Chapter 58: Chapter 58

The next day, Zhihao and Bob went to visit Liu Jin to relay the news.

" Did Ye Shun trade in his memories for a skill?" Liu Jin asked.

He remembered that the boy seemed like he didn't know anything when he met Daiyu at her 6th birthday.

"Huh?" Zhihao was confused.

"Yeah." Bob answered.

"What skill?"

"Uh Something like one that tells him whenever a person is lying."

Liu Jin nodded.

"That's a good choice. He'll need it."

Knowing how gullible Ye Shun was, that skill would come in real handy.

"Wait. How is he going to stop Xiulan if he doesn't remember anything?!" Zhihao asked angrily.

"Uh, he left a note for Jin." Bob then handed him a note.

"You can do that?" Zhihao raised a brow.

"Yeah. That memory guy's pretty lenient. He checked it beforehand too."

Liu Jin then took the letter and opened it.

"What's it say?"

After reading the letter, Liu Jin sighed. He then handed the letter to Zhihao for him to read.

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Meanwhile, Wang Jing was busy finishing the papers for his new project. He had been planning to open a foundation in Daiyu's name. It was going to be a large orphanage that would also provide scholarships for orphaned children.

Recently, every day he spent with Daiyu was a blessing. Every day, he went to work with the thought that someone was waiting for him back at home that someone was looking forward to seeing him again.

But because of that, he had also begun to think of 'what ifs.'

What if they never found Daiyu?

What if she continued living on the streets?

Would she have survived?

And that's why he planned on opening the orphanage.

Perhaps this was his way of making up for the past for all the years he wasn't there for Daiyu.

Or perhaps this was his way of silencing his heart his heart that had begun to weigh him down with guilt.

For the decisions he chose,

For the sacrifices he made,

For the sins he committed,

For Xia Xiulan.

"Beep, beep!" Daiyu's voice interrupted his thoughts.

Wang Jing looked down and saw Daiyu riding her pink toy car with matching pink sunglasses on.

"Grandpaw! Daiyu is here to fetch you!"

He chuckled.

"Where are you taking me?"

"Daiyu will take grandpaw on a date!" She beamed happily.

"Oh? Where to?"

"Come follow Daiyu, grandpaw!" She then started driving away and Wang Jing followed her closely behind.

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Daiyu led him to the eastern gardens where she had a picnic blanket set up. There, Nao Nao was obediently lying down, waiting for them.

Daiyu parked her car before descending. She then excitedly held her grandfather's hand and led him to the picnic area. Earlier, she had asked the chef to prepare some food for her and she laid them all out on the blanket.

"Happy birthday grandpaw!" She greeted and kissed his cheek softly. She then handed him a bouquet of flowers she had picked out from the garden earlier.

Wang Jing chuckled.

"Thank you, Xiao Yu." He smiled at her warmly.

"Grandpaw, wish! Make a wish!"

"Then, grandpa wishes for Daiyu to take me out on a date next year too."

"Daiyu pwomises!" She jumped excitedly.

She then took a plate and scooped food onto it before handing it to her grandfather. When Wang Jing took the plate, Daiyu crawled onto his lap and hugged his chest tightly.

"Grandpaw, don't be sad anymore."

Wang Jing was stunned.

"What makes you think grandpa is sad?"

"Grandpaw has been has been looking like this." She then copied Wang Jing's face and furrowed her brows.

He laughed at her impersonation.

"What is making grandpaw sad?" She asked as she tilted her head to one side.

"" He sighed.

"Grandpa has been thinking about a lot of things lately." He gently stroked her hair.

"Then grandpaw should cry!"

"Cry?" He raised a brow and she nodded.

"When when Daiyu cries, Daiyu feels better! When we cry, our heart is helping us pour our sadness out! If grandpaw keeps it all in, grandpaw's heart will burst and and it will be vewy painful. So its owkay to cry, grandpaw." Daiyu smiled brightly and cupped both of his cheeks with her little hands.

"Daiyu will cry with you too!"

He laughed.

"Thank you, Xiao Yu." He smiled.

"What has grandpaw been thinking about?" She asked curiously.

"Grandpa has... been thinking about someone."

"Someone?"

"Mmm." He nodded.

"Someone grandpa has hurt."

"Then grandpaw should say sorry!"

He paused, not knowing how to explain it to her.

"Jin-gege said that that saying sorry will make things better. For the person we hurt, and for us too!" She explained.

When she saw that her grandfather was not replying, she thought that maybe he was scared.

"Daiyu will help you grandpaw! Daiyu will Daiyu will go with you to say sorry."

He chuckled before gently kissing her forehead.

"Thank you, Xiao Yu. But grandpa has to do it alone."

This was his choice his burden to carry.

Daiyu looked deep into her grandfather's eyes before speaking.

"Owkay." She nodded.

"Grandpaw fighting!"

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The next day, Liu Jin and Zhihao went to visit Daiyu.

"Wow! Check out her cool ride!" Zhihao commented when he saw Daiyu driving around in her pink toy car.

She giggled.

"Jin-gege!" She hopped off her car and ran towards him.

"Hi, Xiao Yu." He smiled as she hugged him tightly.

"Daiyu missed youuuuuuuu!" She was not used to not being able to see him every day. It felt like a part of her was missing.

"I missed you too." He gently kissed her forehead.

"Here."

Daiyu tilted her head to one side.

"A gift I got you from my trip."

"W-wow!" Daiyu took it and quickly opened it.

It was a pink Instax camera.

"What is it?" Daiyu asked.

"Here, Xiao Yu. Let me show you!" Zhihao then took it from her.

"Go and pose with your Jin-gege."

"Owkay."

Zhihao then took a photo of them together and the photo instantly printed.

"W-WOW!" Daiyu's eyes widened.

"Daiyu wants! Daiyu wants!" She excitedly stretched out her hands, asking for the photo.

Liu Jin chuckled and gave it to her.

"WOW!" Her excitement didn't die down for one bit.

After that, she ran around the mansion taking pictures of everyone. She took photos of Nao Nao, Uncle Tang, the Xiao twins, her grandfather, and Liu Jin and Zhihao bickering.

"Jin-gege! Jin-gege!"

"Mmm?"

"Daiyu wants a a notebook."

"A notebook?" He raised a brow.

Daiyu nodded and showed him all the pictures she took.

"Ah. Okay. I'll buy you an album tomorrow."

"Why don't we just go now? We need to shop for our trip too, anyway." Zhihao suggested.

Daiyu paused, her eyes widening.

"TRIP!" That's right! She forgot all about that!

She excitedly ran out the room and went to change. The boys chuckled.

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After Daiyu got ready, the three children left to go shopping.

Zhihao bought them camping gear while Liu Jin bought several light summer dresses for Daiyu. With his new camera, he was resolved to take a lot of her pictures and he wanted her prepared.

After that, the children excitedly bought food as well. The barbecue they had at the beach was a huge success and the boys wanted to try it again. Of course, they also bought fireworks. This time, instead of just sparklers, Liu Jin bought large ones as well.

"Zhihao-gege!"

"Mmm?"

"Beer!" Daiyu excitedly pointed out the drink that she saw her Zhihao-gege wanted.

Just then, an idea came to Zhihao's mind. He quickly called Bob on his phone and Liu Jin rolled his eyes. He could already guess what the idiot was up to. He was planning to have Bob buy some beer for him.

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Finally, after days of arduously preparing for the trip, it was time to go!

Daiyu squealed in excitement as she ran out of the mansion. She wore a white summer dress with matching white sandals. On her head, she wore a straw hat with a yellow ribbon and some sunflowers. Beside her, Nao Nao had a yellow ribbon around his neck too.

"Let's go, let's go!" She excitedly pulled her grandfather's arm.

He chuckled.

"Calm down now, Xiao Yu. It's going to be a two-hour ride before we reach the summer house."

While the boys called it a 'camping trip,' they were actually going to stay near a cabin again. It was a vacation house owned by the Lius in the countryside. It had a vast horse ranch and even a small farm.

This time around, only Wang Jing, Butler Tang, and the children were going. Nana was nearing her ninth month and was about to give birth in August. Meanwhile, Zhihao's parents had returned to England to visit his brother.

for visiting.

"Xiao Yu, did you pack your swimwear?" Butler Tang asked.

Daiyu nodded. Her Jin-gege told her that there was a waterfall nearby and a cool river. She had never seen one before and wanted to go and take a dip.

"Alright then. Let's go now."

And with that, the family left for their first trip this summer.