Coming-of-age romance + fatherly male lead + proud little princess + dark sweet romance + age gap
One was proud, the other prejudiced...
“You’d better think carefully before you speak,” Gu Chonglou said, his eyes bloodshot and murderous.
I raised you for ten years, and you really have no conscience. You’re ready to leave just like that, without a shred of gratitude.
You ungrateful little wretch. I might as well beat you to death!
“Fine. This was your home to begin with. If you say I should move, I’ll move.”
Gu Chonglou’s brows furrowed slightly. His blazing eyes brimmed with anger. “How many times have I told you? This is your home. Do you really not remember, or are you deliberately trying to make me so angry I’ll drop dead?”
The man gave her a displeased look and set down his cutlery.
His icy tone carried a hint of furious reprimand.
This had always been his home. She’d known since she was ten that she was only staying here as a foster child.
Her grandparents had taken her father’s compensation money and given it to her uncles and aunts as their living expenses. She’d been freeloading here for over a decade. How could she possibly dare disobey?
“You’ve been treating everything I say like it goes in one ear and out the other. If I hear you say that again, you’ll write me a self-criticism. Let’s see if that helps you remember!” Gu Chonglou said, his anger unmistakable.
Xu Tingwan, a timid little thing, immediately nodded in agreement. “I’ll remember, I’ll remember. I really will this time.”
“Then be good and go to school. Once you graduate, find yourself a good husband, so you won’t be underfoot all day.”
