"Dad, I didn't mean to hide it from you..." Ding Kemeng wanted to explain, but her father refused to listen.

"When did you start this? How far have you progressed? And who else knows about this? Am I the last one to know? Why didn't you tell me?" Ding Kemeng was completely bewildered by her father's barrage of questions.

“I…we’re not really that close, just a normal relationship.” Ding Kemeng thought for a moment and replied, “I didn’t deliberately hide it from Dad, I just didn’t know how to say it, so I didn’t tell him. Mom found out on her own, she’s more observant. And Lu Ziyin’s parents and relatives probably know about this too.”

"No wonder..." He was wondering why Lu Ziyin's father, the CEO of such a large corporation, was so polite to him and so kind to his daughter. So that's why!

Hmph, the Lu family is no good!

Ding Kemeng didn't know what her father was thinking, but seeing his bad expression, she didn't dare to say anything more, afraid of angering him.

After dropping his daughter off at school, Mr. Ding parked the car and got out, just in time to see Lu Ziyin at the school gate. Ding Kemeng was shocked to see Lu Ziyin waiting for her there!

She waved vigorously at Lu Ziyin, trying to get him to leave, but Lu Ziyin thought she was calling him over and hurriedly ran over.

"Good morning, Uncle Ding!" Lu Ziyin ran over quickly and greeted Ding's father with a smile.

Ding's father, who had just been cursing Lu Ziyin in the car, chuckled.

? ?

Lu Ziyin was stunned. What did "hehe" mean?

"Ding Kemeng, you better pay attention in class! I'll pick you up tonight!" Ding's father didn't speak to Lu Ziyin, but glared at him and "warned" his daughter before driving away.

Lu Ziyin was confused by Ding's father's disdain. Had he offended Ding's father?

"Sweetie, did I say something wrong?" I just asked hello, what did I say wrong?

Lu Ziyin couldn't understand.

Ding Kemeng sighed helplessly and said, "It's nothing. My dad just figured out some things, so he doesn't like you anymore."

You don't like him?

Lu Ziyin was even more confused. What had he done?

"Alright, stop guessing, let's go to the classroom first..." Ding Kemeng didn't want to discuss this matter at the school gate anymore, so she pulled Lu Ziyin and walked towards the classroom.

As promised, Ding's father drove to pick up his daughter from evening self-study and took her home.

Lu Ziyin had intended to go up and greet him, but thinking about what had happened during the day, he became somewhat worried. However, Ding's father was, after all, his future father-in-law, so even though Lu Ziyin was afraid, he still went over to greet him.

However, Ding's father still didn't give him a friendly look.

Fearing that Lu Ziyin would say a few more words and make her father's impression of him even worse, Ding Kemeng quickly smiled and pulled her father away, urging him to go home as soon as possible.

In the following days, Ding's father practically used every trick in the book to stop Ding Kemeng from going out. Whenever Ding Kemeng went out, he would accompany her! Over this period of time, Ding's father almost completely prevented Lu Ziyin and Ding Kemeng from spending time alone together!

Lu Ziyin was unhappy, but he dared not say anything. Ding's father probably already knew about his relationship with Mengbao, so Lu Ziyin didn't dare to do anything at this critical juncture. He had no choice but to restrain himself and stop clinging to Ding Kemeng for the time being.

With the New Year's Day holiday over in January, Lu Ziyin's birthday was fast approaching. He was afraid that Ding's father would be too harsh and refuse to let Mengbao see him even on his birthday, so he prepared an invitation in advance and had his father send someone to deliver it to the Ding family. This time, Ding's father should agree to let Mengbao go out with him, right...?

Looking at the invitation on the table, Mr. Ding fell into deep thought. After such a long period of vigilance, Mr. Ding's anger had mostly subsided. Although he still had a little lingering resentment, he wasn't a petty person.

"Dad, can I go?"

Ding Kemeng asked cautiously, afraid that she might have upset her father.

Ding's mother brought over a fruit platter and said, "Go ahead, the invitations have already been sent out, it would be too much to not go. Remember to pick out a good gift, and you can ask me for money if you don't have enough."

When Ding's father saw that his wife had spoken, his expression softened. "Go ahead, I'll buy a gift too, and you can take it with you. Last time it was your birthday, they even came to our house to celebrate with you, so you should go to his birthday celebration this time."

Does this mean he's stopped throwing tantrums?

Ding Kemeng smiled. She thought her father would continue to throw a tantrum, but she didn't expect him to give in so soon!

"Thank you, Dad! You're so wise and handsome!" Ding Kemeng sat down next to her father, hugged his arm, and started to act coquettishly.

"So am I usually unwise and unhandsome?" Mr. Ding was naturally happy when his daughter praised him, but he still wanted to put on airs.

“No way, Daddy has always been handsome! He’s the most handsome and best dad in the world!” Ding Kemeng seized the opportunity and showered him with compliments one after another!

Mr. Ding was so pleased with himself that he burst into laughter, exclaiming, "You're such a smooth talker!"

On Saturday, Ding Kemeng attended Lu Ziyin's birthday party as she had hoped. Although it was called a party, not many people actually came. Lu Ziyin thought it was too noisy, so she invited too many people.

"Adorable baby!"

"Sister Meng, you've arrived!"

Ding Kemeng was afraid that her father would not agree to her coming out, so she refused to let Lu Ziyin pick her up and took a taxi to the Lu family home by herself.

The housekeeper saw Ding Kemeng and immediately opened the door for her.

Lu Ziyin quickly stepped forward and grabbed her. He hadn't been able to spend time with Ding Kemeng like this for many days, and he missed her terribly. Now that he saw Ding Kemeng alone, Lu Ziyin wished he could stick to her and never leave her!

Half-embracing Ding Kemeng, Lu Ziyin followed behind her with a smile, like a little wife. Wherever she went, he followed!

Tang Zhizhou and the others were too ashamed to look at Lu Ziyin in this state!

The young master of the Lu family, who was once known for his ruthlessness in the circle, has now... become a tagalong!

"Brother Lu, you should tone it down a bit!" Lin Changmao said with a smile while eating barbecue.

Ding Kemeng was helpless against Lu Ziyin, who was clinging to her. She couldn't shake him off, and she couldn't hit or scold him. What else could she do but keep him by her side?

“Mengbao is my girlfriend, what’s wrong with me clinging to her!” Lu Ziyin didn’t think he had done anything wrong at all, and was even proud of it, looking at Lin Changmao with a smug look in his eyes.

Everyone: "..."

It's unbearable to look at!

Ding Kemeng walked into the crowd and sat down on a bench. Lu Ziyin quickly followed and sat down next to her, holding Ding Kemeng's small hand tightly the whole time, never letting go!

"My darling, I really missed you." As soon as she sat down, with no one around, Lu Ziyin couldn't help but start to whine.

Ding Kemeng smiled helplessly: "I go to school every day, do you think someone else sits next to me?"

“That’s different!” Lu Ziyin exclaimed immediately.