Want to arrange an engagement in the cradle? No way!

That day, Lily cried tears like pear blossoms drenched in rain, and she made it clear that she would not cling to him.

However, when he anxiously confessed the truth to Zhang Yu, Zhang Yu broke up with him on the spot.

Sui Mingkun was also a proud man. He thought to himself that he would let things cool down for a while and talk again once both of them had calmed down.

Yet this wait resulted in the sight of Zhang Yu with another man.

The two of them obtained their marriage license. No matter how bitterly Sui Mingkun begged her to stay, Zhang Yu’s mind remained unchanged.

After that, all news of Zhang Yu vanished completely.

For the past few years, he had not even dared to inquire about her; the very mention of the character "Yu" would make his heart ache.

When he received Shen Zhihan’s call yesterday, it felt as though Sui Mingkun’s heart had suffered a violent blow.

Sui Mingkun immediately sent people to investigate, and once he had a direction, the truth was quickly uncovered.

Zhang Yu’s car accident had been caused by Lily.

Even the night he had spent in bed with Lily back then was a setup meticulously plotted by Lily, with the involvement of certain members of the Sui family.

For the past few years, Sui Mingkun and Lily had maintained a polite distance, playing the part of a normal couple in front of outsiders while acting like utter strangers behind closed doors.

Having dealt with Lily’s affairs yesterday, he hurriedly caught a flight from Beijing to Haicheng today.

Sui Yu’s gaze collided with Sui Mingkun’s, and Sui Yu froze for a moment.

He had seen photographs of Sui Mingkun before.

Every time Zhang Wen got drunk, she would curse fiercely at Sui Mingkun’s photograph, berating him for having no taste, calling him a deserved failure, and declaring that he would die without leaving any descendants.

After cursing, Zhang Wen would clutch Sui Mingkun’s photograph and weep: "I loved you so much, why wouldn't you even spare me a glance?"

Seeing the father and son staring blankly at each other, An'an looked first at one, then at the other, before pattering over to Sui Mingkun on her little feet. "Are you Yu'yu's daddy?"

Sui Mingkun’s gaze fell upon An'an’s face. What an adorable little baby.

Over the years, he had often fantasized that if the person he married had been Zhang Yu, they would surely have had a son and a daughter to make a complete family.

Back when they were dating, the two of them had discussed having a son first and then a daughter to fulfill the character for good fortune.

They would have the son first so the older brother could protect his younger sister.

Of course, if the older sister came first, they would let the younger brother grow up quickly to protect her.

Sui Mingkun’s eye sockets grew hot as he responded with utmost gentleness, "Yes. I heard you were the one who found little Yu first. Thank you."

"You're welcome! Uncle Sui, will you hit Yu'yu? Will you torture him and not give him food?"

Sui Mingkun felt a sharp, aching soreness in his chest. "No, I won't."

"Then will you love him well, accompany him well, think of him when you have delicious food, give him fun toys to play with, let him ride horse-y on your back after you finish work, and basically love him, love him very much?"

"Yes, absolutely."

An'an clapped her little hands happily and ran back to Sui Yu.

"Yu'yu, did you hear that? You have a daddy who loves you just like I do! No one will ever be able to bully you or hit you again. That bad auntie has been sent to prison, and she can't hurt you anymore."

Sui Yu wanted to say that he wasn't deaf and that he had heard it.

Instead, he only stared blankly at An'an, his nose stinging, unable to say a single word.

An'an pulled Sui Yu toward Sui Mingkun, and Sui Mingkun couldn't help taking a few steps forward himself. Father and son were finally reunited.

Sui Mingkun crouched down in front of Sui Yu, bringing his eyes level with the boy's.

He took a few deep breaths and just as he raised his hand, Sui Yu flinched out of conditioned reflex, terrified that Sui Mingkun was going to hit him.

Sui Mingkun’s large hand finally came to rest on the boy's head, gently stroking his soft, fine hair.

His hair was so much like Zhang Yu's.

Sui Mingkun used to say that Zhang Yu’s hair was very soft, and people with soft hair had soft hearts.

"I'm sorry, little Yu. I only learned of your existence last night. Daddy came late, and you can choose not to forgive me. From now on, Daddy will take care of you, and no one will ever be able to bully you again."

His hands were so large, yet his touch as he stroked Sui Yu’s head was exceptionally gentle.

Sui Yu’s previously vacant eyes finally found a focal point, clearly reflecting Sui Mingkun’s face.

He blinked, and scalding tears finally broke free from his eyes, streaming down his face. "Why did you only come now? Why did you only come now? I thought I would never be able to escape her until the day I died. I thought I was just an unforgivable villain. Wuwuwu..."

This was the first time Sui Yu had ever cried.

An'an began to cry as well, and Shen Zhihan hurriedly picked her up in his arms.

"An'an, don't cry, don't cry."

An'an wrapped her arms around Shen Zhihan’s neck and whimpered, "Daddy, I'm so happy for Yu'yu. Daddy, thank you for coming into my life. Thank you for being willing to be my daddy."

With that, she planted a sound kiss on Shen Zhihan’s cheek.

With a heart full of tender heartache, Shen Zhihan wiped away An'an’s tears.

Sui Mingkun handed his business card to Shen Zhihan. "Mr. Shen, thank you so much for your help. If there are any cooperation opportunities in the future, our two families must definitely collaborate. When summer vacation comes, if you bring An'an to Beijing, you must let me play the host."

Hearing this, Sui Yu seemed to understand something. "Daddy, are we leaving?"

Sui Mingkun placed a hand on his shoulder, treating him like an independent little adult as he patiently explained, "Daddy’s home is in Beijing, and I'm here now to take you to Beijing. If you ever want to come play with An'an in the future, Daddy will bring you back, okay?"

An'an shoved a puppy plush toy into Sui Yu’s arms. "Yu'yu, just pretend this puppy is me! Seeing it will be like seeing me. Consider it as me accompanying you by your side. We will definitely meet again in the future. Yu'yu, you must be a good boy and listen to your daddy. If your daddy is not nice to you, tell me, and I'll have my daddy deal with him! Also, Big Brother Lizard wants to go home too, so you should send him back."

In An'an’s heart, Shen Zhihan was omnipotent.

An'an had drawn a picture of a map she created, marking the home of Big Brother Lizard upon it.

Sui Yu carefully and solemnly tucked it away.

An'an looked at Sui Mingkun, her cute little face extremely serious. "Uncle Sui, if you aren't good to Yu'yu, I'm going to come to Beijing to cause trouble for you! You cannot be without a conscience; your conscience must not be terribly wicked."

She already knew what a conscience was by now.

A conscience was probably a person's code of conduct and principles for what should and shouldn't be done.

That bad auntie, Zhang Wen, had no conscience at all.

Clearly, she was Sui Yu’s aunt and had promised Sui Yu’s mother to take good care of him, yet she had done the exact opposite. She wouldn't give Sui Yu food, beat and scolded him at will, and even intentionally spoke ill of him in front of others—her conscience was terribly, terribly wicked!

Looking at the adorable An'an, Sui Mingkun harbored a bold idea, his eyes gleaming as he watched her.

As if sensing what he was thinking, Shen Zhihan’s voice suddenly turned cold. Without even offering hospitality, he began issuing a polite eviction notice, "President Sui, you probably have a lot of things to handle taking Sui Yu back to the Sui family, so I won't keep you any longer. Let's get together again next time."

Thinking of plotting against his daughter? It was already being polite of him not to throw the man out.

Wanting to arrange an engagement between children? No way!

Sui Mingkun indeed had a mountain of matters to attend to, so he didn't linger and prepared to leave with Sui Yu.

As if remembering something, Sui Mingkun suddenly stopped in his tracks and looked back at Shen Zhihan.

He scrutinized Shen Zhihan closely, holding the gaze a little too long—so long that it exceeded the normal bounds of polite attention. Shen Zhihan raised an eyebrow. "Is there something on my face? Otherwise, why is President Sui staring so intently?"

Sui Mingkun snapped out of it, realizing he had indeed been a bit uncomposed.

"Apologies. I just always feel like you look too familiar, as if I've seen you somewhere before. This face of yours... it feels as though I've seen it quite often."

Shen Zhihan replied, "I live in Haicheng, and you live in Beijing. We have nothing to do with each other and move in completely different circles. How could we look familiar?"

An'an chimed in sweetly, "Maybe you guys were brothers in your past lives?"

Both fathers burst into laughter at the innocent words of the child.

Shen Zhihan walked them out to the front gates with An'an.

Holding Sui Mingkun’s hand, Sui Yu kept turning his head back every few steps until he got into the car, until the car drove far away and An'an was completely out of sight.

Seeing that his son was still gazing affectionately in the direction of the Shen family villa, Sui Mingkun smiled and teased, "Son, do you like An'an? Then you'll have to work hard, meet An'an at the peak in the future, and bring her home as your bride. Bringing her home means marrying her and becoming husband and wife."

Children around three or four years old were right at the stage of forming concepts of romance and marriage; little boys would say they wanted to marry their mothers, and little girls would say they wanted to marry their fathers or favorite older boys.

Sui Yu’s ears seemed to be stained with a faint red, and his porcelain-white skin flushed with a pale pink. Just when Sui Mingkun thought his son wouldn't deign to answer him, he heard Sui Yu give an exceptionally earnest, "Mm."