His long fingers brushed against her cherry lips, the soft touch making one reluctant to let go.
After lingering for a long time, he reluctantly withdrew his hand and stood up from her bedside, stepping away.
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Meimei had a deep sleep, so deep that she felt as if she couldn't wake up.
She dreamt, dreaming of many things.
As a child without a father, she was laughed at, every time it was Dan Tingye who first held her in his arms and drove away those who bullied her.
She feared others asking why she didn't have a father, because every time she couldn't help but ask her mom, her mom would cry sadly, and she didn't want her mom to cry, she stopped asking.
When she longed for her dad, she'd hide alone and cry secretly.
Every time, it was Dan Tingye who found her, telling her it didn't matter not having a dad, because she had Tingye, who would protect her forever.
