Father Chen's voice trembled.
What he and his wife had worried about most was their daughter's insistence that Huan Huan, a little cat who didn't exist, was real.
Being blind was all right.
What was frightening was being thought of as mentally ill.
That would truly ruin their daughter's life.
On so many sleepless nights, just thinking of that possibility had left them tossing and turning.
And now, as he looked at his daughter, a cloudy tear slipped from the corner of his eye.
The problem he and Child's Mom had always worried about... was it solved?!
He could hardly believe it.
"Dad?"
As if she'd sensed something, Chen Xi shifted uneasily. "What's wrong?"
"I'm sorry. It was all my fault."
"Master Xiao told me."
"I understand now."
"It won't happen again."
"Dad..."
"It's all right."
Father Chen wiped the dampness from his face.
"I'm fine."
He patted his daughter's shoulder, his voice hoarse.
"Dad... is just so happy."
"Really, so happy."
The thing he'd always hoped for had come true so suddenly. Caught off guard, he could hardly believe it...
At the thought, his eyes grew hot again.
"Dad..."
Chen Xi blinked, clearing the mist from her lashes.
She really hadn't been a good daughter.
"Xiao Xi, let's go home."
"Let's go home!"
Father Chen took his daughter by the wrist. "Your mom... will be over the moon."
After Father Chen and Chen Xi got into the police car, Xiao Xiao, Yu Yanyan, and Ruan Nuan stood nearby.
They'd waved off the police officers' offer to give them a ride.
Chen Xi had been found.
Everything had ended well.
The rest wasn't for them to be involved in.
"Get in."
Yu Yanyan looked at Xiao Xiao and Ruan Nuan. "I'll take you back to school."