CHAPTER 300: CHAPTER 300: I WANT MOMMY (3)

"I want mom." After a moment of silence, Xuanxuan avoided Song Guotao’s gaze and did not answer the question directly.

"So, does Xuanxuan really not want daddy anymore?" Song Guotao asked again, unwilling to give up because he knew Xuanxuan was soft-hearted and would not bear to see him sad.

"I..." Xuanxuan paused and said, "I don’t not want daddy, but I have another dad now, Mr. Ji, and I will stay with mom and Mr. Ji from now on."

Mr. Ji?

His daughter was calling another man dad?

This issue that Song Guotao had never considered was now vividly in front of him, and it felt like a hard slap in the face. He was furious, unwilling, and driven to madness!

Why should his daughter call Ji Dongquan dad!

Song Guotao roared in his mind, then he raised his voice in agitation and said, "Xuanxuan, you only have one dad, and that’s me. No one else can replace me. As for Ji Dongquan, at most, you can call him uncle!"

"I like Mr. Ji, he is also Xuanxuan’s dad." Grandma said that mom married Mr. Ji, so Mr. Ji is her dad from now on. Thus, she already regarded Ji Dongquan as her dad, even though she knew they were not biologically related, she did not see him as an uncle. He has been her hero ever since he came into her life, and that never changed!

"This child is so heartless, acknowledging another man as dad and not recognizing her biological father."

"You can’t completely blame the child. She is still young and doesn’t understand much. I think it’s mostly her mother’s doing, feeding her some bad thoughts."

"..."

While Xuanxuan and Song Guotao were talking, gossipy voices came from the side. Hearing their words, Xuanxuan felt like an ignited firecracker and exploded quickly!

"You don’t know anything, so stop talking nonsense. If you like to gossip about other people’s business so much, aren’t you afraid of sores on your tongue!" Xuanxuan glared and yelled at the parents gossiping outside the door.

"This child, so rude."

"Yes! We were just saying what we saw, does she have to be so fierce?"

"So what if we are fierce with you! Our family matters are none of your business! Stop chirping here; get the hell out of here!" Although Song Guotao was unhappy that Xuanxuan acknowledged Ji Dongquan as dad, he was happy to see the public opinion leaning towards him. However, to shape a good image in front of Xuanxuan, he had to stand up now. So, he pretended to be angry, stood up, and scolded the other parents loudly with imposing anger.

"Psycho! What kind of person is this! Helping him talk, and he’s ungrateful, serves him right to be abandoned!" A parent, not afraid of trouble, scornfully glanced at Song Guotao and cursed him, then left with the other parents.

After this commotion, Xuanxuan and Song Guotao had become the focus at the school gate. Feeling embarrassed, Xuanxuan quickly walked out of the gate and said coldly to Song Guotao, "Let’s go!"

"Okay, okay, daddy will carry you to the car." Looking at Xuanxuan standing in front of him, Song Guotao joyfully agreed.

"No need, I can do it myself..." Xuanxuan refused with a stiff face, but before she finished, Song Guotao had already picked her up.

"Xuanxuan, daddy will take you to eat KFC, okay?" Song Guotao asked with a flattering smile.

"No."

"Why not? Don’t you love KFC and McDonald’s chicken wings?"

"I used to like it, but not anymore. Now I like the cola chicken wings mom makes the most." As she said this, a gleam of light flashed in Xuanxuan’s eyes, but it quickly disappeared. Her eyes darkened, returning to a look of indifference, no expression.

How long had it been since they last met? Just a New Year’s, and Xuanxuan even changed her preferences?

Realizing this, Song Guotao became a bit uneasy because he realized that the daughter who used to be so close to him had unknowingly grown distant.

"Then let’s go to the restaurant we used to frequent, how about potato stew chicken?" Song Guotao placed Xuanxuan in the passenger seat and gently patted her head.

"I don’t want to eat out, daddy, lend me your phone; I want to call mom." Xuanxuan worried that Mi Wan would be anxious if she couldn’t find her, so she wanted to call Mi Wan and let her know that she was with dad.

"The phone’s out of battery. How about we leave first, and I’ll call mom when we find a place to make a call?" Song Guotao wanted to spend more time with Xuanxuan and was eager to mend their strained relationship, so he lied without changing his expression.

"No, mom will be worried if she can’t find Xuanxuan. We’ll wait in the car for mom." Xuanxuan did not suspect Song Guotao was lying and was firm in her attitude, not wanting to worry Mi Wan.

"But daddy is hungry, can you go eat with daddy first? Daddy promises he’ll call mom." Song Guotao encouraged persistently without giving up.

But even though Song Guotao pretended to be pitiful, Xuanxuan did not change her mind. In her view, mom didn’t like dad anymore. If dad called her, she would be unhappy, so she didn’t want Song Guotao to contact Mi Wan directly.

"If dad is hungry, go eat first; Xuanxuan will wait for mom here."

Sigh!

Song Guotao sighed restlessly. He felt that the previously obedient and understanding Xuanxuan seemed to have changed, becoming harder to deal with and not cute at all!

"How can daddy be at ease leaving you here alone? Let’s wait for mom together." Despite his annoyance, to please Xuanxuan, Song Guotao had to lower his stance and pretended to speak kindly.

Stuck in traffic, the ten-minute drive took Mi Wan over half an hour. Upon arriving at the kindergarten, she saw only a few lingering children at the gate, but no sign of Xuanxuan.

Where did Xuanxuan go?

Could she have been kidnapped again?

Always composed, Mi Wan hurriedly rushed out of the car, remembering the last time Xuanxuan was kidnapped, her mind was a mess.

As the saying goes, "Once bitten by a snake, ten years afraid of a well rope!" Mi Wan’s hurried steps were somewhat unsteady as she approached the teacher on duty, nervously asking, "Teacher, where is Xuanxuan?"

"She was taken away by her dad," the teacher replied indifferently, not as friendly or warm as with other parents.

Mi Wan was so focused on Xuanxuan’s safety that she didn’t notice the teacher’s tone and asked again, "When did he take her?" She had told Xuanxuan before, no matter who took her, she should inform her if she did not know in advance. But her phone had been on and working, yet she received no call from Xuanxuan.