C271 Greed Is the Trick

Tao Dayu shook his head and avoided Tao Ning's gaze on him. He had a bitter smile on his face.

He had always thought that Tao Ning did not know his identity and that he could hide it for the rest of his life. He did not expect Tao Ning to know about it.

"So what if I know? Even if I am Wei Jiyue, my father is still you!" The tears in Tao Ning's eyes finally accumulated and fell down, "Father, don't tell me you don't want Ning anymore?"

"No, it's not like that. Ning, don't cry first." Seeing Tao Ning cry, Tao Dayu's expression immediately panicked. He quickly pulled her and coaxed her, "Why would father not want Ning? Ning is father's obedient daughter."

Hearing this, Tao Ning once again threw herself into father's embrace and cried loudly.

She remembered that when she was still young, her father had just divorced. Her business had failed again. During that period of time, she relied on drinking to get rid of him every day. Because he was in a bad mood, her father's care for her was relatively neglected. She always looked for food to eat. Sometimes, she would go out to buy things. There was a time when her father went out for two days and two nights before coming back. She cried in fear at home.

When her father came back, she asked her father if he didn't want her anymore. And her father held her in his arms and softly said these words to her. Ever since that day, her father had completely changed his previous dispirited state. He pulled himself together again and held her in his hands. He was ready to take care of her.

Memories of her childhood surged up at this moment. The same words from her father moved her even more. She knew that when her father said these words, he really loved her, because her father had never lied to her.

"Don't cry, Ning, as long as you don't cry. Daddy will promise you anything in the future, alright?" Seeing his daughter's face full of tears, Tao Dayu's heart became extremely soft. He no longer cared if it was his biological father or not, and whether it was appropriate or not. As long as Tao Ning could stop crying, he would agree to anything.

"Is it true? Father?" Tao Ning finally stopped crying when she heard this, but she lifted her tearful eyes to look at her father in disbelief.

"Really!" Tao Dayu nodded heavily at Tao Ning. He raised his hand to wipe the tears off Tao Ning's face in pain. Because he was anxious, his movements seemed to be in a panic.

Fei Aoting went to the door and was stunned for a moment when she saw this scene. She still walked in and took out two sheets of paper from the table and handed them to Tao Ning.

After Tao Ning looked at Fei Aoting, she realized that she had lost her composure and quickly wiped the tears on her face.

"You are?" Tao Dayu's eyes also fell on Fei Aoting at this time. Obviously, he could not guess Fei Aoting's identity.

"Hello, Mr. Tao. I am Director Wei's assistant. My name is Fei Aoting." Fei Aoting faced Tao Dayu and answered respectfully with a smile. When she finished speaking, her gaze also turned to Tao Ning. "Sorry, Mr. Tao. Sorry to disturb you father and daughter. I am here to find Miss Jiyue."

When Tao Dayu heard this unfamiliar form of address, he was a little slow. Only then did he realize that it was referring to Tao Ning. He immediately nodded. "Okay, okay. Ning, you go with this Miss Fay!"

"Dad, you take a rest first. I will be back soon." Tao Ning reminded her father before following Fei Aoting out of the room.

Although she came out, her eyes were still on the inside. Fei Aoting saw it but she had to remind her, "Miss Jiyue, the gala starts at eight o'clock. It is time to prepare at this hour."

After hearing this, Tao Ning took out her phone to take a look. It was exactly 5 PM.

"How long will it take to get to the hotel from here?" Tao Ning looked up and asked Fei Aoting.

"About 40 minutes." Fei Aoting answered truthfully.

"Okay, take your men to my room at 6: 00. An hour of makeup time is enough!" After Tao Ning said this to Fei Aoting, she did not wait for her reply and turned around to enter her father's room.

Fei Aoting looked at her rapidly turning back and wanted to call out to her. But when the words were about to come out of her mouth, she quickly swallowed them back. Because the room had already thought of the warm conversation between the father and daughter, a soft part in her heart had been stabbed.

An hour of makeup time was indeed enough! Thinking of this, she turned around and left.

After Tao Ning returned to her father's side, she immediately ordered people to cook her father's favorite dishes and personally change the medicine for her father. She did not forget to remind him, "There is also the medicine that you need to take orally. After you eat later, remember to eat it!"

"I understand." Tao Dayu answered somewhat absent-mindedly. He looked at Tao Ning, who wanted to say something but hesitated a few times. He still opened his mouth, "Ning, your status is different now. There are so many people serving you. Actually, it's pretty good!"

"It's alright. Actually, I'm not used to it." When Tao Ning said this, she looked up at her father and asked, "Father, you shouldn't be used to it either, right?"

"Yes, I am not used to it. But Ning, it's good that you stay here. It's safe here. That Gu Zhengchu won't be able to hurt you anymore. "

Hearing her father mention Gu Zhengchu, the smile on Tao Ning's face paused. She quickly recovered her expression and said, "Yes, I think so too. So, Dad, can you stay here too?"

At the end of her words, Tao Ning's voice became even softer. She really hoped that her father would stay, but she was definitely not ordering her father. It was a request.

"But even if I don't go out, that Gu Zhengchu will not let me go." Tao Dayu suddenly frowned.

"He won't. As long as you stay here, dad. Gu Zhengchu won't be able to hurt you anymore. My bodyguards will protect you." Seeing the worry in her father's heart, Tao Ning quickly replied. She hoped that her father could rest in peace.

"But Ning, Gu Zhengchu has a contract that I personally signed. He can use that contract to sue me in court and let me go to jail." Tao Dayu shook his head and answered, his face full of anxiety.

There really was that contract? Tao Ning's heart was also suddenly pulled, but she tried her best not to show the uneasiness in her heart in front of her father.

"How could there be such a contract? Father, did Gu Zhengchu use some despicable means to force you to sign it?" She had to figure out what had happened at that time.

"Gu Zhengchu used a despicable method, but I did it willingly! It said that as long as she signed the contract, her monthly salary would be increased by 50%. I think that at my age, it would be difficult to find a job anywhere else. To be able to work in Huating for 10 years is simply like a pie falling from the sky. But who would have thought that it would be a trap... "

The more Tao Dayu spoke, the more anxious he became. He pulled on the wound on his chest and bent his body in pain. "Regret, I really regret it now. If I could do it again, I would definitely not do such a foolish thing again! "

Tao Dayu had a look of regret on his face.