Time flies like a white steed flitting past a crack, and in the blink of an eye, three days have quietly slipped by.

It was another morning, the sky still a dim blue, the crisp chirping of birds outside the window woke Huang Tao up.

His first action upon opening his eyes was to check on Xuanxuan beside him.

The little one was still sound asleep, with a sweet smile lingering at the corner of her mouth.

She must be having a beautiful dream!

He also checked her sleeping position.

She slept peacefully last night, didn’t kick off the quilt, and didn’t assume any unusual sleeping positions either.

Mwah~

He secretly kissed her rosy little cheek.

"Sweetheart, sleep a bit more."

He quietly crawled out of bed, walked to the window, and pulled the curtains slightly open.

A vast stretch of morning mist came into view, enveloping everything like a painting, buildings five meters away looked as if veiled with a layer, occasionally a honk would echo through.

No doubt, it was going to be a good weather day.

After stretching lazily and checking the time, finding it was still early, he closed the curtains again, dressed quietly, and tip-toed out of the bedroom.

He went to the bathroom to wash up, washing the clothes he changed out of last night on the side.

While he was busying, Xuanxuan slowly waked from her slumber, rolling over, she found herself in empty space, her warm embrace nowhere to be found.

"Huh?"

"Where’s Daddy?"

She felt a sudden chill in her heart.

She quickly stretched out her chubby right hand, feeling the other side of the bed, but Daddy was not there. 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝚠𝕖𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝕖𝚕.𝚌𝗼𝗺

Moreover, Daddy’s spot was cool to the touch.

Obviously, it had been a while since Daddy got up!

Sure enough!

As she suddenly opened her eyes, the sight of an empty bed filled her view, no sign of Daddy.

"Daddy~ Daddy~"

She instinctively called twice, but there was no response.

"Where has Daddy gone?"

"Could he have left Xuanxuan alone and gone to the store by himself again?"

Xuanxuan pouted, showing her dissatisfaction.

But remembering that Daddy promised her he wouldn’t leave her alone at home without her permission, she was sure he would keep his word.

Moreover, today was a very special day, important to both her and Daddy.

With that thought, her little grievance quickly disappeared.

Xuanxuan swiftly got up from bed, grabbed a woolen sweater laid at the bedside table by Daddy’s instruction, figured out the front and back, slipped it over her head... Poked her head, stretched her sleeves, and straightened it...

Done!

She untangled her hair trapped by the collar, letting it fall over her shoulders.

Sitting at the edge of the bed, she put on her pants and socks, wore a small coat, and mimicked Daddy by neatly arranging the messy quilt.

She spread it across the bed.

Once everything was done, she leaped off the bed onto the plush carpet beside, slipping her fair, soft little feet into the Peppa Pig patterned pink slippers, pattered to the bedroom door.

Bam~

The door opened with a faint crash sound.

Meow~

Startled by the door sound, Mimi shot out from the cat house, with wide-open eyes revealing a look of shock.

Seeing this, Xuanxuan stopped, bent down to stroke Mimi’s head, dimples dancing as she inquired, "Mimi, do you know what day is it today?"

Meow~

Mimi, bewildered, meowed at her little master.

"Huh? You don’t know?"

Xuanxuan held Mimi’s two front paws, helped it stand up, nudged Mimi’s nose playfully with her own, saying, "Hehe, I won’t tell you now; you’ll know soon enough."

Mimi tried hard to break free from Xuanxuan’s grip, "Meow meow~"

Xuanxuan giggled like silver bells, then picked it up with some effort, carried it to the living room.

Putting down Mimi, she picked her little backpack from the sofa corner, unzipped it, took out something she’d prepared days ago, joyfully showing it before Mimi, "Mimi, look, isn’t the card I made pretty?"

Mimi widened its eyes, looking bewildered, "Meow~"

"Xuanxuan, are you awake?"

At this moment, hearing movements inside, Huang Tao washed his hands, pushed open the balcony sliding door, and approached:

Seeing the bedroom door open, the room empty, bed neatly arranged,

Surely, it was Xuanxuan, the diligent Tianluo Girl...

This little girl is really growing up!

Touched and nostalgic feelings welled up in Huang Tao’s heart.

"Daddy~"

Heard Xuanxuan’s call, one hand behind, peeking her head from the living room sofa corner, she waved sweetly at Huang Tao.

"Aye..."

Huang Tao approached her with a smile, "Sweetheart, you’re up!"

"Daddy~"

Xuanxuan called again, her beautiful eyes wide, the sweet smile on her face even broader.

Brilliantly bright!

Huang Tao, a bit confused by her repeated calls, curiously asked, "Sweetheart, what’s up?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Xuanxuan brought out what was hidden behind her, "Daddy, happy birthday!"

The next second.

A card appeared right before Huang Tao’s eyes.

This birthday card was something she took a long time to draw at the store a few days ago!

Ye and Meng Lin saw it then too!

Fortunately, they both kept it a secret for her, so this little secret remained until now.

Oh dear~

He himself almost forgot his own birthday, yet his precious daughter remembered.

Not only remembered, but also secretly made him a birthday card.

At this moment, his little heart seemed to be instantly hit, a warm flow surged filling his chest.

All filled with sweetness and happiness!

Thrilled, he lifted Xuanxuan up, planted a big kiss on her rosy cheek, "Sweetheart, thank you for remembering Daddy’s birthday."

Xuanxuan, with bent brows and smiling eyes, displayed the card for Daddy, "Daddy, look, this is the card I made."

"Okay, let Daddy have a look..."

Huang Tao gladly accepted it, sat on the sofa, placing Xuanxuan on his lap, holding her to look together.

He had to properly look at the birthday card his dear daughter made for him.

Honestly, the birthday card wasn’t at all exquisite, quite simple.

It was made with white card stock, not very large in size.

The white card was filled with various patterns drawn with watercolor pens, colorful streamers, balloons of various colors were clustered around the playful handwritten "Happy Birthday Daddy", the words crooked and each letter outlined with different colors.

Below was a large birthday cake with many candles, candlelight flickering.

Three adults and a little child, along with a small cat surrounding the birthday cake.

One of the adults wore a birthday hat, of course, that must be the birthday star, him.

The other two adults and the little one seemed to be clapping.

Xuanxuan pointed and explained in case Daddy couldn’t understand, "The one with the birthday hat is Daddy, the clapping little one is me, these are Grandpa and Grandma, and this is Mimi."

"This is our family!"

Huang Tao laughed cheerfully, "What a great drawing! This is the best birthday gift Daddy ever received!"

Xuanxuan looked up, somewhat disbelieving, and asked, "Really?"

"Of course, it’s true!"

Huang Tao nodded vigorously, stating with great surety, "The very best."

The one nestled in his arms was bestowed by heaven, the best gift he could ever have, the irreplaceable fortune of his life!