Head bowed, she looked at the blood-red ID in her hands, and Luo Xiaoqian’s eyes blurred.
In a daze, what she saw was her father’s smile, as bright as the morning sun.
"They all say Xiao Qian’s dad was just an ordinary soldier."
"Who said that? Tell them, Daddy is a very, very impressive person!"
"A lieutenant?"
"Bigger than a lieutenant!"
"So, a captain?"
"Even bigger than a captain!"
"Then is Daddy a general?"
"Xiao Qian, don’t rush. One day Daddy will definitely become a general!"
...
"Xiao Qian, take good care of Mommy. When Daddy comes back from this mission, the three of us can always be together. Listen to Mommy, okay?"
"What mission is Daddy going on?"
"That, well, that’s a secret. When Xiao Qian grows up, Daddy will tell you, okay?"
...
As a child, she didn’t understand the difference between a soldier and a general. She only knew that her father was in Beijing. Later, when she grew up and remembered those things, she was always curious why a dad who was just an ordinary person would be so busy.
Now, she finally understood that her father had never been ordinary.
As a child, Daddy was the general in her eyes. Only when she grew up did she learn that it was just a lie to appease her, and not until now did she realize that her father had never lied.
"It’s my duty," Leng Lin replied with a gentle look at her, "I am sorry that I couldn’t provide special care for you and your mother. I truly am sorry for what happened to her."
Luo Xiaoqian shook her head lightly.
"What I told you both today must remain confidential," Leng Lin took back Luo Chuchen’s ID from her hand, "because, as of now, it’s not all over yet."
"I understand," Luo Xiaoqian nodded in agreement.
She had already seen the words "confidential" on the ID. As a high-level official, it was rare indeed for him to share such vital pieces of information with her.
"Let’s go, I will take you to wash your face!"
Leng Zimo comforted her as they walked out of the study, leading her to the adjacent bedroom that was once his. He fetched a damp towel from the bathroom and carefully wiped her face.
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