Since Song Mingqian was hospitalized, the two had spent so much time together, and this was the first time Shen Zhihuan had seen his true appearance.

She couldn't help but chuckle to herself as she carefully applied medicine to his eye wound, all the while thinking to herself.

Perhaps kind people are always more pleasing to the eye.

She always felt a special warmth towards this uncle.

Shen Zhihuan didn't think much of it and continued with her work.

Song Mingqian, who was in a coma, was deeply tormented by nightmares.

"Banxia, ​​no, don't... don't leave me..."

In the chaotic darkness, Song Mingqian desperately reached out, trying to grab the person in front of him.

No matter how hard he tried, that slender figure kept retreating, getting further and further away from him.

They were originally a very loving couple. Song Mingqian can still remember the time when he and Lin Banxia were at their best and most passionate. They could smile happily just by looking at each other.

But in her dreams, when she looks at him, she always only has eyes of disappointment and self-blame.

Song Mingqian was forced to relive the scene of their separation over and over again, which was tormenting him to the point of unbearable pain.

But no matter how unwilling he was, Lin Banxia's figure gradually faded away.

Instead, a crisp, silvery laugh rang out.

"Dad, I miss you so much!"

Song Mingqian's numb eyes welled up with tears again, and he almost burst into tears on the spot.

"Huan'er, my Huan'er, where are you? Why can't I see you anymore..."

He wandered aimlessly in the darkness like a headless fly, searching desperately, but he could never find the direction from which the sound came.

The sharp pain in his heart intensified with each passing moment. Just when Song Mingqian was filled with despair and almost ready to give up completely, a sudden ripple appeared in the air in front of him.

An innocent, smiling face appeared out of nowhere in front of him.

But what Song Mingqian saw was not his beloved daughter, but a faded black and white photograph.

"No, it's impossible. My daughter won't be in any danger. She will definitely live a good life in this world."

"No, don't go, Huan'er, don't leave Daddy..."

Song Mingqian desperately reached out, trying to grab the black and white photograph in front of him.

But no matter how hard he tried, all he ever got was a wisp of mist.

Everything he desired—his family, his children—seemed destined to end this way; he would get nothing.

Song Mingqian wanted to refute this point, but he opened his mouth and couldn't make a sound.

Only a cold voice, full of reproach, echoed softly in his ear.

“You don’t deserve all of this, Song Mingqian. You think you’re great enough and have made too many sacrifices, but in reality, you’re nothing.”

"You are not fit to be a husband or a father. This ending of being abandoned by everyone is what you were destined for."

Song Mingqian was in so much pain that he could barely breathe.

"No, that's not how it is..."

"Now that things have come to this, don't you still dare to admit how much you owe your family?"

The voice suddenly became stern, and every word seemed to strike at his heart.

"Are you really that important? You're just an ordinary researcher. Can the base really not do without you?"

"Over the years, you neglected your family for work, lost everything, and ended up with nothing. This is all your own doing!"

"It was you who sacrificed your wife and children for the so-called greater good and dreams! You weren't there for Banxia when she was in the most pain. Even Huan'er was kidnapped because of you, and you couldn't even find her."

A faint sigh came, and the voice became much dimmer.

"Song Mingqian, you've failed so badly, what face do you have to appear in front of them, mother and daughter?"

"It's my fault."

Song Mingqian lay on the ground, clutching his hair tightly, and let out a mournful cry.

"I have let down Banxia and Huan'er, and I am not qualified to be their husband and father."

The sigh in that voice grew even stronger.

It was as if someone whose form he couldn't see was standing next to him, bewitching him again and again.

Now that you've figured all this out, what are you still hesitating about?

"Song Mingqian, your life only brings pain to everyone, you deserve to die."

"You'd better never wake up."

"You owe Banxia and Huan'er so much debt that you can't repay it or make amends. You might as well use your life to atone for your sins to your wife and daughter."

"Atonement?"

Song Mingqian murmured and repeated it, feeling completely drained of energy.

The shadow of death was engulfing him like a quagmire.

Just when it seemed they were about to drag him completely into this darkness, never to wake up again.

Suddenly, I heard my daughter's tender voice.

"dad!"

Song Mingqian suddenly raised his head, and through his blurry, tearful eyes, he saw a scene from when his daughter was two years old, where the three of them sat around the table to celebrate his birthday.

There were more than twenty candles stuck on the pure white cream cake.

Under the flickering candlelight, the little guy, who had just done something naughty, had bright, sparkling eyes. He clasped his hands together and made a wish.

"I hope my dad can always be happy and joyful."

"Huan'er loves her dad the most!"

Song Mingqian opened his eyes wide, trying hard to see what was happening.

The moment all the hallucinations vanished, tears streamed down his face uncontrollably.

"daughter."

Song Mingqian covered his face and clenched his teeth, the sound escaping from his lips sounding like a suppressed wail.

"It's Dad who's sorry."

"They were applying medicine, and suddenly she started crying."

Shen Zhihuan picked up a cotton swab, carefully bent down, and wiped away the tears from the corners of Song Mingqian's eyes.

Seeing that he was sleeping so restlessly even in his dreams, she subconsciously frowned and felt a pang of sadness.

Having been hospitalized for so long, apart from Cheng Xiangling's parents who frequently visit him, Song Mingqian has been all alone.

Driver Wang's wife and children came to visit and cried, but his family never showed up.

Shen Zhihuan found it strange and even went to Cheng Xiangling to find out what was going on. Only then did she realize that Song Mingqian's fate was so bumpy.

His only daughter was abducted, leaving his wife heartbroken and in despair. Her health is also deteriorating, and she is currently recuperating in the hospital, unable to get out of bed.

With such a painful past, it's no wonder that Song Mingqian would shed tears even in his sleep.

Thinking about this, Shen Zhihuan felt extremely sad.

"Uncle Song made so many contributions and sacrifices for the country, he really didn't deserve to end up like this."