The warm, sobbing voice that was originally nestling in the arms of the smiling woman suddenly opened her mouth. Her wet eyes fixed on Shen Canghao, "You don't want my mother … "Uncle?"
"Warm …" She wanted to stop him, but it was already too late. Time seemed to have stopped.
It was a bright, hot, desperate day in July. It was the hottest day in July, and also the coldest and most unforgettable day in Shen Canghao's life.
Small specks of dust danced nonstop in the sunlight, and the gauze curtain on the window sill was lifted by a warm wind. When he raised his head, he saw the flowers in the garden being sunburnt to a dull state. His figure froze in the large living room, even his breathing followed suit …
She didn't dare to say anything, nor did she dare to make a sound to break the suffocating silence. Water droplets dripped down her hair, and with a pu sound, they slid down the sofa without leaving behind a single trace.
She looked at him and he looked back at her. Five years had passed and she was still Xu Huan Yan and he was still Shen Canghao. But she was not the same Xu Huan and he was not the same Shen Canghao either.
He stared at her, unblinking, from the wall cast by the handsome silhouette.
After a very long time, a large amount of mist started to rise from the bottom of his eyes. After a while, large tears suddenly started to fall from his eyes.
His fingers were tightly clenched, and his long, distinct fingers were completely clean. No one knew how much strength he had used.
He knew that no matter how difficult and painful a man was, he shouldn't shed tears. However, facing the woman he loved deeply, the daughter he had met for the first time, crying was not something shameful.
He was not good at expressing his feelings. He knew that Su Lai was an example. Although he liked her so much back then, he had never known a woman's heart to be so deep. She needed to promise and be safe.
From losing one's first love to becoming a playboy in the eyes of the masses, from emotions to emotions, from emotions to a single-minded desire to be happy.
It was she who had saved him, who had taught him, who had told him what it was like to love someone, what it was like to love someone.
And now, once again, he was standing in front of the woman he loved. He was still clumsy and stiff, not knowing how to please her. Of course, if he were to use all the methods he had used on a woman in the years before he met her, it would just be a blasphemy to him.
"Mom, uncle is crying …"
Warmth seemed to feel that this was awkward and uncomfortable as she wiped away her tears and looked eagerly at Shen Canghao.
"Warm, do you miss dad?" He squatted down in front of her. Her small face was right in front of him, making him want to give her a light kiss.
Warmth opened her mouth, but closed it again. She took a look at the silent happiness in her eyes, then retracted her long eyelashes and bit her pink lips. She pitifully said, "You can't mention daddy in front of mommy, mommy won't be happy …"
"Warm!" She did not want Shen Canghao to misunderstand anything. He misunderstood that she had been thinking about him for five years, and misunderstood that she had told her daughter what was wrong with him.
"Warm, tell dad..." Uncle, will you forgive Dad if he comes back? " Shen Canghao held his daughter's soft hand as he looked at the warmth close by. She was so beautiful, like the world's most precious princess that should be cared for.
A bright ray of light flashed past her warm eyes as she stared at Shen Canghao with wide eyes. Her small, wronged expression made her heart ache, "But father hasn't come back for five years …"
"Warm …" When she closed her eyes, her tears fell onto her daughter's hair with a splash. "Warmth, tell your mother, are you angry with your father?"
Warmth thought for a moment, then nodded seriously. "I'm angry. Daddy should not have left Mommy alone. Mommy worked very hard, and there was warmth in her stomach, but she still has to work."
Huaiyan tightened her arms around her daughter. Her body was trembling, and her voice started to tremble as well. "If daddy comes back, will you forgive him?"
Warm lips flattened, grumpy grunt: "Who wants to forgive him, bad daddy."
Shen Canghao looked at the two of them who were hugging each other. His daughter's docility and understanding towards her made his heart ache. He knew that beneath this docility and understanding, there were untold grievances.
"If Warmth continues to be angry with daddy, daddy won't dare to come back …"
Huaiyan held back her tears as she smiled and wiped the tears away from her daughter's eyes. She finally understood that she could not cut off the blood ties between their father and daughter no matter what. Since that was the case, she might as well go with the flow. If she was happy, what was there to be afraid of?
"Mommy …" Then can I not be angry with Daddy and help you teach him a lesson when Daddy comes back? "
She immediately opened her mouth, her big eyes were full of longing, and her small hand held onto her smiling arm so tightly.
Huan Yan turned around and saw Shen Canghao's gaze. She seemed to not believe him, but she was also grateful, and more importantly, she was pleasantly surprised and happy. She couldn't help but nod her head, "Warm, no matter what daddy does for mom, mom still has to tell darling, daddy loves you a lot, really loves you."
"Warm …" Shen Canghao was no longer able to suppress his emotions. He stretched out his hand towards that beautiful little girl, so excited that even his fingertips were trembling. His lips trembled for a long time before he muttered softly, "Warm, I am father."
Her warm and big eyes suddenly opened wide, and her small mouth slowly formed an "O" shape. She stared blankly at Shen Canghao, was this her father?
That person who always appeared in his dreams, that blurry face, that person who made his mother sad, was this person right in front of him?
Shen Canghao wanted to embrace her, but he didn't expect her to unconsciously shrink back. She secretly glanced at Shen Canghao with her face hidden in his embrace. "Mom, I'm scared."
Shen Canghao's breathing became sluggish for a moment. He stood there frozen, but he couldn't retract his hand. His daughter was afraid of him and rejected him. This feeling was almost unbearable compared to the pain she felt when she missed Yan Yan.