These are obviously friendly words, but when they come out of Tang Tianxiang's mouth, they make me feel strange.
I smiled slightly, but the word "Dad" was stuck in my heart and I couldn't say it out loud.
The situation was a little awkward. Mingsi understood my feelings and took the initiative to step forward to smooth things over.
"Don't just stand there like wooden idiots, father and daughter. Sit down and talk."
Mingsi pulled me to sit at the dining table, next to her, while Tang Tianxiang sat at the main seat at the table.
The servant brought the tableware and a box of milk. I stood up and took it and filled the cup in front of Tang Tianxiang.
Tang Tianxiang seemed very satisfied with my behavior. He squinted his eyes and smiled as he picked up the teacup.
Looking at his expression with a smile that didn't reach his eyes, he and Tang Jun looked more like father and daughter.
I did this not to please him. Although I was a stranger to his father whom I had never met, he was an elder after all. I would naturally show him the proper etiquette and respect, otherwise he would think that the Lan family was not sure of teaching him well.
Tang Tianxiang's eyes were always examining me. When he looked into my eyes, it seemed as if he could see through all my thoughts.
This inevitably makes me feel uncomfortable.
Tang Tianxiang lowered his eyes slightly, lowered his head to cut the fried eggs, and asked casually, "What do your parents do now? They adopted you for so many years, we should go and thank them."
Tang Tianxiang's words seemed sincere, but they were also somewhat tentative.
Just mentioning my adoptive parents makes me feel bitter.
If they were still alive, seeing me returning to my roots, although they would be reluctant to let me go, they would definitely be happy for me, right?
Sadly, they are no longer here.
I lowered my head and replied to Tang Tianxiang in a deep voice: "No need, my parents in the Lan family have passed away."
Mingsi already knew all these things. She was afraid that I would be sad, so she grabbed my hand to comfort me, squeezed it twice, and let me know that she was there, giving me a sense of security.
Tang Tianxiang was stunned for a moment, then he sighed with regret, "That's such a shame. They worked so hard to raise you."
But then he let out a sigh, clearly looking relieved.
He should be thankful that my parents are no longer alive, right? Otherwise, the grace of raising me for more than twenty years wouldn't be so easily erased with just one sentence, and I wouldn't be returning to the Tang family so easily.
Tang Tianxiang is a businessman, and profit is his most important thing. Especially when it comes to me, his long-lost daughter, he doesn't have such deep feelings for me.
Thinking of this, I couldn't help feeling a little disappointed, but then I could understand Tang Tianxiang's attitude towards me at the moment.
I was separated from him when I was less than two years old. After more than 20 years, when we met again, we were no different from strangers.
I couldn't accept Tang Tianxiang as a father for a while, and Tang Tianxiang naturally hadn't gotten used to having a daughter like me.
The relationship between father and daughter is different from that between mother and daughter. A mother will always think of her child after ten months of pregnancy, even if they are separated for many years, but a father will not have such strong feelings.
At this moment, there was a sound of someone coming down the stairs. Tang Jun came down in her pajamas and greeted the servants.
The next second, she turned around and saw Tang Tianxiang, and her expression and movements suddenly became a little awkward.
"Dad, you're here so early!"
Tang Tianxiang glanced at the watch on his wrist and said sternly, "It's this hour and you just got up. You are such a leisurely general manager."
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