Chapter 100 - A Real Man Eats His Vegetables (2)
Nine and Qiao Yuhan's bodyguard drove them to the five-star hotel where the small family of three were temporarily residing in Qiying City. Lu Qingfeng was glad that he didn't have to carry the sleeping Qiao Yuhan as they made their way to the floor where the Qiaos were waiting for their return.
Liu Shulan was the one to open the door for the three of them, and she gasped in shock, seeing how tired her son was. He must have really enjoyed spending time with Young Master Lu and these young misses if that was the case.
After tucking her son in the bed inside his room, she returned to the living area. Liu Shulan was a little nervous facing Su Xiaofei without her husband around.
"I'm really sorry, Young Master Lu. It must have been hard on the three of you, looking after Xiao Han today." She apologized politely to their guests, repeatedly bowing her head to show her sincerity.
"Oh, no, Madam. We had a great day today because of your son. We enjoyed the rides and playing games with him." Su Xiaofei said politely, earning Liu Shulan's attention.
The older woman bit her lips and led them to the couch. She had told her husband about meeting Su Xiaofei today and mentioned how striking her resemblance was to Bai Qingyue.
"Well, since the three of you are here, why don't you join me and my husband for dinner?" She offered, hoping that Su Xiaofei would accept so her husband could meet this beautiful girl in person.
"What do you think, Feifei?" Lu Qingfeng was giving Su Xiaofei a choice when it came to this. Would she be willing to face her biological father, whom she had never gotten the chance to meet in their past life?
Su Xiaofei remained silent for a moment, pondering her choices. Even if she declined the invitation now, it was clear that Liu Shulan was already suspecting that she was Bai Qingyue and her husband's missing daughter.
"Sure." She smiled at the older woman. "My mother is expecting me to be home by nine though, so Qian and I can't stay for too long, Madam."
"Great. I'll ask for dinner to be served then." Liu Shulan's face lit up, and Su Xiaofei thought that Qiao Yuhan must have taken after his mother's personality, given how similar the two were.
Compared to her, who ended up with an insufferable bitch like her birth mother.
Her father, Qiao Fengying, was lucky to have married a kind and understanding woman like Liu Shulan. Su Xiaofei couldn't sense any malice from her at all. It made her wonder what Liu Shulan's stance was regarding the relationship her husband and Bai Qingyue used to have before.
The table was laid at once and the hotel staff came one after another, serving several dishes that looked so appetizing for Xi Qian, but not for Su Xiaofei. Her stomach felt heavy as time continued to tick on, waiting for her real father to show up.
She sat between Xi Qian and Lu Qingfeng, with Lu Qingfeng on her right side and Xi Qian on her left, enjoying the view of the cityscape from the high altitude.
As she pondered how she should react upon seeing Qiao Fengying for the first time, Su Xiaofei felt Lu Qingfeng's hand slip on hers, giving her hand a light squeeze, reminding her that she should calm down.
Su Xiaofei smiled to herself and shut her eyes. Lu Qingfeng really knew how to calm her nerves with such a simple gesture.
When the door of the suite opened again, Su Xiaofei saw Liu Shulan hurrying to the front door to greet whoever had just arrived. But Su Xiaofei knew that it was her father, based on the low voice of a man coming from the front door.
Liu Shulan came back with a tall man next to her and the three of them stood up from their seats at once.
Su Xiaofei's eyes landed on Qiao Fengying. She didn't have any expectations for this sudden meeting with her father.
Qiao Fengying looked like any reputable businessmen she had seen in the past. He was dressed in a deep gray three-piece business suit paired with a pair of shiny and impeccable black leather shoes.
His black hair was laced with a few strands of white, indicating that time was slowly catching up with him, but it hadn't lessened the man's charm. He was also a good-looking man. No wonder Bai Qingyue had fallen for him back then.
Su Xiaofei was now certain that her almost fox-like features had come from her father, as the shape of his eyes and his straight nose were almost the same as hers. It was just a pity she didn't inherit his tall stature.
When Qiao Fengying's eyes fell on Su Xiaofei the first time, it was like he was struck by lightning from where he stood. He stared at her with wide eyes, jaws slackening as he tried to find the right words to say at the moment.
'Too much. The resemblance between them is too much.' He thought, still in shock.
When his wife told him about a young woman she and Xiao Han met earlier, he had wondered why she was acting different and when she told him about the resemblance between the girl and Bai Qingyue, Qiao Fengying thought that she must be overthinking things as there couldn't be anyone that can be as beautiful as Bai Qingyue.
He realized how wrong he was. Just look at this young woman in front of him! The resemblance was too much!
Now that Su Xiaofei was standing a couple of meters from him, Qiao Fengying felt something inside his heart had stirred, allowing it to beat steadily and calmer than it had over the years since his daughter's disappearance.
"President Qiao." Lu Qingfeng broke the awkwardness within the room.. "Allow me to introduce my childhood friend, Su Xiaofei and her best friend, Xi Qian."
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