"Humans are complex beings with different emotions. It is impossible to take care of everyone's emotions perfectly."

“You’ve already done a great job. If you ask me, I think you’re the one who’s been wronged the most.”

"You're constantly being harassed by girls you don't like, and you're asked by your friends to do things that are difficult for them, but they won't accept your help. You feel guilty towards your friends, but you're also resented by the girls. They're all gone, and you still have to raise their children, and you feel that everything is your fault."

"You think of them, but who thinks of you?"

"You were concerned that the other person was a girl, so you politely refused but were instead harassed; you were grateful for your friend's help and couldn't refuse his dying wish; you felt guilty and still feel remorseful and ashamed."

"You care about them, but you've suffered for so many years. Has anyone thought about you?"

The woman's words shattered his defenses, and he sobbed while holding Lu Ying.

From anyone's perspective, those events make them victims.

No one is absolutely right or wrong.

But neither of them were alive, and they were no longer bound by those things. In the end, only he lived with regret, guilt, and pain for so many years.

During that time, he occasionally thought of atoning for his sins with his death, but when he saw Xi Qingxu, he thought of his friend's dying words; he thought of the girl's eyes shining with tiny light when she saw that the child's household registration had been completed.

He had no choice but to hide his emotions and continue walking with Xi Qingxu.

Lu Ying patted the man's back tenderly and placed her right hand on the back of his head to comfort him.

The man's life was already tragic enough. He lost his parents at a young age and was abused while living under someone else's roof. There was hardly anyone who loved him, and then he was pursued without respect.

You finally make a friend, but end up taking on a huge mess of their problems.

He was clearly the most innocent and wronged one.

Because of this complete revelation, Lu Ying completely lost her guard against Xi Jun.

The fact that he could openly confess such a painful matter, which he had kept hidden in his heart for so many years, shows that he truly loved her and had no reservations about her.

She would never meet another man who loved her so sincerely.

She couldn't let herself miss out on such a wonderful person.

[I started revising the story around 7 PM last night, making changes to some earlier parts, deleting some and modifying others. I also added a scene about visiting the Liu family (which foreshadows the mother's romantic storyline). After this scene, there shouldn't be any more scenes about the rotten father; it's like an added ending for him. Some chapter titles have also been changed. Those who want to reread can do so, and those who don't can start reading the rotten father's story directly from chapter 20.]