Chapter 928 Open Your Heart (22)
"Are you my old man?"
The wind outside the house rustled the trees, making the night even quieter.
Zhang Tan looked down at Xiaobai, whose eyes sparkled. Although it was night, there was a light in them.
She looked up at Zhang Tan, not dodging like before.
Her eyes were complicated, as if she was hoping, as if she was afraid, and she couldn't describe the feeling.
Zhang Tan thought of a scene when he was on vacation in Xuexiang. That was the first time he and Xiaobai met. They lived in an ice house, lying on the bed looking at the stars in the sky, and said a lot of things in their hearts.
That night, he told Xiaobai that he was her old man.
But Xiaobai has never called him old man or daddy.
Are you my old man? This was the first time Xiaobai said the word "old man" to him.
These two light words were unbearable for a child.
Zhang Tan knew that Xiaobai couldn't accept it all of a sudden, and felt uncomfortable. A stranger turned into an old man overnight.
At that time, Xiaobai beat him up quietly while he was asleep. He knew at that time that she must have a lot of grievances in her heart.
At this moment, Zhang Tan met Xiaobai's eyes and said firmly: "Yes, I am your old man."
Xiaobai's eyelashes are very long, fluttering, like a butterfly flapping its wings. Eyes are the windows of the soul. She must be very uneasy in her heart.
She lowered her head slightly, looking at the floor under the moonlight, and soon raised her head again and asked: "Then why don't you care about me and my mother?"
She is like a little adult, not a 6-year-old child. She knows too much.
She pursed her lips and looked firm, which is completely different from her mother's weak character.
Zhang Tan would rather choose to face thousands of troops than to face Xiaobai who asked this question.
He admitted that he was panicked and he couldn't resist.
He felt as if a big hand was holding his heart, twisted and painful all over, sad and distressed.
But he knew that he must not avoid it at this time. Xiaobai opened her heart and talked to him.
If he hides now, Xiaobai may never accept him again in his life.
His voice was a little hoarse and dry, and he said: "I'm sorry, Xiaobai, I didn't know you existed in this world at that time."
Xiaobai looked directly at his face, first said "oh", and then asked: "Don't you like me?"
Zhang Tan loosened his legs and made himself more comfortable, then looked at Xiaobai and said: "To be honest, I like you very much. I still remember the first time we met. It was the summer two years ago, the first day after the summer vacation. I came back from a far place and came to the Little Red Horse for the first time. I saw Xiaomi being taken away by the police. It was you who bravely rushed out and shouted that you would protect Xiaomi and not allow anyone to take her away, even the police uncle. I thought at the time, ah, whose child is this, how can he be so brave? The police uncle's child dared to snatch it. I remember that other children didn't dare to speak at that time, only you not only spoke for Xiaomi, but also chased out from the Little Red Horse to snatch Xiaomi."
Xiaobai pouted slightly, talking about this matter, she was very proud.
"Xiaomi was so pitiful back then."
She remembered Xiaomi at that time, small and thin. Her mother sent her to Little Red Horse, but she didn't show up for a few days until the police came and said her mother was missing and wanted to take her away.
At that time, Xier, Liuliu, Dudu, and Chengcheng hadn't come to Little Red Horse Academy yet. Xiaobai and Xiaomi were good friends. During the days when Xiaomi's mother disappeared, it was Xiaobai who stayed by her side to comfort Xiaomi.
Zhang Tan thought, you were also small, thin, and dark at that time, weren't you also a little pitiful? !
Zhang Tan said: "I remembered you at that time. I thought this child was really brave and loving. Later, I found that you were very helpful, especially strong, and cared for children. You were willing to help anyone who had difficulties..."
Listening to Zhang Tan's words of praise for himself, Xiaobai felt a little happy, and his toes kept moving secretly.
"At that time, I thought that my future daughter must be like Xiaobai, optimistic, strong, brave and loving."
Xiaobai smiled embarrassedly and said that she was so fierce at that time.
Zhang Tan said: "Being fierce does not mean that you are bad. You are fierce for others to see, but we all know that you are a very loving child. You often help others. You see, people don't hate you or ignore you because you are fierce. On the contrary, everyone likes you very much, because everyone knows that Xiaobai is a good child. She is fierce to bad people and kind to her own people."
Xiaobai said: "I am not a bad child, I am a good child, I can't let bad people bully me."
She clenched her little fist, and Zhang Tan thought of the scene of her fighting with Luo Zikang. She knew she couldn't win but still had to fight. She didn't have the advantage in size and strength, so she tried her best to protect herself and her good friends with courage and scars.
So every time she finished a fight, she looked miserable, but she was excited and more powerful, because she scared away people who were stronger than her, so that the other party didn't dare to bully her easily!
Zhang Tan felt sad and wanted to ask if many people had bullied him.
But he didn't dare to ask, because he was afraid that Xiaobai would say yes and he would be powerless.
He could only comfort Xiaobai: "It's okay, I will be there for you in the future. If anyone bullies you, I will beat him up. You don't have to be so fierce anymore."
Xiaobai: "My aunt said we shouldn't be afraid of bad people, she will beat them up."
Zhang Tan nodded: "My aunt is also a good person."
Xiaobai: "My aunt said that I am a good man."
Zhang Tan was surprised. Xiao Bai said that her aunt told her that her husband was a good man and that he would come to her sooner or later.
Zhang Tan could not help but feel extremely grateful to Malanhua, who was far away in Dicheng. Under such circumstances, she could actually protect a pure beauty for Xiao Bai instead of instilling such words as "your father doesn't want you anymore" and "your father abandoned you and your mother".
In fact, even if she said that, she was not wrong, because "Zhang Tan" at that time was such a playboy.
Suddenly, Xiao Bai's face became serious and he asked seriously: "Then why don't you look for your mother? Don't you want her?"
She still remembered some things when she was younger. She and her mother lived in a simple rental house. It was difficult to see the sun, and her mother often cried.
Zhang Tan didn't know how to answer for a moment. He just felt that his predecessor had dug a big hole for himself and it was difficult to start.
He carefully considered and explained to Xiao Bai carefully. Xiao Bai asked him to come closer, then hit him on the head and said fiercely that it was for his mother!
Zhang Tan was stunned for a moment, then nodded, slapped himself twice, and said, "This is also for your mother."
Xiao Bai was stunned, looked up at the window, and the moon moved to the window, as if it was hanging there, within reach.
Xiao Bai sighed sadly and said, "If my mother was here, it would be easy to talk, one, two, three."
Zhang Tan understood, she meant that the family of three was reunited.
"I will take good care of you, never let you suffer again, let you hiahiahia every day~"
"...I'm not hiahiahia, that's a happy doll, I'm hahahaha, hum~"
"Okay, hahaha every day."
...
The two gradually came together, opened their hearts and talked softly, Xiao Bai's mood gradually improved, and the moonlight reflected their figures on the floor.
The moonlight was like water, gentle and clear, spreading to the bedside. The bed was still dark at night. Xiao Xier turned over in bed, and the blanket covering her body slipped off. She curled up into a small ball, like an extremely insecure little animal, mumbling something, holding a rag doll tightly in her arms, so hard...
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