The phone ringtone continues.

Xia Wan's expression became dim and entangled. Her fingers were tucked together at a loss, and her lips were bitten by her teeth and bloodlessly.

She was confused.

"I……"

Seeing this, Huo Qingsui reached out and pressed her lips with heartache to stop her from biting her. He spoke gently and comforted: "If you don't know how to face it for the time being, I'll help you with it? Huh?"

Xia Wan moved her lips.

A few seconds later, she shook her head and took a deep breath: "Give it to me, I... take it myself."

It's always something you have to face, right?

Huo Qing looked at her with a fixed eye.

Knowing his worries, Xia Wandi raised his lips and smiled softly: "I'm fine, give me my phone."

"good."

The next moment, the phone was put into her hand, and the ringtone stopped, and Xia Zhengtao's voice came out-

"Wanwan?"

Xia Wan's heart suddenly trembled with a familiar sound. At almost the same time, a sour feeling that could not be described or suppressed came out of her heart and invaded her limbs and bones.

she……

"Wanwan?" Xia Zhengtao did not hear her voice on the other end of the phone. He looked at the screen suspiciously and confirmed that it was indeed on the phone. He couldn't help but frown, "Wanwan, are you listening?"

Xia Wan suddenly came back to her senses.

"Night……"

"I, I'm..." She still made a sound, but the other hand placed on her thigh unconsciously clenched the quilt. When she opened her mouth, she felt particularly difficult, as if something was blocking her throat. "I... just woke up, a little confused."

She was at a loss and found an excuse.

The next second, the hand holding the quilt was covered by the warm palm, and the breath of peace instantly surrounded himself.

Her eyelashes trembled slightly, and Xia Wan bit her lip.

On the other end, when Xia Zhengtao Ren laughed, he heard her explanation, "Have you got up yet?"

"……Um."

Xia Zhengtao smiled even more gently, both in his eyes and tone, full of pampering: "I guess, our Wanwan Xiao is confused, have you forgotten your birthday?"

Birthday……

Xia Wan's breathing suddenly stopped!

Suddenly, she felt something in her body clamoring to rush out, which made her feel particularly uncomfortable. Her eyes were sore and she felt very unreliable, and even tears were about to flow out.

"I……"

"Dad's Wanwan little princess, happy birthday."

The gentle and loving voice passed through the phone and penetrated into Xia Wan's ears. At that moment, she couldn't help it, her emotions lost control, and tears fell down the corners of her eyes.

One drop, two drops...

She bit her lips tightly and did not dare to make a sound, for fear of revealing her emotions.

Xia Zhengtao never noticed her strangeness. He heard that there was no sound on the other end of the phone and thought he had guessed correctly. He couldn't help laughing: "Wanwan really forgot, but it doesn't matter, just dad remembers it."

After pausing, a hint of unnatural flashed across his face. After he hesitating for two seconds, he whispered: "Dad actually... I always remember your birthday. In the past few years, every year, the gifts of every year have been prepared for you. Wanwan, it's Dad... I'm sorry, but every year in the future, Dad will celebrate your birthday with you. So, can you forgive Dad?"

At the end of the day, there was a faint slight pleading in his words.

Where can't I hear Xia Wan?

However, the more this happens, the more uncomfortable she feels in her heart, just like an invisible big hand holding her heart heavily, causing her to hurt, and she can't breathe.

Tears flowed more and more, and she didn't dare to speak.

"Dad..." She finally screamed with difficulty, and then her shoulders began to tremble, even if the man beside her hugged her tightly, she was still the same.

On that point, Xia Zhengtao finally realized something was wrong with her and became anxious: "Wanwan? What's wrong with you? I'm crying? What's wrong with you? Tell your father..."

Xia Wan shook her head desperately: "It's okay...I...I'm just too happy..."

Xia Zhengtao fell silent in an instant.

The next second, regret and self-blame filled his heart, surrounding him without any airtightness.

It's his fault.

"Wanwan..." His lips twitched, and he wanted to say something, "Dad..."

"Dad," Xia Wan seemed to suddenly pull out of her emotions, sniffed in slightest, then tried to smile, and said seriously, "Thank you, I'm very happy this birthday, really."

Xia Zheng Tao Xin was comforted, but more of it was still self-blame, but he didn't want to make his night and night too sad on a day like this.

In the past, it was his father who was not responsible, but in the future, he would never again.

Never will never.

The faith was strengthened in his heart, and the loving smile on his lips became more obvious, wanting her to be happy, so he said, "Silly child, thank you for saying thank you to your father, don't say that anymore, should you come back to have dinner tonight? Dad, celebrate your birthday and cook for you personally!"

Xia Wan almost subconsciously wanted to agree.

However, when she spoke, she stopped forcibly, and the expression on her face became dimmed again.

no.

Now she cannot let him know what she cannot see, let alone worry about.

His fingernails were embedded in his palms unknowingly, and opened his lips. Xia Wan tried hard to say in a voice that was indescribable: "Dad, I can't come back today, Huo Qing will follow him... take me on vacation in another place, and it will take a few days to come back."

Fearing that he would ask, she quickly said, "Come and have dinner when I come back, okay?"

"Of course." Xia Zhengtao did not feel disappointed, but was very pleased. He had a premonition that Huo Qingsui should have known Wanwan's birthday, so he took her out for vacation. The relationship between the two was so good, so he would not disturb him.

"It's fun, I'll have dinner together when you come back." He said with a smile.

"Well..." Xia Wan's key was heavy, but inadvertently, she felt very uncomfortable as if she was pressed on a huge rock.

"Okay, then dad will hang up the phone first." After asking for a few more words to take good care of himself, Xia Zhengtao planned to hang up the phone.

Xia Wan shouted out almost without thinking: "Dad!"

"What's wrong?"

The force of holding the phone suddenly increased. Xia Wan bit her lips again and finally whispered: "Dad, thank you..."

Thank you, I still love me so much after knowing that I am not your daughter.

Thank you, and you are willing to treat me as your biological daughter.

Thank you for thinking about it for me.

Thanks……

Many thanks, Xia Wan couldn't even say it at this moment, she could only tell her in her heart over and over again.

Soon, the call ended.

Xia Zhengtao clearly noticed her closeness to herself and became more happy.

However……

Jiang Manni's face, on the side, looked faintly ugly.

The hands placed on her thighs were unconsciously clenched into fists. She looked at Xia Zhengtao's happy and relieved face, and the indescribable feeling of discomfort in her heart became stronger and stronger, and she even rushed around wantonly.

Why?

Xia Wan was obviously not his biological child, but he lowered his figure so much, coaxed Xia Wan and treated her as his biological daughter. He even suffered from insomnia last night because of Xia Wan’s birthday?

Why?!

The more I thought about it, the more turbid air in Jiang Manni's chest pressed, almost suffocating her.

Suddenly, she remembered the mysterious phone call before, and even... a mysterious person.

That person said...

"Manni, what's wrong with you? Your face is not good?" Xia Zhengtao finally noticed her strangeness, and immediately became nervous, "Didn't you sleep well last night? Or is it uncomfortable somewhere."

With his lips tightly pursed, Jiang Manni stood up with a rubbing finger!

The next second, she turned around and was about to leave.

"Manny!" Xia Zhengtao was startled, and quickly supported her with his eyes and hands, worriedly asking, "What's wrong?"

Jiang Manni looked up at him, feeling complicated for a moment.

"Manny?"

"Zheng Tao..." She interrupted him softly, and suddenly her eyes turned red, without hiding the fear in her eyes.

Xia Zhengtao's expression was narrowed: "What's wrong? Tell me, Manny."
To be continued...