After the divorce, he took care of his child and sold fried rice; his ex-wife was filled with regret

He put down the spoon and gently stroked Tuantuan's back to help her catch her breath.

"Daddy's here. Nobody's abandoning you."

"We're never going to that house again. After dinner, once the IV is removed, Dad will take you home right away."

Tuantuan sobbed, rubbed her face hard against Lin Fan's coat, and nodded firmly.

Lin Fan picked up the bowl again, scooped up a spoonful of the mixture of mashed yam and rice porridge, blew on it to warm it, and handed it to Tuantuan's mouth.

Tuantuan opened her dry, cracked little mouth and swallowed it in one gulp.

The unique sweetness of Ziyu yam and the soft, glutinous texture of Xiangshui tribute rice melt instantly on the tongue.

The porridge had been simmering on the road for a while, becoming very soft. It slid down my esophagus into my stomach, which had been empty for four days, like a warm protective film that completely suppressed the nausea caused by the injection and the shock.

"It's delicious. Dad's cooking is the best."

She swallowed it down, and two more tears welled up in Tuantuan's eyes.

"Swallow slowly, don't rush." ​​Lin Fan gently wiped away the tears on his daughter's face.

Tuantuan ate spoonful after spoonful.

My body, which hadn't had a proper meal in four days, instinctively drew nourishment from this warmth.

Lin Fan fed her slowly, waiting until she had completely swallowed each bite before feeding her the next.

In less than ten minutes, the small bowl of yam porridge was gone.

After finishing the porridge, Tuantuan finally regained some color in her face.

With a warm feeling in her stomach and the drowsiness from the fever reducer, she loosened her grip on Lin Fan's clothes, snuggled closer to him, found a comfortable position, closed her eyes, and drifted off to sleep.

This time, her brows finally relaxed.

Shen Man sat in the empty seat next to her, watching the father and daughter the whole time.

Seeing Lin Fan's tender side as he wiped away the child's tears, she felt a mix of emotions.

"I've already completed the hospital admission procedures for her, and her assistant will be here soon." Shen Man glanced in the direction of the emergency room and broke the silence, "Do you want to go take a look?"

Lin Fan didn't speak, his gaze still fixed on the IV drip bottle above his head.

Shen Man shook her head as she looked at him.

"She pushed herself too hard. It was suffocating her, and she was almost going crazy," Shen Man sighed.

"That was her choice." Lin Fan's tone was calm and unwavering. "People always have to pay the price for their ambitions. She chose that path, so she should bear the consequences."

Shen Man was slightly startled upon hearing these words.

She couldn't detect a trace of complaint or resentment in Lin Fan's tone.

In Su Qing's words, Lin Fan was a lazy, unambitious gigolo.

But Shen Man now truly realized that this man was more clear-headed than anyone else.

Su Qing thought she had gotten rid of a burden, but in reality, she had thrown away a man who could have supported her when she was at her weakest.

Shen Man didn't reply. She knew that what Su Qing had done in the emergency room tonight had completely severed any remaining affection she had for Lin Fan.

She stood up, reached out to straighten the slightly wrinkled hem of her trench coat, and then used a hair clip to re-pin her loose hair.

"Alright, things are settled, and you've had your porridge." Shen Man resumed her usual capable demeanor.

"I'll head back now. I have to meet with two difficult investors tomorrow morning, and I still haven't sorted out the mess of debts at my new company."

"Consider this a favor I owe you today." Lin Fan nodded. "I kept you up all night. Come to the shop sometime, I'll treat you to dinner."

"Stop with the formalities." Shen Man smiled gently, took half a step forward, bent down, and looked tenderly at Tuantuan, who was fast asleep in Lin Fan's arms.

She reached out and touched the little girl's pale face, which was still somewhat pale despite the fever having subsided, and then smoothed the soft hair on her forehead that was damp with sweat.

"Little one, get well soon." Shen Man lowered her voice, her tone revealing a hint of heartache.

Then, she straightened up and waved to Lin Fan.

"No need to treat me to a meal. Just remember to save me two extra bowls of premium beef noodles later. Adding two extra pieces of beef is better than anything else."

"Okay, plenty." Lin Fan rarely gave a slight smile.

"Let's go!" Shen Man didn't linger any longer. She put her hands in her trench coat pockets, turned around, and walked out of the infusion room, disappearing into the night in the emergency room lobby.

It was 3:30 a.m. The medicine drip finally finished.

The nurse then came over, skillfully tore off the medical tape, pulled out the needle, and pressed a dry cotton swab onto the puncture site on the back of Tuantuan's hand.

"Press for five minutes, don't rub. When you get home, give her plenty of warm water, and try to eat a light diet for the next few days," the nurse instructed in a low voice.

"Okay, thank you." Lin Fan took the cotton swab and pressed it down.

Tuantuan felt pain in her sleep, frowned, and instinctively shrank into Lin Fan's arms.

Five minutes later, Lin Fan removed the cotton swab and confirmed that the injection site was no longer bleeding.

He picked up his coat, which was lying next to him, and prepared to wrap his daughter up tightly and take her away.

Just then, a series of hurried footsteps came from outside the emergency room.

"What kind of strange thing is she doing in the middle of the night? She's a grown woman, surrounded by so many people, how could she just suddenly faint?"

A sharp, resentful middle-aged woman's voice sounded particularly jarring in the empty, quiet emergency room corridor.

Lin Fan frowned slightly. He was all too familiar with that voice.

Three people hurriedly walked in through the entrance of the infusion room.

Leading the way was Su Qing's assistant, Xiao Li, who looked exhausted and was clutching a stack of payment slips in her hand.

Following closely behind her were Su Qing's mother, Zhang Cuihua, and her father, Su Ming.

Zhang Cuihua was wearing a mink coat over her clothes, but underneath she was wearing a silk nightgown. Her hair was a little messy, obviously because she had just been dug out of her warm bed.

Su Ming followed beside him, his face also pale, yawning as he walked.

"President Su is under observation in the emergency room. The doctor said it was an acute fainting spell caused by high blood pressure. He has been given a sedative and is now asleep."

As Xiao Li led the way, he turned back to explain, his gaze sweeping over the pediatric infusion room, before he abruptly stopped.

Zhang Cuihua couldn't brake in time and hit Xiao Li in the back. She immediately became furious: "Why did you stop? Where's the emergency room?"

Xiao Li didn't dare to respond, but just glanced furtively at the corner of the infusion room.

Zhang Cuihua followed Xiao Li's gaze and immediately saw Lin Fan sitting on the bench, with the child in his arms.

Zhang Cuihua was taken aback at first, then her face darkened instantly, and she strode into the infusion room in her leather shoes.

"Lin Fan? What are you doing here!"

Zhang Cuihua's voice was loud, her shrill voice echoing in the quiet infusion room.

Several family members of patients who were dozing off were woken up and looked over with displeasure.

Lin Fan didn't look up, but carefully wrapped the coat around Tuantuan's body, zipped it up, and made sure that not a single cold breeze could get in.

"I'm asking you a question! Are you deaf?"