What to Do If I Become the Villain's Daughter

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Huo Ning returned to the filming location feeling light and unburdened.

She bumped into Xu Fanzhen, who grabbed her excitedly and called out behind her, "I found her, she's here!"

Huo Ning was a bit dazed: "Sister Xu..."

Xu Fanzhen spoke urgently: "Where did you go? I couldn't find you when I came back, I was so worried."

"I went to the bathroom..."

Before she could finish, Huo Jing rushed over.0

Huo Jing pulled Huo Ning close and looked her up and down: "Are you alright?"

Huo Ning shook her head,

"I just needed to use the bathroom urgently, so I went by myself."

Huo Jing sighed in relief.

"I'm glad you're okay. Are you hungry? I had Fanzhen buy you some strawberry milk."

Huo Ning let Huo Jing hold her hand, listening to her ramble on about how next time, she must not leave the adults' sight, how there are so many child abductors nowadays, and so on and so forth.

She held the strawberry milk with the straw already inserted, feeling a bit conflicted: "Auntie, can I take off my mask now?"

Huo Jing was taken aback.

No wonder she felt something was off.

"Of course you can, why have you been wearing it all this time? Isn't it stuffy?"

Huo Ning finally removed her mask: "Didn't Dad say not to let reporters photograph me? I was worried about causing trouble for you, so I didn't take it off."

She took a deep breath and a big sip of strawberry milk, looking satisfied.

Huo Jing's expression was complex.

"Auntie, your outfit looks a lot like mine," Huo Ning remarked curiously as she examined Huo Jing's attire, a navy blue vintage check suit set, very similar to her own Chanel-style outfit.

Huo Jing smiled: "You're right, doesn't it look like we're wearing matching outfits?"

Huo Ning nodded with a sweet smile: "It does. But Auntie, you look cooler."

On a whim, Huo Jing asked the photographer to take a set of portraits of herself and Ning Ning.

Huo Ning, thrust into the spotlight, appeared a bit awkward in front of the camera.

"Good, baby, look at Auntie and smile!"

She turned up the corners of her mouth, flashing a big toothy grin at Huo Jing.

When selecting photos, Huo Jing specifically posted this picture in the family group chat.

Caption: "Mother-daughter photo."

Huo Xiaozheng, who had just finished a meeting and was buried in work in his office, received the message and smirked, clicking save.

After saving it, he felt Huo Jing was an eyesore, so he edited the photo, cropping out Huo Jing's part and turning it into a solo shot of Huo Ning. Only then was he satisfied.

Huo Jing was oblivious to this, happily praising Huo Ning's photogenic nature in the family group chat.

The morning shoot ended around 11 o'clock.

By the time Huo Jing had packed up, Huo Xiaozheng was already waiting downstairs.

"Dad!" Huo Ning spotted Huo Xiaozheng and ran happily towards the car.