"Ow, my foot!"
She lost her footing and twisted her right ankle inward. Chi Xiu's heart tightened at the sight, but remembering his role, he forced down his concern and kept a stern face.
"I just told you, and you've already forgotten? How should a girl behave when she's out?"
Seeing Xue Wuyang's aggrieved expression after twisting her ankle, Bai Chenxiang could not help tugging on Chi Xiu's arm. "Chi Xiu..."
"Wait a moment. Give me a few minutes. I'm educating a child."
"I'm not a child anymore! I've grown up!"
Xue Wuyang frowned and shouted at Chi Xiu.
"So what? In my eyes, you've never grown up. Even if you're much older than me now, even if you've seen more of the world's splendor than I have, as your father, I haven't seen the slightest bit of maturity in you. And you actually yelled at me just now?"
Chi Xiu knew his demands were too harsh, but he had no choice. The girl before him might leave tomorrow, or the day after.
And where she was going would likely be a place without Chi Xiu—or rather, without a father's care.
When that time came, who would care for Xue Wuyang the way he did?
"Can Daddy please not hate me..."
Xue Wuyang lowered her head, tears falling sadly.
Chi Xiu froze. Suddenly, he sensed immense sorrow from the girl.
Bai Chenxiang quietly walked farther away and found a stone to sit on.
She did not even remember having a father or mother. From childhood to adulthood, she only remembered her grandfather, but now her grandfather was gone too.
Watching Chi Xiu scold Xue Wuyang now reminded her of how her grandfather had always nagged at her in the past, while she had always found him annoying.
If her grandfather