Chapter 49 Courage

Hongxia, my daughter:

Time has slipped by, and the days no longer return. Without realizing it, more than thirty years have passed since your father ventured out into the world, my heart wild as untamed grass, only desiring to live freely, which led me to neglect your mother and you, causing our relationship to fracture and ultimately end in separation.

Over the years, your father has missed you terribly. I still remember the day you were born, the insane joy in my heart. When you lay in my arms, so tiny, with sparse hair on your head – at that moment, I experienced a feeling I'd never had before, like drinking ice water on a hot summer day, a chill spreading throughout my body...

Writing this, Shen Siyuan paused, looking over towards Lu Guanchang, unsure of how sincere his words were.

Perhaps everything he was saying was true, but then why did it change? Why did he abandon them, not inquiring after them for so many years...