Daisy's heart was in turmoil. She shook off his hand and said, "The supper has been delivered. I should be going back."
With that, she turned and walked away quickly. Huangfu Shaohua wanted to chase after her, but she didn't look back, saying, "Let me be alone for a while."
He was left alone in the house, and it became quiet again.
He looked at the packed supper, his appetite gone. His mother's sudden appearance was also something he hadn't anticipated.
Daisy walked onto the street. Although she had only met his mother briefly, she could sense his mother's dislike for her.
She wished he had a less privileged background, that he was just an ordinary man.
Thinking of this, she sat down by the roadside and took out her phone to search for the name Huangfu Shaohua. She was stunned.
It turned out his family background was even more prominent than she had imagined. He was the son of the richest man in Lancheng, and his personal academic qualifications were dazzling, having obtained degrees from two renowned universities abroad.
She stared at the accompanying photos on the webpage, which forced her to believe that the man she had fallen in love with over the past few days was indeed the son of this wealthiest man.
Further investigation into the Huangfu Group revealed it to be an international financial conglomerate involved in multiple industries.
His mother was right; she truly didn't deserve him at all.
...
After Wu Xiufang returned, she discussed Shaohua's situation with Huangfu Sisong.
"The house this child is living in now is too poor. You can't even call that a house," she said, her heart aching for her son.
Huangfu Sisong frowned and said, "This woman is too formidable. She must have instigated Shaohua to fall out with the family. Without her controlling Shaohua behind the scenes, he wouldn't be like this."
Wu Xiufang felt his words made sense. Daisy was clearly a boxing coach, yet she wore her curly hair long and dressed like a temptress, showing no semblance of a coach.
If she were a girl with proper upbringing, why would she deliver supper to Shaohua at night? And why would she leave her own pajamas lying on the sofa like that?
"Sisong, what can we do? That woman is too cunning and manipulative. Shaohua is devoted to her."
Huangfu Sisong said calmly, "Find a way to separate them. We absolutely cannot let them be together. With time, as he meets more women, he will naturally stop being fixated on her."
"Yes, let's start with that woman. Make her realize she's not a good match and back off, so she doesn't set her sights on our Shaohua." Wu Xiufang had already devised a plan.
"Then you handle it. I don't have time for these trivial matters recently." His main focus these days was on investing in the glass factory.
Wu Xiufang agreed and then said, "Yaoyao and Jiaxi are going abroad tomorrow. Although Jiaxi has repeatedly assured me he will take good care of Yaoyao, I'm still a bit worried. Why do they all worry me so much?"
"It's good for Yaoyao to go abroad and see the world. If she can regain her memory, she'll remember that there's nothing between her and that Song Jiaping. If she can't regain her memory, she can just treat it as a trip to relax. It will be good for her mind and body." Huangfu Sisong wasn't too worried about Mengyao.
His approach to educating his children had always been to help them steer their major life decisions, but in other matters, he gave them ample freedom to experience and understand the world themselves.
Wu Xiufang said, "Alright, we've always been the most lenient with Yaoyao and haven't put any pressure on her. As long as she's happy, that's what matters."
...
By noon the next day, Huangfu Shaohua still couldn't reach Daisy.
Daisy kept not answering his calls and not replying to his messages.
After he called her mobile phone too many times, she simply turned it off.
He wanted to go to her place to find her, but he was worried it would be too abrupt. He decided to wait until she arrived at the club for work before going to see her.
...
Seeing that Tangtang had adapted to her new home, Susu came to the studio to work as usual today.
During the lunch break, she suddenly received a text message from Daisy: "I'm downstairs at your studio. Let's have lunch together."
Susu replied with a simple "Okay."
She went downstairs to the studio and immediately saw Daisy pacing near the entrance, looking haggard.
Susu walked up to her and said, "Come on, let's go eat."
Daisy looked at her and asked, "Did I disturb your work by coming over so suddenly?"
"No, it's the lunch break now." Susu had already planned to get a children's insurance policy for Tangtang.
But she didn't expect Daisy to be so enthusiastic about Shaohua's performance. She chuckled inwardly, thinking about how she would tease her later.
Susu took her to a restaurant. While ordering, Daisy asked the waiter for two bottles of wine.
"Why are you drinking at this hour?" Susu finally realized something was wrong with her.
Daisy said, "I'll drink by myself. You don't have to. I'm in a bad mood today, so I took the day off."
"What, did you have a fight with Shaohua?" Susu guessed.
Daisy covered her reddened eyes with her hand and remained silent.
Susu anxiously asked her, "Did he hit you? Did he bully you?" But as soon as the words left her mouth, she felt it was unlikely.
Given Shaohua's capabilities, how could he possibly beat Daisy? He would only be the one getting beaten.
Daisy shook her head. After a long while, she finally said, "He lied to me."
"I warned you long ago to be careful of him being a liar!" Hearing her say this, Susu wasn't surprised at all. Instead, her tone became calm as she said, "How much money did he cheat you out of? Did he disappear?"
Daisy still shook her head and said nothing.
Susu comforted her, "Just consider it a disaster averted. It's good that you're unharmed. I'll accompany you to report it to the police. A liar like him might have a criminal record and who knows how many other women he has deceived..."
"He didn't cheat me out of money; he cheated me out of my feelings..."
Susu became angry again and asked, "Does he already have a wife and children? I'll go with you to find his wife and expose his true colors!"
Saying this, Susu lost her appetite and wanted to drag Daisy to settle the score with that Shaohua.
"Susu, it's not what you think," Daisy said dejectedly. "He concealed his identity. I'm not worthy of him."
"Ah." Susu hadn't expected this. She asked, "What's his identity? Is he a noble king or prince? And there's still the matter of not being worthy?"
At this moment, the waiter brought the food and drinks to the table. Daisy quickly wiped away a tear, opened a bottle of wine, poured herself a glass, and drank it down in one gulp.
Susu put a lot of food into her bowl and advised, "Eat some food to line your stomach before drinking."
Daisy, however, continued to pour wine for herself and said, "Last night I also met his mother. She came to get him to go home. She absolutely doesn't agree with us being together. What should I do?"
Susu didn't answer her but instead asked, "What's Shaohua's attitude? Does he listen to his mother?"
Daisy blurted out, "He told me not to pay attention to his mother's words. He truly loves me."
"And you love him too, don't you?" Susu asked again.
"Yes, I love him very much. I'm already hopelessly infatuated," Daisy admitted without hesitation.
"Then why are you still worried and heartbroken? He hasn't backed down. Why don't you follow your heart? Regardless of whether you can be together in the future, at least you won't have any regrets."