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Luo Shuquan had actually been waiting for a long time, and with Xiaoxiao right beside him, he was feeling restless and didn't know how to face her.

So when she saw Zhao Shucheng arrive, she immediately felt like she had seen a savior and quickly said, "Xiaobai, you've finally come. You invited me, but you didn't come yourself. I thought you were going to break your promise."

"How could that be? I had an appointment too, so I was a little late."

When Luo Shuquan heard Zhao Shucheng say that, he noticed that there was another person following behind Zhao Shucheng. At first, he thought it was A Qian, but now he realized that it was a girl who was no less beautiful than A Qian.

"This is……"

Zhao Shucheng said, "Let me introduce you. This is Mo Xiaomin, my friend. This is Luo Shuquan, my best friend since college, and also my confidant."

Mo Xiaomin shook hands with Luo Shuquan, then looked at the young girl next to Luo Shuquan, unsure of what to say for a moment.

Zhao Shucheng also saw the other person and said, "This is Xiaoxiao, whom you mentioned before, right?"

As he spoke, Zhao Shucheng laughed and looked Luo Shuquan and Xiaoxiao up and down.

Luo Shuquan asked, "What are you laughing at?"

"It's nothing, little kid, call me uncle."

Zuo Xiaoxiao stared coldly at Zhao Shucheng, as if she were looking at thin air.

Zhao Shucheng immediately felt a bit bored and said, "Kids aren't fun at all, let's go upstairs."

"Happy birthday!"

Zhong Zhen opened the door, and Zhao Shucheng said to the somewhat surprised Zhong Zhen:
"I didn't bring a gift. Besides her, you can choose either of them as a gift."

As Zhao Shucheng spoke, he pointed to Mo Xiaomin, and then to Luo Shuquan and Zuo Xiaoxiao.

Zhong Zhen was stunned when she saw Zhao Shucheng arrive with other people.

"then you……"

"They're all my friends. They knew it was your birthday, so they came to join in the fun. Mo Xiaomin, Luo Shuquan, and Xiaoxiao."

"Welcome, welcome. Please come in."

Once they entered, Zhao Shucheng saw a nicely decorated three-bedroom apartment with colorful flags hanging inside and a "Happy Birthday" poster on the wall.

Zhao Shucheng asked curiously, "Where is Teacher Zuo?"

"He's in the kitchen, why are you missing him?"

"It's nothing, Teacher Zuo is my idol."

Xiao Xiao looked at Zhong Zhen expressionlessly and asked, "Excuse me, how do I get to the restroom?"

"It's right here!"

Zhong Zhen looked at those clear yet unreadable eyes and was momentarily confused.

After leading Zuo Xiaoxiao to the bathroom, Zhong Zhen quickly returned to the living room, looked Mo Xiaomin up and down, and said, "Well done, Xiaobai, it's only been a few days. You'll have to treat us in a couple of days."

Why should I treat everyone?

Zhong Zhen pulled Mo Xiaomin to sit down and said, "Let me tell you, when I ran into Gu Xiaobai yesterday, he was with..."

As she spoke, she glanced at Zhao Shucheng, only to find that he had no intention of stopping her from continuing. Suddenly, she wondered if she should say that she had seen Zhao Shucheng shopping at the supermarket with A Qian.

Mo Xiaomin asked curiously, "What did you see?"

"It's nothing. It's nothing."

Seeing that Zhao Shucheng didn't care at all, Zhong Zhen immediately lost interest and could only swallow her words.

At this moment, Zuo Yongbang came out of the kitchen wiping his hands, raised his hands and said, "Welcome, welcome! Xiaobai!"

Zhong Zhen said, "Let me introduce you. This is Xiaobai's new girlfriend, Mo Xiaomin."

"Oh, welcome, welcome!"

Zuo Yongbang glanced at Zhao Shucheng, then said somewhat politely.

"This is Luo Shuquan, who is also Gu Xiaobai's friend."

"Hello."

Luo Shuquan said, "Hello, I've heard Xiaobai mention you before. It's a pleasure to finally meet you."

Just then, Xiaoxiao came out of the restroom with her head down.

Zhao Shucheng had been hoping for this moment, so he quickly pulled Xiaoxiao over and said, "Let me introduce you, this is Xiaoxiao, Luo Shuquan's...girlfriend?"

Zuo Yongbang was about to shake hands with Xiaoxiao when his smile suddenly froze: "Hello, um?"

"Put your head up and look at me."

Zuo Xiaoxiao lowered her head, looked at Zuo Yongbang who was leaning close to her, and called out, "Dad!"

"Xiaoxiao? What are you up to?"

Zuo Xiaoxiao said, "That's what I should be asking you, Dad!"

"dad?"

Zhong Zhen looked at Zuo Yongbang in disbelief, and the others were also stunned, not expecting that there was such a relationship between them.

Luo Shuquan was stunned and stood there. If Gu Xiaobai hadn't been his friend and it hadn't been a coincidence, he would have suspected that he had fallen into a vicious trap.

While Zuo Yongbang and Xiaoxiao were looking at each other, he quickly pulled Zhao Shucheng into the bathroom, slammed the door shut, and asked, "What's going on? What exactly happened?"

Zhao Shucheng said with a smile, "Isn't it obvious? Xiaoxiao is Zuo Yongbang's daughter, and Zuo Yongbang is Xiaoxiao's father."

"Nonsense, of course I know."

'Then why did you ask me?'

"I mean, how did things get like this?"

Zhao Shucheng said, "You shouldn't be asking me that. Is she your student or your suitor? Don't you even know her last name?"

Luo Shuquan said, "How can you not be surprised at all? I was terrified! My heart was about to jump out of my chest!"

"I understand. After all, it's meeting the parents, so it's understandable to be nervous."

"Why did I have to meet the parents? Do you think this was all planned by them, that I was sent here?"

"How could that be? You're not worth such a design. It's just a coincidence."

Luo Shuquan looked at Zhao Shucheng in disbelief and asked, "You're telling me this is a coincidence? Do you even believe it yourself?"

"Of course I believe it! After all, coincidences are inevitable, and there are just so many coincidences in the world. Alright, since it's already happened, we have to face it, don't we?"

"But……"

"Well, at this point, we can only improvise. Let's go, don't keep them waiting."

After Zhao Shucheng and Luo Shuquan came out, they saw Zuo Yongbang staring at Xiaoxiao.

Xiao Xiao walked up to Luo Shuquan and asked, "What's wrong?"

Luo Shuquan looked at Xiaoxiao with some disbelief and asked, "Is he really your father?"

"Of course, he's nothing special. Why would I pretend to be his dad?"

"Aren't you surprised to see your dad like this?" "What's the big deal? He and my mom are divorced. I live with my mom and occasionally ask him for some pocket money. How was I supposed to run into him here?"

Zuo Yongbang, however, smiled as if nothing had happened, and helped Zhong Zhen put the candles on the cake.

Zhao Shucheng walked over to Mo Xiaomin, who was helping out, and asked, "What were they talking about inside?"

"They didn't talk about anything. Teacher Zuo just looked at Xiaoxiao and acted like nothing had happened."

Zhao Shucheng nodded and walked to Zuo Yongbang's side, asking, "Teacher Zuo, are you alright?"

"It's nothing!" Zuo Yongbang looked at Zhao Shucheng with a surprised expression, seemingly not understanding why he asked that.

"The whole thing with Xiaoxiao isn't what you think. I was just joking. Xiaoxiao is just a student at Shuquan's tutoring center. You're not going to pull a knife on him later, are you?"

"No, it's just kids playing around, why are you so nervous?"

Zhao Shucheng asked, "You really don't care at all?"

“Of course, they didn’t do anything.” Zuo Yongbang smiled, then suddenly his smile vanished, and he asked seriously, “Did they do anything?”

"No. Of course not, Shu Quan has been refusing."

"Refuse? What right does he have to refuse? What's wrong with my daughter?"

Zhao Shucheng looked at Zuo Yongbang speechlessly, and after he calmed down, he said, "So, do you support or oppose it?"

"Just kidding. It's Xiaoxiao's own business, and I can't control him. But Xiaoxiao is still a child, so your friend had better know his limits."

Zhao Shucheng shook his head and said, "Then it's still no problem."

Seeing Zhao Shucheng back by her side, Mo Xiaomin asked curiously, "Are you alright?"

"It's nothing, I just can't quite figure out what Zuo Yongbang is thinking."

A moment later, amidst applause, Zhong Zhen blew out the candles in one breath and then gave the first piece of cake to Xiao Xiao.

"Xiaoxiao, here's the first one for you. Were you startled just now?"

"No, I'm not surprised at all." Xiaoxiao said, taking the cake and eating it casually.

In a corner of the living room, Zuo Yongbang walked up to Luo Shuquan and said, "I'm sorry, my daughter is being unreasonable."

Luo Shuquan now understood why Xiaoxiao liked him and even pursued him, and he felt a pang of heartache.

"No, no, Xiaoxiao is a good child."

"Who pursued whom?" Although Zuo Yongbang appeared cheerful, Luo Shuquan felt uneasy.

"She pursued me, no, I pursued her, ah, no, it wasn't that. It was..."

Zuo Yongbang looked at the somewhat flustered Luo Shuquan, and the smile on his face gradually faded.

Zhao Shucheng walked over and said, "Are you two performing a comedy routine here? They're all watching."

"Then let's talk about something else." Zuo Yongbang didn't want Xiaoxiao to be hostile towards him, so he could only try to change the subject.

Just then, Mo Xiaomin's phone vibrated, but no one noticed.

Zhao Shucheng saw Xiaoxiao walk to the balcony alone, her back view looking somewhat lonely and desolate.

Zhao Shucheng walked over and said, "Little friend, are you worried that your father won't approve of your relationship?"

Don't talk to me!

"Many things can only help you grow by facing them."

"Excuse me, can I lean on you for a bit?"

Without waiting for Zhao Shucheng's permission, Xiaoxiao leaned her head on his shoulder and said, "Luo Shuquan just told me that I don't like him, I just need my dad."

Zhao Shucheng didn't push Zuo Xiaoxiao away, after all, she was still a child who had just come of age, and asked, "Isn't that right?"

Xiao Xiao said somewhat blankly, "I don't know, maybe, but my dad doesn't want me anymore. He has a new girlfriend, like her..."

He pointed to Zhong Zhen, who was eating cake alone inside.

"So you don't want other women around your dad?"

"No, I just..."

At this moment, Zhong Zhen suddenly walked over aggressively and shouted, "Xiao Bai!"

"What kind of ears do you have?"

Have you seen Mo Xiaomin? Where did she go?

Zhao Shucheng glanced inside and, sure enough, Mo Xiaomin was no longer there; it seemed she had left sometime earlier.

"Perhaps he had something urgent to attend to and left!"

Hearing Zhao Shucheng's nonchalant tone, Zhong Zhen felt a little angry for Mo Xiaomin. Just as she was about to say something, Zuo Xiaoxiao tugged at Zhao Shucheng's arm and asked, "Is it over there?"

Zhao Shucheng followed Zuo Xiaoxiao's hand and saw a car parked under a streetlamp in the open space of the community below the balcony. Mo Xiaomin was standing in front of a man, and the two were pulling at each other. It seemed that Mo Xiaomin wanted to break free, but then she leaned into the man's arms and seemed to be crying.

The man gently stroked Mo Xiaomin's shoulder, seemingly whispering sweet nothings.

The others looked at Zhao Shucheng with concern, seemingly worried that he might do something rash.

"Aren't you going down?"

Zhao Shucheng smiled and said, "No need, let her be."

"Really, you don't need to?"

Zhong Zhen looked at Zhao Shucheng with concern. She had thought Zhao Shucheng was a womanizer, but now she felt sorry for him.

Zhao Shucheng said with a smile, "No need. I only met her today. She invited me to dinner because I helped her, and since it's your birthday party, I brought her along."

Zuo Xiaoxiao and Zhong Zhen did not believe Zhao Shucheng's words. Instead, they felt that Zhao Shucheng was pretending to be strong and did not want them to see his miserable side.

Looking at the expressions on everyone's faces, Zhao Shucheng said helplessly, "If you don't believe me, I'll call her right now."

As he spoke, Zhao Shucheng took out his phone and dialed Mo Xiaomin's number.

Mo Xiaomin was chatting with her boyfriend when she saw Zhao Shucheng's call. She glanced around nervously before answering, saying, "Xiaobai, something urgent has come up. I have to go."

Zhao Shucheng said, "Look up!"

Mo Xiaomin looked up, puzzled, only to see Zhao Shucheng waving from the balcony, as if he had seen everything that had just happened.

"Xiaobai, let me explain..."

"You don't need to explain, just listen to me. When you were at the coffee shop earlier, your phone wasn't actually dead. You just had a fight with your boyfriend. You've been together for a long time, and he did something to betray you. Maybe it's because you discovered that he did something to betray you."

"You ran into me, and you wanted to borrow my phone to call your boyfriend and provoke him. But you didn't expect that he didn't care at all before, so you specifically came to me again, maybe to forget about the unhappy things, or maybe to get revenge on him..."

No, I didn't intend to take revenge...

Zhao Shucheng said, "It doesn't matter anymore. Anyway, you've realized now that you can't live without him, and he can't live without you. Isn't that a good thing?"

"Xiaobai, I'm sorry."

Zhao Shucheng said, "No, no, no, let's not talk about that. We were just strangers who met by chance, and we only spent a few hours together at most. We didn't even hold hands. It's fine as it is." (End of this chapter)