"Don't..."
Ye Mingmei snuggled into his embrace like a koala, her small head nestled onto his shoulder, and her hands clinging tightly to Jin Chenye's neck.
"I don't want to fall, daddy said that when you're scared, hold tight to the person beside you. I'm the best." Ye Mingmei sniffled, her expression becoming somewhat sorrowful.
"Daddy's gone, no one will protect me anymore. I have to protect myself. I also have to protect mom... but I miss daddy so much, I really miss daddy..."
Ye Mingmei burst into tears.
Tears streamed down rapidly, and in a moment, she cried until she was choking, gasping for breath.
"..."
Jin Chenye's body stiffened, he lowered his eyes to look at her.
She was drunk, and had become sensitive and vulnerable.
These words, she likely would never say to anyone normally.
Jin Chenye's gaze softened, his eyes flooded with undisguisable sympathy.
The challenges from a young age made him more mature and stronger than his peers.
