Ning Zhiqiu frowned and held up the photo, his eyes passed over the writing on it, and he raised his eyebrows to look at Ning Xiaofei.
"I just found out about this. She was... written to you!" Ning Xiaofei explained.
Ning Zhiqiu did not speak anymore, but carefully opened the photo album, looked at the photos one by one, then turned over and read the more or less handwriting.
Looking at the photos, watching his daughter grow up little by little in the photos, and reading the words left by Ji Zilin, he finally couldn't help but shed tears.
There was distress and guilt in those eyes... but more importantly, gratitude.
I originally thought that that person must hate him and blame him. When he found out that he had a daughter and that her name was Ning Xiaofei, Ning Zhiqiu was very surprised. He never expected that Ji Zilin would use his surname for her daughter. give a name to.
Only then did he finally understand that the woman had good intentions for him.
She was too kind, and would rather wrong herself than cause him trouble, so she hid and didn't give him a chance to find her...
It's just a pity that she didn't know until her death that this man never married for her.
Ning Xiaofei stood up and grabbed the tissue on the table. Ning Xiaofei slowly walked to him and sat down. Just like he had comforted her in the hospital before, she took out a tissue and handed it to him.
Taking the tissue and wiping his face, Ning Zhiqiu frowned and raised his face to look at the daughter in front of him.
"Xiao Fei, are you really willing to forgive me?"
"I think..." Ning Xiaofei's eyes glanced at the photo in his hand, "This should also be mother's wish."
Ning Zhiqiu put down the photo in her hand, raised her trembling palm, gently stroked her long hair, and hugged her gently.
"Thank you, Xiaofei... thank you for giving me this opportunity. I am not a good father, but I... I will do my best to make it up to you!"
Leaning her face against the man's chest, feeling the warmth of the other man and the unfamiliar but inexplicably reassuring aura on his body, Ning Xiaofei relaxed her tense back little by little and raised her hands to gently hug his waist.
The man's back was strong and broad, just like how she imagined her father would feel. It made people feel safe and warm. She closed her eyes slightly and sniffed his scent.
His body had a faint fragrance similar to rosin, and it smelled like a tall and weathered pine tree.
At that moment, there was only peace in her heart.
No resentment, no entanglement...
It wasn't until this moment that Ning Xiaofei realized that she had actually been longing for him, but it was only because of her mother that she had been suppressing that desire.
For the first time in my life, I felt my father's presence. That feeling was peace of mind and happiness.
There was a soft knock on the door, and Mu Tianye opened the apartment door and walked in.
After receiving a call from Ning Xiaofei at the company and asking him to come back for dinner and finishing the work, Mu Tianye rushed back immediately and hung his coat on the hanger. He walked through the hallway and turned to see the father and daughter embracing each other in the living room. Between the two of them, Mu Tianye was stunned for a moment, then raised the corners of his lips and smiled.
Looks like I’m going to open a bottle of good wine at noon today!
At noon that day, the family of three had dinner together, and Mu Tianye and Ning Zhiqiu drank an entire bottle of liquor.
Later, when the two of them sent Ning Zhiqiu downstairs together, he was already drunk, but his eyes were still clear. Before getting in the car, Ning Zhiqiu held Ning Xiaofei's palm tightly and mouthed Still thinking about going to see Ji Zilin.
"Okay, let's go together tomorrow!" Ning Xiaofei smiled.