chapter 8

After Huo Yu counted to three, Huo Mingchen reluctantly opened the door.

The child’s eyes were swollen from crying.

He lay back on the bed with his back to Huo Yu, making it clear he had no intention of reconciling.

Huo Yu rubbed his aching brow.

To him, this was even more headache-inducing than negotiating billion-dollar deals.

“Xia… Zhuang Xia didn’t tell me. You wronged her.”

Huo Mingchen sniffled.

“You’re lying. She’s the only one who knows!”

A hint of helplessness flashed in the man’s eyes.

“You were the one who said you changed kindergartens. As your father, of course I need to know why you suddenly transferred.”

“Do you think that’s something difficult for me to find out?”

“So, at the root of it, this secret was exposed to me by you.”

Huo Mingchen listened, half understanding.

But he vaguely realized he had truly misunderstood.

He threw off the covers and ran out without even putting on his shoes.

“I want to go apologize to Xiaxia!”

Huo Yu stopped him and crouched down to help him put on his shoes.

Casually, he asked:

“Didn’t you always dislike her?”

Huo Mingchen’s little face flushed, a bit embarrassed.

“Xiaxia is really nice.”

“She goes to parent-teacher meetings for me, and helps me deal with those annoying people!”

“And she plays with me, building blocks, playing with toy trains, and she even pretends to be characters from picture books to play with me…”

The Young Master’s eyes grew brighter the more he spoke.

But when he met Huo Yu’s complicated gaze, he instantly fell silent, as if afraid of being thought childish.

Huo Yu took in all his expressions.

A trace of guilt welled up inside him.

He truly spent too little time with his son.

After a long silence, he reached out and patted his head.

“Go find her.”

Huo Mingchen hurried out, but then, gathering his courage, turned back:

“Dad, can you let Xiaxia stay?”

Huo Yu’s gaze was calm.

“That’s not something I can decide. It depends on whether she’s willing to stay.”

Huo Mingchen looked disappointed.

The next second, he heard Huo Yu say:

“But I’ll do my best.”