"Dad, I’m not as fragile as you think, but... neither am I as strong as you think."
Lu Yonghuai took a deep breath, and at that moment, he really had only one thought in his mind.
He wished nothing more than to drag Zhongli Wuzhi in front of him and punch him hard, to make Zhongli Wuzhi give his precious daughter back!
Xiaoer was by his side, but it wouldn’t be long before she had to leave far away again.
He knew that for Xiaoer, it didn’t matter where she went, as long as she could temporarily escape from the sorrowful place of Anlin.
"Alright, if you want to leave, then leave, Dad will take care of everything for you."
Lu Yonghuai used to have a lot of demands on Lu Xiaoer; he hoped she would grow up as he expected.
But since Caesar, and Chuihai, his demands on Lu Xiaoer had changed.
He no longer hoped she would be outstanding or live life exactly the way he had imagined; he simply wanted her to be happy, to do as she wished.
For that, even if it meant completely letting go, even if it meant no longer controlling, he was willing.
Lu Xiaoer sat across from her father, smiling.
Actually, the words choked up in her throat and couldn’t come out, so she could only express her gratitude to her father with this somewhat silly smile.
The matter of going to the United States was settled then.
Lu Yonghuai suddenly asked.
Lu Xiaoer pondered for a moment and said,
"I haven’t told her yet, but I will find an opportunity. Anyway, the resignation process at the hospital has to be completed, and the visa and other procedures for the United States will also take some time. Besides, at least I have to wait until the court finishes the trial and the final verdict is out before I can leave. So, there’s no need to rush and add to the sorrow..."
"Lili, she really treats you as a confidant."
Lu Yonghuai said earnestly, "She is the President’s wife, but she never puts on airs in front of you, or in front of me."
"Of course, Lili is not an ordinary woman. She’s my good friend. Her character is beyond reproach."
"Look at you, so proud," Lu Yonghuai laughed again.
"Actually, I never expected Lili and Lord Wen Nian to be so happy now. I always felt that everything between them happened too suddenly and unpredictably."
Lu Xiaoer murmured, biting her lip,
"Their love... so enduring, so profound. Even though they have faced many hardships and have been apart for quite some time, their eyes have always been only for each other."
Lu Xiaoer’s expression drifted into a distant haze, her beautiful eyes slowly revealing admiration...
"I’m really jealous of Xiao Li..."
She mumbled, unaware that this very sentence pained Lu Yonghuai’s heart.
His precious daughter, who always used to claim she would never marry, that she could live brilliantly and freely alone...
Now, her heart had been deeply wounded by some scoundrel.
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"Have you ever truly loved Mom?" she asked while stirring the food in her bowl... Lu Xiaoer always made judgments about her parents’ feelings based on what she saw and heard.
She had never really had a conversation with her father about it.
Lu Yonghuai was initially startled by Lu Xiaoer’s question, then he chuckled,
"Your mom... she must be the only woman I ever liked."
Lu Yonghuai said, exhaling softly. His candid words shocked Lu Xiaoer,