"Hehe, a fool with a whore, they're truly a perfect match. I bet their future days will be quite exciting."

Tong Dahai is a straightforward man, but he has a particularly sharp tongue.

"Alright, let's hope so..."

Zhao Tienan laughed and then took a swig of baijiu.

They chatted for over an hour before heading down the mountain together.

One has to admit, this hiking trip really did help to ease the mind quite a bit.

In times of leisure, it's good to connect with nature more; there's always a sense of cleansing.

"Oh, cowboy, you're mighty and majestic..."

Just as Zhao Tienan returned to the clinic, his phone suddenly rang.

He glanced at it casually and noticed that his stepmother was calling.

Zhao Tienan's parents had been divorced for over a decade, but he hadn't stayed with either of them and had grown up on his own.

His father, Zhao Liwei, owned a building company in the city that was neither too big nor too small, and he was considered a successful person with a net worth of twenty to thirty million yuan.

Just two years ago, Zhao Liwei had a moment of youthful exuberance and started dating a girlfriend who was around twenty-four or twenty-five years old.

Zhao Tienan did not object to this.

After all, they're adults, who doesn't understand each other's needs?

But Zhao Tienan was a bit surprised, logically speaking, after two years of dating, they should have been married.

Could it be that this call is to announce some happy news?

"Hello, what's up?"

Zhao Tienan answered the phone, asking indifferently.

He couldn't say he disliked this prospective stepmother, but he definitely didn't like her either.

From start to finish, he had only met her once and always felt this woman was too realistic, not picky at all in her search for a rich man.

"Tienan, it's bad news, Brother Wei, oh no, your dad, had a brain hemorrhage. The situation is quite serious. You should come back quickly."

A woman's sobbing voice came through the phone, making it quite vexing to listen to.

"What, a brain hemorrhage?"

"Which hospital is he in? I'll head there right now!"

Zhao Tienan's brows furrowed tightly, and he immediately spoke with urgency in his voice.

Although he's been self-reliant and never taken a penny from his father, blood is thicker than water. Hearing this news made him extremely anxious.

"Jinyang City, Second People's Hospital..."

The prospective stepmother sobbed and said, sounding as if she was already at her wit's end.

"Alright, I got it!"

Zhao Tienan hung up the phone, muttering, "Why choose such a trophy wife, utterly useless, just cries when things go wrong, can't handle a single thing."

Afterward, Zhao Tienan found Cao Lei and Xie Xin, as he needed to say goodbye before leaving.

"Lei, I have to leave for a few days. I'll leave the clinic to you. If you encounter anything you can't handle, just call me."

"Xin, your job is all set up, just report to the Mu Family directly. Do a good job, be careful and meticulous, since you're dealing with finances..."

Zhao Tienan carefully explained everything to the two girls before he felt comfortable leaving the clinic.

However, it was getting late, and the last minibus to Jinyang City had already left.

Helpless, Zhao Tienan had to find the village chief and ask him to help find a family car in the village to take him to the city.

"Alright, don't worry, I'll find one for you right away!"

Upon learning that Zhao Tienan's dad was critically ill, the village chief immediately got busy and quickly found a willing car and driver to help him out.

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