Since her dad woke up, he had only mentioned Han Ruochen. Earlier, when he was talking to his ward-mate, Han Yichen sounded as if Han Ruochen was the only good daughter that her father had; as for the rest of them, they were all rotten cabbages and nothing more. She had taken care of him just as well as the rest, and she even stayed with him for two nights, even though she had a job to take care of.

She treated him so well, and yet her father did not even give her a good look.

"This is not possible..." Meng Yunhan hesitated. But in fact, Meng Yunhan also felt the same way as Han Ziyan.

Meng Yunhan had been telling herself that Han Yichen had just woken up and was not in the right state of mind. He was still weak, so it was normal for him to ignore them. Anyway, they were not alone. Han Yong and Han Xuehan were also ignored by him. So she was not that troubled. This was how every patient who went through surgery might act. It must be her own misunderstanding and nothing else.

But after noticing Han Yichen’s weird temper, even if Meng Yunhan wanted to insist that he was not targeting them, she could not continue any longer.

"Your dad is sick, and maybe his wounds are still hurting. Maybe that’s why he is acting like that. Anyway, that wretched girl is good at taking care of people. So he must be thinking of relying on her." When she was sick in the past, it was Han Ruochen who used to take care of her. She would wipe her sweat, clean her clothes, and cook for her. Han Ruochen was so good at taking care of people that she could even qualify as a nurse as long as she had all the qualifications.

"Is it really the case?" Han Ziyan asked with a frown. Was her father really relying on Han Ruochen because she could take better care of him?

"Of course, why else would he do these things?" Meng Yunhan patted Han Ziyan on the head. But she felt uneasy; her actions were no less than futile attempts to console herself and Han Ziyan.

The two of them returned to the ward. Han Yichen was much calmer with Han Ruochen’s presence and did not say anything to Han Yong and Han Xuehan. The two of them were also at ease when they saw that their father was not spitting fire at them. Usually, he would complain about this and that when they were with him.

Especially Han Yong. As the eldest, he did not seem to be doing enough in the eyes of his father. Every time something happened, or if he missed even a single dose, his father would scold him for not being able to do even the smallest thing. These days, he was scolded so badly that he did not even dare to breathe loudly in front of his father anymore.

"Dad..."

Without waiting for Han Ziyan to plead and say that she was tired, Han Yichen said to Han Ruochen and the rest, "You three go back. Ziyan will stay with me tonight. She has been taking care of me at night, and I am used to her. So leave her behind."

"Is it appropriate?" Meng Yunhan was the first to object with a frown. She and Han Yichen had three other children, and she wanted Han Ruochen to stay tonight. This wretched girl had been wandering outside for two days, and no one knew where she had been these past few days. She should be the one to stay behind while Han Ziyan went back home and rested.

After all, she only planned to make Han Yichen see Han Ziyan first. Since he had already seen Han Ziyan, there was no need for her daughter to stay behind and trouble herself by taking care of Han Yichen. "Ziyan has been staying with you for the past two nights; she also has a job to do. Let Han Ruochen or someone stay with you. I will arrange for Ziyan to come and stay with you in a few days...isn’t that okay?"

Meng Yunhan’s initial plan was to let Han Ziyan wait on Han Yichen for a few nights, and once the man got better, she would send Han Ziyan back lest she tire herself out. Her daughter was pampered by her; how could she take care of someone like a lowlife slave? These kinds of tasks should be left to Han Ruochen and the rest. Anyway, Han Yichen was their biological father; they should be the ones who should do more when it came to taking care of Han Yichen.

Unexpectedly, before she could arrange anything, Han Yichen came up with his sudden request, catching Meng Yunhan completely unaware.

In the past, he would allow her to make such small decisions on her own and never make any comments about the situation. Why was he acting weird all of a sudden? Could it be because Han Ziyan was the one who appeared in front of Han Yichen first that he started to appreciate her more and wanted to stay with her? But it did not seem correct either.

Meng Yunhan had no idea how to deal with Han Yichen’s demands anymore.

"Well, if Dad...if Dad wants me to stay, then I will stay behind." Without waiting for Meng Yunhan to say anything, Han Ziyan agreed first.

"Ziyan, are you sure? You do not look like you are up for it?" Meng Yunhan questioned anxiously. Her daughter had been awake for two consecutive days; how could she stay behind for a third night?

"I..." Actually Han Ziyan felt tired and sleepy. Most importantly, she was working. Because of her job, she had to stay at the warehouse all day long and at night, she had to come to the hospital. She did not even have enough time to bathe properly. She was sticky from perspiration and felt really uncomfortable. But given that her father only wanted her to stay behind, Han Ziyan had no choice but to agree.