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The thoughts in Du Liqing's mind constantly spread. She recalled what happened when she spoke to Sun Jiang Yuan, and also remembered that the share transfer right was given to Sun Jiang Yuan by any means. Memories rolled in, stirring up the fragile line of defense in her heart.

That day, Du Ruqing came to the ward and watched Sun Jiangyuan, who was sitting by the side, wipe his father's face with a towel. With a panicked expression, he rushed forward with large strides and slapped off his hand. He looked at him with vigilance, and coldly questioned: "What are you doing?"

"Nothing, just wiping my dear father-in-law's face." Sun Jiangyuan placed the towel in front of the bedside table on the washbasin, slightly disdaining Du Liqing's touch. He then subconsciously put his hand in the basin to wash it.

He coldly glanced at Du Ruqing and stared at her eyes that wanted to chase her away. He sat beside his father and didn't feel that she had any sort of deterrence towards him.

Before Du Liqing could think of anything else, Sun Jiangyuan directly took out two pieces of paper from the cabinet behind her back and placed them in front of her. At the same time, he also stopped her from going over to see her father.

One of them was a notice on the critical situation of his father, forged by Sun Jiangyuan using the hands of hospital personnel. The second one was a letter of transfer of shares.

"The doctor said that his father-in-law might not be able to hold on for long. If you sign your name obediently on this piece of paper, I'll let the hospital protect my father-in-law's life. "

Sun Jiangyuan said this series of words with a serious expression, revealing a few hints of threat and mockery. Subconsciously, he put the transfer book back a little bit to cover up a small part of it.

At that time, Du Ruqing noticed the notification of the illness and her heart became flustered. Her gaze landed on Father Du, and when she saw his pale complexion, she felt even more uncomfortable.

"Alright, please keep your word!" Unable to watch his father leave, Du Liqing could only compromise with this request. His brows were tightly knitted, as if he had made a major decision within a few seconds.

Du Liqing took a pen given to her by Sun Jiangyuan and personally signed the transfer. She bit her lips in an attempt to calm her emotions, her trembling fingers causing her handwriting to twist and distort. However, she ignored the contents of the letter and wholeheartedly wanted her father to recover from his illness.

Putting down the pen, Du Ruqing walked up to her father, suppressing her tears. She completely ignored the smile in the eyes of Sun Jiangyuan behind her and the ridicule he gave her.

"It's alright, it will pass!" Lu Juyan didn't know that Du Liqing was currently reminiscing about the past. Feeling the trembling of her body in his embrace, the hands on her back lightly patted her back in an attempt to soothe her emotions.

Awakened from her stupor by these words, Du Ruqing's vision cleared up. Tears rolled down from the corners of her eyes as she tried to suppress the hatred in her heart towards Sun Jiangyuan.

Du Liqing's hand behind Lu Juyan was clenched into a fist. Anger suffused her eyes, but she didn't dare act rashly. He swore to himself that he would make Sun Jiangyuan's reputation go down the drain.

"Let's sleep for a while, everything will be fine once I wake up."

Lu Juyan couldn't help but loosen the distance between the two of them as he felt the tension on Du Ruqing's body. She noticed the hatred in her eyes through the reflection of the glass. Ye Zichen reached out his hand to caress her hair, while his eyes were filled with pity.

He gently touched her in Lu Juyan's arms, slowly stabilizing Du Liqing's emotions. He didn't want the other party to notice anything, so he closed his eyes and tried to steady his breathing in an attempt to fall asleep.

However, the reality wasn't that beautiful. No matter how long Du Liqing closed his eyes, he didn't feel sleepy. She kept thinking about what Sun Jiang Yuan and Yue Min had done to her, and it made her feel very unwilling.

The intimate actions of the two made Du Ruqing feel extremely uncomfortable. It was not suitable for her to erupt with emotion, so she could only silently endure. He purposefully steadied his breathing and relaxed his entire body, attempting to feign sleep and deceive Lu Juyan.

"Have a good rest."

Lu Juyan sensed that the person in his embrace had steadied their breathing, so he stood up and carried Du Ruqing to her room. He carefully placed her on the bed and softly murmured as he watched her peaceful sleeping appearance.

Her movements were gentle and her words were gentle, causing Du Liqing to subconsciously think that Lu Juyan had detected that she was pretending to be asleep. Before he could open his eyes, he noticed that the other party had turned off the lights and was about to leave.

Only after Lu Juyan left did Du Liqing slowly open his eyes and adapt to the faint light. He didn't sleep until dawn.

For some reason, Lu Juyan walked back to his room and laid on the familiar bed, but he couldn't fall asleep no matter what. In his mind, he saw Du Ruqing's resentful expression. He couldn't help but feel his heart ache, and the decision in his heart once again surfaced, making him unable to sleep in peace.

The next day, Du Liqing crawled out of bed. He didn't know if Lu Juyan was awake as he walked out alone. Looking at the paper and breakfast on the dining table, he ate a mouthful or two and then left the house alone.

Arriving at the hospital, Du went straight to her father's room. Looking at his father who was lying down on the bed peacefully, his already sleepy eyes began to ache.

"Dad, I'm sorry, I couldn't protect your family property." Du Ruqing bit her lips, forcing herself not to cry. Walking forward, he lowered his head to admit his mistake. His appearance was extremely sincere, and it seemed as though he was on the verge of kneeling down.

She didn't get any response from anyone until Du Liqing's heart became a lot more comfortable. Only then did she raise her head and look at her father. He happened to notice the medical bill on the counter, and a look of confusion flashed in his eyes.

I didn't pay. Who paid my debt?

He flipped through other things, but didn't find any traces of other people, including other payment information. This caused Du Ruqing to be extremely confused and to secretly suspect something in her heart.

In the next second, Qu Yan Shi and Yuan Wei, holding hands, pushed open the door and entered the room together.

Du Liqing took the bill and walked in front of the two of them. He happily asked, "Did you two help me pay the bill?"

"No way, Yuan Wei, did you do it?" Qu Yan Shi looked at the bill and immediately denied such an action. She only found out that Father Du was here today, so she was free to pay him a visit. How could she possibly repay him so quickly?

Turning his head to look at Yuan Wei, a smile appeared on his face. With a few words in his eyes, he seemed to be indicating that Yuan Wei was doing all of this for him.

Yuan Wei shook his head, indicating that this matter had nothing to do with him.

This caused the person in question, Du Liqing, to be even more confused. His smile became stiff, and he felt that the two were joking. He couldn't help but ask again.

After receiving the same answer, he gave up on questioning. His eyes revealed a trace of confusion as he secretly wondered who it was that helped him.