Urban Most Awesome Dad

Chapter 129: Dad, Mom_1

Xu Yixue had just walked a few steps with Tongtong in her arms when a young man, clad in a suit and wearing gold-rimmed glasses, suddenly stepped out of an office.

Cai Xiangdong, holding a few sheets of paper, was on his way to find Xu Yixue, but unexpectedly ran into her on the corridor while she held Tongtong in her arms.

At the end of the meeting, Xu Yixue asked him to put his opinions in writing and submit them to the president’s office. However, Cai Xiangdong had already prepared; he had crafted his suggestions into a Word document with the intention of asking for Xu Yixue’s personal WeChat to send it to her.

Although there had been some unpleasantness earlier, Cai Xiangdong was not discouraged. He believed that with his exceptional ability and meticulously prepared plan, he could definitely impress Xu Yixue, the seemingly distant and aloof president.

If she welcomed him with a smile from the start, what would be the challenge in that? Cai Xiangdong liked the difficult types like Xu Yixue, so after returning to his office, he hastily revised the planned document, printed it out, and intended to present his ‘treasure’ to Xu Yixue.

Little did he expect to run into Xu Yixue as soon as he left the office. Moreover, Xu Yixue was holding a cute little girl dressed in a pink dress.

“President Xu, I was just about to give this to you. This is the plan I’ve just completed,” Cai Xiangdong greeted Xu Yixue, extending his proposal to her with formality.

“Just give it to Assistant Ye later,” Xu Yixue said dismissively to Cai Xiangdong.

Xu Yixue’s arms were full with Tongtong; she had no hands free to take his proposal. Besides, Tongtong was Xu Yixue’s precious jewel; nothing was more important than her own beloved daughter, not even the business plan.

“Alright, I hope you can take the time to look it over, and plan early for the future of Xinghai Media,” Cai Xiangdong offered what he thought was a suave smile, nodded at Xu Yixue, and then approached Ye Xiaoning to hand over the document he held.

“This gentleman? He looks quite unfamiliar. Not from Xinghai Media, are you?” When Cai Xiangdong saw Xu Fan standing behind Ye Xiaoning, he felt an inexplicable surge of hostility and asked rudely.

Xu Fan looked over Cai Xiangdong, having already noticed the obsessive gaze he had cast towards Xu Yixue, and then he simply walked past him without a word.

A mere mortal, after all. What kind of waves can he possibly make?

Perhaps angered by Xu Fan’s dismissive attitude, Cai Xiangdong suddenly turned around and demanded, “Who on earth are you!”

Then, Tongtong in Xu Yixue’s arms, hearing Cai Xiangdong’s shout, puffed up her little face and said with the manner of a tiny adult, “Hmph! This is my daddy!”

“Your daddy? And who might you be?” Cai Xiangdong looked at Tongtong in Xu Yixue’s arms. Tongtong was as cute as can be; Cai Xiangdong’s voice softened involuntarily as he spoke.

“Mommy, tell her who Tongtong is!” Tongtong, swinging her two pigtails, cooed to Xu Yixue.

“What… ?” Cai Xiangdong was like someone struck by a bolt from the blue, staring blankly at Xu Yixue.

This little girl, calling this strange man ‘daddy’ and Xu Yixue ‘mommy’.

So aren’t these two a couple?

As the thought struck him, Cai Xiangdong’s neck stiffened as he twitched his mouth, turning to Xu Yixue and asking, “Director Xu? Is what she said… true?”

Having heard Tongtong’s words, Xu Yixue’s face was already flushed with embarrassment. At work, she could accept Tongtong calling her mom, and could even accept Tongtong calling Xu Fan dad, but she couldn’t accept Tongtong calling Xu Fan dad and then calling her mom.

If that were the case, she could jump into the Yellow River and still not be able to clear her name.

However, upon hearing Cai Xiangdong speak to her in an accusatory tone, Xu Yixue’s expression instantly turned icy: “Director Cai, you can go now. My personal matters are none of your concern.”

Cai Xiangdong’s face darkened as if unwilling to accept the reality, yet harboring a sliver of hope, he pleaded with Xu Yixue, “Director Xu, you must be joking with me, right? How could you possibly have a daughter this old?”

“Hmph, why isn’t Tongtong my daughter? Bad man, wuuu wuuu wuuu…” Hearing Cai Xiangdong’s words, Tongtong immediately became upset, crying in Xu Yixue’s arms as if she was an orphan with no home to return to.

As Xu Yixue heard Tongtong cry, her heart ached as though it was being cut by a knife. She gently patted Tongtong’s back, comforting her softly, “Don’t cry, Tongtong. You are mom’s little treasure; you’ve always been mom’s daughter.”

“Director Cai, can’t you speak properly? It’s none of your business now. Hurry back to work,” Ye Xiaoning said, her face hardening upon seeing Tongtong crying so heartbrokenly, speaking coldly to Cai Xiangdong.

Cai Xiangdong took a few deep breaths, slowly suppressing the rage in his heart, and then returned to his originally courteous and gentlemanly demeanor. He walked two steps towards Xu Fan and nodded slightly, “Sir, I am Cai Xiangdong, the operations director of the company. Welcome to Xinghai Media as our guest.”

In his words, he clearly saw himself as the host of Xinghai Media and regarded Xu Fan as a visitor to Xinghai Media.

He still couldn’t quite believe that Xu Fan, dressed entirely in cheap street market clothes, could be the father of Xu Yixue’s child.

Xu Fan cast a dismissive glance at Cai Xiangdong. Although Xu Yixue and Xu Fan had only shared a one-night stand a few years ago, ever since then the only thing that tied them together was their daughter Tongtong. Aside from that, there wasn’t much entanglement between Xu Fan and Xu Yixue.

But seeing this annoying person badgering on like a clown, Xu Fan felt a surge of anger. He didn’t lose his temper, given the man was an employee of Xu Yixue’s company, and merely said with contempt, “Out of the way!”

There seemed to be some kind of magic in Xu Fan’s words. A simple command that hit Cai Xiangdong’s ears carried an overwhelming authority. Cai Xiangdong didn’t even dare to look Xu Fan in the eye and quickly stepped back, making way.

“Daddy, let’s go quickly. I want to hear mommy tell me a story,” Tongtong urged in a sweet voice from Xu Yixue’s arms.

“Alright, let’s go!” Xu Fan proceeded forward slowly, with Ye Xiaoning and Xu Yixue also stepping ahead.

All the while, the four of them never looked back at Cai Xiangdong leaning against the wall.

As he watched them slowly walk away, Cai Xiangdong’s eyes radiated a malicious glare. He took out his phone, composed a text message, gritting his teeth before sending it off.