Chapter 845: Neither fish nor fowl at 856 miles
"Dad, I hope Mom will like you too!" Lin Xiangwan said with great empathy for her father.
"Yeah, having your support is enough for me!" Lin Lijun said joyfully. "I had always thought you might resent me, if that incident hadn’t happened, you wouldn’t have lost anything! You were made an orphan from birth, and when it comes down to it, it’s all my fault."
"No..." Lin Xiangwan shook her head. "I know Dad is also in pain, it’s only the bad people who are at fault!"
"But those bad people could have been avoided!"
"Why should we punish ourselves for someone else’s mistakes? I think it’s wrong to keep thinking about whom to blame!" Lin Xiangwan had come to terms with her own experiences. Life can never always go as one wishes, she reasoned, and if past sufferings could lead to present happiness, then that was a fair trade.
Lin Lijun stroked his daughter’s hair, feeling especially heartbroken. "In the future, I must properly make up for the time lost with you, my daughter. Sigh, speaking of which, I’ve really muddled through life, failing to protect the woman I love and my own daughter. I’m the biggest failure; if I could do it all over again, I would certainly seize the opportunity!"
"Dad..." Lin Xiangwan knew that the regrets in their family weren’t only about her; her parents too lived amidst these regrets. "We don’t need to agonize over the past anymore, we just have to make the most of the present!"
"Okay, okay!"
Recalling her purpose, Lin Xiangwan hurriedly said, "Dad, so I think you shouldn’t waste your youth anymore. How about you find a beautiful, intelligent, and kind aunt, what do you think?"
Lin Lijun found his daughter’s suggestion very strange. "Why should I find another aunt?"