"I love you...we..." Han Sanya quickly organized her thoughts, trying to figure out how to deceive Song Yinhua, "You love me, and I love you too..."

"You don't need to answer me right away," Song Yinhua interrupted calmly. "Have you ever thought about why I didn't marry your father in this lifetime?"

Han Sanya looked at Song Yinhua in surprise.

What did she mean by that?

Could it be that she...

Seeing Song Yinhua about to leave, Han Sanya quickly grabbed her arm, "Mom, I know I was wrong, let's make up!"

Song Yinhua said in a firm yet gentle tone, "Please don't claim kinship with me. I'm not your mother."

"Mom, I really know I was wrong. Please forgive me. I promise I'll be your most caring daughter from now on. Mom..."

Several bodyguards quickly came over and pulled Han Sanya, who was wearing a hotel staff uniform, away.

"Mom, I know I was wrong, Mom... Mom..."

Han Sanya cried and shouted, struggling desperately to beg Song Yinhua for forgiveness.

"Mom, don't you want me anymore? I'm your dearest daughter, how can you be so heartless?"

Seeing that Song Yinhua was about to leave, she suddenly shouted in desperation, "Don't go! Don't go!"

"I've already apologized to you, what more do you want from me?"

"I was wrong in my past life, okay?"

"I've already apologized, why can't you be more magnanimous? Why are you still holding onto things from your past life?"

How can you be so cold-blooded?

Song Yinhua left without turning her head, accompanied by her bodyguards.

Han Sanya collapsed to the ground.

After that parting, she never saw Song Yinhua again in her life.

When Han Zhiyuan found her, she was dead drunk in her rented apartment, lying on the sofa in a state of self-abandonment.

The room was a mess.

Takeout containers, wine bottles, and leftover food scraps were everywhere.

She hardly suffered any hardship in her previous life.

Song Yinhua managed her life meticulously. She successfully completed her studies, met a man who was excellent in every way through an introduction, and then got married.

Song Yinhua took care of the dowry and the wedding banquet.

After getting married, she gave birth to a son and a daughter, both of whom were taken care of by Song Yinhua. Although she had a job, it was easy and the salary was high, so she lived a very comfortable life.

When her father was sick, she would visit him at the hospital if she was in a good mood, but she wouldn't go if she was in a bad mood.

Song Yinhua took good care of her father, so she and her two brothers didn't have to worry about him at all.

But Song Yinhua was unaware that her father had secretly discussed with her and her two brothers how to get rid of Song Yinhua, this big trouble, after his death, in order to lessen the burden on them.

To avoid Song Yinhua becoming a burden to them in the future, the four of them, father and children, put on that charade.

As for who first came up with that idea, she couldn't remember anymore.

A knock came at the door.

Han Sanya thought that Song Yinhua couldn't bear to part with her and had come to find her again.

She hurriedly got out of bed, her head throbbing from the hangover.

Open the door, "Mom..."

Han Zhiyuan raised his face, revealing a face with gray stubble under his black baseball cap.

"dad?"

"I didn't expect you to recognize me." Han Zhiyuan was very pleased.

What he didn't know was that his daughter had also been reborn and naturally recognized him.

"Weren't you sentenced to life imprisonment?"

"He was released early because of good behavior."

Han Zhiyuan entered the rented room, where he was met with a strong smell of alcohol mixed with a strange odor of various food scraps.

How did you get yourself into this state?

"How did you know I was here? Did Song Yinhua tell you?"

"Song Yinhua?" Han Zhiyuan turned his head in surprise. "You've met her?"

"No." Han Sanya slumped onto the sofa, then picked up the half-empty bottle of wine, still seemingly lost in her own world. "What do you want?"

"Dad is getting old, I'll have to rely on you from now on."

"You've only supported me for a few days before coming to me to take care of you in your old age? You were such a womanizer when you were young, having so many illegitimate children. Go find them, why are you coming to me?"

“You are all Dad’s children. Now that Dad is old, you should all take care of him.”

"I have no money, don't bother me!"

“It doesn’t matter if you don’t have money, you can contribute your labor.” Han Zhiyuan wasn’t annoyed. “You can take care of Dad in the future, and your other siblings can cover the expenses.”

Han Sanya didn't want to care about him at all.

As she poured the wine into her mouth, she suddenly remembered that in her previous life her father fell ill at the age of fifty-three.

He has the same illness as his grandfather.

She knew about this hereditary disease in her past life; it was passed down to sons but not daughters.

In an instant, she suddenly realized that her elderly father had come to her wanting her to be his caregiver so that he could take care of him after he became paralyzed, feeding him and tending to his bodily needs.

"Dad, do I look like someone who knows how to serve others?"

"You have so many children, go find them, just pretend I'm dead."

Han Zhiyuan wanted to find a place to sit down, but couldn't find one. "Aren't you doing just fine? Do you know where your older brothers are?"

"Didn't you give away your eldest brother a long time ago? I haven't contacted my second brother since he went out to work. He must be dead."

"Come back to the provincial capital with me, Dad is getting married."

"You're getting married?" Han Sanya couldn't believe her ears. Who was so foolish as to want to marry an old man who was about to face a great calamity?

"She and Dad are from the same hometown; you'll find out when you get to the provincial capital."

Han Zhiyuan wanted to take his daughter back to the provincial capital. After he and Song Qiuxue got married, he would have Dawei, who had married his mentor's daughter, pay for it, and Song Qiuxue and his daughter would take turns taking care of him.

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Tao Wei secretly had someone investigate, but in the end, he only found Han Sanya's whereabouts.

Her two older brothers, and other half-siblings, some went abroad, and some could not be contacted.

After Han Sanya was taken back to the provincial capital by Han Zhiyuan, Song Qiuxue had already sold the house and disappeared.

Han Zhiyuan only knew that Tao Wei was going to stay at the university to teach, but he didn't ask which university he was attending.

Tao Wei had no idea where his girlfriend's father-in-law lived.

Han Zhiyuan inquired at each university one by one.

Han Sanya learned that she had a half-brother who was a university teacher and wanted to befriend him so that she could ask him for help in the future. She also helped her father, Han Zhiyuan, to inquire about the whereabouts of her brother.

More than a month later, Han Zhiyuan finally found out Tao Wei's whereabouts. He went to the university where Tao Wei taught and claimed to be Tao Wei's biological father.

Tao Wei's colleagues all knew that his father had died many years ago, but looking at Han Zhiyuan's appearance, they found that the two looked very similar.

Tao Wei suppressed his anger and called Han Zhiyuan away.

What are you doing causing trouble at my school?

"Your mother agreed to get a marriage certificate with me, but she took advantage of my trip to Beijing to sell our house and move. What does that mean?"

"I don't know anything about your business. You should resolve it yourselves. Don't come to my school and cause trouble."

"I'm your own father!" Han Zhiyuan shouted. "If your mother keeps avoiding me, I'll go to your school every day, and I'll also go find your father-in-law!"

Tao Wei was afraid of Han Zhiyuan, so he immediately called his own mother.

Half an hour later, Song Qiuxue appeared.

She explained, "My son got married last month, and I was so busy that I forgot to tell you that the house was sold and I moved out."

Han Zhiyuan retorted, "You're so busy, you forgot to tell me you were moving, how did you find time to cancel your old phone number and get a new one?"

“My son got married. His wife’s family is wealthy. I was afraid that my poor relatives would harass me, so I changed my phone number. I really forgot to inform you.”

"Okay, I'll trust you this one more time. Let's go get our marriage certificate now."

“Zhiyuan, I forgot to tell you, when we moved, we forgot to take our household registration book. When we went back to get it later, the new landlord said they had thrown it away as garbage.”

Song Qiuxue tried everything she could to avoid getting a marriage certificate with Han Zhiyuan.

“Dawei is your biological son. Whether we get a marriage certificate or not, it doesn’t change that fact. I’m already applying for a replacement household registration book. Once it’s done, we’ll get the marriage certificate together immediately.”

Han Zhiyuan didn't think there was anything wrong with what she said. Regardless of whether they got a marriage certificate or not, he was still his own son and would have to support him in his old age.

When Han Sanya and Song Qiuxue met, they immediately sensed a clash in their auras.

Song Qiuxue looked down on Han Sanya, and Han Sanya also disliked Song Qiuxue.

In her past life, Han Sanya overheard her father complaining to her mother, Chen Wanping, that Song Qiuxue was an ingrate and a snob.

They all stayed at Tao Wei and his wife's house.

Song Qiuxue was polite to Han Sanya on the surface, but she would always intentionally or unintentionally order her around to do chores, with the intention of training her to become the family's maid.

Han Sanya was no pushover either; she not only did no work, but also caused trouble.

The two were polite to each other on the surface, but secretly they were locked in a fierce rivalry.

Tao Wei's newlywed wife was in a terrible state of distress.

Before Han Zhiyuan and Han Sanya moved in, Song Qiuxue had already dismissed the family's nanny. Upon learning that her daughter-in-law was pregnant, she even taught her how to cook, ostensibly for her own good.

All of them are flavors that my son likes to eat.

He was determined to tame his daughter-in-law so that he could take good care of her and her son in the future.

After the Han family father and daughter arrived, the daughter-in-law thought she was finally free, but it turned out that the Han family father and daughter were no pushovers either.

There are fights almost every day at home, and life is a complete mess.

Finally, his daughter-in-law miscarried, and Tao Wei took the opportunity to get angry and wanted to kick the Han family father and daughter out.

Han Zhiyuan refused to leave no matter what.

The father and son got into an argument and then started fighting.

The main reason for the attack was that Han Zhiyuan brought up the past incident in front of Tao Wei's wife, in which he was sentenced to life imprisonment for his role in the case of Song Qiuxue. In order to protect his mother and his own dignity, Tao Wei attacked Han Zhiyuan.

Enraged, Tao Wei punched Han Zhiyuan, who fell to the ground and couldn't get up.

He was never able to stand up again after that.

Han Zhiyuan did not expect that he would fall ill prematurely.

In his previous life, he would only fall ill three or four months later.

As soon as Han Zhiyuan collapsed, Song Qiuxue and her son found someone to transfer him back to the health center in their hometown for treatment.

At first, Tao Wei would pay the medical expenses, but later he changed his phone number, resigned from his job, and moved his entire family.

I don't know where they moved to.

Han Sanya couldn't find them, and she didn't want to take care of her paralyzed father, nor did she have the money or ability to do so.

Han Zhiyuan's hospitalization and nursing fees dragged on for six months. He needed caregivers to take care of his every need, including eating, drinking, and toileting. In the end, the health center had no choice but to contact a reporter from the county TV station to help him find his relatives.

Han Zhiyuan's past was completely exposed. When Han Sanya received the reporter's call, she was drinking with clients and said she was unable to manage him.

She complained to the reporter that her father had many mistresses and illegitimate children. He had run a company when he was young and was very successful. He never cared about her. Now that he was down on his luck, he told her not to come looking for him.

Han Sanya provided information about Song Qiuxue and her son.

The county TV station produced a documentary about the search for relatives and posted clips online, while also releasing information about Song Qiuxue and her son. Some netizens provided Tao Wei's work address.

When the reporter called, the call was initially answered, but the call was immediately disconnected upon hearing that it was a reporter, and the number was subsequently cancelled.

The clips from the documentary about searching for relatives caused quite a stir online, affecting Tao Wei's work and marriage. In order to quell the matter as soon as possible, Song Qiuxue took the initiative to call the reporter and said that she and Han Zhiyuan had only dated for a period of time before breaking up and starting their own families.

She directed the reporter to find Han Zhiyuan's children.

He had two sons and a daughter with his first wife.

He has a daughter with his second wife.

He had a son with his third wife.

He had many lovers and children with them.

After the reporter published the information provided by Song Qiuxue, the entire internet began helping Han Zhiyuan find his children.

His second son, whom he had with his first wife, was tricked into working in an illegal brick kiln. After being rescued, he was left with a lifelong disability and was unable to care for him.

The younger daughter claimed she had limited financial resources and refused to support him.

His daughter from his second marriage is lying in the hospital.

The son she had with her third husband is abroad.

Due to a lack of relevant information, the whereabouts of his numerous children with his mistress could not be found.

Now only his eldest son from his first marriage remains.

Thanks to the tireless efforts of netizens in helping and searching, the eldest son was finally found.

The eldest son, who was given away when he was just a few years old, refused to acknowledge her.

Han Zhiyuan, who has not yet completely lost his ability to speak, lay in his hospital bed and begged his eldest son to come and see him in front of the camera.

He said his father missed him very much.

Han Sanya secretly contacted her older brother, who had been given away when he was just a few years old, and persuaded him to come back and take care of their father.

After being rejected, the two started arguing on the phone.

Han Sanya blurted out, "Dad has the same disease as Grandpa. It's a hereditary disease that's passed down to sons but not daughters. If you treat Dad like this now, aren't you afraid that your son will treat you the same way when you become paralyzed?"

The other party hung up immediately.

After that, Han Zhiyuan's eldest son lived in constant fear and could not find peace of mind.

After the initial buzz surrounding Han Zhiyuan's search for his family died down, he remained unattended.

The health center eventually contacted the village, which in turn contacted Han Sanya, asking her to take Han Zhiyuan home and care for him.

Han Sanya ignored it.

Finally, the village sent someone to the health center to pick up Han Zhiyuan and take him back to his old house, where they hired an old woman from the village to take care of him.

Han Zhiyuan would always compare the old lady who was in charge of taking care of him with Song Yinhua from his previous life, blaming the old lady for not taking good care of him and often throwing tantrums.

After a while, the old lady who was responsible for taking care of him couldn't stand him anymore.

I hit him whenever I'm in a bad mood or when he misbehaves.

At this moment, Han Zhiyuan always remembered how Song Yinhua, in his previous life, stayed by his side after he fell ill, took good care of him, and protected his dignity from any grievances.

If he had known he would end up like this, he would rather not have been reborn.

In his past life, he schemed against Song Yinhua before he died for the sake of his children, but in this life, none of his children care about him.

Han Zhiyuan was so regretful that he turned pale.

He died amidst regret and the torment of illness.

It took only two years from the onset of his illness to his death.

No one knew he died. The old lady who was in charge of taking care of him only remembered to bring him food a few days later. When she got to the house, she found that his body had already started to decompose.

The village paid for his coffin and buried him, but none of his children came.

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