“Father?”
Ruan Shu sat up, carefully calling out again with a hint of disbelief.
Ruan Xiao looked at her cautious and tentative appearance, a smile flickering in his eyes.
Finally, he responded, “Mhm, I’m back.”
Ruan Shu “!!!”
Overwhelmed with excitement, she threw herself into his arms like a sticky rice ball, her courage soaring at that moment.
But, she really missed her father too much.
“Daddy~”
Ruan Shu hugged his neck, her little face buried in his neck, affectionately rubbing against him. Her eyes formed little crescents, seemingly hiding twinkling stars.
Ruan Xiao was still in his formal military uniform, clearly having just returned and had not even changed before coming to see his daughter.
Holding his lightweight daughter in his arms, he felt an unprecedented sense of fulfillment.
Never before, no matter where he went, had he felt time so difficult to endure, nor had he ever missed someone so much.
This was the first time he experienced the taste of longing, and it wasn’t until he held her that he finally felt at ease.
“Father, I missed you so much.”
Ruan Shu hugged her father’s neck tightly, leaning on him, her little nose twitching as she felt like crying.
Indeed, sometimes happiness can bring tears.
The father and daughter embraced for a long while before Ruan Shu, somewhat embarrassedly, let go of her father’s neck. But her bright eyes kept gazing at him, reluctant to look away, as if afraid he would disappear the next moment.
“What are you doing here?”
Ruan Xiao’s lips curled slightly, and he gently ruffled her fluffy hair.
Only then did Ruan Shu remember the Chinese knot in her hand that she had wanted to give to her father.
She quickly raised her hand, bringing the red Chinese knot in front of him.
“Father, look, this is the Chinese knot I made, a gift for you.”
A gentle breeze blew, making the tassels of the Chinese knot sway, adding to its beauty.
“A Chinese knot?”
Ruan Shu: …forgot, this world doesn’t have that country.
She held the Chinese knot and said sweetly, “It represents blessings and wishes for peace.”
She handed it to him, looking sincerely into his eyes, “I hope father will always be safe and sound.”
In that moment, Ruan Xiao felt his heart swell with emotion.
His daughter, how sweet she is.
“Okay.”
Ruan Xiao rubbed her head. Being so fully occupied with thoughts of such a soft and fluffy little one, who could keep their heart completely cold?
He took it over and said, “Thank you.”
Ruan Shu’s beautiful eyes curved into crescents, clearly showing her happiness.
After dad came back, she temporarily put aside those handicrafts and followed him closely all day.
She was just like a sticky rice cake.
But who would dislike such a cute and clingy rice cake?
When Ruan Fengsi came back and didn’t see the little one coming to greet him first, he suddenly felt a bit unused to it.
Recently, the little one had been eagerly waiting for him every afternoon and would stick to him as soon as he returned.
What happened today?
While he was wondering, the butler came.
“Young master is back.”
Ruan Fengsi responded nonchalantly and asked as if he didn’t care.
“Where’s the little one?”
The butler replied, “The family head is back. The young lady and the family head are in the study.”
Ruan Fengsi paused. “My dad is back?”
In the end, he waved his hand to indicate he understood but didn’t plan to go find them.
The little one should know he was off work and would come to find him, right?
However, until dinner was finished, Ruan Fengsi did not see Ruan Shu coming to find him.
Ruan Fengsi: Huh… Really, she forgets her brother when dad is back!
Meanwhile, in the study, Ruan Shu indeed forgot her brother.
A small, snow-white plush cat lay bonelessly in dad’s arms, its tiny tail tip twitching, eyes half-closed in contentment.
Then a large hand pinched it.
The plush cat rolled into the palm of dad’s hand, a milky little bundle, its snow-white fur slightly puffed up.
“Meow~”
The cat called out softly, its soft little paws clinging to dad’s thumb, and it nuzzled and rubbed its head against him.
The feel in his palm was too fragile and soft. Ruan Xiao looked down, his usually cold and ruthless ice-blue eyes filled with tenderness.
“It’s time for dinner.”
Ruan Shu meowed, knowing it, but she didn’t want to get up.
Lying in dad’s palm gave her the greatest sense of security.
Her watery eyes looked at dad, her tail tip wagging happily.
Today’s cat dumpling is super clingy.
Ruan Xiao’s mouth curved upwards, taking her outside.
Just reaching the corridor, he saw his son downstairs looking rather frustrated.
Ruan Fengsi had noticed him too.
Both were powerful high-level star beasts, with the higher the level, the stronger the territorial awareness.
Actually, Ruan Fengsi had his own house outside, and often stayed elsewhere when he came back.
But now, as soon as he finished work, his legs uncontrollably ran this way.
The past two days, Ruan Fengsi deliberately controlled himself to return to his own villa, but after that little thing pitifully sent him a voice message asking why he hadn’t come home, he came back.
Ruan Fengsi: Hating himself for having legs with a mind of their own!
Now he just wanted to laugh, that little thing was ungrateful, using him then discarding him…
The cat in daddy’s palm also saw her brother downstairs, immediately standing up, stretching her little neck to look down.
“Meow~”
Big brother, she had forgotten about her big brother.
At this moment, the cat’s four legs were too short, almost tumbling out of daddy’s palm as she leaned forward unsteadily.
Luckily, she was caught in the next instant.
Ruan Shu’s little heart thumped in fright.
“Stay put.”
Ruan Shu obediently nodded her little head, cuddling her little hands, lying in daddy’s palm, daring not to move anymore.
She continued to stand up only after Ruan Xiao took her downstairs.
After being placed on the table, the little white cat ran towards her big brother on her chubby four legs.
Running while meowing in a milky voice, she was adorably irresistible.
The three people present, including the butler, were all charmed by the soft, plush ragdoll cat.
Originally, Ruan Fengsi thought about ignoring the little creature, but seeing her trip over her left paw with her right paw, rolling right in front of him, he instinctively reached out to catch her.
Ruan Shu, tumbling head over heels, “…………”
Her fluffy face was all confused, and she eventually buried her head in her neck.
So embarrassed, even being held by her brother, she covered her face with her paws.
If she were in human form, her face would probably be as red as a burning cloud.
Blaming her little short legs!