"Nobody has confidence in me!" Li Haian complained.
"You're still young, a bit unstable, but you'll get better over time. Don't be upset about Dad talking to you like this," Wang Yan said in a down-to-earth manner, actually afraid that Li Haian would feel alienated from him.
After all, he was a stepfather.
Whether he spoke too softly or too harshly, it seemed there could be problems, but in his heart, he genuinely cared for these three kids and Bai Yue as his own family. Even though he knew that they might be uncomfortable with what he said, he definitely didn't want to pretend that everything was fine. These kids were forming their own personalities and starting to move in different directions.
If they, as parents, didn't guide them well and the kids eventually went astray, that would be truly regrettable.
