Han Ziyan nodded. She then wiped her tears, feeling a bit better. At least she did not have to take out her own money to buy lunch today. It was bad enough that Yang Jianming was threatening her to take out three hundred yuan, and on top of that, she had to actually bring out money for her own lunch and dinner. Han Ziyan was about to lose her mind.

She sniffed and asked, "Mom, why is my dad doing this? I did as you asked and stayed with him until he woke up. I was clearly the first person he saw after waking up, but he doesn’t care about me at all. He cares about everyone but me. I asked him to let Han Ruochen stay with him, but he did not agree and even made me embarrassed in front of others, making it sound like I was taking advantage of the family like a parasite. You have no idea how others were looking at me back then. It was so embarrassing!"

She could still feel the burning gazes of those people in the hospital. After being embarrassed like that by her adoptive father, how dare she return to the hospital?

"I will talk with your dad about this. Why is he blaming you? I was the one who spent the money on your job. It has nothing to do with you. He is so silly that he cannot see such a simple thing." Meng Yunhan was also dissatisfied with her husband. It was bad enough that Han Yichen was not capable enough, but now he could not even understand the difference between wrong and right. How could he be so biased?

She sucked in a breath and then said, "This time your dad probably knocked all of his senses. How can he act so stupidly? Han Ruochen and the rest are his children, but that doesn’t mean that you are not. Don’t worry, Mom is here. Mom will not let your father bully you anymore."

"Mom, I am definitely unable to keep a vigil tonight no matter what. I might as well skip the trip to the hospital. Otherwise, how will I face my dad? Won’t it make it look like I am being unfilial and give another chance to Han Ruochen and the others to show off? I cannot lose my face like that. Mom, why don’t you talk to Dad? Tell him that I have fallen sick. I am not going tonight no matter what! If this goes on, then this hard-earned job will be gone. Tomorrow... no, I will go to the hospital after the day after tomorrow."

She had been keeping vigil by Han Yichen’s side for two days; it should be Han Ruochen and her other elder siblings’ now. It was only fair that each one of them stayed overnight for two days so that neither would take advantage of the other.

"Alright, let’s do that."

She patted Han Ziyan on the shoulder and said to her, "Go back and sleep a little. There is still one hour left for your shift at the warehouse."

Han Ziyan nodded at once. Her bad breath was finally released, and she felt a bit more relaxed. At least she finally regained three nights to herself.

While Han Ziyan was filled with relief, Han Xuehan was sobbing in front of her grandmother. "Grandma, tell me, where did I go wrong? Ruochen is so angry at me that she did not even talk to me." Han Xuehan, who had been scolded by Han Ruochen, felt really bad and upset. She did not think that there was anything wrong with what she did. Meng Yunhan might not be a good mother, but she was still their biological mother.

How could Han Ruochen say such things to her? She felt hurt and could not help but share her feelings with her grandmother.

Old Madam Han sighed heavily. She wiped her hands on the apron, she stood up from the stool on which she was sitting and cleaned the fish that her son had brought back from the dock and looked at her granddaughter. She could not help but say to her, "Xuehan, I know that Ruochen’s harsh words have hurt you but I have to say that she is right."

Han Xuehan: "..."

She came to her grandmother because she was hurt by the words of her sister, and yet instead of comforting her, her grandmother was telling her that Han Ruochen was right and correct in her actions?

"Grandma—"

"Xuehan, you have no idea how much your sister has fought for you and your brother. This was your responsibility, but instead it all fell on the head of your sister. Xuehan, your sister is working harder than ever. Do you think it was easy for your sister to fight your mother and bring you back home? Your mother was unwilling from the start. If your sister had not fought with her, then you would still be at your in-laws’ home."

"Han Yong too. He was often taken advantage of by the Xu family, and it was Ruochen who stood up for him the last time. I am not saying that you are wrong, but Ruochen is right in her place. She is the one who is stepping up for everyone in the family while your mother is only making one mistake after another. If she cannot even save the life of her own husband and your father, how can Ruochen even respect her?"

Old Madam Han was feeling regretful. She had known the virtues of her eldest daughter-in-law, but she still let her take care of the children. With her character, how could she even treat the children well and teach them anything good?

Looking at Han Xuehan, who was filled with filial piety, she felt a throbbing headache. At least Han Ruochen was a bit better or else the first branch woyld be ruined in the hands of Meng Yunhan. "Xuehan—"