Mother Lu saw her son's tightly furrowed brow. He looked very upset.

"Don't worry about your wife. Zhenzhen is a bright person that thinks straight. I could see that when Zhenzhen first came to our home, her thoughts were heavy. It's probably because of Mrs. Ye. It would naturally be good if Mrs. Ye sincerely wants to fix her relationship with Zhenzhen. But if she's harboring ulterior motives, your wife won't be easily fooled. Stop worrying."

Lu Beichuan was silent for a while. Eventually, his brow unfurrowed, and he nodded.

Now that there were only members of the Ye's in the hospital room, Father Ye could finally blurt out what had been stifled in his heart.

First, he closed the door to the hospital room, then he urged Ye Zhen in a lowered voice, "Zhenzhen ah, we're you're parents. How can parents not be with their daughter when she's giving birth? That Mrs. Lu seems to value children a lot. What if something had happened to you when you were giving birth? What if they had to choose between saving you or the baby, and they chose the baby? If that happened, what would your mother and I do?!"

Ye Zhen raised her eyes and calmly looked at Father Ye. "Dad, there's no such thing as choosing the baby over the mother these days. You're worrying over nothing."

"Sure, sure, I'm worrying over nothing. I'm just giving you an example, okay? I just meant that it's different when your maiden family is present. And that Lu Beichuan, he didn't even call us until after you gave birth."

Ye Zhen remained silent.

"Zhenzhen ah, look, you've given birth. That's such a big thing. Right now, the Lu's would definitely grant whatever you ask for..." Father Ye hesitated and observed Ye Zhen's expression. He wasn't sure if some words should be said or not.

"Just say what it is that you want."

"You know that dad's company operations haven't been doing well. In the earlier years, the company had more than 500 employees, and the company was barely able to get by with that amount. But lately, the efficiency has been getting worse and worse. The company's gone through several rounds of firing, and now it's only an empty shell of about a hundred employees. Dad just wants you to be able to stand with your head held high in the Lu's, so I haven't given up on my company.

Recently, dad is preparing to make an investment. As long as I can get the money to invest, there'll be real profit to make from this. Dad has already mortgaged the family villa, but it's not enough. Zhenzhen ah, can you help dad? Talk to Beichuan about dad's investment plan and have Beichuan put money into this business venture."

Ye Zhen had heard Father Ye mention this plenty of times during her pregnancy. He called her several times, and the topic of those calls never strayed away from his investment ideas.

Seeing that Ye Zhen was remaining silent, Father Ye gritted his teeth and continued to say, "Zhenzhen, dad is only doing this because I want you to be able to stand up straight and speak confidently in the Lu's. You can rest assured that investment will definitely make money. Dad wouldn't do something that wouldn't make money! When you were a child, didn't you frequently say that you would help dad when you grew up? That you didn't want dad to have to work so hard? Do you remember that?”

Father Ye's investment ideas never worked out. It was common for him to lose money on these business ventures. In the novel, if it wasn’t for Lin Zhan helping him, the Ye's would have collapsed.

Ye Zhen thought it over before answering, "I don't know anything about investments. If you really think this investment is profitable, you can go look for Beichuan and talk to him about it. He has good vision. He wouldn't pass on any profitable ventures. If your idea is good, you don't have to worry about him rejecting it.”

"But..."

Mother Ye glared at her husband to indicate that she wanted him to drop the subject.

Father Ye wasn't willing to give up, but seeing that Ye Zhen didn't look too happy, he stopped for now. If he said too much, it would only backfire. Sitting on the side, he kept sulkily sighing.

"Don't worry about your dad. He can go look for Beichuan himself to talk about that investment." Mother Ye sighed. "Mom has been thinking a lot during the past two days. I've thought things through. Mom was wrong about a lot of things in the past. But in the end, that's all in the past. Even if mom feels extremely regretful, it's useless. Fortunately, you're living well now. Mom is relieved about that."

Mother Ye held Ye Zhen's hand and went on and on about the things a woman should pay attention to the first month after giving birth based on popular science and her own experience.

Ye Zhen mentally noted it all down. "I'll remember."

"Giving birth hurts your vitality, so make sure to nourish your health during the following month. If you take good care of yourself in the month following giving birth, your health will be good in the future. It's all thanks to your maternal grandmother's care back then that I was able to recover well and not have any ailments after giving birth to your older sister and you." After speaking to this point, Mother Ye paused. "Oh right, does Qingqing know that you've given birth?"

"Not yet. I haven't had time."

"I'll call her later and let her know to come to the hospital to see her nephew. Don't be mad at your older sister. Qingqing has been extremely busy lately. She hasn’t even come home for half a year. Whenever I call her, I can barely get a few words in before she hangs up. I don't know why she's keeping herself so busy."

After Ye Qing asked Shen Weiyin if she could succeed in the entertainment circle at Father Ye's birthday banquet, she had debuted as an actress under Shen Weiyin's recommendation. Relying on Shen Weiyin's popularity, plus her own face that could be considered fresh and pure, Ye Qing had gained many fans and been given the title "the Nation's First Love".

However, pretty girls like Ye Qing were a dime a dozen in the entertainment circle. As someone that didn't have any works and recognition, she would soon be forgotten by the audience.

Ye Qing didn't have any supporters. She had gained short-lived popularity from Shen Weiyin's help. But as Shen Weiyin gradually got busier with her own work, she didn't have time to concern herself with Ye Qing. After Ye Qing had signed with an agent, she hadn't gotten much work. Now, she was just treading water in her acting career.

Mother Ye quietly said, "Zhenzhen, mom was fixated on the wrong thing before, but I'm enlightened now. Qingqing and you are both mom's daughters. Mom shouldn't have neglected you. You can rest assured that mom will definitely make it up to you in the future."

Whether or not Mother Ye made it up to her, Ye Zhen didn't care at all. After all, in her heart, she saw the Lu's as her real family. It would only take a single glance to see who really cared about her.

"Qingqing has always treated you well. She's been thinking about you and missing you. Whenever she has anything good, she always sets aside a share for you. When I called her a few days ago, she asked me how you were doing and your current situation." Mother Ye pleadingly looked at her. "Seeing as how your older sister is in a predicament, as her younger sister, can you help her?"

Ye Zhen raised her eyebrows and didn't reveal her cards. "Help? How do you want me to help?"

"Isn't Shen Weiyin's endorsement deal with the Lu Corporation about to expire? Can you talk to Beichuan and ask him to give that endorsement to Qingqing once the contract between Lu Corporation and Shen Weiyin has ended?"

Seeing that Ye Zhen's expression remained indifferent, Mother Ye hastily added, "Mom isn't playing favorites. Look, you're already Mrs. Lu. You can have anything that you want. Your life is so good. You're in a much stronger position than your older sister, who is trying to make a living in the entertainment circle. When dad and mom are gone, Qingqing will be your only living relative. The two of you have to support each other. Mom is also doing this for your sake. I don't want you to be too lonely in the future."

Lonely?

Ye Zhen didn't think so.

"Mom, I have a son and a husband and also a mother-in-law and grandfather-in-law that treat me very well. How could I be lonely?" She looked at Mother Ye. There was no expectation in her eyes. She had fully seen through Mother Ye.

Her bias had already penetrated into her bones. It wasn't possible that she would change in a short time.

Ye Zhen smiled. "If Ye Qing wants that endorsement deal, her agent can contact Lu Corporation to ask about it. Beichuan has his own ideas. There's really nothing I can do."