I miss you too.
After a long silence, Ji Yuzhi spoke. His eyes were fixed on the image of the two of them embracing in the mirror, and his heart was filled with her face.
"It's my fault." Ji Yuzhi felt a pang of pain in his heart. "It's my fault."
"Mmm." Zhen Tian nodded, dumping all the blame she had held for the past month on him: "It's all your fault. You made me sad for so long. I thought you wouldn't want me anymore."
Her arms were wrapped even tighter: "I was very scared."
"I'm sorry. It won't happen again."
The two embraced for a long time, as if that would last forever.
After having dinner at the Zhen family home, Ji Yuzhi prepared to leave.
"Where are you going?" Zhen Lei asked loudly.
He saw with his own eyes that his daughter followed Ji Yuzhi closely, not missing a single step. To say he wasn't jealous would be a lie.
"Dad, I want to sleep with Zhizhi tonight." Zhen Tian felt a little guilty. She knew it was wrong, but she couldn't control herself.
"What did you say?" Zhen Lei jumped up in shock.
Even Ji Yuzhi didn't expect this.
"Sweetie, go back to sleep."
This time, no one could persuade Zhen Tian. She was stubborn and insisted on sleeping at the Ji family's house, even if it meant death.
"You...you...you..." Zhen Lei was so angry he couldn't speak.
Lu Ti had intended to stay out of it, as she had long suspected her daughter wouldn't behave. However, she now had no choice but to step in and appease her husband.
"Fine, let her go if she wants to."
Lu Ti was worried about Zhen Tian, but she trusted Ji Yuzhi.
"Yuzhi, take good care of her. She still has to go to school." Lu Ti subtly reminded Ji Yuzhi of the age difference between the two.
Ji Yuzhi nodded in understanding, his heart stirred slightly, but he had no choice but to take the child's hand and return to his home.
"You can take a shower here." Ji Yuzhi led Zhen Tian, who had come with her pajamas, back to the bedroom.
She grabbed his arm: "And what about you?"
"I'll go shower in the bathroom outside." He patted her head. "Go ahead."
"Uh-huh."
Boys tend to shower faster; when he finished and came out, Zhen Tian hadn't even opened the door yet.
He sat on the sofa dealing with the mess he had brought back unexpectedly.
In just a short while, he had already returned several phone calls.
When Zhen Tian came out of the bathroom, she did not see Ji Yuzhi in the room.
She opened the door and ran out, finding Ji Yuzhi sitting on the sofa in the living room. She breathed a sigh of relief.
"Zhizhi," she called to him sweetly.
"Finished washing?" Ji Yuzhi turned around: "Why didn't you dry your hair?"
"I didn't see you were here." She was led to the bathroom by Ji Yuzhi, who had come over. Ji Yuzhi plugged in the water fan and waited for a while before blowing hot air onto Zhen Tian's head.
Zhen Tian was facing the mirror, and the sink was right below the mirror.
All she could think of was the image of her sitting on the sink shaving Ji Yuzhi, and him kissing her.
Instantly, her face turned red again. Zhen Tian gently bit her lower lip with her upper teeth, and the redness on her face almost matched the redness on her lips.
Ji Yuzhi dried her hair until it was about 80% dry, and was about to apply hair oil when he realized he was at home.
"We're out of essential oils today," he said, trying to tease her.
Zhen Tian blinked: "It's okay, it's fine if I don't use it once."
He smiled, unplugged the power cord, and led the little girl back to the bedroom: "Go to sleep."
Zhen Tian crawled onto the inside of the bed using both hands and feet, and huddled under the covers.
"Come up here quickly!" she called out, popping her head out again.
Ji Yuzhi stood by the bed, a dark look flashing in his eyes as he looked at the bed with a troubled expression.
In the end, he couldn't persuade her otherwise. He lifted the covers and lay down, but there were two pillows between him and Zhen Tian.
Zhen Tian didn't let her go. She rolled around a couple of times and then snuggled up, successfully getting herself into his arms.
This time, Ji Yuzhi froze, unsure of what to do with his hands and feet.
The little girl, however, had no sense of self-awareness and kept rubbing against him.
"Behave yourself." Ji Yuzhi was forced to hug her and patted her head.
Zhen Tian stopped wriggling, poked her head out from under the covers, and looked up at him: "Zhizhi."
"Hmm?" Ji Yuzhi had already closed his eyes, and was gently patting her back with his palm. He opened his eyes after hearing her voice.
"It's nothing," Zhen Tian shook her head.
"Go to sleep." He continued patting.
"Only one?"
"Um?"
"fine."
After repeating this several times, Ji Yuzhi's drowsiness dissipated, and he also noticed the little girl's unease.
"Sweetie?"
"Hmm?" She looked up at him.
"I'll try my best to make time to come back and spend time with you every week, okay?" He smiled, imagining how surprised the little girl would be when she heard this.
"Really?" Zhen Tian did not disappoint him. She excitedly propped herself up and moved closer to him, almost pressing down on him.
He laughed and caught her: "Really."
Zhen Tian smiled, but suddenly her smile froze. She asked timidly, "Won't this bother you? I'll disturb you if you go to university."
He pinched Zhen Tian's cheek: "Tian Tian, I don't know what I did wrong that makes you treat me so carefully. But I want you to know that you have never been a burden to me. Whether you call to say you miss me or cry and make a fuss about not wanting to leave me, I am always happy. It has never been a bother."
"Only one..."
A few words brought tears to her eyes again, and Ji Yuzhi hugged her tenderly: "Don't say things like that again. It will make me sad, and I will feel that I haven't protected you well all these years."
"No," Zhen Tian shook her head, wrapping her arms tightly around his neck. "It's just that I'm too dependent on you."
"It's good that you depend on me. I like it when you depend on me."
He didn't say that, afraid of scaring her.
"Mmm." Zhen Tian nodded vigorously.
He patted her with a smile: "Go to sleep. I should be leaving by the time you wake up tomorrow. I'll be back next week."
"No!" she started to get agitated again: "Call me when you leave, I'll come see you off."
"I have to get up very early." He needed to rush back to class.
"You still have to call me. If you leave without saying a word, I'll be angry, very angry."
"Okay, I'll call you. But don't throw a tantrum then." He indulged her.
No, it won't.
Zhen Tian quieted down, and the air in the room seemed to freeze.
Suddenly, Zhen Tian spoke softly again, "Zhizhi, I don't want you to leave."
"Sigh..." Ji Yuzhi sighed, half-embracing her and pulling her to his chest, half of his body pressing down on her.
"Zhizhi~~~" she called his name pitifully.
“Sweetie! I used to be away from home a lot when I went out for work. But you handled it so well. You would call me if you missed me, and send me WeChat messages when you were bored.”
“But back then you only left occasionally,” she said, feeling wronged.
"Just think of me as someone who only leaves occasionally now; I'll still spend time with you during winter and summer vacations."
"I know all that, but I just can't bear to part with you."
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