Chapter 47: Hung Up, Not Answering!

“Great Ancestor, Little Ancestor, can we please have a sense of urgency here?”

Black rumors were flooding the internet. Even if they were confident they could resolve them later, this was still a risky move. One wrong step could lead to endless trouble and complications.

But look at the two people in front of him.

One of them couldn’t even recognize most characters yet and was still learning phonics, but couldn’t the other at least show some awareness?!

…Alright, the other one usually didn’t have much awareness anyway.

Liu Wu felt like one of those little eunuchs in the imperial palace. The rebel army was practically at the gates, and the foolish emperor was still sitting there, holding his beloved little princess and patiently teaching her to read.

This was truly a case of “the emperor isn’t anxious, but the eunuch is.”

“I anticipated this,” Yu Mozhi finally looked up after listening to the little one recite her lines and gave Liu Wu a look. “Ever since I decided to bring Mianmian with me, this situation was bound to happen sooner or later.”

Whether it came sooner or later didn’t matter.

Since he still planned to stay in the entertainment industry, if this little girl by his side wasn’t exposed this time, she would be the next time. And who knows what sort of worse malicious rumors they’d attach to her, especially since she wanted to act.

It was better to get it over with while she still couldn’t even recognize many words.

“What’s your next move?” Liu Wu asked.

Just then, the ringtone of the phone rang, overlapping with Liu Wu’s voice.

He looked down at the caller ID and frowned. “The company.”

“Hang up. Don’t answer,” Yu Mozhi said calmly, raising his hand lazily and poking at the little girl’s cheek, which was puffed up with a lollipop. “Let’s see what desperate tricks they try to pull.”

Normally, trying to terminate a contract was already a major hassle, involving all sorts of breach-of-contract issues. But if he could use this current scandal to his advantage, he might even get them to pay him some child support funds.

Raising a kid was expensive. He also wanted his little cutie to know that Daddy had money, that he wasn’t too poor to raise her, and she didn’t need to keep thinking about taking care of him in his old age.

Although the little one was usually good-tempered, being poked so much made it hard for her to enjoy her candy. She turned her head, opened her mouth, and chomped—her tiny sharp teeth bit down on Yu Mozhi’s fingertip. Her big eyes blinked as she mumbled with the candy still in her mouth, “Daddy’s not allowed to be a bad guy!”

Pfft—

The brand-new daddy instantly became the brand-new villain.

Yu Mozhi didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. He looked up and jokingly scolded Liu Wu, “Go make formula for Mianmian.”

In her earlier days, the little one hadn’t been fed well. Her body was noticeably weaker than other kids her age. They’d consulted a few nutritionists, who recommended giving her formula enriched with various nutrients to help her catch up. Though Yu Mozhi didn’t talk much about it, he always did things thoroughly. Up until now, he never let anyone else make the formula.

And it had worked—within such a short time, the little girl had visibly filled out a bit. She looked even more lively and adorable now.

“Fine, you two can enjoy your father-daughter bonding time. I’m just the overworked employee being exploited by capitalism.”

Liu Wu chuckled as he picked up the straw cup and walked toward the little kitchen, though he couldn’t help feeling a bit emotional.

With Little Mianmian around, Yu Mozhi really had become more human.

Just then, his phone rang again.

He heard the little girl mimicking him in the background: “Hung up, not answering!”

Liu Wu looked at the caller ID, which displayed Yue Han’s name, then glanced at the little girl who was happily getting a pat on the head from her dad.

Well then, clearly they were rubbing off on each other—but only the bad habits. All the good ones? Not a trace.

(End of Chapter)