On the day of graduation, I was dragged by my rich father to get the certificate

Si Yehan smiled helplessly: "Because that child is my daughter, the smartest and bravest girl in the world."

Gu Nian seemed to be satisfied with this answer, but still turned away proudly: "Humph, I need an observation period! If I don't perform well, I will ask my mother to find me another astronaut father!"

Gu Wan looked at the father and daughter who met for the first time, with mixed feelings in her heart. Si Yehan looked at her, his eyes full of guilt and love.

"In these six years..." Gu Wan said softly, "You missed her first walk, her first talk..."

"But I won't miss any of the first times that come." Si Yehan promised firmly. He reached out to touch Gu Nian's hair, but she dodged nimbly.

"Observation period!" Gu Nian emphasized, but secretly glanced at the father who suddenly appeared, "And you have to compensate me for my pepper spray gun first, I just used it up."

Si Yehan laughed dumbly and took out a black card from his pocket: "Use this to buy as much as you want."

Gu Nian took the card and looked at it suspiciously: "Is this true? Isn't it another trick to trick children?"

"Niannian!" Gu Wan scolded softly, but almost fell down due to dizziness.

Si Yehan immediately stepped forward nervously. This time, Gu Nian did not stop him. She just whispered, "Okay...Since you care about mom, I'll shorten the observation period a little bit..."

When Si Yehan carefully picked up Gu Wan, Gu Nian followed closely behind him like a little guard.

The father and daughter's eyes met above Gu Ye. Si Yehan nodded slightly, while Gu Nian responded with a look that said "I'm still staring at you".

Gu Wan looked at the similar stubborn expression and smiled weakly. She knew that it would take a long time for the father and daughter to truly accept each other.

But at least, the scene of their first meeting will become the most memorable thing for her in the future.

Si Yehan's arms supported Gu Wan's back steadily, and he carefully placed her on the bed. Gu Wan's face was as pale as paper, and there was still cold sweat on her forehead.

When Si Yehan's fingertips touched her thin hospital gown, he could feel her body trembling slightly.

"Slow down," he whispered, as gently as if he were handling fragile porcelain.

Gu Wan pressed her lips into a straight line, without responding, she just mechanically cooperated with his movements and lay back on the bed.

Her gaze passed over Si Yehan's shoulder and fell on Nian Nian who was standing behind him. "Nian Nian, come here, let mom take a good look!"

Nian Nian ran to the bed and snuggled into her mother's arms, "Mom, what's wrong with you?" Nian Nian's voice, which was very loud just now, now became as soft as a mosquito.

Si Yehan turned and walked towards his daughter, squatting down to look at her, and gently stroked the child's soft hair with his slender fingers. "Mom just needs to rest, baby. Can you go out with Uncle Lin to eat something first?"

He winked at Secretary Lin who was standing at the door. Secretary Lin immediately understood and walked over to hold Nian Nian's hand. "Miss Nian Nian, I know there is a dessert shop downstairs in the hospital. Their strawberry cake is especially delicious."

Nian Nian looked hesitantly at her mother on the bed, then at her father. Si Yehan nodded at her, forcing a reassuring smile.

When the footsteps of the child and Secretary Lin disappeared at the end of the corridor, the ward instantly fell into a suffocating silence.

Si Yehan took a deep breath and turned to face Gu Wan. The sunlight from the window shone through the blinds, casting mottled shadows on his well-defined face. His deep eyes were filled with too many complex emotions.

"Wanwan," he said in a low and firm voice, "I will get to the bottom of your grandfather Nangong Jue's matter."

Gu Wan's fingers clenched the sheets tightly, her knuckles turning white. She turned her face away and said in a hoarse voice, "You shouldn't have gotten involved in this mess. I just want to clear my grandfather's name. Why did you..."

"I don't believe Grandpa would do such a thing." Si Yehan interrupted her, frowning, "But if it's true, I will definitely clear Nangong Jue's name and let him die with his eyes closed."

Gu Wan's shoulders trembled slightly. She turned her head, tears and suspicion flashing in her eyes: "Why are you doing this? Wouldn't it be better if we just pretend that we have never met again..." Her voice choked and she couldn't continue.

Si Yehan sat down beside the bed and held Gu Wan's cold fingers with both hands. "Six years ago, when I learned about Nangong Xuan's relationship with you, I started investigating this matter." His thumb gently stroked the back of her hand, "In the past six years, I have been struggling every day... On one side is my family, and on the other side is you..."

“You knew this six years ago?”

Si Yehan's Adam's apple rolled, and a trace of pain flashed in his eyes. "Because I believe in Grandpa, I must find evidence, first to prove to you that Grandpa is innocent, and second to help your grandfather clear his name." He leaned forward, his eyes burning, "I want to give you an explanation, the truth. At the same time, I will not allow the Si family to be muddled and bear this stigma."

Gu Wan's breathing became rapid, and her chest rose and fell violently. She stared at the man in front of her, whom she loved deeply but doubted, and her eyes were blurred by tears. "Can I really trust you?" Her voice was so soft that it was almost inaudible, with deep fatigue and uncertainty.

Si Yehan's eyes became extremely soft, and he reached out to wipe away the tears that were sliding down Gu Wan's cheek. "Even for our daughter, you have to trust me once." His voice was low and firm, "Let's find out the truth together, okay?"

"But..." Gu Wan's lips trembled, tears falling like beads from a broken string, "I'm afraid... Ye Han, I'm afraid of seeing the truth... I'm afraid I can't accept it..."

Si Yehan couldn't hold back any longer and hugged Gu Wan into his arms. Her body stiffened in his arms for a moment, and then softened as if all her strength had been drained away. He felt her trembling, and his heart was broken.

"Don't worry," he pressed his lips against her hair, his voice low and firm, "No matter what the outcome, Nian Nian and I will be with you through it. You are no longer alone."

This sentence was like a key that opened the gate in Gu Wan's heart that had been locked for many years. She could no longer hold it in, and the loneliness, pain, and grievances of these years poured out like a flood.

She clutched Si Yehan's shirt tightly, buried her face in his chest, and burst into tears.

The crying was heart-wrenching, as if it wanted to vent out all the emotions that had been suppressed for six years.

Si Yehan just held her quietly, stroking her hair with one hand and supporting her back steadily with the other, letting her tears soak his shirt.

"Cry, cry it all out..." He whispered softly in her ear, "Don't hold it back."

Gu Wan's crying gradually turned into sobbing. She was like a child who had been lost for many years and finally found her way home. She gradually regained her sense of security in Si Yehan's arms.

The sunlight outside the window had become soft at some point, giving the two people hugging each other a layer of warm golden edges.

Si Yehan looked down at Gu Wan, who was tired of crying in his arms, and gently kissed the top of her head. "Go to sleep, I'll be here to watch over you and Nian Nian." His voice was as light as a feather, "From today on, we will face it together."

Gu Wan's eyelids drooped heavily. In the last moment before she fell into a deep sleep, she vaguely felt Si Yehan's fingers gently wiping away the tears on her face.

For the first time in six years, she felt a sense of long-lost peace of mind.