"You've all suffered these years."
Xiao Feng said, his voice trembling slightly.
Looking at his wife and daughter, who were both familiar and unfamiliar to him, he felt a mix of emotions. He had never expected that he would be able to stand before them, whole and upright, one day.
Looking back on the past, the home he had destroyed with his own hands was now shattered, and the pain and regret surged into his heart like a tide.
However, at this moment, when he truly saw his wife and daughter standing in front of him, an indescribable joy gradually filled the emptiness in his heart.
Hu Zi and Xiao Jian stood to the side. They exchanged a glance and smiled slightly, then released their grip on Xiao Feng's arm, letting him slowly walk towards his wife and daughter.
Each step felt so heavy, as if carrying years of longing and guilt.
It was only a few steps, but it felt like an eternity to Xiao Feng.
Finally arriving in front of them, Xiao Feng couldn't help but reach out his right hand, wanting to hold his wife's once incredibly familiar hands. But just as he was about to touch them, he suddenly pulled his hand back as if he had been electrocuted.
After hesitating for a long time, he still didn't have the courage to grab that hand, and could only slowly shift his gaze to his daughter beside him.
"Xiao Jie..."
Xiao Feng softly called his daughter's name, his eyes filled with love and apology.
Xiao Mengjie raised her head and gazed quietly at her father with clear, watery eyes. There was a hint of doubt in her eyes, but more than that, she was looking forward to it.
As Xiao Feng gazed at his daughter, who had grown into a graceful and beautiful young woman, the image of her obedient and adorable self from the past involuntarily surfaced in his mind.
She recalled the innocent little girl who always nestled beside her, and now looked at the graceful young woman who seemed somewhat unfamiliar and distant.
Xiao Feng was filled with remorse and wished he could slap himself hard a few times.
He kept asking himself: What kind of demons had bewitched him back then to make him do such an absurd thing?
"Xiaojie, Dad is so sorry for you..."
Xiao Feng's voice trembled, filled with endless guilt and self-blame.
Upon hearing her father's words, Xiao Mengjie's heart instantly filled with panic.
Deep down, she had already unconsciously accepted her father's return.
However, the pain and hurt she has endured over the years have made it difficult for her to completely let go emotionally.
Those unbearable memories are like a deep scar. Although they gradually heal with the passage of time, they still ache whenever they are touched.
And most of this pain stems from the man standing in front of me right now.
She opened her mouth slightly, as if she wanted to say something, but in the end she couldn't utter a sound.
Left with no other option, Xiao Mengjie turned her pleading gaze to her mother, who was standing quietly not far away.
Gu Meiying's face was as cold as ice. After giving a cold snort, she said:
"Hmph! You know you've wronged the child? Do you know how my daughter and I survived those days? If Weiguo hadn't pulled us out of it, we probably wouldn't be alive today! How could you be so heartless back then?"
As she spoke, Gu Meiying's eyes gradually reddened, and tears uncontrollably slid down her cheeks.
Those difficult and arduous years will perhaps become an indelible memory in her life.
Upon hearing this, Xiao Feng's gaze immediately shifted to Xiao Weiguo.
With a solemn expression, he strode forward and walked straight toward Xiao Weiguo.
When he was only a few steps away from Xiao Weiguo, Xiao Feng suddenly quickened his pace and then knelt down on the ground without hesitation.
The dull thud of the knee hitting the ground sounded particularly abrupt in the quiet atmosphere.
“Weiguo! Over the years, without your care and help for my family, we would probably be lost and living a very difficult life. I, Xiao Feng, have nothing to repay your great kindness, so I will kowtow to you here today! I hope you can accept my heartfelt thanks.”
After saying that, Xiao Feng bent down and slammed his forehead heavily onto the ground. His firm and resolute action moved everyone present.
At this moment, Xiao Weiguo was affectionately holding his wife's arm, watching the happy family in front of him with a smile.
For him, such a happy ending, with his family reunited, is undoubtedly the scene he most looks forward to and loves.
However, to his utter surprise, Xiao Feng suddenly strode towards him without warning and knelt down to kowtow without saying a word.
This sudden action really startled him.
"Uncle Feng, what are you doing! Please get up quickly. If passersby see this, it will be a big joke!"
Besides, you're a generation older than me. By seniority, how can I possibly accept such a grand gesture from you? Get up quickly, stop kneeling!
As Xiao Weiguo spoke urgently, he quickly stretched out his hands and used all his strength to try to pull Xiao Feng up from the cold ground.
However, what was unexpected was that Xiao Feng was so stubborn!
He struggled several times, but refused to get up no matter what.
"Weiguo, Uncle, I am able to live to see them again today, and I am still alive. It is all thanks to you!"
This bow is not only on my behalf to you, but also on behalf of the mother and daughter to express their deepest gratitude to you.
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