Li Yan hugged her, sighed softly, and thought of his own parents. Come to think of it... he has been avoiding his parents and his hometown!
Even when he married Yurong and met his parents once, afterward he still avoided them. Besides his parents, his memories of his hometown were vague. It was only recently when Qiao Huanxuan stirred up some memories from over a decade ago.
He quickly pulled himself out of his thoughts, not dwelling on them. Instead, he comforted Li Jie, "Actually, your father really cares about you. Maybe because you haven't had time for dating, he might feel responsible for having raised you too seriously. So that day when he followed us, he was happy in his heart, even though I mistakenly hit him, he was still very kind to me..."
