What to Do If I Become the Villain's Daughter

Chapter 83

After the annual company meeting, the company began its New Year holiday.

Huo Xiaozheng was at leisure at home, spending his days handling some routine affairs and accompanying Ningning.

As the Spring Festival approached, the Swimming Coach and Art Teacher both went on vacation.

Every day, Huo Xiaozheng would accompany Ningning for a swim in their home's temperature-controlled pool.

Though Ningning appeared brave, she would only dare to float with a swim ring if there wasn't a trusted person accompanying her, too afraid to swim out on her own.

After swimming came painting.

Painting, it was clear, was even more of a headache for Huo Xiaozheng than swimming.

After lunch, Ningning would go to the art studio.

For an entire afternoon, she wouldn't budge from her seat.

Aunt Xu brought in some fruit at one point, and Ningning said she would eat it.

In reality, by the time the sun had set, the fruit plate remained untouched.

When Huo Xiaozheng pushed open the door to the art studio, he saw her completely focused, her whole being absorbed in the canvas before her.

This small person had an extraordinary passion and stubbornness for painting, to the extent that even delicious food couldn't divert her attention.

Huo Xiaozheng coughed lightly a few times.

Huo Guining looked at him somewhat sluggishly: "Dad, is something wrong?"

"How's the painting coming along?"

Huo Guining put down her brush, her expression still showing dissatisfaction: "It's still missing something."

Huo Xiaozheng suggested: "Maybe it's because you've been painting for too long, your nerves are overstretched."

Huo Guining glanced at the sky outside: "Oh? Is it this late already?"

Huo Xiaozheng's tone was a bit heavy: "Yes, it's time for dinner."

Huo Guining noticed his expression wasn't quite right and spoke with a bit of caution: "Dad, are you in a bad mood?"

Huo Xiaozheng was taken aback, his furrowed brow relaxing a bit: "I'm not in a bad mood, just a little hungry."

Hearing this, Huo Guining quickly tidied up her painting supplies and got up to walk towards him: "Then let's go eat."

"Mm."

After dinner, Huo Guining watched some anime, but her mind was preoccupied with her unfinished painting, making her somewhat distracted.

Huo Xiaozheng saw her fidgeting, clearly wanting to go back upstairs to the art studio.

A thought struck Huo Xiaozheng and he asked: "There's a fireworks show tonight, do you want to go see it?"

Huo Guining exclaimed with delight: "A fireworks show?"

Huo Xiaozheng nodded: "It's just across the river."

Though it was just a suggestion, Huo Xiaozheng had already stood up.

Seeing this, Huo Guining followed suit and headed towards the door.

Unlike the day of the family recognition banquet, this time the fireworks were more beautiful and more spectacular.

Huo Guining tilted her head back, her mouth agape as she gazed at the sky.

"Bang bang bang!"

The fireworks were so beautiful, the spectacular scene made Huo Guining so excited she didn't know what to do.

"It's so beautiful! Dad, quick, take a photo for me, I want to send it to my brother!"

Huo Guining eagerly handed her phone to Huo Xiaozheng.

Huo Xiaozheng gladly accepted. He knelt down, holding the phone at the lowest angle, opened the wide-angle night mode, and lowered the exposure.

As another massive firework bloomed in the sky.

Huo Xiaozheng quickly pressed the shutter.

'Click.'

In the photo, Ningning's smile was radiant, her dark eyes shining brightly in the night. Behind her were golden fireworks occupying the entire night sky.

As dazzling as her smile.

Huo Xiaozheng forwarded the photo to himself.

Then, he locked the screen.

Seeing the lock screen wallpaper, he paused for a moment.

Huo Guining's phone lock screen wallpaper was clearly a photo of him at the annual meeting.

Dressed in a suit, with a serious expression, under the spotlight, he looked every bit the emotionless work machine.

In the foreground of the photo was Ningning's little hand, making a peace sign at the camera.

In a sense, this seemed to be their first photo together, aside from paparazzi shots.

Huo Xiaozheng looked at Ningning in the distance with a complex expression.

Huo Guining maintained her head-tilted posture, the night wind blowing her long bangs. She tilted her little head back, her mouth slightly open, seemingly entranced by the beautiful scene before her.

The corners of Huo Xiaozheng's lips turned up slightly.

A vibration came from his pocket.

Huo Xiaozheng received a text message from Xi Chuan.

"Mr. Huo, the fireworks display has begun."

Huo Xiaozheng replied that he had seen it.

He opened his social media app, saved the photo he had just sent from Ningning's phone, and set it as his wallpaper.

If his work and life before had been a joke, then from this moment on...

No, it should be from the moment he decided to learn how to be a father, his life had found meaning.

Sensing Huo Xiaozheng's gaze, Huo Guining turned her head and asked quizzically: "Dad?"

Huo Xiaozheng shook his head: "It's nothing, I've sent the photo to your brother for you."