"I’m not an orphan, nor a wild child... Daddy is just sick..."

"Mr. Diwu, when Daddy gets better, will he come to see me?" Meimei suddenly looked up, her eyes filled with hope, glistening with tears.

Such a hopeful gaze made Diwu Zexuan unable to refuse.

"Yes, when he gets better, he will definitely come to see you. You are his pride!" Diwu Zexuan took the photos from Meimei’s hands, put them into the box, and gently held her soft little body in his arms.

He looked at her seriously.

"Your mom doesn’t know that your daddy is sick, and we can’t let her know. Otherwise, she would worry. Do you want Mommy to worry?"

"Meimei doesn’t want Mommy to worry..." The little girl shook her head vigorously like a rattle drum.

Ye Mingmei is her soft spot. Even at only three years old, the little girl knows she shouldn’t make Mommy sad or worried.

"Then let’s make a pinky promise. This is a secret between the two of us, and no one else can know. Once your daddy gets better, he will surely come back." Diwu Zexuan gently coaxed, extending his little finger.

Meimei pursed her lips, glanced at him, and finally nodded solemnly, linking her little finger with his.

"A secret between the two of us, no one will tell."

"..."

"Mr. Diwu, if Daddy can’t come to see me, can I go see Daddy?" Meimei hesitated for a second, then cleverly looked up, beginning to negotiate with Diwu Zexuan.

The little girl turned her head to look at the photos, as if she couldn’t get enough of them. 𝕗𝕣𝐞𝐞𝘄𝐞𝚋𝚗𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹.𝚌𝕠𝚖

"You’ve already seen him." Diwu Zexuan smiled slightly, as if he had anticipated the little girl’s request, and took out another box from the medicine chest, handing it to Meimei.

Meimei didn’t reach out to take it but looked at him strangely.

She hadn’t seen Daddy; she wanted to see Daddy and didn’t want gifts anymore.

Diwu Zexuan understood her expression but didn’t rush. He slowly opened the box, took a tape out from it, walked to the player in front, and put the tape in.

Suddenly, the television screen played the tender cry of a newborn baby, instantly capturing Meimei’s attention.

She stared at the hospital bed on the screen, recognizing the person lying there as Yu Xiuzhun, and moved her little body closer.

Her fingers touched Yu Xiuzhun’s face on the screen, then withdrew, turning to look at Diwu Zexuan.

It was as if she was seeking Diwu Zexuan’s approval.

Looking at the well-behaved and understanding little girl, Diwu Zexuan’s chest tightened slightly. He picked her up, pointed to the baby in the video, and explained softly.

"That was when you were just born. Your father held you on the first day of your birth, but you don’t remember."

"...This was when you were a month old, and you even bid farewell to your daddy. But Daddy was naughty and never woke up, so he hasn’t come to see Meimei."

Diwu Zexuan’s voice was light, with a hint of nonchalance.

But Meimei listened intently, afraid to miss a single word, her eyes fixed on the screen, greedily watching the video of Yu Xiuzhun.

That’s Daddy; she has a Daddy!

Daddy is very good-looking, just like Meimei!

Daddy hasn’t abandoned Meimei; Daddy is just sick. When Daddy gets better, he will come back to see her and Mommy...

"Mr. Diwu, can you make Daddy’s illness better soon? Meimei misses Daddy very, very much!"