I shook my head with a wry smile and continued to patiently explain, "Xiao Jiu, I know you like me a lot, but your father and I aren't a good match."

"Besides, it wouldn't be appropriate for me to attend your parent-teacher conference..."

To everyone's surprise, Zhou Xiaojiu immediately pouted upon hearing this, and her eyes began to redden.

A moment later, she burst into tears, sobbing, "I don't want to! I want you to be my new mom! Waaah..."

When I saw her crying so sadly, I panicked instantly.

He hurriedly grabbed a tissue from the table and gently wiped away her tears.

He kept anxiously murmuring, "Oh dear, don't cry! Please stop crying!" As he spoke, he involuntarily reached out and gently embraced her.

Looking at her face, which appeared even more pitiful and endearing due to her crying, I couldn't help but feel a pang of heartache.

She's like a delicate porcelain doll, making you want to cherish her.

So I softened my voice and gently comforted you, "You like me so much! Actually, even if I weren't your mother, I could still make time to visit you often!"

After hearing what I said, she didn't stop crying; instead, she hugged me even tighter.

She looked up, her big, watery eyes staring straight at me, and asked with a hint of expectation and longing, "Sister, will you go to the parent-teacher conference at school?"

I was at a loss for what to do for a moment.

After hesitating for a moment, she replied, "Don't keep crying, or your little face will become ugly, and then you won't be a beautiful little princess anymore!"

However, she didn't seem to listen to what I said, and continued to ask, choking back tears, "Sister, please, can you come with me to the parent-teacher conference the day after tomorrow?"

Seeing how persistent she was, I really couldn't bear to refuse her again, but I didn't want to agree so easily either, so I replied perfunctorily, "Um... let me think about it some more, okay?"

Unexpectedly, as soon as I said those words,

She cried even louder than before, her sobs coming in waves, as if she had suffered a tremendous injustice.

This sudden situation attracted the attention of the surrounding bodyguards, who all cast curious and concerned glances at them.

The situation was becoming increasingly difficult to control.

I quickly blurted out, "Okay, okay! I agree to go with you, please stop crying!"

Upon hearing this, she immediately stopped crying.

A sweet smile quickly bloomed on her face, and she happily said, "That's great, sister! I knew you were the best!"

"By the way, sister, my dad is really outstanding! I have high hopes for you two."

Looking at her innocent and naive appearance, I suddenly felt like I had been tricked. Was she deliberately pretending to be pitiful to gain my sympathy from the very beginning?

I could only smile helplessly.

He muttered to himself: Oh well, what can I do when this little guy is so lovable!

...

To be honest, even though I had agreed to her request, I didn't actually intend to go to the parent-teacher conference.

When she is discharged from the hospital tomorrow,

My resignation procedures should be completed by now.

What's next?

My plan is to go find my brother first.

I'll go and pay my respects to my deceased parents again.

Finally, it was time to get off work at night.

I walked slowly outside all by myself.

Just then, an extremely luxurious Alfa Romeo pulled up smoothly in front of me.

Seeing this, I instinctively wanted to take a detour.

However, before I could even take a few steps away, I saw a burly man covered in tattoos walking quickly towards me from behind the car.

"Miss Yao, please wait! Our eldest son has specially invited you to come over for a talk."

After hesitating for a moment, I finally decided to get on that car.

As soon as I entered the car, I was immediately struck by its interior decoration.

The entire interior is furnished with extreme luxury. The seats are not only incredibly spacious but also exceptionally comfortable, making it clear at a glance that this is the top-of-the-line version.

Zhou Yifeng leaned back comfortably in his chair, his legs elegantly crossed, his deep and sharp eyes intently focused on an economics magazine in his hands.

Only after he noticed that I had boarded the bus did he leisurely and gently place the magazine he was holding aside.

Immediately afterwards, his cold gaze began to sweep over me from head to toe.

He broke the silence first and asked the question.

"I heard you submitted your resignation to the company?"

I hesitated for a moment, then answered softly, "Well... that's true, mainly because of my personal reasons."

"Oh? Is it because I mentioned Wang Yijin yesterday that Miss Yao has submitted her resignation?"

It hit the nail on the head.

In an instant,

I felt my face burning and inwardly groaned.

He gave a slightly awkward smile.

He stammered in response, "How...how could that be?"

He narrowed his eyes slightly, a barely perceptible sneer appearing at the corner of his mouth, and then said slowly, "What happened between you and Yijin is all in the past. I won't gossip about such things in front of him, so you can rest assured!"

I thought to myself: We're both fine!

“But my daughter really likes you. What do you think about that?” he suddenly asked, staring intently at me.

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