Seeing that there was no response from the other end of the phone, Nangong Mingchuan frowned in confusion.
On the other side, Qin Sijue was still agonizing over how to start the conversation.
"Hello?" Nangong Mingchuan called out again, planning to hang up if there was no response.
Just as he was furrowing his brows and about to take the phone away, a somewhat familiar voice suddenly came from the other end.
Perhaps sensing that he was about to hang up, Qin Sijue, after hesitating for a long time, finally called out these four words.
On hearing his voice, Nangong Mingchuan was somewhat surprised.
Both of them were quite unfamiliar with each other. Although they were family friends, they seldom interacted, so Nangong Mingchuan awkwardly called him, "Qin Sijue?"
According to etiquette, he should have called him father-in-law!
Leaning against the headboard, Qin Sijue hesitated for a long time, perhaps also sensing that his formal way of addressing by full name was somewhat improper. However, he couldn’t bring himself to call a man who had neither birthed nor raised him ’Dad.’
As for the term ’father-in-law,’ he might not have thought of it at the moment.
A few seconds later, he replied with two words.
Nangong Mingchuan paused again. He, of course, knew it was him.
"Why are you calling me so late, is there something wrong?"
"Of course there’s something." Still with that arrogant attitude, every word revealed Qin Sijue’s innate pride.
"What is it?" Knowing his character, Nangong Mingchuan didn’t bother with unnecessary words and asked directly.
Qin Sijue pursed his thin lips, and then gently opened them again, "Is my wife going to your house tomorrow?"
Nangong Mingchuan paused, somewhat displeased with this sentence.
How could he, in the presence of her biological father, refer to her as ’my wife’?
"Weiwei is now my daughter. It’s natural for her to come home."
"I know. I’m calling just to let you know."
"If my wife goes to your house tomorrow and loses even a single hair, I will hold only you accountable!"
Nangong Mingchuan: "..."
He felt somewhat uncomfortable with these words!
Unable to hold back, he huffed, "I told you, she’s now my daughter, no one will touch her!"
"And what do you mean by ’I will hold only you accountable’? I am your father-in-law now!"
That statement suddenly rendered Qin Sijue speechless, his expression stiffened.
It seemed that was indeed the correct term.
"In any case, make sure you protect my wife well, otherwise I’ll never let her return to the Nangong Family!" Still that imperious tone!
Nangong Mingchuan was fuming, wanting in his heart to put Qin Sijue in his place.
"You won’t let my daughter return to the Nangong Family?"
"I’m not even planning to let her marry you!"
Saying that, Nangong Mingchuan directly hung up the phone!
Qin Sijue stared at the disconnected phone for about half a minute, then, belatedly realizing Nangong Mingchuan’s words, he flew into a rage, leaping up from the bed!
That old man! How dare he say he wouldn’t give his daughter in marriage to him!?
Frustrated with nowhere to vent, he dialed another number.
On his side, Nangong Mingchuan was also fuming.
That brat, so disrespectful, was he turning against him!?
Just as he was about to push the door back into the hospital room, his phone rang once again.
He glanced down at the unfamiliar number, thought for a moment, and then picked up, "What do you want?"
"What did you just say? You won’t let her marry me?"