Make Lin Hui pay the price for what she did back then.

In the end, Dad found out the truth.

She felt a pang of pain in her heart. After returning to her room, she picked up her phone, intending to browse Weibo, but instead saw a text message.

Upon seeing the sender's name, her heart suddenly ached.

It was sent by Dad.

Between the lines, there was an apology and care for her.

“Yao’er, next Wednesday is your 21st birthday. Last time, you and your mother had a fight and parted on bad terms. You said you would never come back to this house. During the time you were away, I thought a lot.”

When you were little, one night when I came home from working overtime, I saw you sitting alone in the living room eating bread, while your mother and your sister were in the kitchen drinking pigeon soup. Your mother explained that you didn't like pigeon soup and hadn't told her.

Later, the kitchen told me that my mother hadn't prepared anything at all. I only witnessed this once, and that was the only time. How many times have I missed it?

I think it's because I, as your father, spend too little time at home and give you too little warmth, which has caused your relationship with your mother to become increasingly strained and irreconcilable. As the head of the family, I have made a big mistake in causing disharmony in the family. I have not communicated enough with your mother and have not shown enough care for you.

But we are family after all. I still remember when you opened your eyes and smiled at me during your postpartum period. From childhood to adulthood, you have always been a well-behaved child in my eyes, always with a smile. I thought you were doing well and that your mother had never mistreated you. Until today, I accidentally discovered that your mother spent money to hire online trolls to smear you. I finally realized that what I saw was only what she wanted me to see. What I didn't see was all your pain.

That's why you've left this family. Since you recovered from your illness, my daughter and I have spent less and less time together. I really want to apologize to you for making you suffer unequal treatment for the past twenty years. Last night, your mother and I had a long talk. She said she would treat you better in the future. I'm no longer willing to believe her, but I still hold onto a glimmer of hope that our family can be reunited.

I don't know if you've ever resented my incompetence over the years, nor do I beg you to forgive my foolishness. I just want you to know that this place will always be your home. If you don't want to come back, you can give me your address and I'll come see you. This year, we've drifted apart too much.

Dad really wanted to tell you these things in person, but you always only tell me good news and not bad news. I was worried that you wouldn't want to hear it, so I edited this text message in this way, hoping to give Dad a chance to celebrate your 21st birthday with you. Is that okay?

If you don't want to go home, that's okay. We can have a meal together, and you can tell Dad what you think. If you're too busy with work, that's fine too, but please remember to buy a cake.

She saw and remembered every word. She was rarely moved, but by the time she saw the last sentence, she was already in tears.

Her heart ached so much that she felt almost suffocated.

She was always busy with work, which made her father feel distant.

Previously, she simply disliked Lin Hui and left without a word, rarely seeing her father. She neglected a father's feelings for his daughter.

Now she understands the true meaning of the saying "Come home often."

She used to rarely go home, but now she's afraid that her father will abandon her once he finds out the truth.