Spring Branches

Lu Yichuang walked behind Xiaoxiao. Xiaoxiao did not look back at Lu Yichuang, but her sobs echoed in the empty living room.

And Lu Yichuan was not much better.

He recalled every detail of the past, how he raised an eight-month-old child, and how hard it was, and only he knew the difficulties and hardships in between. So he had walked through that difficult road, so why should he ask others to welcome the joy when the hardship was over and the sweetness came?

You don't have to.

Lu Yichuan called out briskly: "Xiao Xiao."

Xiaoxiao turned around to look at Lu Yichuan, her eyes almost swollen from crying, and replied in a hoarse voice: "I'm listening."

Lu Yichuan patted Xiaoxiao's head lovingly and said righteously, "Xiaoxiao, you don't have to worry that Dad will find a girlfriend again. Dad only loves you and your mother in this life. I am old now, and I just want to live a simple and stable life with my precious daughter."

Xiaoxiao started crying again.

Xiaoxiao is a sentimental girl. If someone says something from the heart, she will empathize and start crying.

This is very similar to Tang Asi.

Xiao Xiao is still at the age of growing up and has just started the lively new life, but Lu Yichuan already has a lot of white hair and his body is degenerating step by step.

He has slowly shed the shell of life, while her little princess has just begun her life. Lu Yichuang naturally wants to spend more time with his daughter in the limited time.

"Dad, you're not old at all." Xiao Xiao said with a choked voice, "You are the most handsome in the universe. You will never grow old."

Children's thoughts are very innocent. When they are unwilling to accept the facts, they like to use lies to deceive themselves and the people around them.

"My father raised me, and it was very hard for him. But now that I have grown up, I cannot cause trouble for him anymore. My father and I both want to live a peaceful life."

Hearing this, Lu Yichuan laughed out loud.

The little, baby-like voice sounded particularly sweet and warm in Lu Yichuang's heart.

Xiao Xiao continued, "I will be Daddy's favorite little cotton-padded jacket. Little cotton-padded jacket will always be with Daddy. Little cotton-padded jacket's love belongs only to Daddy."

Lu Yichuan raised his eyebrows and suddenly joked, "Didn't you say yesterday that your love belongs to all your relatives? How come it suddenly becomes that it only belongs to me? It turns out that girls never tell the truth."

Xiao Xiao was anxious: "No, Dad, you misunderstood me!"

Xiao Xiao hurriedly explained, "I learned from Uncle An Na that you should speak the truth to people and speak lies to ghosts. I told my great-grandmother and great-grandfather that I only love them because they are so powerful. If I speak sweetly to them, they will help you more. I am speaking from your perspective."

"So I misunderstood you, didn't I?"

"Of course!" Xiaoxiao rolled her eyes.

This made Lu Yichuan so amused that he didn't know what to say.

My mood suddenly turned from gloomy to sunny.

Sometimes when Lu Yichuang was in a very bad mood, Xiao Xiao would always be able to comfort him and make him laugh.

The father and daughter, one big and one small, went upstairs.

When they arrived at the study, Lu Yichuang began to handle official business at his desk, while Xiaoxiao sat on the sofa near the door and started playing with building blocks.

Halfway through the puzzle, Xiaoxiao suddenly remembered something, so she quickly ran downstairs and brought up her schoolbag.

Lu Yichuang looked at Xiao Xiao with a puzzled look.

Xiaoxiao took out a new box of building blocks from her schoolbag, waved her hand in front of Lu Yichuan's eyes, and said, "Dad, grandma came to visit me at school today and brought me some building blocks."

"Why are you telling me this now?" Lu Yichuang walked over and sat on the cushion next to the sofa, playing with various building blocks in his hands.

"Grandma didn't let me tell you." There was a guilty look on Xiaoxiao's face.

Lu Yichuan smiled, "But you still told me."

Xiao Xiao laughed: "It's because I love you, I don't want to lie to you about anything."

Lu Yichuan scratched his little nose.

The little girl is very clever.

Her little mouth is as sweet as honey.

Xiao Xiao added, "When grandma came today, she seemed to have cried. I saw her eyes were swollen. I asked her what happened, and she told me that sand got into her eyes... You adults are really weird. If you are sad and crying, just say it out. You will feel better if you say it out. If you keep it in your heart, you will feel more depressed and can't get over it."

Ever since Tang Asi died on the operating table, Tang Shiyan has been sad all day and has been unable to get out of the pain.

She watched helplessly as the elderly died young. In this world, she no longer had anyone close to her. One of the reasons why she couldn't get over it was because she felt that she had ruined Tang Asi with her own hands. If Tang Asi had not been born in her family, then Tang Asi would have lived a healthy and happy life.

She had always lived in guilt, and had finally gotten over it in the past two years.

Lu Yichuan said: "During the time when grandma is back, you can go and live with her."

Xiao Xiao uttered an "ah" and said, "Why? But I can't bear to leave my dad."

Lu Yichuan said, "Grandma has a farmhouse in City C that needs to be taken care of. She has some things to deal with during this period, so she will only be back for 5 days. Spend more time with the old lady during these five days. Your mother is gone, and the one who is suffering the most is your grandma."

Xiao Xiao's emotions were involved, and she looked a little unhappy. She said sullenly, "I know, Dad. I'll go to grandma's tomorrow night."

"Hmm." Lu Yichuang snorted and walked back to his desk.

He took out his cell phone, edited a text message, and sent it to Tang Shiyan.

——Please pick up Xiaoxiao from school tomorrow night and let her play with you for a few days.

The other party responded instantly.

--May I?

In the past five years, Tang Shiyan had wanted to take Xiaoxiao to live with her for a few days several times, but Lu Yichuan always opposed and refused. Today, he suddenly took the initiative to bring up this matter, and Tang Shiyan was inevitably a little surprised.

Lu Yichuan looked up at Xiaoxiao with a complicated expression on his face.

——You are the child’s biological grandmother, so it is your responsibility to take care of him.

There was silence on the other side.

Lu Yichuang didn't need to guess, it must be that the person on the other side cursed him.

What do you mean by "as it should be"? She asked him for a child so many times in the past five years, but he never agreed, and sometimes he didn't even reply to her messages. Now, he used these four words, which meant that he put all the faults on her.

After a long time, the other side replied.

--I see.

Lu Yichuan took back his phone.

After finishing the work at hand, Lu Yichuang stood up and was about to go over to play with Xiaoxiao for a while when he received a strange yet familiar call on his phone.

Subconsciously, Lu Yichuan clenched his phone and looked coldly at Xiaoxiao who was playing with building blocks.

Not long after, Lu Yichuan said, "Xiaoxiao, go out and play for a while. Daddy will take a call."

Lu Yichuan has been doing this a lot recently. Although he was a little confused, he didn't ask too many questions.

She just said "oh" softly and walked out of the study.

Lu Yichuan in the study talked on the phone for a long time, so long that when he came out, Xiaoxiao had already fallen asleep on the sofa.

The little girl didn't sleep well, her brows tightly furrowed.

Was it a nightmare?

When Lu Yichuan lovingly picked up the little girl and walked towards the room, the little girl opened her eyes just after he climbed three steps.

Lu Yichuan was stunned for a moment. When he opened his mouth and was about to tell the little girl to continue sleeping, the little girl spoke with a thick crying voice.

She said, "Dad, I just had a nightmare."

"What did you dream about?" Lu Yichuang said as he came to the master bedroom on the second floor.

Xiaoxiao is five years old now and still sleeps in the same bed with Lu Yichuan.

Lu Yichuan had tried to let Xiaoxiao sleep alone, but every time he let the little girl sleep alone, she would be awakened by nightmares, sweating profusely and her body shaking constantly.

The little girl has fallen deeply in love with her father and dares not sleep alone.

In fact, Lu Yichuan was still very worried. If Xiaoxiao went to live with her grandmother tomorrow, what would she do if she had a nightmare at night? Without him around, Xiaoxiao would definitely cry very sadly.

Because of Xiaoxiao's situation, Lu Yichuang took her to see a doctor. The doctor said it was a psychological reaction and he wanted to try to get the girl to talk about her nightmare.

But the most difficult thing is that every time the little girl has a nightmare, she will forget all memories of the nightmare and only remember that she had a nightmare. This is the difficulty because she can't explain it.

"Can you remember the scenes in your dream this time?" Lu Yichuang put Xiaoxiao on the bed and gently pulled the quilt over her.

Xiao Xiao shook her head: "I still can't remember."

Lu Yichuan tidied up the girl's hair and said, "It's okay. If you can't remember it, don't think about it. Don't put pressure on yourself."

Xiao Xiao was very sad: "But I can't forget about it every time. I'm grown up now, and I have to keep some distance from my father. Because of this mental illness, I..."

Xiaoxiao sighed deeply, with tears in her eyes.

Lu Yichuan also needs his own private space.

but…

"It's okay, Xiaoxiao." Lu Yichuan smiled gently: "Isn't this just right? Daddy is a daughter slave, and you love daddy so much. We are inseparable. It's normal. There's nothing wrong with you."

Xiao Xiao said: "Dad, no, please take me to see a psychiatrist this weekend. I won't resist this time."

Lu Yichuan was a little surprised: "You are not afraid of the doctor this time???"

Xiaoxiao pouted in grievance: "I'm scared, but what can I do? There are some things I have to face and I can't just avoid them."

Lu Yichuan smiled with relief: "Good boy, you are so sensible."

After coaxing Xiaoxiao to sleep, Lu Yichuang went into the bathroom.

After washing up inside, he tiptoed into bed.

The room was dark and he stared at the ceiling with his eyes open.

He and Tang Asi had slept in this room for many days and nights.

There are both sad and happy things, but it seems that the most common feeling is depression.

Although Lu Yichuan seemed to be fine on the surface and lived a carefree life, he seemed to be looking at everything from the perspective of a bystander.

He would not mention Tang Asi on purpose, nor would he miss Tang Asi. He would just take Xiao Xiao to the cemetery on the anniversary of his death every year, give her a few flowers and then come back. During this time, he did not say a word, only Xiao Xiao cried and complained silently.

Most of the time, Lu Yichuan didn't seem to love his little mother.

It was rumored that he married Tang Asi for profit, so after the natural person passed away, he did not have too many emotions and was not sad.

At this time, his wife was already dead, shouldn't Lu Yichuan spend money to have fun and find his next marriage partner? In order to strengthen his company and bring the company's power back to the top of City A.

But Lu Yichuan didn't do that.

This is what puzzles many netizens.

They couldn't see whether Lu Yichuang loved Tang Asi or not, and what's more, they couldn't see through Lu Yichuang as a person.

……

The father and daughter woke up at 5:30 the next morning.

They were not woken up by the alarm clock, but woke up naturally at this time.

Lu Yichuan sat up from the bed and said, "Xiaoxiao, go back to sleep. Dad will make you breakfast. After you finish eating, I will take you to school."

Xiao Xiao yawned and said, "It's okay, Dad. You make your breakfast and I'll put the blocks together for him that were not completed yesterday."

"Don't rush to play with building blocks. Sleep is the key." Lu Yichuan said, "You went to bed late last night. Sleep a little longer today."

"No, Dad. Things that should be done on the same day should be completed on the same day. But I was too sleepy yesterday and fell asleep. I have to finish yesterday's work today."

Since he couldn't beat Xiaoxiao, Lu Yichuang didn't argue.

He took a set of sportswear from the cloakroom and put it on the bed, "Wear this today."

Looking at the green sportswear on the bed, Xiao Xiao held her face and sighed: "Dad, do you treat me as a boy or a girl???"

"What are you talking about? Of course it's a girl."

"Well, look at me, dad. Every day I either wear sportswear or gym clothes. Other little girls wear skirts, but I don't even have a skirt."

Hearing the little complaint, Lu Yichuang couldn't help but laugh out loud.

It seems to be true.

There was not a single skirt in such a big dressing room.

Lu Yichuan thought about it and made an excuse for himself, saying, "That's because Dad doesn't want other boys to see your body parts."

"Dad, you are restricting my freedom of dressing." Xiao Xiao rolled her eyes at Lu Yichuan and said, "Stop making excuses for yourself."

Lu Yichuan laughed out loud: "Okay, it was Dad's mistake. Then during this weekend's break, Dad will take you to buy a beautiful little dress."

Xiaoxiao nodded in satisfaction and started to put on her clothes.

Lu Yichuan has already left the bedroom.

Xiaoxiao went to the study.

The sun was exceptionally hot today. Before six o'clock, the sun was already hanging high in the sky.

Looking at the sun outside, Lu Yichuan fell into a trance.

Now is the time when the girl's skin is tender. If she is exposed to the sun for a while, it will turn dark. I have to buy her a set of sun protection equipment soon.

As he was thinking about this, Lu Yichuang’s breakfast was ready.