Seeing the two people embracing on the sofa, Lin Gaoyuan was stunned for a moment, then quickly realized that the beautiful cabbage being pressed down on him looked like his daughter!
Without saying a word, he put down the gift in his hand, took a step forward, forcibly pulled away the person who was abusing his daughter, and then punched him hard in the face in anger!
"Dad! Please don't..."
Lin Yanwan spoke too late. Jiang Xia was punched so hard that she saw stars and almost fell over. Seeing this, she was so frightened that she quickly stepped between the two of them.
"Yanwan, get out of my way! I'm going to beat this beast to death today!" Lin Gaoyuan was furious. He yanked his daughter away and punched Jiang Xia hard in the face.
Jiang Xia immediately lost his balance and fell hard to the ground.
"Jiang Xia!"
Lin Yanwan was shocked and rushed over, stretching out her hands to block her father, who was furious, while shouting, her voice trembling with tears, "Dad, you've hit the wrong person!"
Lin Gaoyuan was stunned for a moment. Jiang Xia... the name seemed familiar. It seemed that his wife had told him that he was Yan Wan's boyfriend. However, he had been too busy with work lately and had not had time to take care of his daughter.
"Yanwan, Dad didn't dial the wrong number..."
Jiang Xia shook his head vigorously and blinked hard a few times before his dizzy vision improved slightly.
"How are you? Does it hurt?" Lin Yanwan's heart trembled with pain. She reached out and gently touched his visibly swollen cheek, but he reflexively dodged away, his eyes narrowing into slits from the pain.
"I'm fine."
Jiang Xia took a few breaths shakily, stood up unsteadily, and looked at the slightly chubby man in front of her, her swollen facial muscles forcing a smile.
"Dad, no." He immediately raised his hand and lightly slapped his other cheek, but the movement aggravated his injured muscles, causing him to wince in pain.
"Hello, Uncle Lin." He looked into Lin Gaoyuan's eyes, extended his hand, and said solemnly, "Nice to meet you. I am Jiang Xia, and I am currently Yan Wan's boyfriend."
Lin Gaoyuan ignored his outstretched hand, instead looking expressionlessly at his daughter and coldly saying, "Is this the boyfriend you found? I don't approve! Break up with him right now!"
He was furious. So what if he had a boyfriend? Did that give him the right to shamelessly sleep on his daughter? And right there in his living room! Don't think calling him "Dad" will change his mind; he's a complete scumbag! A scoundrel!
“Dad! It’s not what you think.” Lin Yanwan explained anxiously, “I almost fell, and Jiang Xia caught me, but neither of us could stand properly and we fell onto the sofa. Just then, you came back.”
Lin Gaoyuan looked at Jiang Xia and sneered, "Luckily I came back, otherwise, who knows what might have happened."
As a father, he could never stand by and watch his daughter be bullied by a man.
“You’re right.” Jiang Xia took a deep breath and bowed deeply to his father-in-law. “I’m sorry, it was my fault.”
Just then, a little girl was awakened by the noise coming from the living room. She slowly opened the bedroom door, rubbed her eyes, and looked at her father.
"Dad, you're back?!"
Hearing his youngest daughter's call, Lin Gaoyuan did not answer. Instead, he turned to the side, refusing to accept Jiang Xia's apology, and pointed to the door, coldly saying, "You are not welcome in my home. If you're a man, get out of here right now!"
"Huh?"
Sensing that something was definitely off in the room, Lin Xiaoman's sleepy eyes instantly snapped awake. Were they... arguing?
"Sister...Brother Jiang Xia?"
Jiang Xia stiffened, said nothing more, and walked towards the door.
My father-in-law is furious right now, no amount of explanation will help. It's better to leave for now and apologize with gifts after he calms down.
"Jiang Xia!"
Lin Yanwan instinctively wanted to chase after him, but Lin Gaoyuan shouted to stop her: "You're not allowed to go!"
"You beat him so badly, can't I get him some ice to put on him?" she retorted angrily, turning around to open the refrigerator and handing over a frozen bottle of mineral water.
Seeing his swollen left cheek and the faint red veins seeping from near his cheekbone, Lin Yanwan felt heartbroken and her eyes welled up with tears.
Jiang Xia shook her head slightly, indicating that she shouldn't worry, took the frozen mineral water from her hand, and walked out of the room without stopping.
Seeing his departing figure, Lin Yanwan opened her mouth, her heart pounding with worry, but she still dared not chase after him at this moment, otherwise, things would become even worse.
A brief silence fell over the room. Lin Yanwan looked at her father, who was still furious, sitting on the sofa, and hesitated several times before speaking.
She took a glass of water and handed it to him, saying softly, "Dad, things really aren't what you think."
Lin Gaoyuan saw the slippers scattered on both sides of the ground. His daughter was still barefoot. What she said might be true, but it was also true that he had seen that guy lying on top of his daughter.
"Stop talking. That guy is obviously not a good person. No matter how eloquently you describe him, I am absolutely against you dating him!"
"You can't just hit someone in a fit of anger. Look what you've done to him," Lin Yanwan said anxiously.
"What's wrong with hitting him? I was thinking of calling the police and sentencing him to attempted rape, leaving a stain on his record for life, and seeing how he'll find a job in the future! A man who can't control himself should be beaten to death!" Lin Gaoyuan said with a cold snort.
"Dad, Brother Jiang Xia isn't that kind of person. He's very, very good to Xiaoman and my sister," Lin Xiaoman said weakly, clinging to her sister's hand.
"What do you know, you little kid?" Lin Gaoyuan slammed his hand on the table and shouted back without thinking.
“Sister…” Xiaoman pouted, raised her little face to look at her sister, and sobbed softly, tears welling up in her eyes. In her memory, this was the first time her father had ever yelled at her.
"It's okay, Xiaoman. Let's go back to our room and not talk to him."
Lin Yanwan picked up her younger sister, turned to look at her father, and sighed, "Dad, no matter what, this has nothing to do with Xiaoman. She's still so young, why are you getting angry at her?"
After saying that, she carried Xiaoman back to her room, leaving Lin Gaoyuan alone in the living room, sulking.
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(One more chapter, probably a bit late)
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