Shen Yi stared fixedly at the brush in Shen Nanyi's hand. Shen Nanyi clutched the brush tightly, afraid that someone would snatch it away.
Father and daughter stared at each other, neither willing to give in. Zhao Shuyan felt as if her vision was blurring.
She remembered how mature and steady Shen Yi used to be. How come now, when he was with Shen Nanyi, it seemed as if his IQ had dropped?
"Ahem."
They had been so absorbed in their staring contest that they hadn't noticed her even after she entered the room for so long. Zhao Shuyan felt a bit unbalanced and coughed twice.
The two, one big and one small, looked over, their eyes faintly showing a bit of grievance.
Looking at his wife longingly, Shen Yi was truly aggrieved. He really couldn't understand why his daughter would like a pitch - black brush.
Shen Nanyi was even more straightforward. Looking at Zhao Shuyan, she suddenly burst into tears again and reached out her hands for Zhao Shuyan to hug her.
Seeing her precious daughter crying, Zhao Shuyan didn't even care about her husband. She bypassed Shen Yi and picked up Shen Nanyi, coaxing her lovingly.
"..."
Looking at Zhao Shuyan who had ignored him, Shen Yi suddenly felt that his status in the family had dropped sharply.
He wondered if it was just his imagination, but Shen Yi always felt that his daughter lying in Zhao Shuyan's arms was gloating at him.
Staring at his daughter for a while, Shen Yi suddenly thought his daughter wasn't that cute anymore.
Wasn't it said that a daughter was a father's warm little cotton - padded jacket? Why was his daughter a bit different?
Days passed quietly in the bickering. In a blink of an eye, half a month had gone by, and Shen Nanyi's face had become even rounder.
What Shen Yi liked most was to pinch Shen Nanyi's face when he was free after work. Every time he saw his daughter's reluctant but helpless expression, he would be extremely happy.
Regarding Shen Yi's increasingly childish behavior, Zhao Shuyan had gone from being surprised at first to being numb now.
Zhao Shuyan even thought it was reasonable that Shen Yi would fight with Shen Nanyi for something one day.
Recently, what Shen Nanyi was most worried about was how to get rid of the writing brush in her hand. As the days passed by, she was extremely anxious.
To speed up the progress of her task, Shen Nanyi even wondered if Shen Yi would throw her out as a monster if she started to speak now.
Looking at Shen Yi who was teasing her, Shen Nanyi opened her mouth and decided to take a gamble. After all, they were her biological parents. They shouldn't throw her out, right?
"Ba..."
Having not spoken for a long time, Shen Nanyi was actually a bit unaccustomed to speaking at first. She stammered and even she herself didn't know what she was saying.
Shen Yi beside her didn't take it seriously at all. He continued to coax Shen Nanyi with a doll, trying to exchange it with Shen Nanyi.
She had finally mustered up the courage to speak, but was completely ignored. Shen Nanyi was quite hurt. She opened her mouth again, wanting to say a complete sentence to attract Shen Yi's attention.
Just as she opened her mouth, there was a knock on the door. Shen Nanyi reacted quickly and quickly shut her mouth.
She could muster the courage to talk to Shen Yi, but she absolutely couldn't let others know. Shen Nanyi continued to lie on the bed in a daze.
It had to be said that a child's life was not bad. Except that she couldn't clearly express her thoughts, she basically had no troubles all day long except eating and drinking.
The guest who came was Zhao Qishan, a college classmate of Shen Yi's. It had been a while since they last saw each other, so Shen Yi was extremely happy and quickly invited him in.
"Let me take a look at the little baby. Has she become even prettier?"
Before Shen Yi even had a chance to speak, Zhao Qishan walked towards Shen Nanyi. It was obvious that Shen Nanyi was much more popular than Shen Yi.
Shen Yi, who had stretched out his hand to hug his old classmate, had his hand hanging in mid - air. He suddenly didn't like his old classmate at all.
Heh, one by one, they had all become fans of his daughter's looks.
"Shen Yi, your daughter is much prettier than you."
Looking at Shen Nanyi in the cradle, Zhao Qishan's heart melted. How could there be such a delicate little doll?
"..."
Shen Yi didn't answer. He just looked at Zhao Qishan, hoping that Zhao Qishan would be more sensible.
After all, he had been a class - heartthrob in college. How could he be ugly?!
"Little baby, look what good thing Uncle has found for you?"
Not caring about Shen Yi's gaze at all, Zhao Qishan took out a delicate bracelet from his bosom and waved it in front of Shen Nanyi.
"Where did you find this strange thing from another antique market?"
Shen Yi knew his classmate very well and directly pointed out the origin of the thing.
After graduating from college, Zhao Qishan didn't find a proper job. He just tried to find valuable items at a low price in the antique market. Over the years, he had really made a small fortune and gained some fame in the antique market.
"You can trust my taste. It's definitely okay!"
He hung the pendant made of ancient coins he had found on Shen Nanyi's hand.
The five - emperor ancient coins were said to be able to ward off evil spirits. Shen Nanyi had worn them many times before.
Touching the ancient coins on her wrist, Shen Nanyi smiled sweetly at Zhao Qishan and even reached out her hands for a hug, showing no sense of strangeness at all.
"Don't move. A girl should be reserved. Do you understand!"
Before Zhao Qishan could even reach out his hand, Shen Yi rushed over at a very fast speed, picked up Shen Nanyi in his arms, and began to educate her.
He hadn't noticed before that his daughter was so enthusiastic!
"..."
Zhao Qishan twitched the corner of his mouth. He always felt that there was something strange about Shen Yi's words. How did it seem like he had been misunderstood by Shen Yi?
After finally getting Shen Nanyi to lie back on the bed again, Shen Yi strictly forbade Zhao Qishan from hugging Shen Nanyi. Zhao Qishan could only stand there looking at her longingly.
At this moment, Shen Yi finally found a bit of a sense of accomplishment. No matter how envious others were, his daughter was still his.
Originally, he thought the matter would end here, but there was something even more maddening for Shen Yi later.
Staring at Zhao Qishan for a while, Shen Nanyi tilted her head, then took out the writing brush in her hand and handed it to Zhao Qishan.
"…!"
At this moment, Shen Yi wished he could poke his own eyes out. The look in his eyes when he looked at Zhao Qishan had changed. It was as if he wanted to kill Zhao Qishan with his gaze.
Zhao Qishan had never seen Shen Yi look at someone like this before, but he wasn't affected at all. He took the brush from Shen Nanyi.
Shen Nanyi smiled sweetly at Zhao Qishan. She was very happy and didn't show any of the panic she had when Shen Yi tried to take the thing before. Shen Yi admitted that he was jealous.
Originally thinking it was just a child's toy, Zhao Qishan planned to return it to Shen Nanyi in a while. But the weight of the brush in his hand made him pause. His eyes fell on the thing in his hand and he examined it carefully.
Looking at Zhao Qishan, Shen Nanyi was extremely nervous. She hoped that Zhao Qishan was discerning enough to see the value of this brush.
"Do you need to look at a child's toy for so long?"
Shen Yi felt like a jealous person now. No matter how he looked at Zhao Qishan, he didn't like him. His words became sarcastic.
Zhao Qishan looked up at Shen Yi, his gaze a bit strange.