By the time Xia Nuo ran away from home with Fang You, Xia Anyang had already reined in his fearsome expression, slowly closed the door, and sat down on the sofa.
…
"So we're really not going after her this time?"
Lin Yi put away the phone she was using to record a video and looked at her husband curiously.
Xia Anyang shook his head, "Nuo Nuo really wanted to spend the night at You You's place, so let her have her fun…"
"She'll understand how good her dad usually is to her after spending a night at someone else's house!"
"Even though you say that, you still feel guilty inside, don't you?"
"…"
He lay back down on the sofa, holding his forehead.
Xia Anyang cracked.
His face was full of remorse:
"Nuo Nuo must really hate me now… She still remembers that thing I said to her this afternoon."
He covered his face and said, "How could I say to my daughter that she should go be someone else's child?"
"I really am an incompetent father…"