What to Do If I Become the Villain's Daughter

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When Huo Xiaozheng arrived at the scene, Huo Guining was soaked through, curled up in a towel.

Yinuo sat next to her, eyes red, looking like she wanted to cry but didn't dare.

Huo Xiaozheng's heart tightened: "Ningning, what happened?"

Huo Guining gave him a smile: "Zhang Ling just fell into the water. I tried to pull him out, but accidentally got dragged in too."

"But it's okay, I can swim, so nothing serious happened," she paused, then added, "Zhang Ling is fine too."

Huo Xiaozheng felt an inexplicable surge of irritation, but he didn't want to pass on negative emotions to Ningning.

He took a deep breath, accepted a towel from a staff member, and wrapped Huo Guining up in it completely.

Then, ignoring the gazes of those around, he carried Ningning straight back to their lodgings.

Seeing this, the main producer gave the cameraman a look, and the cameraman scurried after them.

Huo Xiaozheng remained silent the whole time. Back at their room, he wordlessly ran a bath for Ningning, letting her soak in the hot water and change into dry clothes.

When they returned to the bedroom, Huo Guining saw that Huo Xiaozheng's expression was still not good.

She timidly spoke up: "Dad, are you angry?"

Huo Xiaozheng's heart constricted: "No, Dad's not angry with you."

Huo Guining was confused: "If you're not angry with me, why do you look so serious?"

"Dad's angry with himself. I still haven't taught you how to rely on me properly."

Huo Xiaozheng felt somewhat helpless: "A pond isn't like a swimming pool. The depth is unpredictable, and there might be mud and weeds at the bottom. What if you had gotten tangled up?"

Huo Guining obediently admitted her mistake: "I'm sorry, I acted too impulsively."

"At that moment, the cameraman had fallen, and Zhang Ling was about to choke on water. I was panicked, so..."

Huo Xiaozheng shook his head: "It's not your fault. The adults were too careless."

She glanced weakly at Huo Xiaozheng, then continued hesitantly: "I did think about calling for you, but there wasn't enough time..."

"Really?"

Seeing Huo Xiaozheng's attitude soften, Huo Guining immediately straightened up and raised her hand to swear: "Absolutely true!"

Huo Xiaozheng's anger dissipated a bit: "Were you hurt?"

Huo Guining shook her head obediently: "Not at all."

Then, she couldn't help but feel a little proud: "Dad, I think I was pretty amazing. I managed to swim and drag Zhang Ling along at the same time..."

Huo Xiaozheng chuckled: "That is indeed quite impressive."

The barrier between father and daughter dissipated.

"Knock knock."

There was a knock at the door.

Huo Xiaozheng draped a jacket over Huo Guining's shoulders and opened the door.

It was Zhang Ling and his father.

"Mr. Huo, hello. I've brought Zhang Ling to thank Ningning."

Zhang Ling peeked out from behind his father and waved at Ningning: "Ningning, thank you so much for earlier."