I’m the same, you know. Ever since I had Brother Zi Yunsui by my side, I’ve been so much happier. This feeling never makes me tired of it, ever. And a lot of the time, I just feel incredibly, incredibly blessed, and Brother Zi Yunsui really is such a wonderful brother. 𝗳𝐫𝚎𝗲𝚠𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝘃𝚎𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺

Zi Yunsui laughed, looked at Candy, couldn’t help reaching out to rub her little head, then lowered his head to plant a kiss on her chubby cheek. He scooped her up into his arms and spun around with her twice, the excitement he felt was simply beyond words.

"My Little Candy, your Brother Zi Yunsui really loves you so, so much, you know that? Brother Zi Yunsui does everything for you, for your happiness, for your joy. That’s why I’m catching shells for you. And raising Pearls in the shells also means that our future life will be as bright and dazzling as Pearls, and your mom and I will always, always be by your side!"

"This kind of life is what makes all of us feel happy, don’t you think? Also, I really hope you can call me ’dad,’ okay? I really, really want to be your dad, you know? Little Candy, call me just once, okay?" Zi Yunsui looked at Little Candy, and there was a gleam of light in his eyes. In his eyes, Candy really was just like a little Angel.

He had watched her grow up, and now she was already six years old. This feeling really made him feel so, so blessed.

He had accompanied her through the most beautiful time of her life, and he felt so happy about that. And her childhood would always have him and Hua Xiaomo there with her. He believed that Little Candy would be happy forever and ever, and joyful forever and ever.

And a lot of the time, happiness is just that feeling you have in your own heart, that kind of thought inside. The key is how you choose to see that happiness.

The key is, if you treat happiness as some very high goal and idea, maybe you’ll always be in a kind of restless state, and then you won’t be all that happy. But if your expectations for happiness aren’t that high, then you’ll be very satisfied, and very easily and lightly reach that state of being happy.

Alright then, right now, with him by Hua Xiaomo’s and Candy’s side, he just felt incredibly happy. This feeling really was impossible to put into words.

And he felt that bringing them out to travel this time was truly a very happy state to be in!

Little Candy was stunned for a long while, unable to say anything. She looked at Zi Yunsui, her eyes shining a little, and she tilted her head, staring at him for a long time before finally saying, "Brother Zi Yunsui, why do you want me to call you dad? I feel really awkward about it. And I think you and Mom just being together like you are now is already really good. Why do we have to change anything?"

"I remember, Mom also doesn’t allow me to casually call other people ’dad.’ Besides, this is a very serious matter! Brother Zi Yunsui, I’m sorry, I can’t call you ’dad.’ And I... I feel that a lot of the time, it’s already really nice for us to just get along like this, just the two of us. Why do you have to make me call you dad? Why do you have to be a dad?"

"Ugh, I really don’t get it. Brother Zi Yunsui, I think it’s perfectly good for the two of us to stay this simple, isn’t it? Why make it all so complicated? And I think we’re already really good like this. Plus, you staying by Mom’s and my side like you are now—isn’t that already great?"

"Why make so many complicated things happen? So many complicated things are making my head hurt. Brother Zi Yunsui, right now I only want this little shell, and the little Pearl inside the shell. I think that’s already super fun. Brother Zi Yunsui, can you catch a few more shells and Pearls for me?"

"I really will be so grateful to you. Thank you, Brother Zi Yunsui. And Brother Zi Yunsui is amazing, having Brother Zi Yunsui is the best, Brother Zi Yunsui, Brother Zi Yunsui, I really, really like you! It’s just that I can’t call you dad, because Mom would definitely get mad!"

"And also, because the two of us both feel that things are good enough just like this. We don’t want any changes. Brother Zi Yunsui, you know, a lot of the time, we just want things to stay this simple. That’s already really, really good!"

Little Candy stared at Zi Yunsui with her big, wide eyes, and there was a bright shine in her gaze.

From her point of view, she felt that Mom and Brother Zi Yunsui’s relationship right now was already great, and they shouldn’t change anything. And in her eyes, Brother Zi Yunsui was just a brother—how could he possibly become her dad?

If he became her dad, that would feel really awkward, and changing the way she addressed him like that would make her feel super uncomfortable. How could Brother Zi Yunsui expect her to suddenly call him Father Zi Yunsha now? Wouldn’t that be way too awkward? She just couldn’t get that word out.

"Alright then, Candy, we’ll just do whatever you want. If you don’t want to call me dad, that’s okay. I’ll just keep being your Brother Zi Yunsui. Alright, I’ll go catch you some little shells now. I bet there’ll be lots of little Pearls. Maybe next time I’ll even catch a little crab for you!"

"Oh right, do you want Brother Zi Yunsui to catch little crabs for you? It’ll definitely be really fun! My Little Candy, you’re just so adorable, you know that? Brother Zi Yunsui really, really likes you so much. From now on, Brother Zi Yunsui will be together with you and your mom, the three of us together, okay?"

"My little baby, my little darling, I really love you, you know? A lot of the time I just hope you can grow up happy and carefree. And with you growing up by my side, it makes me feel that you’re so, so cute, so kind, and also such a charming little beauty!"

"You really make my heart flutter. Brother Zi Yunsui will definitely love you well, okay? My Little Candy, let’s go over there to that part of the beach and catch little shells together, alright?"

Zi Yunsui looked at Little Candy as he spoke, his eyes filled with a smile, but deep down, there was still a trace of disappointment. In his view, he really, really hoped that this child in front of him could become his goddaughter.

But looking at it now, it was actually pretty difficult, because in her heart she seemed to have already put him in a position of being someone on the same generational level as her.

Alright then, even as her brother, he was still basically the same generation as her, wasn’t he? That feeling really made him feel so helpless. And now, if he wanted her to call him dad, that seemed quite difficult, because she had already seen him as her brother.

So if he wanted to be her dad, it would be hard for her to change that way of thinking all at once. But no matter what, he still really wanted to be her dad.