Lin Fan held Mengmeng in his arms, gently patting her back. His voice was softer than ever before, smoothing down her startled fur stroke by stroke:
"Mengmeng, don't cry. Daddy is here. Those weren't bad people, just Auntie Li from next door and the property management uncle. Daddy 'chased' them all away."
He used his thumb to wipe away the tear stains on his daughter's cheeks. The tears had already partially dried, sticking to her delicate skin.
Chapter 39