When Anthony returned, Heehy was sitting on the couch looking at the door, and when she saw him enter the door, her originally flat mouth immediately grinned, climbed off the couch and stumbled towards Anthony: "Papa, papa." ”

Anthony squatted down and picked her up, smiling and saying, "Are you waiting for the cake?" ”

"I'm not waiting for the cake, I'm waiting for Papa. Heehi was very sticky to Anthony, holding him and refusing to let go, Anthony had to open the cake in the position of holding her, scooped a little with a spoon and put it in her mouth, "Is it delicious?"

"Delicious!"

Anthony smiled and kissed her on the cheek.

Afraid that she would get tired of eating too much, Anthony only fed her a little, he had other business to do, and wanted to hand over the child to Jenny to take care of, who knew that the child immediately cried and made a fuss, Anthony had no choice but to take her with him, fortunately she was very peaceful after staying with him, obediently holding a book on the sofa to read, it would not affect his work, occasionally looking up at her, and she could hold her fleshy cheeks, her eyes were shining, as if she had seen something interesting from a book.

Such a child should have been the angel favored by God, but he had to endure criticism and strange eyes.

Hei Xi seemed to sense his gaze and raised her head, her eyes were very pale and foggy, like a thin veil through them, very beautiful.

Anthony smiled at her, and she smiled too, grinning at two tiny tiger teeth.

Although he has long been accustomed to living alone, but occasionally midnight dreams, he still remembers the picture when there is one more person in this villa, and then there is irrepressible loneliness in the fermentation, after Xi Xi came, just to fill his emptiness, fill his boring life, gradually, he also liked this feeling, he used to work overtime in the company until late at night before going home, but now he is looking forward to getting off work, wanting to stay by her side a little longer.

In the blink of an eye, it was the Lantern Festival, which was originally a Chinese festival, but with the cultural exchanges between China and the West in recent years, some festivals have also been accepted by Westerners, and some local Chinese have also taken the lead in holding the Lantern Festival, and the square is bustling and lively.

Anthony was reading papers in the study, and Hee-hee was lying on the couch reading comic books as usual, when the faint sound of firecrackers and cheers outside attracted her attention, and she was looking out the window with a pair of eyes open, just as the fireworks were going off, and bright sparks bloomed in the night sky.

“papa。 ”

Hearing the shout, Anthony looked up from the computer and found that Xi Xi walked to the glass window by herself at some point, grabbed the railing and looked at the lights outside the glass, those colorful scenery became the most beautiful scenery in her eyes, her tone was a little yearning and extravagant: "Papa, shall we go out and have fun?"

Anthony closed the file, looked at her small body standing there quietly, her eyes were full of envy and longing, her heart softened, and she walked over and picked her up: "Okay." ”

Before she came to Anthony, she had been living in a dark place, born with conditions and acquired reasons, she had never been exposed to anything that would glow, so that after seeing the light of day again, all kinds of light became the most magical thing in her eyes, when she first arrived at the villa, she still held the glass lamp in the living room and refused to let go, her small mouth kept exclaiming, and she thought that it was the sun that people said, innocent and distressing.

Paris at night is less fast-paced than the daytime, more erosive and lively, Anthony carried her through the streets and alleys, looking at all kinds of lights of different colors, she saw that she liked it especially and wanted to reach out to touch it, Antony hurriedly pressed her hand, smiled and said: "Can't touch, it's very dangerous." ”

Xi Xi was puzzled: "Is light dangerous?"

Anthony thought for a moment: "Well, it can be understood that lights like these are lit by electricity, so there is a danger of leakage." ”

Xi Xi retracted her hand as if she didn't understand, and when Anthony wanted to buy a lantern lantern for her, she also called for Anthony not to touch it, saying that it would be dangerous, Anthony couldn't cry or laugh, and could only explain that this kind of lamp was not dangerous, but she refused to listen this time, her pink and white eyeballs were wet, like soaking in water, Anthony saw that she was really going to cry, so she had to withdraw her hand: "Okay, don't touch it, Papa will take you over there to see the river lantern." ”

The two of them had a lot of fun outside during the Lantern Festival, and by the time the two came home at one o'clock in the morning, Xixi had fallen asleep on Anthony's shoulder.

The next morning, the photo of the two was reunited with the front page of the news after a long absence, this time the remarks became more and more exaggerated, even saying that he had a pedophile, and that Hee-hee had become his 'beloved pet', and the attached photo was a photo of him kissing Hee-hee on the cheek by the river.

Anthony's eyes darkened in an instant, and the blue was like the sea before a storm, and the undercurrents were rolling.

The driver whispered, "Sir, it's the same reporter from last time again." ”

Anthony naturally noticed, he smiled coldly, he hadn't moved for so long, he originally thought she was acquainted, but he didn't expect that she was just waiting for an opportunity, this woman really didn't know the severity of the lesson.

"Sir, such news has a great impact on the company, and there are already shareholders calling in the morning to inquire. The driver gave him a tentative look and said in a tacit tone, "We need to ...... that reporter."

Anthony folded the newspaper and threw it on the table, and said lightly: "Have a press conference." ”

The driver was stunned for a moment, and then nodded: "Yes, sir." ”

The press conference was held in a hotel in the city, and only some mainstream media were invited to attend, Anthony obviously did not intend to respond too much, although his reputation outside has always been gentle and approachable, but it does not mean that he really has no temper, he only explained what he wanted to explain this time, and did not answer other questions.

At ten o'clock in the morning, Anthony appeared on time, glanced at the audience, did not sit down, turned up the microphone, and his voice was indifferent with a faint anger.

"There are some things that I didn't want to say because I felt that it was my private matter and there was no need to report it to irrelevant people, but now some of the remarks have seriously hurt me and my family, so I will only come out to explain this time, and if there is news full of insulting remarks like today's front page, I will definitely make him taste regret. ”

"The child in the photo was brought back from the town from a business trip, and I believe everyone can see that she is not a healthy child, she has a hereditary albinism, which makes her whole body so different that she is regarded as ominous and even demonic by the people of the village, including her biological parents. ”

"When I found her, she was locked in the cellar, there was no light in it, she was curled up in a small ball, very helpless and frightened, I gave her parents a sum of money, pulled her out of the cellar, and sent her to the orphanage, but soon after I found out that her special constitution made her ostracized in the orphanage. ”

There was a slight agitation and uproar at the scene, and the reporters looked at each other, probably not expecting the truth to be like this.

"It was I who brought her from another world to this world, and I had a responsibility to take care of her, so I kept her by my side, and she called me papa, and I named her Nozomi Nozomi, Nozomi of Hope. I want her to grow up in a happy and harmonious environment, but these irresponsible remarks and reports have hurt this child again and again, if the world I want to show her is like this, what is the difference between staying in the cellar in the first place?"

"As media people, can you really write all kinds of false remarks about an unfortunate child without knowing the truth?"

Anthony threw the newspaper on the table and said indifferently: "The reporter who wrote this report, I have put up with you many times, and I will not give you another chance from now on, you are so self-sufficient." ”

He told the camera that he believed the woman could see it, and after saying that, he turned around and left, leaving the hotel without giving any reporter a chance to ask questions, escorted by bodyguards.

After getting into the car, the driver said: "The newspaper took the initiative to contact us, saying that the reporter had been fired and reported to the industry, and she wrote that kind of untrue remarks, I believe it will be difficult to continue to gain a foothold in the press from now on." ”

Anthony was indifferent: "What else?"

The driver said: "The newspaper said that it would apologize publicly, and it would put an apology on the front page for a month. ”

Anthony sneered, and the reporter was mainly responsible for writing those false remarks, but the newspaper was not completely innocent, and if it wasn't for the newspaper's approval, what ability would that reporter have to put such a report on the front page? Now that something happened, he pushed the reporter out to apologize, and he wanted to stay out of the matter by posting a few painless apology statements, and he thought too beautifully.

"Send a lawyer's letter to the entire newspaper. ”

"Yes. ”

Anthony didn't go home immediately, and there was another reason why he ended the press conference in such a hurry - he was about to go on a business trip, and some work had not yet been arranged.

It was already afternoon when he returned to the villa, and Heehi was waiting for him in the living room again, and as soon as Anthony entered the door, he saw her red eyes and a look of tears.

“papa……”

"Crying, who bullied you?" said Anthony, who walked over and hugged her.

Hei Xi rubbed his neck and whined, "Papa, don't you want me anymore?"

Anthony smiled dumbly: "Why would I not want you?"

"Then why did you ask your uncle to clean up your things? Are you leaving? Is it because Hei Xi is causing you trouble, you hate Xi Xi anymore?"

Anthony knew that she must have seen the news of his press conference, this child was not big, but he was very sensitive, and very mature, and he knew a little about things, and he could probably hear that the news reports were bad for him and her, thinking that he abandoned her first because of those remarks.

Anthony held her hand and solemnly promised: "Papa doesn't hate Hei-hee, Papa won't leave Hei-hee, Papa will take care of Hei-hee when she grows up, and will always be with Xi-hee." ”

Hei Xi looked him in the eye and asked uncertainly, "Really?"

"Really, Papa is just going on a business trip, going out for a few days and coming back soon. ”

"Hei Xi is going with Papa. ”

Anthony shook his head: "No, this time it's a far away place, and it's a very important job, Xi Xi is good, wait for Papa at home, and I'll bring you something fun when I come back, okay?"

Heexi flattened his lips and reluctantly responded: "Okay." ”

After appeasing the child, Anthony gave Jenna a few more words and left with the driver, who was expected to be out for five days, but unexpectedly, he was forced to return to China the next day.

The reason is, something happened to Xixi.