[What moment will you suddenly find that you are no longer a child, a girl from innocent and carefree to mature and steady may only need one conversation, one cognition, one person - Xu Zixi! ] 】

At that time, Xu Zixi didn't understand that such an emotion was called farewell and drawing a clear line. Letting go is not the hardest result, the hardest thing is that everything after letting go is no longer relevant to that person's life is the most painful decision.

"Xiaoxi, come here." Xu Baihang gently beckoned his daughter over.

Xu Zixi walked towards the belief in her heart with brisk steps, and at that moment of the day, she didn't know that what her father was going to tell her would be so cruel and straightforward.

If she had known that maybe no matter how cold that day would have been, she would have chosen to stay at school and refuse to go home, if she had known that maybe she wouldn't have walked over so obediently that day, would the outcome be different, if she had known that day and never wanted to open her eyes, would everything in that day have happened.

It's a pity that I didn't know earlier.

That day she went home, she walked obediently, she happily welcomed the arrival of a new day, and all the accidents that cannot be called unexpected happened.

"Daddy." Xu Zixi looked at Xu Baihang sweetly, waiting for what he was going to say next.

Xu Baihang raised his hand with difficulty and slowly covered Xu Zixi's shoulder.

This calloused palm is not as warm as usual, and it contains some different weights. Xu Zixi seemed to be able to feel that Xu Baihang at this time did not treat her as a thirteen-year-old child, but as if she was treating an adult to admonish.

"Xu Baihang." Xu Zhili's steady voice resounded throughout the living room, and in Xu Zixi's impression, it seemed that he had never seen his grandfather lose his temper so much.

When Xu Zhili was young, he was a man of his word, self-respecting, self-introspective, self-examination, and self-correction. Such a person is undoubtedly respected and admired, coupled with his own low-key wisdom, there are many people in society who admire him.

His lack of anger and self-authority is enough to make people feel awe, and as he grows older and his grandmother Lin Jing's gentle temperament over the years, Xu Zhili has become more and more indifferent.

"Dad." Xu Baihang's faint tone carried a hint of obvious pleading.

"Don't call me Dad, Xu Baihang, let me ask you, what do the three words Xu Zhili represent?" The old man's angry emotions made his otherwise calm voice sound a little trembling, and the anger in his chest continued to erupt, causing him to cough violently.

Xu Baihang glanced at Xu Zhili, no one knows how stubborn the old man is than his son.

Helplessness, guilt, and boredom swept in, but he had no way to go away without turning back and continuing to have an idea, and cutting through the mess with a quick knife was the best ending.

Xu Zixi knew what her grandfather's name represented, because it was the enlightenment education of the old man, and she never dared to forget it.

"Faith and Prayer." Xu Baihang finished speaking quietly, his eyes did not have the slightest emotion, and he stared at Xu Zhili quietly, always very calm.

At that moment, Xu Zixi saw a Xu Baihang for the first time who was different from what she usually saw, not gentle, not humble, not dodging, and not guilty

There was also a hint of imperceptible indifference.

Back then, she didn't understand why a man who had done something wrong could be so calm!

Hatred sprouted instantly, and the former warmth was gone at this moment.

"What do you mean? Xu Baihang: I'm asking you, what do these four words mean? The old man asked, chokingly.

Xu Baihang stared at his father stubbornly, and also refused to bow his head. Each other is like two lions, how to hit the vital point, how to hurt each other, no one is willing to show weakness, no one is willing to retreat.

Injuries between family members are the deadliest and there is no reason to talk about it. No matter how superb the negotiation skills are, they can only target the opponent, and once the other party is a family member, whether it is offensive or defensive, it is doomed to lose both.

"Start with trust, respect each other, and don't go beyond the limits of etiquette, so that we can have peace for a long time." There was an unusual layer of bitterness when every word was spoken, Xu Baihang swallowed hard, his throat was dry and hoarse.

"Then how did you do it, back then, you chose the path you insisted on, and now you make such a fuss, what did you insist on when you refused to give in?" The old man is really angry, the original choice can be defined as capricious, but now? What is a husband and wife called after so many years?

Xu Baihang clenched his fists hard, he also wanted to ask himself what he got by his unyielding persistence? Maybe it wasn't for that insistence back then, maybe everyone wouldn't look so embarrassed now.

"Dad, I'm an adult, and I can take responsibility for my choices. Xiaoxi is no longer a child, she has the right to know everything, I think one day she will understand. Xu Baihang calmly stated all the facts, trying to end it in the simplest way, instead of asking for it as he did at the beginning.

"You did ugly things yourself, and let a child understand you. Xu Baihang: Is this the only thing your upbringing and responsibilities have taught you over the years? Where have you lost all the responsibilities you should have as a man, I am really disappointed in you. ”

The old man hated this son and looked at him, once this son had always been his proudest pride, except for some emotional ups and downs, and then Xu Zhili thought that everything should return to calm.

Now that you have a career, love, and family, why not take a step back and live a good life?

Xu Baihang laughed for a while, and arched his shoulders indifferently. seemed to be muttering and self-deprecating, but his eyes always fell on Zhong Yu's shadow and refused to move.

There was no trace of feeling in the man's heart, and the peace of mind made him willing to admit defeat, and he said bitterly in his heart, "Heh, what a coincidence, I'm quite disappointed in myself." ’

"Xiaoxi, the aunt on the sofa is surnamed Tong, you can call her Aunt Tong in the future." The man spoke, no hesitation in his voice.

"And who is that child in her arms?" Xu Zixi asked without a trace of foreshadowing, and looked at Xu Baihang calmly.

She wondered how her father's beliefs she had always believed would explain a strange woman and the child she was carrying in her arms that wasn't supposed to exist.

Thirteen-year-old Xu Zixi is gentle and sharp

Her tenderness shines like the sun on all things that are tender, and her sharpness is like a hedgehog that attacks all things cruel.

It seems to be a contradictory and sharp feeling, but there is no disobedience in this thirteen-year-old girl.

Xu Baihang could feel that his daughter was still the same, but there were some things between them that were slowly passing, such as warmth. For example, intimacy.

"Xiaoxi, do you believe that Dad loves you?" His stubbornness made him just want to confirm this problem, at least the husband and wife had regrets, and he didn't want to regret this daughter forever.

"Mr. Xu, I would like to ask you to be more straightforward and face up to my problem." Xu Zixi asked shallowly, she didn't want to face Xu Baihang's question.

"You, what do you call me, what?" Xu Baihang looked at Xu Zixi in disbelief, the indifference and hurt in her eyes were like a sharp weapon, deeply stirring Xu Baihang's heart.

"Mr. Xu, please answer my question squarely." Xu Zixi's pride and resilience were cultivated by Xu Baihang, this girl's freedom from water has always been what he admires the most, but one day the indifference in this freedom is facing himself, and this feeling is really not an ordinary sting.

"He's your brother." Xu Baihang's lips opened slightly, and he thought for a long time, as if he was looking for an explanation, as if he was trying to make himself affirm this statement.

"Oh! Brother? Mr. Xu, I remember that Xu Zixi is an only child, Xu Baihang and Zhong Yu have only one only daughter, and she doesn't have a so-called younger brother, so who is he? ”

At the age of thirteen, Rao is scarlet and trembling cowardice in his eyes no matter how strong he is, finally shows the helplessness of a girl from innocent and carefree to mature and stable.

On this day, Xu Zixi learned how to question aggressively, Xu Zixi on this day learned to force without face, and Xu Zixi learned to be mean and cold-blooded.

"Say, where did the set of theories you taught me go? Where has your mouthful gone? Where has your great fatherly love gone? ”

Xu Zixi bit her lower lip stubbornly, and tears kept rolling in her eyes. She was constantly controlling and trying to suppress on the verge of an emotional breakdown.

This was her last dignity, and she refused to tell this grievance to this man, because it was the most embarrassing evidence of his betrayal of this family.

"Xiaoxi, I'm sorry. Father...... Daddy is loving you, do you believe it? "At this moment, all explanations look so pale that they can't be measured.

"Hehe, love. You once told me that you love your mother, you said that a man can only marry one woman he loves in his life, and there will be no one else with her, right? "At the age of thirteen, she is full of sharpness, and the promises she made at the age of black and white cannot be easily changed.

"Yes." The pale and weak dialogue, the sudden gap made the originally close father and daughter gradually indifferent.

"Liar, you lied to me, you fell in love with me? Why didn't you think about love when you started with this woman? Why didn't you think about love when you had children? You let her, they appear in front of me and my mother, why didn't you think about love?

You disobey Grandpa, and let each of us be immersed in pain, why didn't you think about love? ”

Xu Zixi indifferently swept the mother and son on the sofa, and her mother told her that she should not be angry. Even if his mother is at fault, at least the child is innocent, but some people are obviously not doing anything, nothing is wrong, but they are destined to be opposite from the beginning.

Inch by inch of red and white were intertwined on Xu Baihang's face, he had no way to refute it, he had no position to explain. As early as when he decided, he had already lost the rights of a father.

"Xiaoxi."

This sound of "Xiaoxi" made all the pretense and armor be captured in an instant, and tears slowly slipped down the corners of his eyes, and the moment was as fast as the brilliance after a meteor broke through the sky, and there was nothing left except the light for a moment.

"Dad, why is your love so shallow, so short-lived, so heartless! Xu Baihang, do you know how to love like this? I'm telling you, you're not worthy, so stop blaspheming that word makes me sick, okay? From now on I will never believe you again, and I will not believe every word you have ever said. ”

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