Chapter 149 We Are Dating
Lu Qi looked at Lu Jin and asked like a yes-man, "Yes, why are you asking about Xiao Yu's daughter?"
He was simply looking for trouble and couldn't wait for Lu Jin to reveal the truth so he could gloat.
Lu Jin naturally had no time to pay attention to Lu Qi. He had already made all the necessary preparations. "Uncle Xia, please don't blame Zhenzhen. She and I..."
"Lu Jin!" Xia Zhen suddenly ran out, shouting loudly and attracting everyone's attention.
Xia Yu frowned at Xia Zhen, "What are you doing running out here?"
Xia Zhen, panting, said, "I'll see you off."
Xia Yu's expression improved somewhat.
Lu Jin walked over to Xia Zhen and said with concern, "Zhenzhen..."
Xia Zhen said with a serious expression, "Lu Jin, my father already knows that I was secretly reading inappropriate books. You don't need to try to cover for me anymore!"
Lu Jin: "..."
Xia Zhen then looked at Xia Yu, "Dad, I have to admit my mistake to you. It was wrong of me to read those books. My ideological awareness is not high enough. Even if I have nothing to do, I should read things that have socialist core values. Dad, I will not make such a mistake again!"
Xia Yu's previous rage finally subsided. Although his ex-wife didn't care about him at all, at least his daughter still cared about him. "It's good that you know you were wrong."
Lu Qi, who was watching from the sidelines, smiled somewhat reluctantly. He had rushed over so quickly because he was looking forward to a good show, but this was all he got?
But soon, Xia Yu realized something was wrong. "Look at all this stuff. Why would Lu Jin come over to cover for you?"
Lu Jin pursed his thin lips slightly.
Xia Zhen was always quick-witted, and in that instant she came up with many excuses, such as that they were classmates, so Lu Jin had to help her, or that she had helped Lu Jin before, so Lu Jin was here to repay a debt of gratitude.
But no matter how many excuses she thought of, when she saw Lu Jin's silent expression, she suddenly didn't want to make any excuses anymore.
This is definitely not a good time.
Xia Zhen was well aware of this, but this was definitely an opportunity that could not be missed.
She took a deep breath, opened her eyes again, and called out, "Daddy."
Xia Zhen's expression was clearly a little off.
Lu Jin suddenly had a guess in his heart, but this guess was so uncertain that his heart suddenly started pounding.
Xia Yu couldn't help but adopt his most serious attitude, "What do you want to tell me?"
Xia Zhen said, "Actually, Lu Jin and I are dating."
Xia Yu's expression froze instantly.
Lu Qi: "Wow."
Xia Yu glared fiercely at Lu Qi.
Without saying a word, Lu Qi moved a few steps away. Although he didn't have a daughter, he knew that for a father with a daughter, the feeling of learning that his daughter had been abducted must be extremely unpleasant.
As for the son... well, it doesn't matter, he won't suffer any loss anyway.
This is probably a mentality that many people have.
The moment Xia Zhen uttered those words, Lu Jin stood in front of her.
The boy was still like a fledgling eagle, yet when faced with a fire-breathing dragon, he dared to spread his wings, which were not yet fully grown, to protect the people behind him.
Lu Jin said, "Uncle Xia, it was I who asked Zhenzhen to date me. I like her."
Xia Zhen took a step forward, "That's not how it is..."
The next second, the boy pulled her behind him again.
Xia Yu found it laughable. "How dare you shamelessly say that you like my daughter, Lu Jin? Don't you know what kind of person you are? Do you think you're good enough for my daughter?"
In fact, Xia Yu is not a person who is good at saying nice things, but he still has the proper manners. Using his congenital disability to attack the young man in front of him is not something he would do.
Generally speaking, the father of the child being attacked should be angry when he hears such words.
But Lu Qi was no ordinary person. After Xia Yu said those words, he really looked Lu Jin and Xia Zhen over seriously for a moment, and then sighed and said, "They are not a good match."
Xia Zhen was bright and dazzling, while Lu Jin, apart from his white hair, appeared dull and lackluster.
Lu Qi wasn't angry; it was Xia Zhen who was.
She shook off Lu Jin's hand and stood up abruptly. "Dad, Lu Jin and I are both people with the same eyes, nose, and mouth. Why is he not good enough for me?"
Xia Yu's tone was harsh, "If you're not blind, you should know what makes him unworthy of you."
“But I think everything about us is just right. I’m the one with Lu Jin, and only I have the right to judge whether he’s worthy of me.” Xia Zhen was tense with emotion, her fists clenched tightly. “Dad, do you know how difficult it is to find someone in this big world with so many people who can tolerate each other’s flaws and accept each other unconditionally?”
Xia Yu remained silent; of course he knew how difficult it was.
In the past, Xia Zhen was always a well-behaved and obedient girl in front of Xia Yu. Except for the day Xia Yu divorced Wen Yu, after the little Xia Zhen made a fuss, she never disobeyed Xia Yu again.
At least not on the surface.
Xia Zhen paused for a moment. She had only confessed everything in a moment of passion, and only dared to say those words to Xia Yu after she got carried away. But her courage had dissipated very quickly.
However, Xia Zhen did not back down. She still said with a straight face, "Dad, I am serious about being with Lu Jin. In fact, I was the one who pursued him first. You said that Lu Jin has flaws. Yes, in the eyes of ordinary people, he does have things that are not normal. But I am not a perfect person either."
Xia Zhen said, "I have a bad temper, I'm a picky eater, I'm unreasonable, I'm petty, and I act like a spoiled princess... I have so many flaws, but Lu Jin never gets impatient with me. Many times, I feel like I'm the one who doesn't deserve him."
Someone took her clenched fist and gently loosened her grip.
Lu Jin looked down at the girl and said softly, "Zhenzhen, that's enough."
His voice seemed to possess a magical power, and Xia Zhen's tense body slowly relaxed. Suddenly, she absurdly felt that it wasn't so difficult to say everything at the wrong time and place.
Lu Qi chuckled meaningfully, "Xiao Yu, you have a good daughter."
Xia Yu ignored Lu Qi, his gaze fixed on his daughter. When did that little girl who used to cry when she fell grow up to the point where she could argue with him for the sake of the person she liked?
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