Xu Xinyi changed out of her school uniform and went to the bathroom to take a shower. The house was quiet, Xu Zhiwei hadn't come back yet, and the nasty woman hadn't come back either.

Although Shen Chenchen was also a very quiet and cold person, even if he was here, the atmosphere in the room was still so quiet. However, there is still a living creature in the house besides himself.

At the very least, someone else will quarrel with her.

Xu Xinyi wore cotton slippers to the kitchen to drink water, and she remembered that the night Shen Chenchen first came to her house, he was watching cats and mice on the sofa in the living room. Laughing like a child. Although Xu Xinyi didn't see his expression, listening to his laughter, he knew that he was very happy, the kind from the heart.

He suddenly felt that Shen Chenchen was really a boy like a fan.

It's hard to guess, and I can't help but guess.

Xu Xinyi sat aimlessly on the sofa, holding the remote control to change the channel, one after another.

I never saw a cartoon of a cat and a mouse.

She sighed softly and turned off the TV again.

I found leftovers from the fridge, ate dinner hot, and went back to bed to read.

*

Xu Zhiwei works for a foreign company, with a good salary for a month, and since Xie Yuting's death, he has worked harder, because only in this way can he gradually forget the pain Xie Yuting brought him.

He often comes home late or doesn't come home and sleeps in the company dormitory.

Working overtime is as normal as eating and sleeping. In the eyes of other colleagues, he is a well-deserved workaholic.

Of course, his efforts were not in vain, the love scene was frustrated, but the shopping mall was very proud. He can negotiate nine out of ten cooperations, and they are all big orders. The boss praised him very much, and his position was promoted little by little.

In fact, I didn't go home at the beginning, not only because I wanted to use work to numb myself, but also because Xu Xinyi looked too much like Xie Yuting. Whether it is the contours of the face or the facial features, all of them carry the shadow of Xie Yuting.

As soon as he comes home and sees his daughter, he thinks of his ex-wife, her betrayal, and her death. Often one is hiding in the bedroom and crying silently. The room was also full of Xie Yuting's voice and smile, and of course, the way she begged him to fulfill her relationship with another man.

Xu Zhiwei always couldn't sleep all night.

I can't tell how uncomfortable I feel.

Every time I see Xu Xinyi, I don't know what to say. Always avoided, gradually, and his daughter became more and more estranged.

It took him a whole year to gradually get out of Xie Yuting's shadow with Ding Shengyan's help and comfort.

When he looked back, he found that the intimacy he had with his daughter could never be returned.

Xie Yuting's death is not only a great harm to him, but also to his daughter.

So he wanted to make up for her and even please her, but Xu Xinyi always turned him away. Maybe in the eyes of his daughter, he is a man who is unkind.

's mother loved him so much, but after her death, she found a stepmother for her so quickly.

Xu Zhiwei's high emotional intelligence is only reflected in the workplace, but he treats his family and children almost zero. It's a big man who can't express his feelings.

Recently, a list in his hand was successfully signed, and the boss said that he would promote him to vice president as soon as he was happy.

Xu Zhiwei was happy in his heart, so he came back early in the evening.

It was only half past eight when I got home. I've already eaten out with my colleagues.

When he was changing his shoes at the entrance, he called Xu Xinyi's name to the house while humming a little tune.

Xu Xinyi actually heard it, but she didn't want to pay attention to him, plugged in the headphones and listened to the song, pretending that she didn't hear it.

Xu Zhiwei happily put down his briefcase, walked to the door of her room and knocked on the door.

He asked softly, "Xinyi, are you sleeping?"

Xu Xinyi was still lying on the bed reading a book, but her mind drifted to other places.

"If you don't answer, you say yes, then Daddy is in. Xu Zhiwei said and unscrewed the door. Seeing Xu Xinyi, she had a flattering smile on her face.

Slowly walked to the edge of the bed and sat down.

"What is my daughter reading?"

Xu Xinyi felt strange that her father hadn't come back so early for a long time, and he hadn't come into her room for a long time.

Today is a happy event, it is so abnormal.

Of course, Xu Zhiwei didn't know what her daughter was thinking, and the smile on her face gradually turned into a smile, even if she was wearing headphones, she would definitely be able to hear herself.

He said slowly: "Xinyi, Dad successfully won another cooperation project today, and he will be promoted to vice president soon." Whatever you want in the future, Dad will buy it for you, Dad knows, since your mother left, I have also neglected you a lot, and have been working to numb myself to alleviate the pain of missing your mother. Xu Zhiwei lowered his eyes slightly as he spoke: "Dad, there is only one relative like you left now, I don't want you to ignore me." ”

Xu Xinyi swallowed her saliva, and her heart was mixed. The music on her phone stopped playing, and she withdrew from the app and sat up from the bed.

I hadn't spoken to my father in a long time.

What she wanted, he never knew.

He always thought that as long as he made a lot of money and could satisfy her materially, she would be happy.

In fact, how did he know that what he really wanted was the understanding and companionship of his family, and the care of his family.

Ever since her mother left, she has been like a child who has fallen from heaven to hell. Nothing was left in an instant. But she still has to think about her father, holding back tears and pretending to be strong.

Xu Xinyi bit her lower lip tightly, lowered her eyes, and said word by word in her mouth: "I don't need you to have much money, just take care of your body." Also, no matter how busy you are in the future, you have to go home often, and don't leave me alone at home. ”

"Hmm!" Xu Zhiwei nodded categorically. But his eyes were red.

He is a big man, and he has never cried in front of his daughter, and his daughter can be so strong, of course he can't cry.

He still kept his head down, like a child who had done something wrong. I was afraid that I would meet Xu Xinyi's eyes as soon as I raised my eyes.

"Didn't you say I'll buy me whatever I want?" Xu Xinyi suddenly laughed and said.

"Well, you say, Dad counts, what you want, I'll buy it for you tomorrow afternoon. ”

"I want to have a dog. White. ”

"Raising a dog?" Xu Zhiwei was stunned, raised his eyes to look at her, thinking about how to persuade her not to raise a dog tactfully, and was afraid that the tone would not be good and make her unhappy, so he thought for a while before he said, "Why don't we change something else?"

"No, I just want to have a dog. Xu Xinyi pouted a little coquettishly.

Xu Zhiwei put his hand on her shoulder and persuaded softly: "It's not that Dad won't let you raise small animals, it's just that the puppy will be very noisy at night, I'm afraid it will affect your sleep...... And the puppy has to be injected frequently, otherwise it will get rabies if it bites people. Besides, Dad is so busy at work every day, and he doesn't have time to take the puppy for injections and take care of it. Isn't that right?"

“……”

Xu Xinyi pouted with a pink little mouth, with a depressed face.

Xu Zhiwei couldn't help her, but he still agreed with a smile: "Then bring you a puppy back after work tomorrow?"

Xu Xinyi laughed happily when she heard this.

When Xu Zhiwei left her room, Xu Xinyi didn't forget to tell him: "Remember, I want white." ”

"Good, good!"

Xu Zhiwei's heart blossomed, and his daughter would be spoiled to herself.

If this continues, their relationship will definitely return to the way it used to be.

is fantasizing about how long it will not be long, when he, Xu Xinyi and Ding Shengyan's mother and son will live happily as a family.

Ding Shengyan's phone called.

Xu Zhiwei slipped back to his bedroom to connect.

A crisp voice came from the other end of the phone: "Zhiwei, I'm here at Chenchen's school, can you come and pick me up?"

"Why are you going to their school?" asked Xu Zhiwei as he loosened his tie.

"It's not that your precious daughter drove my family Chen Chen away, he now rents a house near Yinghua High School. ”

"Okay, I'll go pick you up right away. ”

Xu Zhiwei hung up the phone and went out lightly.

The house rented by Shen Chenchen was on the fifth floor, the staircase, and Xu Zhiwei was so tired and out of breath when he climbed up.

I usually lack exercise, no matter where I go, I drive or take the elevator, and I don't even have the opportunity to walk, let alone climb the fifth floor in one breath.

He looked at the house number to make sure he couldn't make a mistake, and then gently pushed open the hidden door.

There are more than a dozen square meters of small houses, pasted with pale pink wallpaper, but there are many furniture and electrical appliances in the house, but they are all miniaturized versions.

Xu Zhiwei couldn't help but sigh: "It's really a sparrow, although it is small, it has all five organs." ”

Shen Chenchen was originally sitting on the bed chatting with Ding Shengyan. Seeing Xu Zhiwei coming, he stood up and said hello.

Xu Zhiwei also walked in with a smile, but he didn't see that the floor had just been taken off, the water had not dried out, and there were footprints everywhere.

Shen Chenchen frowned subconsciously, and said politely, "Uncle Xu, you can put on a shoe cover." He pointed to the shoe rack in the doorway.

Xu Zhiwei looked down and smiled awkwardly. Shoe covers were put on.

The three of them chatted in the house.

Shen Chenchen was originally a man of few words, and the two men had nothing to say.

After sitting for a while, he took Ding Shengyan back.

Ding Shengyan sat in the co-pilot, never spoke, and was in a gloomy mood.

"What's wrong?" Xu Zhiwei asked as he hit the steering wheel.

"Nothing, just feeling sorry for my son and living here alone. ”

"What's this, I think that small single room is very good, a high school student, can have such a living environment, it's already very good. ”

Ding Shengyan was not angry for a while: "What's wrong with my family Chenchen, why does your baby daughter look at him unpleasantly, and you have to drive him away." ”

"Okay! Xinyi, this kid I know, she doesn't have any opinion on Chen Chen. She didn't let Chen Chen live in my house, or because she couldn't accept you. ”

Ding Shengyan corrected his words: "Our family." ”

"Okay, good, our family. The car drove to the corner, and Xu Zhiwei flicked the steering wheel and passed. As if thinking of something, he suddenly laughed.

Ding Shengyan wondered: "What are you laughing at?" ”

"It's nothing, I suddenly thought of something, maybe this excuse can make Xinyi agree to live with you. ”

"What an excuse. ”

"Tonight Xinyi told me that she wanted to have a dog, and I agreed. ”

Ding Shengyan immediately screamed: "Are you crazy, what is there to raise this fluffy thing, who will clean up the house when the time comes?"

Xu Zhiwei laughed even more: "Xinyi and I don't have time to take care of the puppy, but the dog also has to be taken care of, so you can take on this task with honor." ”

"I don't want it!"

Xu Zhiwei drove the car into the garage and looked at her sideways: "Then do you want a way to make Xinyi willingly agree to let you stay and not quarrel with you?"

Ding Shengyan opened her mouth and closed it again.

I really can't think of a good idea.

Reading the first book of the novel