After being reborn, I refused to be a sucker, and my whole family was dumbfounded.

Chapter 642

Their lips trembled slightly, but they couldn't utter a single word.

"Now, I've worked my way up to where I am today through my own efforts, and you all come here to talk to me about family, elders, and family?"

A mocking smile curled at the corners of Lin Ling's lips.

"Don't you think this is ridiculous?"

"Where were you, my relatives, when I was bullied, framed, and even nearly lost my life? Where was your concern? What did you do besides a few hypocritical pleasantries?"

Lin Ling stared at them intently: "Seeing that Lingyun Group has developed, you couldn't wait to come here, using the guise of family ties to try and get a share of the pie, or even to control the entire Lingyun Group. It's just wishful thinking."

"You are not worthy to be my aunts at all, and you have no right to make any demands on me. No one should interfere in any affairs of the Lingyun Group!"

The atmosphere in the room seemed to freeze, so oppressive that it was hard to breathe.

The Lin family members were anxious, but dared not speak at this moment.

They were afraid that they might accidentally say the wrong thing and anger Lin Ling, and even more afraid that they might offend these two esteemed aunts.

Lin Yunfeng and Lin Yunxia's lips trembled slightly, and they tried to speak several times, but each time they hesitated and stopped.

They were rendered speechless by Lin Ling's questioning, and all the words they had prepared were stuck in their throats, neither coming out nor coming out, causing them extreme discomfort.

They truly did not offer Lin Ling any substantial help during his most difficult time.

Back then, they lived in the provincial capital, leading what they considered a glamorous life.

They either glossed over everything Lin Ling experienced in Nanzhou City when the Lin family recounted it, or they watched it with a spectator's mentality and didn't really take it to heart.

"What kind of trouble can a young man who has been abandoned by his family possibly cause?"

This was probably their most genuine thought at the time.

Lin Yunfeng and Lin Yunxia were more concerned about whether Lin Ling's experience would have any adverse impact on their status in the Lin family, and whether it would affect the dividends they received from the Lin family every year.

Ultimately, their so-called concern for Lin Ling was nothing more than superficial politeness, or even just a few perfunctory words of comfort.

But neither of them expected that Lin Ling, whom they had once considered insignificant, would be able to turn his life around.

He not only gained control of Lingyun Group, but also enabled it to grow rapidly in a short period of time, becoming one of the top enterprises in Nanzhou City.

This huge disparity filled them with jealousy.

Lin Yunfeng and Lin Yunxia deeply regretted not offering Lin Ling a helping hand in his time of need, even if it was only superficially.

If they had done it, they wouldn't be in such a passive position now, and they wouldn't have been so ruthlessly exposed and ridiculed by Lin Ling.

But what's done is done, and regret won't help.

Lin Yunfeng forced a smile, trying to ease the tension.

"Lin Ling, you...you shouldn't say that. You know what happened back then. We...we had our own difficulties, we were also forced into this situation!"

Lin Ling snorted coldly: "The problem with your two aunts is that they are busy enjoying wealth and luxury in the provincial capital and competing with each other in the circle of high-society ladies, so they have no time to care about the life or death of their nephew, right?"

Lin Yunxia hurriedly explained, "Lin Ling, that's not how it is! Your aunt is right, we really were overwhelmed at the time! You know, we had a lot of things to deal with in the provincial capital..."

Lin Ling interrupted Lin Yunxia: "I think it's because you didn't care about me at all?"

"No, Lin Ling, you've really misunderstood, we..."

"If it really was a misunderstanding, why did you always make excuses when I called you the time I needed help the most, saying you were in a meeting, on a business trip, or not feeling well?"

"Why was it that when I was tricked by the Lin family and almost lost my life, all you did was send some tonics, say a few meaningless pleasantries, and then nothing more?"