Chapter 886: Finally Willing to Call Him ’Dad’ (1)
He extended his large hand, gently holding Song Yinyin’s little hand, and carefully, with utmost caution, placed the jade bracelet into Song Yinyin’s hand.
Song Yinyin’s eyes trembled slightly, her gaze fixed tightly on the jade bracelet, unable to look away for a moment.
Although she didn’t understand jade intimately, having been by Lu Jihan’s side for so long, she had learned a bit.
Coincidentally, her sister-in-law Yan Xue also had a great fondness for jade, and under her influence, Yinyin knew a thing or two about jade.
The jade in front of her was evidently a top-tier piece, undoubtedly priceless, and he had preserved it for so long, cherishing it deeply.
Yet now, he was going to give it to her.
Song Yinyin realized she couldn’t just take such a valuable jade bracelet.
After all, it was Shi Mai’er President’s cherished memento for so many years, a precious treasure he had kept for so long.
She instinctively shook her head and said, "No, I can’t take this jade bracelet, it’s yours."
"Ah, just take it, Yinyin!"
Shi Mai’er President sighed deeply, decisively extended his large hand to firmly grasp Song Yinyin’s little hand, placing the jade bracelet into her hand.
"This jade bracelet was meant to be a gift for your mother; she liked it very much. If not for some misunderstandings back then, she would have kept it, and now it would be the relic left to you."
Shi Mai’er President’s face was full of desolation and regret.
"If you refuse, how could I find peace in my heart? If you don’t accept it, I might spend my life in remorse, guilt, and self-blame... Just take pity on this old man, accept it, and I will feel better in my heart, okay?"
Shi Mai’er President looked at Song Yinyin with eyes full of longing and hope.
It was the first time she saw such a humble expression in Shi Mai’er President’s eyes, causing a pang in her heart.
After a long while, she finally nodded and said, "Okay, I will accept it."
Pausing, she continued, "The past is in the past. You need not blame yourself or regret. Please take care of your health."
Shi Mai’er President stared at her in astonishment, with a hint of joy, and said, "Yinyin, you... you’re not blaming me anymore?"
She pursed her lips and said, "Previously, I did hate you, resented you, but now I know the truth, understood that you had your reasons and didn’t deliberately abandon me and my mother. The fault wasn’t yours, so naturally, I do not blame you, hate you, or resent you anymore."
"That’s good, that’s good."
Shi Mai’er President finally unloaded half of the burden in his heart.
As for the other half...
He looked at Song Yinyin, whose face was as smooth as jade and bore an eighty percent resemblance to Xiao Yueru in her youth, his heart stirred with emotions.
If only he could hear Song Yinyin call him ’Dad’ in his lifetime, how wonderful it would be.
But he knew it was a wishful thinking.
He sighed lightly and said, "Jinhan is a good young man. Although I haven’t interacted with him for long, I can still tell he loves you dearly and is a responsible man. In the future, let him take care of you. I feel assured leaving you to him."
Unknowingly, Shi Mai’er President’s eyes became moist again as he spoke.
Song Yinyin listened and somehow felt moved as well, a slight tremor in her heart, the tip of her nose tinged with acidity, unable to suppress the bitter sweetness.
She moved her lips, lifted her lashes to look at Shi Mai’er President, and called out with trembling lips, "Dad, we’re leaving, please take care of your health."