When Kang An woke up, she only saw her mother and not her father. Perhaps she had gotten used to her father's presence these past few days, so she suddenly felt a little unhappy when she didn't see him.
She wants her mother to be by her side, and she also wants her father to be by her side anytime, anywhere; neither of them can be missing.
Indeed, people are greedy. When she didn't have a father, she felt that it didn't matter whether he was there or not. But when she had a father, she felt his love and companionship, and she became even more greedy.
"Daddy has gone back to his own home because of something. He probably won't be able to sleep with you for a while. Mommy will come back soon. Mommy will sleep with you, okay?"
She had made up her mind to get He Yan out of her house and stop living there. She needed to prepare the child mentally as soon as possible so that she could accept this fact.
“What could Dad possibly have to do to come home? He always has time, doesn’t he? Or is it Mom who doesn’t want Dad here? You’ve chased Dad away.”
Xiaohua was a little confused by Kang An's sudden question.
"Did your dad say something to you, baby?"
Kang An was, after all, just a child who was not even 4 years old. How much could a child who was not even 4 years old understand? She felt that He Yan must have said something to the child, otherwise the child would not have questioned her like this.
“Dad didn’t say anything to me. Mom, you misunderstood Dad. Dad isn’t the kind of person who would talk badly about Mom behind her back.”
Kang An is now instinctively protecting He Yan, which shows that He Yan has already taken a very important place in her heart, seemingly on par with herself.
It would be a lie for Xiaohua to say she didn't care at all; after all, she was the one who conceived the daughter, gave birth to her, and raised her with great care.
I feel somewhat sad that I'm no longer the only and most important person in my daughter's heart, but I think it's all my own fault. I chose to devote myself entirely to my work over my daughter.
Having spent so much time with He Yan and his daughter, she developed a deep affection for him and placed him in the same important position as her mother, which is perfectly normal.
Children are the most innocent and carefree. In their world, being kind to me is being kind, and being unkind to me is being unkind.
“Honey, but you have to face the reality that your dad and I are divorced. We are no longer a family. Of course, even though we are divorced, our love for you will always remain the same.”
However, two divorced adults cannot live under the same roof. Do you know that's not good? You may not understand now, but you will when you grow up.
"If you want Dad to stay with you tonight, that's fine too. Mom has thought of a solution. If you want Dad to stay with you, you can go to Dad's house and stay there. If you want Mom to stay with you, you can go back to our house and stay there. How does that sound?"
The child is still too young. I don't know if the child can understand what I'm saying, but I feel that saying these things is a bit cruel to the child.
The child doesn't want to know why her parents divorced or why they can't live together anymore; she just wants both her parents to be with her at the same time.
"Mom, is it because you've started dating another uncle that Dad can't live with us anymore, because that other uncle will be unhappy? Is that right?"
Her child has always been precocious; she understands things that other children don't. When she said this, Xiaohua was a little surprised, but she could accept it. Sensible children always mature earlier, but a child's sensibility reflects the parents' incompetence; it means the parents failed to protect their child.
That's why children are forced to grow up quickly.
"Baby, Mommy doesn't want to lie to you, it's really like this, can you understand Mommy?"
How could she have the audacity to ask a toddler who is not even 4 years old to understand her?
"Mom, do you hate Dad? So you'll never be with Dad?"
Kang An didn't answer Xiao Hua's question; instead, he asked her another one.
"Mom doesn't hate Dad, Mom just doesn't like Dad. It's like how you really dislike that chubby little boy in your class, right? You get annoyed every time he plays with you and want to avoid him."
You didn't say you hated that little boy, you just didn't like him. It's the same with Mom. Mom just doesn't like Dad, so Mom won't be with Dad.
But Mommy now... um... has a guy she likes, and Mommy wants to be with him. But that's how the adult world is; you can only live with one man, not multiple men. So Mommy and Daddy can't live together because that other guy will be angry and will mind. Honey, can you understand what Mommy is saying?
Kang An thought about it seriously.
In the end, he still betrayed He Yan without hesitation.
"Mom, I understand. If Dad continues to live with us, the uncle you like will get jealous. As long as you're happy, that's all that matters. But could you spend more time with me in the future?"
Compared to my dad's company, I wish my mom could spend more time with me. My mom will always be my favorite, and no matter how hard my dad tries, he'll always come in second.
Xiaohua was so moved that she cried, and kept kissing the child's forehead.
"My dear daughter, it's all Mom's fault. Mom is the one who hurt you. Mom promises you that no matter how busy I am in the future, I will try my best to come home as soon as possible to sleep with my baby and tell my baby stories."
Xiaohua secretly vowed in her heart that no matter how important her work was, she could not neglect her child.
Just as he was about to lull the child to sleep again, he heard the sound of the front door lock turning. They had three keys: one for Xiaohua, one for He Yan, and one for the aunt. It couldn't be the aunt in the middle of the night; it had to be He Yan.
Kang An, who was almost asleep, suddenly sat up excitedly.
"Mom, is Dad back?"
Xiaohua pressed her down on the bed again: "Baby, it's late, you should sleep. Mommy will go see if your daddy is back in a bit. You go to sleep first."
"I want to go down and see if Dad is back. I want to say a few words to him, but he doesn't seem very happy."
Kang An insisted on getting up and going out to see if He Yan had returned. Xiao Hua couldn't do anything about it, so she could only help her put on her coat and shoes. Kang An darted out like a little rabbit. She happened to run into He Yan as he opened the door and came in. The moment Kang An saw He Yan, she excitedly ran over and threw herself at him, shouting, "Daddy's back! Daddy's back!"
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