Shi Nuan was at a loss for words at that moment, while Song Yansheng also chose silence.
Just then, there was a knock on the door, and Song Yansheng answered indifferently, allowing the person outside to enter.
Entering were two young nurses carrying a food box, evidently delivering a meal.
Before they came near, Shi Nuan shouted loudly, "Take it away, I won't eat..."
Song Yansheng looked at Shi Nuan and said, "This is not the time to be capricious. Also, today is April 17th, Xiao Chuan's funeral is in three days, and before that, you need to take care of your health. Otherwise, you should know that I have the power to prevent you from attending his funeral!"
Shi Nuan's heart constricted; this man was threatening her!
How could she not attend Xiao Chuan's funeral? Yes, how could she not?
Seeing she no longer argued, Song Yansheng gently stood up. The man, tall and handsome, stood imposingly by the bedside.
He said, "Eat well. If you collapse, Xiao Chuan's spirit won't be at peace!"
Shi Nuan bit her lip tightly, unable to utter a word, while Song Yansheng rose and walked towards the door.
The two young nurses came over, busily setting out the meals and porridge from the food box. The room was filled with the aroma of porridge.
A young nurse walked to the bedside and called out, "Miss Shi..."
Shi Nuan closed her eyes, suppressing the bitterness in her heart bit by bit. When she opened her eyes again, her gaze was calm and unruffled.
She instructed the two young nurses, "Help me sit up..."
One of the young nurses quickly responded and came to help...
At the door, the door was not fully closed, and the man standing with his hands behind his back by the door had a faint smile at the corner of his mouth.
On April 17th, T City had rain yesterday. The weather was not clearing up, but the rain had stopped.
Shi Nuan woke up around eight in the morning. After being cared for by two nurses who fed her breakfast, she felt physically and mentally exhausted and fell asleep again without realizing it.
When she woke up again, it was already close to two in the afternoon, and beside her hospital bed was someone, her father, Shi Yuanbo.
Shi Nuan didn't know when Shi Yuanbo had arrived, but she knew why he had come...
She closed her eyes, heartache surging for her mother who passed away ten years ago...
"Nuannuan, Dad, I'm sorry..."
Shi Yuanbo softly called out, his voice tinged with helplessness and melancholy.
Shi Nuan did not respond, her fingers tightly gripping the bedsheet under the thin cover, holding back tears, refusing to cry.
"Dad knows that you've suffered a lot over the years. Your sister and your aunt have never treated you well, and this time, they've gone too far. Dad was heartbroken when he found out. But Nuannuan, they are still Dad's wife and daughter, and moreover, your little brother Tian Chao is still young. He can't be without a mother... And Jiaojiao, she's only twenty-two, her life is just beginning..."
"What about me?" Shi Nuan asked coldly, "What about me? Dad, have you ever thought that if I couldn't clear my name this time, I might already be in prison now? At that moment, did they ever think about me? Did you ever think about me? Shi Jiaojiao is your daughter, but am I not? Her life is just beginning? Does that mean my life deserves to be ruined?"
"Nuannuan..." Shi Yuanbo cried out in anguish, tears streaming down his face, "Dad knows Dad wronged you, but... but Dad has no choice... Nuannuan, please, consider it as Dad begging you to save your sister and your aunt... Dad is pleading with you..."