A Little Trick, the Scumbag Dad Can’t Hold the Knife After Understanding Love

In that instant, upon hearing the name, Ji Tingzhou almost wanted to cover the child's ears.

Vengeance being yours is one thing, but how did poison-making also become your affair?

And... TV dramas are clearly fictional.

Deathbed confessions aren't impeded by the dying process; a person can still manage to utter the crucial name in a single second.

Ji Tingzhou lowered his eyes to observe her expression.

Ji Nian was naturally startled.

Although she had previously considered the possibility of Chen Mo's connection to Vengeance, the reality still came as a shock.

Not to mention, the facts were even more explosive.

The thief who stole her poison to harm others... was Chen Mo?

The one who killed Wei Yang in the original book... was he too?

Ji Nian couldn’t help but say, "Dad, could it be like what happened with Uncle earlier, someone is trying to deceive us using this?"

Ji Tingzhou remained silent.

With just this silence, Ji Nian understood that her doubt might not hold water.

However, thinking about it, Chen Mo = Vengeance, the logic seemed sound.

Given Chen Mo’s deep misunderstanding of Ji Tingzhou, his previous small-scale troubles weren't much, but if he was the one supplying Vengeance with poison formulas, or even more boldly, the one controlling the organization...

Then, the things he could do multiplied.

This aligned with the concept of 'revenge,' didn't it?

And Vengeance itself means just that: revenge.

"Ji Nian?"

Seeing Ji Nian expressionless and lost in thought, Ji Tingzhou suddenly felt a pang of heartache. The shock of the sudden revelation almost made him overlook why Ji Nian was so certain the poison wasn't invented by the person they had caught.

He found himself more inclined to preserve that naive part of Ji Nian.

"Dad, I'm fine."

"Since he isn't the inventor of the poison, I should attend to other matters."

Ji Tingzhou instinctively grabbed her.

"What matters?"

Ji Nian didn’t resist, simply stating, "The antidote."

Hearing this term, Ji Tingzhou raised an eyebrow.

"Still making it? Not angry?"

After all, Chen Mo had deceived her.

"Yes, I am."

Ji Nian nodded firmly.

"It’s precisely because of this that he should survive; he needs to apologize to Brother Wei Yang."

"And he needs to say he’s sorry to you for the harm he’s caused."

Ji Nian gazed into his eyes, her tone unusually serious.

Thinking the child was merely soft-hearted, Ji Tingzhou was taken aback and let go of his grip.

Inflicting harm on others requires an apology.

Ji Tingzhou lowered his eyes to his hands, those long, scarred hands that looked somewhat frightening.

Similar scars covered much of his body.

For years, regardless of the season, he always covered them with long sleeves.

If Ji Wanting and the others had apologized to him after doing those things...

No...

Not to mention their personalities wouldn’t allow for self-reflection, even if they had apologized, Ji Tingzhou would still have sent them one by one to hell.

His jade-green eyes swam with waves of bloodlust.

But, one thing at a time, Chen Mo’s actions were qualitatively different from theirs.

Seeing the child’s retreating figure, Ji Tingzhou, who had just been frighteningly intense, let out a soft laugh.

Children... truly are unbelievable creatures.

...

Ji Nian signaled to Wei Yang not to follow her and strode toward her laboratory.

[Angry?]

Hearing the system's taunting question, Ji Nian paused.

[You really are unlikable. Don’t other systems ever want to punch you?]

The system indifferently replied, [They say they can’t be bothered to argue with an old bachelor’s heel.]

[So, are you angry?]

[Back at the Forest Paradise, Chen Mo’s actions touched you, didn’t they?]

[Are you now very disappointed?]

Ji Nian pulled a corner of her mouth up. [Yes, I was touched.]

[Human feelings are like this: one second you’re moved, the next, knowing the person deceived you, you negate the previous emotion.]

[But it's normal you don’t understand, since you’re just an old bachelor’s heel.]

System: [………]

Previously, no matter how it taunted, Ji Nian never snapped back.

It seems she’s really angry.

"However, I'm not angry because Chen Mo deceived me."

System: ?

Ji Nian stopped, pulled a leaf from the shrubbery, and played with it in her hands.

[I'm angry because...]

Even though I had guessed this possibility, I subconsciously tried to exonerate Chen Mo.

It was really inappropriate.

My personality, so easily swayed by charm, really needs to change.

Otherwise, I feel like I’m bound to suffer greatly in this regard in the future.

Even if Chen Mo was being used, emotionally, thinking about Wei Yang dying in the original book, though Ji Tingzhou never said much, Ji Nian could tell they were very close.

She even privately witnessed a warm moment of Wei Yang pulling a tantrum about not wanting to undergo a physical, getting a beating from her dad.

If Wei Yang had passed away, how heartbroken would Ji Tingzhou be...@@novelbin@@

Regardless, the matter needs to be cleared up, not concealed.

Moreover...

Probably only Chen Mo could tell her why her poison appeared in this world.

Entering ​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‍the laboratory, Ji Nian set aside all distractions, picking up where she left off yesterday, continuing her experiment.

...

Chen Mo’s location.

Unaware of his exposed identity, Chen Mo, in agony, could barely utter a complete sentence, hunched over, gasping for breath.

Number Two knelt beside his bed, wishing to bear his suffering.

"Boss, everything’s ready."

"As you said, someone has indeed been discreetly inquiring about your condition."

"The Ji Family has also sent someone, trying to learn about our movements."

Upon hearing the mention of the Ji Family, Chen Mo’s eyelashes fluttered.

"Vengeance... after I die, disperse everyone..."

"……Ji... Ji Nian..."

He spoke intermittently, the name Ji Nian particularly clear.

Number Two understood his intent: "Do you want me to... tell her about Vengeance?"

Chen Mo nodded faintly.

"Tell her... I apologize... I didn’t..."

I didn’t intentionally hide it from her.

I was just afraid.

Afraid of being disliked by Ji Nian.

As for the debt to the Ji Family...

I’ll repay it with my life.

Chen Mo closed his eyes.