The child's innocent questioning stumped Wang Mudan. She certainly knew why Si Mingda always came home so late, or would rather stay at the company than go home. Even though she knew the reason, she didn't dare to tell the child. She could only keep these pains in her heart. She didn't want the conflicts between adults to affect the child's physical and mental health.
Wang Mudan forced a smile and said lovingly, "Jia Li, didn't you learn a new piece of music? Send the piece you played to Dad so he can come back and listen to you talk about piano, okay?"
"Okay, Mom, I just learned a new song called 'Dance of the Little Swan'. I'll play it. You can take a short video and send it to Dad so he can applaud me."
"Okay, baby, go play it and Mommy will record a video for you."
Si Jiali sat down at the piano and skillfully played "Dance of the Little Swan." Wang Mudan filmed a few short videos and sent them to Si Mingda. She also asked her eldest daughter to send him a voice message: "Dad, this is a new piano piece I learned. Can you give me some feedback? How is it going?"
Simingda was chatting with Luo Yingtao on his office computer. After receiving his daughter's message, he quickly replied: "Jia Li, great! You play beautifully. Keep it up! Daddy loves you! Yeah!"
"Then come back quickly, and I'll play it for you in person."
"Dad is still busy at work. I'll be back to play the piano with you later, okay?"
"Dad, are you going to talk about work tonight too?"
Faced with his daughter's innocent questioning, Simingda couldn't help but feel ashamed. He quickly clicked on Cairo Cherry's WeChat icon and said, "I have something urgent to deal with now. Let's chat when you have time."
Luo Yingtao didn't know why, but despite feeling reluctant, she still replied helplessly: "Okay, you should rest early. I miss you!"
As she gained more and more benefits from Simingda, Luo Yingtao became more and more dependent on him. When they were young, boys attracted girls' attention mainly by their appearance. After entering society and middle age, in their eyes, economic conditions are far more important than image. As long as men have money, no matter how they look, their financial strength can make up for the defects in their image.
Back when they were at K University, Luo Yingtao dumped Simingda because he was dark and fat. She then unscrupulously insulted him in front of Liu Hanxiu, saying that he "looked like a black bear" and that her relationship with him was like "sticking flowers in cow dung."
Now, time has passed, Si Mingda has become a big boss. It is inevitable for people to gain weight in middle age. He is even fatter than when he was young, but his fat image has become the standard of a rich man in Luo Yingtao's eyes. In short, after becoming rich, Si Mingda is full of shining points that attract her. Whenever she is free, she will seize every opportunity to chat with him and tell him her thoughts in a tender and lingering manner.
Si Mingda had always been deeply in love with her. Whenever he received her message, his brain seemed to be out of control and he would completely obey her. When it was inconvenient to chat at home at night, he would stay in the company alone to chat with her, as if to make up for the emotional void of more than ten years.
However, in front of his children, Si Mingda was still relatively rational. The message sent by his eldest daughter suddenly made him wake up from the confused emotional web.
"Jia Li, yes, Daddy needs to discuss business, so he has to work overtime tonight. I'll be home soon. You take care of your brother and sister and wait for Daddy at home."
"Okay, Dad, please come home soon. We all miss you."
After hearing her eldest sister interacting with her father via voice message on WeChat, the second daughter, Si Jiahui, was not to be outdone. She took the phone from her eldest sister and said in a baby voice, "Dad, I want to talk to you too."
"Hey, Huihui, go ahead and talk. Daddy is listening." Simingda liked his second daughter very much. When he heard her voice, his heart melted. He quickly got up and packed up his things to go home.
"I've learned how to do folk dance. I'll show you when you get home."
"You dance now, record a video and send it to Dad." The second daughter has a naughty and cheerful personality, and looks very similar to Simingda. Whenever he has free time, he likes to tease her.
Si Jiahui said innocently, "Okay, Dad, I'll ask Mom to record a video and send it to you."
"Okay, that's great, baby!"
When Wang Mudan heard this, she quickly used another mobile phone to play the children's song "Flowers and Youth" and asked her second daughter to stand in the middle of the living room and dance to the music. She recorded a video with her mobile phone and sent it to Simingda.
After watching his second daughter's cheerful and lively dance video, Simingda was deeply shocked. The innocent and lovely child touched his fragile nerves as a father and also aroused his sense of responsibility as a parent.
He couldn't help shedding tears of guilt and said, "Huihui is awesome! Daddy will be home on time in an hour. You guys have to listen to Mommy, okay?"
"Okay, Dad, come back soon." Si Jiahui said in a sweet voice. She was braver than her sister and her little mouth was especially sweet.
When Wang Mudan heard this, she felt relieved. She didn't know that Si Mingda had already taken his belongings and was walking towards the parking lot.
She leaned close to her second daughter's ear and whispered, "Tell Dad that your brother wants to talk to him too."
Among Simingda's three children, his son is his real weakness and the one who can most touch his soft nerves as a father.
"Okay." At her mother's instruction, Si Jiahui sent another voice message to her father: "Dad, my brother wants to talk to you."
"Oh, okay."
His son is only one year old and cannot speak a complete sentence. He can only say simple words such as "Dad, Mom, Sister". Regardless of whether his son speaks clearly or not, for Simingda, even if he hears his son's baby voice of "Dad, Dad, tap, tap", he will feel extremely happy in his heart.
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