“People change, and I’m no exception,” Xiao Hechuan replied coldly.
Seeing the coldness on Xiao Hechuan's face, Xiao Yuncheng felt a pang of pain in his heart. In his middle age, his wife and son had both left him.
Upon learning of Qiu Yun's death, Xiao Yuncheng stayed alone in his room for a day and a night, unable to understand why things had turned out this way.
He naturally loved Qiuyun and their child.
But she insisted on leaving back then, and now she hasn't even told him about her death; she's blaming him.
But what wrong has he done? Since taking charge of the Xiao family, he has worked diligently and conscientiously. Isn't his goal to make the Xiao family the number one family in the Xuanwu Continent?
Wouldn't they be respected by more people when they go out that way?
"I heard you've already married," Xiao Yuncheng said in a deep voice, his expression hardening. "And now your child has been born."
After learning that Xiao Hechuan's wife was pregnant, Xiao Yuncheng had been keeping watch outside the valley. Sure enough, he didn't even plan to invite Xiao Hechuan to the baby's one-month celebration.
So he came uninvited.
"right."
Aren't you going to invite me in to take a look?
Xiao Hechuan remained silent for a while, then moved his feet away.
After entering, Xiao Yuncheng looked around at the furnishings in the courtyard and asked, "You're staying here? Are you used to it?"
"I'm quite used to it."
Xiao Yuncheng felt a lump in his throat, then quickly changed the subject, "How are the children? Today is their one-month celebration, and I brought them a gift."
Xiao Hechuan led him into the house, and Xiao Yuncheng finally saw his son's wife. However, his gaze was first drawn to the two children rolling around on the bed.
The newborn children didn't actually look much like their fathers, but Xiao Yuncheng could see a resemblance to Xiao Hechuan when he was young in their appearance.
The words that were about to be spoken remained unspoken.
"What are their names?" Xiao Yuncheng asked Liu Yin.
Liu Yin looked up at him. "One is called Shi Jing, and the other is called Shi Xu."
Xiao Hechuan quickly walked to Liuyin's side and helped her take care of the two children on the bed. The way the two looked at each other and smiled made Xiao Yuncheng feel somewhat familiar.
When Hechuan was born, he and Qiuyun must have looked like this too.
Thinking of the past, Xiao Yuncheng's heart softened for a moment, and he didn't voice his original plan.
His purpose in coming here was to persuade Xiao Hechuan to allow him to take his two children back to the Xiao family. Growing up in the Xiao family would be better than staying here.
Xiao Yuncheng took out two storage rings from his pocket and handed them to Xiao Hechuan, saying, "These are gifts I prepared for them."
Regardless of whether He Chuan leaves the Xiao family, he is still his son.
My son grew up in luxury, and now that he has a child, he can't afford to have a bad life.
Xiao Hechuan reached out and took it, hesitated for a moment, and then said, "You can go and take a look in the next room."
"That was my mother's place."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Yuncheng was taken aback, his tone tinged with bitterness, "Okay."
After he left, Liuyin asked in confusion, "Did your father just come to visit?"
Looking at his hesitant expression, what exactly did he want to say?
"I just came to take a look," Xiao Hechuan replied with a smile. Only at this moment did he realize that his feelings were somewhat indifferent.
She no longer felt the same admiration and expectation for her father who gave her birth. Even now, seeing him doesn't stir any particular emotion in her heart.
Having spent the past twenty years together, Xiao Hechuan had come to understand his father's temperament.
In his heart, the Xiao family came first, he came second, and only then could he and his mother be considered.
He probably came here for the sake of his two children; otherwise, he would have visited his mother months ago instead of waiting until now.
"Alright, don't think too much about it. I'll protect you all." The man pulled Liuyin into his arms and comforted her gently.
He knew his father's weakness and understood how to dissuade him from this idea.
Sure enough, after Xiao Yuncheng entered Qiu Yun's room, he left in a hurry, his back view showing some panic and haste.
Watching Xiao Yuncheng's departing figure, Xiao Hechuan's lips curled into a mocking smile, his eyes filled with an unfathomable darkness.
The father considered himself a deeply affectionate man, but in the end, the person he loved most was himself.
Once everyone left, Xiao Hechuan closed the door tightly and turned back into the house.
When the children turned one year old, they could already walk, but they were wobbly and unsteady, making people worry that they would fall to the ground at any moment.
Every day when they woke up, Xiao Hechuan would take them out for a walk. Over time, Xiao Shijing and Xiao Shixu would also sneak out on their own.
Before they knew it, the two of them had found their way to the door. At that moment, Liu Yin would laugh at them from the side.
They can't even walk steadily, yet they're already thinking about going out to play.
Xiao Hechuan was somewhat helpless, but he didn't stop them. He simply walked forward quickly and carried them inside.
When they were three years old, Xiao Jing and Xiao Xu could walk steadily, so they often clamored to go out and play. There were many older brothers and sisters outside, and they were not worried at all about encountering danger.
The children outside really liked them, and many people would give them a handful of fruit when they came down from the mountain.
At that moment, the two were happier than ever before, and they ran out almost immediately at the first sound of shouting outside.
They wanted to go out and play, and Xiao Hechuan didn't stop them, but patiently told them not to run outside the valley.
The valley was filled with miasma, and they couldn't go to remote places.
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