He did not need her to complicate his life, she had replied, knowing that he would stoically accept her proposal of a monthly lunch as their only way of remaining father and daughter.

她告诉父亲的是，她的出现只会使父亲的生活变得复杂化，这不是他所需要的。她知道父亲会息事宁人地接受她每月回家吃一次午饭的建议，这也就作为保持父女关系的唯一方式了。

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