Jiang Bozheng sighed and looked at Lu Chengwen, his eyes suddenly reddening.
Lu Chengwen had no idea what was wrong with him, so he could only push a glass of water over. "Uncle, have some water."
Jiang Bozheng smiled, touched the glass, looked at Lu Chengwen, and launched into a heartfelt confession.
"Cheng Wen, honestly, thank you. I thank you from the bottom of my heart."
"Uncle, you're being too polite. I..."
Jiang Bozheng stopped Lu Chengwen. "That day, we had planned to fight if the negotiations broke down. But when we got there, we saw you carrying Little Monkey out on your back. You know, in that moment... I was filled with gratitude toward you."
Just as Lu Chengwen was about to say something polite, Jiang Bozheng stopped him again.
"Let me finish."
"When I saw how far you were willing to go for Little Monkey, honestly, even her own brother had never done that for her."
"I'm a failed father."
"Ever since I was a teenager, I'd been called a genius. Of course, the Four Great Families never lacked geniuses. Those with a chance to inherit the position of Patriarch were even rarer."
"The Jiang Family's rules are a little unusual. The person designated to inherit the Patriarch's position has a different character in their name. So back then, I fought desperately just to claim the character 'Bo.'"
"I was young then, only a little older than you are now. I didn't understand life, family, or myself very deeply."
"Back then, I was unruly and arrogant. I was stern every day, even... somewhat cold-blooded."
"Xiao Hu and Little Monkey were both born and raised under those circumstances."
"Xiao Hu is a lot like me. He's strong. But Little Monkey... she's weak and compassionate. But you know how it