Reborn with the ability to read minds, I became a heartthrob.

"Alright, aren't you ashamed enough already!" Zhou Jianguo stood up from the sofa with a livid face and turned to leave.

"Brother! Brother, I beg you, please don't send me away." Zhou Wenyue suddenly grabbed Zhou Jianguo's arm, her voice trembling as she pleaded desperately, "I really can't leave, what will happen to Boyan if I leave? You know his condition, he can't live without me! Brother! He's your brother!"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Jianguo's face darkened even further.

He turned around and slapped Zhou Wenyue without hesitation: "You brainless idiot!"

But after the fight, I calmed down.

After pacing back and forth in the ward a few times, he almost gritted his teeth and said, "Get back here right now, and don't leave the house for the next few months!"

Seeing that the man had finally given in, Zhou Wenyue got up while laughing and crying, and quickly left the ward without daring to stay for another second.

The ward, which had been bustling all day, finally fell completely quiet.

Zhou Liwan leaned against the hospital bed, staring at Zhou Jianguo, who was standing against the light and whose expression was obscured, with a playful look.

She wasn't exactly disappointed with the result, but she had held out some hope anyway.

What she didn't know was how many more surprises this family could bring her.

Zhou Jianguo took a deep breath, turned around, and his gloomy expression relaxed a bit: "Alright, you must be tired after a long day, get some rest."

"Father, aren't you going to say anything to me? We've only exchanged a few words since you came back from your business trip." Zhou Liwan curled her lips without showing any emotion, her eyes fixed on the man she had always admired as an incomparably great man.

Seemingly unprepared, a hint of surprise flashed in Zhou Jianguo's sharp eyes, but his expression softened after a moment.

He slowly walked to the bedside and reached out to tuck the blanket around Zhou Liwan.

"You're being discharged tomorrow, shall I pick you up?"

Zhou Liwan sneered: "No need. Asking means you don't want to come pick me up. Since you're not really coming, why ask?"

Zhou Jianguo was clearly surprised by Zhou Liwan's words. He stared at his daughter in silence. She was still the same person, but she seemed like a completely different person.

After a long silence, he finally spoke slowly: "Did today's performance make you feel better?"

He climbed his way up from the mountain village to where he is now; if he couldn't show something of value, Zhou Jianguo would have wasted his life.

Zhou Liwan turned her head to look at the curtains fluttering in the wind and said calmly, "Is Father blaming me? As an elder, my aunt could disregard my safety and lock me up, so why can't I fight back?"

"That shouldn't be done this way either. You're also a member of the Zhou family. What good will it do you if this gets out?"

Zhou Jianguo reached out to tidy up Zhou Liwan's stray hairs, but she dodged him.

He slowly withdrew his hand and said nothing more.

It's normal for men to like to have fun. Whether it's a nephew or a younger brother, he's still a member of the Zhou family. Besides, in the upper echelons of City A, which family doesn't have its own secrets?

[A girl is still a girl, and she's too naive!]

Zhou Jianguo's thoughts reached Zhou Liwan's ears word for word, and she immediately laughed in anger.

She found that since returning home, she felt like she didn't recognize anyone in the family anymore.

"Okay, you go to sleep, I'll be going now."

Zhou Jianguo stood up, straightened his suit, and strode towards the door.

Just as the right hand, adorned with a jade thumb ring, touched the doorknob, a very faint voice came from behind: "Dad, are you still looking for Mom?"

Zhou Jianguo paused for a moment before saying, "Your mother is dead. Don't think about it anymore. Go to sleep."

After saying that, he left without looking back.

Only a frail figure remained alone in the hospital room. As the door slowly closed, it was completely swallowed by darkness.

"But at least we need to find Mom's remains, so she can go home after she's gone..."

As dawn broke, birdsong filled the air.

A faint mist still seemed to linger in the air, but as the sun rose, its rays burst through the fog in an instant, exuding a surging vitality.

Zhou Liwan, who had just been discharged from the hospital, stood in front of a two-story villa in a secluded spot, tilting her head back and squinting her eyes.

This place is really nice. It's a high-end commercial street developed by the Yao family. The entire street is built in the scenic Luoshen Mountain, which is famous for its peach blossoms.

It gives people the feeling of accidentally stumbling upon a paradise when they come to visit.

Dad really went to great lengths for Zhou Qingya.

"Qingya Psychological Counseling Center." Zhou Liwan scoffed and walked straight in.

The heavy door was pushed open, and the receptionist, hearing the noise, immediately put on a smile and looked up.

A girl wearing a white spaghetti strap dress walked out. Her beautiful black hair was naturally draped over her shoulders. Her face was delicate and dazzling, yet her temperament was clean and warm.

Humans are visual creatures, and the receptionist's smile widened even more as she rushed forward: "Miss, do you have an appointment?"

"I'm here to see my sister, Zhou Qingya. Just tell me which room she's in." Zhou Liwan actually has a very gentle personality, and she treats everyone except those from the Zhou family with kindness.

[The boss's sister? I've never heard of that pretentious jerk having a sister.]

Could it be my cousin?

When Zhou Liwan heard the receptionist call her "pretentious weirdo," she couldn't help but laugh. Although Zhou Qingya herself wasn't a very good person, the receptionist she hired was quite adorable.

Sunlight streamed through the window and fell on her, her beautiful, gentle smile as clear as an angel's. In that instant, the receptionist felt her heart melt.

What an absolute beauty! My heart is about to belong to her completely!

"Hello?" Zhou Liwan's eyebrows curved, her beautiful eyes forming a lovely crescent shape, and she waved her fair and slender hand in front of the reception desk.

The receptionist blushed immediately and quickly said, "I'm sorry, the boss is seeing a patient right now. Would you please wait in the waiting area for a moment?"

Zhou Liwan asked in a soft, unhurried tone, "Is that Academician Jiang's granddaughter, Jiang Sangluo?"

"Yes, you've been here for a while now. This treatment should be over soon. Let me take you over there to sit and wait."

"It's okay, I'll just go over there," Zhou Liwan said, looking at the tightly closed door on the second floor.

Without giving the receptionist a chance to react, he strode towards the second floor.

Opportunity is for those who can seize it, and I am determined to get Sang Luo.

"Hey! Miss, you can't go in there..." Before the receptionist could finish speaking, the angel had already pushed open the door and walked in.

That's bad, I'm doomed!