"Rong family, Rong family! Your Rong family!"
Du Ruoxin was furious.
"Dou Dou is also my daughter, Du Ruoxin's daughter!"
"How I want to raise her, what kind of person I want her to become when she grows up, is my business!"
"What does it have to do with you!"
"Rong Jingyang, have you ever taken care of a daughter?"
"Do you know what your daughter likes and dislikes?"
"You don't know anything, how dare you order me around?!!!!"
The woman's anger was like a tornado, capable of overturning even the ten-meter high ceiling of the living room.
Seeing her mother and father arguing, Rong Dou Dou, like a fierce little tiger, shielded her mother. "Bad guy! Don't bully Mommy!"
"I'm going to tell Grandma to beat you!"
Rong Jingyang: "..."
Du Ruoxin: "..."
The man's expression was extremely awkward, and Du Ruoxin was also red-faced and angry. But upon hearing her daughter's words, she stopped arguing.
Bending down to pick up Rong Dou Dou, she tried to regain a normal tone. "Dou Dou, are you hungry? Let's go have breakfast."
Rong Jingyang stared at their retreating backs, the coldness in his eyes deepening.
He... how... hadn't he taken care of Dou Dou?
When their daughter was just born, wasn't he the one up every night tending to her needs?
Every month, wasn't he the one taking them, mother and daughter, on vacation?
How could she...
Thinking of the unpleasant parting the night before, Rong Jingyang ultimately didn't chase after them.
Du Ruoxin was being irrational now and was angry with him. He would communicate with her when she calmed down.
After breakfast, Du Ruoxin held her daughter's hand and got into Trevor's car to go surfing by the sea.
"Mommy, don't be angry anymore. I'll tell Grandma that Daddy yelled at you."
"Grandma will get revenge for you."
Seeing that her mother was still unhappy, Rong Dou Dou patted her mother's chubby face and comforted her.
Du Ruoxin rubbed her daughter's little head. "Mommy isn't angry, and Daddy didn't yell at Mommy."
"We were just communicating, and the voices naturally got a bit louder."
Rong Dou Dou: ... Is that so?
The little girl cupped her mother's face and smiled. "Then smile for me."
Du Ruoxin forced a smile.
When they arrived at the beach, Du Ruoxin and Rong Dou Dou changed into their swimsuits. Just as they were about to enter the water, a warm current suddenly flowed within her.
She: "—"
Could it be her period?
Du Ruoxin froze in place. "Dou Dou, wait a moment, Mommy needs to use the restroom."
She rushed into the bathroom and, looking at the dark red blood, Du Ruoxin felt like crying and hitting the wall.
Her period wasn't supposed to be today.
Did it come early because she took the contraceptive pill?
A wave of sadness washed over her. If she hadn't taken the pill, perhaps she would have gotten pregnant this time.
Alas—
Looking at the dark red blood, Du Ruoxin felt as if she were seeing the child she had lost, and sorrow engulfed her heart.
【Rong Jingyang, you bastard!】
【You cowardly turtle!】
Sniffling, Du Ruoxin held back the tears welling up in her eyes.
She put on some padding, found a small shop, bought sanitary pads, and returned to the changing room. She changed back into casual clothes before walking towards her daughter.
"Mommy, hurry, hurry, I can't wait anymore." Rong Dou Dou hopped over and took her mother's hand.
Du Ruoxin squatted down and stroked her daughter's shoulders. "Dou Dou, Mommy is bleeding, and I can't go surfing with you today. Will you let Trevor accompany you?"
Rong Dou Dou immediately became unhappy. "No, no, no, I want Mommy."
Du Ruoxin patiently comforted her. "But Mommy is bleeding and can't touch water."
"If you touch water, you'll get sick and have a high fever."
"Does Dou Dou want Mommy to have a high fever and get an injection?"
Rong Dou Dou pouted. Of course, she didn't want that, but—
Seeing that her daughter was no longer so agitated, Du Ruoxin added, "When Mommy gets better, I'll bring Dou Dou surfing again next week, okay?"
"Dou Dou, be good."
Rong Dou Dou thought for a moment, weighed the options, and ultimately couldn't bear to see her mother sick. She nodded. "Okay."
Du Ruoxin signaled Trevor to take Dou Dou to play.
"Let's go, little miss," Trevor said.
Rong Dou Dou was already familiar with Trevor and said as they walked, "I want to do something exciting, Uncle. Can you chase waves?"
He could.
But it was too dangerous. He was afraid of injuring the little miss, and ten of his lives wouldn't be enough to compensate.
Du Ruoxin watched the pair stride onto the surfboard and found a spot to sit under the umbrella.
Although her eyes were fixed on her daughter, her mind was on Rong Jingyang.
"Alas!"
She sighed, took out her phone, and sent him a message: "Rong Jingyang, I don't want to argue with you."
"Dou Dou is not just my daughter, she is yours too."