Before my father passed away, he forced me to marry the heir of a wealthy family.

Returning to Shiqiao Village, Fang Ning took out the key and opened the door.

Uncle Fang Haijun just came out of the house, "Ning Ning, you're back!"

"Uncle!" Fang Ning shouted with a smile.

Fang Haijun came over with heavy steps, "Ning Ning, your father drank a bowl of porridge at nine o'clock in the morning and chatted with me until now, and he just fell asleep now."

"Uncle, thank you!"

"Haihua is my biological brother, and I should take care of him."

Fang Haijun, who walked to the door, turned around and said again, "Uncle is going home first. If you need anything, call me."

"Okay, uncle."

Fang Ning saw her father sleeping soundly through the crack of the door, and she left quietly.

Back in her bedroom, Fang Ning took out her marriage certificate from her bag. After looking at it for a few times, she remembered her new husband's name.

"Huo Huaizhou."

She read it softly.

Then his fingers gently rubbed the photo on the marriage certificate.

Although the man in the photo looks gentle, his eyes under the gold-rimmed glasses are extremely cold, without a trace of warmth.

Fang Ning couldn't understand why her father had to ask her to marry this man?

A week ago, her father, who was hospitalized in Haicheng Hospital, suddenly asked her to have a flash marriage with someone she had never met.

At first, Fang Ning thought her father was joking.

After all, marriage is a lifelong matter, and her father loves her dearly, so why would he let her get married casually?

Besides, he's still a stranger.

Later, Fang Haihua refused treatment and medicine, and even made a fuss about being discharged from the hospital and returning to his hometown.

Fang Ning realized that his father was not joking and was serious.

The doctor told Fang Ning that Fang Haihua's time was running out and he would not survive for more than half a month. The family members tried their best to meet the patient's needs and make him feel better, so that he might be able to survive for a few more days.

In the end, Fang Ning promised her father to marry the person he said.

After Fang Haihua was treated in the hospital for a few days, his condition became somewhat stable and he proposed to be discharged.

At this time, the doctor no longer advised me. It was the same everywhere. It was better to go home and spend the remaining few days in peace.

After returning home from the hospital, Fang Haihua urged Fang Ning to get the certificate quickly, hoping to see his daughter get married before he left.

There was a coughing sound from the bedroom next door. Fang Ning put down the marriage certificate in his hand and ran over in a hurry.

Fang Haihua curled up and coughed violently. His originally pale and thin face was now sickly red due to coughing.

"Dad." Fang Ning gently helped his father up and patted his back.

After a while, Fang Haihua stopped coughing. Fang Ning picked up the water glass on the bedside table and fed his father half a glass of water.

Fang Haihua leaned on the pillow, eyes half-squinted, white lips slightly opened, "Ning Ning, have you obtained your marriage certificate?"

Fang Ning nodded, "Dad, I got the certificate, I'll show it to you."

"it is good."

Then Fang Ning went back to the bedroom and took the marriage certificate to her father's bedside. She put the marriage certificate in his father's hand and said, "Dad, look."

Fang Haihua's hand holding the marriage certificate was trembling a little, and he stared at the marriage certificate with his cloudy eyes for a long time.

"Just get the certificate. Your mother will be happy when she knows you are married."

Speaking of her mother, Fang Ning felt an extra layer of discomfort in her heart.

It has been five years since my mother died of illness on the last day of her college entrance examination.

Since his mother left, his father has been depressed and abandoned himself. He often sits in the yard in the middle of the night and smokes alone until dawn.

Fang Ning didn't know this. She went to college in Haicheng, and her uncle didn't tell her until her father fell ill.

I just didn't expect that my father's illness came quickly and urgently. When he was discovered, he was already in the advanced stage of lung cancer and could not be cured.

Fang Haihua fell asleep again.

Fang Ning went to the kitchen to make porridge and yam pork rib soup. Her father liked to eat yams, especially those made by her mother.

In the evening, Fang Haihua woke up, took a good nap, and looked obviously better.

He sat up and took out a thick photo album from the drawer of the bedside table, flipping through the pages carefully.

When Fang Ning came in with the food, she saw that her father's energy was much better, and she felt a little happy.

"Dad, I cooked yam and pork ribs soup. You can eat some while it's hot."

Fang Haihua put down the photo album, with a smile on his old face, "Okay."

Fang Ning fed his father spoonful by spoonful. Today, his father looked good and his appetite was much better. He actually ate one bowl of porridge and two bowls of yam and pork ribs soup.

Fang Ning put down the bowl and chopsticks, feeling a little happy, wondering if her father's illness had improved. She hoped that he could survive for a few more days, a month, a year, or preferably decades.

Fang Ning thought greedily.

"Ning Ning, you have to remember what dad said. You must keep this marriage no matter what. Don't give up easily, let alone belittle yourself and think you are not worthy of him."

"My Ningning is so smart and beautiful. It's his blessing that he can marry you. Dad believes that after getting along for a long time, Dr. Huo will definitely like you."

Fang Haihua warned his daughter with a rare light in his eyes.

"Yes, Dad, I remember." Fang Ning nodded obediently.

Fang Haihua raised his wrinkled arm and touched the top of his daughter's hair, his eyes full of endearment.

"Ning Ning, dad may be leaving and can't be with you anymore. After dad leaves, you must live well and live a good life with Dr. Huo. Dad and mom will always love you and will always protect you."

"Dad, don't say that, you will be fine, you will get better." Fang Ning's eyes were full of tears, and she was very sad.

"Dad's health, Dad knows, it's just a pain to my Ning Ning. It's Dad's fault. Dad is sorry for you. I was too selfish and made you lonely and helpless."

Fang Ning burst into tears and held her father's bony hand, "Dad, you haven't sorry for me. It's Ning Ning's fault. I didn't take good care of you and made you sick."

Fang Haihua's eyes were moist, with tears overflowing, "Ning Ning, dad has done wrong things before, hurting others and himself. I have this disease because God is punishing me."

He wiped the tears from his daughter's face with trembling fingers, "Ning Ning, don't cry or be sad. Dad is looking for your mother. Your mother is too lonely there alone. I will go and stay with her."

"Dad, Ning Ning can't bear to leave you." Fang Ning's face was filled with tears and she couldn't help crying.

After a while, Fang Haihua murmured to himself, "Ning Ning, I saw your mother, she came to pick me up."

Fang Ning looked up in horror and saw her father's eyes empty, looking in the direction of the door.

"Ning Ning, dad is sorry for you and has harmed you all your life. I just hope you don't blame your mother and just hate me."

After saying this, Fang Haihua closed his eyes weakly.

"sorry……"

Fang Ning's arm slipped from Fang Ning's hand and hit the bed.