The vacant-eyed girl lifted Lin Xiuyuan's right hand in both of hers and, without thinking, brought it to her lips and bit down on his index finger.
As his strength drained away, the girl's unfocused eyes finally regained their original sparkle.
But then...
"Daddy."
Looking at the unfamiliar face before her, the girl parted her cherry-red lips and spoke. Her words startled the completely unprepared Lin Xiuyuan so badly that he fell to the floor.
"No, you absolutely cannot call me that!"
"Then... Father?"
"Can't you come up with a more appropriate way to address me?!"
Lin Xiuyuan screamed inwardly.
