Spending the New Year in Shenzhen, Yi Anguo had no relatives or friends to visit, so he didn't have to busy himself with New Year's calls. Thus, he had the rare opportunity to relax, accompanying his daughter every day. Together with Hu Jing, they would go for strolls.

There was no need to visit famous mountains or major tourist attractions. A simple walk in the park, a boat ride on the artificial lake, or admiring and feeding the schools of koi was enough.

Shooting balloons with an air gun to win a small doll could make his daughter happy for an entire day. Although the cost might be high—several times more expensive than buying a doll directly—the significance was different; it brought the child more joy.

They watched a "Tom and Jerry" movie together, visited the zoo to see the many interesting animals, and went to the aquarium to view the underwater world. They watched schools of fish swim by, along with fierce sharks, adorable dolphins, and fascinating coral reefs.

He played bumper cars with his daughter and rode the merry-go-round. A child's happiness can be quite simple. Sometimes, all they need is their parents' company, not necessarily a lot of money.

"Daddy! Where are we going to play today?"

Yi Xinyi felt she had been having so much fun these past few days; she was so happy! Her parents played with her every day, taking her to many wonderful places, so her days were filled with joy.

"Today? Well, Daddy has already taken you to a lot of places. Where else do you want to go, and what do you want to play?" Yi Anguo asked with a smile after a moment of thought.

Yi Xinyi thought it over but ultimately just shook her head. "I don't know. I don't know what other fun places there are. I'll go wherever Daddy and Mommy take me!"

"How about we just play at home today and rest a bit? Didn't you buy a lot of 'Tom and Jerry' DVDs yesterday? And all those discs with children's songs. Let's stay home and watch 'Tom and Jerry' today," Yi Anguo suggested thoughtfully.

"That's right! I haven't finished watching 'Tom and Jerry' yet!" Yi Xinyi agreed, nodding.

"Daddy! I want you and Mommy to watch 'Tom and Jerry' and 'Teletubbies' with me, okay?"

Just as Yi Anguo nodded and was about to agree, his cell phone suddenly rang. He pulled it out and saw it was Li Shanshan calling, so he quickly answered.

"Brother-in-law!..."

Li Shanshan had barely uttered the words before bursting into loud sobs.

"Shanshan! Why are you crying? What happened? Did someone bully you?" Yi Anguo asked with concern.

"Brother-in-law! Please come to my house quickly! My older sister and my parents were in a car accident. They're all seriously injured. I'm so scared!" Li Shanshan pleaded, crying helplessly.

"What? All three of them were in a car accident? How are they now? Are they receiving medical attention? Spare no expense to save them," Yi Anguo asked anxiously. "If you need money, I'll send it right away. Don't worry about the cost, as long as they can be saved."

After ending the call, Yi Anguo apologetically told Hu Jing that Li Sisi and her parents had been in a car accident and that he needed to head to Chongqing immediately.

Hu Jing nodded with understanding and helped him pack his bags.

Yi Anguo also informed his third sister, his third brother-in-law, Ding Jing, and the others, then boarded a flight to Chongqing Airport.

Fortunately, since the Spring Festival wasn't over yet, there were many people flying from Chongqing to Shenzhen, but not many were flying the other way, which made it easy to buy a ticket at a moment's notice.

When he arrived at the local county hospital, the two sisters, Li Shanshan and Li Tingting, already had eyes red and swollen from crying, their faces etched with sorrow.

The moment Li Shanshan saw Yi Anguo, she could no longer hold back. She threw herself into his arms, called out, "Brother-in-law," and burst into tears once more.

It turned out her parents' injuries were too severe. Despite being rushed to the hospital for emergency treatment, they couldn't be saved.

Miraculously, Li Sisi had pulled through, but she was still in the observation unit and had not yet passed the critical period. If she could wake up the next morning, there shouldn't be any major problems. However, because her injuries were so severe, even if she made a full recovery, she had lost the ability to conceive. She would never be able to become a biological mother. As for other potential long-term complications, it was too early to tell; further examinations would be needed later.

Yi Anguo never imagined that his last meeting with Li Sisi's parents before the New Year would be their final farewell. Life was unpredictable, and fate was fickle; no one could have foreseen such a sudden accident.

Although Yi Anguo was there, he couldn't be of much help. Once someone was gone, no amount of money could bring them back.

Li Sisi successfully woke up the following morning and was out of danger. But when she learned that her parents had passed away, she gripped Yi Anguo's hand and wept bitterly.

Yi Anguo helped the three sisters handle their parents' funeral arrangements. They had just completed the procedures to transfer their household registration and could have moved to Shenzhen. No one had expected such an outcome.

If they hadn't come back to handle the transfer, if they hadn't gone to Shenzhen to open a shop, perhaps their lives wouldn't have ended this way. Did this mean he had changed their destiny? He couldn't help but worry that by appearing in their lives, he had altered the paths of so many people. Li Sisi's family, his third sister and her husband's family, his eldest niece Fu Huanhuan, and even Zhuo Weidong, Ou Xiaolong, and Chen Ting's family... their fates had all been changed to some degree because of him. But were these changes for the better or for the worse? Who could possibly say? For Li Sisi's parents, at least, it certainly wasn't a good thing. If he and Li Sisi had never gotten involved, her destiny wouldn't have changed, and her parents probably wouldn't have gone to Shenzhen to open a shop. If they hadn't opened a shop in Shenzhen, this tragedy would never have happened. They would still be in their hometown, running their small restaurant. Li Sisi might have stayed and worked in Shenzhen, or maybe she would have struggled, given up, and returned home to take the civil service exam, eventually getting married and having children. In any case, her parents wouldn't have died in a sudden accident at this time. In the normal course of events, Li Sisi would probably not have been able to afford a car, and the car was a gift from him. If Li Sisi couldn't afford a car, this kind of accident would never have happened.

The more Yi Anguo thought about it, the more he felt responsible for the deaths of Li Sisi's parents. His heart grew heavy, and he felt even more hesitant to casually interfere in or alter anyone else's life trajectory. He hoped his eldest niece Fu Huanhuan's life wouldn't be changed too much by him. Even if it was influenced, he prayed it would be a positive change, not a terrible one. Otherwise, he wouldn't know how to face his eldest sister and her husband.

Li Sisi had survived the critical period, but because she had undergone major surgery, her recovery would not be easy and would require time.

Many of Yi Anguo's original plans had to be changed. This was not the time to abandon Li Sisi and return to Shenzhen.

Although Yi Anguo was a philanderer, he was not a heartless man, and he could not bring himself to do something so cruel.

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