"Wenhan, can you hold my hand and let us walk together?"
Ji Wenhan frowned and looked at the girl's hand.
Her fingers were fair and slender, and her nails were smooth. There was no strange color on them. She was very beautiful. Perhaps she could help the advertising company as a hand model?
Ji Wenhan would like such a hand on someone else's body and admire it for a while.
But now, the person in front of him was Ji Xiaxia, the girl who grew up under his care.
"Why?" Looking at her, Ji Wenhan's eyes were deep.
He was not used to walking hand in hand with others, let alone in public.
"I just want Wenhan to hold my hand, so that I won't be so afraid of you."
The petite girl used honorifics and said seriously.
The way she looked at Ji Wenhan carefully, it was as if she really treated Ji Wenhan as her father, full of admiration.
After all, her two parents were really open-minded. They had a good time outside and handed Ji Xiaxia over to Ji Wenhan early on, not caring about anything. When she grew up, she would only pass by when she was playing outside. Only then would she come back to take a look.
But looking at Ji Xiaxia's appearance now, Ji Wenhan fell silent.
He wasn't prepared to have such a big daughter!
"Wenhan, as you know, my parents have been traveling since they were young. I just want to see what it feels like to be held by my father's hand. Can I?"
Licking her dry lips, the young girl begged again.
Her expectant and serious gaze made Ji Wenhan, who was looking at her, not know how to reject her.
He originally just wanted to do what he had promised and send her back when her parents came back. Now that he had become a father, after all, he would be the guardian for a short period of time. There shouldn't be much difference, right?
Ji Wenhan thought calmly.
After a moment, he held the young girl's hand with his broad and slender hand.
"Let's go."
She glanced at the man beside him.
His dark eyes trembled slightly, and the young girl let out a low "mm".
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The two of them walked along the road slowly.
Ji Wenhan's palms were sweating profusely. Her hand, which was so soft that it seemed to have no bones, held his hand. It did not feel like he was holding his daughter's hand.
Ever since he went to school, he had always been alone. He had never had any physical contact with anyone.
Walking with the girl like this, Ji Wenhan felt that something was wrong all over. All his attention was focused on the hands that the two of them were holding.
He was so nervous that it was as if he had returned to the time when he had just taken the chairman's seat, when he was still a young boy.
"Hiss, Wenhan, my hand is a little painful."
Ji Wenhan was nervous, but it was fine. The strength of his hand was getting stronger and stronger. He was squeezing Xia Ling's hand so hard that her bones were about to break.
This was her hand, not some steel rod. He used so much strength!
Xia Ling took a deep breath and looked at Ji Wenhan with tears in her eyes.
Ji Wenhan suddenly came back to his senses and let go of his hand.
Xia Ling lowered her head and rubbed her hand. Under the streetlight, Ji Wenhan could see her hand turning red from his grip.
Ji Wenhan said, "I'm sorry, I was distracted."
This was the first time he held the hand of a member of the opposite sex, right? He didn't expect it to be Ji Xiaxia's.
Speaking of which, Ji Xiaxia was already so old. It wasn't good for him to hold her hand like this, right?
"It's okay, Wenhan. You held my hand just now. Your hand was very big and very warm. I really remember the feeling when my father held my hand when I was young."
She comforted Ji Wenhan instead. The girl's sweet voice was filled with genuine emotion.
"Thank you, Wenhan."
The girl's dark eyes stared at Ji Wenhan. There was a little joy and trust in her eyes.
Ji Wenhan turned his face away as she stared at him. His throat was a little dry.
He was actually nervous because she was of the opposite sex!
"It's okay." Ji Wenhan avoided her face and looked around again.
They had unknowingly walked to the vicinity of a park.