Only after she'd called out did Su Yinuo realize she'd actually called Su Chen "Dad" right here.
She'd been feeling nervous and uneasy, afraid Su Chen might not like having her as his daughter.
Then, all at once, a chorus of "Dad!" rang out.
"Dad!"
"Brother Su, you're incredible! If you were my dad, I'd be so proud!"
"I really want to call Brother Su 'Dad' too!"
"You're young, handsome, and a martial powerhouse! 'Defeating the enemy without a fight'—that's exactly what that incredible turnaround just now was! Su's Dad is mighty!"
"Dad, you're heroic!"
"Dad, you're mighty!"
"Dad, you're insanely awesome!"
"Dad, you're the GOAT!"
At first, it was the female students who started shouting along, hoping to get Su Chen's attention after hearing Su Yinuo call him "Dad."
Then the male students got swept up in the atmosphere and joined in, shouting just as loudly.
What a racket.
They drowned out Su Yinuo's own "Dad!"
Su Yinuo felt her cheeks burn.
She even shot a resentful glare at all those boys and girls calling her dad "Dad."
She'd been frightened and worried because she'd called Su Chen "Dad" without thinking.
Now that she'd heard everyone else call her dad "Dad," her worry had vanished. All that remained was jealousy.
Right now, she wanted nothing more than to wrap her arms around Su Chen's and loudly announce, This is my dad!!!! My dad!!! Not yours!!!
But then she thought about the way she was dressed, and how she'd timidly asked Su Chen to run away with her when Xiao Yuxuan showed up.
She was sure that, in her dad's eyes, she must look like a rebellious, bad girl—and a coward, too.
She rubbed her nose and held back what she wanted to say.
"Su Chen!" Suddenly, a crowd of people in security uniforms came charging over, each one swinging a thick club and looking furious.
There had to be at least fifty of them.
The group was even bigger than the one Xiao Yuxuan had brought earlier!
The students who'd been calling out "Dad" were startled by the sight and immediately fell silent.
Su Yinuo grew even more tense, fixing her gaze on the approaching security guards like a little leopard ready to pounce.
Once they reached them, the guards surrounded her and Su Chen.
They were completely hemmed in.
She grew even more nervous.
"Su Chen, what do we—" Su Yinuo had only just begun to speak when—
The security chief looked around and shouted, "Who was just trying to beat up my brother?!"
"Step forward!"
"Damn it, you dared lay a hand on my brother? You've got a death wish!"
"Don't you know who's got Su Chen's back?"
Su Yinuo was stunned by the security chief's words.
Then she turned to look at Su Chen in disbelief.
He patted her on the shoulder and reassured her, "Don't be scared. He's my buddy."
The security chief was Su Chen's friend, Luo Jianping.
He was the head of security at Imperial Capital University.
Su Yinuo was stunned.
Just who was her dad?
Not only was he an insanely handsome older guy, he was also a hidden First-rank Martial Artist!
And he had such a loyal buddy!
Her own dad made her so proud!
She wanted to drop to her knees right then and there and acknowledge him as her father!
But no, no—she had to change into something more ladylike, something a good girl would wear.
First impressions mattered.
The more incredible her dad was, the more she cared about what he thought of her.
Luo Jianping made a round of the area. When he saw no one stepping forward to fight, he turned and walked over to Su Chen.
Su Chen explained what had just happened, using Four Ounces Deflects a Thousand Pounds to make light of it.
Luo Jianping stared at Su Chen in shock. "Damn, Old Su! You're incredible!"
"You drove off more than thirty people all by yourself!"
"Incredible!"
"Who's this?" Luo Jianping asked with a smile, glancing at Su Yinuo beside Su Chen.
Another pretty girl.
On his way over, he'd heard that Su Chen had hooked up with a Campus belle from University of International Business and Economics, and that her pursuer had come looking for a fight.
This girl looked about the same age as the daughter who'd been sitting in the passenger seat of Su Chen's car yesterday!
Damn!
Su Chen was something else!
His girlfriend was the same age as his daughter!
Would Su Chen's daughter call his girlfriend "Second Mom" or "Big Sister"?
Well, that was Su Chen's problem. He didn't have to worry about anything like that~~
Meanwhile, Su Yinuo wanted so badly to lift her chin and proudly introduce herself: "I'm his daughter!"
But she held back again.
She looked toward Su Chen.
She'd just called him Dad. He must have heard her, right?
Her big sister must have told him her name, right?
Xiao Haoran had just called out her full name so many times.
He should know she was his daughter, right?
Her heart was a tangled mess.
On one hand, she didn't want to confirm that she and Su Chen were father and daughter right now.
On the other, she hoped he'd recognize that she was his daughter.
What a headache~~
Su Chen knew Old Luo had misunderstood, so he explained, "Old Luo, this young lady is a friend of my daughter's."
Old Luo just smiled without saying anything.
He clearly didn't believe Su Chen's claim that she was "a friend of his daughter's."
Su Yinuo felt a little jealous, a lump of frustration lodged in her chest.
Dad had actually said she was Big Sister's friend!
Had Dad really not heard her call him Dad just now?
Aaaah~~
Waaah~~
Why did Dad accept it when Big Sister called him Dad?
Why wouldn't he accept it when she called him Dad?
Waaah...
She was in no mood to smile.
"Yinuo, your uncle still has some things to take care of here. You can go on ahead," Su Chen said to Su Yinuo.
"Okay." Su Yinuo clenched her teeth, then turned and strode away with a cool air.
Luo Jianping laughed and said to Su Chen, "Old Su, look. The young lady's upset."
"What's there to hide from me? We're close, aren't we? If she's your girlfriend, just say she's your girlfriend. Why insist she's your daughter's friend?"
"Now you'll have to spend the evening coaxing your little girlfriend."
Su Chen explained, "She really isn't my girlfriend... She really is my daughter's friend..."
"And was she really upset just now?"
How had he not noticed?
"Wasn't she? It was obvious!" Luo Jianjun said.
"Uh..."
"Old Luo, thanks for today. I'll treat everyone to a meal sometime. I need to get back and make breakfast for my daughter, so I can't stay and chat," Su Chen said.
"Sure. A man with a daughter really is different," Luo Jianjun said, looking envious.
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