Book 15: Chapter 8
“Liu Yue, let me introduce you.”
It took a long time before Ling Yue finally calmed down. She wiped her eyes that were red from crying. She held my hand and led me over to Liu Yue, who was hiding in Leah’s embrace and adamantly refused to come over. She pulled me down. Somewhat concerned, Liu Yue tightly hugged Ling Yue and wiped her mom’s tears with her tiny hands. Liu Yue flashed her teeth at me; she was trying to protect her mom.
I smiled bitterly. I was Liu Yue’s father, yet she had no feelings for me and was, in fact, afraid of me. Where in the world is there a daughter who’s afraid of her father? It was my fault, admittedly. I was never there for my daughter. She didn’t have any awareness back then, so it was only normal that she didn’t remember me. Therefore, I had to be her father more often at her side henceforward.
Ling Yue caressed her daughter’s ears with a smile. Ling Yue then giggled and whispered in her ear, “Liu Yue, he really is your father. He really is. When you were born, you were just a tiny fox. He was there, holding you at the time. Haven’t you always wanted to see your daddy? He is your daddy, your father, Troy Galadriel Rosvenor.”
Liu Yue looked at me doubtfully. I crouched down and revealed a gentle smile. I really wanted to tightly hold her in my arms. However, I was afraid I’d scare her. I carefully reached my hands out. With a chuckle, I said, “Long-time no see, Liu Yue. I haven’t been by your side in a long time. Do you miss Daddy? Daddy hasn’t been with you in a long time. The last time Daddy saw you was when Mommy just gave birth to you. You were so tiny back then and couldn’t yet open your eyes.”
After hearing what her mom said, Liu Yue didn’t look so scared and hostile anymore. Nevertheless, she was still distrustful. She probably relaxed, since she didn’t sense any animosity from me. Ling Yue gave her a push to tell her to come to me. Liu Yue circled around me, scanning me for anything suspicious and then returned to her mom’s embrace. She exclaimed, “He’s not my Daddy! He’s not my daddy! He doesn’t have a tail or ears!”
Ling Yue looked at Liu Yue with a dumbfounded look, “Pftthahaha.”
I, too, hopelessly laughed. Liu Yue was right. I, indeed, didn’t have a tail or ears, but I, without a doubt, was her father. Ling Yue laughed while looking at Liu Yue. She softly explained, “Of course, your father doesn’t have a tail or ears. Your father is a half-elf; he’s not from the Moon Fox Tribe as we are, but look, Honey.”
Ling Yue gently swept up Liu Yue’s hair. The gradient black and red was the perfect combination of Ling Yue and my genes. She went on with a smile, “Look at your hair, Honey. See? This black hair and your eyes are from your father, Honey. See?”