"I'm your daddy!"
Zhao Su took a deep breath to steady his emotions, then smiled and spoke softly to the two little girls.
"Daddy?"
"Are you really our daddy?"
"Of course. I'm really your daddy."
As he spoke, Zhao Su sat down beside the bed and held out both arms to Qianqian and Youyou.
"Daddy!" The two little girls exchanged a glance, then threw themselves into Zhao Su's arms together. "Boohoo! Daddy, you're bad! You've been playing hide-and-seek with Qianqian all these years!"
"Daddy was wrong. I won't play hide-and-seek anymore. I'll always stay with Qianqian and Youyou, all right?"
"Really?"
"Of course it's true."
"What about Mommy?"
Youyou tilted her little face up toward Zhao Su and asked with utter seriousness.
"Of course she'll stay with Daddy, Qianqian, and Youyou. Our family will never be apart again."
"Yay! That's wonderful! Qianqian and Youyou have a daddy now, too! We're not fatherless little brats anymore!"
The two little girls laughed happily in Zhao Su's arms.
Yet their words made Zhao Su's heart ache all the more.
Once Qianqian and Youyou settled down from the joy of having a father, they began clamoring for their mother.
But Zhao Su did not want them to see their mother covered in wounds.
So he simply told them that when they woke up, they would see their mother as soon as they opened their eyes.
Hearing Zhao Su's words, the two little girls obediently closed their eyes.
Only after both girls were sound asleep did Zhao Su get up and leave the hospital room.
"Big Brother!"
"Mm. Have you found Chu Yingying?"
"Don't worry, Big Brother. We've found her, and she's fine." Wei Hai glanced around before continuing, "Chu Yingying is also a Soul Master, and she's already reached the strength of a Soul