Lan Xiyan looked away, trying to hide her tears. Of course she had known how her daughter longed for a father. She didn't miss the sadness in Lan Yunru's eyes whenever she looked at other kids being pampered by both parents on their side, while she only had her mommy most of the time.

  Lan Yunru wrapped her small arms around her father and wailed in his c.h.e.s.t. She couldn't believe that she now had a daddy and it was Little Star and Feiyu's uncle.

  "Daddy! I have a daddy? I really have a daddy!" She chanted over and over again.

  Song Fengyan could only hold her closely, murmuring words in her ear to make her calm down, although he must admit, hearing her call him daddy brought so much joy in his heart.

  Suddenly, he felt the grief that had resided inside of him dissipate into thin air as he held his daughter. After years of grief and sadness, he now had a chance to become a father to his child.

  Was this what the devil felt when he held his twins? He never truly understood Feng Tianyi's overprotectiveness over Little Star until now. More than anything, he wanted to make sure that his little girl would be safe and happy.

  Lan Xiyan decided to give him and their daughter some alone time. This was a long overdue meeting between them, but before she left, Song Fengyan mouthed a thank you to her for allowing him to become part of Yunru's life.

  This was definitely the best thing that had ever happened to him and he couldn't wait to spend the rest of his life pampering his daughter to no end.

  "Is everything alright? I heard Yun'er crying." Auntie Yu asked once Lan Xiyan appeared in the kitchen, helping the older woman make dinner.

  "Yes, everything is fine for now. Yunyun just couldn't contain her happiness after finally meeting her father." Lan Xiyan replied.

  "So that man…" Auntie Yu gave her an inquisitive look, which Lan Xiyan returned with a wry smile.

  "En." She affirmed. "I cannot change what I did in the past, but I realize I could give my daughter a better future."

  She didn't want to see her daughter continue being envious of other children because of her selfishness. Also, the pain she inflicted on Song Fengyan years ago was something that cannot easily be forgiven by a simple sorry. Even now, she didn't deserve Song Fengyan's kindness to her after all that she did in the past.

  "You promise? You promise you won't leave Yunyun and Mommy again?" Lan Yunru looked up at her father with teary eyes. Although her mommy said that it wasn't her daddy's fault, why did he never try to find her and her mommy?

  "En. Daddy promises you that he won't go and leave you anymore. That's a promise." Song Fengyan tapped her nose with his forefinger and smiled. "Now, can Yunyun please stop crying? Because Daddy's heart is hurting whenever she's crying."

  Lan Yunru giggled and sniffed, trying to dry her tears with the back of her hands, but Song Fengyan took a clean hanky and wiped her tears dry instead.

  "Okay." Finally, the little girl ceased crying, much to Song Fengyan's relief. Although he had experience looking after Little Star, his niece rarely threw any tantrum whenever he was around. He now wondered how Feng Tianyi dealt with his niece's tantrums or outrageous requests.

  "But are you and Mommy fighting?" Lan Yunru asked curiously.

  Song Fengyan then sat on the bed with his daughter on his l.a.p.

  "What makes you think that?" He answered her with a questioning tone.

  "Because mommy looks nervous." Lan Yunru's voice was low, as if she was afraid that her mother would hear what she was saying. "But you don't."

  "We aren't fighting, Yun'er. But I do admit you mommy and I need a good talk, because I didn't know about you until I saw you with Little Star. Do you know that you are as pretty as your mommy? So how can I miss it and not notice you?" He grinned and tried to tickle her neck, which earned him a loud squeal from his daughter.

  "No, daddy! Stop! Yunyun is ticklish there!" Lan Yunru tried to push away his hand from her neck.

  Song Fengyan smiled genuinely for the first time since he met Lan Yunru at the empress's home. Part of him was simply overwhelmed by the fact that the child he thought was dead was very much alive and healthy.

  "Um…… " The little girl mumbled, looking bashfully for a moment as she looked at Song Fengyan. "I can call you Daddy, right? You aren't Uncle Yan anymore."

  Song Fengyan smiled and nodded to his daughter. He really liked hearing her calling him daddy, so why would he stop her?

  "I don't mind you still calling me Uncle Yan, but I would be the happiest man in the world if you can call me daddy."

  "Really?" She suddenly brightened up. "You want me to call you daddy?"

  "Only if you want to." Song Fengyan smiled wider at the now beaming girl on his l.a.p. Like her mother, Lan Yunru can easily be pleased with a few simple words.

  "Okay then. Thank you for finding me, daddy." Her bright eyes looked at him with love and adoration that Song Fengyan found amusing. His heart felt lightened and moved by her words.

  "Daddy?" He heard his daughter say after a long silence between them. His fingers gently c.a.r.e.s.sing her head.

  "Hm, what is it?"

  "Are you gonna stay?"

  It depends on if your mommy wants me to. I can't think of anywhere else I should be now."