Looking at his daughter's expectant eyes, Chen Hao smiled helplessly, reached out, and gently patted her little head, teasing her on purpose:

"Isn't it enough that Mommy sleeps with you? Mommy stays with you, and Daddy can sleep in the next room, isn't that better?"

"Of course not!" Sisi immediately shook her head and said matter-of-factly.

"In the cartoons I watch, the parents always sleep with their children, they all sleep in the same bed, why can't we?"

I want both my mom and dad to sleep with me, otherwise I won't sleep!

Chen Hao and Lin Caiwei exchanged a glance, both showing embarrassment and a hint of helplessness in their eyes.

They both saw helplessness in each other's eyes.

How am I supposed to explain this to Sisi?

Tell her that Mommy and Daddy are not a couple and can't sleep together like in cartoons.

Tell her that there are many rules among adults, and that they can't just sleep in the same bed.

Sisi is only three years old and still an innocent child. She doesn't understand these complicated things. In her eyes, her parents should be together and should be with her.

Looking into her daughter's expectant and innocent eyes, Lin Caiwei then turned to look at Chen Hao, feeling conflicted.

She bit her lower lip, her fingers slightly clenching the hem of her clothes, as if making an extremely difficult decision, and her expression became somewhat solemn.

A few seconds later, as if she had made up her mind, she slowly raised her head, her voice soft, carrying a hint of shyness and hesitation, and whispered:

"Then...then tonight, Mommy and Daddy will both sleep with Sisi, okay?"

Sisi was stunned for a moment, clearly not quite understanding. After a second, she realized what Lin Caiwei had said.

Then she cheered with a "Wow!" and jumped up and down with joy, pulling Chen Hao's hand back and forth with both little hands, shouting excitedly:

"Great! Great! I can finally sleep with Mom and Dad! Dad, can you hear me? Mom said yes! The three of us can sleep together! I'm so happy!"

Chen Hao was also somewhat surprised. He didn't expect Lin Caiwei to agree, and it took him a few seconds to come to his senses.

He turned to look at Lin Caiwei and noticed that her face was slightly flushed, like a ripe apple, and her eyes were somewhat evasive.

She quickly turned her head away, not daring to look at him, and her ears turned slightly red, clearly embarrassed.

A surge of secret joy welled up in Chen Hao's heart, a joy he couldn't hide.

Tonight... can I sleep with Lin Caiwei?

Although Sisi was in between, and although he was simply sleeping with his daughter without any other thoughts, he was already very satisfied. At least, the distance between them had taken another step closer.

He quickly suppressed the turmoil in his heart, forced himself to calm down, smiled and gently patted Sisi's head, his tone tender:

"Alright, alright, I know you're happy, stop jumping, be careful not to fall."

"Now, Daddy will take you for a nice bath. When you're all clean and smelly, Mommy will like you even more, okay?"

"Let's take a nice bath! Let's take a nice bath!"

Sisi's attention was immediately diverted. She stopped jumping around, grabbed Chen Hao's hand, and ran towards the bathroom, shouting as she ran.

"Daddy, hurry up! Sisi wants to smell nice after her bath so Mommy will like her!"

Chen Hao was pulled a few steps by Sisi, and subconsciously glanced back at Lin Caiwei.

Lin Caiwei stood there, quietly watching the backs of the father and daughter. Her eyes held tenderness, shyness, and a hint of emotion that she couldn't quite put her finger on—a mixture of anticipation and hesitation.

The moment their eyes met, they were both slightly taken aback, a hint of panic flashing in their eyes, before quickly looking away.

Chen Hao smiled at Lin Caiwei as a greeting, then turned and followed Sisi into the bathroom.

The communal bathroom in the house is large and fully equipped, with a separate shower room.

There is also a large bathtub. Chen Hao usually bathes Sisi in the shower because it is convenient, quick, and less likely to cause her to catch a cold.

But today, Sisi was especially excited. As soon as she entered the bathroom and saw the bathtub, she insisted on taking a bath, tugging at Chen Hao's clothes and begging him relentlessly.

"Daddy, Daddy, I want to take a bath! I want to play in the bathtub and play with my little rubber duck!"

Looking at his daughter's expectant eyes, Chen Hao smiled helplessly yet indulgently and nodded.

"Okay, okay, then soak for a while, but not too long, or you'll catch a cold, understand?"

"Okay, okay!" Sisi nodded vigorously, her face full of smiles, eager to take off her clothes.

"Dad, hurry up and turn on the water, I want to take a bath!"

Chen Hao smiled and shook his head, then turned to run the water for Sisi.

He turned on the tap and filled the tub with warm water. As he filled the tub, he tested the water temperature with his hand, afraid that the water would be too hot or too cold and hurt Sisi's delicate skin.

After trying several times to make sure the water temperature was just right, neither too hot nor too cold, I turned off the tap, then turned around to help Sisi take off her clothes and carefully carried her into the bathtub.

Several yellow duck toys float in the bathtub. These are Sisi's favorite bath toys, and she takes them with her every time she takes a bath.

As soon as Sisi got into the bathtub, she immediately reached out her little hand, grabbed a small yellow duck, and squeezed it hard.

The little yellow duck made a "quack quack quack" sound, and Sisi laughed loudly, extremely happy. She pinched it while splashing around in the water, creating bursts of water.

"Daddy, Daddy, look!" Sisi held up her little yellow duck and waved it at Chen Hao, saying excitedly.

"Sisi was so happy today. She had her mom playing with her and her dad fighting the bad guys and protecting us. She was so lucky!"

"Dad, let's go out and play again tomorrow, and fight the bad guys together, okay?"

Chen Hao squatted beside the bathtub, picked up the showerhead, and gently splashed water on Sisi's body. His movements were extremely gentle, as if he was afraid of hurting her. Hearing her words, he smiled and asked:

"But Mom is taking a plane to work tomorrow, to a very far place. Will you miss Mom?"

Upon hearing the words "Mommy is leaving," Sisi's smile instantly vanished, and her little mouth pouted slightly.

A hint of grievance and reluctance appeared in her eyes, and her mood immediately plummeted.

But just a few seconds later, she raised her head again, her eyes hardening, and nodded vigorously:

"I miss you! Sisi misses Mom so much! But Dad said Mom has to go to work and earn money, so Sisi has to be good and not hold Mom back."

"When Mom comes back next time, we'll go out and play together again, and we'll fight the bad guys together!"

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