"Cui Cui, Dad... Dad didn't expect this either..." Wei Xingzhou stammered, trying to explain.
"If Dad is also good to Sisi in the future, will Cui Cui be sad?" Wei Xingzhou asked cautiously.
Cui Cui snorted, "So after you are good to her, you won't be good to me anymore?"
Wei Xingzhou was stunned and quickly denied, "Of course not! How could I? Am I that kind of person?!"
"Then that's settled," Cui Cui said coldly.
Cui Cui looked at Wei Xingzhou and said with disdain, "Wei Xingzhou, you're still as dumb as you were before."
Wei Xingzhou: "..."
For some reason, Wei Xingzhou thought back to a long time ago, when Mu Sijie and Zhong Li Feiyu were vying to marry Lu Wanqing, and even created a private group to announce it. He thought they were incredibly stupid. Lu Wanqing hadn't agreed to either of them, yet they were already fantasizing that she would end up with them.
Later, Cui Cui had said the same thing to him: Mom is hers, and has nothing to do with him...
"I'm not dumb," Wei Xingzhou retorted, having finally realized that his Cui Cui seemed not as fragile as he had imagined. Cui Cui was very strong, and he couldn't help but revert to his old self and argue back.
"I'm very smart," Wei Xingzhou declared.
"You're dumb!"
"Big dummy!"
Cui Cui said in exasperation.
Wei Xingzhou: "..."
Wei Xingzhou looked at Cui Cui and, unable to resist, rushed forward and planted a kiss on her cheek. Then, he stepped back with a grin and said gently, "Alright, my good girl, go to bed early. Don't stay up late. Goodnight~"
Cui Cui also froze for a moment, then nodded, "Mm."
Wei Xingzhou left, and the door closed.
Cui Cui's taut nerves slowly relaxed. After a while, she looked at the door and closed her eyes deeply.
Lu Wanqing gently hugged Cui Cui and kissed her forehead.
"It's okay," Lu Wanqing whispered comfortingly.
"Even if you're not biologically father and daughter, you can still be the best father and daughter," Lu Wanqing said.
Cui Cui looked at her mother, then buried her head in her mother's embrace.
Cui Cui hugged her mother tightly, not looking up.
Lu Wanqing also held her child, offering silent comfort.
"Mom, I have a biological father too, right?" Cui Cui asked after a long pause.
Lu Wanqing hesitated slightly, then nodded, "Yes."
"I don't want to know who he is," Cui Cui suddenly said.
Her father was Wei Xingzhou; that was enough. She didn't want to know who her biological father was.
Lu Wanqing was slightly taken aback. She looked down at Cui Cui and asked, "Cui Cui doesn't want to know?"
Cui Cui pursed her lips and shook her head.
"Alright, then we won't investigate," Lu Wanqing said.
Cui Cui nodded with a muffled sound.
Lu Wanqing kissed her child again and then said, "Would you like Mom to tell you another bedtime story?"
"Okay," Cui Cui agreed.
Cui Cui lay down beside her, and Lu Wanqing began to tell the story in a gentle voice.
This time, Cui Cui finally felt sleepy. Listening to her mother's story, she slowly drifted off to sleep.
However, Lu Wanqing's mood was complex. Cui Cui's earlier words, "I don't want to know who Dad is," lingered in her mind.
To Cui Cui, Wei Xingzhou was the most important and irreplaceable person, wasn't he?
Even if Cui Cui wasn't biologically his daughter, in their hearts, they would always have the best father-daughter relationship.
As Lu Wanqing mused, she quietly opened her terminal and sent a message to Bai Jinian.
We won't investigate anymore.
Since Cui Cui doesn't want to know, we won't look for him.
Cui Cui being like this is also good. Wei Xingzhou will always be good to Cui Cui, even if Sisi comes along later.
Finally, Lu Wanqing also lay down beside Cui Cui. She gently closed her eyes.
That night, Lu Wanqing inexplicably had a dream. She dreamt that she had found Cui Cui's biological father, and it turned out to be Third Brother.
Lu Wanqing suddenly woke up. She instinctively turned to look at Cui Cui.
However, she quickly calmed down.
This was impossible.
How could Cui Cui be Third Brother's child?
Third Brother's body was entirely bio-engineered. He couldn't possibly have human genes, let alone conceive a child.
It was still early. Lu Wanqing looked at Cui Cui. Perhaps influenced by the dream, she actually felt that Cui Cui bore some resemblance to Third Brother in certain aspects.
With this thought, Lu Wanqing's mood brightened.
When Cui Cui woke up, she turned and saw her mother looking at her, startling her.
Lu Wanqing also jumped and quickly sat up.
"Mom, why... why were you looking at me?" Cui Cui asked after she recovered.
Lu Wanqing felt a bit embarrassed. "I just woke up. It's nothing, I was just looking at you."
Cui Cui listened and couldn't help but smile, feeling happy.
"Is it because I'm beautiful?" Cui Cui asked.
Beautiful?
Lu Wanqing found it amusing. Cui Cui was indeed beautiful, but as she looked at her child, it wasn't because of her beauty.
"No, because you are Mom's treasure. In Mom's heart, no matter what you look like, Cui Cui is the most beautiful!" Lu Wanqing said, kissing Cui Cui's cheek.
Cui Cui's cheeks suddenly flushed. Looking at her mother, she couldn't help but ask, "Mom, did you also kiss your other children like this when you woke them up?"
So, is comparison inherent in children?
It seemed every child liked to compare themselves to their siblings.
"Yes," Lu Wanqing replied.
Cui Cui's lips curved upwards. She was still somewhat happy.
"Let's get up. After breakfast, we have to go to school," Lu Wanqing said.
"Okay," Cui Cui quickly agreed.
Lu Wanqing and Cui Cui got up together. The mother and daughter tidied themselves up, washed, and then headed towards the door.
Sisi and her mother, Zhang Qiong, had also woken up. As Lu Wanqing and Cui Cui came out of their room, they happened to meet the mother and daughter.
"Good morning," Lu Wanqing greeted with a smile.
"Good... Good morning," Zhang Qiong replied nervously.
They all went downstairs and found Wei Xingzhou already in the kitchen.
Lu Wanqing felt truly speechless. Wei Xingzhou had the potential to be a full-fledged house-husband, or rather, he was incredibly qualified in taking care of Cui Cui.
Hearing the movement at the door, Wei Xingzhou saw them and his eyes lit up. He smiled and said, "You're awake?"
"Breakfast is almost ready. We can eat soon!" Wei Xingzhou announced.
Zhang Qiong couldn't help but ask, "Don't you use a housekeeping robot?"
"We do," Wei Xingzhou replied immediately.
"But I like to cook, and Cui Cui prefers food made by my own hands," Wei Xingzhou said with a smile.
Wei Xingzhou glanced at Cui Cui, then looked at Sisi and said, "If Sisi likes it, I can make a few more dishes in the future. I'll make dishes that Sisi likes, and dishes that Cui Cui likes."
Sisi's pupils dilated, and she stared at her father in shock.
Wei Xingzhou saw his child's reaction and felt a complex emotion. However, as an actor, he had excellent control over his emotions and did not display any inappropriate expressions, not even micro-expressions.
"Alright, I'll plate it, and we can eat soon. Go wash your hands first, you can only eat after washing your hands~" Wei Xingzhou said with a smile.
"Mm!" Sisi replied nervously.