If we swapped lives, I'd be the CEO and you'd take care of the kids.

"Look at you, child! I didn't even say anything!"

He hadn't even asked a few questions, so why was this grown man crying? Zhu Mingchuan couldn't understand it at all!

Zhu's mother nudged him with her elbow, telling him to shut up.

Seeing her sad, Shen Yanqiu felt a little sad herself. Ignoring her injured ankle, she hopped over to her and said, "It's okay, I'm here!"

This action startled Zhu's parents: Their relationship was that deep? She had to comfort him even when he was hurt? They were right there in front of him! And it just passed like that?

Zhu Mingchuan was heartbroken: His daughter, whom he had raised for over twenty years, had just been taken away like that? She didn't even try this hard when he was injured, but now that the other person had only shed a single tear, she was rushing to comfort him?

Filled with resentment, Zhu Mingchuan pulled Shen Yanqiu back onto the hospital bed: "You're still injured! What are you jumping around for? Stay still!"

With a worried expression, Zhu's mother walked to the bedside and gently pressed down on Shen Yanqiu, who was trying to get up. She said in an urgent and concerned tone, "Oh dear, Yueyue, you mustn't move around! Just lie there quietly. What if you accidentally hurt yourself?"

As she spoke, Zhu's mother carefully pulled the blanket up a little higher, afraid that Shen Yanqiu would catch a cold.

Her worried gaze remained fixed on Shen Yanqiu, as if Shen Yanqiu would be in danger if she looked away even slightly.

"Mom and Dad, could you please go outside first? I need to say something to him," Shen Yanqiu said to them.

"Who? Who are you telling to leave? The two of us?" Zhu Mingchuan pointed at himself and his mother, incredulous at his daughter's words.

"Well, I just want to say a few words to him. Can you all go out first?" His voice sounded soft and gentle, clearly implying a request.

"Zhu Tingyue! I am your father!"

Zhu Mingchuan was internally devastated. His daughter was already comforting some random kid in front of him, and now she wanted him to go out? What were they trying to do? What was it that he couldn't listen to?!

Shen Yanqiu immediately granted his wish: "Dad!"

One word, "Dad," was enough to make Zhu Mingchuan surrender. He looked at his daughter with disappointment and then glared at Zhu Tingyue before leaving with his reluctant mother.

However, he was cautious and left the door ajar when he closed it, wanting to see what the two of them were going to say that he couldn't bear to hear!

Shen Yanqiu glanced at the door, then hopped down to Zhu Tingyue, wiped away her tears, and whispered, "Don't cry, I'm here!"

Zhu Tingyue had already controlled her tears when her parents left, and was only sobbing softly. When she heard Shen Yanqiu's words, she wanted to throw herself into his arms, but Shen Yanqiu was shorter than her, so it turned out that Shen Yanqiu was in her arms!

It doesn't matter who's in whose arms, as long as she's not sad! Shen Yanqiu doesn't care.

Mr. Zhu, who was peeking through the door, almost screamed. What did he see? His daughter actually skipped over and threw herself into his arms! Was Shen Yanqiu really that charming? A man who cried after just a few words! Did Zhu Mingchuan's daughter like this?

"What did you see? Let me see too!" Zhu's mother pushed him aside.

Zhu Mingchuan pressed his fist against the door, resolutely resisting: "Stop looking, stop looking, there's nothing there, we're just talking."

Zhu's mother didn't believe it. She was just talking. Why did he block the door so tightly?

Zhu Mingchuan received a distrustful look from his wife and felt helpless: it wasn't that he didn't want her to see it, he was just worried that his wife wouldn't be able to accept it! And Yueyue, of all the things she could like, it had to be Shen Yanqiu!

The two people inside the door were oblivious. Zhu Tingyue's tears had stopped. Considering Shen Yanqiu's feet, she helped him lie down on the bed. Meeting his worried gaze, Zhu Tingyue whispered, "It's alright."

How could she be alright! Her eyes were red from crying, and she had been keeping her head down ever since she saw her parents. Shen Yanqiu had never seen her like this before.

Zhu Tingyue should be bright and sunny! I need to find a way to change back quickly.

Father Zhu felt they had been given enough time, so they came in on their own without Shen Yanqiu calling them.

Seeing "Shen Yanqiu" sitting by his daughter's bedside, he thought to himself, "He's really being too friendly." He said, "Yanqiu, thank you for your help today. I'll treat you to a meal another day."

This was a dismissal! Zhu Tingyue understood. She really couldn't stay any longer and could leave.

She glanced at Zhu's mother and said goodbye, "Uncle and Aunt, you're too kind. It's getting late, so I'll be going now."

Before his wife could answer, Zhu Mingchuan immediately replied, "Okay, you should go back now!"

This impatient manner made Zhu Tingyue frown angrily: Not recognizing her is one thing, but rushing to get rid of her too! What kind of father is this? Is he even her biological father?

On the contrary, Zhu's mother always looked at her gently, and although she didn't care for her as much as before, her tone was still gentle enough.

As soon as she left, Zhu's father couldn't hold back anymore.

"Yueyue, what do you like about him? Is a man who cries after just a few words even a man?"

"How can you not be a man!" Shen Yanqiu wanted to refute him, but she had no grounds to do so. Fortunately, he did not mention his status as an illegitimate child or his abilities, but only judged him based on his behavior just now.

"It's nothing, she's fine."

The daughter didn't deny liking that brat! Zhu Mingchuan's eyes widened, and he and his wife exchanged bewildered glances. Oh no! Their carefully cultivated cabbage had been eaten by a wild boar!

What's so good about him?

Shen Yanqiu, completely unaware that her father was trying to get information out of her, answered sincerely, "It's great everywhere! Don't you like it?"

After asking the question, he glanced at his parents' expressions. Now he didn't need to answer; he already knew the answer.

He was somewhat discouraged. Now, it wasn't Zhu Tingyue who was being rejected, but himself! He knew clearly the gap between himself and Zhu Tingyue; anyone would say they were mismatched!

But he didn't think he liked Zhu Tingyue. Although he paid more attention to her and their relationship became more complicated, if they switched back to their normal lives, would they still have a chance to meet?

"Yueyue, feelings aren't just talk; sometimes, they require careful consideration," Zhu's mother reminded him.

"I didn't say I liked her!" Shen Yanqiu decided to appease Zhu Tingyue's parents first.

"Huh? You don't like him?" Zhu Mingchuan was shocked. You didn't like him? You were acting like that just now?

"Well, I don't like it."

"You really don't like it?"

"I really don't like it!"

After confirming the information, Zhu Mingchuan excitedly grasped his "daughter's" hand and praised her, "She truly deserves to be my daughter, Zhu Mingchuan's daughter! You have excellent taste!"

Shen Yanqiu remained silent, feeling empty inside. Zhu Mingchuan's reaction was deeply etched in his mind.