documentary. He approved it, so there shouldn’t be any risk.”

Speaking of this, he joked:

“If this historical figure also gets canceled, then we’ll delete it. I have no objections.”

“You can set your mind at ease. I guarantee I won’t cause him any more trouble.”

Hearing these words, Shu Lingxiao paused, feeling a strange discomfort in her heart.

Just then, Shu Lin’s phone rang.

It was a call from the housekeeper.

After hanging up, Shu Lin said that Shao Chengxi had come home early today and was looking for him.

Shu Lin quickly shoveled down a few mouthfuls of rice, preparing to get up. “Dad, Sister, he’s waiting for me, I should go back.”

“Sit properly.” Shu Jingcheng rarely put on a stern face. “Finish your food before you go. He’s back, so what? Let him wait a bit.”

The atmosphere at the table immediately froze.

Shu Lin bit his lip and sat back down, his fingers restlessly tracing the rim of the bowl.

After that, he mechanically stuffed food into his mouth, remaining silent.

As soon as he finished eating, he left.

Watching his son’s hurried departure, Shu Jingcheng finally couldn’t help but slam his chopsticks heavily on the table:

“Look at this! What have the Shao family forced our good child into becoming?”

Shu Lingxiao sighed, “Dad, Chengxi has his reasons for doing this…”

“Bullshit!” Shu Jingcheng rarely swore. “What reasons? To put it bluntly, it’s just domineering!”

“Lingxiao, let me ask you, have you listened to Xiao Lin’s drama series?”

“I bet you haven’t, and Shao Chengxi certainly hasn’t either!”

“You two are always so busy, where would you find the time?!”

Shu Lingxiao heard the sarcasm in his tone, knowing he was distressed for Shu Lin, and helplessly called out, “Dad…”

Shu Jingcheng ignored her and continued, pointing at his phone:

“I’m free; I’ve listened to it. Ever since Xiao Lin cried to me that day, I’ve listened to every one of his performances.”

“And the more I listen, the less I understand what you people in politics are thinking.”

“Such positive energy; how did it become a risk in your mouths?”

“So what if there’s a little bit of a love scene in it?”

“It’s neither illegal nor immoral, nor does it violate the generally accepted customs of the world, so why are you so scared?!”

As he said this, he stood up excitedly, his tone impassioned:

“The famous First Lady of the Empire, Mrs. Mei Cheng, even worked as a nude model when she was young.”

“When his political enemies attacked him with this, what happened? Did they achieve their goal?”

“No! After this matter came out, the public not only didn’t dislike him because of it, didn’t see it as a stain on his life, but felt that he was real, relatable, and his approval rating actually increased!”

Shu Lingxiao frowned, “Dad, the times are different…”

“What’s different?” Shu Jingcheng sneered. “No matter how different, they won’t keep regressing, right? Hmph, it’s you politicians who are too hypocritical!”

Shu Lingxiao: “Dad, I know you feel sorry for Xiao Lin, but he has to grow up and learn to get along with Chengxi…”

“Shu Lingxiao!” Shu Jingcheng’s voice suddenly rose. “There’s something I’ve been holding in my heart for a long time, and I have to say it today. You shouldn’t be acting as Shao Chengxi’s spokesperson, saying those things in front of Xiao Lin.”

Shu Lingxiao: “Dad, don’t get so agitated…”

Shu Jingcheng didn’t want to hear what she had to say at all; the words in his mouth poured out like a flood:

“Don’t you know your position in Xiao Lin’s heart?”

“Since he was little, he’s always admired you, his older sister. After getting married, he has one more person to admire, and that’s Shao Chengxi.”

“Now, the two people he trusts and admires the most have joined forces to reject him, telling him in every word and action that he’s done something wrong, causing you two to feel ashamed.”

“What do you think he’ll think? Tell me, what do you want him to think?”

“In your eyes, it’s just deleting a love scene that can’t be shown in public, what’s so important about it?”

“But to him, it’s like stabbing at his heart!”

“What you’re doing is presumptuously rejecting his efforts and attacking the confidence he takes pride in!”

“It’s you who are causing him to doubt his own judgment and start to deny himself.”

“If this continues, how will he have confidence in the future?”

“In the future, every time he does something, he’ll have to look at Shao Chengxi’s face, and your face too!”

“Is this the future First Lady you want?!”

“Haven’t you noticed? He’s already become a bit timid.”

“Lingxiao, you’re a law student. You always say that you need to look at things comprehensively and avoid being prejudiced. How could you, how could you…”

Shu Lingxiao was stunned by her father’s words and couldn’t speak for a moment.

Remembering Shu Lin’s forced smile just now, Shu Lingxiao felt a sudden pang of pain in her heart.

Her dad was right.

How could she have lost the principles of a legal professional in her own brother’s affairs and made such a low-level mistake?

In this matter, she hadn’t treated her beloved brother fairly.

Shu Lin must be very disappointed in her.

Shu Jingcheng suddenly choked up:

“If it wasn’t because my precious son saved me and you that he was together with Shao Chengxi, I would have let him get a divorce a long time ago after suffering such grievances.”

“My precious son could find any kind of Alpha he wants. Why does he have to watch someone’s face and live so cautiously?”

“My son, whom I raised like a treasure, whom I couldn’t bear to say a single harsh word to, has been bullied into this state by that bastard Shao Chengxi.”

“In the end, it’s all my fault as a father for holding him back. It’s my fault, it’s all my fault…”

Shu Lin had never seen his Alpha father since he was little, and grew up in a single-parent family. Shu Jingcheng already felt guilty towards him.

Thinking that he had entered this marriage with Shao Chengxi at such a young age through a transaction, causing him to never be able to stand up straight in front of his Alpha, he felt even more sorry for this son.

In this lifetime, he owed this child far too much.

Shu Lingxiao looked at Shu Jingcheng, feeling something stuck in her throat.

At this moment, she suddenly woke up.