blogombal Chapter 1209: Misunderstanding
Chapter 1209: Misunderstanding
"Xuan'er, what do you think?"
"I'm fine with it, let's see the real thing."
Having reached a consensus, Lin Yuqing took one child by the hand and slowly walked towards the beverage shop.
At that moment, Da Zhong was dozing off on the table. Zhen Zhen wanted to play a trick on him, so she tiptoed over to Da Zhong, took the straw from his cup, and was about to stick it up his nose.
But as soon as her little hand moved, the clock suddenly started, pulled Zhenzhen into its arms, and said in a villainous tone, "Well, how dare you bully me! Let's see how I deal with you!"
Although Da Zhong tried his best to act like a bad guy, Zhen Zhen wasn't scared at all. Instead, she snuggled into his arms and giggled.
Standing aside, amused, Lin Yuqing said, "Alright, stop fooling around. Zhenzhen, aren't you hungry? I'll go eat first."
Upon hearing this, Da Zhong stood up with Zhenzhen in his arms and said, "Actually, I'm hungry too. Let's go!"
As they stepped out of the Starry Sky Park, a light drizzle began to fall. Lin Yuqing couldn't help but marvel at the coincidence of the timing; otherwise, none of them had brought umbrellas, and they would have definitely gotten soaked.
A few people jogged into the pizza shop and found a well-lit spot to sit down.
Zhenzhen hadn't had pizza in a long time and looked really excited, so Dazhong let her order.
Her fingers slid across the menu, looking genuinely conflicted, and she muttered to herself, "Ugh, I want to order them all, what should I do..."
"Then order one of each, whatever you like!" Da Zhong said, reaching out to call the waiter, but at the last moment, Lin Yuqing pulled him back.
Looking at Zhenzhen, Lin Yuqing said seriously, "Zhenzhen, didn't Mommy tell you not to waste food? Since you know you can't finish it, then the remaining pizza is just a waste, isn't it? There are still many children in this world who don't have enough to eat, so we should be grateful for everything we have now!"
Zhenzhen nodded as if she understood, then thought for a moment, and casually pointed to something on the menu with her chubby finger, saying, "This one will do!"
Sitting beside Lin Yuqing, Zhenzhen excitedly described the scene that had just unfolded, looking as if she wanted more. Xuan'er, sitting opposite her, listened to Zhenzhen's exaggerated tone, a smile playing on his lips. But as he turned away, his smile froze slightly. Pointing to a familiar figure outside the window, he murmured, "Hey, Mommy, isn't that Daddy?"
Following Xuan'er's pointing finger, Lin Yuqing looked over and, sure enough, the man standing beside the car was Xiao Mingyang. However, this wasn't the car that had taken Xiao Mingyang away that morning, and he wasn't wearing the same clothes he had that morning…
Da Zhong seemed to notice that Lin Yuqing was in a bad mood, and quickly said with a smile, "What a coincidence, to run into you here. Why don't we go over and say hello, or maybe we can have lunch together?"
"No need," Lin Yuqing said with a smile, turning around. "Mingyang is probably busy right now, so let's not bother him. My darlings, your favorite pizza is here! Let's dig in!"
As soon as she finished speaking, the waiter had already placed the pizza on the table. Lin Yuqing thoughtfully cut it for the two children, seemingly indifferent.
Influenced by Lin Yuqing, the children also felt that Xiao Mingyang was simply carrying out official duties. After taking a deep look at him, they began to enjoy their lunch.
However, Da Zhong felt that Lin Yuqing hadn't truly let go; it was just that now wasn't the right time to explain.
After taking a bite of pizza, Da Zhong excused himself to go to the restroom and secretly slipped out to make a phone call to Xiao Mingyang.
"Big Bell, what's up?"
"Hey, since you're coming to Starry Sky Park today, why don't you just have lunch with the kids? Yuqing and the kids saw you, and they looked a little disappointed."
Xiao Mingyang was taken aback, then frowned and said, "I didn't know that Yuqing and the others were going to Starry Sky Park today."
"You didn't know?" Da Zhong scratched the back of his head in surprise and muttered, "Didn't you leave me a note this morning, saying you were picking up Yuqing and her daughter to go out and play?"
His brows furrowed even more, and Xiao Mingyang said, "I didn't write you a note. I think you've been used!"
Upon hearing this, Da Zhong felt a surge of anger, thinking to himself that the bastard dared to scheme against him and was tired of living! But then he thought that the only person who could do something like this in the Xiao family was probably that person.
With a cold snort, Da Zhong angrily said, "I didn't expect that even lying in bed, that old man would still have the mood to scheme against others. It seems he's not suffering enough. Next time, I'll just give him less medicine and let him tough it out!"
He was even more furious than Da Zhong that someone dared to plot against Xiao Mingyang's family. But now was not the time for harsh words; he needed to find out Xiao Jincheng's motives for doing so.
With a slight narrowing of his eyes, Xiao Mingyang felt that he should go back and meet with Xiao Jincheng.
……
His once hawk-like eyes have lost their luster, becoming cloudy and filled with the marks of time. He sits alone by the window, a former tyrant now utterly alone, gazing forlornly at the scenery outside.
Suddenly, the door to the room was opened, and a steady footstep sounded behind him, finally stopping five steps behind Xiao Jincheng.
As if he had expected Xiao Jincheng to come looking for him, he slowly turned his wheelchair around and said with a smile, "I thought that the new master of our Xiao family had forgotten about my existence."
Xiao Mingyang stared coldly at Xiao Jincheng and sneered, "I never expected that even after cutting off Grandpa's left and right arms, an old man on his deathbed could still cause trouble!"
After chuckling twice, Xiao Jincheng said, "Young man, there are many things you can't imagine. Being humble will not do you any harm."
A hint of ruthlessness flashed across Xiao Mingyang's eyes. With his hands in his pockets, he stared at Xiao Jincheng without any emotion, his voice chillingly cold as he said, "Grandpa must be lonely living here alone. How about I find someone to keep you company?"
"I'm used to being alone, so there's no need to trouble you."
With a dangerous smirk, Xiao Mingyang said coldly, "Grandpa likes solitude, but that doesn't necessarily mean he'll get what he wants! I've noticed that Grandpa Ali has been quite free lately. Perhaps I can invite him back to play chess and read books with Grandpa."
Glancing dangerously at Xiao Mingyang, Xiao Jincheng's smile vanished, replaced by a chilling undertone as he asked, "What do you mean by that?"
Shrugging, Xiao Mingyang said nonchalantly, "It's nothing, I just wanted to remind Grandpa that I'm in charge of the Xiao family now! I have the power of life and death over everyone! If Grandpa wants to live out the rest of his life in peace, he'd better keep quiet!"