Chapter 64 Tell Dad a Secret

"Did you really fall down?" Lu Ting confirmed again.

Xiao Taozhi nodded seriously, "Yes, it was really Zhizhi who fell down. It has nothing to do with others~"

"Besides, Zhizhi has already slept for a while, and the pain has flown away. Zhizhi doesn't feel any pain at all! Daddy, don't worry!"

It was clearly she who was injured, but now she came to comfort him with a smile!

Is this little guy a fool?

Looking at the little guy's sensible appearance, a huge feeling of regret suddenly enveloped Lu Ting, almost swallowing him!

He shouldn't have left Xiao Taozhi alone in the children's playground today, or he shouldn't have taken her out in the first place.

Whether it was Nangong Jue’s disappearance or the superiors’ plan to release the prisoners, these had nothing to do with the little girl. It was he who brought her into the dangerous abyss!

And when he received the order from headquarters to seal off the children's playground, he should have taken the little guy away without hesitation.

Lu Ting scratched the skin under his eyes irritably.

As a chief judge, he failed to eliminate the strange beast before it approached innocent children; as a father, he failed to protect his daughter well.

He...really failed miserably!

"Daddy..."

Little Taozhi seemed to see what was on Lu Ting's mind. She tugged at the corner of Lu Ting's clothes with her uninjured little hand, raised her little head and stretched out her hand towards him, "Daddy, hug me!"

Lu Ting came back to his senses, stopped Xiao Taozhi's legs, held her waist and picked her up.

The little guy suddenly leaned close to Lu Ting's ear and said mysteriously, "I'll tell you a secret, Daddy..."

"What?"

"Dad is the best dad in the galaxy! He's the best dad in the entire galaxy! Zhizhi loves Dad the most!"

Xiao Taozhi's voice was so sweet, like milk mixed with honey, and it touched Lu Ting's heart.

A father and a daughter, one big and one small, walked out of the forest talking and laughing.

They didn't notice that behind the tall and sturdy tree, a pair of cloudy eyes were greedily looking at the little baby in Lu Ting's arms...

Children's playground.

Chen Jisui sat alone on a bench at the entrance of the park. The park was closed and he was the only one left in the huge place.

The incident of throwing the little boy with a crew cut into the fountain was eventually reported to the head teacher. In order to appease the parents' anger, he was severely scolded by the head teacher and then dismissed.

This matter seemed natural to Shen Jisui. The only thing that surprised him was that Xiao Taozhi was missing!

He was worried to death, but was afraid that the little guy wouldn't be able to find him when he came back, so he didn't dare run around. Instead, he waited here until the sun went down.

Sudden.

A tall figure entered the boy's sight. He looked up suddenly and blurted out, "Xiao Tao..."

Before he could finish his words, Lu Ting silenced him.

Lu Ting glanced sideways at the little guy who was sleeping soundly on his shoulder, and signaled Chen Jisui to speak as quietly as possible.

Too lazy to play Tai Chi anymore, Lu Ting got straight to the point and whispered, "Nangong Jue is with you."

It's not a question, it's a firm statement.

Shen Jisui's gaze fixed on Xiao Taozhi's blood-stained hand. He frowned and asked instead of answering, "What happened to her hand?"

Lu Ting pulled Xiao Taozhi into his arms and said calmly, "This is none of your business."

"Then what does your search for Nangong Jue have to do with me?"

Chen Jisui showed no fear at all, and his sharp eyes looked at Lu Ting without showing any weakness.

Oh!

This brat is quite brave.

How dare you talk to him like that!

Lu Ting raised his eyebrows and said, "He's at your house, and you say it has nothing to do with you?"

Shen Jisui took a sip and said nothing.

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District D, a slum in the federal suburbs.

Nangong Jue slept until noon before waking up. He quickly ate some bread that Chen Jisui had bought for lunch, and then the young master Nangong went back to bed.

I slept until sunset.

Nangong Jue was awakened by a sudden doorbell ring.

"I heard it, stop pressing! It's coming! Hey, these sounds are so soul-stirring..."

Nangong Jue grabbed a handful of his hair in annoyance, and went to open the door in a daze wearing only his shorts.

"who……"

The moment he saw the disciple, Nangong Jue was suddenly stunned. It felt like a thorn was stuck in his throat and he suddenly couldn't speak.

"What's wrong? You didn't recognize me after just one day?"

Nangong Yao lifted her long brown wavy hair, and there was a hint of impatience in her casual tone.

“Sister…sister…”

Nangong Jue lowered his head and shouted.

After calming down at Shen Jisui's house for a day, his anger towards Nangong Yao had largely subsided.

Nangong Yao tilted her head to look inside the house and said, "Would you like me to come in and sit down?"

Nangong Yao didn't know if Mr. Shen would mind him letting someone else in...

Never mind, my sister is not someone else anyway.

Nangong Jue thought for a moment, then opened the door and turned sideways to let Nangong Yao in.

Nangong Yao crossed her arms and walked around the cramped living room. She took a thorough look around the room before sitting down on the sofa and said leisurely, "Have you been living in a place like this for the past two days?"

"Um."

The Shen family really had nothing else to offer to entertain the guests, so Nangong Jue gave Nangong Yao a bottle of mineral water that Chen Jisui had just bought this morning.

"Are you used to living here?"

Nangong Jue was unsure of what his sister meant, and replied timidly, "Not bad."

"Are you going back then?"

Nangong Yao raised her eyelids slightly, and her beautiful eyes looked directly at Nangong Jue, as if she could see through him. She opened her red lips slightly: "So how long are we going to be angry?"

Nangong Jue's heart skipped a beat.

It turns out that my sister knows...

The young man clenched his fists instantly, gritted his teeth, stared at the dark floor, and said in a desperate tone:

"Sister, do you really care whether I go back or not? You've hated me since we were little, and you've always wanted me to disappear. Last time I fell into the water and was rescued, you were disappointed, right? Now that I'm gone, isn't that just what you wanted? You can go back and inherit our father's property peacefully. I won't fight with you for a single cent!"

The air froze instantly.

One second, two seconds.

Nangong Yao suddenly sneered, her bright eyes devoid of warmth: "So, you think I came here to laugh at you? Do you miss me that much?!"

"Then what do you want me to think?" Nangong Jue completely exploded, and the resentment and grievances that had been suppressed in his heart for many years burst out in an instant.

"When you were in kindergarten, I gave you a family portrait of the three of us on your birthday. I drew it myself, but what about you? You only took one look at it, tore it up, and threw it in the trash. I remember it all. You said, 'You don't have a brother like me...'"

"But what about me? I was so sad back then. I hid under the covers and cried secretly. After crying, I still gave you a birthday present every year, without fail. But which year did you accept it? Which year didn't you just throw the gift I carefully prepared into the trash can?"

"Nangong Yao, I've given you birthday gifts so many times, but what about you? Do you remember my birthday? Do you treat me as your own brother?!"

(End of this chapter)