Chapter 150 - Choose Like (1/2)
After dinner, Charlotte accompanied the little fellow to play games. Duo Duo looked at Charlotte and then turned to look at Gao Yi’an. She grabbed Charlotte’s arm and said, “Mommy, is Uncle Gao Daddy?”
The kindergarten children said that their daddy would take them to eat delicious food, buy them toys, and hug them … But uncle Gao was doing all these things, so was he her daddy?
The atmosphere became awkward. Gao Yi’an gently pinched the little girl’s soft cheeks and smiled, “Duo Duo, why are you asking this?”
Duo Duo scratched her hair and said seriously, “Because all the other children have daddy.”
After saying that, the little girl lowered her head dejectedly and muttered, “Uncle Gao is not daddy, because Uncle Gao doesn’t live with us.”
Xia Luobing’s eyes were gloomy. She had always felt that her daughter was still young. She could tell her these things when she grew up. She didn’t expect that the little child already had something on her mind.
“Baby, can you listen to Mommy explain to you?” Xia Luobing gently picked up her daughter and sat on the sofa. “Actually, you also have a daddy. However, that person is not Uncle Gao. He loves you as much as Uncle Gao.”
It’s just that he doesn’t know of your existence, Charlotte said silently in her heart.
Duo Duo widened her beautiful eyes and said happily, “Really? Where is he now? Why did he never come back to see Duo Duo? Doesn’t he want Duo Duo to miss Mommy?”
Xia Luobing was speechless when he asked the question in his childish voice. After a long while, he explained softly, “Daddy is on a business trip. He has to do a job that takes a long time to finish. When he finishes his work, he can come back to see Duoduo. If Duoduo was a bit better, Daddy would come back early.”
Duo Duo nodded her head in understanding, “Duo Duo will definitely obediently wait for Daddy to return!”
As she spoke, the little girl broke free from Xia Luobing’s embrace and pounced towards Gao Yi’an, shouting excitedly, “Uncle Gao, Duo Duo has a daddy!”
Gao Yi’an held Duo Duo in his arms. Seeing Xia Luobing’s bitter smile, he hesitated for a moment and said, “Bing Bing, haven’t you been home to see Uncle Xia for a long time?”
He wasn’t sure if Xia Luobing knew about the Xia Clan’s current situation
“I’ve been busy with a case recently, so I haven’t been back in about two months.” Xia Luobing rubbed his head, his face full of exhaustion. He noticed that Gao Yi’an’s expression was not the same as usual, and his eyelids twitched. “What happened?”
Gao Yi’an would not ask such a question. Could it be that something had happened at home that she did not know about?
Gao Yi’an hesitated for a moment and said, “Uncle Xia’s company seems to have a capital problem. Many businesses are unable to turn around …”
Charlotte’s heart sank. Looking at Gao Yi’an, she was almost certain that things would be worse than what Gao Yi’an had said. However, her father had never told her, so he was definitely afraid that she would worry.
“Stay with Duo Duo tonight. I’ll go home.” Xia Luobing picked up the car keys on the coffee table and hurriedly said. Her father’s health was no better than before. She was really worried that he would not be able to handle it alone.
Seeing Xia Luobing suddenly return, Xia Yan was very surprised. Wang Xiaoman greeted him as if he had seen a savior. “Bing Bing, you’re finally back. Our company is in trouble. You must think of a way.”
“Shut up!” Xia Yan looked at Wang Xiaoman reproachfully and said to Xia Luobing, “Bing Bing, why are you back? Isn’t it Duoduo’s birthday today? Dad prepared a birthday present for her. You can bring it over later …”
After two months, Xia Yan’s temples had already been covered with sparks of white hair. He seemed to have aged ten years. Xia Luobing felt her eyes go sour and said slowly, “What’s wrong with the company?”
“Company …”
Just as Wang Xiaoman was about to speak, Xia Yan glared at her and could only stand to the side unwillingly.
Xia Yan smiled at Xia Luobing, “Bing Bing, you don’t understand business. It’s normal for you to rise and fall. You don’t have to worry about it.”
Five years ago, his daughter had already sacrificed herself for the company once, so how could he let her worry about the company now that she was living alone with her children?
“Dad, what’s wrong with the company?” Xia Luobing said anxiously. Seeing that Xia Yan did not intend to tell her anything, she looked up at Wang Xiaoman and said, “What’s wrong with the company?”
Wang Xiaoman looked at Xia Yan angrily and said, “The company is going to close. Do you still want to hide it from Bing Bing?”
Although Xia Luobing was mentally prepared, hearing Wang Xiaoman’s words, she couldn’t help but be shocked, “Why is it so serious?”
“Bing Bing, after all these years of running the company, Dad is also tired. Let’s go bankrupt if we go bankrupt.” Xia Yan smiled, but if he looked carefully, he could see the dim and exhausted look in his eyes.
This was the company that he had run for his entire life. How could he bear to close down just like that?
Xia Luobing was silent for a moment and said, “Dad, is there a way to save the company?”
“No, we can’t plug such a large funding gap.” Xia Yan said.
“Bing Bing, go beg Feng Shuo. His Feng Corporation is at its peak. As long as he is willing to help, our company will not go bankrupt!” Wang Xiaoman anxiously said, “Alright, Bing Bing? You can’t just watch your father’s efforts be destroyed …”