Hua Yan thought she had settled down, and as long as nothing went wrong, she could rise to the top. But who would have guessed, one day a person showed up at the company’s front door, asking to see her by name and even gave his name. Liang An knew this name, so he immediately called Hua Yan.

She hadn’t heard about Hua Guoqiang for several years. Just a few days ago, she was wondering how this person just seemed to vanish into thin air, and now, today, he had come looking for her.

She didn’t want to meet him, but Liang An said, "See him. He said that if you don’t, you’ll regret it. Maybe there’s something important to talk about!"

With this thought in mind, Hua Yan met Hua Guoqiang, whom she hadn’t seen in years, in the company meeting room. His face was weathered, as if he had gone through some great upheaval.

He was dressed in simple clothes that could be called those of a migrant worker, with a scraggly beard and hair matted together, seemingly unwashed for a long time. In contrast, Hua Yan was the embodiment of a female celebrity dressed in trendy attire, her presence when she entered surpassing her youthful age. To Hua Guoqiang, this kind of daughter was also unfamiliar.

She had changed, becoming more beautiful, more like the elegant and serene woman she used to be. Over these years, he endlessly regretted why he was so blind back then, why he gave up a beautiful wife and lovely daughter for the sake of having a son?

Originally, everything was fine—the family, the company—but all was ruined because of one step on the accelerator pedal. Even more laughable, the child that woman gave birth to turned out to be someone else’s, ha-ha-ha...

After wandering for years, Hua Guoqiang finally found the woman who had led him into hell.

In the silent office, only the father and daughter sat confronting each other. She looked at him indifferently, noticing the changes in his expression, but said nothing.

Hua Guoqiang forced a smile: "You... Mom would be very happy to know you’ve achieved so much."

Hua Yan was noncommittal, not even a glance spared for him, yet he wasn’t angry.

"You know Dai Jiuarong, right? Today I took her to your... mom’s grave for a sweep, both of us knelt in front of your mother’s grave to repent."

Those words surprised Hua Yan. She looked up at him, but he seemed oblivious, continuing to stare at a point without noticing her gaze.

"I searched for her for three years, thinking I’d never find her in this lifetime. Ha, heaven was watching, allowing me to find her, so I brought her in front of your mother. In front of your mother, I knocked her head onto your mother’s grave. I let her deceive me; I wanted her to pay with her life for a life. She thought she could erase everything by running away? Ha-ha, she doesn’t understand me, Hua Guoqiang. I gave her money, trusted her, and what did I get? A family scattered, ruined lives?"

The expression on Hua Yan’s face was beyond shocked; she instinctively took out her phone, wanting to record this confession, but was seen through by Hua Guoqiang. 𝓯𝙧𝙚𝒆𝙬𝙚𝒃𝙣𝙤𝒗𝓮𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

"There’s no need for all that trouble. There’s surveillance in this office, with it capturing video and audio, I can’t escape. Of course, I never thought of escaping. I’ve been diagnosed with a terminal illness—end-stage liver cancer. You are my only daughter, would you be willing to donate a part of your liver?"

Hua Yan frowned, looking at him quietly, then coldly replied, "I am not willing."

"Ha..., so that’s it. It’s actually right, as expected. You hate me so much—it’s only natural, perhaps it’s naive of me to still not let go. Wanting to hear you say it in person so I can give up. Well, since everything is out in the open, there’s no need for me to stay any longer. But before I leave, would you accompany me to the rooftop to look at the splendid starlit sky? Maybe, this is the last chance, and perhaps, my one and only request in this lifetime to you. Would you be willing?"

At this moment, Hua Guoqiang was already humbled to the dust. Seeing him in this state, Hua Yan couldn’t refuse, she finally agreed to his request.

Because she believed him, believed that he might genuinely have a terminal illness, wanting to see the stars with her before dying.

She thought that since she had met him, there was no need to refuse even this request. After all, she had just refused to donate her liver to him, and rightfully, she couldn’t make herself refuse this request again. So, she accompanied him to the rooftop of the office building, which was 34 floors high.

Upon reaching the rooftop, she found that the summer sky was indeed beautiful. He turned to look at her: "Would you treat me to barbecue and beer? I’m hungry."