Gazing at his daughter lying motionless at the head of the bed with her eyes tightly closed, his heart was twisted in agony.
With a cry of deep sorrow, he called out, "Feng'er!..."
He could no longer contain his heartache and wept uncontrollably over Xiao Feng's body.
"It's all my fault, all my fault! I forced Xiao Feng, insisting she must bear a son to carry on the Feng Family lineage. It's me who killed her! Feng'er, please wake up. Dad won't force you anymore, Dad will never force you again! Feng'er, my Feng'er..."
The crying was heart-wrenchingly shrill, yet Feng'er continued to lie there without movement; instead, the child beside her, startled by the crying, also began to wail.
For a time, the room was filled with the sounds of bitter, grieving sobs.
Tears swirled in Liu Sisi's eyes as she looked up at the roof, but she couldn't stop their flow, and they streamed down her cheeks.
"Don't cry, oh oh oh... baby, don't cry, good baby..."