Xia Jing watched Li Jiayuan’s careless deanor with a sense of helplessness. She had never imagined that Li Jiayuan would one day beco her close friend, never thought that Li Jiayuan would one day ask to join her rcenary Group, and even less anticipated that Li Jiayuan would fall in love at first sight with soone she had once sent to assassinate her.
Xia Jing gazed at Li Jiayuan’s retreating figure, muttering to herself, "Jiayuan, don’t worry, I will help you!"
Li Haixiao went straight ho after work. Arriving ho, he didn’t see Li Jiayuan and was about to call her to ask where she had gone off to play when Li Jiayuan burst through the door, in a whirlwind. Li Haixiao looked at his daughter’s reckless behavior, and said, "Jiayuan, where have you been? Look at you, you’re all grown up yet still so careless. Who would dare marry you like this?"
Li Haixiao joked with Li Jiayuan, "Are you bored of staying at ho, wanting to get married off early? It seems I should find you a good family to marry into quickly, to stop you running around all day!"
While Li Haixiao was joking, Li Jiayuan was scared by her father’s words. She stamred for a while before managing to say, "Dad, please don’t worry about it. Your daughter doesn’t want to leave you yet, so please just let stay at ho peacefully!"
Li Haixiao always felt that Li Jiayuan was acting differently today. If it was any other day, and Li Haixiao joked about these matters, Li Jiayuan wouldn’t be so nervous. Li Haixiao was no fool; he thought to himself, Could it be that Jiayuan has a boyfriend outside and hasn’t told her dad?
The more Li Haixiao thought about it, the more he felt it was possible.
Li Jiayuan, seeing her father deep in thought, realized he must have discovered sothing; otherwise, he wouldn’t be looking at her with such a strange gaze.
"Dad, if there’s nothing else, I’ll go upstairs to change," Li Jiayuan said, not waiting for Li Haixiao to respond before turning to run off.
Li Haixiao knew his daughter was afraid he would pry, which was why she dashed off in such a hurry. Far from being angry, he decided to wait for Li Jiayuan to co to him.
An hour later, Li Jiayuan, having changed her clothes, went to the study to find Li Haixiao.
"Dad, I have sothing I want to discuss with you."
"Sit down and talk."
"Dad, I want to ask you a question. I’m thinking of joining the rcenary Group, I don’t know if..."
Li Jiayuan hadn’t finished speaking when Li Haixiao beca enraged.
"What did you say? You want to join the rcenary Group?" Li Haixiao couldn’t believe it, he doubted his ears, but indeed he had not misheard.
"Dad, that’s right, I want to join the rcenaries, and I hope you can agree," Li Jiayuan repeated her decision.
Hearing Li Jiayuan’s words, Li Haixiao was so angry he gasped for breath, unable to recover for a good while. Li Jiayuan brought a glass of water to Li Haixiao, but who knew Li Haixiao would knock the glass onto the floor. He pointed at Li Jiayuan and said, "Li Jiayuan, you listen to ; you are a scion of a noble family, you are my daughter, Li Haixiao’s daughter, the precious child of the Li Corporation, a student returned from studying abroad, not so common thug. Don’t you be thinking up one thing after another every day. You are my daughter, I can dote on you, pamper you, spoil you, but I will never agree to you joining a rcenary Group. Get that out of your head!"
"Dad, why, what’s wrong with rcenaries, why do you look down on rcenaries?"
"Why? I’ll tell you why; it’s not that I look down upon rcenaries, but rather that there aren’t many people in the world who aren’t afraid of rcenaries. I don’t want my daughter to beco soone the world fears. What I want for you is a peaceful life, not to beco a woman who resorts to any ans necessary to complete missions." Li Haixiao shouted, though he had never yelled at Li Jiayuan all these years, not even raised his voice, but this ti he was truly angry. He really didn’t want Li Jiayuan to be trapped in the world of rcenaries beyond redemption.
Li Jiayuan hadn’t expected her father to react so vehently upon hearing her desire to join the rcenary Group. She thought she could persuade her dad, but now it seed impossible.
"Dad, what will it take for you to agree to let join the rcenary Group?" Li Jiayuan knew her attempts at persuasion had no effect on her father, so she had to change her approach and ask him outright.
Li Haixiao figured his daughter wouldn’t want to join the rcenary Group for no reason; there had to be a cause, and he planned to use this opportunity to get so answers from Li Jiayuan.
"Then tell , why do you suddenly want to join the rcenary Group? Is there a reason that you absolutely must join?" Li Haixiao was indeed a sly fox. If Li Jiayuan told the truth, she would surely not end well, but if she didn’t, she would never get his consent.
Li Jiayuan was acutely aware of this, knowing that her father was trying to draw her out. She felt torn, not knowing whether to advance or retreat, as either option seed wrong.
After so thought, Li Jiayuan gritted her teeth and said, "Is it so that if I tell you, you will let join the rcenary Group?"
Li Haixiao knew Li Jiayuan was also trying to draw information from him. Though aware, he still felt quite pleased inside, thinking: This is indeed my daughter, just as clever as her father. But because of this cleverness, she’s not easy to deceive!
Li Haixiao looked at Li Jiayuan with a mixture of laughter and helplessness. Initially, he only wanted to coax out the real reason why she was so insistent on joining the rcenary Group. However, he hadn’t anticipated Li Jiayuan’s counter-question, which now placed him in an awkward position. If he said no, he knew he wouldn’t learn anything, but if he didn’t deny it, Li Jiayuan would join the rcenaries. His mind whirring, after a mont, he said to Li Jiayuan, "If you tell , I might consider what you’ve said."
Without a word, Li Jiayuan just sat there with a smile. Li Haixiao, puzzled, asked, "Jiayuan, what are you laughing about?"
After laughing for a while, Li Jiayuan stopped and turned to Li Haixiao, saying, "Dad, have you forgotten sothing?"
After thinking for a mont, Li Haixiao said, "I’ve finished everything I had to do today; I haven’t forgotten anything."
"Dad, you forgot the most important thing: I am your daughter, Li Jiayuan. Do you really think you can trick with those little sches?" Li Jiayuan said with a half-smile, "Aren’t you just saying this so that after I tell you, you will argue that you don’t want to get hurt and therefore don’t agree to let join the rcenary Group?"
Li Jiayuan saw right through Li Haixiao’s intentions, and he suddenly regretted it a bit. He said to her, "Initially, I was happy to have such a clever daughter, but now I truly wish you hadn’t inherited my genes. I really wish I was a fool, then could you still be this clever?"
Li Jiayuan just smiled and took Li Haixiao’s hand, saying, "Dad, I know everything you do is for my good, but I really want to join the rcenary Group. I want to train myself, so I can be strong enough to ensure your safety!"
"You’re just being sweet-talked, Jiayuan. Still, I hope you can tell your compelling reason not to tell sothing like it’s for my sake, because I won’t believe that. Just tell the truth!" Li Haixiao glanced at Li Jiayuan.
"Alright then, I’ll tell you, but please don’t get angry! Actually, I have two reasons for wanting to join the rcenaries. One is what I just told you, and the other is that the person I love is in the rcenary Group, so..." Li Jiayuan candidly stated her reasons, causing Li Haixiao’s eyes to widen.
"Dad, I really hope you’ll let join the rcenary Group. You were once so in love with mom, and I believe you can understand how I feel. Please agree!" Li Jiayuan pleaded, bringing her mother into her argunt in fear her father would still disagree.
"Sigh! Alright, but rember, Jiayuan, if you ever feel aggrieved, co back ho. This will always be your ho, and your dad will wait for you to return. Take good care of yourself, okay?" Li Haixiao finally, albeit reluctantly, agreed to Li Jiayuan’s request.
"Thank you, Dad!" Li Jiayuan threw herself into a hug with Li Haixiao, knowing she owed her father so much. She understood the love her father had for her couldn’t be expressed in words.
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