Chapter 137: Her Mother Ran Away with someone

Su Mianmian lowered the car windows so that she could enjoy the scenery outside.

Liao Xiaoying and the mastiff leaned against the car window with excited faces.

"Yingying, lower the window a little so that you don't catch a cold." Su Mianmian shook her head. This girl wasn't completely quiet. Once she encountered something she was interested in, she became active, alive.

She turned back to look at Su Mianmian and said cheerfully, "Sister Mianmian, I'm not afraid. The wind feels amazing!"

Su Mianmian nodded. She kept the car window open.

Su Mianmian decided not to drive very far away. Instead, she drove near the villa. There was a small forest here, suitable for children and their dogs to go out for a walk.

Liao Xiaoying pushed the car door open and led the dog out.

"Sister Mianmian, can I bring the mastiff over there to play?" She pointed at a very beautiful tree.

"Yes, I'll wait for you here. You can go and play." Su Mianmian had to consider the child in her stomach, so she could not accompany her and the mastiff.

Liao Xiaoying smiled and waved at her. Being with the mastiff reminded her of the days when she was with her family's dog. Su Mianmian saw 'innocence' written all over her. She leaned against the car and enjoyed the sun.

"Mastiff, do you know how to climb trees?" She pointed at a big tree behind her.

The mastiff howled twice.

"Yes?" She clapped her hands in surprise. In the past, her pet dogs could climb trees, the mastiff was no exception.

Wanting to make its new owner happy, the mastiff stretched out its tongue, eager to try.

Su Mianmian looked over. What were they trying to do?

The mastiff jumped up the tree, but because of its large size, the branch it landed on snapped and fell from the tree.

Liao Xiaoying screamed in fear and quickly climbed down to check on the mastiff's injuries. Without paying attention, she stepped on the branch that the mastiff had broken. With a somersault, she fell down.

"Yingying! Mastiff!" Su Mianmian quickly dialed the emergency number, hung up the phone, and ran over.

An hour later, Lu Xiangdong received a call from Su Mianmian and rushed to the hospital.

"How's the situation?" Lu Xiangdong looked at Su Mianmian. She was sitting in the corridor in a daze. He squatted down and placed his hand on the back of hers.

"The mastiff and Liao Xiaoying are both injured. They're having emergency treatment now." She held herself accountable. He held her hands and comforted her. "They'll be fine."

"But she was injured right under my nose."

He sat beside her. "Leave this matter to me. You go home."

She shook her head. She had to wait for him before leaving.

"I've already informed Liao Xing to come over. You go home. It's best if you don't get involved in this matter." He helped her up.

Su Mianmian didn't want to see anything violent. She was afraid that it would affect her baby.

"Okay. I'll go home."

"I've already arranged for my assistant to wait downstairs. You'll see him when you go down."

He'd thought of everything. It seemed that she wouldn't be of much help even if she stayed behind. It was better to let him handle it.

As soon as Su Mianmian left, Liao Xing and his men rushed over.

Lu Xiangdong took his hands out of his pockets and walked towards Liao Xing.

Liao Xing almost attacked, but they were in a hospital and he was the president of the NEPC International Airlines. He couldn't easily attack.

"President Lu, if anything happens to my daughter, I will sue you for intentional assault." He only had one daughter. If anything happened to her, he would definitely look to Lu Xiangdong to settle the score.

The assistant next to him quickly advised, "President Liao, don't get so agitated. Wait until you see the young lady."

Liao Xing sat down and asked the assistant to buy some food. When his daughter woke up, she would definitely want to eat.

Lu Xiangdong interrupted him and said, "I have already prepared food for her. President Liao, if you could follow the rules, I wouldn't have used this kind of move. I can guarantee that I didn't do anything to your daughter when she stayed at my place. If you don't believe me, you can ask her."

He temporarily believed what he said. After all, he was the head of the NEPC International Airlines. If he did anything outrageous, he would definitely be exposed by the media.

He lit a cigarette and asked his assistant to go through the hospitalization procedures.

Lu Xiangdong frowned and said, "I've already paid for the handling fee."

He nodded as a nurse came over. "Sir, smoking is prohibited in this hospital. Please go outside and smoke."

Liao Xing nodded, threw the cigarette butt to his feet and stepped on it.

After the nurse left, Liao Xing lit another cigarette. He was frustrated and needed to calm himself.

After waiting for half an hour, Liao Xiaoying and the mastiff were sent out.

Liao Xing got up and walked over.

"How's my daughter's condition?"

"Her calf is fractured. She needs to be hospitalized for observation." The doctor wrote something down and asked him to go with the nurse to get medicine.

Liao Xing turned around and asked his assistant to follow him to get the medicine.

Lu Xiangdong walked over. He still had to help Su Mianmian take care of her dog. He patted the mastiff's head and looked up to ask the doctor, "What about this dog?"

"This dog is not so lucky. It will live for as long as it can." The doctor shook his head with pity and sympathy.

The mastiff let out a mournful cry. It sounded extremely hopeless.

His black eyes darkened. "Think of a way to treat it. No matter how much it costs, we must think of a way to treat it."

The doctor still shook his head. "CEO Lu, there's no other way. If it can be treated, I will definitely treat it. "

He took a few steps back. If Su Mianmian knew that the mastiff was not going to live long, she would not handle it well.

Liao Xiaoying started sobbing because she had heard that the mastiff would not live long.

Liao Xing looked at his daughter and asked, "Why are you crying? It's just a fracture. It can be treated."

She was crying so hard that she could not catch her breath.

"The mastiff will die. I caused it to die."

Liao Xing's face immediately darkened. "Is it worth getting so sad over a beast? Recuperate well, and come back with me."

She wiped her tears and looked at him curiously. Then, she looked at Lu Xiangdong and asked, "Father, didn't you go on a business trip? Why are you back so soon?"

Liao Xing glanced at Lu Xiangdong and asked her to wipe her tears.

"I came back after I finished my business." He touched her head. Liao Xiaoying felt that her father was acting differently today, but she couldn't tell what was different.

"Rest well. I have something to talk about." He pointed at Lu Xiangdong who was standing next to him.

Liao Xiaoying smiled politely at him and said, "Big brother, I'll go rest now."

Lu Xiangdong pursed his lips and nodded.

Liao Xing asked him to go to the side to talk, and Lu Xiangdong followed him.

"Her mother ran away with another man," he suddenly said.

"Does Yingying know?"

"She doesn't know," he looked at Lu Xiangdong before continuing, "her mother thought I was poor and ran away with a rich man. At that time, I was only in my twenties, and I was an orphan with no money on me. Any woman would despise me."

Lu Xiangdong knew there must be a bigger story behind this. He would not tell him this for no reason. Lu Xiangdong felt that there was a hidden message in his words.

"Her mother never came back to look for her?"

He then nodded. "She has a family, a son and a husband. I have been unwilling to tell Yingying about her mother because I wanted to tell her when she was older. I am both a father and a mother. I can't give her motherly love, so I have always wanted to find a woman to take care of my daughter."

Lu Xiangdong's eyes deepened. So, he had wanted Qi Chuyan to be Liao Xiaoying's stepmother. She was probably not the best person to take care of children.

"I advise you to be careful. After all, Yingying is older now. She has her own ideas. She might not accept the woman you like."

Liao Xing had worried about this. He had worried that his daughter would not like Qi Chuyan.

"I know."

"I won't interfere in your matters. After observing for the past few days, I realized that, although you have a bad past, you will definitely be a good husband and a good father." Lu Xiangdong patted his shoulder to show his support.

Liao Xing looked full of joy. "I'm relieved to have your support. All I need to do now is convince my daughter and that stubborn woman."

He nodded. "I'll go back. Tell Yingying that I'll visit her another day and let her have a good rest."

"Okay, my daughter likes you more than anyone else. Even a father like me has to be jealous."

He had a strong personal charm.

After Lu Xiangdong left, Liao Xing entered the ward. His daughter looked as though she had been waiting for him to come back. He walked to her bed and pulled a chair over.

"Yingying, what are you waiting for?"

"Where's big brother? Has he left?"

Liao Xing could not help but sigh. He looked up at his daughter and nodded. "He has left, but he promised me that he would come to see you another day. So, I have something to ask you next."

She blinked and looked at him curiously.

"Dad, what exactly do you want to say?"