Su Shenglin glanced back at me, then got out of the car and opened the back door.

He leaned down to look at me and asked somewhat cautiously, "Would you like to come down and soak up some sun?"

The weather was lovely today. Although it was windy along the riverside avenue, the sun was shining warmly.

I nodded, and he took my hand and pulled me out of the car.

We sat in the hood of the car, gazing at the vast river, quietly basking in the sun for a while before he turned to us and asked with concern, "Are you feeling better now?"

"Mm." I nodded.

"Your father is sick in prison?"

"Yes, I only found out yesterday." Now I understand why Tang Xiu'e left my office so easily yesterday; she was planning this all along.

Su Sheng paused briefly, then asked me, "What are you planning to do?"

"Give it the cold shoulder." I uttered those three words without hesitation.

He frowned slightly, reminding me, "But your stepmother obviously won't let you off the hook."

I remained silent for a long time. Although I knew he meant well, I still felt resistant.

I turned to look at him.

Under the bright sunlight, we both squinted slightly and looked at each other for a moment before I said somewhat aloofly and stiffly, "This is my family matter. Can you let me handle it myself?"

Upon hearing this, his usually handsome and gentle face visibly lost some of its color.

My heart ached, so I could only turn my gaze away and look at the vast river again.

Although my family of origin is riddled with problems, as everyone knows.

But I still don't want Su Shenglin to get directly involved and witness this filthy, broken, and ugly mess firsthand.

Everyone has pride.

Especially me, I've always been competitive since I was a child.

Su Shenglin's circumstances are worlds apart from mine. In Xu Qianning's words, I'm not even worthy of shining his shoes.

How could I possibly allow him to visit my family of origin, which I can't show to anyone, and deal with those parasitic "family members"?

I don't want my already fragile dignity to shatter even more completely in front of him.

Perhaps my overly cold attitude made Su Shenglin sense my rejection. He was silent for a moment, then nodded gently and said, "Okay, handle it yourself. If you need my help, just let me know."

I was startled and turned to look at him, saying involuntarily, "Su Shenglin, why are you so good to me? You know that your kindness makes me feel guilty, and I always feel that I'm being unreasonable, but you still tolerate me."

Su Shenglin suddenly smiled, a smile brighter than the sunlight, captivating all who saw it.

"Silly girl." He reached out and pinched my cheek, giving it a fond tug. "You're my girlfriend. Why would I be with you if I wasn't good to you?"

"But you're so tolerant of me, it's making me more and more unreasonable."

"Are you that kind of person?" he asked, raising an eyebrow.

I said very seriously, "It's hard to say. Isn't it said that genetic inheritance is hard to change? I have a father like that, so maybe I have the same bad genes as him in my bones, but they just haven't shown up yet."

Su Shenglin was both amused and exasperated. "You've been watching too many short videos, haven't you? Why couldn't you have inherited your mother's good genes?"

I gave a bitter smile. "Half and half."

"Fool, with your self-awareness, you could never be that kind of person. Besides, I won't let you become that kind of person."

He spoke more and more gently, then stood up and pulled me into his arms, saying with heartache, "I understand why you don't want me to get involved in these things. It's okay, the more I know, the more I'll feel sorry for you. How could I possibly look down on you because of this?"

I pressed myself against his chest, feeling the vibrations in his chest, and a wave of guilt washed over me.

The thought of how good he was to me, and that I was still thinking of cutting ties with him, filled me with a deep sense of guilt.

But I just can't bring myself to fully open my heart to him.

“Su Shenglin…” I called out hoarsely against his chest.

"Hmm?" He lowered his head, his breath right next to my ear.

I pushed him away a little, took a deep breath to calm myself down, and asked hesitantly, "Are you really not angry at all?"

He raised his hand and wiped away the tears from the corners of my eyes, saying calmly, "You've already had enough trouble and misery going through this. If I get angry with you, wouldn't that be kicking you when you're down?"

I looked at him, overwhelmed with emotion.

I'm reminded of a saying—you should look for people who are good to begin with, not just people who are nice to you.

Because he's only nice to you, he might be trying to please you or deliberately pretending.

A person who is inherently good has a clean and pure nature.

How fortunate I am to have met such a person when I was young.

Although time passed and we disappeared into the sea of ​​people, fate ultimately took pity on me and sent him back.

The time I spent with him was healing my past life.

"Su Shenglin, thank you, thank you for always remembering me, and thank you for... for waiting for me so persistently." Otherwise, we would have missed each other again.

He smiled, sighed, and hugged me again: "You're welcome. Just stay with me and repay me properly from now on."

"Yes, definitely."

I made a promise in his arms.

At this moment, I truly want to be with him forever, until the seas dry up and the rocks crumble.

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Back at the company, I called the lawyer again.

I'm asking Jiang Haiyang how to handle this situation.

His illness is a given fact, and I cannot escape it.

Then I can only try to take the initiative and think of countermeasures in advance, so that I won't be caught off guard by Tang Xiu'e coming to my door again.

However, this realization made me understand that things might be even worse.

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