Dabao nodded. “Yes, I did.”
Nan Chen let out a sigh of relief upon hearing that. I knew Erbao couldn’t possibly come up with such a heart-wrenching idea!
“Why would you do that?” Nan Chen asked.
“Because things aren’t working out between you and Mommy.” Dabao replied.
“What do you mean?”
“Mommy had it rough trying to raise us all by herself, so we want her to have someone who she can share that burden with.” Dabao said.
“And?”
“We were really happy when you showed up, Daddy. We thought you were that person Mommy needed, but it turns out that you’re not.”
Nan Chen felt a sting in his heart, but it wasn’t as bad as the one from earlier.
“And why is that?”
“Because you don’t like Mommy. You two are always fighting, and you’ve hurt Mommy so many times. You even went on dates with other women!”
“I did not!” Nan Chen said anxiously.
“You did, Daddy. We have photos to prove it.”
Dabao said and whipped out the “intimate” picture of Nan Chen and Ouyang Qing.
“It’s not what you think. This is just a misunderstanding,” Nan Chen said.
“But everyone else doesn’t see it that way, and neither does Mommy. Since you don’t like Mommy, then you shouldn’t continue to hurt her like this. Wouldn’t it be better to let someone else look after Mommy then? Then, if there’s someone you like, you can go out with her like too. That way, everyone goes home happy!” Dabao said.
Nan Chen was taken aback by what he heard.
How long did he take to prepare those lines? Everyone goes home happy? As if!
“I didn’t have Erbao say those things to hurt you, Daddy. We were just being honest,” Dabao said.
Nan Chen kept quiet.
Damn, it still stings. This won’t do. I have to control my emotions and calm myself down…
“It’s not what you think. You’re both wrong,” Nan Chen tried to explain.
“What is it, then?” Dabao asked.
“You kids wouldn’t understand.” Nan Chen sighed.
They may be geniuses and all, but they’re still children. It takes time and experience to understand these sorts of things. How am I supposed to explain my relationship with Ning Ran in a way that they would understand?
“There you go again, Daddy! You shouldn’t underestimate us just because we’re kids, you know?” Dabao protested.
“Forget it. We’re not having this conversation anymore. Ouyang Qi can never be that special someone for your Mommy, and that’s final.”
Nan Chen closed his eyes and leaned back against his seat after saying that, signaling the end of the topic.
Dabao got the hint from his body language and stopped talking too.
Of course, he wasn’t actually going to let someone else look after his Mommy. Everything he said was just to provoke his Daddy into taking action, and it seemed to have worked a little too well.
The car arrived at Yunfeng Hill about half an hour later.
Under normal circumstances, cars were prohibited from entering Yunfeng Hill. However, an exception was made for those from the Nan family, and they drove all the way to the back of the mountain.
Erbao had slept throughout the entire journey, and it took them quite a bit of effort to wake her up.
“Wow! It’s so beautiful! I wanna catch a bird!” Erbao shouted excitedly when she saw that they were in the mountains.
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