Lin Xiao curiously touched his nose. What was going on? Why did his return seem like such a strange event to them?
"Daddy!"
Xun'er cried out and threw herself into his arms.
"I'm here."
Lin Xiao quickly hugged Xun'er. "What's wrong, sweetheart? Were you bullied at kindergarten?"
"Daddy! Someone said... said you're abandoning me! That you're leaving Sha City! You didn't pick me up from school today!" Xun'er clutched Lin Xiao's hand, speaking with a wronged tone, on the verge of tears.
"Who said that? Who said that?" Lin Xiao's brows furrowed. "Didn't I ask an uncle to pick you up? Dad was working overtime this afternoon, and I rushed back as soon as I was off work!"
"So Daddy has to work too?" Xun'er immediately brightened up upon hearing Lin Xiao's explanation. She hugged his neck, her expression one of great contentment.
"Of course, Daddy has to work!"
Lin Xiao blinked. Wasn't going to work a normal thing? He continued, "See? Doesn't the children's song go 'Daddy and Mommy go to work, I go to kindergarten'?"
"Oh, right."
Xun'er finally remembered the nursery rhyme taught at kindergarten. "I thought Daddy was so amazing, he didn't need to work anymore."
"The more capable a person is, the more they need to work. With great ability comes great responsibility. Xun'er, you'll understand when you grow up." Lin Xiao patted the little girl's head, then carried her to the table.
"Someone's been spreading rumors about you." Luo Qinghan said in a low voice as he sat down.
"Was it our good nephew who told Xun'er I wasn't coming back?" Lin Xiao lowered his voice, a cold smile on his face.
His first thought was that family.
Did she want to end up in jail with her husband and father?
"Probably... Children speak without malice, it shouldn't be related to him." Luo Qinghan said.
"I know, but I can't say the same for his mother."
Lin Xiao was already contemplating how to make her pay.
Luo Qinghan said nothing, only sighing. "There was a bit of a situation at the company today. The cooperation progress on some previous projects has suddenly stalled, it seems they don't want to continue. These were projects you brought in from the three major families."
"I guessed as much."
The actions of the Nangong family would naturally stir up a crowd. Some people had initially chosen to follow the Luo family under duress or temptation. Now that a variable had appeared, their first instinct to withdraw was understandable.
"No one has tried to break the contract yet, right?"
"No."
"They're just fair-weather friends, don't worry."
Clearly, they were all waiting to see the final outcome before making their choices.
Whether it was the Nangong family or their own side, as long as no ultimate winner emerged, these fair-weather friends wouldn't dare to take sides carelessly.
"I know."
"No."
"They're just a bunch of fair-weather friends, don't worry."
Clearly, they were all waiting to see the final outcome before making their choices.
Whether it was the Nangong family or their own side, as long as no ultimate winner emerged, these fair-weather friends wouldn't dare to take sides carelessly.
"I know."
Clearly, they were all waiting to see the final outcome before making their choices.
Whether it was the Nangong family or their own side, as long as no ultimate winner emerged, these fair-weather friends wouldn't dare to take sides carelessly.