The male supporting character was actually myself.

But she dropped out of university after only half a year.

The reason was that Yu Liyun was determined to enter the entertainment industry and become a big star, but the school she was admitted to was not of a high enough standard; in addition, in a class full of beautiful girls, the girl who was originally outstanding in the small village seemed very ordinary.

Not being stunningly beautiful and lacking resources and a wealthy family background, she only realized how difficult it was to achieve her original dream during a semester of studying away from home.

Deeply affected by the blow, Yu Liyun dropped out of school and went out to work without her parents' understanding.

The girl, who had never experienced the harsh realities of society, did not have a smooth working life after leaving school, and in doing so, she met the husband who would lead her to her death—Yao Zhijun.

The fact that the two were twelve years apart in age still couldn't stop them from getting married and becoming husband and wife.

In reality, Yu Liyun was deceived by Yao Zhijun. He took over his father's secure job at a factory, but then the factory underwent restructuring, and he received a compensation of 10,000 yuan after his years of service were bought out.

In an era when people with 10,000 yuan were rare, Yao Zhijun received an unusually large sum of money.

Seeing that Yu Liyun was beautiful, young, naive, and easily deceived, he created the illusion of coming from a wealthy family and pursued her relentlessly. Yu Liyun, who had never been in a relationship and was insecure about her appearance during her university years, quickly fell for him.

However, the 10,000 yuan was quickly squandered by Yao Zhijun on drinking, gambling, and whoring. The two of them couldn't even afford to eat in the big city. It was at this time that Yu Liyun discovered she was pregnant.

With no one to rely on, even if a pregnant woman wanted to work, no factory would hire her.

In an era when divorce was a taboo subject, Yu Liyun never considered aborting her child or leaving this conman, no matter how bitter or difficult things became. In the end, it was a kind restaurant owner who took them in, giving the couple a place to stay, enough to eat, and the opportunity to save some money.

A few months later, Yu Liyun suddenly developed a high fever and showed signs of giving birth.

To save money, Yao Zhijun refused to take her to the hospital, insisting that women in his hometown all went through this process, that giving birth was just a matter of effort and that they weren't that delicate, and that the doctors at the hospital were just trying to rip people off.

The restaurant owner, unable to bear seeing Yu Liyun's serious illness, took her to the hospital for treatment.

Upon arriving at the hospital, Yao Zhijun kept saying that he had no money and refused to care about anything. Out of humanitarian considerations, the hospital arranged for Yu Liyun, who had a high fever and was unconscious, to be admitted for treatment. They were told to temporarily owe the medical bills, and that even if surgery was needed, the money would be paid after the patient was saved.

Furthermore, after learning about the couple's plight, the hospital contacted members of the community to launch a fundraising campaign for them, raising 10,000 yuan.

After the examination, Yu Liyun was diagnosed with severe pneumonia and her amniotic fluid was cloudy, requiring an immediate cesarean section to save both mother and child.

Despite holding 10,000 yuan in donations, Yao Zhijun stubbornly refused to sign the surgery consent form. Multiple medical staff took turns trying to persuade him, but he wouldn't budge. He kept insisting that the hospital was trying to scam him, that he wouldn't fall for it, and that childbirth was just a normal pregnancy and there was no danger involved.

Yu Liyun had fallen into a coma and was unconscious. Moreover, this was an extremely dangerous and potentially very expensive surgery, and no one in the hospital dared to take responsibility.

The medical staff on the scene watched as Yu Liyun gradually lost her life, and they cried bitterly, but they could not move the heartless Yao Zhijun no matter what they did.

Yu Liyun eventually died, but before her death she gave birth to a frail baby boy.

Regardless of the doctor's explanation that his newborn son suffered from pneumonia, jaundice, and other conditions that required immediate treatment but were not life-threatening, just as he had unhesitatingly signed "Refuse to have a C-section to deliver the child, and will bear the consequences" on his wife's surgery consent form, Yao Zhijun wrote on his son's discharge form, "Resolutely refuse treatment and insist on being discharged, and will bear the consequences."

Then Yao Zhijun, carrying the frail baby who hadn't even had a sip of formula, secretly left the hospital while the medical staff weren't looking. He returned on the third day, but this time he had gathered a large group of people, including Yu Liyun's parents, holding banners and standing at the hospital entrance, claiming that they wanted to seek justice for his deceased wife.

When the disturbance failed and the hospital refused to pay for a private settlement, Yao Zhijun sued the hospital in court.

Although the law upheld justice for the hospital, ruling that it had acted in accordance with regulations and had not violated any laws or committed any infringement, and therefore was not responsible for Yu Liyun's death, the laws at the time could not give Yu Liyun justice, nor could they imprison Yao Zhijun, who took more than 10,000 yuan in donations and insisted on not saving his wife.

He abandoned his dying biological son at the gate of an orphanage, and after failing to win a lawsuit, he absconded with a huge sum of charitable donations.

Jiang Chen tracked down Yao Zhijun, who deserved to die, and found that he had taken the money and fled to the south. After squandering it all, he returned to his hometown to sponge off his parents. After both his parents passed away, he sold the house and land, spent all the money, and became a street urchin.

Now nearing sixty, he still cheats one family and another, living a life of idleness.

How can we let this kind of old scum get away?

"Was the original owner really that pitiful?" The fluffy dumpling wiped her teary eyes and said angrily, "Killing his wife and abandoning his children, how come this kind of person hasn't been taken away by the King of Hell yet? Heaven is unfair!"

However, it's really infuriating that hospitals insist on family members signing a consent form before surgery.

This regulation is unreasonable. A patient's life should be in their own hands. Who knows if those family members standing outside are hoping the patient dies quickly so they can get their share of the inheritance!

Jiang Chen closed the book and explained softly, "As far as I know, the current mission world didn't have such messy rules before, but some people still managed to exploit loopholes."

Yu Liyun was already unconscious and unable to sign the document;

If a patient does not sign consent for surgery and any problems arise, the medical staff responsible for the surgery will bear full responsibility, and the compensation could ruin their careers.

Even if a patient is recovering well after surgery, they can easily sue the hospital if they want to.

Doctors are human, not gods. They have wives, children, and elderly parents to support. Who would dare gamble their future on the humanity of strangers? You have to understand that working in a hospital exposes them to a more real and colder side of human nature.

In the past, some patients signed for treatment themselves, and then sued the hospital afterwards, claiming that they were confused and disoriented due to their illness and were misled by medical staff who wanted to make money. They demanded that the hospital refund their medical expenses and even seek compensation for emotional distress.

The hospital could not provide evidence that the patient was conscious when signing the consent form, so it had to take the blame and pay compensation.

In addition, there are those who sign the consent form, receive treatment, and then run away to avoid paying medical expenses. With more and more bad people taking advantage of loopholes, the relevant regulations definitely need to be more comprehensive and cumbersome in order to better protect against extortion and losses.

Therefore, in most cases, family members must sign and pay before proceeding to the next step. Of course, hospitals have green channels, so they are not too rigid in case of emergencies.

In many cases, patients can sign a document to make a decision, but the prerequisite is that they must sign a document while they are conscious.

Some people directly delegate the signing authority to family members, or if the patient is unconscious and unable to sign, a family member must sign.

"I see, so... all I can say is... rigid rules only breed opportunists who spoil the whole pot!" The fluffy little dumpling swayed its big, fluffy tail and muttered while lying on the table, "So, did the host also arrange for Yao Zhijun to join in the fun? This show is definitely going to be really exciting! *burp*"

The next morning, the Lotus Building in Fuyu City was bathed in the bright morning light.

The four of them got out of the car and stood by the roadside, squinting at the high-rise buildings that looked even more upscale as they reflected the sunlight.

"Finally here!" Chen Yang, who had specially shaved his beard and put on a clean old set of clothes, was carrying an old leather bag from many years ago, trying his best to create the persona of someone who is poor but has a strong will.

Zhou Lilian was also wearing faded old clothes, and her hands were deliberately not moisturized with hand cream, making them look dry and rough. She also had two adhesive bandages on, giving her the image of a hardworking and simple housewife.

Chen Qiqi originally wanted to dress up nicely so that Wei Jiangchen would fall in love with her at first glance, but her parents insisted that she pretend to be poor and pitiful so they could ask for money.

Damn it, with our current family situation, do we really need to pretend to be poor?

I was already dirt poor. As a waitress, I only made 2,500 yuan a month. I couldn't even afford to buy a nice, high-end piece of clothing!

"Hehehe, tall building!" Chen Tianyou, who has suffered from severe epilepsy and other strange illnesses since childhood, drooled as he chuckled incoherently.

Zhou Lilian deftly wiped his face with a handkerchief, then pointed at the Lotus Building with a doting smile and said, "See that? That's your brother's company! It's so big and impressive! How much money would it cost to buy that?"

"He truly is the son I chose; he's promising and capable." Chen Yang chuckled, smoothing his hair with his hand, his voice rising two octaves. "If only he hadn't been abducted back then and had stayed by our side!"

Zhou Lilian glanced at him and saw that he could lie so easily without even blushing. She nodded in satisfaction, "It's a good thing you're used to being glib and telling a mix of truth and lies, otherwise you would have been exposed!"

She held her precious son tightly with her left hand, afraid he might lose his balance and fall or run around and get hit by a car. She nudged her daughter with her right shoulder and whispered a reminder: "If you can't speak properly, then speak less. If you mess things up, our whole family will have to go back to our rented shoddy house."

Whether you can stay in Fuyu and stay in the presidential suite depends on how well your reunion with your brother goes today.

Although she disapproved of her family's behavior, Chen Qiqi, being part of a community of shared interests, nodded silently.

If it comes to reuniting with family, it's naturally best to rely on the parents and older brother, as they are more familiar with each other and have stronger familial bonds. Once they successfully stay in Fuyu, living in a big house and spending every day together, even if they don't fall in love at first sight, they can develop feelings over time and become even closer!

The family of four, led by Chen Yang, strode confidently toward the building.

Zhou Lilian pulled her precious son along with light steps;

Chen Tianyou, with his obese body, limped along, his mouth crooked and eyes slanted, his steps slightly difficult.

Chen Qiqi, with her shoulders held high and a very reserved gait, followed at the very back. She was eagerly anticipating her first eye contact with the other person, hoping that it would instantly spark a flame of love, just like in the stories where one glance could last a lifetime and she would be completely captivated!

"Please swipe your card to enter the building." A family of four, full of hopeful anticipation, was stopped at the gate. The security guard in the booth reminded them, "Those without work permits need to register first. I'll call and ask inside before letting you in; or you can wait for someone inside to come and pick you up."

Chen Yang, who had memorized his emotional rhetoric perfectly and was just waiting to put on a touching show after meeting Chen Yang, was stopped and immediately flew into a rage. "This is my son's company. Who do you think you are, stopping me here?"

The security guard, caught off guard by the routine question, was momentarily stunned. "Your son? Who is that?"

"Wei Jiangchen!" Chen Yang straightened his back, pointed at the Lotus Building, and said loudly, "Didn't he tell you that his parents were coming today?"

The security guard looked the four of them up and down, thinking, "They're dressed so outdatedly and old-fashionedly, and they actually claim to be Mr. Wei's parents? Are they a group of escaped menstrual crates?"

Not to mention everyone in the company, it's common knowledge that Mr. Wei, a popular internet celebrity, is an orphan.

Mr. Wei is indeed looking for his relatives, but what about you guys...?

He didn't dare to anger Chen Yang, who seemed a bit excited, and dialed the number with some skepticism, asking, "There are four people, two men and two women, at the main gate. They say they're looking for President Wei."

After a few seconds of silence, the security guard lowered his voice and said something, "They say they're Mr. Wei's parents, but they look like they've got something wrong with their heads."

A moment later, after hanging up the phone, the security guard opened the access control and reminded him, "After you go in, turn left and someone will be waiting for you in the small meeting room."

"Hmph! That's more like it. You're quite sensible for not looking down on people." Chen Yang tugged the old leather bag containing the adoption documents and photos into his arms as if afraid of losing it, glanced at the security guard, and smugly went inside.

Zhou Lilian muttered under her breath, somewhat dissatisfied, "I feel like this kid is a bit unreliable. We agreed to come today, and we even called him to tell him our train number, but he didn't send a car to pick us up from the station; he didn't even hold a simple welcome ceremony at his company, and he used a junior staff member in the reception room to receive us... He really doesn't care about his adoptive parents at all!"

“He is indeed a bit incompetent.” Chen Yang nodded in agreement. “Logically speaking, someone who is capable of great things should not be so blind as to not even think of this. Sigh… It’s true that not being his biological son is a bit lacking.”

Zhou Lilian quickly kicked him and winked at him, signaling him not to talk nonsense.

Chen Qiqi was a little disappointed that she didn't get to sit in the luxury car she had been dreaming of for so long. She muttered to herself to comfort herself, "Maybe... we're just too busy? Don't complain when you see my brother later, or we'll seem like we're too fussy and annoying."

"Shh! Kid, don't talk!" Zhou Lilian glared at her daughter, afraid she would blurt out something inappropriate.

If it weren't for the thought of the family being together and appearing united and loving, she would have even wanted the woman to stay home to take care of the son, while she and her husband would come first to formally acknowledge their kinship to avoid any unforeseen complications.

But the little girl kept throwing a tantrum and insisted on coming, and Wei Jiangchen also said she wanted to see her younger brother and sister, so Zhou Lilian finally compromised and changed her strategy.

Turning left into the reception room, Manager Li, who was in his thirties, had been waiting for a long time. He extended his hand politely and said with a smile, "Mr. Chen, Mrs. Chen, there is a bit of an emergency at the company. General Manager Wei is in a meeting to resolve it. Please forgive us for the lack of hospitality."

Please rest here for a moment. Mr. Wei will come over after his meeting and take you to the hotel for a welcome dinner!

"Oh, so there's an emergency. That definitely needs to be prioritized." Chen Yang's dissatisfaction vanished, and he sat down on the luxurious leather sofa, crossing his legs. "It's really not easy for one person to run such a big company. My son is working so hard!"

After the others sat down and exchanged a few polite words, Manager Li closed the lobby door and left. Chen Yang and his family of four sat down, drinking tea and eating fruit, patiently waiting for the upcoming family reunion.

At the same time, a group of about seven or eight slovenly-looking, unkempt bachelors got off the bus at the main entrance and rushed towards the building entrance, shouting at the security guard in thick accents, "Open the door, open the door quickly! Your big boss's father is here, why don't you hurry up and send Wei Jiangchen to pick him up?"

The security guard was a little confused. What exactly was going on today?

Why are the people coming here becoming more and more abnormal?

They all claim to be Mr. Wei's family members. Aren't they just trying to ride on his popularity for personal gain?

He made another call, and Manager Li still calmly told them to go straight into the small meeting room.

"This is really strange!" The security guard told them how to get in, opened the gate, and let them in, muttering to himself, "Did the sun rise in the west? They actually let these groups in?"

Before he could even sit down properly, another group of people, a dozen or so, a mix of older and younger, rushed over, shouting that they wanted to claim him as their son.

"It's all about money!" After making another phone call to ask for permission to open the gate, the security guard watched the crowd's backs and sighed, "We'll just have to take a chance. Mr. Wei is a kind and good-hearted guy; maybe he'll actually give these peasants some money to get rid of them."

Hey! Don't you all look at yourselves, all ugly and deformed? Which one of you is fit to be Mr. Wei's father?

"Is everyone here?" Jiang Chen leaned back on the sofa and reached out to help Ye Ruoyi, who was playing with a jigsaw puzzle, put a piece together. A slight smile appeared on his lips. "Have someone open the door and invite them into the hall."

Ye Ruoyi looked up at him, a hint of confusion in her eyes, "How do you plan to deal with these bad guys? Isn't it past the end of the year for holding them accountable?"

He waved his long, slender fingers and chuckled, "Accountability laws start from the date the person became aware of the truth and have a 20-year statute of limitations. I haven't known the truth for very long, so the statute of limitations hasn't expired yet. For now... let them fight like dogs, and we'll watch the show through the surveillance cameras!"

Chapter Twenty-Six: A Three-Way Battle for "Dad"