"If you need money, why don't you earn it yourself?" Chen Xingyan questioned.
"Don't talk to your father like that," An Zihao nudged Chen Xingyan's elbow reminding her not to say something wrong and hurt herself in the process.
"Am I not right? My father went missing when I was 6-years-old. He got into an accident and couldn't find his way home. Can't you just let me continue believing that?" Chen Xingyan asked the man in front of her with teary eyes.
In reality, it was obviously not an accident for a person to go missing without a single clue. Chen Xingyan had understood this long ago.
"Xingyan, I understand that you are a big star now and you have money. So, please save your brother. If it wasn't because I had no choice, I would not be showing myself in front of you." The man looked old with a pair of reading glasses. His hand clasped tightly to the the quiet little boy beside him, with no intention of letting go for even a second.
Chen Xingyan did not reply. After a short moment, An Zihao said to Father Chen, "I think you should go home for now."
Father Chen understood that it was hard for Chen Xingyan to comprehend everything that was happening in front of her, so he sighed before leaving with the little boy.
"What right does he have...?"
"If you didn't have hope in your father, you wouldn't be so upset. Stay here, I'll go check if he has a place to stay."
Chen Xingyan opened her mouth to tell An Zihao not to bother, but the words would not leave her lips. In the end, she simply said, "I am going to go to work."
...
After escorting the father and son to a hotel, An Zihao helped them pay for a room. Father Chen looked at An Zihao and almost dropped down on his knees after entering the room, "Please convince Chen Xingyan to help me."
"To be honest, you have not upheld your responsibilty as a father, so you can't turn the situation around and expect Chen Xingyan to do anything for you."
Father Chen understood this well, so he stood up and sighed, "Isn't she pushing us to our death then?"
"How much do you need?"
Father Chen was stunned for a moment before he finally replied, "$1 million. This is my son's medical records."
"I can give you the money under one condition: never appear in front of Xingyan and her mother again."
"As long as I can save my son, I will definitely keep my distance from them," Father Chen agreed.
After confirming the medical records, An Zihao threw the documents aside. He really wanted to tell the man that if he could resolve the matter with money, he preferred not to open his heart to him. For a man that was willing to abandon his wife and daughter, he had no heart to begin with.
However, he had no idea that his generous gesture this time would lead to a huge crisis.
...
The next afternoon, Tangning and Mo Ting boarded a flight to the Maldives, while the two babies were left temporarily in Xia Yuling and Bai Lihua's care.
The two mother's had a great relationship with each other and were almost like sisters. Bai Lihua even slept over at the Tang Family Home every now and then. As a result, the two families were like one big family.
This time, Chen Xingyan decided not to tell Bai Lihua know about Father Chen because she didn't know how to bring it up. At the same time, she was afraid that her mother would be hurt a second time, so she simply mentioned it briefly to Tangning.
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