Cui Cui was silent for a moment before finally nodding, "Okay."
Lu Wanqing stroked the child's head and said with a smile, "Cui Cui is the best!"
Half an hour passed by unnoticed. The interstellar express delivered the vegetables and meat they had ordered.
Lu Wanqing took Cui Cui to the door to collect the delivery. However, as soon as they stood up, they turned around and saw Wei Xingzhou.
Seeing Wei Xingzhou, Cui Cui instinctively tensed and hid behind Lu Wanqing.
Wei Xingzhou saw Cui Cui's evasive expression and instantly pouted, feigning hurt.
Wei Xingzhou didn't speak. He was sulky and turned to get the delivery.
Cui Cui had grown up with her father since she was little. How could she not notice something was wrong with her father's reaction just now?
Cui Cui hesitated.
Lu Wanqing didn't rush the child, saying casually, "Let's go, we'll get the delivery."
Cui Cui nodded, "Mm."
Lu Wanqing took Cui Cui to the Wei family's door, only to find that Wei Xingzhou had already signed for their delivery.
Wei Xingzhou held the package and turned to look at them.
Cui Cui was nervous.
Wei Xingzhou took a deep breath and then handed the package to Cui Cui.
Cui Cui was tense and finally cautiously stepped forward, extending her hands to take the package.
"You don't trust your dad," Wei Xingzhou suddenly said.
Cui Cui's hand froze. The ingredients she had just received suddenly fell to the ground with a thud.
Lu Wanqing quickly went over and picked up all the ingredients.
"I... I don't," Cui Cui said nervously, still looking at Wei Xingzhou, but her trembling voice betrayed her inner turmoil.
"You do," Wei Xingzhou said deliberately.
"Dad is so sad," Wei Xingzhou raised his hand to his chest, then squatted down, tears falling one by one.
"Cui Cui doesn't believe Dad, Dad feels so hurt, boo hoo hoo hoo," Wei Xingzhou suddenly started crying, a very sad kind of crying.
Lu Wanqing was also stunned. Was Wei Xingzhou really... crying?
Cui Cui panicked and quickly went over, hugging Wei Xingzhou's head, then pecked him on the cheek, "I don't not believe you, I believe you!"
She said the last sentence urgently and loudly. She was truly afraid that her father was genuinely upset, afraid that her father thought she didn't believe him.
Wei Xingzhou's eyes instantly lit up. He then looked up and pecked Cui Cui on the cheek.
Cui Cui: "???"
Lu Wanqing: "???"
There were no longer any tears in Wei Xingzhou's eyes. He wiped his face, and only a sly smile remained in his eyes.
Wei Xingzhou immediately took out a white paper and a black marker, then handed them to Cui Cui, saying, "Cui Cui, let's sign an agreement, Dad and you. Regardless of whether we are biological father and daughter, we will always be father and daughter from now on. You will always be my daughter, and I will always be your dad!"
Cui Cui realized what was happening. She glared at Wei Xingzhou, angry, "Wei Xingzhou, you're tricking me again!"
He wasn't crying at all!
Wei Xingzhou had deliberately faked crying to make her soften her heart.
Wei Xingzhou pouted, feigning hurt, "No."
He wouldn't admit it.
He would rather die than admit it.
How could this be considered a trick?
This was his immense love for his good daughter.
"Shall we sign? In the ancient Earth era, black and white on paper is the highest form of promise. It will be protected by law. If you break the contract, you will be punished by law, sent to prison, and eat prison food!" Wei Xingzhou eagerly pushed the white paper and black marker towards Cui Cui, his eyes shining with anticipation as he looked at her.
Cui Cui looked at her father. Her heart couldn't remain hardened. After a long hesitation, she finally raised her hand, pretending to be proud, but still with a hint of nervousness and caution, and took the white paper and black marker.
Wei Xingzhou's eyes sparkled with excitement.
But at that moment, the lights on the second floor suddenly turned on.
The three people at the door were startled. They looked up towards the stairs.
It was the little girl who looked very much like Wei Xingzhou.
Seeing the little girl, Cui Cui's hands, which were holding the white paper and black marker, tightened slightly.
The little girl looked down at them for a long time, then hesitantly came down, approaching Wei Xingzhou.
At this moment, Lu Wanqing's heart, Wei Xingzhou's heart, and even Cui Cui's heart, all tensed.
The little girl looked at them for a long time, then came down.
"Can... can I call you Dad?" the little girl asked cautiously as she reached Wei Xingzhou.
Lu Wanqing's heart suddenly leaped into her throat. She looked at Wei Xingzhou, then at Cui Cui.
Cui Cui's eyes inexplicably welled up with tears.
Lu Wanqing quickly went over, reached out, and carefully hugged Cui Cui.
"It's getting late, let's go cook. The dough should be ready by now," Lu Wanqing said quickly, trying to distract them.
Lu Wanqing led Cui Cui away.
Cui Cui didn't move. She stood there, watching Wei Xingzhou and the girl who looked so much like him.
After a long while, Wei Xingzhou said cautiously, "I'm sorry, Uncle hasn't fully investigated this matter yet. Once Uncle has investigated it clearly, then..."
"You are my father," the little girl said definitively, before Wei Xingzhou could finish.
"Mom wouldn't lie to me. You must be my father. Dad, do... do you not want me?" the little girl asked tentatively, her voice sounding pitiful.
"I... I don't..." Wei Xingzhou said awkwardly and nervously.
But as soon as he finished speaking, Cui Cui turned and walked away, heading towards the kitchen.
Lu Wanqing panicked and quickly followed Cui Cui.
When they reached the kitchen, Lu Wanqing realized that Cui Cui was crying. She was truly crying, tears falling silently, without a sound.
Lu Wanqing's heart ached. She quickly took out tissues to wipe Cui Cui's tears, comforting her, "Cui Cui, don't cry. Cui Cui is okay."
Lu Wanqing didn't know how to comfort the child, so she just held her.
Nothing had been fully investigated yet. If that child was indeed Wei Xingzhou's child, conceived from his genes, Wei Xingzhou would have to take responsibility for that child in the future. Cui Cui... would also have to face that.
"Cui Cui, actually, even if that child is Dad's biological daughter, it doesn't matter. You will always be Dad's daughter. Dad's love for you will be the same as before, it will never decrease. You'll even have another sister. She... might be a little sister for you to play with in the future."
"I... woo hoo hoo." Cui Cui finally couldn't hold back and hugged her mother, bursting into tears.
Lu Wanqing held Cui Cui, her heart aching. Why did her Cui Cui have to go through this?
Cui Cui cried for a long time, and Lu Wanqing held her for a long time. The dough in the proofing box might have over-risen, but Lu Wanqing didn't care. She focused on comforting Cui Cui.
Wei Xingzhou soon followed, with a little shadow trailing behind him – the little girl who looked so much like him.