Chapter 179: Chapter 179: The Last Chance_1
Chapter 179: Chapter 179: The Last Chance_1
“Dad, are you angry?” She looked at Huo Linong fearfully with tears swirling in her eyes. “Dad, if I did something wrong, you must tell me, I’ll change! I will change anything!”
Huo Linong paused with his chopsticks, looking up he gave Huo Jinlan a gentle smile. “Sit down, I’m not angry.”
“You are so kind, Dad.”
Huo Linong began to eat calmly, not saying a word and not asking about Zhou Yongxian’s absence. His manner caused Yuan Xueshan to stand nervously by the dining table, hesitating whether to confess first.
Her husband had always been gentle and polite; in all their married years, they had never had a single quarrel. Whenever disagreements arose, he would always give in to her.
Yet for some unknown reason, Yuan Xueshan was deeply frightened of her husband’s anger.
Huo Jinlan’s heart sank again as she glanced at Yuan Xueshan, who, apart from being flustered, did nothing. She felt a private contempt for her.
What a useless woman.
In this regard, she couldn’t compare to her own mother.
Huo Linong’s brows knitted slightly as he continued eating. After finishing his meal, he set down his chopsticks and relaxed into his chair, then spoke in a surprised tone, “Aren’t any of you eating? Why are you all standing, watching me eat alone?”
Yuan Xueshan became even more uneasy.
Huo Jinlan was the quickest to respond. She pulled over a chair to sit next to Huo Linong, pretending to be affectionate, “I’m full, Dad. I just haven’t seen you for so long, I just wanted to look at you.”
“Such a dutiful daughter.”
For some reason, even though her father was seemingly praising her with a smile, Huo Jinlan felt a chill down her spine.
“Yes!” Huo Linong raised his hand, never once looking at Yuan Xueshan. “I actually have something to ask you.”
A nervous Huo Jinlan clenched and unclenched her hands, resting on her knees, yet her face bore an ever-sweeter smile. “Yes, Dad, what is it? I am listening!”
“Nothing major, I just wanted to know what you’ve been up to while I was away.”
Huo Jinlan sighed with relief and her eyes reddened. She said in a pitiful tone, “Dad, while you were away, I was busy studying at home. Yesterday, I went to the market and someone pushed me down. They even brandished a knife at me, threatening to kill me.”
She had prepared this story in advance. Her father always doted on her, and she had suffered so much this time. How could she face people if she didn’t seek revenge?
Yuan Xueshan nodded fervently, as if hoping that by doing so, she could avoid her own error.
Huo Linong’s smile froze for a moment before quickly disappearing, “Is that all there is?” “Ah? What else could there be?”
“Think carefully, think it over.” He gave her one last chance; if she admitted her mistake, he would still love her as his daughter.
After all, he had raised her with his own hands.
Huo Linong was not heartless.
But if she remained stubborn and refused to acknowledge her wrongdoing, from then on, there would be no father-daughter bond to speak of.
Huo Linong was destined in this life to have only one son, Bei Jiang, and no daughter.
“I have thought it over, there’s nothing else. Oh! I remember, I went out to have fun with Wu Shanshan and Sun Xiaoxi once, other than that, there’s really nothing else.”
Huo Linong shook his head, “It’s not this, there’s something else.”
The smile on Huo Jinlan’s face became more and more forced, “Dad, what do you mean?”