After a blind date, a wealthy heir asked me to marry him.

Lu's father spent the last two days of his life at home.

That home he built with his own hard work and struggle over half his life.

That home that held the laughter and joy of his family of four.

Because of Li Haokai's phone call, Lu's father's illness progressed too suddenly. Until the last moment of his life, he was unable to say a single word to his wife, daughter, and son-in-law.

Although there were regrets, fortunately, he had written down what he wanted to say to his children in advance.

He wrote it down when he was first diagnosed with the disease.

I'm afraid that one day I will suddenly disappear from this world.

When Lu Shiyi received the letter written to her by her most beloved father, she was already in tears.

Kind people are always like this; no matter how bad things happen to them, their first thought is always for others.

In his letter, Lu's father expressed his apology and offered comfort to his daughter.

I apologize for hiding my illness from him.

She apologized for asking Fu Cheng to keep it a secret.

He also comforted his daughter, Lu Shiyi, saying, "You've always been an independent, strong-willed, optimistic, and cheerful child. No matter how hard, tiring, or sad you are, you never shed tears easily. Dad really doesn't want to see you sad, so if you're crying right now, remember to wipe away your tears. Dad has never left you; he's just existing in a different form..."

Lu Shiyi raised her hand and kept wiping away her tears.

In the letter, Lu's father also revealed Lu Shiyi's background, "Forgive your father's selfishness. It wasn't until my life was nearing its end that I had the courage to tell you the truth, and only then did I dare to make the decision to find your biological parents. I know you are a sensible and filial child, but I am still afraid that someone will take away a part of my fatherly love from you..."

Lu Shiyi's tears, which she had just wiped away, became wet again.

She already knew all along.

When she was eight years old, she already knew that she was not her parents' biological child.

When she was little, there were always naughty kids following her around, laughing at her and saying that she was adopted, but she never believed it.

Because too many children in the village had been mocked like that.

Mischievous children are often threatened by neighbors who say, "Your parents picked you up from somewhere. If you keep being naughty, your parents won't want you anymore..."

Lu Shiyi was used to it, so she didn't care even if those little brats laughed at her.

Until one day, she overheard the Lu family arguing with her parents.

That is, her so-called grandfather, was pointing his finger at her parents and cursing: "You picked up some bastard of unknown origin from somewhere and raised her like a treasure. How dare she bully my grandson? I'll go to her school and break her legs..."

That time, it was because she ran into her second uncle's son, Lu Linping, on her way to school. That guy provoked her first, and she couldn't stand it, so she hit him back.

They hit pretty hard.

Lu Linping, that cowardly and wicked bastard, immediately turned around and went home crying to complain, refusing to go to school anymore.

Lu Shiyi was originally heading towards school, but she suddenly remembered that she had forgotten her homework, so she turned back.

As soon as she got back to her front door, she heard arguing in the yard.

I heard my grandfather cursing.

They said she was of dubious origin, that she was a bastard, that she was a jinx, that her parents were stupid, and that raising a pig would have been more worthwhile than raising her...

At that moment, Lu's mother retaliated, directly cursing back, "So what if Lu Linping is the Lu family's biological son? He's not even as good as a pig. He must have been the one who bullied my Eleven first. He can't even beat a girl, and he still has the nerve to go and complain. I'm ashamed for him. What's the use of feeding and caring for him every day? He's still become a good-for-nothing. My Eleven is so much better than him..."

That time, Lu Shiyi cried all the way to school without even entering the courtyard or picking up her homework.

Later, she tentatively asked her parents a few times if she was adopted.

Mom and Dad both laughed and denied it, saying, "You're so adorable, smart and cute, no one would want to lose you. You're our own child, no doubt about it. If any little brat ever dares to say you were adopted, we'll beat him up."

Since then, Lu Shiyi has never asked or mentioned the argument she heard at the door.

As long as she knows in her heart that her parents love her, that's enough...

She also knew that Yao Yao was her parents' real biological daughter, so the better her parents treated her, the better she would treat her younger sister, whether they were children or adults.

Because she felt that she had taken away the fatherly and motherly love that should have belonged entirely to her younger sister.

Therefore, even if her father did not explain her background in the letter and chose to keep it a secret, she would not have any complaints.

In her eyes, Lu's parents are her biological parents, and no one can replace them.

As for her biological parents, she neither cared nor paid attention to them.

She didn't care who they were, where they were, or how they were doing. She didn't care why they abandoned her, whether intentionally or unintentionally, whether they had forgotten her or still cared about her. She didn't care about any of it.

But in his letter, Lu's father comforted her, "Don't blame your father for taking it upon himself to go find them, and don't blame your father for being old-fashioned. Your father just feels that, regardless of whether you acknowledge them or not, a person should always know where their roots are and where they come from. If they love you, then you will have many more relatives who love you. So, Shiyi, don't reject them. From some perspectives, your father should thank them, because it is because of them that your father and you have the opportunity to become father and daughter..."

Lu Shiyi only learned from her father's letter that Fu Cheng was helping her father investigate her background.

"Xiao Cheng is a man you can trust. Trust your father's judgment. This whole affair, whether it's the illness or the investigation into your background, was something I asked him to keep from you. I believe he's silently endured a lot behind the scenes. So no matter what the final outcome is, don't blame him. If he's hiding other things from you, I believe he must have his own unavoidable difficulties. I sincerely hope that you two can continue to walk hand in hand..."

At the end of the letter were her father's instructions regarding Lu Ma.

"Don't let your mother's usual domineering and bossy manner fool you. She's all bark and no bite. She's actually quite timid, afraid of the dark and small animals, especially cockroaches and mice. Dad knows it's because of the hardships she suffered as a child. Dad knows you and Yaoyao both have your own families now, but Dad still hopes that, if possible, you can bring your mother with you and live with her, so she won't be all alone anymore..."

Even if Lu's father hadn't said these words, Lu Shiyi would have done them anyway.

However, she never expected that many things in life can unfold in ways that are completely unexpected...