Chapter 32: See? Retribution is coming
Zhou Xu went to the mall to pick up a customized necklace for Ruoyu. He originally wanted to give it to Ruoyu on their sixth wedding anniversary.
As soon as I entered the hotel room, I saw Ruoyu having a video call with Huanyu.
Ruoyu heard the noise and turned around, smiling at the little boy in the video, saying, "Daddy is back."
As he said that, he turned the camera of his mobile phone towards Zhou Xu.
Little Huanyu, who is less than two years old, hasn't seen his father for more than half a month. In addition, Zhou Xu spends very little time at home, and it is normal for Huanyu to not remember people at such a young age.
When he first saw Zhou Xu, Naituanzi was stunned, as if he was trying hard to think in his mind whether he knew the person in front of him.
She blinked her big, beautiful grape-like eyes, tilting her head to stare at Zhou Xu. Her big, beautiful eyes seemed to be able to speak.
Thinking: Who is this person?
Seeing her daughter's silly look, Ruoyu couldn't help laughing out loud, "Baby, this is daddy."
Zhou Xu's face darkened. He walked over to Ruoyu and sat down. He took the phone and looked at his daughter in the video: "Huanyu, I'm your father."
Mrs. Zhou, who was eating breakfast with Huanyu, almost laughed herself to death. "You've made someone busy with work every day and not spending time with their family. Now, your daughter doesn't even recognize you. I guess in a few days, she'll mistake someone else for her real dad."
After being teased by his grandmother, Zhou Xu's face became even gloomier and uglier.
He called out to Huanyue: "Baby, I'm Daddy."
Huanyue blinked twice, and seeing Zhou Xu's face, which looked stiffer than crying, she curled her lips and burst into tears.
"Bu Su Daddy, Ni Bu Su Daddy, wuwuwuwu!"
Zhou Xu: ...
Ruoyu was trying not to laugh. Right now, she had no time to comfort Zhou Xu. She only wanted to coax her daughter. "Be good, Huanyue. Mommy will be home soon."
Huanyu sniffed, looked at Ruoyu with tearful eyes, and nodded: "Mom, come here!"
Before hanging up, Ruoyu pointed the camera at Zhou Xu again: "Come, say goodbye to Dad."
Zhou Xu was just about to speak when the little kid in the video burst into tears the moment he saw him. He choked out his baby voice and said, "Bu Su, Daddy."
Zhou Xu: ...
After hanging up the phone, Ruoyu couldn't hold it in any longer and burst out laughing.
Zhou Xu frowned and began to reflect on his own problems.
It was because I was traveling too often and working overtime that I rarely had time to spend with Huanyue at home. Whenever I was away on business, we would video call each other late at night, when Huanyue was already asleep.
Huanyue couldn’t speak before, but after holding her in his arms and coaxing her for a few times, the father and daughter started to kiss each other again.
Huanyue is now just learning to speak. I didn’t expect that when she saw herself in the video, she broke down in tears and couldn’t recognize that I was her biological father.
Seeing Zhou Xu looking very sad and lost, Ruoyu gently poked his arm: "The baby's memory is already weak at this time, and you spend little time with her, so it's normal that she doesn't recognize you."
As soon as he finished comforting her, Zhou Xu's smile froze even more. He patted Ruoyu's hand and said, "Blame me. I don't have enough time to spend with you and have fun with you."
As he spoke, Zhou Xu thought of the gift he brought for Ruoyu.
Zhou Xu took out the exquisitely wrapped gift box and handed it to Ruoyu: "See if you like it."
Ruoyu opened the package and saw a jewelry necklace engraved with the initials of her and Zhou Xu's names. Her eyes lit up.
"Thank you."
"There's no need to be so polite between you and me."
Zhou Xu wasn't good at saying nice things. He pursed his lips and asked, "Shall I help you put it on?"
Ruoyu raised her eyes and looked at Zhou Xu, her ears reddened, and finally she nodded slightly.
…
After resolving these issues, the four of them returned to Changjing together.
We arrived at the manor just in time for dinner.
The four of them went into the restaurant together.
At this time, grandma was holding Huanyu and feeding her baby food herself.
Hearing the noise coming from the door, the four people including Shi Huai came into view.
Mrs. Zhou put down the spoon with a smile and said to Huanyue, "Huanyue, look! Who's back?"
When Huanyue saw Ruoyu, little stars instantly appeared in her eyes.
She can walk on her own now, and she is trying to get down from Mrs. Zhou's arms.
Old Mrs. Zhou smiled and put little Joy on the ground, letting the little girl go find her parents.
Huanyu first threw herself into Ruoyu's arms: "Mommy!"
Ruoyu had basically never left Huanyu's side. She hadn't been in a good mood these past few days, and when she saw Huanyu throwing herself into her arms, she almost cried. But she managed to hold back her tears, holding little Huanyu in her arms and kissing her little face a few times.
Xiao Huanyu giggled, then set her eyes on Zhou Xu again.
Zhou Xu and Huanyu looked at each other and stretched out his hands to hug Huanyu, "Daddy, hold me."
As a result, Huanyu turned her head away and ignored Zhou Xu, instead looking earnestly at Zhou Jibai.
She stretched out her chubby little hand and pointed at Zhou Jibai's face and shouted, "Dad!"
In an instant, the whole audience fell silent.
Zhou Xu: ...
Ruoyu hugged Huanyu and her face turned red, feeling very embarrassed.
Shi Huai couldn't help laughing first and burst out laughing.
Zhou Jibai raised his eyebrows slightly, casually stretched out his hands to hold Huanyue in his arms, and glanced at Zhou Xu dimly: "See, retribution has come."
Zhou Xu: ...
Zhou Jibai and Zhou Xu have somewhat similar eyebrows and features. Zhou Jibai spends much more time at home than Zhou Xu. He would tease her from time to time, and it was common for him to hold her around the manor.
It's not surprising that Huanyue mistook him for someone else, as he just said it in public and made people laugh.
Shi Huai also followed Zhou Jibai's words and pinched her happy little face: "How about being your aunt's daughter in the future? I'll give you a little brother or sister, and you can be the big sister."
Little Huanyu didn't know what this meant. Seeing the pretty auntie smiling beautifully, she started to smile too. Her eyebrows curved into the shape of a small crescent moon, and she nodded frantically like pounding garlic: "Okay~"
So she stretched out her hand again for Shi Huai to hold her, but Zhou Jibai did not let go, thinking that Shi Huai was heavy and did not want her to hold the little fat girl.
Seeing that Zhou Jibai didn't let go, he shouted to Shi Huai happily and angrily: "I want my mother!"
"Ha ha ha ha--"
The whole family was amused by this little dumpling.
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