"Those bigwigs really are the younger generation's biggest stumbling blocks. They're old enough to know better, yet they do nothing worthwhile and spend all their time thinking up ways to make things difficult for the youngsters," Hua Yunfei said.
He could understand why the Venerable Lord had done it.
But what about Dang Jin Tian?
That had happened because of him. So why hide the child from him? Wasn't that contradictory?
"Maybe there's more to it?" Duanmu Qingyue said.
"Your master might not have a twisted sense of humor, but she still shouldn't have kept this from me. Does she think I wouldn't acknowledge the child?" Hua Yunfei said.
"Would you really acknowledge her?" Duanmu Qingyue asked softly.
"Of course." Hua Yunfei sighed. "Whatever happened between the parents shouldn't involve the child. She's innocent."
"I'm a little surprised you see it that way," Duanmu Qingyue said with a faint smile.
"Why surprised?" Hua Yunfei chuckled. "Do you think I'm an irresponsible bastard?"
"Not exactly. I just thought you might resent suddenly having a child you knew nothing about," Duanmu Qingyue explained.
"It's not quite that I knew nothing about her. It's just that it really was unexpected," Hua Yunfei said.
"If An Ning really is our child, what do you plan to do?" Duanmu Qingyue asked.
"We just had a fight, and she hates me right now. I'll go see her once she's calmed down," Hua Yunfei said.
"I want to see her too." Duanmu Qingyue's fingers curled into a fist. For no reason she could explain, she felt a little nervous. If An Ning really was her child, what expression should she wear when she faced her?
"Nervous?" Hua Yunfei asked with a smile.
"A little. If she really is, aren't you nervous?" Duanmu Qingyue said. "I've never imagined