Sang Que once read a phrase that said, if someone wasn't treated well by their parents as a child, when they grow up and have children of their own, they tell themselves not to be like their parents. They tend to compensate and love their children doubly, becoming the kind of parents they dreamed of having.
Although they are not father and daughter, He Buning's kindness to Xia Chan might also stem from this kind of compensatory mindset, compensating for his own childhood.
If it were her playing this sister role, because she has a sound mind and such a mission, He Buning's vigilance toward her would surpass everything.
But with Xia Chan, who is foolishly innocent, whose greatest daily dream is simply to be fed, with no ambition at all, He Buning's guard relaxed, his repressed family affection and his own longing for familial love would unconsciously emerge.
