After his wife left, his daughter received a gift every year on her birthday; when he saw someone talking to her, he was stunned

(From a reader's submission, the images in this article are from the internet)

After his wife left, his daughter could receive a gift every year on her birthday; when he saw someone talking to his daughter, he was stunned

Whether lovers and partners are far apart or have already departed, we all hope that we remain in each other's hearts. This is a kind of emotional continuation, and also a lingering attachment to past life. In my case, my wife has been gone for several years now, and I miss her every moment. At first this was just my own longing, but what I could not believe or understand was that our daughter could still receive gifts from her every year on her birthday, which is simply not realistic. After some suspicion and investigation, I finally saw that there was such a person talking to my daughter. To be honest, I was stunned at the time and simply could not believe my eyes.

I had a very good relationship with my ex-wife. We met back in our university days, then went through several years together, and after our jobs became stable we held hands and walked into marriage. A little over a year after we married, our daughter Minmin was born, and after that the family of three lived a warm and stable life together. I had thought I would spend my whole life in such a situation; though plain, it was very happy.

But when my daughter was only a little over 4 years old, my ex-wife died in an accident because she encountered a car accident on her way home from work. At the time I was in unbearable pain and felt I could not accept it; I had a feeling as if I wanted to leave with her. My daughter was too young and innocent, knowing nothing. Only when I looked at her did I feel that I still had a responsibility on my shoulders and could not collapse. I did sink into despair for a period at the time, but later, whenever I thought of how pitiful my daughter was, I stood back up again.

Now my daughter and I depend on each other. Because I had a very good relationship with my ex-wife, and she left too suddenly, I have never remarried, because I have not yet moved on. Afraid of hurting my daughter, I kept lying to her that her mother was on a business trip abroad. As long as she was obedient and grew up well, when she married in the future, her mother would come back to see her. This was originally a white lie of mine, but ever since then, my daughter could receive a birthday gift every year on her birthday, all signed with my wife's name. I knew this was impossible. Although it was very strange, the mailing address was different every time. I wanted to investigate but had no way to start.

Recently, when I came home from work, I saw my daughter in the residential compound talking to a man. At the time, out of safety and vigilance, I walked closer to look, and it turned out to be the driver who had hit my wife back then. He was very embarrassed when he saw me, and repeatedly explained his intention. It turned out that the gifts over these years had all been sent by him. He had always felt guilty toward us, but did not know how to make up for it, so he borrowed my late wife's name to send gifts to my daughter, in order to comfort a girl who had lost her mother because of his own mistake.

In the past, I hated him very much. I knew he had not meant it, but toward someone who destroyed my family and happiness, I could never forgive him. But now I have let it go. In life, only by putting things down can one keep moving forward. Holding a heart full of hatred will destroy yourself and others too. I think he no longer needs to feel guilty. Being able to do what he has done is quite remarkable, and I appreciate his kindness. Do you all agree?