Chapter 3: Daiyu's Explanation

  The house was quiet, Daiyu wrote a note and handed it to Xueyan to decoct the medicine, instructing her to watch the medicine without leaving its side.

  "Miss, don't worry, Xueyan will definitely keep a close eye on the medicine." Xueyan smiled mischievously, and actually, she was only one year older than Daiyu, just eight years old this year, and still not mature enough.

  "I'm being serious, Zijuan, you go and assist Xueyan too. I have something to discuss with Ama." Daiyu said, looking at Zijuan, but in her heart, she was actually very defensive against Zijuan, after all, Zijuan was a member of the Jia household, so it's better for her to be more cautious.

  "Yes, miss." Zi Juan nodded and went with Xue Yan to fetch medicine and decoct it.

  Daiyu closed the door and turned her head to look at Lin Ruhai who was sitting on the bed.

  "Ah Ma." Daiyu called out with a smile. She knew that Lin Ruhai had many questions to ask, and she was already prepared.

  "Yu'er, you owe me an explanation." Lin Ruhai smiled with a complex expression as he looked at his daughter. He felt that this girl was not his own daughter, although she looked exactly the same, but her temperament and knowledge were vastly different.

  "Amma, I hope you can listen patiently and not interrupt me. Don't be too surprised either." Daiyu took a deep breath, intending to confess to Lin Ruhai, but fabricating a lie was also an option, though it would be exhausting and complicated, requiring even more lies to sustain the original one, which Daiyu didn't want to do.

  "Yu'er, you tell me." Lin Ruhai took a deep breath, feeling that this answer would definitely be beyond his expectations.

  "In fact, this body is your daughter's, but the soul isn't. I don't know what happened either, I should have already died in that world, but my soul somehow fell into your daughter's body and took on all her joys and sorrows. From her memories, I felt your love for her, so in my heart, I really considered you as Ama." Daiyu said in one breath, she was truly influenced by Daiyu's memories, seeing Lin Ruhai made her think of him as her own Ama, that's why she rushed to save him.

  Lin Ruhai hadn't spoken for a long time, he just stared blankly at Daiyu, thinking of many things, what kind of strange encounter his daughter had or if someone took away his daughter, but he never thought that his daughter would actually change souls, although it was the same body, was she still his own daughter?

  "Ah Ma?" Seeing Lin Ruhai's reaction, Daiyu was not surprised, but she felt a faint sense of disappointment in her heart. She had thought that she could enjoy some paternal love, but it turned out to be the same result after all.

  "How did Yu'er die?" Lin Ruhai managed to say with great effort.

  "Do you really want to know? She suffered a lot in the Jia Mansion. Although Old Lady Jia seemed nice to her, it was also because she hoped Lin Daiyu would marry Jia Baoyu and become relatives. Wang Furen pretended to be kind and pious, but secretly plotted against others. As for Xue Baochai, who appeared to be in charge on the surface, she was actually not bad to Lin Daiyu, but her mouth was also merciless."

  Lin Ruhai listened to her daughter's words, feeling a deep pain in her heart. This was the consequence of sending her daughter to the Jia household. Indeed, she couldn't trust that place; how could there be true feelings there? That Jia Baoyu himself knew he was a spoiled young master born with a jade in his mouth, pampered and indulged since childhood, and at seven years old, looked like an old man - how could he possibly match her daughter?

  "Amah, let me call you that one more time. You're not worthy of Daiyu. Although you love your own daughter, you're still a selfish person. You'd rather die for the sake of your deceased loved one than live for the sake of your living daughter and give her the care and concern of a father's love." Daiyu looked at Lin Ruhai coldly. The tragedy of Daiyu in Dream of the Red Chamber was largely due to Lin Ruhai's early death.

  Lin Ruhai opened his mouth but didn't say anything.

  "No matter what you think, since I've taken over this body, I'll take good care of you from now on. If you really want to die and have me return to that filthy Jia household, I won't allow it. I'll use every means possible to keep you alive!" Daiyu said with a somewhat cruel tone, seeing Lin Ruhai ignoring her. "But don't worry, once I can stand on my own, within a year at most, if you still want to die, I absolutely won't stop you!" Daiyu's words were harsh, but for someone as infatuated as Lin Ruhai, speaking bluntly might just yield unexpected results.

  Lin Ruhai looked at the girl in front of him with a mixture of surprise and guilt. Her words were venomous, but they had indeed awakened him to his own mistakes. It was all his fault that his daughter had left so early, and even if he died, he wouldn't be able to see Min'er again because he hadn't taken good care of her.

  Lin Daiyu stood quietly there, waiting for Lin Ruhai's decision.

  "You are Yu'er, and from now on I will live for you." Lin Ruhai looked at the girl in front of him with determination. "I don't know what you've been through before, but I hope to melt your coldness with my love. I am your Ama." Lin Ruhai's hand gently stroked Daiyu's forehead.

  Daiyu felt a warmth in her heart, something she hadn't experienced in a long time. She lifted her head and met Lin Ruhai's gaze, "Ama, from now on we'll live well together." Daiyu rushed into Lin Ruhai's arms, enjoying the feeling of being enveloped in his warm embrace, this was what it meant to be loved by a father, warmer than sunshine.

  "Alright, my poison has been solved, but I'm still not good, am I?" Lin Ruhai heard Xinyu's words and knew that she was not a simple girl. Although she didn't talk about her experiences, without parents, she must have had a very bitter life. With such a gloomy face, she must have had a very difficult time.

  Daiyu nodded, "Auntie, don't worry, I'll cooperate with you." First, let's catch the mole in the Lin mansion," she said. "By the way, Auntie, that Jia Yu isn't someone to be trifled with either." Although Daiyu hadn't had much interaction with Jia Yu since arriving in this world, her memories of past events had given her a preliminary impression of him - he was no ordinary man.

  "I know, let him jump around for a few days, and his jumping will be beneficial to us." Lin Ruhai said with a hint of meaning.

  Daiyu furrowed her brow, Ama's poisoning case should have nothing to do with the Jia Mansion, otherwise Ama would not have been at ease leaving herself in the care of the Jia Mansion. Was Ama planning to dig out the remaining internal ghosts all at once? This was also good, and it would be convenient for her to make a big move later on.

  Lin Ruhai looked at Daiyu, who was deep in thought, and knew that she had understood. This kind of daughter no longer had weakness, but had become strong; no longer had tears, but had become cold and proud; no longer avoided the worldly affairs, but had gained insight into all things. "Yu'er, don't be too tired, go back and rest for a while. Your body is not good." Lin Ruhai instructed, in his consciousness, even if her soul had changed, her body would still be weak, he took one of his own clothes and put it on Daiyu's shoulders.

  Daiyu originally wanted to explain, but she opened her mouth and didn't speak, only obediently putting on her outer garment. The room was filled with warmth and affection, while outside a sinister and venomous gaze flashed by.