Guide the Villain Father to Be Virtuous

Chapter 39: Misunderstanding (1)

Huo Xiaoxiao was tossing and turning in bed, deeply reflecting on her greedy behavior today.

She knew that a child couldn’t have too much fried food, but she couldn’t stop her mouth from eating.

If it was delicious, just eat!

Now, her body was feeling unwell, and she couldn’t play. It meant her whole day was going to be wasted?

Yi Qian crept into the room, climbed into the bed, and asked her, “Xiaoxiao, what’s the matter with you?”

Huo Xiaoxiao said feebly, “Too much fried chicken. Uncomfortable.”

“I’m going to tell Uncle Huo!”

Huo Xiaoxiao grabbed him at once. “No! You can’t tell him. If Daddy knows, he’s gonna teach me another lesson.”

“But aren’t you sick?”

“I’ll just sleep. You are not allowed to tell on me!”

Yi Qian looked worried. “Shall I go and inform Aunt Zhao?”

“No! My aunt’s gonna tell my dad. I’m fine, really! Just get some sleep. I heard that there will be fireworks in the evening. How about we set off fireworks together?”

“Will you really be alright?”

‘I’m sure I will!

Yi Qian nodded hesitantly. “That… Well, have a good rest.”

Finally coaxing Yi Qian away, Huo Xiaoxiao breathed a sigh of relief and looked at the ceiling.

Did she really have to wait for the food to digest? If that was the case, she would waste a whole afternoon and watch fireworks at night.

No. It was not easy to come out and play. She had to figure out a way.

It was not as if she had not eaten so much before. She must either aid her digestion or vomit it out.

Digestion aiding medicine was impossible to get, so it only left one method.

She opened her eyes and looked around. There was no one.

Huo Xiaoxiao slipped out of bed with her bare feet and sneaked into the toilet. She contemplated for a long time before the toilet seat before deciding to put her hand in her mouth.

Throwing up the contents in the stomach should be less painful.

She shoved her index finger in her mouth.

Shoved in again.

And again.

“…?”

No reaction?

Was her hand too small? Why couldn’t she put it in?

Huo Xiaoxiao looked at her five short fingers and wanted to say something.

This wouldn’t do. She must think of other ways.

Clutching her stomach, she returned to the room, scanned her surroundings, and set her eyes on the small spoon on the table.

Three seconds later, Huo Xiaoxiao resolutely gave up the method she came up with.

What if she stabbed herself?

The gains did not make up for the losses.

After thinking about it and still not getting any solution, she rolled to the bed with her stomach covered.

Perhaps it would digest after a nap.

Huo Xiaoxiao thought optimistically.

But half an hour later, the food in the stomach not only did not digest, but it was also getting more and more uncomfortable.

Huo Xiaoxiao angrily got out of bed.

Groan! It was enough. She ate fried chicken, and she had to confront herself!

She was a little kid. What was so wrong if she was a bit greedy? Which child was not greedy?

She was feeling terrible now. Could her father bear to see her suffer?

The second-floor living room was empty. Smoke was drifting out from the balcony, and the French window curtains, which were wide open, fluttered in the wind and vaguely drew out a figure.

Huo Suicheng stood on the balcony, with a lit cigarette between his fingers. A wisp of white smoke rose slowly, but it was quickly blown away by the wind.

All parents did not want their children to experience the same childhood as they did.

Huo Suicheng was no exception.

He still remembered the day when his mother had left. Since that day, he had been deeply disgusted with his father and those who asked him where his mother was, either with kindness or malice.

Xiaoxiao was still not sensible. Once she turned three or four years old, in his absence, there would be malicious people asking her why she didn’t have a mother.

If Xiaoxiao asked him, how would he explain to her that her birth was an accident, an undesired accident?

What should he say about why her mother had left her behind?

The questions his father did not answer, should he do the same with Huo Xiaoxiao?

Huo Suicheng was now aged enough to know how his father must have felt while facing him in silence.

Children were the most emotionally sensitive. In the amusement park, there were so many mothers with their daughters; how could a child not be aware?

On top of that, she saw Ji Wenxin today.

Huo Suicheng was quite upset when he remembered Huo Xiaoxiao’s grim expression when he left the restaurant.

“Daddy…” A weak voice came from behind.

Huo Suicheng was taken aback. He turned around to look at Huo Xiaoxiao while putting out his cigarette.

“Weren’t you sleeping in your room? Why are you out?”

Huo Xiaoxiao looked sickly. “I can’t sleep.”

The balcony was windy. Huo Suicheng picked her up and returned to the living room.

Huo Xiaoxiao wondered why her father had been smoking alone on the balcony just now.

Most men smoked because they were lonely or upset. Anyway, her father was in a bad mood.

Since he was in a bad mood, should she ruffle him up further?

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…But her stomach was really uncomfortable.

After thinking over and over again, Huo Xiaoxiao summoned up her courage and asked, “Daddy, why were you smoking? Because you’re in a bad mood?”

“En.”

“Why are you in a bad mood? Is it because work is not going well?”

Huo Suicheng was slightly startled. “How do you know that Daddy’s job isn’t going well?”

“I listened to Grandpa.” Huo Xiaoxiao tried to comfort her father, “Daddy, you don’t need to be anxious. You’ll be fine; you’ll be fine soon. Don’t get upset.”

Huo Suicheng pinched her cheeks. “Well, let’s not talk about Daddy. Why can’t you sleep?”

Huo Xiaoxiao pouted and looked at Huo Suicheng with tears in her eyes, hoping to exchange her grief for her father’s pity.

“I am uncomfortable.”

Hui Suicheng’s heart sank.

Indeed.

There was no child who did not think of their mother.

Huo Suicheng did not want to mention her mother since he had no idea how to go about it.

“Xiaoxiao, Daddy knows why you feel so bad today, but Daddy wants to tell you—”

“Daddy, you know?”

“Of course, Daddy knows. How can you escape under Daddy’s eyes?”

Huo Xiaoxiao was shocked. Thinking about it, her father had clearly seen the 2X fried chicken on the bill. He didn’t ask her to settle the score at that time, presumably because he must save face in the public’s eye.
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“Then… will you blame me?”

“Why should I blame you? It’s not your fault.”

Huo Xiaoxiao was pleasantly surprised.

So gentle? When did her father change his character?

Earlier in the restaurant, he looked like he was going to teach her a lesson, but now, he was so magnanimous!

Her father was really acting as a father!

“Daddy, you’re so nice!” Huo Xiaoxiao was a little moved. She laid in Huo Suicheng’s arms and began to confess her mistakes endlessly, “Daddy, I’m sorry, I really didn’t mean it. I haven’t eaten such delicious fried chicken, so while you were on the phone, I ate a whole plate of chicken. To not let you find out, I ordered another one. I was just greedy; I didn’t mean to cheat you.”

“…”

“And I asked Aunt to lie for me. Daddy, don’t blame her.”

“…So, you feel uncomfortable because…”

Huo Xiaoxiao clutched her stomach. “I ate too much fried chicken. I can’t digest it. My stomach is bloated, hurting, and uneasy.”

“…”

So, it wasn’t because she saw someone else’s mother?

Huo Suicheng felt that he had been stuffed with eggs. The words he had been trying to think of were stuck in his stomach.

Smoked countless cigarettes on the balcony, blowing the wind for so long, thoughtful for so long, just because of a misunderstanding?

Unaware of her father’s mood swings, Huo Xiaoxiao continued endlessly, “Daddy, can you buy me something to aid digestion? I want to go out again later.”

She happily waited for her father’s yes, but no voice sounded for a while.

Looking up, her father’s gentle expression was gone.

His face livid, his molars clenched, his jawline tight, he looked every bit like someone who wanted to eat her alive.

Huo Xiaoxiao reflected on what she had just said; there wasn’t anything wrong with her words.

How did her father suddenly look like this?

“…Daddy?”

Huo Suicheng pursed his lips for a moment before he could barely get out a word. “You haven’t spoken since you came out of the restaurant. Is it because you have a bad stomach from eating too much fried chicken?”

Huo Xiaoxiao nodded hesitantly.

“Not for any other reason?”

“Is there any other reason?” Huo Xiaoxiao asked cautiously.

“The little girl you bumped into today and her mother…”

Huo Xiaoxiao instantly turned anxious. “I’m sorry, I didn’t mean it. I won’t run away next time!”

Huo Suicheng looked straight at her and took a long, deep breath. At the moment, he felt as if he was preparing for his mortal enemy but found out that the opponent was just a bunch of kids.

He was so furious that he laughed. “Huo Xiaoxiao! Don’t let you eat ice cream, you have to eat it; don’t let you eat fried chicken, you ate a plate. You are just going against Daddy, aren’t you? You still want to go out and play?”

Huo Xiaoxiao looked at him sadly.

The familiar father was back.

Why?

Just now, he was so gentle and had clearly said, ‘I don’t blame you, it’s not your fault.’ Then, when she confessed her mistake, his mood changed in the blink of an eye.

Was the kindness just a front to swindle her into admitting her mistakes?

This was too scheming!

Huo Xiaoxiao left her father’s arms and said, “Daddy… You can’t break your word. You’re my father, and I’m your daughter. If you break your promise today, I’ll follow you tomorrow to learn.”

Huo Suicheng gave another exasperated laugh.

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Was this ignorance?

How could she wrap her head around so many things?

“Huo Xiaoxiao, you’ve done less bad things? When did you change? Remember what Daddy said to you the last time you messed Daddy’s papers?”

“Grandpa said—”

“Grandpa is not here.”

“…”

Another lecture by her father.

‘Calm down. Don’t panic. This is a big problem, and panic is useless here.’

Her cheeks deflated as she shed crocodile tears and sobbed. “Other children have fried chicken, but I don’t. Other children have ice cream, but I don’t. Other children’s fathers don’t scold them, only mine does! Daddy, you wanted to hit me for a long time, right? You can hit me if you want. I’m not going to tell Grandpa.

“But I’m really sick now. Can Daddy buy me some medicine and beat me later?”

Huo Suicheng: “…”