ng said he didn't know either. It was Lawyer Zhang who notified him that he must bring her along.Since she was called, there must be business. Li Anna sat seriously and waited for Mr. Zhu to speak in...Her father thought she was going to confide in him about something private, maybe her grades or a crush she wasn't supposed to tell her mother about. He closed the door and asked her in a loving tone that only a father could have, "What do you want to talk about Did you do poorly on a test Or are you having a crush"

If one didn't know about his awful side, he seemed like such a perfect father He pampered her, loved her, and protected her from everything, never even raising his voice to her.

But why would you do something so hurtful to me and Mom

This has been a problem that has weighed on her for many years.

So at that moment, she asked, "Daddy, do you love me and Mommy"

"Of course I do. Why suddenly ask that" He answered without any hesitation.

"Will you do something that would hurt me and Mom" she asked again.

"No." He answered firmly.

How hypocritical, how composed.

Her tears flowed uncontrollably as she said, "Daddy, if you did something that hurt Mom and me, we would be worse off than dead. You know that, right"

It's done, and it can't be changed. But she doesn't want her mother to face such cruelty. If this secret could be kept forever, that would be best.

"Don't worry, Dad wouldn't do anything to hurt you or Mom." Dad came over to hug her, but she pushed him away.

She stopped her tears and looked carefully at the middle-aged man before her. What kind of will it take for him to lie so easily

"Today, Wen Lan drove me home. Wen Jian said that it was her father who bought the car for her mother. Do you know her father"

She didn't want to beat around the bush anymore, nor did she want to test his limits any further; her father simply had none.

After she finished speaking, her father's face changed color. His mouth opened and closed several times.

, apparently frightened by the high school student's daughter, was speechless.

Shu Tinglan took out a receipt from his briefcase and put it in front of him. It was the receipt for the car he had bought, giving him no chance to argue further.

She is a lawyer and always demands evidence. So that day, she intentionally didn't let Wen Jian get in the car, and intentionally said those words to Wen Lan, just waiting for Wen Lan to come to her to buy a car.

Whoever buys a car will inevitably leave traces.

But she hadn't expected her dad to so openly leave the receipt in his briefcase, he really trusted her and mom too much.

This sense of relief isn't trust, it's treating them both like fools.

There was a knock on the door from mom, telling them to come out for dinner.

"Dad, I don't want Mom to know. If you have even a little bit of affection for me and my mother, immediately sever ties with Wenlan and her daughter, and send them away."

After she finished speaking, she wiped away her tears, took a deep breath to compose herself, and then turned the lock and walked out the door.

She suddenly realized that she no longer seemed to care whether her father loved her more or Wen Jian more. She just wanted to solve the problem rationally and not hurt her mother.

At the dinner table, she appeared calm and collected, while her father was not as composed, distracted, only eating rice mechanically.

After the meal, he said, “Tinglan, walk with dad.”

The father and daughter continued the topic they had been interrupted on earlier.

"When did you find out" Dad asked.

"When it was discovered doesn't matter, what matters is how you plan to solve it."

Right here, where I'm standing now, is the very spot where he leaped. Her white sneakers pressed against it, sending a shiver down her spine.

"Tinglan, Dad has no way out."

"

"What does it mean"

Her father looked as if he had aged ten years in an instant, his face etched with weariness. "Wen Lan knows everything about me,"

He was referring to the bribery, “Dad has no way out.”

“Dad only made one mistake in his youth, when he was newly promoted and riding high on success. He became a little carried away. While on a business trip, someone brought Wenlan to my room, and that’s how Wenjian came into being. Listen, these years, Dad has only had you and Mom in his heart.”

Shu Tinglan had not expected that the truth would be like this, the truth she had been searching for so hard turned out to be like this.

"Do you know that your one mistake will ruin our family, leaving my mother and me homeless" She was on the verge of tears, realizing that even if she could relive her youth, there was nothing she could do to change what had happened.

Right now, she really wants to see Zhuo Yu'an and all she can think about is seeing him.

She dialed his number, the one he had used for over a decade without changing it. She knew it by heart.

"Hey Shu Tinglan"

His clear voice came from the other end of the line.

"Zhuo Yu'an, I miss you so much. Can you come out and keep me company"

"Where are you"

"I am at the bus stop near my house."

"Wait for me there, I'll be right there."

Soon, Zhuo Yu'an appeared before her.

"I thought you wouldn't come," after all, he had always been bothering her.

"What happened" he asked, sitting beside her.

"Things I'd always struggled to understand, things that had puzzled me, suddenly became clear, and ironically, it made me even sadder."

"Want to tell me about it"

"I'll tell you all about it later."

"Okay."

"Zhu Yu'an."

"Huh"

"I bet Wenjian yesterday, to see who could confess their feelings to you first. Can you let me win this one"

“

"Want to bet with Wen Jian" His tone turned a bit colder after hearing her words. The man who had been quite gentle just moments ago,

"Well, I bet. But it's also because I like you. Zhuo Yu An, I really like you, can you be my boyfriend"

"No," he refused.

"Why Don't you like me"

"Because you are not sincere."

"Where's the sincerity I confessed my feelings first."

"You're doing this for the weather, Jian."

“If you don't agree to be my boyfriend, you'll regret it.”

What are the benefits of being your boyfriend

“A boyfriend can hold hands and do intimate things.”

"Is that so" he suddenly encircled her neck, whispering in a low voice, his lips almost touching hers.

She winked, unapologetically: "We could get even closer."

As soon as the words left her lips, Zhuo Yu'an leaned in and kissed her, pulling her into his arms.

It was a feeling too familiar, Shu Tinglan almost felt tears welling up, and he suddenly realized that he didn't look like a high school student at all.

After a long while, he let go of her, panting slightly: "High school girl, study hard, don't fall in love too early."

...just refused to be her boyfriend. ...

"Zuo Yu'an, you rascal!" she angrily chased after him, hitting him.

I chased after him for a while, and he pulled me into his arms and held me close. "Go home and have a good sleep," he whispered. "Don't think about anything, everything will work out."

At that time, Shu Tinglan didn't understand what it meant.

After returning home, my mood has improved a lot.

Because of this confession, this kiss, her relationship with Zhuo Yunan quickly heated up. Every break time, either she went to his classroom to find him, or he came to her classroom to find her. The two held hands secretly under the desks, even if it was just for ten minutes during break, they were very content.

Every day after school, Zhuo

Yu'an would still come to tutor her homework, tutoring until he left school and rode his bike to take her home.

Let me know if you have more text you'd like translated!he might have a fracture, coupled with the piercing pain, made her cry even harder. The two doctors carefully moved her into the car.Tinglan wanted to follow, but was stopped by the teacher and doctor...