Be Careful, Scum Dad! Mommy Is Back!
Chapter 361: Not a Fake, It’s the Real Me

Chapter 361: Chapter 361: Not a Fake, It’s the Real Me

"You’re still yelling at me."

"You’re yelling at me, who’s pretty, cute, and obedient. You really are the Demon King."

The man, who had originally wanted to have a warm interaction with the child, now felt as if he were holding a hot potato.

Shang Qing, listening to the child’s constant allusions of him being an old fogey and dirty, was at a rare loss for what to do, despite usually being able to keep his cool even against the toughest opponents.

He tried to coax her with patience: "Don’t yell anymore, grandpa will buy you candy."

The minute he mentioned it, Lu Nuonuo’s wailing became even louder.

While voicing her disdain, she buried her head in Shang Qing’s neck and pounded his shoulders with her little fists.

"Wah— you’re still tricking kids. Mommy said grandpa is already lying stiff as a plank!"

"You say you’re my grandpa, are you coming back from the dead or something?"

The child’s words were like poison, not pausing between phrases, every word dancing on his trigger points, causing a vein in Shang Qing’s forehead to pop out in a straight line.

He had to remind himself: This is my dear granddaughter, my own!

The sunlight spilled over the snowy landscape of Beicheng, dreamlike and illusory, but at this moment, everyone’s minds were elsewhere.

Suddenly, Lu Nuonuo clutched her stomach and cried out, "Mommy, Nuonuo’s stomach hurts."

Lu Xining’s heart tightened, she kicked away the bodyguard blocking her way and rushed over to take her daughter from the man’s arms.

Shang Qing: "Xining..."

She ignored his voice, holding the child and quickly headed into the house, planning to go to the nearby hospital for a thorough check-up.

Ji Chao and Ji Ze hurried over when they heard and asked anxiously, "Little sister, are you okay?"

Little Dumpling wrapped her arms around her neck, blinking mischievously she said, "Mom, brother, Nuonuo’s tummy doesn’t hurt. I tricked the Demon King."

"You scared mommy to death."

Lu Nuonuo immediately kissed her mother’s cheek to reassure her, "Don’t be afraid, mommy, Nuonuo is all good."

"Are you really okay?" Lu Xining was still a bit worried.

She shook her head, snuggled in her mom’s embrace, and stuck her tongue out at Shang Qing outside the door before quickly pulling it back in.

Lu Nuonuo: The tongue feels kind of cold.

Shang Qing: "..."

He hadn’t expected this Little Dumpling to have such a lively and outgoing nature.

"Monkey, lock the door."

"Xiao Chao, Xiao Ze, follow mom to the room."

Lu Xining left the backyard with her three children without looking back, the once bright and transparent glass windows now shrouded by drawn curtains, cutting off the outside view.

Fu Junhang, standing a door’s distance away from Shang Qing, walked over leisurely to close the door.

Glancing at the black card in the man’s hand, Fu Junhang already had a hunch about the owner behind this resort.

He smiled at the man, "Mr. Shang, I won’t see you out."

With no one else left, the backyard was filled only with a few snowmen, their backs turned towards Shang Qing’s direction.

The bodyguard stepped forward with concern and said, "Old Shang, they have arrived."

In Beicheng, a place where power determines success, the number of people who truly reach the boss level can be counted on one’s fingers.

Shang Qing is one of them.

But having stood in this high position for a long time, one can truly feel how cold it is at the top.

The low-profile black car was parked at the corner of the back yard; it wasn’t the car Shang Qing usually used for outings.

Apart from the guests staying in this villa, other single-villa guests could not enter. He had used his privilege to come here, and before leaving, he had the bodyguards block all other passages to prevent any ill-intentioned people from approaching Lu Xining and the children.

Fu Junhang had arranged a few bodyguards in the backyard, knowing very well that in Beicheng, which is the Shang Family’s territory, these bodyguards wouldn’t be very effective, but at least it could prove Lu Xining’s attitude of not wanting to see Shang Qing.

Lu Nuonuo, who returned to the house, took off her thick down jacket and immediately pulled her two brothers to find puzzles in the suitcase.

Ji Chao and Ji Ze, having seen their sister was really fine, also relaxed and cheerfully went to play along.

Seeing Shang Qing’s retreating figure, Fu Junhang released the curtains and returned to the living room, consoling Lu Xining, "You don’t need to worry so much, at least his guilt can protect the three children from any risks in Beicheng."

Lu Xining pursed her lips in displeasure, "My children, I can protect them myself."

"Ningning, I know you’ve got impressive capabilities and connections now, but even a mighty dragon cannot suppress a local snake, let alone Beicheng being the center of power and influence in the country, where countless dragons, tigers, snakes, and foxes lurk in the shadows," he said.

If he hadn’t known Lu Xining since they were children and his heart hadn’t already been on her side, he might have been awed by Shang Qing’s capabilities as well.

As a man, Fu Junhang couldn’t help but admire Shang Qing’s abilities.

Although he is now an unquestioned figure in Beicheng, when he first started making a name for himself in Beicheng, people didn’t know that the Shang Family had such a son.

His mother wasn’t from a rich and prestigious family; it is said that she was just an ordinary woman who came out of a small mountain village. How she conceived a child of the Beicheng Family is unknown. By the time everyone learned the name Shang Qing, he had already begun to stand out in Beicheng.

In that chaotic era of dragons clashing, Shang Qing, by his own strength, took back the part of the Shang Family fortune that belonged to him and used iron-fisted methods to silence everyone who had ever crossed him, preventing them from uttering a single word of dissent.

Fu Junhang sighed deeply; he also couldn’t quite understand why such a formidable man would end up deceiving an innocent girl, causing Lu Xining’s mother a lifetime of irreconciliation.

After chatting for a while, Fu Junhang received a message.

"Shang Qing appears here today because he has arranged to meet the powers of those above. There’s a rumor that they all want to form marriage alliances with the Shang Family, and the likely candidate is Shang Yueling."

Externally, Shang Yueling has always been known as the daughter of the Shang Family who was lost for over twenty years.

It’s well-known that Shang Lvxing is a child adopted by Shang Qing.

Though he also bears the Shang surname, having a separate household registration, he is not technically considered Shang Qing’s son.

Initially, there were rumors that Shang Lvxing was arranged to be Shang Qing’s daughter’s adopted husband-to-be, and now that the daughter had finally been found, they were expected to be happily married, but there has been no confirmation from him personally.

Unexpectedly, at a banquet some time ago, Shang Qing laughed and said that Shang Lvxing is his adopted son, not his son-in-law.

Once these words were out, certain powers that wanted to strengthen their relationship with the Shang Family started to get ideas. Those with daughters turned their attention to Shang Lvxing, and those with sons paid close attention to Shang Yueling, leading to today’s banquet.

Lu Xining suddenly thought of Shang Yueling, whom she encountered in the parking lot earlier; her aggrieved expression began to make sense.

No wonder she looked so indignant; it turns out she was being forced to come here for matchmaking.

After two vibrations, another message came in on the phone.

Seeing the content, Fu Junhang frowned and said, "Ji Muye is also at today’s banquet."

He promptly added another sentence, "Not a fake, but the man himself."