Chapter 307: Let My Dad Go

Lu Xiwán nodded in agreement, "Mm‑mm, Xi Xi is the strongest."

Then she put away the milk candy that was on the sofa.

A muffled thump sounded behind her; she turned her head and saw Lu Xixi bravely raise a little fist.

"I'm not uncomfortable…"

It would have been better if those two tears hadn't formed at the corner of her eyes.

Lu Xiwán forced back a smile, took the little milk candy Lu Xixi had been longing for, and went upstairs.

Lu Xixi's confidence collapsed.

"Didn't we agree Mom was soft‑hearted? Then why didn't she even glance at me!"

Lu Xixi, feeling aggrieved, clung to Fu Sijue, unable to utter a single sad word.

Feeling a warm sensation on his arm, Fu Sijue's body stiffened for a moment, then he immediately cast a pleading glance toward Yao Yao.

He truly doesn't know how to coax a child.

Yao Yao shook his head helplessly.

"Good girl, Xi Xi…"

Even Yao Yao couldn't think of words to comfort Lu Xixi, awkwardly patting the top of her head twice.

Lu Xixi lifted her head, her tear‑blurred eyes looking at the two of them, and after a long while finally spoke.

"I'm not uncomfortable at all."

Yao Yao nodded vigorously, while Fu Sijue remained silent.

If she had said that without tears in her eyes, perhaps they would have believed her.

When Lu Xiwán came down the stairs again, all she saw was Lu Xixi's reddened eye sockets, which she took in without surprise.

Lu Xixi carefully grabbed Lu Xiwán's sleeve, looking at her pitifully.

"Is Xi Xi hungry?" Lu Xiwán, in a completely natural tone, ignored Xi Xi's grievance and switched to another topic.

Lu Xixi shook her head.

"Or maybe thirsty?"

Lu Xiwán asked knowingly; Lu Xixi, though anxious, could not refute.

After a while she whispered in a voice as faint as a mosquito, "From now on, eat only one candy each day…"

She stared at Lu Xixi seriously for a while, then Lu Xiwán refused even more seriously.

"You've already eaten a lot of candy these past few days," she said, reaching out to pinch Lu Xixi's chubby little face, "What did Mom tell you before?"

Xi Xi bowed her head in grievance, and golden beans clack‑clacked downwards.

Fu Sijue, watching from the side, felt his heart tighten and couldn't help but try to persuade.

"Let's follow what Xi Xi said: from now on, only one per day."

Lu Xiwán successfully fixed her gaze on Fu Sijue, "If this keeps going, we'll spoil Xi Xi."

She pursed a little at Fu Sijue, then once again looked at Lu Xixi earnestly.

"Did Mom ever say you can't eat too many candies?"

Lu Xiwán gently patted her little head, comforting Xi Xi, who was very upset after losing her precious milk candy.

Xi Xi nodded lightly, unwilling to admit it, but it was indeed something Lu Xiwán had said.

Lu Xiwán nodded with satisfaction, "Since we both agreed, you secretly ate that many milk candies, which breaks our agreement."

"So for the next few days, not letting you eat candy is for your own good."

She carefully tidied Lu Xixi's hair, and Lu Xiwán was not in a hurry.

She never held great expectations for Lu Xixi, so she didn't expect Lu Xixi to easily understand her.

Clearly, the naive Lu Xixi didn't grasp what "for your good" actually meant; she merely gave a half‑understood nod under Lu Xiwán's gentle comfort.