"Sisi!" Lin Caiwei opened her arms, her voice still hoarse from just waking up.

Sisi immediately took off her slippers, climbed onto the bed on all fours, and threw herself into her mother's arms.

Lin Caiwei hugged her daughter tightly, feeling the familiar temperature and breath of this little body, soft and warm.

She buried her face in Sisi's hair and took a deep breath; it smelled of sweet strawberry from the children's shampoo.

"Mom misses you so much." Lin Caiwei's voice was a little choked up, and she hugged her arms tighter.

"Sisi misses Mommy too!" Sisi buried her head in Lin Caiwei's arms, rubbing against her like a spoiled kitten.

"I miss it so much! I think about it every night! I can't sleep because I think about it so much!"

The mother and daughter hugged each other for quite a while.

Lin Caiwei stroked her daughter's soft hair, feeling her little back rise and fall with her breath, and felt that all the fatigue, stress, and loneliness of these past few days had been worthwhile.

No matter how dazzling the applause and lights on stage are, they can't compare to the warmth and comfort of this moment in my arms.

"Mommy, get up!" Sisi suddenly remembered something, wriggled out of Lin Caiwei's arms, and looked at her with bright eyes.

"Daddy made so many delicious breakfasts! Let's go eat! Daddy said breakfast is ready!"

Lin Caiwei laughed and pinched her daughter's little nose: "What delicious food is it? Why is my darling so eager?"

"We have...we have beef sandwiches! And cake! And Sisi's favorite shrimp and egg steamed dish!"

Sisi counted on her fingers, and after finishing one hand, she still hadn't finished, so she used her other hand as well.

"There's porridge! And juice! So much! Daddy's breakfast is so delicious! Mom, you have to try it! It's a hundred times better than Aunt Chen's!"

"Okay, okay, Mom will get up now." Lin Caiwei lifted Sisi off the bed and got out of bed herself.

As she stepped onto the carpet, she instinctively moved her ankle—it was completely fine now; the redness and pain from last night felt like a dream.

She shook her head, no longer thinking about this strange thing.

She found a set of loungewear in her closet—a beige knitted cardigan and matching trousers, both soft and comfortable.

After changing my clothes, I went into the bathroom to wash up.

Brush your teeth, wash your face, and do simple skincare.

Looking at the faint dark circles under her eyes in the mirror, she sighed and took out concealer to cover them up slightly.

Although she was at home, Chen Hao was there after all, and she didn't want to look too haggard.

She combed her hair again; it was a little tangled. She patiently combed it out and then tied it into a loose low ponytail, with a few strands of hair naturally falling on both sides of her face.

Finally, I applied some lip balm to make my lips look glossy, which completed the "makeup".

Without makeup, she lacked some of the radiance of her stage persona, but gained a gentler, more domestic charm.

When I came out of the bathroom, Sisi was already waiting impatiently at the door, her little feet stomping lightly on the ground.

"Mom, hurry up! Dad said breakfast is ready, it won't taste good if it gets cold!"

"They're here, they're here." Lin Caiwei was pulled outside by her daughter, a smile on her lips the whole time.

Meanwhile, in the kitchen, Chen Hao was putting the finishing touches on plating.

He plated the Wagyu beef sandwich, tiramisu, steamed egg with shrimp, and chicken and mushroom congee one by one, carefully wiping the edges of each plate to ensure it was clean.

Then, edible pansy petals and mint leaves were carefully placed next to the dishes.

The orange juice was poured into a tall glass, and its clear orange-yellow color was very beautiful.

The coffee is served in an exquisite bone china cup, which comes with a matching saucer.

Finally, place Sisi's special bear-shaped cutlery in front of her seat—bowl, plate, spoon, and fork, all in adorable cartoon designs.

[Ding! Prepare a delicious breakfast for your daughter and mom, and you'll be rewarded with a 15 yuan Dad Fund]

The system notification sounded precisely on time.

Chen Hao was secretly delighted.

The system usually rewards you with 10 yuan in "dad fund" for making breakfast for Sisi.

Today, because Lin Caiwei was there and the breakfast was exceptionally lavish, I received an extra 5 yuan as a reward.

Good, good, we're one step closer to our goal.

He had just put down the last cup of coffee and adjusted the angle of the cup handle when he heard Sisi's excited voice coming from the living room, getting closer and closer.

"Dad! We brought Mom here!"

Chen Hao looked up and saw Sisi holding Lin Caiwei's hand as they walked into the restaurant.

Lin Caiwei had clearly just finished washing up; her face was still damp, and although she wasn't wearing makeup, her skin looked great—fair and radiant.

Wearing that off-white loungewear, she looked softer and even more approachable than the glamorous and charismatic pop diva she usually is on stage.

"You're up?" Chen Hao said with a smile, pointing to the dining table. "Perfect timing, breakfast is just ready."

Please have a seat.

Lin Caiwei nodded, her gaze sweeping over the exquisite dishes on the table, a hint of surprise flashing in her eyes: "Thank you for all this trouble."

"It's not hard work." Chen Hao shook his head, walked over to Sisi, and helped her pull out her high chair.

"Sisi, come here and sit down."

"Mommy, you sit too!" Sisi pointed to the seat next to her, her little finger pointing at the chair.

"Sit here! Sit next to Sisi!"

Lin Caiwei sat down next to Sisi.

Looking at the exquisitely arranged breakfast on the table, her surprise deepened.

This doesn't look like a typical home-cooked breakfast at all; it looks more like a breakfast from a high-end restaurant or a five-star hotel, perhaps even more elaborate.

The Wagyu beef sandwich has a perfect cross-section, with the tender pink beef and pale yellow scrambled eggs clearly layered, and the black truffle sauce is subtly visible.

The tiramisu was served in a pretty glass, with cocoa powder sprinkled evenly, and you could see the layers of biscuits and cheese paste on the side.

The steamed egg with shrimp has a smooth, mirror-like surface that reflects your image, and is garnished with bright green peas and tender pink shrimp.

Even that seemingly ordinary bowl of chicken and mushroom congee was cooked to the perfect consistency, with the rice grains almost dissolved, and sprinkled with finely chopped scallions and golden-fried garlic, emitting a wonderful aroma.

"Dad's breakfast is so delicious!"

Sisi had already eagerly picked up her little spoon, her eyes fixed on the bowl of steamed eggs, but she still remembered to call out to her mother first.

"Mom, you have to try it! It's really, really delicious!"

Lin Caiwei smiled and patted her daughter's head.

She was used to her daughter's "exaggerations".

Kids always think their dad's cooking is the best, which adds to their affection for their children.

Moreover, Sisi hadn't seen Chen Hao for so long, and now that her father was back, he was cooking delicious food for her every day, so of course she thought everything tasted good.

"Really? Then Mom must try it!"

She wasn't really taking it seriously when she said that.

Although every time I video chat with my daughter, she praises my cooking as being especially delicious.

But she felt that her daughter's praise of her father might just be due to a biased view of him.

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