Zhou Yanjing also caught him the next second. His arms were as steady as a rock. He grabbed Shen Wanshan's shoulders and dragged him up from the edge of the cliff.
The surrounding soldiers quickly surrounded him, untied the ropes, and took out the rag that was blocking Shen Wanshan's mouth.
"Dad!" Shen Liwu's voice was choked with sobs.
"It's gone, Dad, it's gone..." Shen Liwu whispered to comfort him, and tears finally rolled down uncontrollably. She hugged her father tightly, feeling the slight rise and fall of his chest and his breathing, and only then did she feel relieved.
Zhou Yanjing stood aside, not disturbing their father-daughter reunion, watching his eyes scan the surroundings vigilantly the whole time to make sure there were no more potential dangers.
Shen Wanshan's palm gently patted Shen Liwu's back, his voice hoarse but gentle, "Wuwu, Daddy is fine, don't cry."
Shen Liwu raised her head and looked at her father with tears in her eyes. She gently wiped away the stains on Shen Wanshan's face with her fingers, and her heart was filled with a complex emotion of guilt and gratitude.
"I'm sorry, Dad." Her voice was full of self-blame.
Shen Wanshan smiled slightly, and although his face was pale, his eyes were still kind, "Silly girl, it was Dad who didn't consider your feelings and made decisions for you blindly. But, Dad's shoulder has always been left for you to step on."
Shen Liwu's tears had not yet dried up, but her heart seemed to be hit hard by something, so sour that she could hardly breathe. She had never imagined that her father's love was so deep that he was willing to bear all the suffering for her.
"Dad..." Her voice choked in her throat and she could no longer utter any more words. She could only hug him tightly, as if to make up for all the regrets and estrangement over the years.
Zhou Yanjing stood aside, his eyes calm and warm. He looked at the father and daughter hugging each other, and the subtle tension in his heart finally dissipated for the most part.
He walked forward and gently patted Shen Liwu's shoulder, "Wuwu, let Dad rest for a while, he needs to treat his wounds."
And she, I don’t know if she hurt the child when she rushed over just now.
Shen Liwu just woke up from his dream, quickly let go of his father, and said anxiously: "Yes, yes, Dad, let's go to the hospital first."
Shen Wanshan's neck needed to be bandaged, so she had to go to the hospital quickly because she didn't bring a medicine box.
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After dealing with Shen Wanshan's injury, the father and daughter had a heart-to-heart talk.
“When you were born, you were so tiny that you weighed nothing in my arms. I held you carefully, and you grew up as I held you in my arms.
When your mother passed away, I felt sad and always felt that I owed her too much. You are the only thought she left me, so I try my best to protect you, even if the method is not right sometimes, I don't want you to get hurt.
Sometimes I wonder if I had more power so I would be able to protect you better. I also wonder if my mother wouldn’t have died so early if I had money and power. So I work hard to climb up, but the harder I work, the more strained our relationship becomes. I often wonder if I’ve made a mistake. ”
Shen Liwu gently placed her hand on the back of her father's hand, her fingertips trembling slightly. Her eyes fell on her father's face. She didn't know when he got so many wrinkles.
It felt like something was stuck in my throat and I couldn't utter a word for a long time. The air in the ward was so quiet that it seemed frozen, with only the ticking of the wall clock as the only sound.
"Dad..." Her voice was as light as a feather, floating in the air, "I was wrong."
Shen Liwu's eyes were filled with tears, and her throat seemed to be blocked by cotton. Every word was squeezed out from between her lips and teeth with difficulty.
Her fingers trembled slightly as she held her father's rough palm, as if this could crush the estrangement of those years bit by bit.
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