"You know what? On that very night, the cold wind was biting and bone-chilling, as if it wanted to freeze the entire world solid. When Father personally told me that he was going to start a new family, I wore a smile on my face and offered him my heartfelt blessings. Actually, for all these years, I've known very well in my heart that the reason Father kept delaying remarrying was entirely because of me, this burden of a daughter. His love for me is so profound and selfless that he was even willing to give up his own happiness for my sake. In my heart, he is my eternal pillar of support, my eternal father. Because of this bond of fatherly love, I could no longer continue to selfishly hold him back from pursuing a new life. Therefore, I had to force myself to endure the pain and reluctance in my heart, and give him my utmost support and encouragement. However, whenever the night deepens and all is quiet, that unspeakable sense of loss surges over me like a tide, leaving me unable to let go for a long time."
Listening to Su Zhimeng slowly recount these past events, Bai Ye couldn't help but quietly lower his head, truly unable to bear directly meeting the senior's eyes, which were already reddened and soaked with tears.
"I'm so afraid, will Father end up like Mother...? Although Mother still cares for me deeply, I can clearly sense the two different attitudes she holds toward me and toward my adoptive father's daughter—my younger sister."
Chapter 288