"Li Man and Huang De Han are going through a divorce, but her parents are unaware of it.
In order to spare her father's feelings, Li Man quickly said, 'He happens to be on a business trip and isn't home right now. I've already called him, and he'll be back tomorrow. Our daughter is already eleven years old, and I'll have him bring her back tomorrow to see you.'
Li Liangsheng nodded with relief and asked, 'Is he treating you well?'
Li Man nodded, her voice choked up as she said, 'He treats me well, and he's good to our daughter too.'
'How is his mother doing?'
'His mother has passed away.'
'Good... good... You've suffered, Man Man...' Li Liangsheng said with difficulty, his voice hoarse.
'Dad, I'm doing well... really... he loves me a lot...'
Tears streamed down Li Man's face uncontrollably.
'Good... good... Dad can rest assured now... Dad just worries about you so much...'
'Dad, you need to get better soon. I'll stay at home with you from now on. I won't go anywhere.'
'You silly child, you already have a family. How can you stay with me every day?'
'I can, I can move back and live with all of you.'
'What about Huang De Han and the child then? You... you're still as willful as before... doing whatever you want... never considering other people's feelings.'
'He'll agree, he loves me, he'll agree to me coming back to be with you all.'
Li Liangsheng tenderly stroked Li Man's hair and said, 'Don't talk nonsense... Dad is just happy to see you... Dad just worries about you so much...'
'Dad, I'm fine, we're doing well.' Li Man quickly emphasized.
'Good... good...' Li Liangsheng smiled with relief.
...
Li Man stayed with Li Liangsheng until he fell asleep, then she left the hospital room.
Zhang Yan had already gone home; Li Man had asked her to go back and rest properly. She hadn't had a good rest for a long time.
Li Man sat on a chair in the hospital corridor, staring blankly at her phone. She wanted to call Huang De Han and ask him to come and see her father, but she didn't dare to.
After everything that happened between her and Huang De Han, would he cooperate?
But she had already told her father that Huang De Han would come. If her father couldn't see Huang De Han, would he be able to rest assured?
Li Man held her phone, unsure of what to do.
If her parents hadn't met Huang De Han, she could find someone else to pass off as him, but her parents had already met Huang De Han. How could she find a replacement?
After thinking for a long time, Li Man finally dialed Huang De Han's phone number.
When she heard the busy tone on the other end of the line, Li Man suddenly remembered that Huang De Han had blocked her.
Li Man went to the nurse's station and claimed that her phone had run out of battery, borrowing the hospital's landline to call Huang De Han.
The phone rang a few times before he answered.
'Hello, who is this?'
Huang De Han's polite voice came through the phone. Li Man tightened her grip on the receiver, biting her lower lip tightly, unable to speak.
'Hello?'
Impatience seeped into the voice on the other end of the line. When he didn't get a response, he hung up with a click.
The nurse beside her looked at Li Man strangely. Why did she make a call but not say anything?"
Li Man let out a sigh and set down the microphone, her lower lip almost bleeding from biting it.
She wanted to give up just like that, but when she thought of her father, tears uncontrollably streamed down her face.
Clenching her teeth, Li Man picked up the microphone again and pressed the redial button.
The phone was answered once more, and Huang De Han's impatient voice came through, "Who is it? Why are you calling and not saying anything?"