Tang Yaoyao glanced to the side, feeling something pulling at her heart, and then a slight movement stirred within her.

Su Mei said, "I'll go open the door."

"Um."

Afterwards, Su Mei jogged over, opened the door to the room, and saw Tang Shengze standing at the door with a very weathered face. She paused for a moment, then softly called out, "Uncle."

Upon hearing the sound, Tang Yaoyao immediately turned around and saw her father standing at the door, looking dejected.

Ignoring the pain in her foot, she quickly walked over and invited him into the house: "Dad."

Su Mei looked at the current situation and felt that it was not appropriate for her to be there. She should give the father and daughter some time to talk. She pursed her lips and said, "Brother Yao, I'm going out for a walk. Call me if you need anything."

"good."

After that, Su Mei left and closed the door to the room for the father and daughter.

Tang Yaoyao pulled her father to sit down on the sofa.

Looking at his red and swollen eyes and tired face, I felt a deep sadness in my heart. Forcing back this bitterness, I pursed my lips and said gently, "Dad..."

Tang Shengze interrupted her: "Yaoyao, I'm sorry."

Tang Yaoyao paused slightly, and felt even more distressed as she apologized to her father.

In these matters, my father did not wrong anyone, yet he kept apologizing.

"Dad, you haven't wronged anyone."

"You've been by my side for so many years, but I never thought you were the eldest daughter of the Fu family."

Tang Yaoyao shook her head: "Dad, you've been my dad ever since I was old enough to understand. We live together, so how could I possibly think that you're not my father? As your father, you would never doubt that I'm not your daughter."

Despite saying that, Tang Shengze still felt guilty.

Over the years, if it weren't for Lin Hui, Yao Yao would have had a better and happier life in the Fu family.

"Dad, don't overthink things or blame yourself. If bad people really want to hide all this, it's not something we simple-minded people can see through."

Tang Shengze looked at her, her eyebrows and eyes resembling Qiao Yanzhi's even more. Thinking of the love that Fu Qiao and her husband, as well as her brothers, had shown her, he suddenly felt a tightness in his chest.

Even though he knew perfectly well that she wasn't his daughter and would eventually return to the Fu family, he still felt sad, reluctant, and wanted to keep her by his side.

But what right does he have?

Ultimately, it was Lin Hui who caused her to leave her biological parents, and the father-daughter relationship she has had for the past twenty-one years was stolen by a twist of fate.

Tang Yaoyao looked into his deep eyes, which seemed to hold a thousand words, yet she couldn't utter a single one.

At that moment, she felt both moved and saddened.

What was touching was that even after learning the truth, her father still loved her dearly, did not abandon her, and still treated her as his daughter.

It's heartbreaking that such a good father has to endure all this pain.

Tang Yaoyao grasped his hands tightly, looked into his eyes, and said earnestly, "Dad, do you know how grateful I am that you are to be my father?"

After saying that, her nose tingled with emotion, and she murmured softly, "I remember how good you've been to me all these years, Dad. More than gratitude, I'm afraid that you don't want me as your daughter anymore."

These words seemed to touch the softest spot in Tang Shengze's heart, and his eyes reddened.

He opened his mouth, choked up several times, and finally asked a question.