Dragon Hidden in Flowers

  "Who?"

  Xu Haicheng suddenly stood up from the sofa, and the secretary next to the phone quickly picked it up and asked on behalf of his boss: "You confirm that it's 'Xu Ninghua'? Alright, alright - hurry up and let her come up."

  Secretary Xu hurriedly nodded, confirming that it was indeed Miss Xu Ningxuan. Xu Haicheng was overjoyed and flustered, and after a moment of panic, he hastily shouted: "I'll go pick her up!"

  Six years ago, his wife and child passed away. At that time, Xu Ninghuan was already a big girl of 16 or 17 years old. She believed that it was because of Xu Haicheng that her mother died, so she refused to acknowledge him as her father from then on. She never returned home once, let alone came to find Xu Haicheng personally.

  Xu Haicheng was both surprised and worried, surprised that his daughter had finally agreed to see him, but worried that she might have encountered some insurmountable difficulties. Had Di Yu harmed her? It must be so! Apart from this reason, he really couldn't think of any other possibilities.

  Xu Haicheng was getting more and more anxious, but the elevator seemed to be playing hard to get. Several elevator buttons were pressed hot, but the elevator still hadn't arrived.

  "Boss, Miss is coming..." The secretary looked around and saw that Xu Jingxuan had already gone upstairs, so she quietly reminded Xu Haicheng.

  Xu Haicheng turned his head and saw Xu Ningxuan standing at the elevator entrance. Xu Ningxuan was wearing light blue jeans, a layered sleeveless blouse with floral patterns, her two white arms hanging down, her hands crossed in front of her chest.

  "Finally... finally, you're here." The mighty real estate king, who had always been composed in the face of any situation, was now stuttering and couldn't even get his words out, so excited was Xu Haicheng.

  "Hmm." Xǔ Níng Huā responded crisply, making Xǔ Hǎi Chéng look like a little kid. It was the first time in six years that his daughter had answered him so obediently.

  The secretary saw the boss in a daze and quickly helped him say: "Boss, please ask the young lady to come in, let's talk again in the room."

  "Ah, right, right. Jing Xuan?" Xu Haicheng looked at Xu Jingxuan with anticipation, and although Xu Jingxuan's reaction was strange today, it made him even happier.

  Xu Ningxuan didn't move and said: "I came to ask when you're going back?"

  "Go back?" Xu Haicheng was perplexed.

  "I'm talking about Hong Kong," said Hsu Ching-hsuan.

  "Oh, I'm all confused now. I originally planned to take the afternoon flight back, but Congshan, you suddenly came to find me, didn't you encounter some trouble? Wasn't Diyu that kid bullying you? I said this kid isn't a good thing, how can he not come home for ten days or half a month?" Xu Haicheng finally returned to normal and spoke more fluently.

  "Mind your own business... it's none of his concern." Xǔ Níng Huā said discontentedly.

  "Yes, yes, it's none of his business. Jingxuan, let's just go in and talk about it, you have something to say, Dad - I'll definitely help you." Xu Haicheng smiled carefully, perhaps only Xu Jingxuan could make him react like this, even if he met the president or prime minister of any country, he wouldn't be so flustered.

  "I... I want to go back with you to pay respects to mom, in two days it's her memorial day." Xǔ Níng Huán suddenly said.

  "What? Alright, alright, let's go back together. Secretary Wang, hurry up and book another ticket, we'll set off this afternoon." This time, Xu Haicheng reacted quickly, excited to the point of almost jumping up, his daughter was actually going to follow him back to pay respects to her mother, this made him even happier than becoming the richest man in the world.

  Xu Ninghuan thought for a long time last night, and today she made up her mind to come. She has already forgiven Xu Haicheng. It's been six years since they've seen each other, so it's impossible for her to suddenly call him "Dad". However, this is clearly an attempt to get closer to Xu Haicheng. As a shrewd person, how could he not see his daughter's intentions? How could he not be excited?

  "Are we leaving this afternoon?" Xǔ Níng Huán asked.

  "It's okay if it's a bit tight, it doesn't matter, it can be later too. Whatever you say is fine, I'll listen to you." Xǔ Hǎichéng said with a smile.

  "No need, I'll just go back and tidy up." Xǔ Níng Huán shook her head, she wanted to go back and see her mother as soon as possible.

  "I'll go with you." Xu Haicheng said without hesitation.

  Xu Ningxuan did not refuse and got into Xu Haicheng's car to go to Di Yu's house to pick up her luggage.

  At a certain coffee shop, Di Yu came from Junqu at the invitation of Huang Shaofeng.

  "Shaofeng, you're in such a good mood today, inviting me over for coffee?" Di Yu smiled.

  "Di Yu, the matter at my home has been resolved, do you know?" Huang Shaofeng looked at Di Yu with inquiring eyes. He hadn't asked on the phone, but had invited Di Yu out to ask clearly in person.

  Di Yu smiled and said, "You want to ask if I helped with this matter, right? Actually, my relationship with the general manager of Huabai Group's real estate department is not bad. Maybe it's really because I mentioned this matter to her that things turned out this way. You little kid wouldn't be thinking of confirming whether I helped or not before inviting me for a drink, and then sending me off with just one cup of coffee?" He could see right through Huang Shaofeng's intentions.

  "Do you know the general manager of Huabai Group's real estate department? Ah, my god, Qin Ming said that your identity is not simple, and it turns out that you are indeed low-key!" Huang Shaofeng laughed, originally it was Di Yu who played a role in this matter, it seems that he guessed correctly. He suddenly thought that Di Yu also had the surname Di, could it be that he was from the Di family? But that didn't seem right either, during that time when Qin Yuan went to eat, wasn't there also a Di Lin who was from the Di family? He seemed completely unfamiliar with Di Yu, so it shouldn't be someone from the Di family. Moreover, even if he were from the Yanjing Di family, Di Yu had only recently found his relatives, and it wouldn't be possible for him to influence the family business in such a short period of time.

  "What are you hiding, don't try to change the subject, I'll deal with you properly when I'm done, remember to book a table at Qin Garden early!" Di Yu let him guess, hiding his identity was a habit he had maintained for many years. It wasn't deception, just unnecessary to show off, better left unsaid.

  If he says now that he is the leader of Hell, which was disbanded half a year ago, I don't know how many people will worship him - of course there will definitely be more people coming over with machine guns to shoot him.

  "You've helped me so much, what's a meal? Just wait till you have time, anytime and anywhere!" Huang Shaofeng patted his chest and laughed.

  Di Yu smiled and said: "According to your meaning, if I don't help you, it would be difficult for you to invite me out for a meal?"

  Huang Shaofeng slightly nodded and apologized: "I was wrong, I should be punished! Brothers and friends, we've hurt each other's feelings."

  Di Yu waved his hand, he was also joking. Living in the same dormitory for half a year, Huang Shaofeng was generous and open-minded, how could he not know that when the four of them had dinner together, it was often him and Qin Ming who secretly paid the bill, never calculating the cost.

  Di Yu quickly bid farewell to Huang Shaofeng and left. He had wanted to ask about what happened at the Qin family, but ultimately refrained from asking. Di Yu was not one to pry into others' affairs. That day, when Huang Shaofeng mentioned it halfway, he saw that Qin Ming and his girlfriend looked uncomfortable, so he stopped talking. Perhaps he didn't want himself to know, or perhaps there were unspoken difficulties.

  Just like Huang Shaofeng and Qin Ming didn't ask him either.

  After leaving, Di Yu received a call from Xu Ningxuan, saying that she would be leaving Yanjing for a while.

  "Leaving Yanjing, where are you going?" Di Yu asked with concern.

  "I want to go back for a trip, the day after tomorrow is my mother's memorial day." Xǔ Níng Huán said softly over the phone.

  "Then I'll take you there!" Di Yu was worried about Xu Ningxuan going to Hong Kong alone, so he decided to put down his training and take Xu Ningxuan back to pay respects to her mother.

  Xu Ningxuan smiled lightly and said, "I was running around on my own at the age of 16, are you still worried that I'll be kidnapped? Don't worry, I'm going back with... him."

  "Who? Xu Haicheng?" Di Yu thought of something.

  "How did you... " Xǔ Níng Huán felt that Dì Yǔ's reaction was too fast, suddenly thinking of Xǔ Hǎi Chéng, but she hadn't told him about finding Xǔ Hǎi Chéng before.

  Di Yu smiled and said, "What's so hard to guess? I don't know who shouted loudly yesterday saying forgive someone and called that person 'Dad'——"

  "You're the one who's been shouting loudly!" Xǔ Níng Huán retorted in annoyance.

  Di Yu's face wore a smile, and she had seen this day coming for a long time. Although the father-daughter duo had been apart for six years, their bond couldn't be severed. Xu Haicheng's love for his daughter had remained unwavering from start to finish, and Xu Ningxuan would have forgiven her father eventually, even if yesterday's events hadn't occurred.

  After Xǔ Níng Huán left, Dì Yǔ intensified his training. He focused on this one thing and turned armed cross-country into jungle sprinting, fixed-point shooting into moving target shooting, and precision shooting into high-difficulty training.

  He thought he was the great leader of hell, but instead he's here training a group of police officers for free. Hei Nao has started a business specifically for training others, and it's making him rich beyond his wildest dreams. Di Yu couldn't help but wonder if someone had cast a spell on him, making him so unlucky recently.

  "Brother, have you forgotten!" It was another evening, only 7 o'clock. Di Yu thought about what to do next when Di Yun called, a bolt from the blue!

  Di Yu said blankly: "What did I forget?"

  "Fine, you really forgot, you're heartless! I'll tell Mom and Dad!" Di Yun cried out on the phone.

  "Oh dear, good sister, what's going on? Don't make a fuss to dad and mom, okay? Or should I remind big brother..." Di Yu said with a smile.

  "Saturday night at eight o'clock!" Di Yun said breathlessly.

  "Oh, oh, oh! I remember now, right away, right away—" Di Yu had actually forgotten that he promised Di Yun to accompany her to the opera two days ago. At the time, he just casually agreed and completely put it out of his mind.

  "Go directly to the entrance of the theater and wait for me, I'll deal with the documents in my hand and then find you. Remember, dress up a bit, don't look too rustic——” Di Yun reminded him on the phone, told him which theater it was and then hung up the phone.

  Forget it! I was thinking of going to a bubble party but that's not happening now, listening to opera is so boring! But since I promised my sister, I couldn't just ditch her.

  I didn't bother changing clothes, it's not like I'm going to do something important, and I'm just going to the opera with my sister, so why dress up? I drove directly to the theater entrance and waited.

  "Di Yu?!" Suddenly a hand patted Di Yu's shoulder.

  Di Yu turned around and was surprised to see Xiao Tong, the Executive Creative Director of S Company. "Xiao Tong, what are you doing here?"

  Xiao Tong had taken off her professional suit and was wearing a simple pink dress, tall and elegant in stature. She smiled slyly and waved the two tickets in front of Di Yu, saying: "If it's Di Yun who called you here, I think the situation should be the same as last time."

  Di Yu saw the ticket in Xiao Tong's hand and smiled bitterly to himself. Di Yun was obviously here to play matchmaker, using the same tactics as last time.

  He and Xiao Tong exchanged a smile, looking at each other for a moment before glancing towards the theater entrance, both of them getting the message. Since they were already there, they might as well go in together to take a listen.