Daddy, Come Home For Dinner!

Chapter 1097: Chapter 1097: Stabbing Zhao Dingli’s Heart Relentlessly

Zhao Dingli was not very pleased.

"You didn’t mention earlier that you were staying over tonight," Zhao Dingli said to Li Xiaoyun.

Ye Fei pulled Zhao Gushen and the little one to watch the scene from a moderate distance.

"I forgot," Li Xiaoyun explained. "Besides, since I rarely come back, I definitely want to spend time with my parents."

"Fine," Zhao Dingli acknowledged, knowing it’s unreasonable to keep her from spending time with her parents. "What time are you coming back tomorrow?"

Li Xiaoyun listened and felt somewhat off.

It sounded as if Zhao Dingli’s place were her home.

"Tomorrow afternoon, I guess," Li Xiaoyun said, "I should at least have lunch at home before leaving."

"Then I’ll come over at noon tomorrow, we’ll have lunch together at home, and I’ll leave with you," Zhao Dingli replied.

Ye Fei whispered to Zhao Gushen, "Is Uncle afraid that Xiao Yun won’t return? He’s keeping such a close watch."

Zhao Gushen gently ruffled Ye Fei’s hair and softly said, "After all, he’s an old bachelor; we should be understanding."

Ye Fei nodded seriously.

When she looked up, she saw Zhao Gushen’s face illuminated by moonlight.

His expression was gentle, and his smile softened the lines of his lips even more.

Ye Fei was filled with happiness.

Just as she had told Mrs. Li.

It’s wonderful to marry Zhao Gushen in this lifetime.

Zhao Dingli’s attention was entirely on Li Xiaoyun.

And Li Xiaoyun was taken aback by Zhao Dingli’s words.

So neither of them actually noticed Zhao Gushen and Ye Fei being lovey-dovey off to the side.

Otherwise, if Zhao Dingli saw, his heart would be filled with jealousy.

Li Xiaoyun didn’t expect Zhao Dingli to come at noon tomorrow.

But he offered to come, so Li Xiaoyun couldn’t refuse.

It would seem petty.

He even shared his home with her, so surely she couldn’t refuse him a meal?

Li Xiaoyun had to agree, "Alright."

Zhao Dingli nodded in satisfaction but was still a bit reluctant to leave.

If he were alone, he might have lingered a bit.

But the key was Zhao Gushen and his family were there, so he couldn’t linger.

Zhao Gushen spoke first, "Uncle, let’s go."

Li Xiaoyun quickly nodded; they couldn’t just stand there.

For some reason, she felt pressured.

Zhao Dingli was extremely annoyed with Zhao Gushen’s family now.

If not for them being in the way, he could have stayed a little longer.

At this point, he could only nod, "Then I’ll leave."

He didn’t even add a "we."

Clearly, he didn’t consider Zhao Gushen’s family included.

Ye Fei found it amusing and jokingly whispered to Zhao Gushen, "I kept praising Uncle in front of my godmother."

Zhao Gushen realized that Ye Fei had been talking about Zhao Dingli with Mrs. Li in the room for so long.

Feeling a bit put out, he asked, "Did you praise me at all?"

Ye Fei thought to herself, wondering who was more petty, Zhao Gushen or Zhao Dingli.

But given her feelings, she felt Zhao Dingli might be a bit more petty.

Ye Fei said, "Of course, I praised you. I said to my godmother that Uncle might not entirely be trustworthy like you. So I used you as an example. You’re so great, and since Uncle and you are family, he must be reliable."

"Godmother mainly trusts you," Ye Fei added.

Zhao Gushen’s lips curved with satisfaction.

That was more like it.

Ye Fei innocently smiled.

She knew well now how to humor Zhao Gushen.

The little one stood by, watching the interaction between the two, silently judging.

Daddy really seemed to be getting dumber.

Toying in Xiao Fei’s palms.

"You should head up first; don’t worry about us. I’ll watch you go in," Zhao Dingli said to Li Xiaoyun.

"Okay," Li Xiaoyun said, not standing on ceremony.

After bidding goodbye to Zhao Dingli, she did the same to Zhao Gushen and Ye Fei.

Finally, she gave the little one a peck on the cheek as a farewell before heading in.

Once Li Xiaoyun was seen entering the building, Zhao Gushen and Ye Fei brought the little one to find Zhao Dingli.

"I could’ve spent more time with Xiao Yun," Zhao Dingli said, looking at Zhao Gushen with disdain.

"Well, who can you blame for that? You’re not her boyfriend. If you’d been more proactive and pursued her sooner, you wouldn’t be feeling resentful toward us," Zhao Gushen said, thinking about how his wife’s good intentions were unappreciated, which just made him angry!

Trying to inflict the worst possible blow on Zhao Dingli’s heart.

Zhao Dingli: "..."

"To think, Xiao Fei even spoke well of you to our godmother, yet you resent us," Zhao Gushen had long been calling Mrs. Li godmother.

Calling them godfather and godmother made Mr. and Mrs. Li beam with joy.

"Exactly, at first, godmother even thought you were too old. But I said that the age difference wasn’t that much, plus you’re mature, considerate, and I really painted a good picture," Ye Fei said. "I wouldn’t have helped you so much if I knew. What was it for?"

"Let’s go tell grandma," Zhao Gushen said to Ye Fei, "Let her know we helped an ingrate."

"Sure," Ye Fei nodded.

Zhao Dingli: "..."

Watching the couple perform in perfect harmony before him, it was like a display of intimacy.

He felt envious!

"I apologize, I apologize," Zhao Dingli quickly admitted, aware of the situation. "Thanks to you both today."

"Hmph!" Ye Fei snorted. "My mouth felt dry from praising you so much."

Zhao Dingli: "..."

"Great-uncle, you’re not being very nice!" the little one chimed in.

Upon hearing the little one speak, Zhao Dingli remembered something, "What’s with your dad calling me ’Uncle’?"

The little one logically replied, "You wouldn’t let me call you great-grandpa. What can I do? Don’t make things difficult for me! I’m still young, just five years old."

Zhao Dingli: "..."

"It seems you’ve never been grateful, Uncle! You’ve not only resented Xiao Fei and me, but also Xiao Mo," Zhao Gushen said. "Xiao Mo went out of his way to help you."

"Totally wasted on you!" the little one chimed in.

Zhao Dingli felt a pang.

He really didn’t want to see the three of them now.

Thinking about how Li Xiaoyun wouldn’t be around, it meant going home to an empty house.

Zhao Dingli wasn’t very eager to return.

Watching the harmonious trio, it was clear they didn’t have his kind of loneliness.

When he used to live by himself, he had never felt lonely, nor did he feel the house was overly spacious.

But now, even before heading back home while standing under the Li’s building, he didn’t want to face the empty home.

Zhao Dingli started plotting a scheme with Zhao Gushen.

Zhao Gushen instinctively felt there was trouble ahead.

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