Hearing a little girl call him "Dad", Qiao Zhanbei's slender and flexible fingers paused, and the Rubik's Cube in his hand stopped rotating.

He froze there, and out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of a little girl, coming towards him from the light of the doorway, her little leather shoes on the floor, making a "click" sound.

Knock on his heart one by one.

It's Jojo.

The corners of his mouth couldn't help but rise, and he was about to turn his head, realizing the horrible scar on the left half of his cheek, and his throat choked.

When Jojo saw him like this, would he be scared and disappointed?

The man blinked his eyelids, momentarily overwhelmed.

It's really Daddy.

Daddy is back.

Little Qiao Qiao stood beside Qiao Zhanbei generously, looking at the Rubik's Cube in his hand with a pair of big black and bright eyes.

Feeling Qiao Qiao's gaze, remembering what Ye Mian said before, the little girl had been waiting for him to come back to restore this Rubik's Cube, Qiao Zhan looked at her with his eyes.

Only then did I see Qiaoqiao's appearance clearly.

Seven months later, she had grown much taller, with a high ponytail and slightly curly hair, and she wore a dark gray tweed coat, a black and white houndstooth scarf, and a beautiful oval face with no baby fat.

She put her hands in her coat pockets, looking like a little princess.

Realizing that her attention was on the Rubik's Cube in his hand, he hooked his long fingers and turned, and the Rubik's Cube made a crisp grinding sound.

After three or two strokes, all six sides of the third-order Rubik's Cube were restored, one side and one color.

Little Qiaoqiao's little face was overflowing with admiration at this time, thinking that his father would still screw it blindly.

"Give." Qiao Zhanbei spread the Rubik's Cube in his palm and sent it to Qiao Qiao.

Little Qiaoqiao took the Rubik's Cube, walked around to him, leaned on his lap, and raised his little face, "It's still Dad's greatness, Mom's not either." ”

She frowned slightly at the scar on her father's other face.

Qiao Qiao saw the other half of his ugly face, and Qiao Zhanbei's heart ached.

A faint aroma of milk wafted in, and he was uncomfortable, looking at Qiaoqiao's little hand, and gently stroked the scar on his face.

Like a feather, gently rubbing and caressing his pain.

"Dad, does it hurt?" Little Jojo asked with concern.

In an instant, a warm current surged in Qiao Zhanbei's heart, and he looked at the little angel who was not only not scared to cry, but also cared about him, and grabbed her in his arms with a sweep of his arms.

"It's just a small injury, it doesn't hurt." He swallowed the choking in his throat, and looked like a light breeze.

Jojo leaned close to her father's face, and she kissed the scar on his cheek.

Mom said that Dad was injured by beating bad guys, and his legs couldn't walk anymore, and Dad was a hero.

Qiao Zhanbei never thought that Mu Qiang's daughter would not dislike the ugliness of half of his face at all, and did not dislike him for being in a wheelchair.

"Daddy!"

Ye Mian came into the door with Nuan Nuan in his arms, and when the little baby in his arms saw Qiao Zhanbei, he shouted sweetly, and opened his arms towards him, and his body was about to break away from her arms.

Puppy enthusiasm.

Ye Mian put her down, a little man who was more than a year old, and ran towards the man in the wheelchair.

In the first room on the north side of Qiao Zhan, when he saw Ye Mian, who had not been seen for half a month, he was slightly stunned, nodded at her, and with a smile on the corner of his lips, he greeted her: "I'm back." ”

There is no intimacy between lovers, nor is it like warmth between friends...... There is a faint sense of alienation.

"Well, I just brought the two of them back from early education." Ye Mian nodded, and after entering the door, he hung the bag and the warm little schoolbag on the hanger and returned to him.

There was no emotion in her tone, Qiao Zhanbei's heart tightened unconsciously, and he was instantly attracted by Xiao Nuannuan's attention and picked up the little man.

Two daughters, one on each side, stuck to his arms.

Ye Mian looked at this warm and loving scene, the corners of his mouth slowly curled, and he said in his heart that he finally had the courage to come back and face his family's relatives.

So, what about her?

Since the last breakup, they haven't seen each other for half a month, and she is busy embroidering with Jiang Xun every day, and she has no time to think about him.

Listening to Song Qiao, he insisted on rehabilitating at home for two hours every day, and a professional rehabilitation therapist invited by the hospital guided him.

Mr. Ahn also said that he works remotely every day to manage Joe's affairs.

He perked up.

After she took off her coat and coat, she approached the father and daughter, "Qiaoqiao, take off your schoolbag and hang it up for your mother." ”

Xiao Qiaoqiao grabbed the backpack belt, Qiao Zhanbei seriously helped her take off her schoolbag, handed it to Ye Mian, and asked, "They are so young, they started to go to early education?" ”

"Early education, there are one-month-old babies in the early education center, but they don't go to study, there are many children there, and there are many activities, which helps to cultivate social skills." Ye Mian took the schoolbag and said calmly.

There was still no emotion in his tone.

Unlike before, she either deliberately got close to him or deliberately stimulated him, but now she is lukewarm to him.

Obviously it was the result he wanted, but seeing her attitude, he felt very uncomfortable.

"Dad, I'm not small!" The very cultured little Qiaoqiao frowned and protested to his father after his parents finished speaking.

Qiao Zhanbei was stunned and was distracted by his daughter.

The little girl with a big fart actually said that she was not small.

After the two children went home, they only cared about sticking to their father, and they hadn't washed their hands yet, and after a while, Ye Mian called them to wash their hands.

Only the two of them were left in the living room.

Ye Mian poured him a glass of water, "Qiao Qiao doesn't like others to say that she is small, she will be very angry." ”

"Thank you." Qiao Zhanbei took the water cup, thinking about the little girl who was strong in his family, and the corners of his mouth pulled up a doting smile, "This little girl." ”

This was the first time she had seen the smile on his face since she found him, a smile from the bottom of her heart.

Sensing her gaze, the smile on the corner of Qiao Zhanbei's mouth froze, and he remembered his disability again, he lowered his eyes and said softly, "I'll go talk to grandma." ”

The man was in a wheelchair and walked out of the living room.

He still avoided her, Ye Mian looked at his back, secretly clenched his hands, and endured the sullen pain in his heart.

The feeling of not being able to be together in love is too uncomfortable.

Grandma Qiao and Qiao Zhanbei were basking in the warm sun, the old lady encouraged him not to give up rehabilitation and cheer him up, Qiao Zhanbei apologized to her and said that he would also actively rehabilitate for his family in the future.

"Zhanbei, don't feel inferior in front of sleep. Although she is very good and dazzling, she has attracted the pursuit of many rich sons, I heard that on the Jin family's side, many old nobles in the capital climbed to the door to marry Mianmian and wanted to marry the Jin family. The sleeping studio, the roses of the suitors received every day, piled up, but ......"

Mrs. Qiao held her grandson's hand and persuaded him earnestly, but she also deliberately stimulated him.

Listening to his grandmother's words, Qiao Zhanbei forgot to breathe, he knew before he disappeared that many famous nobles wanted to propose to the Jin family and marry Ye Mian as his granddaughter-in-law.

At that time, he was not disfigured, not paralyzed, high-spirited, as bright as her, and more confident in her feelings for him, fearless.

"However, she has been dead set on you, when you were away, she helped you stabilize the company, and now that you are injured like this, she still does not give up on you. Zhanbei, you have to think about Mianmian, she needs you, don't hold back and break her heart. Think about it, how many sins did you suffer after marrying you, girl? I was bullied and disfigured by that Tong Yaoyao before, and later, you divorced her again, and then a woman surnamed Qin came, she was almost wrongfully imprisoned, and just stopped, you disappeared for half a year......" Old Lady Qiao carefully counted the grievances suffered by Ye Mian.

"She's too bitter to sleep, will she dislike you for being disabled? She's just like me, she's content as long as you live. For her sake, let go of your pride and pride, and stop breaking her heart. ”

"Grandma, I understand what you said, it's just that I ......" Qiao Zhanbei lowered his eyelids and said in a low voice.

Ye Mian was by the window of the house, quietly listening to their conversation, she walked out and went behind Grandma Qiao.

"Grandma, don't persuade Brother Qiao anymore, we have already said before, get along like relatives in the future, don't be lovers, I also figured it out, two people together, the most important thing is comfort and harmony, but whenever one party compromises, it is all mental consumption and mutual torture." She bent over, put her arms on Grandma Qiao's shoulders, smiled, and said lightly.

When the words fell, she looked at Qiao Zhanbei on the side generously and naturally, and he happened to look at her as well.

She really let go.

Qiao Zhanbei was stunned, he couldn't tell what he felt, his hand secretly clenched his thigh, he couldn't feel any sensation, he recognized the reality, and pulled a stiff smile, "Grandma, I will continue to take care of Mianmian as a sister in the future." ”

Old Mrs. Qiao snorted coldly in her heart, and smiled on her face: "Mianmian, you can let go of this stinky boy, grandma is really happy for you." ”

"By the way, Nuan Nuan's father, that Mr. Xu, didn't you say before that he confessed to you? I think he is very good, elegant and elegant, a true gentleman, treats the two children as his own, and is a person with great love. The old Gu family next door, Gu Ye is not bad, it is these soldiers who are in the army all the year round, and they can't take care of their families...... It's still Mr. Xu, you are still real childhood sweethearts, and grandma supports you in choosing him. ”

Xu Mobai confessed to her that Gu Ye had a crush on her for more than ten years......

Listening to his grandmother's words, Qiao Zhanbei raised his nerves, his expression was gloomy, and he didn't say a word.

"Zhanbei, what do you think? Help your sister with a staff officer. Mrs. Qiao slapped the back of his hand and sneered at him, and the old lady deliberately accentuated the word "sister".

This dog thing, she doesn't believe it, he can be so generous!

Ye Mian didn't understand Grandma Qiao's thoughts, it was really her own grandmother, she smiled and said, "Grandma, I make my own decisions, and I know it in my heart." ”

Listening to Ye Mian's words, Qiao Zhanbei's heart was much more relaxed.

If she wanted to be nice with these two, she would have been with them a long time ago.

Ye Mian saw that Qiao Zhanbei was distracted, thoughtfully, she pursed her lips, patted him on the shoulder, and asked, "Brother Qiao, are you staying at home tonight?" I'll have someone clean up your room? ”

Qiao Zhanbei came back to her senses, and looked at her atmospheric appearance, she looked at him with no attachment or anger, like looking at an ordinary friend.

He rolled his throat and nodded, "I'm sorry for you." ”

"Then clean up the first floor, it's much more convenient." Ye Mian said as he walked away in style.

"Stinky boy, you just wait for the repentance! Mianmian is now an independent and self-reliant mature woman, she loves herself the most, you always push her away, she loves you no matter how much she feels, she will feel bitter and tired. Old Mrs. Qiao didn't treat Qiao Zhanbei as a disabled person, she said bluntly.

It's not that she's ruthless, in her opinion, treating him as a disabled person is pitying him, she wants to be a strong grandson, and she doesn't want others to pity him.

Qiao Zhanbei was speechless.

In the evening, Ye Mian went downstairs.

She wore wavy curly hair, delicate light makeup on her face, a black turtleneck, a short skirt, and a coat.

Delicate from head to toe, unbelievably beautiful.

"Grandpa, grandma, Brother Qiao, I have an appointment in the evening, and I won't eat at home." She looked at the three people in the living room and said with a smile.

Grandpa Qiao nodded again and again, and said, "Go ahead, go on, have some fun." ”

Qiao Zhanbei looked at her, and she passed behind him, leaving behind a bewildering smell of male perfume.

At this time, the sound of a sedan engine sounded at the gate of the small courtyard, Qiao Zhanbei looked towards the gate of the courtyard, a Jeep Grand Cherokee stopped at the door, and a tall and straight man in a suit and leather shoes got out of the car.

He opened the passenger door for Ye Mian.

It was too far away for him to see the other party's appearance clearly.

It's not Xu Mobai, it's not Gu Ye.

Qiao Zhanbei looked at the strange man, holding the top of the car door with one hand, and the gentleman carefully escorted her into the car.

This is a person who seems to be very cultivated.

His heart was clogged, he lowered his head to look at his legs, and used his inferiority complex to suppress the sourness and possessiveness, forcing himself not to think about it.

The more I control, the more I can't help but think, it's hard to sit still.

Obviously, he begged her to let go, and now, watching her start dating other men, he was jealous and miserable.

He despised himself fiercely in his heart, and tried his best to resist the urge to have people investigate and follow her and the man.

At 11 o'clock in the evening, there was finally movement outside the gate.

The door light at the gate of the courtyard was as bright as day, and the man got out of the car, went around the front of the car, and opened the door of the passenger seat. After a while, Ye Mian got out of the car, holding a bouquet of white roses in her arms, and walked to the door.

After the gardenias, Qiao Zhanbei was stunned when he saw the strange man's face clearly.

At first glance, he thought that the man was himself.

He is of the same stature, over 185 in height, with broad shoulders, narrow waist and long legs, and the upper half of his face is almost exactly the same as his......

After Ye Mian saw Lu Yu's car leave, she turned around and entered the gate, she held the flowers, and walked to the door of the small building in a good mood.

Suddenly, a wheelchair pulled out from behind a giant gardenia bush, and she was startled.

After fixing his soul, he realized that it was him.

"Brother Qiao, it's so late, why are you doing in the yard if you don't sleep?" Ye Mian looked at the man who was full of gloomy air and asked knowingly.

Qiao Zhanbei raised his eyes, looked directly at her, and asked, "Who is that man?" ”

There is no concealment, it is a straightforward question.

She's dating a man who looks like him.

"Brother Qiao, I don't care who I'm dating, I don't care who I'm dating, I'm not the underage girl I was back then." She glanced at him, finished quietly, flicked her hair, and walked into the house.

Hearing her say this, Qiao Zhanbei relieved himself from that vinegar energy.

He said it himself, treating her as a sister......