His hand, hidden under the table, furtively squeezed the pocket. The handkerchief inside bore both Xu Moran's and his own blood, meaning he could also get a paternity test, just in case…
He secretly told himself, what if Xu Moran really is his biological daughter?
The thought of that possibility made him tremble uncontrollably. Xu Moran noticed the trembling and asked with concern, "Are you alright?"
She could never bring herself to say "Dad," but thankfully, Xu Xiusen never forced her.
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"Mo Mo." Xu Xiusen had been in the officialdom for so many years, and when it came to acting skills, there were really not many who could surpass him. He used less than a tenth of his acting skills in front of Xu Moran. "Dad is getting old, and his heart isn't very good. Just now, when I heard that young couple arguing, I don't know why, but I suddenly thought of your mother and me. Back then, we were so loving. We never argued, and we never even raised our voices. Looking back now, that was the happiest time of my life."
Xu Moran didn't know what to say, so she simply remained silent.
Looking at Xu Moran's face, Xu Xiusen felt that she looked more and more like his wife. He couldn't find the right words to describe the feeling in his heart. He continued, "In my life, only two things have made me happy. The first is marrying my wife. Although her emotions are sometimes unstable, it doesn't affect the fact that she is a good wife. The other is the birth of my daughter. Although I have never seen her face, for the past twenty years, I have been imagining what she looks like. Does she look more like me? Or more like her mother? Actually, no matter what she looks like, even if she is born as an egg, I will love her dearly and hatch her."
Xu Mo was taken aback by Xu Xiusen's deep paternal love. Perhaps it was because she had never paid attention to paternal love before that she felt Xu Xiusen's paternal love was so profound.
“If your daughter knew that you had such a loving father, she would be very happy in heaven,” Xu Mo comforted Xu Xiusen. “She could feel how happy she is.”
"Mo Mo." Xu Xiusen stared intently into Xu Moran's eyes, as if trying to discern something from her face. "Do you think Daddy is good?"
Xu Moran nodded truthfully, "You're a good father."
Xu Xiusen's body was still trembling slightly. "Dad will do better in the future."
Xu Moran felt that Xu Xiusen had suddenly become strange, but she couldn't quite put her finger on why. She cast a questioning glance at Xu Ye, only to see that Xu Ye wasn't listening to her and Xu Xiusen at all; he was focused on studying the wine bottle.
He held a wine bottle in his hand and examined it several times before he suddenly realized, "Oh, this wine bottle isn't a cap, it's a cork. No wonder I couldn't open it with my teeth."
Xu Moran reached for the wine bottle, "Don't look at it anymore, be careful not to cut your hand."
Xu Xiusen was definitely more experienced than Xu Moran. He could tell from Xu Ye's order that Xu Xiusen was a person of good taste. He really didn't believe that someone like Xu Xiusen wouldn't know how to open a wine bottle.
He began to suspect that Xu Ye's claim of opening the bottle with his teeth was not something he was unaware of, but rather something he did intentionally. As for his purpose, the handkerchief in his pocket already explained everything.
Such a person, who could be described as clever to put it nicely, or as scheming to put it bluntly, would never agree to be with Xu Moran. After all, he had seen Xu Moran's straightforwardness firsthand.
Xu Moran is naive and doesn't think as much as he does, so she's easy to fool. In the future, he'll have to give her more pointers. If that doesn't work, he'll create obstacles for that Xu Ye. But right now, he has no appetite for dinner. The handkerchief in his pocket feels like a fireball about to burst into flames, making him restless.
Seeing that he was still trembling, Xu Moran asked him again with concern, "Should we take you to the hospital now?"
Having a heart condition is no joke; if something unexpected happens, there's no way to save the patient.
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Xu Xiusen waved his hand at Xu Moran, "Mo Mo, you don't need to take me. My driver is in the car outside. You and Xu Ye can continue eating. I'll have my secretary take me to the hospital."
Xu Moran originally wanted to take Xu Xiusen to the car outside, but Xu Xiusen insisted on doing so, so she had to give up.
When Xu Xiusen reached the restaurant entrance, he seemed to remember something and looked back. Under the lights, Xu Moran was still standing in his seat, facing the direction he had left. When he turned around, Xu Moran waved to him again.
This is a person's cultivation, which is innate and has little to do with what they are born with.
The sight of Xu Moran standing under the lamp suddenly sent Xu Xiusen's thoughts flying back to more than twenty years ago, when every day, no matter how late he came home, his wife would always be waiting for him at the front door, with a lamp always lit behind her.
Moreover, under the dappled light and shadow, the two people's outlines were so similar, especially the indescribable tranquility and elegance between their brows and eyes, as if they were made from the same mold.
Xu Xiusen focused his mind, forcing himself to pull his wandering thoughts back, waved to Xu Moran, and then strode out of the restaurant.
Seeing Xu Xiusen walk out of the restaurant, the driver, who was leaning against the car door smoking, thought he was seeing things. How could he have finished eating so quickly?
If the meal was indeed eaten that quickly, then Xu Xiusen wasn't treating people to elaborate Western food, but rather Chinese fast food.
Xu Xiusen strode towards the parking lot. The driver, making sure he wasn't mistaken, quickly threw his cigarette on the ground, stubbed it out, and jogged towards Xu Xiusen. "Director Xu, have you finished eating?"
Xu Xiusen responded with a soft "hmm" through his nose, which was his reply to the driver.
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