60. I haven’t gotten in the car yet.
“Dad?”
Jiang Ruyan’s voice suddenly shot up, and her enchanting fox-like eyes narrowed dangerously.
“Dad?”
The ponytail girl’s tone went off track, and the cheering stick in her hand dropped to the ground with a “thud.”
“Dad!”
Qian Qian was still excitedly waving her little hand, completely unaware that she had just dropped a nuclear bomb.
“Dad? Ah, Dad… Ababa…”
Jiang Zhi’s CPU was completely overloaded.
She thought to herself that she must have been too nice to Su Ziqian recently; the little girl was floating up in the sky and didn’t know her own surname.
But before that, she had to figure out how to explain it.
“It’s… um… how should I put it…”
Jiang Zhi suddenly had a flash of inspiration: “Actually, Qian Qian is a fan of God of L, Sister Jiang, you know what I mean, right!”
“Ah?” Jiang Ruyan looked confused.
“Oh, it’s that, that!”
Jiang Zhi was desperately trying to wink at Jiang Ruyan, her face almost cramping: “Sister Jiang, you really know.”
Jiang Ruyan looked even more bewildered: “Do I know?”
“Aren’t you supposed to know?”
“…So I know?”
“Why else?” Jiang Zhi countered with a confident expression.
Jiang Ruyan bit her lip, her mind a tangled mess, a bit caught up in it: “Then I… I know…?”
“You know!”
Meanwhile, the ponytail girl was filled with question marks: ???
Know what?
It wasn’t her fault; she hadn’t understood anything!
Were these two even speaking human language? But since both of them understood, then she might as well understand too… right?
Qin Xiaoxi at this moment simply thought Jiang Zhi was incredible.
So incredible.
She had seen people wearing wedding dresses at idol concerts, seen people calling their husbands in front of a crowd, but she had never seen anyone bring a child to an esports match to recognize their father.
Qin Xiaoxi silently gave Jiang Zhi a thumbs up, admiration overflowing.
What a character!
Jiang Zhi chuckled awkwardly, indicating she didn’t want to continue on this topic… she genuinely couldn’t keep it up.
“Let’s just watch the game, everyone.”
“Wow! BLB won! Amazing, God of L~”
Jiang Zhi awkwardly changed the subject.
This tactic proved very effective for these two die-hard fans of the BLB team and its players.
The ribbons symbolizing victory cascaded down from the dome, the audience’s cheers rose like waves, and Jiang Ruyan and the ponytail girl instantly transformed into fans, jumping up and clapping and shouting “ah ah ah.”
Jiang Zhi finally breathed a sigh of relief.
So she mechanically clapped while looking down at Qian Qian in her arms, showing a heartfelt smile: 😊
“Sweetheart.”
“What’s wrong, Mom?”
“You’re in trouble.”
Su Ziqian missed Dad.
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9 PM.
The summer night wind, carrying the warmth of the day, couldn’t disperse much of the coolness. The neon lights outside the Fearless Arena were still flashing, reflecting the scattered crowds after the event.
The moon in Zaoc City was especially bright tonight.
“Well, Xiaozhi, I’ll head out first.”
“Goodbye, Sister Jiang.”
Jiang Ruyan’s figure disappeared into the crowd, and Jiang Zhi, with a stern face, led Qian Qian to the parking area.
She was quite angry.
Not that Qian Qian called Su Yan “Dad” in front of everyone.
But that she had clearly promised her that she wouldn’t do it, and yet she still called out “Dad.”
But Jiang Zhi didn’t want to get angry.
A qualified mother should be tolerant and understanding… that’s what she read in a book.
The book was titled “How to Become a Perfect Mother,” which she spent a whopping ninety-nine bucks to buy online.
Although Jiang Zhi flipped through a few pages and lost interest, putting the book under her computer desk to use as a footrest, that didn’t stop her from remembering some memorable quotes.
In times like this, it’s important to stay calm.
Yeah, calm.
Then she heard the little girl cautiously and pitifully say to her: “Mom, can Qian Qian still gnaw on shoe leather?”
“Do you believe I’ll let you gnaw on shoe leather?!”
Jiang Zhi instantly felt like she was about to explode, having told herself not to get angry… **the little brat can’t be unharmed and feels fine, can she!
Huh?!
“Su Ziqian, you…”
“Yay? Dad!”
“Still calling Dad?! I…”
“What are you guys doing?”
Su Yan’s voice came from behind.
Jiang Zhi jumped, rigidly turning her neck to look, only to see someone sitting carelessly on her little electric scooter, long legs on the ground, casually spinning the car keys in his hand.
Wow, he really came…
Wait!
Jiang Zhi asked warily, “What are you doing here?”
“I’ve been waiting for you guys for a while now.”
Su Yan replied as if it were natural: “Wasn’t it taking you too long to come out? I, as a player, got here faster than you.”
That was a pointless statement.
Players had their own exclusive entrance and exit, and he had sneakily skipped the post-game review meeting organized by the club, so naturally, he would get here faster than a pair of mother and daughter squeezing out of the crowd.
More importantly, today wasn’t the day he was interviewing.
Otherwise, with the interview and filming, he might not even have gotten out until late at night, given how efficient these staff members were.
Su Yan mainly wanted to ease the tension.
He could sense that these two were at odds, after all, he was always sensitive to such situations… it became second nature.
“Your key isn’t pulled out.”
He put the key into the car lock, walked over to Qian Qian, and with a teasing tone asked, “Did you make your mom angry?”
“Um…” The little girl weakly nodded.
Su Yan shifted his gaze to Jiang Zhi: “What’s going on?”
“Ask your daughter!” Jiang Zhi crossed her arms, nodding toward Qian Qian with her chin, rolling her eyes in annoyance.
Su Yan:……
What a classic scenario.
He had seen this episode before; when he was young, his sister, father, and mother always acted out this kind of script in front of him. Every time, Old Su would throw him a pleading look, which he unceremoniously ignored.
Never thought one day he would end up in the same situation.
Although he and Jiang Zhi didn’t have the traditional relationship like Old Shen and Old Su, Su Yan still felt panicked when this situation actually arose.
Is this the so-called bloodline suppression?
Damn it, he was a Shandong man, standing at one point eighty-five meters tall with a beer belly, how could he possibly be afraid of a mere woman?
Su Yan cleared his throat: “Um, let me say something…”
“Hmm?” Jiang Zhi shot him a sharp glance.
“I’m just saying fairly, your daughter clearly looks like it’s her first time being a child; at a moment like this, all you need to do is admit your mistake.”
Su Yan decided not to bicker with Jiang Zhi and pushed Qian Qian in front of her: “Apologize, quickly.”
“Mommy, I’m sorry~”
The little girl was quite obedient and immediately activated her starry-eyed assault, her voice sweetness turned up to the max.
Jiang Zhi’s tense face visibly melted.
Actually, if Qian Qian hadn’t provoked her, she wasn’t planning to get angry in the first place.
She shot a sidelong glance at Su Yan, lightly huffed through her nose, thinking this guy was somewhat sensible.
Jiang Zhi checked the time, swung her long leg over and sat on the electric scooter, the key turning with a clatter: “Hurry up and get in the car, we’re going home to eat.”
The little girl immediately hopped onto the back seat.
Su Yan watched all of this, opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but before Jiang Zhi could start the engine, he stood in front of the little scooter: “Hey, hey, wait, I haven’t gotten in the car yet!”
