The moment Xia Lan saw Qin Yu, she, who had intended to calmly recount what had happened that day, suddenly burst into tears for some reason.

Xia Lan's vision gradually blurred, as if the grievances she had suffered were magnified a thousand times. Tears of grievance welled up and soaked Qin Yu's clothes.

"...Brother Yu, sob."

Xia Lan called out, her voice choked with emotion, like a lost kitten finding its safe haven.

"Don't cry, Brother Yu will avenge you." Qin Yu's heart tightened, and he gently wiped away the tears in Xia Lan's eyes.

"Today, today..." Xia Lan wanted to tell Qin Yu what happened today, and Qin Yu rubbed her head.

“I know everything. When I went to pick you up, I ran into your colleague, and he already told me! You did nothing wrong.” Qin Yu hugged Xia Lan and patted her back.

Feeling comforted by Qin Yu, Xia Lan gradually calmed down under his soothing words.

Gradually, she also felt that her dependence on Qin Yu was getting heavier and heavier. She had suffered a lot of grievances in the past, but she never cried in front of others and always digested them alone.

But the moment she saw Qin Yu, she couldn't stop crying.

"I...I wouldn't have done this before," Xia Lan said, blushing as she tugged at Qin Yu's clothes.

"I like you like this. You should rely on me even more in the future!" Qin Yu understood what Xia Lan meant, but he was still very happy that Xia Lan trusted and relied on him.

This made him feel needed by her.

This feels really good.

"Are you hungry? I bought you the kind of chocolate you mentioned last time, and I also bought your favorite dishes. I'll go cook for you!" Qin Yu kissed Xia Lan's forehead, then got up and placed the chocolate in Xia Lan's arms. He then went to the kitchen to start cooking for Xia Lan.

Xia Lan ate the chocolate Qin Yu bought for her. It was clearly not as good as the high-end chocolate she had eaten in her previous life, but she tasted a different kind of sweetness in it.

Being cherished and loved is such a blessing.

Looking at that reliable and steady figure in the kitchen, Xia Lan felt as if she had found her other half who could heal all her wounds. Qin Yu had given her everything she had ever wanted.

That sense of security and happiness came not from sarcastic remarks when she was wronged, but from being there for her.

Qin Yu cooked a table full of dishes for Xia Lan. As Xia Lan ate the food Qin Yu had prepared, she completely forgot about her grievances.

But things didn't end there, unlike Xia Lan's situation.

Li Jianmin told the deputy factory director that he had sent Xia Lan home and suspended her from all her positions, and the deputy factory director nodded in satisfaction.

Luo Tianming, however, felt no joy whatsoever.

"Dad, how could you do this? This is my fault, not Comrade Xia Lan's fault. How could you treat her like this?"

When Luo's mother heard that her son was still speaking up for Xia Lan even though he was lying in a hospital bed, she was furious.

"Silly son, she's just a woman, how dare you talk to your father like that?"

"Besides, if it weren't for her, how would you have ended up in the hospital? Your father and I have never dared to touch you since you were little, but now you've been beaten by a stranger."

"You don't want this insult? Mom will get it back for you!"

Luo's mother's impression of Xia Lan plummeted to rock bottom, becoming as bad as it could possibly be.

They're not even together yet, let alone married, and her son is already siding with outsiders for her sake. If this vixen were to enter the Luo family, would her son even abandon the mother who gave him life and raised him?

That vixen is clearly trying to seduce my son; we absolutely cannot let her have any relationship with him.

That flirtatious vixen is clearly no good person.

Deputy Factory Director Luo gave his son a cold look.

"Your father let you work in the factory, and this is the kind of trouble you cause?"

"You think seducing a married woman is all the skill you've acquired after all these years of studying?"

"No, I didn't! I was just attracted to her, but she's not the kind of woman you think she is."

Luo Tianming explained to Xia Lan.

However, his explanation was interpreted by his parents as speaking up for Xia Lan, which only fueled their anger and made them even angrier.

"Look at this, this is the good son you raised! Look at the things he said for a woman!"

Deputy Factory Director Luo was so angry that his face turned red.

My usually well-behaved and sensible son dared to talk back to me for the sake of a woman.

"Dad, can you please not be so sensitive? I'm just stating the facts. I was wrong in this matter," Luo Tianming said, his head aching.

"Besides, I wasn't seriously injured. It was just a minor scratch. I'll recover at home in a few days."

"There's really no need to stay in the hospital."

"If you say this isn't serious, then what is? Son, listen to what you're saying! Besides, you're our only son. If something happens to you, how are we supposed to live?"

Luo's mother looked disapproving, her gaze towards her son growing increasingly dissatisfied.

"You used to be such a good child, how come you completely changed after meeting that Xia Lan? Your father used his connections to get rid of her for your sake, and now you're blaming him?"

Luo's mother was very dissatisfied.

Luo Tianming sighed heavily, feeling that he couldn't communicate with his parents.

“Dad, Comrade Xia Lan is a really good comrade. You are a deputy factory director. How can you fire a female comrade just because your son was beaten by her husband? That’s not fair to her.”

Luo Tianming sighed.

"So what do you want? Do you want me, your father, to personally go and invite her back? You tell me!" Seeing that his son was still speaking up for Xia Lan, Deputy Factory Director Luo looked at him with a stern face.

He wanted to hear what his son, whom he had raised for so long, would say.

Luo Tianming, who knew his father well, had clearly felt the pressure from his father. Given his father's circumstances, how could he possibly apologize to a lowly worker and lower himself to ask her to come back?

How will he get along in the factory after that? What will the workers think of him?

Does he have no shame at all?

Luo Tianming knew his father would never do such a thing. Even though he felt very sorry for Ji Xiao'ao, Luo Tianming couldn't bring himself to ask his father to invite Xia Lan back.

"Dad, I'm sorry, I was wrong."

Luo Tianming's eyes darkened. If he continued, it would only cause his parents more discomfort.

Upon hearing Luo Tianming's words, Deputy Factory Director Luo and his mother exchanged a glance and smiled smugly.

This is their good son.

"Son, this is chicken soup that Mom specially made for you. Come and try it, is it the right taste?"

Mrs. Luo took out the chicken soup with satisfaction and served Luo Tianming a bowl.

The family returned to their former harmonious and loving relationship, with the mother and son living in peace and harmony.