"Linger, go back to your room with your mother for now. I'll be right there," Ye Qiu called as he scooped Ah Yin up in his arms.
"Linger knows, Daddy. You have to come back soon!" Ye Linger beamed, looking adorably sweet. She rose onto her tiptoes and waved at Ye Qiu. "If you don't come back, Linger won't go to sleep!"
At the end, Ye Linger even added a threat.
Ye Qiu couldn't help smiling.
"Don't worry. Daddy will definitely come back to tuck you in."
With that, Ye Qiu left under Liu Erlong's gaze, holding Ah Yin close as he headed toward her room.
"..."
Liu Erlong stared after Ye Qiu for a long moment.
"Mom, catch!"
Ye Linger quickly looked away. As far as she was concerned, Daddy would be spending a long time with her from now on.
The shuttlecock rolled to Liu Erlong's feet, but she didn't react. She had no heart to keep playing. Looking down at her sweet daughter, she forced a smile and said, "Linger, let's go back to our room first, okay?"
Even now, Liu Erlong still hadn't figured out how to comfort Ye Linger when she woke up and found Ye Qiu gone.
"Huh?"
Hearing Liu Erlong call her, Ye Linger looked surprised and asked, confused, "Mom, aren't you going to call me Ye'er anymore?"
"Those two names mean the same thing. You're my precious daughter either way." A faint smile appeared on Liu Erlong's face as she stepped forward, crouched, and gently ruffled Ye Linger's hair.
Liu Erlong was right. Whether she called her Ye'er or Linger, Ye Linger would always be her daughter. The only difference was that Liu Erlong had now accepted Ye Qiu as Ye Linger's father.
"Hehe." Ye Linger giggled and nodded repeatedly. "Mm-hmm! Linger