***
"Dad, what are you talking about? You're always my dearest dad. If you refuse to be my dad, I won't have a dad anymore. Can you bear that?"
Mai Xiaomai, holding back her tears, pressed her face against her father's hand, crying, "I want to always be your daughter, and I want to be your daughter in the next life too."
"Xiaomai, you don't blame dad? Dad committed such deep sins against you and your mother that even dying a hundred times wouldn't make up for them."
Mai's father touched his daughter's face, asking through tears.
"Dad, let's not think about the past. I don't care what happened then. I only remember that you're the dad who loves me the most. I remember how hard you worked to raise me. I don't want to lose you. If I could choose, I would still choose you to be my dad."
Mai Xiaomai cried and said, "Stop blaming yourself, okay? I want to see you well, then I can be happy and joyful. I love you and Mom. I'll always be your daughter..."
Mai's father choked up.
