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This store specializes in seafood, offering grilled, braised, steamed, and boiled dishes, with a complete selection.

A table full of dishes was wiped clean in less than an hour, nearly ninety percent done by Li Xiaoyao.

After eating, the two didn't call for a cab and just strolled leisurely back to the hotel.

By then, it was already eleven o'clock at night. As they were enjoying their casual, romantic walk, they had no idea that two old men were anxiously waiting in a hotel room.

Twelve o'clock...

Inside the hotel...

Liang Zhengdao was getting impatient and said, "Call your daughter."

Zhu Haishan was quite calm as he responded, "Make a phone call? To ask when she's going to return to the hotel? If I really asked her that, do you think she would come back?"

Liang Zhengdao was left speechless and unable to rebut.

Just then, the hotel elevator arrived.

Li Xiaoyao and Zhu Xiaoyue stepped out of the elevator, and Zhu Xiaoyue's happy voice could be heard from outside the room, catching the immediate attention of Zhu Haishan and Liang Zhengdao.

"They're back!"

Liang Zhengdao sprang up from the sofa and then, after a moment's thought, sat back down.

As they approached the door of the room, they found it open, and inside, there was a staff member standing.

Li Xiaoyao frowned and asked, "Who let you in?"

The man in question was the hotel manager. Hearing this, he gave a wry smile and said, "Sir, someone is looking for you."

Li Xiaoyao said coldly, "No matter who it is, entering my room without my consent is illegal. I chose to stay here because this is a five-star hotel and because it's supposed to be secure. Now I need an explanation."

The manager hadn't expected Li Xiaoyao to be so serious about the issue and wiped the sweat from his forehead before saying, "Sir, the police needed our cooperation for a case, so..."

"Police? What police?" Li Xiaoyao's frown deepened.

Right then, a deep voice suddenly came from inside the room.

"Xiaoyue, bring your friend in."

Zhu Xiaoyue, upon hearing the voice, was momentarily stunned, then whispered to Li Xiaoyao, "It's my dad."

"Your dad?" Li Xiaoyao looked astonished. Zhu Xiaoyue's father in his own room? What was going on?

Li Xiaoyao, holding Zhu Xiaoyue's hand, said, "Let's go inside. Don't keep your uncle waiting."

Zhu Xiaoyue nodded, seemingly unfazed by the situation.

She hadn't even considered the possibility of the Liang Family being involved, and besides, she was old enough that having a boyfriend was completely normal.

Hand in hand, they walked into the room. The hotel manager saw this and immediately left the room, closing the door behind him.

Upon entering, Zhu Xiaoyue saw Liang Zhengdao there and was slightly surprised. She then cheerfully said, "Uncle Liang, you're here too."

Liang Zhengdao, seeing Zhu Xiaoyue and Li Xiaoyao holding hands intimately, was unable to muster even a trace of a smile on his face.

"Dad, how did you know I was here?" Zhu Xiaoyue asked curiously.

Instead of answering, Zhu Haishan simply said, "Introduce us."

Zhu Xiaoyue instantly leaned on Li Xiaoyao's shoulder, her smile sweet as she said, "This is my… friend, his name is Li Xiaoyao."

Although she claimed he was a friend, that intimate gesture and the sweet smile on her face made it clear to anyone that this man was her boyfriend.

Liang Zhengdao suddenly huffed and stood up from the sofa.

Zhu Haishan frowned and said, "Xiaoyue, you're already engaged to Wenshuo, how can you be so close to another man?"

Zhu Xiaoyue was taken aback and said, "What? When did I get engaged to Liang Wenshuo? I have nothing to do with him."

Zhu Haishan sighed inwardly and said, "Xiaoyue, don't be willful."

Zhu Xiaoyue's eyes suddenly reddened as she said, "Dad, how can you decide to engage me to someone without my consent? I won't marry him anyway, I will not marry him. I just don't like him!"

Liang Zhengdao, listening on the side with a dreadful expression, said, "Xiaoyue, our Wenshuo is actually a pretty good person. You may not like him now, but if you spend more time with him, you'll find that Wenshuo is actually a really good man. Besides, our two families are well-matched, and marriage would be beneficial for the Liang and Zhu families."

Zhu Xiaoyue, with reddened eyes and a defiant face, said, "I won't marry him, I don't like him, I won't marry him!"

Zhu Haishan understood Zhu Xiaoyue's feelings at the moment, he stood up and came over, saying, "Come home with me."

"No, I'm not going back." Zhu Xiaoyue looked at Zhu Haishan resentfully and said, "I don't have a father who disregards his daughter's feelings."

Zhu Haishan's eyebrows raised as he reached out to grab Zhu Xiaoyue's hand, "Come back with me."

Just then, Li Xiaoyao suddenly pulled Zhu Xiaoyue back and faced Zhu Haishan, his voice calm, "Uncle Zhu, Xiaoyue said she's not going back."n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

Zhu Haishan had a terrible mood today. Late at night, he suddenly received a call from Liang Zhengdao, claiming he saw his daughter checking into a hotel with a man.

When he arrived at the hotel, he was berated by his own daughter.

And now, this kid who appeared out of nowhere was actually talking back to him. Enjoy exclusive content from empire

"I'm talking to my daughter, step aside," Zhu Haishan said in an unfriendly tone.

Li Xiaoyao, with an indifferent expression, said, "She's your daughter, but she's also my girlfriend."

"Kid, you're thinking too much. I won't let her be with you," Zhu Haishan stared at Li Xiaoyao and said word by word. "Now, right away, immediately disappear from my daughter's side."

Li Xiaoyao lifted an eyelid and said, "Xiaoyue is an adult, you can't control her."

Zhu Haishan glared, "You…"

"You entered my room without my permission; I can completely accuse you of illegal entry, and I am ninety percent sure I'd win," Li Xiaoyao lacked any intention to ingratiate himself with his future father-in-law, each word he said nearly causing Zhu Haishan's blood to boil.

"I'll enter if I want to enter." Zhu Haishan, who usually disliked using his authority to press people, was rarely unable to suppress his anger.

"Who you are doesn't concern me, but now, please leave my room, otherwise I'm calling the police. Of course, I'll also call the media," Li Xiaoyao said with a sneer. "Illegal hotel intrusion; the reporters would surely love this kind of news."

Zhu Haishan squinted his eyes, a dangerous gleam shooting through the slits to land on Li Xiaoyao's face, as if trying to see right through him.

"Clever boy, I underestimated you, playing these games with me," Zhu Haishan nodded, looked back at Zhu Xiaoyue behind him, and said, "Xiaoyue, come home with me."

Zhu Xiaoyue's eyes were still red as she shook her head, "I'm not going back."

Zhu Haishan sighed and said, "It's hard to keep a grown daughter at home."

After finishing, Zhu Haishan and Liang Zhengdao left the room.

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