Lin Rui opened his eyes before Lin Shi had to wait long.
His eyes fluttered weakly twice before closing again.
Lin Shi had been watching his condition the entire time.
The moment he woke up, Lin Shi noticed.
Smiling, he said, "Dad, now that you're awake, don't close your eyes again."
"After all, you'll have plenty of time to keep them closed."
"But not much time left to keep them open."
Lin Rui opened his eyes again and struggled to part his lips, letting out two breathy sounds.
But with the ventilator in the way, Lin Shi could not make out what he was saying.
He did not particularly care.
He propped both arms on the chair's armrests and steepled his fingers.
To make sure Lin Rui could hear every word clearly.
He leaned his upper body slightly forward.
"Are you worried about my mom?"
Considerately, Lin Shi filled him in on the situation at home. "Don't worry. Grandpa's investigation is complete. The recordings from the banquet were all fabricated using AI technology."
"So my mom won't be sent to prison. But Lin Shuo... oh, no, he's called Li Shuo now. He really is my mom's son—my younger half-brother through our mother."
At that, Lin Shi clicked his tongue in evident disgust.
"Grandpa made the call to divorce you two. My mom was reluctant to leave you, but because of your reputation and Grandpa's insistence, she had no choice but to agree."
"But don't worry. I bought you two a double burial plot, so you'll still end up in the same hole."
"As for the ancestral graveyard, forget it. Grandpa wouldn't let my mom be buried there, so in a fit of anger, I said you wouldn't be buried there either."
Lin Rui's chest heaved violently twice.
Lin Shi hurriedly