Over the years, Wen Qingfei had grown considerably more mature in both looks and bearing, losing the youthful awkwardness of her girlhood.
As the wife of a Heaven-Tier Powerhouse, she could freely enjoy all manner of immortal delicacies and supreme-grade treasures that preserved beauty and youth, so her appearance had changed little. The change in her bearing, however, was impossible to conceal.
She was already the mother of two children. Her words clearly sounded like an attempt to change the subject and protect Fang Yue.
Fang Qianyuan said calmly, "Qingfei, I have my own plans for this matter. You need not interfere."
Wen Qingfei asked anxiously, "Then what about Yue'er?"
Fang Qianyuan did not answer her. He merely looked at Yue'er and beckoned. "Yue'er, come here."
Fang Yue's heart stirred at his words.
Over the years, the image of her father in her mind had always been indistinct. Ever since she had been old enough to understand things, she had keenly felt how different her father was from those of other families.
Seeing Fang Qianyuan beckon to her like this, she truly felt hesitant.
Wen Qingfei, however, inwardly breathed a sigh of relief. She nudged Fang Yue and said, "Yue'er, go on."
With some trepidation, Fang Yue approached the Throne.
Fang Qianyuan stood and silently studied her for a while. At last, he sighed softly and spoke with a loneliness Fang Yue had never heard from him in all her years. "So that's how it is. Before I knew it, you had grown up too, Yue'er."
"Father, I..."
At those words, Fang Yue's eyes immediately reddened.
At that moment, she actually sensed something "human" in her father.
Fang Qianyuan reached out and gently stroked her head.
This unprecedented gesture of affection stirred a hundred emotions in Fang Yue's heart, and