I Have a Pearl

At 19, Ding Xiao lived in a shabby old alley, never knowing where his next meal would come from. While taking out the trash, he found a girl covered in blood. He raised her for five years. Then, on his way home from buying groceries to cook, he saw her get into a car and leave.

He chased after it, only to hear the girl shout, "Driver, go faster! There's a dog chasing me!"

The groceries spilled all over the ground. He didn't dare chase her anymore.

He couldn't afford to. There was a three-month-old baby waiting for him at home.

At 29, Ding Xiao lived at Huajin Estate, where the entire mountain was his private residence.

While taking his daughter out to eat, he happened to run into the woman who had dumped him and disappeared years ago. She was on a blind date.

A long line of men stretched out before her. It was quite a sight.

The woman was picky and arrogant, too lazy even to speak. She raised a red card, and her assistant called out, "Sorry, sir. This way, please."

One by one, the men accepted their red envelopes and left with their heads bowed.

Ding Xiao sneered and cut in line with his daughter.

Ji Shiqiong had returned to claim her inheritance and was ordered to go on blind dates. The candidates kept getting worse, until even a man with a child dared to stand in front of her.

She raised an eyebrow and held up her sign. "Pass."

He gritted his teeth. "What kind of man does Miss Chen like?"

His daughter looked at her expectantly. "Big sister, are you giving candy to everyone in line?"

Ji Shiqiong turned to her assistant, not even glancing at him with her sharp, cold eyes.

"Tell him I like smart men whose daughters aren't stupid."

When they met again, the three of them were stranded on a deserted island, with his daughter between them.

Ji Shiqiong: "Why won't the yacht start?"

Ding Xiao: "I broke it."

Ji Shiqiong: "Are you trying to die?"

His daughter clapped and cheered.

"Wow! Dad, did you want us to stay here with Big Sister and catch little crabs?"

Ji Shiqiong threatened her. "If we can't get back tonight, I'll catch you and eat you."

Ding Xiao: "Hungry? I'll go catch you a fish."

Ji Shiqiong: "...What?"

Was this really the decisive and ruthless head of the Ding family everyone talked about? She would have to rethink the marriage alliance between the Ji and Ding families.

[Ding Xiao's Parenting Diary]

2023.8.17

Shiqiong, we finally meet again.

But you didn't recognize me, and you'd even forgotten our daughter. I have to admit, that still hurts.

Still, seeing you live freely, proudly, and happily makes me even happier.

You were right to leave.

I have a pearl, bright and clear. Now that the dust has settled, it shines once more.

Second chance romance | Abandoned husband and child | Everyday life in a wealthy family | Tense, flirty push and pull | Mutual devotion

Cunning heiress x sharp-tongued, devoted dad

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