Revelation of the Way of Heaven

Chapter 409 Guo Tianming

Guo Tianming was busy with important matters at the company when he heard the news. He immediately arranged all his work and rushed home. You can imagine how excited he was.

The last time Guo Tianming was this excited was when Guo Shiyi led the Qilin team to win the Asian Supernatural Ability Exchange Competition. At that time, Guo Shiyi was his pride and joy, and he really wanted to celebrate with his daughter. Unfortunately, he was on an important mission at the time, and if he exposed his identity, it would bring unimaginable disaster to his wife and daughter, so he had to keep quiet.

Since Guo Shiyi went to New Moon City, Guo Tianming has often reflected on his actions over the years. He realized that he had unknowingly missed many important moments of his daughter's life. Her first day of school, her first time practicing her skills, and even her wedding ceremony were all things he couldn't attend due to certain special reasons. Thinking about these things, he felt that he owed his daughter a great deal. So he often thought that he would make it up to her after she returned from New Moon City.

Although he is middle-aged and successful in his career, and appears to be a mature and steady entrepreneur, only he knows that deep down he is still that spirited, adventurous, and passionate young man. People always play different roles at different ages. In the eyes of outsiders, he can only put on a suit and tie to play the role of a mature and wise businessman. But in front of his closest relatives, especially his wife and daughters, he becomes casual, unrestrained, and sometimes even shows a childlike side, like a child.

After all, a man is a boy until he dies.

All the way home, Guo Tianming was thinking about how to celebrate his daughter's return. He first went to a cake shop to buy a big cake, and then went to a flower shop to buy a bouquet of his daughter's favorite lilies. When he arrived at his doorstep, he was still thinking about canceling all his work at the company and taking his daughter on a trip to make up for the fatherly love that he had been so late for all these years.

The door was a fingerprint lock, so he easily opened it. Then, carrying a cake in one hand and waving flowers in the other, he excitedly jumped into the living room, shouting, "Hey, baby, your loving dad..."

His voice stopped abruptly because he suddenly noticed that there was an extra person in the hall. Qin Xiaochuan was sitting there awkwardly, looking at him with a surprised expression.

Overwhelmed with excitement, Jiang Qingxue only told him that her daughter had returned, without mentioning that her daughter had brought her boyfriend back.

The air suddenly became eerily quiet. Everyone stared at Guo Tianming in astonishment. Qin Xiaochuan's mouth was slightly open. The response he had rehearsed thousands of times was completely forgotten.

"Ahem, oh, we have guests at home." Guo Tianming could only skillfully play the role of a solemn old father, using a cough to cover up his embarrassment.

"Uncle...Hello, Uncle." Qin Xiaochuan stood up to greet him, but stammered for some reason.

"So it was you." Guo Tianming stared at Qin Xiaochuan, and that familiar sense of oppression once again assaulted Qin Xiaochuan's heart. However, after his experience in Crescent City, Qin Xiaochuan had greatly improved in both mentality and strength. He was able to easily accept Guo Tianming's invisible pressure, and he was no longer as helpless as before. Qin Xiaochuan himself found this change incredible.

"You're back? Why did you buy so many gifts? It's like it's your daughter's birthday." To ease the awkward atmosphere, Jiang Qingxue stood up and took the flowers from Guo Tianming.

"My daughter is finally back, and I wanted to give her a surprise," Guo Tianming explained.

Jiang Qingxue glared at him and said in a low voice, "You're only thinking of currying favor now? Why didn't you do this sooner?"

After saying that, he put the lilies into the vase on the table.

Guo Tianming didn't answer. He saw Qin Xiaochuan still standing by the sofa and said indifferently, "You sit down first, I'm going to wash my hands." After saying that, he put down the cake and walked towards the bathroom.

Qin Xiaochuan was pulled back to the sofa by Guo Shiyi and whispered to her, "Your father... he's a little different than before."

"Ignore him. That's just how he is. You'll understand once you get to know him. He may seem impressive, but he's actually quite childish," Guo Shiyi said matter-of-factly.

"Oh." Qin Xiaochuan seemed to understand, but his gaze kept drifting towards the restaurant. He wondered if this uncle would make things difficult for him later.

Guo Tianming went into the bathroom, washing his hands as he muttered to himself, "I didn't expect that brat to come too."

Actually, he didn't dislike Qin Xiaochuan. Oh, no, it's impossible not to dislike him since the other party had taken away his precious daughter. Moreover, he had ruined the joy of reuniting with his daughter. To be honest, he didn't want to give Qin Xiaochuan a good look, but he had to give his daughter face no matter what.

"Never mind, I should be polite to him later." He thought to himself, but then he realized he couldn't be too polite. He needed to make the other person think he was a serious and meticulous person so that the other person wouldn't bully his precious daughter in the future.

Jiang Qingxue carried a plate of fruit into the living room and said to Qin Xiaochuan, "Don't just sit there, have some fruit."

"Thank you, Auntie." Qin Xiaochuan quickly stood up, politely accepted the fruit plate, and then placed it in the center of the coffee table. Jiang Qingxue saw this and knew that Qin Xiaochuan was a polite person, which made her feel even more favorably toward him.

Seeing that Guo Tianming had disappeared and was not coming back, Jiang Qingxue frowned and called out, "Tianming, what are you doing? Why haven't you come out for so long?"

"Coming." Hearing his wife's voice, Guo Tianming quickly turned off the tap, wiped his hands, adjusted his collar and tie in front of the mirror, and then came out of the bathroom. At this moment, he was dressed in a suit and tie, with a serious and cold expression, looking every bit the social elite.

"Dad, why are you so slow? It takes you forever to go to the bathroom, you're like an old man," Guo Shiyi said with dissatisfaction.

Guo Tianming stumbled, looking at his daughter with a utterly devastated expression. The elite image he had painstakingly maintained crumbled instantly. After all, in his heart, he was still no different from his younger self. He pointed at himself, his eyes wide, and asked his daughter, "Am I old?"

"After all, he's already over forty years old, and his nasolabial folds are so obvious." Guo Shiyi said, sticking out her tongue at her father.

"How come you've become so heartless after just one trip? You come back and immediately start criticizing your old father. Who taught you this flaw? This is unacceptable," Guo Tianming said with a mournful expression.

Upon hearing Guo Tianming's words, Qin Xiaochuan couldn't help but recall the image of Han Kexin mocking him, and he couldn't help but sigh inwardly, "Indeed, one is influenced by one's company."

Guo Shiyi stood up, pulled her heartbroken father to sit down beside her, and whispered in his ear, "Old Guo, don't I know you? It must be hard for you to keep such a long face at home. I'm just trying to help you relax." She finished speaking with a smile.

Guo Tianming leaned close to Guo Shiyi's ear and said, "It's all my fault for being too unrestrained when I was young. Now that I'm older, I'm being bullied by you, you little rascal."

Looking at the two somewhat childish people, Qin Xiaochuan could imagine how they usually got along, and he could also imagine how harmonious and interesting their daily life at home must be.

"You and your daughter are whispering in front of others, that's really impolite." Jiang Qingxue glared at Guo Tianming, who immediately sat up straight.