Return, a Brief Lapse in Focus

In this domain, my impression of Little Nian Bai had completely changed.

He was no longer that little brat who knew nothing.

Though he still looked like a four- or five-year-old child, his mind, words, and actions were no different from an adult's—perhaps even more mature.

I truly hoped he was only like this within the domain. A child should act like a child. At his age, he should be playing to his heart's content, free of so many worries.

I hoped he would retain some childlike innocence in reality.

"Do whatever you want. I'm done interfering." He was no longer polite when he spoke to me. His tone was simple and formulaic, and he did not even address me by name.

That spared me some embarrassment. If he called me Dad or something, I would feel guilty.

I said to him, "Stay with your mother and protect her. I'll talk to them."

I slowly walked toward Xu Zheng, with Ye Jinghong at my side. She accompanied me.

She probably did not want to remain beside Bingbing and her son either. After all, Little Nian Bai was hostile toward her as well.

"Can we talk now?"

Hearing that, Xu Zheng gave a bitter smile. "How do you want to talk?"

"Can you persuade your wife?"

Xu Zheng shook his head. "That will be difficult. She has probably been deeply influenced. In her heart, that woman—the daughter she believes to be hers—comes first. My transformation was also that woman's idea. Ridiculous. Back then, I truly believed she was our daughter. Although it pained me as a father that my daughter wanted me to undergo such a transformation, I still agreed for her sake."

Parents would do anything for their children. For parents, their children were always an obstacle they could never