"Rong, your father had no children in the first half of his life, and in the second half, heaven blessed us with both of you. You're all equally precious to me, but you've been gone for three years. Are you still upset with me in your heart?"
Xiaoze chimed in: "Second Young Master doesn't! He mentions you every day!"
"You little girl, you surely know how to talk. But, cough, cough, you're lying! How could Rong discuss Zhu Family matters with outsiders!" Zhu Bozhong's eyes were filled with anger, noticeably furious at the latter part of the sentence.
"But I'm not an outsider."
Although Xiaoze wasn't very bright, these two sentences were very timely and apt.
"Rong, what's going on between you and this woman?"
At this moment, Li Fei straightened up and stepped forward: "Father, you mentioned you're an old man who had children late in life. I don't want to follow in your footsteps, so..."
