Dad Has It the Hardest

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"What to do?"

Smoker was dumbfounded. Seeing the guy fly away crying, he suddenly became helpless.

"Didn't Ye Chen tell Ying about these things?"

Gion is quite perceptive; after calming down and thinking it over carefully, she realized that it seemed like the guys had been guiding them all along.

"Impossible! Sakura is already so old, and Ye Chen has no reason to hide these things!"

Smoker's face darkened; he realized he had messed things up.

For a moment, the two of them became restless and started to have all sorts of wild thoughts.

Are we being disliked?

Smoker was extremely nervous; his heart was in his throat.

With a strange look on her face, Gion stared at Smoker without saying a word, because in her mind, Smoker could never be so hesitant and timid; this didn't fit Smoker's character.

"Why are you looking at me like that?"

Smoker felt a surge of anger; he sensed something was off about Gion's gaze—an inexplicable look.

"No, it's just that you seem different from usual. You're like a weird uncle with ill intentions. Why are you so nervous?"

Gion, on the other hand, remained quite calm.

"So-and-so is nervous."

Smoker looked away, blushing slightly, and his answers became hesitant and stammering.

What's there to be nervous about?

A sudden sound rang out, and a Nitro Fire coalesced behind Smoker.

"Oh my god, that scared me to death!"

Startled, Smoker almost launched an attack.

"Ye Chen."

As she stood up, Gion felt her heart race, and a strange glint appeared in her eyes.

"Sit down, this isn't Marineford."

Ye Chen smiled slightly and nodded to Gion.

"You bastard, you scared the hell out of me!" Smoker cursed and glared at Ye Chen.

"What were you guys talking about?" Smoker seemed a little uncomfortable.

Sitting down, Ye Chen looked at Smoker with a slightly amused expression.

Smoker coughed, interrupting Smoker Gion was about to speak, then said seriously, "Didn't you tell Hina about Tina?"

"Have you seen her?"

Ye Chen's heart skipped a beat as he scanned the two of them.

Nodding, Gion said, "I just ran into Sakura, and we even chatted for a while. Sakura is very clever; she managed to get a lot of information out of us."

"You two know about her mother?"

"Have you been hiding this all along?" Gion's pretty face changed, and she looked at Ye Chen with some confusion.

"Kindness."

With a sigh, Ye Chen nodded and said, "I've been keeping it a secret, but that child probably already knows, and may have even met Hina."

Feeling somewhat down, Ye Chen stood up and used his Observation Haki to quickly locate the guy.

"You haven't seen Hina in a long time, go see her! The child is with her."

With heavy hearts, Smoker and Gion followed behind Ye Chen.

After wandering around and passing through two corridors, the three arrived at a cluster of buildings.

Bepo paced anxiously back and forth in front of the gate, glancing up at the palace every now and then with sadness in his eyes.

"Bepo."

"Bss."

When Ye Chen arrived, Bepo's eyes were still slightly red, clearly from crying.

"If you want to see Luo, then go in!"

Seeing Bepo's drooping head, Ye Chen did not stop the others from visiting the bodies of Bai Doudou and the others.

"Boss, the princess has gone in, so I won't go in."

Shaking his head, Bepo looked dejected.

Without a word, Ye Chen patted Bepo's round head as he passed by. He didn't know how to comfort him with words, so this was all he could do.

Pushing open the door, a biting chill rushed out, and the temperature dropped as they went deeper until they finally arrived at a spacious room.

On several high beds, the lifeless bodies of Bai Doudou, Luo, and others lay.

"Doudou."

"Dead Rabbit."

Seeing Bai Doudou's body, Smoker and Gion's eyes reddened, and they lay down on the high bed, crying uncontrollably.

"Sorry."

Smoker and Gion were both incoherent and filled with self-reproach, because they hadn't been able to help at all back in Marineford.

Seeing the two people weeping uncontrollably, Ye Chen to the innermost wall, which had already been opened, and walked inside.

Just like outside, there was a high bed in the secret room, but it was Hina lying on it.

As soon as Ye Chen entered, he heard sobbing. He walked up to the platform and, sure enough, saw the guy on the other side.

The guy was sitting on the steps, hugging his knees and burying his face in them, his shoulders twitching.

With a heart full of anguish, Ye Chen walked up to the guy and slowly squatted down.

Without saying a word, Ye Chen reached out and touched the guy's head, feeling a tightness in his chest.

He looked up; the boy's eyes were red, and his face was streaked with tears. He looked like a little cat crying, which was heartbreaking.

"Dad."

As if he had found a safe haven, the boy threw himself into Ye Chen's arms and burst into tears.

Holding her in his arms, Ye Chen patted the little one's back, encouraging her, "Sakura, you have to be strong, or Mom will laugh at you."

"Waaah, Daddy's lying to me. Mommy won't laugh at me, because she'll never wake up, just like Master."

She gripped Ye Chen's Ye Chen tightly, her tears soaking his chest.

"I'm sorry, it's my fault for being useless."

His nose tingled, and Ye Chen's eyes reddened.

Hearing Ye Chen's words, the boy buried in his arms sat up and retorted with a sob in his voice, "Daddy isn't useless, Daddy is the best!"

Reaching out to wipe the tears from his face, Ye Chen smiled, but the smile was filled with bitterness.

"Yes, Dad is the best, so Sakura has to be strong too."

"I didn't want to cry, but... but Mom died giving birth to me, and Master became like that to save me."

"This isn't Sakura's fault. Both your mother and your Master Doudou want you to be happy, not like this, crying like a little cat."

"I don't look like a tabby cat."

"Yes, my princess is not a tabby cat."

He picked up the boy, who buried his face in Ye Chen's shoulder and sobbed incessantly.

At that moment, Smoker and Gion walked in, and when they saw Hina, tears streamed down their faces again.

"Hina."

Holding Hina's hand tightly, Gion touched the face that seemed to be asleep, and began to sob uncontrollably.

Smoker tried his best to control himself, but tears and snot kept dripping onto the ground.

Holding the item, Ye Chen looked heartbroken.

"Dad isn't sad."

A cool hand cupped Ye Chen's cheek. Seeing that Ye Chen was upset, the little girl comforted him like an adult, saying, "Sakura will always be with Daddy."

A warmth filled his heart, Ye Chen didn't know whether to cry or laugh. He gently touched his forehead to the baby's. "Daddy's not sad."

"Kindness."

The guy murmured, clinging to Ye Chen's neck.

"Let's go out first! Let Uncle Smoker and Gion Mommy keep Mom company." After glancing at Smoker and Gion, Ye Chen carried the item and left the secret room.

Stepping out of the room and feeling the sunlight, Ye Chen's gloom still hadn't dissipated.

"Is it hard to hold back?"

Patting the guy on the back, Ye Chen walked towards the garden.

"Sakura needs to be strong and protect her father, so it's not hard for her."

The guy nestled his face against Ye Chen's shoulder and nuzzled against him.

"So you blame your father for keeping it from you all this time?"

"It was strange at first, but when I went to see Master Doudou last time, I accidentally entered the secret room and saw Mom, so Sakura stopped blaming Dad."

"Why?"

"Because Dad works the hardest."

Without another word, Ye Chen looked up at the sky, where Hina seemed to be smiling at him.