A whirlwind marriage leads to doting affection; the husband pampers her every night.

Shen Ximan and Shen Nian both received calls from the hospital, informing them that Shen Guoqiang had been admitted.

When Shen Nian received the call, she felt quite calm. Perhaps it was because she had accumulated enough disappointment over the years, and her feelings had faded. She hesitated, unsure whether she should go see Shen Guoqiang, knowing that Shen Ximan would definitely be there.

Shen Ximan did indeed rush over immediately, after all, Shen Guoqiang said he would leave all the inheritance to her, and she still wanted to be a dutiful daughter in front of Shen Guoqiang.

She rushed into the ward and saw Shen Guoqiang lying on the bed, half of his face crooked, as if he had facial paralysis. He was nothing like his previous spirited self.

"Dad, what's wrong? How could this happen!" Shen Ximan rushed over and threw herself at the bedside, her emotions now genuine.

Shen Guoqiang really doted on her and treated her very well.

Shen Guoqiang, with a crooked mouth, finally managed to stammer out a sentence after a long pause. He said...

"You...go..."

He didn't want to see Shen Ximan. Seeing her would remind him of how he had acted like an idiot all these years, raising someone else's daughter for over twenty years in vain.

"Dad, what's wrong? It's me, Manman. Don't you recognize me?" Shen Ximan still thought Shen Guoqiang had lost his mind, so she rushed to find a doctor.

Shen Nian eventually went to the hospital.

The doctor said Shen Guoqiang had suffered a stroke and was bedridden, unable to move half of his body. She still felt sorry for him and decided to go see him; now that Lu Jiao had been arrested, his father would likely be left without anyone to care for him.

Shen Nian went to the hospital alone, without Mo Ze accompanying her.

Entering the ward and seeing Shen Guoqiang lying in bed, Shen Nian still felt a pang of sadness. See? Birth, aging, sickness, and death—money can't control them.

She walked to the bedside. Shen Guoqiang saw her and seemed a little excited, calling out with a crooked mouth, "Nian, Niannian, you're here..."

“Mm,” Shen Nian nodded lightly.

Although Shen Guoqiang was staying in a double room, the other bed was empty, so it was quite quiet.

Shen Nian looked around but didn't see anyone else.

Did Shen Ximan not come? She was a little surprised.

Just then, Shen Ximan's voice came from the doorway.

"Oh, isn't this my dear sister? What? You're thinking of coming to see Dad now? Are you planning to come see him so you can divide the inheritance? Let me tell you, Dad has already made a will, leaving all his assets to me. You're going to be disappointed." Shen Ximan said smugly as she walked into the ward.

She blamed Shen Nian for the current predicament of the Shen Group and even for her mother's arrest, feeling that it was all because of her that their family was so unlucky, and that she was a jinx.

Shen Nian didn't intend to say anything more to Shen Ximan and turned to leave.

She had previously inquired about Shen Guoqiang's condition and learned that if he actively cooperated with the treatment, he still had a chance to stand up again.

Just as Shen Nian turned around, Shen Guoqiang, who was lying on the hospital bed, suddenly grabbed her hand, "Nian, Nian, don't go, Dad, Dad..."

Shen Nian thought Shen Guoqiang was confused due to a stroke, so she gently pulled her hand away and left the ward without looking back.

Shen Ximan heard Shen Guoqiang repeatedly calling out, "Nian, Nian..."

She glared fiercely at the person on the bed, not understanding why Shen Guoqiang kept calling her Shen Nian, even though he used to hate her.

"Dad, I'm here. It's Manman. I've asked the doctor, and with proper treatment, you'll get better," Shen Ximan said as she stepped forward. Before the money went into her pocket, she still had to take good care of him.

A week later, after treatment, Shen Guoqiang's condition gradually improved. He was able to get out of bed and walk slowly, and his speech returned to normal. Although his speech became somewhat slurred, it did not affect his normal communication.

He called his lawyer to prepare to amend his will.

Unexpectedly, Shen Ximan overheard it.

Shen Ximan was outside the door, listening to Shen Guoqiang say that he wanted to amend his will, leaving all his assets unconditionally to Shen Nian.

She panicked immediately, pushed open the door and rushed in, loudly questioning him.

"Dad, what right do you have to change your will? What right do you have to leave everything to Shen Nian? What about me? I'm your daughter too."

Shen Guoqiang was so indifferent that he didn't even want to look at Shen Ximan. With his back to her, he said, "Go ask your mother for the reason. I'll give you that apartment in the north of the city. I've done more than enough."

Remembering the care Shen Ximan had given him over the past week, he didn't go too far. He left her a small apartment and gave everything else to Shen Nian.

Shen Guoqiang told the lawyer to leave first to handle the remaining matters, and waved to Shen Ximan, unwilling to say anything more.

With a sigh, Shen Guoqiang sat back on the hospital bed, remembering that Shen Nian had only visited the hospital once, on the first day, and had never come back since. Suddenly, Shen Guoqiang laughed again. In the end, he was all alone; his only biological daughter hated him.

"Retribution, it's all retribution."

-

After leaving the hospital, Shen Ximan went directly to the detention center to find Lu Jiao.

As soon as the mother and daughter met, Shen Ximan started crying, "Mom, Dad went to the hospital right after your accident. Now that he's better, he's looking for a lawyer to change his will. He says he wants to leave all the inheritance to Shen Nian, and only gave me that small apartment in the north of the city. How am I supposed to live in that small apartment? It's tiny, I don't even have enough space to put my clothes."

"What did you say?" Lu Jiao seemed incredulous as well.

"Dad went to the hospital with a lawyer today to amend his will, leaving all his money to Shen Nian. Mom, why is that? Dad suddenly seems like a different person, so cold towards me. He's been in the hospital for a week, and I've visited him every day, but he just ignores me. He must have had a stroke and his brain is damaged..." Shen Ximan complained, her face full of displeasure.

Lu Jiao guessed the reason in her heart; Shen Guoqiang must have found out...

He knew that Manman was not his biological daughter!

"Manman, Mom has something to tell you..." Lu Jiao interrupted Shen Ximan's complaint, speaking hesitantly.

Looking at Lu Jiao's expression, Shen Ximan had a bad feeling. "Mom, what's wrong?"

Lu Jiao moved her lips and said, "Actually... your surname isn't Shen..."

Shen Ximan was taken aback, then laughed, "If my surname isn't Shen, then what is it? Lu?"

Lu Jiao looked at her daughter, her expression somewhat dazed. More than twenty years had passed, and she thought she could escape punishment long ago, but she never expected to end up like this.

“Manman, actually… you’re not Shen Guoqiang’s daughter. Your biological father’s surname is Chen, and his name is Chen Tao. He’s from the same village as your mother. Back then… he was the one who brought your mother to Jiangcheng…” Lu Jiao revealed this secret that she had kept hidden for more than 20 years, as if she had been relieved.

Finally, there was nothing left.

It's easier now.