Chapter 2
The weather was gloomy behind him.
Ye Chen stood blankly in front of the low-rent housing.
The weather was gloomy behind him.
Ye Chen pinched himself hard.
It hurts.
This is not a dream!
Was it a dream before?
In his previous life, Ye Chen was a billionaire.
Although he had countless money and a status supported by thousands of people, Ye Chen had always lived in pain.
When he died, he thought everything was over.
But when he woke up, he found that he was standing at this door again.
Ye Chen believed that the previous one was not a dream, because those memories were too clear.
Looking at the familiar door of his home, Ye Chen was sure that he was reborn.
He was too familiar with this home.
He even dreamed of this place countless times.
Ye Chen took out the key and opened the door with trembling hands.
Creak!
The old door made a harsh sound.
His eyes lit up.
Ye Chen saw a girl sitting on the ground, playing with a worn-out doll.
That was his daughter Yaoyao.
Yaoyao was just four years old this year, but she looked extremely delicate compared to other children of the same age.
The moment he saw his daughter, Ye Chen's eyes were full of tears.
Ye Chen never thought that he would see his daughter again one day.
Decades ago, his wife jumped off the Jinhai Bridge with her daughter in her arms.
When he arrived, he only saw the wet bodies of the mother and daughter.
This also became the most painful thing in his life.
Later, Ye Chen worked hard and made a lot of money, but this pain tortured him all his life.
"Dad!"
Seeing Ye Chen coming back, the daughter got up from the ground and hugged Ye Chen's thigh.
"Dad, you haven't been home for a few days. Yaoyao misses you so much."
Ye Chen looked at his daughter's delicate body and the patches on her skirt, his face full of guilt.
At the age of four, other children are chubby, but his daughter's face is pale and she is as thin as skin and bones.
Ye Chen understood that this was all caused by malnutrition.
He squatted down and hugged his daughter tightly in his arms.
The tears could not stop flowing.
In his previous life, this man who created countless business miracles could not help crying while holding his daughter.
"Yaoyao, I'm sorry, it's all Dad's fault... I'm sorry."
Seeing her father crying, the daughter naively used her delicate little hands to wipe the tears from Ye Chen's eyes.
"Dad, don't cry. Is it because Yaoyao is not obedient and makes Dad angry?
Listening to his daughter's weak voice, Ye Chen's tears could not be restrained even more.
"Dad, don't cry. I don't want to go to kindergarten. Don't fight with mom, okay? "
Yaoyao hugged Ye Chen and begged bitterly.
Listening to his daughter's innocent voice, Ye Chen's mind emerged from the chaotic first half of his previous life.
At that time, he was drunk and gambling every day.
When he had no money, he went home to ask his wife for it.
If his wife didn't give it, he would smash things at home and even beat his wife.
Just today, his wife wanted her daughter to go to kindergarten.
But Ye Chen took the money for the child's kindergarten and gambled, and lost it all.
For this, the couple had another big fight.
Although Yaoyao is only four years old, she has experienced more than other children.
She has always envied other children who can go to kindergarten.
But when she heard that her parents quarreled because she wanted to go to kindergarten, the child actually took the initiative to give up the dream that should have belonged to her.
For a child who is only four years old, her daughter is really too obedient.
Listening to his daughter's warm voice, Ye Chen wiped the tears from his face and picked up Yaoyao.
"Yaoyao, be good, daddy will send you to kindergarten tomorrow, okay? "
"Dad, is it true? Can Yaoyao really go to kindergarten?"
Ye Chen nodded vigorously: "Of course it's true."
Yaoyao suddenly remembered something: "No, Yaoyao doesn't want to go to kindergarten... Our family has no money, and I don't want my parents to quarrel over me."
Ye Chen said seriously: "Don't worry, Dad promises you that he will never quarrel with Mom again, and Dad will work hard to make money in the future."
Yaoyao looked at him blankly, then stretched out her little hand: "Dad, don't lie to Yaoyao, let's make a pinky promise."
The door opened with a creak.
Ye Chen turned around and looked at the familiar pretty face behind him, and his body trembled slightly.
A woman in an OL uniform walked in.
The woman had long hair draped over her shoulders, a slim figure, and a delicate pretty face, as if she was carefully carved, so beautiful that it was suffocating.
However, the despair and sadness on the woman's face made the originally flawless pretty face
, with a slight flaw.
The woman who walked in was Li Wanrou, the wife that Ye Chen had been thinking about day and night.
In the previous life, this woman hugged his beloved daughter and jumped into the cold Haihe River.
The wet figures of mother and daughter were the most unforgettable and painful memories of his life.
However, Ye Chen had never hated the woman in front of him.
Ye Chen had confessed countless times and thought countless times how desperate his wife was when she hugged her daughter and jumped into the Haihe River.
Li Wanrou held a piece of fragrant fried chicken in her hand.
Ye Chen knew that this was his daughter's favorite food.
He also knew that Li Wanrou let the child finish the fried chicken, and then took her away from home and jumped into the cold Haihe River.
While Ye Chen was in a daze, Yaoyao had broken away from Ye Chen and ran to Li Wanrou.
"Mom, what's this delicious?"
Li Wanrou forced a smile on her face: "This is your favorite fried chicken."
"Dad, Mom bought me my favorite fried chicken." Yaoyao shouted excitedly to Ye Chen.
Ye Chen stared at Li Wanrou blankly, and saw his wife standing in front of him alive again.
At this moment, Ye Chen had an impulse to rush up and hug the woman in front of him.
He wanted to tell her how much he missed her.
However, Ye Chen only saw deep disgust for him in Li Wanrou's eyes.
Li Wanrou's eyes made Ye Chen feel a little bitter.
Ye Chen was not surprised at such eyes.
Every time Ye Chen came back drunk, he was drunk and often acted crazy when he came back.
Li Wanrou didn't want to disturb the children, so she slept separately from him a long time ago.
Yaoyao picked up a piece of fried chicken and put it in her mouth.
"Thank you, Mom, for buying me Yaoyao's favorite fried chicken."
Looking at such a sensible daughter, Li Wanrou showed a rare smile on her face.
However, thinking of what she was going to do, Li Wanrou felt heartbroken.
Yaoyao said to Li Wanrou naively: "Mom, Dad just said that he would send me to kindergarten tomorrow."
After hearing this, Li Wanrou's eyes flashed with anger.
She glared at Ye Chen and said: "Do you think it's fun to lie to children?"
Li Wanrou knew Ye Chen too well.
Ye Chen always said what would happen tomorrow, he would work hard to make money tomorrow, and he would be a good husband tomorrow, and then the next day, Ye Chen returned to the state of drunkenness and gambling.
Li Wanrou had been deceived by Ye Chen too many times, and her heart was broken.
What made Li Wanrou even more unbearable was that Ye Chen not only lied to herself, but also often lied to children.
Ye Chen did not defend himself. He sighed and said, "Wanrou, you just came back from outside and you feel cold. I'll pour you a cup of brown sugar water to warm your stomach."