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Seeing that the door was closed, Zhang Chen's mouth was opened so wide that it could close. He had already left, what else could he say?

Just now, his hands had wrapped around Zhang Xiao's waist, causing her waist to be slender and soft, and her body to emit a faint fragrance. When she had smashed into his embrace, he had felt a short moment of shock, thinking that it was Tongtong …

Damn it!

He touched the body of a woman other than Tongtong!

Hurry and wash your hands.

In less than ten seconds, Zhang Chen's face changed. He turned and left his daughter's room, returned to his bedroom and entered the bathroom. Soon, he heard the sound of water flowing, and he had to wash off yet another layer of skin from his hands.

It was all because of Zhang Xiao!

In the middle of the night, he snuck into his daughter's room and secretly kissed her. He clearly had a sound when he walked, but she didn't hear it when she bumped into him. She blamed him for having no sound when he walked and had the potential to become a ghost.

Just like that, Zhang Chen spent an entire ten minutes to wash his hands. After finally being satisfied with his bath, he came out of the bathroom, casually using a dry towel to wipe the water droplets in his hand.

Not long after, he laid down on the big bed, but the pillow was empty, and Ning Tong's charming figure was no longer there. On the side where Ning Tong slept, Ning Tong's favorite toy was still laid on the bedside table. It was a very cute Maltese dog.

That was Ning Tong's fifth birthday, the birthday present he had given her. Who would have thought that Ning Zhiyuan would also give him an identical toy dog? Ning Tong especially liked that pair of dogs. He found her clothes that no longer fit her and begged her mother to make them a set of clothes for them. Then, he helped her put them on and treated them as her pets.

Right now, Ning Tong only kept the little dog that he gave her. The dog that Ning Zhiyuan gave her, was given to a cute little sister by her. That little sister was the same age as her, and was younger than her by half a month.

That little sister was picked up by him...

Zhang Chen crawled his way over, and stretched out his hand to pick up his dead wife's pet dog. He lovingly stroked the dog's fur, but his heart was aching.

It had been twenty-two years, and this toy dog had been protected so well by Tongtong that it had not even changed the clothes on its body. Maybe it was because Mother Ning had made the clothes herself, Ning Tong was reluctant to change out of it.

Now, things remained the same. Her lover was already dead.

She couldn't wait to see her little sister again.

She couldn't wait for the two puppies to get together.

He remembered what she had said when she had passed one of the puppies to his little sister, whom he had picked up. She had said: If fate wills us to meet again, we will use their clothes as a keepsake.

She was no longer around. Even if the two of them were to meet again, would there still be any meaning?

"Tongtong, Tongtong..."

Zhang Chen muttered as pain surrounded him. He hugged the little dog in his embrace as though he was hugging Ning Tong.

This night was the night of longing, the night of unbearable pain, the night of sleeplessness.

Zhang Chen didn't know when he fell asleep, he only knew that he was dreaming of Ning Tong. Ning Tong always looked at him gently, but he called her and she ignored him. He kept on calling her, but she still turned around and left.

When he slept, the sky was already bright and the sun was high in the sky. Before he went to sleep, he did not close the heavy curtains, so the sunlight entered through the window, stinging his eyes, causing him, who had just woken up, to shut his eyes again.

"Mom, Mom."

Mu Ya's cries came out. He heard it very quietly, but he heard it in the end.

In a hurry, he sat up. Without even tidying up his clothes, he hurriedly walked out in his house slippers.

As soon as he went out the door, he saw Zhang Xiao running up from downstairs with big steps. Her speed was so fast that it was like a bolt of lightning, and just like a gust of wind, she passed right in front of him. But when she reached Mu Ya's door, she braked, and while she was gasping for breath, she slowly opened the door.

Although Mu Ya was young, he could still slip out of the bed by himself after waking up. Zhang Xiao already knew that this kid would wake up and run to the door herself, crawling on the door and knocking while crying. In order not to bump into Mu Ya, she followed Ning Zhiyuan's example and slowly pushed the door open.

Indeed, Mu Ya was standing by the door.

When Zhang Xiao pushed the door open, there were already two strings of sparkling and transparent pearls hanging on her young and tender face.

"Mother... Hugging … "

When he saw Zhang Xiao, Mu Ya wailed and threw herself at Zhang Xiao's feet. Her two small hands wrapped around Zhang Xiao's calves, her little face raised up and her teary eyes looking up at Zhang Xiao, looking pitiful.

This child's greatest ability was to make one's heart ache, to make one's heart soften, and to let water drip out.

"Alright, mom is here. Don't cry, don't cry. You've all cried so much." After Zhang Xiao carried Mu Ya, he started walking in. He first went to get a small towel and helped Mu Ya wash her face, casually wiping the tears off her face.

After washing her face, she placed Mu Ya on the ground, then went to pour Mu Ya another cup of warm water, and coaxed him into drinking half a cup of warm water.

"Da Da Da"

The sound of slippers deliberately stomping heavily on the floor came from behind him.

The two women looked towards the source of the voice.

It was Zhang Chen.

Wearing slippers, he walked in with heavy steps. His voice was especially loud.

Last night, Zhang Xiao mocked him for having the potential to be a ghost, saying that he would not make a sound if he walked. He purposely increased his pace today. Can you always hear me?

When Zhang Chen came in, he first squatted in front of his daughter. When facing Zhang Xiao, his tensed face became gentle, as he cuddled his precious daughter, and said dotingly, "Good morning, Mu Ya."

Mu Ya looked at him, her small mouth opened slightly as she spat out words that were unclear between her teeth, "Father … "Father..." Daddy, she's still incomplete.

Zhang Chen was stunned at first, but in the next moment, he was wild with joy as he hugged his daughter and kissed her face with all his might, smiling happily, "Mu Ya, you called me daddy? Mu Ya, daddy is too happy."

Compared to Zhang Chen's wild joy, Mu Ya pushed her away with his hands to continue kissing her face, then struggled in his embrace with all his might. After his arms were released, she slid down to the ground, then walked in front of Zhang Xiao and shouted, "Mother hug!"

It was still his mother who shouted, "Go easy!"

Daddy is not easy to call.

Even so, Zhang Chen was still very happy. After seeing Zhang Xiao carry the child, he immediately went over and helped his daughter choose a set of beautiful dresses, allowing Zhang Xiao to help the child change her clothes.

Seeing his happiness, Zhang Xiao smiled, "If you have more time to accompany your child, Mu Ya will quickly get close to you." After all, they were father and daughter, and their blood was thicker than water.

Zhang Chen acknowledged, "In two days time, it will be Sunday. I will push away all the activities in the business world and properly accompany Mu Ya for two days."

Although Zhang Xiao was Zhang Haotian's daughter, she had a certain saying: money was never as important as children. Money could not be earned, but to miss the childhood of a child, is to miss forever.