Du Ruoxin: -_-||
She didn't want to see Rong Jingyang, didn't want to see him, didn't want to see him…
This thought filled her mind.
She grabbed her daughter, "Dou Dou…" but what could she say? In this moment, Du Ruoxin was speechless, unable to find any words.
Rong Dou Dou tugged at Du Ruoxin, pulling her along, "Hurry, Mommy, Daddy's legs are inconvenient, we need to take care of Daddy."
Du Ruoxin: "..."
Unable to bear the thought of ruining her daughter's filial piety, and unable to bring herself to tell her daughter the truth.
Dou Dou was so young, how could she understand the complexities of adults?
Hesitating, Du Ruoxin was already being pulled by her daughter towards the entrance. A jolt of fear made her stop. She couldn't go any further, or she would see Rong Jingyang!
She decisively picked up the little ancestor and turned back, "Dou Dou, don't you like Princess Elsa? Uncle made her for you, shall I take you to see her?"
No.
She wanted Daddy.
"Mommy, Daddy…" Seeing Mommy running away, and the doorway getting further and further, Rong Dou Dou shouted, "Daddy, come in quickly."
Du Ruoxin ran even faster.
Rong Dou Dou: ￣へ￣
Even seeing the beautiful and handsome Princess Elsa, she didn't smile at all.
Her face was puffed out with anger.
Rolling her eyes.
Frowning.
Hmph-hmpf.
Her angry expression was exactly like her aunt's.
The Rong family genes were too powerful!
Du Ruoxin wanted to amuse her daughter, but seeing her tantrum made her find it amusing.
"Mommy!" Rong Dou Dou crossed her arms and lectured Du Ruoxin sternly, "Daddy is a patient, we need to take care of him!"
"I took care of Daddy all day today!"
"It's your turn!"
Hmm? Du Ruoxin snorted. Her daughter had never been so "filial and considerate" towards Rong Jingyang before. She couldn't help but be curious about how the father and daughter had spent the day.
Had they changed so much in just a few hours?
"Is that so? How did you take care of him?" she asked.
Rong Dou Dou counted on her fingers, "Helped Daddy wipe sweat, helped Daddy rub his legs, helped Daddy get water, helped Daddy wipe his mouth, helped Daddy—"
At this point, Rong Dou Dou's little face crumpled, "Mommy, Daddy's legs aren't the only thing injured, his body is also injured, he lost a lot of blood."
"Daddy is so pitiful, all alone, with no one to take care of him."
Du Ruoxin's expression turned blank: "..."
Rong Jingyang—was he teaching his daughter like this—to gain her sympathy?
Heh, she wouldn't be soft-hearted again.
Her past few years of marriage had taught her that every time she was soft-hearted, she handed Rong Jingyang a knife, letting him cut her to pieces, inch by inch.
Rong Dou Dou took her mother's hand and pouted coquettishly, "Mommy, let's sleep with Daddy tonight and take care of Daddy, okay?"
Du Ruoxin stiffened all over—No.
[Child, your mother and father are divorced, you can't sleep together anymore…]
But these words, even if said, Dou Dou wouldn't understand.
Du Ruoxin could only force a smile, devoid of any warmth, "Don't worry, Dou Dou, Uncle Lin and Uncle Mu are here, they will take good care of your Daddy, he's not pitiful at all."
Rong Dou Dou wanted to argue with her mother, "But…"
But Du Ruoxin didn't give her the chance, "Alright, Dou Dou, it's late, you should go to sleep."
Rong Dou Dou became anxious, "I don't want to sleep!"
She wanted Daddy.
Seeing that neither side could convince her mother, the little girl turned and ran.
Du Ruoxin: "—"
Her face twisted like a knot at a visible speed. Dou Dou had only been with Rong Jingyang for a few hours, and she was already this inseparable?
Blood ties were truly the most magical, yet inexplicable thing in the world.
Sighing.
Du Ruoxin put her hands in her pockets and leaned against the doorframe. She wouldn't go out, wouldn't see Rong Jingyang.
Idly playing with a hydrogen balloon, she wondered where she would hide if Rong Jingyang came in.
Rong Dou Dou's crying came through the air.
"Wuwu—"
"Daddy—"
Du Ruoxin's body tensed. Her daughter was crying so sadly, what had happened?
Recalling that her elder brother had increased the number of bodyguards outside the door, she worried if there had been a fight, bloodshed, or something even worse that had scared Dou Dou.
Du Ruoxin shivered and bolted out the door.