Chapter 44: Daddy , Why I Don’t Have A Mommy? (1)

Huo Xiaoxiao thought her father was going to take her to the cake store, the one with a rich, custardy smell, filled with all kinds of bread and with a wide assortment of birthday cakes of all shapes and sizes in the glass window. However, contrary to her expectations, he brought her to an afternoon tea store decorated in British-style.

A waiter dressed in a well-tailored suit courteously guided Huo Suicheng to a secluded place to take a seat, placing a beautiful dessert menu in front of him.

Most people who came to this place were mothers with their children. Hence, when Huo Suicheng walked in with Huo Xiaoxiao, they attracted quite a lot of surprised eyes, both explicit and implicit.

Huo Xiaoxiao was somewhat curious. However, she did not embarrass her father. Instead of looking around and feeling overwhelmed, she just looked at the blue-and-white plate that was almost reflective. Her mind was silently thinking about the meeting with Ji Wenxin at the classroom door today.

Apparently, Ji Wenxin already had a confrontation with her father while at Ocean World.

She just didn’t see it at that time.

In that case, her father didn’t want her to know about Ji Wenxin’s existence for the time being?

Considering that, when her father and Ji Wenxin were drunk and wasted, Ji Wenxin’s pregnancy was also hidden from Huo Suicheng.

Her father was able to take her home from the hospital at first. However, he used her to exchange for the company shares in Old Master Huo’s hands.

The two did not have any feelings or emotions for each other.

Not to mention that when she was born, Ji Wenxin had left her in the hospital. Regardless of what the reason was, abandonment was abandonment; Throwing her away with bitterness was still the same. Her father certainly did not want her to know these stories from the past.

Back then, if Ji Wenxin had taken her away after she was born, perhaps the current plot would have been a domineering delicate wife running away with the child.

So the point was, Ji Wenxin didn’t take her away for the sake of the little girl she had met at Ocean World that day… who was her father?

In some ways, she really was a drag.

Huo Suicheng gave her what she ordered and did not pay attention, only to hear her father ask for a glass of champagne at the end.

Huo Xiao Xiao looked over and said, “Dad, you shouldn’t drink too much wine. You’ll get drunk.”

“…A cup of Ceylon black tea.”

The waiter smiled kindly. “Yes, please wait a moment.”

When the waiter turned to leave, Huo Xiaoxiao looked at her father and felt that she was at an age where she knew better. She should be starting to have doubts about her mother. She could ask her father why she didn’t have a mother, as all the children around her had mothers, but she didn’t have one.

Huo Xiaoxiao opened her mouth, wanting to say something.

However, she couldn’t be too hasty. In case she asked and her father was not happy, would he still allow her to eat cake?

She would talk after eating.

She was bored to death looking at the English-decorated store.

At a distance, a mother was spoon-feeding a cake to her three- or four-year-old girl.

Huo Suicheng noticed her gaze and then looked at the pair of mother and daughter sitting on the table with a piece of cake.

He didn’t pay much attention.

The waiter finally brought up the dessert.

On an exquisite white porcelain plate was a piece of fluffy sponge cake that was filled with a layer of sweet buttercream and bright red jam. There was also a white chocolate cake, a pink macaroon, and a scone with cream and jam.

It had a sweet aroma that soothed the senses.

Huo Xiaoxiao’s worries about Ji Wenxin and her father were instantly swept away from her head.

Just when she was about to enjoy herself, Huo Suicheng placed the fluffy sponge cake in front of her. “Only this piece can be eaten.”

“Daddy…”

“Children should not eat too many sweets.”

“So these…”

“Take them back for Aunt Zhao.”

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Huo Xiaoxiao looked at the other desserts on the table and wanted to say something.

Why did he order so much but only let her eat this piece?

Did he deliberately want her to have cravings?

Huo Xiaoxiao gritted her teeth.

Her dad couldn’t beat her in public, so he was so happy to bully her!

“Not eating?”

“Eat!”

Seemingly determined, Huo Xiaoxiao took the spoon and scooped up a piece of sponge cake. The fluffy and sweet taste melted in her mouth.

After she had taken a bite, she asked in an innocent tone, “Daddy, why don’t I have a mother?”

“Cough, cough…” Huo Suicheng, who was drinking water, was caught off guard and choked. He lowered his head and frowned as he muffled his cough.

The waiter on one side saw this, came forward, and asked, “Sir, do you need help?”

Huo Suicheng waved his hand. He was still coughing incessantly, and it took him a long time to stop. He looked at Huo Xiaoxiao. “Why would you suddenly ask that?”

Huo Xiaoxiao pointed to a mother-daughter pair on the table not far away. “That child’s mother brought her to eat cake, but I didn’t. Zhouzhou brought me chocolates today. Zhouzhou said that his mother bought them for me. Many children in the class have their mothers pick them up every day. Why don’t I have one?”

“…” Huo Suicheng calmly took a sip of water.

“Dad, where did my mom go? Why didn’t Dad tell me about Mom?”

Huo Suicheng put down the glass and then lifted it again, but there was no water left.

He beckoned the waiter and signaled for another glass of water.

He knew that Huo Xiaoxiao would one day ask him about her mother. He was ready for that as early as the Ocean World. However, it was too much of a coincidence that she asked about it after she happened to meet Ji Wenxin today.

Huo Xiaoxiao watched him take one sip after another. The moment he put down the cup, she couldn’t wait to ask, “Dad, what does mommy look like? Do you have a picture of Mom?”

“Did someone else put you up to this?”

“No. Can’t I ask?”

“Yes…”

“Then, Daddy, tell me!” Huo Xiaoxiao did not even eat the cake. She had thrown the utensils aside, and her pair of black grapes-like big eyes stared at Huo Suicheng. Obviously, she was very interested.

Huo Suicheng was silent for a moment. The words went back and forth in his mind.

Your mother doesn’t want you.

Your mother now has another child and doesn’t want you.

Dad and mom don’t have feelings for each other, so your mom doesn’t want you.

“…”

For a while, he didn’t know where to start.

Seeing Huo Suicheng hesitating, Huo Xiaoxiao knitted her brows. “Dad, what’s wrong? Can’t tell Xiaoxaio?”

“You are still young. Even if Dad tells you, you won’t understand. When you grow up—”

“I’ve already grown up!” Huo Xiao Xiao interrupted him. “Dad, I understand everything. Is Dad playing me?”

“I… Dad did not play you.”

“Then, tell me about Mommy. Other children are out playing as a family; why is Mommy not with us?”

“If Mommy comes back, will you leave Daddy and Grandpa?”

“Is Mommy back?”

Huo Suicheng was slightly stunned and shook his head.

“How do you know I’ll leave you and Grandpa when Mom comes back since she isn’t here? I just want to know about Mom now.”

As Huo Xiaoxiao continued to press on, Huo Suicheng finally could not withstand it.

“Dad, say something!”

Huo Suicheng indeed had no words to say. “Dad will tell you about this matter after going back.”

“Why will you tell me when we get back?”

“Because it’s a private matter.”

Huo Xiaoxiao thought for a moment and said, “Really? Then Daddy can’t lie to me.”

“No lie.”

“Okay, I’m finished eating. Dad, let’s go back.”

Huo Suicheng looked at the dessert that had barely moved in front of him and helplessly waved his hand to beckon the waiter. “Please pack this.”

Huo Xiaoxiao was in a hurry to get home and seemed to be particularly interested in her mother’s affairs.

Huo Suicheng sat down to one side and sighed deeply.

When they got home, Huo Xiaoxiao was carried from the car by Uncle Chen. “Daddy, hurry up!”

Huo Suicheng sat in the car and did not get out. He called someone while saying to Huo Xiaoxiao, “Xiaoxiao, Dad has a banquet to attend. Will come home later. You talk to Grandpa.”

“Daddy…”

After saying that, Huo Suicheng did not wait for Huo Xiaoxiao to react. The car door closed and left dust in its wake.

Huo Xiaoxiao looked at the back of the Bentley with exhaust fumes, scrunched her mouth, and carried her school bag into the door.
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Huo Suicheng really had a banquet tonight, but it was at eight o’clock in the evening. The time right now was 4:50 p.m. To leave at this hour was too early.

The driver looked at Huo Suicheng in the rearview mirror. “Sir, are we going straight to the reception?”

Huo Suicheng rubbed his brows. “Go back to the company first.”

“Okay.”

The car made a U-turn at the intersection ahead and headed back to the office.

It wasn’t until 7:30 pm that Huo Suicheng left the company for the reception.

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However, for Huo Suicheng, this kind of banquet was really somewhat tiresome. It was just a mutual hook-up for resource exchange. Such characters were all elite players who occasionally sent business cards to climb ladders. There would also be women showing off their affection.

He wandered away from the crowd with a glass of champagne.

Huo Suicheng was not in the mood.

“Brother Huo, what’s wrong? I’ll keep an eye for you tonight.” Lu Boyang walked closer with a glass of red wine.

In fact, he enjoyed the occasion, not for the sake of anything else but for the beauty of those who fell in his arms at the banquet.

“Not really in the mood.”

Lu Boyang smiled with his glass. “I think you’ve been single for too long. Look at this place; how many women want to get into your arms? Look at Miss Sun.” He held his glass and gave a distant toast. “Her eyes have been glued to you tonight. And that Miss Zhao, I heard that she has been thinking about how to take you down.”

Huo Suicheng looked at him suspiciously. “Where did you hear all that?”

“The whole world knows except you. Can’t you see the hot eyes they have for you? They all want to do you right now.”

“Don’t talk nonsense.”

“It’s hopeless.” Lu Boyang shook his head. “Besides, don’t you want to find a mother for Xiaoxaio?”

Huo Suicheng stared at him. “She did ask me about her mother today.”

“What did you say?”

“Nothing. Still thinking about what to say to her.”

“You can fool her. She’s a child of only two or three years old. Even if you lie to her, she wouldn’t know.”

Huo Suicheng looked at him and did not say anything.

“That said, you’re really not going to find a mother for Xiaoxaio? Even if you don’t find one, you’re not going to find a woman?”

Huo Suicheng sipped his champagne. “Let’s not talk about it. Why didn’t I see Jiang Zhi tonight?”

“Him? He’s been annoyed lately. The oldest one he drove abroad recently came back and got together with a man named Wen. He is not a good guy.”

Just as his words fell, a woman in a silver backless dress came over and clinked her glass with Huo Suicheng. “Mr. Huo, hello. My name is Sun Ying. Nice to meet you.”

Lu Boyang showed a meaningful smile. He knew not to disturb them. “You guys talk.”

Sun Ying looked as Lu Boyang left. When there was only her and Huo Suicheng, she stepped in, closing the distance with Huo Suicheng. “I heard the ancient tomb under the Luming Mountain has been cleared to excavate. Mr. Huo’s project does not need to be put off any longer. Congratulations.”

The sweet scent of the woman’s body came with the breeze as she spoke.

Huo Suicheng looked at her coldly with a high view. He did not speak.

Not speaking meant rejecting.

The woman was bold enough to lean forward tentatively, almost hanging most of her body on Huo Suicheng’s body. She teasingly hooked Huo Suicheng’s fingers.

Huo Suicheng’s eyes narrowed, and the bottom of his eyes was slightly deep.

Sun Ying stared at Huo Suicheng with a smile and said with a straight face, “I appreciate Mr. Huo’s personality. I wonder if I can have the honor to drink with Mr. Huo alone after the reception tonight?”

Huo Suicheng closed his eyes slightly.

When he opened them again, the lust in his eyes was gone.

“Miss Sun, respect yourself,” he said with unusual calmness.

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