He slightly opened his mouth, as if he wanted to speak.

She leaned in within a foot’s distance, and only then barely heard him say a word, "Water."

Song Yinyin poured him a cup of warm water, brought it to Song Huaizhong’s lips, carefully helped him drink it, and then helped him lie back down.

With the warm water flowing into his body, Song Huaizhong’s complexion slightly improved.

After moistening his throat, he was finally able to speak.

He looked at Song Yinyin, his gaze filled with hatred and anger, accusing:

"Song Yinyin, I regret it, raising a thankless wolf for over ten years! Now my family is ruined, some dead, some sick, some injured... Even if you hate me for being heartless to your mother, you didn’t have to be so ruthless, did you?!"

At the first sight of Song Yinyin, Song Huaizhong lashed out at her.

Lu Jihan heard this, his face turning livid with rage, "Song Huaizhong, get it straight, the reason the Song Family has fallen to this point is your own doing, it has nothing to do with Yinyin!"

"Nothing to do with her?"

Song Huaizhong seemed to throw caution to the wind, pointing at Song Yinyin’s nose, saying, "Then how did my daughter end up perishing in the fire, not even leaving behind a complete body? If it weren’t for her getting my daughter sent to prison, how could she have been transferred to the suburban jail? It’s all you, you’re the curse of the Song Family, a curse!"

Lu Jihan, in his fury, gritted his teeth, pulled Song Huaizhong’s hand off Song Yinyin, and forcefully pushed him away.

With a cold snort through his nose, he turned to look at Song Yinyin, "Yinyin, let’s go."

As he spoke, he was about to take her away.

But then they heard Song Huaizhong shout urgently, "Wait a minute!"

"Ignore him."

Lu Jihan left a cold, icy remark, holding Song Yinyin as they were about to leave.

Song Huaizhong panicked, almost tumbling off the hospital bed as he crawled: "Song Yinyin, don’t you want to know your true heritage? I’ll tell you, I’ll tell you now!"

Song Yinyin paused her steps, slowly turning to look at Song Huaizhong.

"You... you know who my biological father is?"

A shadow crossed Song Huaizhong’s eyes, a flicker of cold and gloom.

Lu Jihan, always keenly observant, immediately caught this flicker of coldness in his eyes and grabbed Song Yinyin’s wrist.

"Yinyin, don’t listen to him, if you really want to know your heritage, I can help you investigate!"

He was worried Song Huaizhong might play tricks and say something that would hurt Song Yinyin.

But, Song Huaizhong reacted quickly as well, saying:

"You can’t find out! Xiao Yueru has been tight-lipped, no one can guess who Song Yinyin’s biological father is. Only I have the only clue!"

"..." Song Yinyin stared at him in shock, unable to recover her thoughts for a long time, her mind a tangled mess.

It would be a lie to say she was not curious about her heritage, she also wanted to know who her biological father really was. 𝓯𝙧𝙚𝒆𝙬𝙚𝒃𝙣𝙤𝒗𝓮𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

If Song Huaizhong truly had a clue, then...

Lu Jihan frowned, seeing her wavering, and held her hand tightly: "Yinyin, don’t be fooled by him! He must be bluffing you!"

She replied, "Let’s first hear what he has to say, rest assured, ever since I knew he wasn’t my biological father, I’ve been mentally prepared. Therefore, he cannot hurt me."

Seeing her determined gaze, and having himself alongside, it was unlikely that Song Huaizhong would dare talk nonsense.

Thinking of this, Lu Jihan finally released his hands, slightly nodded.

Song Yinyin looked at Song Huaizhong, saying, "Then tell me, what do you know?"

Song Huaizhong took another sip of water, moistening his throat, and then slowly said—