She instinctively wanted to call back, but then Yu Lian remembered that her son was in her room and there was no danger for him.

Meanwhile, He Ning'an was constantly worried that her mother would call back.

He looked at his father, who had suddenly barged in, and said nervously, "What are you doing? Why didn't you knock before coming in?"

He Lin's eyes were deep and unfathomable. "What are you so nervous about? Who are you talking to on the phone?"

"Nobody here, get out!"

He Ning'an thought to himself that if his father heard this and checked the phone, his mother would be exposed very quickly. He felt he had betrayed the trust his mother had placed in him.

"Okay, then you should go to sleep. You have class tomorrow."

The door was then closed.

He Ning'an went back to bed and lay down, still feeling incredulous.

My father let me off the hook so easily.

Outside the door, He Lin's face was deathly pale.

He had just learned from his sister that his son seemed to have delusions.

When I went downstairs, I saw him calling out "Mom" on the phone, and he seemed quite nervous when he saw me.

He walked to the liquor cabinet, grabbed a bottle at random, opened it, and chugged it down.

This family is truly sick, from him to the children.

If Yu Lian knew that she hadn't taken good care of her child and family, she would most likely never speak to her again in her next life.

He sat on a deck chair on the balcony, drinking his wine listlessly.

My hand slipped, and the bottle smashed on the ground.

In the dim light, he reached out to pick up the shards of glass, but stopped just before he touched them.

Under the light, the sharp shards gleamed, reflecting off his pale wrist.

As if bewitched, He Lin turned to the side and stretched out his other hand.

He picked up the shards and placed them on his wrist.

The next second, I felt the coolness of shards of glass on my wrist.

Just then, a dog barked several times in the distance, pulling him back to reality.

The shards fell to the ground, and he lay back down on the recliner, utterly exhausted.

He Ning'an witnessed everything that just happened.

He had intended to sneak out to see if his father suspected him.

She inadvertently witnessed him attempting to harm himself. That night, He Ning'an couldn't sleep.

The next day.

With dark circles under his eyes, he found his father, who was still washing up.

"Dad, do you still love Mom?"

He Lin chuckled, "Why are you asking that so early in the morning?"

"Just answer me: do you love me or not?"

"Of course, birth, aging, sickness, and death will not change."

Upon hearing the answer, He Ning'an nodded. "Even if it meant giving up all your current wealth and achievements to see my mother, would you be willing?"

He Lin wiped his face clean, grabbed his son's ear, and asked, "What are you thinking about, you brat?"

Upon hearing this answer, He Ning'an wore a sour face. "I knew it."

Then, Dad said with a hint of helplessness, "There's no such thing as a free lunch."

He Ning'an didn't want to admit it, but at that moment he was indeed touched by his father's words.

He immediately felt much better and quickly went downstairs.

Breakfast time.

In the few minutes that He Ning'an was almost finished eating, her heart was pounding.

Finally, he mustered up his courage and asked, "It's my deskmate's birthday today. Can I stay overnight at his house?"

Everyone at the table turned to look at him.

"An'an, lying is not good. You don't even have any friends at school."

He Ning'an had already thought of a solution: "They are friends I just made recently. I've never been there before. I'll definitely be back before 10 a.m. tomorrow."

Li Ying nodded in agreement, "Go ahead, An'an can go if she wants to. But we'll be at the hospital for the next two days, so will you have enough money to take a taxi back?"

"That's enough, thank you Grandma!"

He Lin didn't say anything; he was thinking about why the child had lied.

He had asked yesterday, and He Ning'an didn't have a deskmate; it was He Ning'an's own request. He also usually didn't like to talk to anyone much.

He was an oddball in his class.

"Brother, you're a big liar! It's clearly your girlfriend!"

"Yes, yes! I saw it, it's pink packaging!"

"Big brother has a girlfriend, no wonder he doesn't play with Manman anymore!"

The three children chattered amongst themselves, leaving the adults looking at each other in bewilderment.

"An'an, you really have a girlfriend?"

He Ning'an looked at her aunt, hesitating whether to nod or shake her head.

"Of course not, they're just making things up."

Hehe made a face at her older brother, "No, I saw it clearly, it's pink, it's in your backpack."

The atmosphere at the dinner table suddenly became strange.

He Ning'an, having given up all hope, picked up her schoolbag and stood up, saying, "No, it's not true. I'm leaving now, I'll be back tomorrow."

Seeing their elder brother leave, the other two couldn't wait to follow.

As a result, they were blocked outside by the suddenly closed door.

He Ning thought to herself, "What would happen if those three little gossips saw this?"

Mom said she would wait for him at the agreed place.

He ran as fast as he could as soon as he left the house, and only after confirming that his younger siblings hadn't come out did he feel relieved enough to go find his mother.

"This kid, does he really have a girlfriend?"

"Mom, don't talk about things you're unsure of. An'an isn't the kind of child who doesn't know her place."

He Lin agreed with his sister and looked at the child who was walking back. "You can't say things like that anymore, understand? Your brother is angry. Go to school and apologize to him."

He Ning'an wasn't angry at all. With her mother by her side, even a cloudy day felt exceptionally bright.

Yu Lian asked about what happened last night.

"It's nothing, Dad just suddenly showed up, so I hung up."

"Oh, I see. Why is your dad calling you so late at night?"

"It's probably to see his younger siblings."

Speaking of her father, He Ning'an suddenly remembered what happened yesterday.

"Mom, you and Dad have no relationship anymore, right?"

"Why are you suddenly bringing this up?"

"I feel sorry for your father. If he still loved you, would you marry him again?"

Yu Lian rejected it without even thinking.

The reason is simple: He Lin isn't stupid. If he knew he was still alive, humiliation and anger would surely take over his mind again.

Put yourself in their shoes; imagine being schemed against twice by your partner.

They would surely want to tear the other person to pieces, only to receive deception and harm in return for the trust they gave.

Remembering her father's pitiful state last night, He Ning'an asked again, "Mom, are you really not going to make up with Dad?"

"It's not a matter of whether Mom is willing or not, it's that your dad will never forgive me, so there's no possibility for us."

"Yes!!"

Yu Lian: ?

"Son, what's wrong?"

He Ning'an breathed a sigh of relief. "Mom, your decision is right. I agree to let you find me a new dad. You don't know how much you've done. Dad is acting like a madman because of you. If you marry Dad, you'll be the one who suffers. You should find a man with stable emotions."

"Of course I need to investigate him before he can become my new father. You don't know that your father went crazy because of you. He didn't care about me or my younger siblings, and he almost made my younger siblings recognize a complete stranger as their mother."

"Oh, by the way, you wouldn't believe it, he's also an alcoholic who drinks every day. His house is covered in your photos, and last night he even tried to commit suicide, but I..."

The screeching sound of brakes, combined with the momentum, successfully shut He Ning'an's mouth.

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