Han Ruochen was really heartless. She did not leave a single bowl of porridge for her at home. She had been missing home-cooked meals these days, but what was more, she was heartbroken over the fact that she had to spend money on her lunch and dinner these days.

"Ruochen, what is left at home?"

"Rice and some vegetables and eggs. I think there is an egg left with an eggplant and leeks."

"Alright, Ziyan, it is not too difficult. Just go back home and cook some rice for yourself. Also, don’t forget to boil the egg and braise the eggplant. It will be enough to fill you up."

Boil an egg? Cook rice? Braise an eggplant? Han Ziyan’s lips twitched. She had never cooked rice in her life! How could she even think of braising an eggplant? It seemed like she had to spend money to buy food today as well. Thinking about how her expenses had gone higher and higher, Han Ziyan was so angry that she could not even bother to smile. "Dad, I am going back home."

She might as well go back home and take some rest. If she stayed here, she would end up losing her temper.

"Okay, be careful when you are heading back."

Once Han Ziyan was gone, Han Ruochen turned her attention to her father. With Han Ziyan present, there were some things that she could not say to her father, but now that Han Ziyan was gone, she could not help but say, "Dad, there is no need to force Ziyan. I can stay with you tonight." She had rested well last night and could spend the night without a fuss.

"Are you feeling sorry for your sister?" Han Yichen asked with a gentle smile. He picked up the cup of warm water and took a sip.

"..."

Now it was Han Ruochen’s turn to be speechless. Since when did she start feeling sorry for Han Ziyan? If anything, she was worried about her father. Han Ziyan was petty and vengeful. The only reason she had not made a move on Han Yichen was that she was still relying on him. If it were Han Ziyan of the future, she would have already taken off Han Yichen’s oxygen mask when he was unconscious. She was that kind of woman.

She had no filial piety and was simply selfish to the bones!

The last time she left her father in Han Ziyan’s care, that woman sent her father to the ICU again. Fortunately, she and Zhai Muchen came to see her father or else who knows what would have happened to Han Yichen that night?

"Dad, are you trying to joke with me?" Han Ruochen asked stiffly. "Isn’t it because I am worried about you? Ziyan is not as simple as you think she is." She could even kill someone if she hardened her heart. Though Han Ziyan was still young and wouldn’t dare to do it, who could be sure about it?

"Your sister had been spoiled rotten by your mother. I can only think of a way to make her change her ways, or else she will be led astray by your mother sooner or later." Han Yichen sighed. His eyes darkened as he thought about the good things that Han Ziyan and Meng Yunhan had done. "I cannot possibly allow her to ruin the entire family, can I?"

Feeling puzzled, Han Ruochen could not help but frown. What was going on? She, however, did not say anything and waited for her father to finish speaking.

"For the sake of two dresses, your sister made a fuss and asked her mother to start working as soon as possible. She was also working, but she didn’t take out a penny from her pocket and asked your mother to take care of all of her expenses. Whats more, she knew that our family had used up all of our savings, but she still asked your mother to borrow twenty thousand yuan even though she already had a job. Of course, I am not saying that your mother is not in the wrong. She is also in the wrong."

"But Ziyan...she has a sweet tongue and a bitter heart. She can bluff her way with her family, but she cannot do it all her life, can she?"

Han Ruochen simply tilted her head to one side; she had no idea why her father was even bothering with Han Ziyan. That girl had long turned crooked. Even if her father tried his best to make Han Ziyan learn her lessons, she would never be able to let go of her crooked and evil side.

When she saw her father acting strange with Han Ziyan, she thought that her father had given up on Han Ziyan just like how Meng Yunhan had given up on her and her siblings. The way her father tormented Han Ziyan was similar to how Meng Yunhan did it for her and her siblings. But in the end, her father was still the same Holy Father. He was still worried about Han Ziyan and was doing this because he cared about her.

"Dad, are you sure that you want to be hard-hearted with Ziyan? From the looks of it, she seemed to be a bit hurt. Dad, I know that you are doing this because you care about Ziyan, but...she might end up resenting you." She was not being pessimistic. She knew Han Ziyan and what she could do.

Han Ziyan would not be able to understand that Han Yichen was doing it for her own good; in fact, she would instead develop a bad grudge with her father.

Her father had done the same thing in the past life; he often thought that Han Ziyan was led astray by Meng Yunhan and tried to teach her but Han Ziyan never took his words to heart; she even thought that Han Yichen was looking down on her. So she developed a grudge against him.