"Dad, I'm honest, but I'm not stupid."
A bitter taste filled Ji Liansong's mouth, matching the bitterness in his heart.
"For years, all the money we've earned has gone into the family's shared funds to pay for Fourth Brother's education and expenses. My own children have worn the same cotton-padded jackets for years, their hands and feet covered in frostbite, yet my son never uttered a single word of complaint. But... if I had only known... if I had known Fourth Brother was capable of something like this, I..."
Ji Qingshan was alarmed to hear this.
'The eldest is regretting it! He regrets working himself to the bone to support the fourth.'
"I'm the eldest son; it's my duty to do what's best for this family. But Mother and Fourth Brother... they've truly chilled my heart to the bone! I haven't wronged this family over the years, but I have wronged Ming Fang!"
Ji Liansong wiped his face and dropped to his knees before Ji Qingshan.
