Chapter 202 Missing

So we waited until we reached the restaurant entrance.

After Qiao Xiaoyun got out of the car first, Tang Jianguo gave her an apologetic smile.

"Comrade Qiao, please go in first. I need to say a few words to my daughter so that she doesn't act rashly and offend people."

"Okay." Qiao Xiaoyun nodded indifferently and walked into the restaurant without paying any attention.

"Dad? What are you doing? What do you have to say now?"

Tang Jiaojiao was half-pulled and half-pushed by Tang Jianguo to a flower bed by the side entrance of the restaurant. She tugged at her arm unhappily.

Tang Jianguo didn't mince words with her and asked directly, "Have you taken a liking to that Qiao Changdong?"

Tang Jiaojiao felt her face flush red again, her skin suddenly warm up.

She stomped her foot and gave Tang Jianguo a playful glare: "Dad, what nonsense are you talking about! I didn't!"

Tang Jianguo's furrowed brows showed no signs of relaxing; on the contrary, they tightened even more.

He gave Tang Jiaojiao a warning look, but didn't expose her, only saying, "It's best if there isn't one."

“If Qiao Changdong had never been married and had no children, I would have no objection to you dating him, but not now! I will absolutely not agree to it.”

"Putting everything else aside, being a stepmother isn't as easy as you think."

When Tang Jiaojiao saw that Tang Jianguo had made his point so clear, her pretty face turned pale.

She wasn't actually thinking as far ahead as Tang Jianguo had imagined.

She was genuinely happy when she heard Qiao Xiaoyun say that Qiao Changdong was divorced and currently single.

As for other things, like becoming a stepmother, she really didn't think that much about it.

Now, being suddenly pointed out by Tang Jianguo has completely blocked his escape route, leaving him feeling bitter and embarrassed.

My eyes welled up with tears.

On second thought, I realized that my father was right.

Indeed, Qiao Changdong is a good man, but she is a pure and innocent young woman from a good family. She could find any man she wanted, so why would she choose to be a stepmother to someone who already has a daughter?

Tang Jiaojiao reminded herself of this.

But once they got to the private room at the restaurant, Tang Jiaojiao couldn't help but stare at Qiao Changdong, who was holding his daughter and ordering food from the waiter. She couldn't look away.

"Let's start with a steamed egg, with a little bit of dried shrimp. It'll be served as soon as it's done." As Qiao Changdong said this, he also held a glass of warm water and carefully fed it to the person in his arms.

That gentle and doting demeanor was quite different from his usual humor and carefree attitude.

Tang Jiaojiao's heart trembled as she watched.

She had already realized that Qiao Changdong truly loved this daughter.

In any situation she witnessed, she never saw him put the person down; he carried her almost the entire time.

Whether it's feeding her or giving her water, he does everything himself except for Yan Liti, truly spoiling her to the core.

This kind of gentleness in a man can easily move a woman.

Tang Jiaojiao couldn't help but think, what if he were just as gentle and kind to her, or what if they had a child together in the future...

I suddenly realized where my mind had wandered off to.

Tang Jiaojiao blushed again; her face had been flushed almost constantly by noon.

Fortunately, no one at the dinner table paid attention to her. She secretly breathed a sigh of relief and forced herself to look away, but in less than a minute, her gaze would inevitably turn to Qiao Changdong again.

Because of this attention, Tang Jiaojiao quickly noticed that a few minutes before the dishes were served, Qiao Changdong looked at Yan Liti beside him and said a few words.

As Yan Liti stood up and picked up Qiao Qiao from Qiao Changdong's arms, Tang Jiaojiao subconsciously followed suit.

When Tang Jiaojiao followed the two to the washbasin outside the restroom, she suddenly realized something.

She never imagined that a man she had only known for one night could have such a big impact on her.

She was shocked.

However, it is also because of this.

Tang Jiaojiao suddenly made up her mind.

She felt that she really liked Qiao Changdong.

Since that's the case, don't make things difficult for yourself. Maybe you can give it a try. If it doesn't work out, it's not too late to break up.

I've figured these things out.

Tang Jiaojiao's depressed mood before entering the restaurant immediately dissipated.

However, she waited for a long time at the washbasin outside the hotel bathroom, but Qiao Qiao and Yan Liti never came out of the bathroom.

Instead, a cleaner came out pushing a rather large trash can.

The other person was so tall that he cast a large shadow as he passed by, making Tang Jiaojiao take several more glances.

Unexpectedly, the other person seemed to have caught her gaze and looked up at her.

Then Tang Jiaojiao clearly saw a huge scar that almost spanned the entire face of the person hidden under the beret. Coupled with the fierce look in their eyes, Tang Jiaojiao was frightened and dared not look any longer, so she quickly looked away.

Tang Jiaojiao only dared to raise her head after the other person pushed the huge trash can away and the sound of their footsteps faded into the distance.

But she suddenly realized something, and her expression changed drastically!

The sanitation worker who just pushed the trash can was a man!

She rushed into the restroom, only to find that all three stall doors were open. She quickly walked over and saw Yan Liti leaning against the door, eyes closed, unconscious.

By the time the other people in the private room heard the news and rushed to the restroom, the cleaner who had been pushing the trash can was nowhere to be found in the restaurant.

Half an hour later.

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