Shi Mohuai said, "He did look for her, talked for a while, and then left again, saying he had to go to the theater and return to Haicheng."
Shi Qingyuan thought it would be a good idea to go back. After a while, when the novelty wore off, he might not stare at Tao Wenwen anymore.
"What happened to Qiyun?"
When Shi Mohuai asked the question, he glanced around to make sure no one could hear them. He lowered his voice and continued, "He seems to know about Wenwen's life experience. He suddenly mentioned it to me today."
Shi Qingyuan's heart, which had just relaxed, skipped a beat again and was pulled back together.
"How did he know this?" Shi Qingyuan paced back and forth in the living room, feeling uneasy. After he finished speaking, he realized another problem and looked at Shi Mohuai in surprise, "You know this too!"
Shi Mohuai said, "Wenwen looks more and more like you, plus the way you usually look at Wenwen, Dad, I'm a policeman, and I'm the best at observing people's expressions. It's hard not to notice."
The father and son were silent for a while.
Instead, Shi Mohuai said, "Dad, Wenwen has the right to know this. Instead of letting Wenwen hear it from Qiyun, it's better for you to tell her in person."
Shi Qingyuan hesitated, unable to make up his mind, not knowing what to say.
Shi Mohuai added, "Everyone has seen Wenwen's efforts. Although she's not used to many things, she's been working hard to integrate into this family. She's a sensible girl. Even if she can't accept your identity right now, I believe one day she'll call you Dad like us!"
"Let me think about it again." Shi Qingyuan said.
Shi Mohuai didn't say anything more and simply went back to his room.
Seeing him go upstairs, the figure standing at the corner of the corridor instantly shrank back.
Shi Qingyuan sat downstairs for half the night.
…
Tao Wenwen didn't sleep well the night before and went downstairs the next day with a pair of panda eyes.
"Have you been a thief? Why do you look like this?" Shi Wangting looked at her and laughed.
After spending some time together, his relationship with Tao Wenwen has reached a new level, and they always have to crack a few jokes every time they see each other.
"It's scarier than being a thief." Tao Wenwen yawned.
Shi Wangting asked, "What's the matter?"
Tao Wenwen didn't say anything, but poured herself a glass of water and drank it quietly.
"He's deliberately trying to sell me a lawsuit again." Shi Wangting was curious.
At this moment, Shi Qingyuan walked in from the door and shouted, "Second brother, come out with me."
Shi Wangting put aside his curiosity for the time being and followed Shi Qingyuan into the yard.
Shi Mohuai and Shi Zengyue were also there, both with serious expressions.
Shi Wangting looked a little confused. "What's wrong with you?"
"I have something to announce to everyone." After a night of careful consideration, Shi Qingyuan finally decided to tell the children about this matter first.
He told her about his past with Wang Xiaomin and the mystery of Tao Wenwen's life experience.
Shi Wangting's expression was even more confused than before.
Shi Mohuai and Shi Zengyue were fine. They had guessed about Tao Wenwen's identity before, and Shi Qingyuan's words only confirmed that their guess was correct.
They talked outside for quite a while. As usual, when Tao Wenwen saw her brothers going out, she would definitely follow them out to join in the fun.
But not today.
Tao Wenwen just sat quietly on the chair and did not move until they came back into the house.
Shi Mohuai said to her, "It's your birthday next month. We plan to hold a birthday party for you at home. What do you think?"
"Let's hold it in the yard. I'll go order a cake." Shi Zengyue said.
Shi Wangting agreed, "I'll take you to buy some beautiful clothes."
Before Tao Wenwen said anything, they had already started tinkering with it.
She had never held a birthday party, but she was looking forward to it, but there was also a bit of struggle in her anticipation.
“…Okay.” Tao Wenwen responded hesitantly.
After getting her consent, the three brothers began to make arrangements actively.
Tao Wenwen was in mixed emotions for a whole month until her birthday, which happened to be a Saturday. They invited relatives and friends to come over, and the house was very lively for a while.
She even invited her friends from school.
Tao Wenwen didn't tell them about her birthday at school, and no one mentioned it either. It turned out that they had known about it and had been deliberately hiding it from her.
Tao Wenwen was quite surprised by this.
After eating and drinking, Shi Qingyuan personally brought a five-layer cake to Tao Wenwen.
The words on the cake are Happy Birthday to my daughter!
Tao Wenwen's heart started pounding as she read these words. She didn't know whether she was moved or excited, or maybe even a little nervous.
Shi Qingyuan lit candles for her, turned off the lights, and everyone gathered around her and the cake and sang birthday songs.
Tao Wenwen held her hands in front of her chest and made a wish for the first time. Although it was very naive, she closed her eyes and did it very seriously.
After making a wish and blowing out the candles, Tao Wenwen cut the cake and gave the first piece to Shi Qingyuan.
Shi Qingyuan was very nervous, his palms were sweaty, and when he took the cake handed to him by Tao Wenwen, his hands seemed to be trembling slightly.
"Thank you for taking care of me all the time." Tao Wenwen's expression suddenly became serious, and he called out, "Dad."
Shi Qingyuan was completely stunned.
This was completely different from what he expected!
He imagined telling her the truth, and then she would be sad and question him, and might even choose to leave him because she couldn't accept this reality.
He couldn't even imagine the warm scene of hugging her and recognizing her.
But before all this began, Tao Wenwen shouted out the words he had always wanted to hear in his dreams.
"You, what did you call me?" Shi Qingyuan couldn't believe it.
"dad!"
When Tao Wenwen shouted the second time, her voice was even more resolute and loud.
Shi Qingyuan's eyes reddened, tears immediately streaming down his face. He excitedly said to everyone, "She called me dad!"
"Why don't you answer?" Wang Xiaomin glared at him coquettishly, her eyes red. She didn't expect today to be so smooth.
Shi Qingyuan quickly straightened his back, cleared his throat, and replied seriously, "I'm Dad!"
What's going on?
Everyone burst into laughter.
Shi Qingyuan quickly cleared his throat and corrected himself: "Hey, Dad is here!"
But I just don’t know where her call of “Dad” comes from?
I called him dad simply because I was touched, or I called him dad calmly because I knew about my father-daughter relationship!
Shi Qingyuan was always unsure about this.
But now that the decision has been made, what needs to be said must be said!
"Um...Wenwen, Dad has something I want to tell you." Shi Qingyuan took a deep breath, finally mustered up the courage, and said, "Actually, you..."
He had just opened his mouth when Tao Wenwen immediately replied, "I know! My surname should have been Shi, and I'm the daughter of the Shi family."
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