Seeing that knocking on the door didn't work, Shen Xiangshan stood at the door for a long time.

But there was absolutely no movement inside.

Finally he walked to Shen Man's door and knocked on her door.

Indoors.

Shen Man was just about to go to bed when she heard a knock on the door and she knew who it was.

She thought about it and got up to open the door.

After Shen Xiangshan came in, he didn't dare to look her in the eye, and the guilt in his heart surged again.

"Manman, for what happened a while ago, Dad and your sister owe you an apology. Dad doesn't ask for your forgiveness, but this matter...can you please not tell your mom for now?"

He was really scared. He was afraid that after Yang Fang knew about it, their family would really break up.

Shen Man was silent for a moment, and after a long time, she spoke, "Dad, you know, before I knew about this, I actually always believed in you, and I saw how good you were to me."

"My biological father passed away early, so I don't have much memory of him. But you have always been like my biological father, loving and caring for me, accompanying me as I grew up. From childhood to adulthood, I really treat you as my biological father."

"But what about you? What did you do? My mother believed in you so much, and I believed in you so much too. You knew about that matter, but you chose to cover it up for Shen Ping."

"Have you ever thought that if you hadn't suppressed the matter quickly, I would have committed suicide long ago due to the pressure."

Her tone was calm, but filled with a hint of disappointment.

One can even hear the sadness and sorrow beneath the indifference.

Shen Xiangshan didn't dare to meet her gaze anymore. He simply turned his back to Shen Man and didn't look at her.

"Manman, Dad is sorry for you. You have suffered so much injustice. It's Dad who didn't teach your sister well."

"I knew from the beginning that you secretly sent her to the Northwest this time. The reason I didn't stop you was that she owed you, and I owed you too. It's only right that you take revenge on me."

Shen Man pursed her lips and said, "Since you think so, it's okay for me to tell my mother. After all, you said it yourself. People have to pay the price for their mistakes."

Sometimes she couldn't understand it. It seemed that Shen Xiangshan didn't care much about Shen Ping, but was very kind to her, his stepdaughter.

But at that critical moment, he chose to give up her and protect Shen Ping.

Is this the power of blood?

Shen Xiangshan seemed to have aged 10 years overnight. His back was hunched and he exuded loneliness.

He really couldn't imagine how Yang Fang would look at him if she knew about this.

Would she think that he was a double-faced and selfish person?

"Manman..." he begged.

Shen Man took a deep breath and closed her eyes. "I won't tell my mother about this for now."

"But if you ever do something to let her down or treat her badly, I will tell her about it in person and ask her to divorce you and live with Ming-Ro."

"Manman, are you telling the truth?" Shen Xiangshan suddenly turned around and looked up at her, his expression unable to hide his excitement.

Shen Man nodded. "Well, this is a way to repay you for taking care of me."

"From now on, I will no longer call you dad except in front of my mother. Our father-daughter relationship ends here."

She is a person who cannot tolerate any grain of sand in her eyes. No matter what Shen Xiangshan thought at the beginning, she was indeed hurt because of his concealment.

Obviously, if that thing had not happened, she would definitely be living a better life than she is now, and she would not need any compensation from Shen Xiangshan at all.

Shen Xiangshan's heart felt as if it was cut, and it was tingling with pain. His lips moved, but no words came out.

Such a loving relationship between father and daughter was destroyed by his own hands.

After Shen Man finished speaking, she asked the person to leave and then lay down on the bed, covered with the quilt and went to sleep.

Are you disappointed or sad?

It seems like there were some, but the matter has passed, and she didn't make a fuss about it because her mother still has Ming 꼇.

But she didn't make a fuss, which doesn't mean she forgave them.

Sending Shen Ping to the Northwest was one of her revenges. Completely separating Shen Ping and Gu Yang and leaving them no chance of being together was also one of her revenges.

As for whether this person can survive and return from the Northwest, it all depends on herself.

…

Early the next morning.

Shen Man got up early.

Divorce should be done as soon as possible; the longer you delay, the more problems you will encounter.

When Lu Zhengguo said he didn't have time, she didn't believe it at all. Even if he was busy, he was on vacation. He couldn't be busy all the time, every day.

She planned to go find someone directly and settle the divorce as soon as possible, which would be good for everyone.

However, Shen Man had just walked out of the compound.

From a distance, she saw Lu Hongmei waving at her vigorously, "Sister-in-law, here, I'm here to find you."

She waved and trotted over, her eyes sparkling and her whole body revealing excitement.

Shen Man looked slightly stunned, "Hongmei, you don't have work today?"

Although this sister-in-law was quite annoying before, but as they got to know each other better, the relationship between them improved.

In the Lu family, Lu Hongmei had protected her more than once, and just based on this, she still had some good feelings towards Lu Hongmei.

Lu Hongmei trotted over, her face slightly flushed and panting.

She waved her hands and said, "Don't mention it. I don't know what's wrong with my second brother these past two days. He comes home late every night. Every time he comes home, he smells like alcohol. I called him, but he ignored me."

"As soon as he got home, he locked himself in the room. The next morning, when I went to look for him, he had already left. I didn't know what was going on. It made me so worried."

"Sister-in-law, why don't you go back? My second brother has already moved out with my parents. I am temporarily living with him in the yard he just bought. The yard is near the machinery factory, not far from here."

While saying this, Lu Hongmei observed Shen Man's expression.

Seeing that she didn't react, I couldn't help but feel suspicious.

Could it be that it wasn't the couple who had a conflict, but that her second brother was in trouble?

Shen Man thought for a moment and said, "Okay, tell me where you live now, and I'll go back this afternoon."

Lu Hongmei was instantly excited and quickly pulled Shen Man's hand, "Really, sister-in-law, if you go back, my second brother will definitely be happy to see you."

"You don't know, when you were away these few days, my second brother was so cold that he kept looking for you at home."

"He is a man who can't talk or show his feelings, but he definitely has you in his heart, otherwise, he wouldn't have taken the initiative to ask my parents to leave home for you."

Shen Man pursed her lips and said nothing.

Lu Zhengguo likes her?

She didn't believe it at all.

He mentioned home, probably out of responsibility for her. Maybe he did like her a little, but it was too superficial.