Feng Shufen's eyes opened at once on that voice. The darkness that his pair of greys held also retreated as he looked at the little figure standing at the door. "Did you have a nightmare?" He asked, his voice as gentle as the fluff movement of the cotton cloud.
Rubbing her eyes, Li Wei shook her head standing at the door. One look at her and anyone would feel their heart-melting at her half-asleep look. She was a pretty kid no doubt but her kind of cuteness would come out differently in every different situation. "WeiWei's tummy felt hungry so she was thinking if she should go and ask Mama or not. It's already late and Mama has said earlier that we should not disturb anyone late. Sleep is important for everyone."
She said, pondering more over the topic with her thoughts. Feng Shufen looked at her working hard with her thoughtfulness before pushing the chair to rise up from his seat to walk to her. "Here, come with me. There will be no need to disturb anyone since I am here". He said, giving his hand forward to let the girl hold on to him.
The little girl strained her neck to look at him before smiling and putting her little hands into his. "Mhm. Will we be having ice cream, Daddy Angel?" She asked, happily walking down the kitchen with the man by her side.
After some time in the kitchen, Feng Shufen helped the last spoon of cornflakes into the mouth of WeiWei before taking the bowl to put in the sink. "Is it okay now? Or are you still hungry?" he asked, bringing back a small towel to wipe off her mouth.
Little Li Wei pouted her lips slightly before shaking her head. "Daddy Angel, can we eat cereal at night? I thought that was just for breakfast."
"Sometimes in the night it is okay. Next time, I will ask the chefs to keep some prepared night snacks for you." He coaxed, knowing well that from the start the little was up for the ice cream. But since she wasn't able to get it, she could only say it in a little twisted-otherwise.
Little Li Wei's lips curled slightly downward as she nodded and agreed without demanding anything. "Okay, Daddy Angel. WeiWei will remember to eat more properly from next time. Now, we can go to sleep before Mama gets up to see us here."
"But didn't you say you want ice cream?" Feng Shufen asked, halting her in her attempts of getting down on her feet and hearing him say that the little girl's eyes at once looked up with shine.
Nodding her head profusely with a smile, she said, "To reject having ice cream will surely be an impolite act which WeiWei will never commit. Of course, she would never disappoint her favorite chocolate ice cream. But over the scoop of ice cream, can we also add a little white chocolate sauce? WeiWei likes it that way but since I had extra ice cream last time, Mama has not allowed me to have it more".
The little girl listed her preferences, and without saying anything to her, the man went to get all her likings in one bowl, while behind, Little Li Wei sat quietly over the slab, dangling her legs.
"Is this right?" Feng Shufen asked, bringing the bowl of chocolate ice cream with white chocolate syrup. And looking at it, WeiWei nodded.
"Perfectly as Weiwei likes!" She said before taking a spoonful in her mouth then picking another to offer the man as well. "You can also have a taste, Daddy Angel. It's delicious."
The man shook his head. "You can have it. I will taste it another time." He said, giving her a small smile. WeiWei nodded before having another spoon in her mouth while Feng Shufen stood there, watching her silently.
"By the way, Daddy Angel, were you upset before?" Suddenly Little WeiWei asked, putting yet another spoon of melting ice cream in her mouth. Her eyes blinked at the man, waiting for his reply.
"Why would you say that? Was my tone rough before?" Feng Shufen asked and the little girl shook her head.
"Not the tone but your eyes. They were dark and in pain when I called you earlier in the study room. So were you upset about something before". WeiWei asked, blinking her eyes with innocence as if she had just not seen through the expression wall of her Daddy Angel.
Feng Shufen stared at her for some moment before giving out a low chuckle. No doubt she could look through his expressions. "If you have seen it before then why didn't you point it there? Were you hiding it from me?"
The expressions on Li Wei's face at once became serious as she shook her head. "Hiding the truth is also a lie, Daddy Angel and WeiWei never lie. I didn't point it out before, I wanted to make you forget that topic before asking you. Mama does the same with me. She would let me have the ice cream every time I am upset and after I forget the sadness, she would ask me the reason behind it so that I could see the important thing that I have been missing because of my sadness."
"Hiding the truth is also a lie?"
Little Li Wei nodded. "Mama says so. But she also says if hiding one truth can bring smiles to faces then it's non-punishable. But still, we should not keep it for long in our stomachs or it will hurt."
Feng Shufen looked at her and nodded. WeiWei also shared a reading glance with him as she spooned the ice cream into her mouth one after the other. Just when there was one spoon left, she asked again, "So, Daddy Angel, were you upset before?"
This time Feng Shufen didn't lie, instead, he nodded to say, "Yes, I was upset for not being with you two from the beginning. It must be tough for you and your Mama, right?"
Little Li Wei thought for a moment before nodding. Raising her hands up in the air, she gestured to make a small symbol with her fingers before adding, "Yes, it was a little tough and WeiWei really missed Daddy Angel in those times. But it was fine because Mama says everyone has their own decided story. And we should always love our story with the best, without complaining about it".