What to Do If I Become the Villain's Daughter

99

Huo Xiaozheng ruthlessly hung up Lin Chuxu's call.

He quickly caught up with the sulking Ningning in a few strides.

"Dad was just teasing you earlier. If you don't want to drink it, you don't have to. Don't feel so pressured," he said, taking the cup from Ningning's hands and placing it on the nearby dining table.

Huo Guining glanced at the cup, feeling a bit conflicted. "But Grandma went through so much trouble to make that for me..."

Huo Xiaozheng suggested, "If you feel bad about it, why don't you drink it like water after you finish swimming? How does that sound?"

Huo Guining's eyes lit up; it was indeed a good solution.

As Ningning's swimming practice sessions increased, she was no longer as afraid of water as she had been initially.

Huo Xiaozheng could now work by the poolside while watching her swim.

However, for safety reasons, he generally avoided handling tasks that required intense concentration while Ningning was swimming.

This was to ensure he could immediately notice if she accidentally choked on water.

In this environment of ample security, Huo Guining became increasingly confident.

Occasionally, she would even venture alone into slightly deeper areas of the pool.

But when Huo Xiaozheng discovered this, he strictly forbade it.

From that point on, every time she swam, Huo Xiaozheng forcibly attached small foam wings to her body.

They were ugly, but they could save her life.

As for psychological counseling, just as Xie Lingluo had said, the frequency gradually decreased.

Because of this, Huo Guining lowered her guard around her.

Sometimes when Xie Lingluo asked about her past, Huo Guining would share a few details.

A mix of truth and fiction, it didn't raise Xie Lingluo's suspicions.

Things seemed to be moving in a positive direction.

Except for her body, which was still bound by the plot, forcing her to stay by Huo Xiaozheng's side.

Fortunately, both Huo Guining and Huo Xiaozheng had grown accustomed to each other's presence.

The father-daughter duo seemed to have fully adapted to each other's existence.

Not only did the company have Ningning's rest area and art studio, but Huo Xiaozheng's office also had children's items scattered about.

Huo Guining remained completely unaware of the brewing storm in the business world.

With Lin Chuxu's help, Jiang Suyuan quickly began operations on the Country A project.

Consequently, his attention to Old Mr. Qin's situation diminished.

The results from Yun City's disciplinary inspection hadn't been released, which seemed to give Old Mr. Qin unwarranted confidence.

The longer the investigation took, the more it suggested an unfavorable outcome.

Old Mr. Qin became increasingly reckless, not only intensifying his smear campaign against Huo Xiaozheng but even implicating local officials in Yun City.

By the time Jiang Suyuan finally had the chance to focus on Old Mr. Qin's situation, it was too late.

It was Friday night when the disciplinary inspection's results on Yun City officials were released.