Su Chen stacked the ten boxes and put them in a paper shopping bag.
Before heading out, he straightened his hair and clothes in the full-length mirror.
Looking at his devastatingly handsome reflection, he declared with confidence, "I'm so damn handsome!"
"In the field of handsomeness, I'm invincible!"
"Who dares challenge me?"
"Let's go~"
He drove to the west gate of Imperial Capital University.
This was where he'd arranged to meet his eldest daughter, Su Zihan.
He found a spot without snow and parked.
He'd barely stopped when he saw Su Zihan walking over from another path.
He honked the horn.
"Beep, beep..." Two short beeps.
Then he rolled down the window and called, "Hanhan, over here."
Only after he'd called out did Su Chen realize something was off.
Huh? Wasn't Zihan wearing a long white down coat today?
Even the way she walked seemed a little different from usual.
Could this be his second daughter?
No.
He'd seen his second daughter just that morning. Her style was an eye-catching Cyberpunk style, black from head to toe.
It was precisely because his second daughter looked so different from his eldest that he hadn't recognized her back then.
He shook his head.
Maybe his eldest daughter had just bought some new clothes and put them on.
As for the way she walked, maybe she just felt like walking that way today. It looked cooler.
When Su Yinuo heard Su Chen call out, she froze for a moment.
Then she felt a surge of delight.
Dad really didn't recognize me!
And he even mistook me for Big Sis!
Excitement. Thrill.
And a faint, tantalizing rush.
Her blood rushed to her head.
She tamped down the fierce excitement and forced herself to stay calm.
I have to pull off this role.
Give Dad a first meeting he'll never forget.
*I'll become the most unique daughter in Dad's heart~~
Su Chen rolled up the window, got out, and opened the electric sliding door to the back seat.
Turning to Su Yinuo as she approached, he said, "Hanhan, get in first. It's cold outside, and there's heat in the car."
Su Yinuo got in.
Su Chen climbed in too.
The advantage of a van was the spacious back seat—it was much roomier than those little five-seat sedans.
Once they were inside, Su Chen shut the door, blocking out the cold. The car was nice and warm.
Su Yinuo patted her cheeks, red from the cold. Her breath came out in white clouds.
She was slapping her face to clear her head and keep herself from giving herself away too soon.
"Hanhan, I thought you wouldn't be here for another ten minutes or so. Did class end early today?" Su Chen asked with a smile.
"Mm," Su Yinuo replied.
She felt a little nervous.
"Dad brought food and fruit for you and your sisters. What would you like to eat first?" Su Chen asked cheerfully, turning to reach for the bag on the three-seat row behind them.
"Fruit," Su Yinuo said.
"Dad didn't know what fruit you girls liked, so I cut up a bit of everything: apples, mangoes, jackfruit, and pomelo." Su Chen took out a box of fruit and handed it to Su Yinuo.
He even thoughtfully gave her a fork specially for eating fruit.
He'd never been this attentive with his girlfriends.
But now that he had daughters, he felt that no matter how much he did for them, it still wasn't enough.
Was this the miraculous power of blood ties?
Looking at the fruit box in her hands, Su Yinuo was mildly surprised. "You arranged this?"
It was arranged so beautifully that a quick photo on a phone would make it look like a mouthwatering food picture.
"Yeah. I just learned it on Douyin. How'd I do?" Su Chen asked with a smile.
He was a little nervous too, unsure whether his daughters would like it.
He remembered that his girlfriends had always loved pretty things.
Pretty hair clips, pretty little cakes, and so on.
"Mm, it looks nice. They should like it." She didn't have strong feelings about that sort of thing. Fruit was for eating.
"But next time you bring me fruit, you can bring it whole. You don't need to slice it up." After a few bites, Su Yinuo found it a bit of a hassle to eat one forkful at a time.
She liked to hold a whole fruit and bite right into it.
That's the satisfying way to eat it~
"Okay." Su Chen made a mental note.
"Hanhan, when do you think your sisters will get here? Should I drive over and pick them up?" Su Chen asked.
"Uh, no need. Let's just wait here."
She wanted a little more time alone with Dad.
She was so nervous that she ate too quickly and choked on an apple.
Su Chen quickly patted her back, then grabbed a bottle of mineral water. He unscrewed the cap and handed it to the girl. "Take it slow. Have a few sips of water and you'll be fine. Don't be scared."
Su Yinuo took the bottle and gulped down a few mouthfuls. At last, she managed to swallow the piece of apple stuck in her throat.
She let out a big, relieved breath.
She was a little annoyed with herself. How could she choke on a piece of fruit?
Now she'd embarrassed herself in front of Dad again~~
Waaah~~
Suddenly, Su Yinuo's phone rang. It was a fast-paced rap song.
Su Yinuo's heart sank.
Oh no. I changed my outfit, but I didn't change my ringtone...
Could Dad recognize me?
She hurriedly glanced at Su Chen, only to see him smiling at her. "Hanhan, your phone's ringing. Go ahead and answer it."
"Dad'll get out and stretch his legs."
Su Chen thought she'd looked over because she wanted him to get out so she could answer in private.
He got out of the car and thoughtfully shut the door behind him.
As for Su Yinuo's worry that her ringtone didn't match Su Zihan's, it wasn't a problem at all.
Su Zihan's phone had never rung in front of Su Chen. It had always been on vibrate.
Once Su Yinuo saw Su Chen get out, she quickly pulled out her phone. As expected, it was Big Sis calling.
She answered.
"Yinuo, where are you? Class just ended." There was clearly a lot of noise on Su Zihan's end—the clamor of students after class.
"I... I'm at your school."
"Something came up. I have to hang up." With that, Su Yinuo hurriedly ended the call.
Pretending to be Su Zihan here had her so worked up that she blinked rapidly.
She pressed her left hand against her racing heart.
Then she took several deep breaths.
She got up, slid open the door, and saw Su Chen standing some distance away, letting the cold wind blow over him.
Dad really is considerate of us.
Even when I take a phone call, he gives me privacy. And he's standing far from the car, giving me space all to myself.
Her mind filled with all of Dad's good qualities.
Tall, handsome, protective of her, righteous, fierce in a fight, good-natured, willing to give his daughters privacy, a great cook, and so on.
Two words surged out of her chest and straight to her throat.
Just then, Su Chen looked over. Su Yinuo shouted, "Dad!"
"Dad, I'm done with my call. Hurry back in; it's cold outside."
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