"It's fine!" Zheng Junnan said, "The owner is an acquaintance of mine, so I'll give him a call later. He will definitely be able to buy it. You stay home and boil the water, and wait for Daddy to come back and cook the dumplings. "

"…" Su Jingya pursed her lips. Originally, she didn't want to let Zheng Junnan go out, but … Zheng Junnan, on the other hand, was very stubborn and enthusiastic.

Thinking about what Ao Er told her today, although Zheng Junnan had a heart attack, as long as she did not attack, her body would still be considered healthy.

In the end, she still sent Zheng Junnan off with her eyes.

Ten minutes after Zheng Junnan left the door, Su Jingya went to the kitchen to boil some water. Afterwards, she made herself a favorite oil dish and her favorite taste, and patiently waited for Zheng Junnan to sell the dumplings.

Recently, her taste had become heavier and heavier, and she especially liked to eat spicy dishes. The hotter it was, the better.

As she sat in the living room watching TV, Su Jingya unknowingly felt that her eyelids were getting heavier and heavier, and she somehow fell asleep.

"Bang ~", at 12 AM, a strong wind suddenly blew and a torrential rain began.

Su Jingya was shocked awake by the window which was closed by the strong wind.

She sat up abruptly and looked up at the clock on the wall. It was already 12: 20 in the morning.

She called out to her father, but there was no one in the house to answer her. Looking at the windblown windows, she quickly closed them.

Suddenly, she felt that something was wrong. Zheng Junnan left home at ten o'clock. Logically speaking, she should be back to buy dumplings.

Su Jingya did not think much about it. When she went out to look for Zheng Junnan at the dumpling shop, she suddenly remembered that there was still water in the kitchen.

She hurriedly turned around and saw that the water in the pot had already been boiled dry. The entire pot had been burned red.

Su Jingya turned off the fire, poured some water into the pot and went out.

As she got out of the elevator, she held onto her umbrella, wondering where she should go to get a taxi. However, just as she reached the entrance passageway, she saw that the floor was littered with all sorts of dumplings.

Those dumplings had long been drenched by the heavy rain.

Su Jingya, on the other hand, was staring intently at the man who was sitting against the wall, drenched in the rain, and not moving at all. In his hands, she was tightly holding onto two dumplings, and it seemed as if she was going to grab them that were scattered on the ground.

The strong wind whistled as bean-sized raindrops poured down, watering the man's body. Then, they meandered down, creating a blinding dark red colour.

Su Jingya looked at the fruit knife that was stabbed into Zheng Junnan's heart, and her vision immediately turned black, as she almost fainted on the spot …

He stood there quietly, not moving an inch, as if every cell in his body had not awakened yet. Su Jingya's expression was still indifferent and cold, but his eyes had already widened in shock.

The rain in her hands fell onto the ground with a "Pa ~" sound. The ice-cold water that had accumulated on the ground splashed on her calves. The bone eroding chill was like a sharp knife, slicing her calves, but the thing that hurt the most was … The heart.

Su Jingya used all of her strength to walk towards him, but her legs were completely not under her control, as if she was stuck in place with a nail, unable to move an inch.

Su Jingya clenched her teeth so hard that her teeth made gurgling sounds. Her two hands that hung at her sides of her body were tightly pulled into fists, and her sharp fingernails had long been deeply clamped into her palms.

It was obviously like this dark night, and it was like this heavy rain. Su Jingya's heart was already crying, but, what she revealed was … She was exceptionally calm.

She crouched down with difficulty and picked up the dumplings one by one, which had been scattered on the ground and had become dirty and ugly due to the mud.

Her fingertips touched the cold water, causing her entire body to tremble. Her fingers became numb, as if they were completely unconscious.

The rain fell diagonally from the sky and poured over her clothes, her hair, her face. After a while, her little face, which was as pale as a sheet of paper, became wet.

She couldn't tell if those were her tears.

She picked up the dumplings that were all over the floor and placed them in the box beside Zheng Junnan. Su Jingya treated it as if it was her most precious treasure and gently placed it on the ground, afraid that it would be damaged.

"Father …" Su Jingya knelt beside Zheng Junnan and tried to squeeze out a smile. But at that moment, she heard a strange, unfamiliar voice from her throat. After distinguishing it for a long time, she finally realised that it was her voice.

She knelt there and reached out to grab Zheng Junnan's hand that was holding the dumpling. When her fingers touched her father's palm, unlike the usual warmth and generosity, which had become unusually cold and stiff, Su Jingya's mind turned blank with a "boom". The tears in her eyes suddenly rolled down rapidly as she shivered, but she still remained calm and collected.

"Dad … Why are you sitting on the ground all this time?! Dad, get up, we're going home together! Stand up, let's go home and cook some dumplings! I've already boiled the water! Dad, you clearly promised to accompany me to eat dumplings! Get up! Dad... Get up! "

Su Jingya tried her best to pull Zheng Junnan's arm, but her entire body was still stiff. No matter how hard she tried to pull him, or call him, he couldn't get a response from her.

He would not be like before, smiling as he rubbed her hair and then lovingly said, "Alright!"

"Dad, let's go home and eat dumplings. Look, I've already picked up all the dumplings. When we go home, we can cook them. How come you're asleep?!" No! Eating dumplings and then sleeping, okay?! Dad... Open your eyes and look at me, even if it's just a glance, okay?! I am Xiao Ya, your daughter, your most beloved daughter! Did you hear what I said? Father, you clearly pulled the hook with me and won't abandon me. How can you leave me alone?! How could you bear to abandon me! Dad... Don't leave me, I beg you! Dad... Stand up, hug me, talk to me, answer me, okay?! Ahh, dad … Don't ignore Xiao Ya … "I'm going to get angry. If I get angry, I'll ignore you …"

"Wuu … wuu …" Dad, I'm not angry anymore, so don't be angry with me, okay?! Don't ignore me! Look, your clothes are getting wet. Let's go home and change. It's so cold here... Daddy, take me home, okay?! I swear, I won't make you angry anymore. Whatever you say in the future, I'll promise you, okay?! "Father …"

"…"

Su Jingya kneeled there, her voice hoarse from being so heartbroken that she wanted to scream at all costs. However, Zheng Junnan didn't give her any response.

At that moment, Su Jingya completely understood: Father, if he really left her side, he would never return to her side. She would forever lose him.