“Yè Wǎnwǎn had just uttered the word ‘father,’ when suddenly there was a ‘beep beep beep’ sound from the phone, and the call was abruptly disconnected.
Yè Wǎnwǎn looked at her phone suspiciously.
What’s going on?
In less than three seconds, her phone rang again, and it was her senior sister calling.
Yè Wǎnwǎn answered the call with curiosity, ‘Hello, senior sister?’
Medusa’s voice sounded a bit anxious, ‘Junior sister, what did you just say to Master on the phone?’
‘I didn’t say anything, what’s wrong with him?’ Yè Wǎnwǎn looked puzzled.
Medusa hurriedly said, ‘Just now, Master was talking to me on the second-floor balcony when he answered your call. He accidentally dropped his phone downstairs, and he has been standing there in a daze ever since. He didn’t respond no matter how I called…’
Yè Wǎnwǎn: ‘…’
Is it that serious?
Medusa: ‘Junior sister, what did you say exactly?’
Yè Wǎnwǎn: ‘I just said one word.’
Medusa: ‘One word? That can’t be! Why would Master be so excited?’
Yè Wǎnwǎn: ‘One word: Dad.’
Medusa: ‘…’
After a few seconds of silence, there was some noise from the other end of the phone. It seemed that Senior sister’s phone was taken away. Then, Hélián Jué’s excited voice came through, almost on the verge of tears, ‘Xiao Wúwú! What did you just call me? Did you call me Dad? Sasa! Sasa! Did you hear that? My daughter called me Dad!’
Medusa cleared her throat and quickly reassured, ‘Yes, Master, I heard it. I just want to emphasize that Xiao Wúwú still respects you greatly and cherishes your kindness. How could she refuse your goodwill?’
Hélián Jué: ‘Ah, Xiao Wúwú! Quickly, call me Dad again!’
Yè Wǎnwǎn sighed helplessly, ‘Okay, okay, Dad, stop howling, Dad, I have something serious to discuss with you.’
To her surprise, she heard two more “Dad” calls, and Hélián Jué was absolutely delighted and quickly got into the role, ‘Good daughter, tell me!’
Yè Wǎnwǎn cleared her throat and said, ‘Although I don’t mind having another alias, are you sure people will believe this nonsense? Even though there are few people in the Tian Shui City who know me, at least Yin Yue Rong has seen my face. And Qin Xi Yuan has probably investigated me and knows what I look like. It’s hard to believe that I suddenly became your daughter.’
Hélián Jué spoke with confidence and self-assuredness, ‘Even if someone has seen your face, so what? There are countless people in this world who look alike, and there’s nothing to be surprised about! Moreover, dear daughter, you may not fully understand your father’s reputation in the Independent Twelve States. As I’ve said before, as long as I say something, no one will doubt it!’
Upon hearing this, Yè Wǎnwǎn couldn’t help but think of the idiom ‘pointing at a deer and calling it a horse.’ This idiom wasn’t made up; it’s a real historical story. Those in power, even if they speak nonsense, it becomes the truth. And with someone like Yì Líng Jūn’s reputation, no one will doubt it… Yì Líng Jūn seems to be going to great lengths to adopt a daughter for the fun of it.
Hélián Jué continued, ‘Furthermore, I have already taken care of everything else. No matter how they investigate, the result will be the same. I have a long-lost daughter, and you are my daughter!’
Yè Wǎnwǎn: ‘…’
It seems like he planned this for a long time.”