Chapter 2365: Chapter 169: Playing Favorites Again
Chapter 2365: Chapter 169: Playing Favorites Again
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The phone rang, and Tang Jinchen took out his phone. It was a call from Feng Yize.
He said that Ji Guoguo, who was rescued yesterday, had woken up.
He was currently at the hospital, and that Ji Anyun wanted the contact information for Momo and Qin Qingqing. He didn’t know whether he should give it or not.
“Ask Ah Zhan.”
Tang Jinchen handed the phone to Ye Zhan.
Ye Zhan took the phone, and Feng Yize on the other end repeated what he had just said.
He replied indifferently, “Give her Qin Qingqing’s phone number.”
“Big brother, are you coming to the hospital?”
“No.”
Ye Zhan’s mood was not good, and time was even more precious.
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G City
In addition to Qing Feng, Mo Xiuchen also went to pick up Momo.
Momo saw her smiling father and felt a pang in her nose. She called out “Dad” and threw herself into his arms, holding him tightly.
Listening to his daughter’s choked voice, Mo Xiuchen’s heart tightened.
His broad hand gently stroked her head, tenderly petting her hair as he lovingly said, “It’s good to be home.”
Momo didn’t know what was happening to her.
Hearing her father’s tender and caring voice, a surge of warmth rushed up her nose, instantly moistening her eyes. She bit her lip hard and tried to hold back, but in the end, the tears still fell.
“With Dad here, there’s nothing to fear.”
Mo Xiuchen frowned, raising his hand to wipe away his daughter’s tears.
His eyes were filled with heartache.
Although Momo didn’t learn self-defense techniques like Qingqing from a young age, and appeared delicate and fragile, she was strong at heart.
From childhood to now, the times she’d cried in front of him were few and far between.
But now she was crying.
He gently watched her tears, observing the sadness in her eyes.
His heart was slightly shaken.
Momo’s tears didn’t seem to be purely from fright. There must be some other sadness.
He gently wiped her tears away and softly coaxed, “Let’s go home first, then tell Dad what’s making you sad.”
Momo blinked away her tears.
Looking at her father, who was frowning because of her and full of worry.
The subtle sadness in her heart was mostly swept away by warmth. She suddenly broke into laughter amidst her tears, coyly asking, “Dad, who do you feel more sorry for when they cry, me or Mom?”
Mo Xiuchen squinted his eyes.
Before he could speak, Momo took his hand again, laying her head on his shoulder and looking up at him, “Dad, you haven’t answered my question yet?”
“What do you think?”
“It’s definitely Mom.”
Momo pouted.
Mo Xiuchen laughed heartily, “You’re wrong. When your mom is sad, I feel sorry for her. When you’re sad, both your mom and I feel sorry.”
Because Momo took a private plane, Huo Song was not with her.
After getting off the plane, she didn’t wait for him either, hooked onto her father’s arm, and walked out of the airport. The father and daughter got in the car, and Qing Feng drove towards home.
In the car, Mo Xiuchen asked her about what happened in the Imperial City.
Momo recounted both dangerous encounters to Mo Xiuchen.
He wrapped an arm around her shoulder, his deep eyes filled with paternal care, “Momo, you are Dad’s pride.”
A bright smile spread across Momo’s face, “At that time, I just thought that at worst I’d die, I couldn’t disgrace you and Mom.”
“You shouldn’t think like that.”
Mo Xiuchen suddenly became serious.
His brows furrowed deeply.
“You have been kind enough, brave enough. Next time you encounter danger, remember that life is the most important thing. Your mom and I would rather you be a bit selfish, a bit timid, as long as you live well, it’s more important than anything.”
Momo felt that pang in her nose again.
From childhood, her parents taught them to be kind, brave, strong, trustworthy…
They never taught her to be selfish.
But now.
Her father was teaching her not to be so kind, so brave, to think more about herself in the face of danger.
If they hadn’t been so frightened by her two near escapes, they wouldn’t have said such things.
“Dad, I will remember.”
She nodded decisively.
“When we get home, if your mom asks, you don’t need to tell her everything in detail.”
Mo Xiuchen turned slightly to hug his daughter and gently advised.
Momo nodded knowingly, her smile returning to her face, “Dad, you’re playing favorites again.”
“You and Ziyi have grown up. Ziyi has Qingqing, and you will eventually meet someone who will love and protect you for life, but your mom only has me. If I don’t favor her, who will I favor?”
“Excuses, you played favorites when we were kids too.”
Momo’s eyes flashed, she muttered, discontented.
Mo Xiuchen laughed loudly, “I’m setting an example for you and Ziyi, so Ziyi will be a good husband and so you’ll find a good man in the future.”
“How can anyone in this world be more excellent than my dad? I’m never going to get married in this lifetime.”
“You’re still young, no need to rush, take your time to choose. If you never get married, your mom and I will take care of you forever.”
The father and daughter chatted, and soon they arrived home.
Momo remembered Mo Xiuchen’s instructions. As soon as she got home, she rushed to Wen Ran, who was standing at the kitchen door, hugged her, and said she missed her like crazy.
Then she went into the kitchen with Wen Ran.
When Wen Ran asked about the dangers in the Imperial City, Momo glossed over it with a few words, not saying anything that would upset her.
Wen Ran didn’t press for details, knowing that Mo Xiuchen had instructed Momo not to tell her.
She just casually mentioned, “The Ye Family’s old master called. Your dad wasn’t home at the time, so I answered. He said that you went fishing and played chess with him… He said next time you go to the Imperial City, he’ll invite you to the Ye Family’s house.”
Momo was holding a dish, and when she heard Wen Ran’s words, she almost dropped the plate.
Her expression changed slightly, an awkward smile spreading across her face, “Mom, I’m hungry. Don’t make those two dishes, we can’t finish them.”
“Okay.”
Watching Momo’s awkward smile, Wen Ran’s eyes showed a thoughtful look as she agreed with a smile.
Because Momo was frightened in the Imperial City, at this meal, she enjoyed both paternal and maternal love. Surprisingly, her father didn’t favor her mother at the dinner table and both parents kept serving her dishes.