C18 The Father and Daughter Met by Chance

Jiang Xinyue quickly pulled her two children towards the exit.

"Mommy, we haven't finished shopping yet," the two kids said, puzzled by her actions.

"Mommy has something to do. Can we come back later?" Xinyue's face was a bit pale.

"Okay, Mommy, are you feeling unwell?" The children looked at her with concern.

"It's nothing, just a little dizzy. Don't worry," Xinyue reassured them as they helped her to a nearby corner to sit for a moment. After seeing Shaochen leave, she took the kids back into the store.

Having just moved into a new home, they were short on household items, so Xinyue and the kids headed to the store's basement storage area to shop for home goods.

The storage area was vast, filled with a dazzling array of items. Xinyue planned to check out the kitchen section for some utensils, but the two little ones were captivated by the toys and couldn't move.

"Mommy, you go ahead and look at the kitchen stuff. My sister and I will wait here, okay?"

Xinyue's heart melted at their cuteness. "Alright, just stay here and be good. I'll come back for you soon."

"Okay, okay," the kids shouted as they dashed off to the toy section.

Jiang Songge was mesmerized by all the dolls and wandered deeper into the toy area, soon realizing she couldn't find her way back.

She couldn't find her brother and started to feel a bit scared. Her mom had once told her that if they ever got separated, she should seek help from a nearby adult. Ahead, there was a handsome man she had just seen at the bakery. What a coincidence.

As Fu Shaochen was walking, he suddenly felt something tug at him. Looking down, he saw a little girl, about four or five years old, with fair skin and rosy cheeks, as cute as a doll.

"Sir, I can't find my mommy. Can you help me?" Jiang Songge asked politely.

Fu Shaochen usually didn't like kids; he found them annoying, always drooling and making noise. But this adorable little girl left him at a loss for words. Besides, she looked so much like that woman, like a miniature version of Jiang Xinyue.

"Do you remember your mom's phone number?" Fu Shaochen took out his phone, ready to help her call.

"I don't know. Mommy just came back to the country and got a new number. She didn't tell Songge," Jiang Songge said, a bit troubled. She only knew her mom's old UK number, which had been canceled before they left.

"What about your dad? Do you know his number?"

"Mommy said Songge doesn't have a dad. Songge's dad betrayed mommy and got hit by a car," Jiang Songge explained earnestly, not realizing the man in front of her was actually her biological father.

When she was little, she and her brother, Mu Li, would ask their mom where their dad was. Their mom always said he had been hit by a car and died. However, she overheard her godmother saying that her dad wasn't dead; he was just a player who abandoned their mom and them. Now that they're back in the country, they're determined to find him and get revenge!

Fu Shaochen was at a loss for words. His handsome face twitched at the thought of such an irresponsible man. Abandoning his wife and daughter—he deserved to be hit by a car.

"Hey, little one, do you remember where you live? I can drive you home," Shaochen offered.

With that, Shaochen took the little girl out of the mall's storage area and headed to the underground parking lot.