Jiu Hu couldn't help but smile when he got up. The door was open and he could see what they were doing inside.
Hu'er is wearing a beautiful dress that Yi Fu made. He designed the dress in winter and began making the accessories in the same season.
Yi Fu went from tribe to tribe to gather the materials before even Spring came. Then he made the dress by mid-spring. He only completed it yesterday after many alterations just so it would fit Hu'er's body.
Jiu Hu knocked on the door. "Having a great day?" He smiled at her. His eyes are full of love.
She looks at him with those shining eyes. "Dada!" she beamed and her dress bounced. Hu'er rushed toward him, making the dress sway left and right. It looks really good on her.
"You're very beautiful," Jiu Hu couldn't help but compliment her.
Her smile became wider and her eyes held happiness. "Thank you~"
She liked making herself pretty. However the dresses they always make made her feel off, because of how exposed it is.
Last season Hu'er told Yi Fu about what dress she wanted and her expectations were really low. After all, Yi Fu never knew what Hanfu was.
She was just too happy to wear familiar clothes. What made her happier is that Yi Fu promised to teach Jiu Lin how to make it. Now that her Dada complimented her, she is excited to wear more hanfu.
Yi Fu is also happy. She never saw Hu'er like her clothes this much. She always has a polite and happy smile when he gives her clothes but never this joyous.
Hu'er even looked at herself for so long and gave some poses. Earlier she twirled so many times and hopped happily.
Yi Fu chuckles, "Come on. Let your Dada see the twirl."
She nodded happily and excitedly said, "Look, Dada."
Hu'er twirled two times and her dress was like a flower that blooms. She giggled merrily and looked at Jiu Hu.
"Wow." Jiu Hu was indeed amazed. He never knew such a dress could look so beautiful. Hu'er has become more attractive.
Hu'er nodded and looks at Yi Fu, "The dress is so beautiful! I like it very much! Thank you Daddy Yi Fu~"
He chuckles, "I'm glad you like it." Right now, he is thinking of what design he would make next with the style Hu'er is wearing.
Suddenly gaining some inspiration he said, "I will leave you two now so you can have your time." And hastily left.
Jiu Hu nodded and said, "Thank you."
"Bye Daddy Yi Fu!" Hu'er shouted.
"Bye Hu'er. See you later!" Yi Fu yelled back without stopping. He went down and his back couldn't be seen.
"Hu'er…" He beckons her to go into the room. It is time for them to talk and give her blessings as Hu'er's Dad.
"Yes, Dada?" She did and Jiu Hu closed the door.
He made her sit down first and became comfortable. "Why are the seasons so fast…? I feel like it was just yesterday when I saw you wake up and survived the second winter. You've grown up already and are going to take a mate."
Hu'er froze. Her lips trembled and said, "Dada… Second winter…"
Jiu Hu sighed and nodded at her. His eyes have a touch of sadness. "Yes. I know. I knew it the day you came and took Jiuweihu's body.
I was there when my Jiuweihu died. I was the only one who knew that her heart had already stopped beating for half a day. She can't revive suddenly. I know that. I accepted her death.
I lose hope to live. Just like my brothers who lost their will to live when Shu Lin died. When your finger moved it regained my hope. I called everyone and helped you warm up as much as we could. Your heart fought and lived.
I already felt the broken link between me and my daughter. But I can feel a similar link towards you. I know you are my other daughter. But I never told them that. I couldn't. I'm afraid that they would kill themselves or find a way to die….
I will tell you something from the past. Shu Lin was pregnant with two little females. Her pulse clearly indicated two females. Yet on the thirtieth day of Shu Lin's pregnancy, the pulse suddenly changed. We didn't know how or why. There was no female who gave birth to two little females either so we thought it was normal.
Your mom died and your grandmom took Jiuweihu out of Shu Lin's belly. Just her. There is no other little female but Jiuweihu. It was not until Jiuweihu died and you came that I got suspicious of it.
I searched far and wide with the help of my father and Min He without them knowing what I am looking for but I saw it before your welcoming day. After all, I don't really want to let a stranger integrate into our family that fast.
There are those tablets that I found, it's very old and the writings are blurry but I understood what was written on them. Someone happened to have the same experience. Two lives in one body. If the first one died it's when the other will appear.
The second one has not stayed in the body, it was written that; 'She must have traveled far to completely have different ideas with the first one. To have some knowledge that I, even don't know.
She must have a past as every time she is alone she seems to be unreachable like there is a wall between us that I can't touch or break.
Did she use another body and lived there before coming back to us? Did she suffer and was lonely? Did someone love and care for her? Did someone bully her? Because her eyes held loneliness, grievance, sadness, anger, and resentment.
I could feel that she was my daughter. I know she is and I'm sad that I wasn't there to help her and be her protector…'
Hu'er are you also the same? Did you live another life?"
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A/N: I am sorry the updates will yet again be slower. I haven't been updating my drafts. And still, getting used to my workload.