Daddy! Come Home for Dinner!-Chapter 683: Dark Face

As a result, seeing that Ye Fei had already come in, it was clear that the situation at the door was resolved.

Even though he rushed over, he was still late.

When Ye Fei needed him the most, he couldn’t arrive in time. And this was right at his own doorstep, yet he couldn’t make it in time.

Just thinking about this made Zhao Gushen extremely frustrated.

He felt utterly useless, unable to take care of even such a small matter, let alone protect Ye Fei.

Zhao Gushen’s face darkened, not out of anger at anyone else, but at himself.

Angry at himself for not being by Ye Fei’s side at the crucial moment, protecting her.

It was truly useless.

"I’m fine," Ye Fei hurriedly said.

As she walked in earlier, she had tidied up her hair along the way.

Looking at her now, Zhao Gushen couldn’t see the messy state it had been in after being pulled by Xu Huizhen.

Seeing Zhao Gushen’s visibly upset demeanor, Ye Fei shook his hand and said, "What’s wrong? Why the long face?"

Ye Fei was not the least bit nervous about Zhao Gushen’s anger.

After all, he only ever got angry with others; Zhao Gushen’s anger was never directed at her. Ye Fei was always very confident about this, with nothing to fear.

Ye Fei had some idea why Zhao Gushen was upset, so she asked him to say it out loud.

Otherwise, this silly man might brood over it and make himself feel worse.

Zhao Gushen turned to hold her hand and led her toward the old house’s main hall.

Finally, he said, "I’m just mad at myself for not insisting on going out with you, letting you suffer under Xu Huizhen."

Although Ye Fei had tidied herself up, there was no way the bodyguard would leave out any details when reporting to Zhao Gushen.

As soon as the bodyguard realized Ye Fei was being hit by Xu Huizhen, he moved to protect her, and meanwhile, the surveillance in the security room inside the old house also captured the situation outside. They immediately reported to Zhao Gushen, providing a detailed and thorough account without omitting anything. 𝗳𝗿𝐞𝕖𝘄𝗲𝕓𝗻𝚘𝚟𝕖𝐥.𝚌𝕠𝕞

As he spoke, Zhao Gushen reached out to gently rub the back of Ye Fei’s head, "Does it hurt?"

Truth be told, it did hurt a bit.

Unlike having thick clothes for protection on the body, there was nothing on the head, making it painful when Xu Huizhen pulled and hit there.

Even though she had thick clothes on her body, Ye Fei still felt a bit of pain.

But to Zhao Gushen, Ye Fei shook her head, "It’s fine, really. I don’t feel any pain. I didn’t actually let her hit me much."

Ye Fei said this only to prevent Zhao Gushen from knowing the truth.

The man was already feeling so guilty; wouldn’t he beat himself up even more if he knew the truth?

Little did she know that as soon as Ye Fei said this, Zhao Gushen’s lips almost twisted into a line.

Ye Fei: "..."

Zhao Gushen said in a deep voice, "Are you not even telling the truth to me now? It clearly hurts; when I touched the back of your head just now, you flinched a bit."

Ye Fei flinched a bit because it hurt, trying her best to endure it.

Seeing that it couldn’t be hidden any longer, Ye Fei had no choice but to admit, "I got hit a few times, it does hurt a little, but I’m not injured. It’ll get better soon."

Zhao Gushen frowned and stopped walking.

He raised his hand, this time gently cupping the back of her head, asking softly, "Does it hurt here?"

To save Zhao Gushen from probing around, Ye Fei pointed to the painful spot herself, "It hurts a bit right here."

Zhao Gushen touched it, unsure whether it was his imagination, but it seemed like there was swelling.

Zhao Gushen said, "Is there a bump?"

Ye Fei touched it herself and said, "No, I don’t feel anything."

Zhao Gushen said with a stern face, "Why did Xu Huizhen hit so hard?"

Ye Fei smiled and said, "Mainly because I got physical with Ye Ning earlier. Ye Ning couldn’t fight back against me at all. Thinking about how she suffered such a loss at my hands, it’s nothing to get hit a few times."

Thinking back to her time at home before, Xu Huizhen always hit her, and she couldn’t fight back.

With Xu Huizhen around, she never had a chance to get physical with Ye Ning. Today, being able to grab Ye Ning and put her in such a sorry state was a first.

But Ye Fei didn’t tell Zhao Gushen about this, knowing it would only make him feel worse.

Zhao Gushen always felt hurt for the grievances she suffered in the past.

But Ye Fei believed the past was the past, and those grievances once suffered could never be remedied.

She only focused on the present and the future.

As long as she wouldn’t suffer grievances or mistreatment now and in the future, that was enough.

After all, comparing the past 19 years to the coming decades, the future days were more important.

As they walked back all the way to the main hall, Xiao Mo also returned there at this moment.

The old lady, seeing Ye Fei return, asked worriedly, "How was it? I heard you were bullied outside the door."

The old lady originally wanted to go along, but her legs were slow, and she couldn’t keep up with Zhao Gushen, who was tall with long legs and moved quickly. Going with them would only have slowed Zhao Gushen down further, so she didn’t go along.

But the old lady was really furious, realizing that Ye Fei was bullied right at their own doorstep. What kind of nonsense was that!

The thought of Xu Huizhen bullying their granddaughter-in-law right at their own door made the old lady’s heart burn with anger.

It was like Ye Fei was bullied right under her nose.

However, that person was Ye Fei’s mother. No matter how inappropriate, it wasn’t suitable to say it in front of Ye Fei.

Even if she wanted to vent, she had to do it secretly.

"I’m fine," Ye Fei hurriedly said. "Grandma, don’t let my thin appearance fool you. I haven’t slacked off with my daily cooking duties. Though I look thin, I’m actually quite strong, and neither my mom nor Ye Ning stood a chance against me. Plus, the bodyguards arrived in time, so I wasn’t injured,"

"Grandma, don’t worry. I’m strong enough not to suffer losses."

The old lady couldn’t say much, so she held Ye Fei’s hand with concern.

On the other hand, Ye Fei felt a bit embarrassed, saying, "Today my family came to disturb you all."

Even though Ye Fei no longer considered them family in her heart, the blood relationship couldn’t be changed.

No matter what, they could still claim to be her family. Yet today, their first visit was made with such greed, discussing money.

Even Ye Dezhang was like this, making Ye Fei’s face burn with shame.

"This has nothing to do with you. Silly child, don’t take this on yourself," the old lady said. "Their words are theirs, their behavior their own decision. How could you be responsible for that?"

"We understand the situation with your family. We view you and your family separately. Though the blood relationship with your family can’t be changed, in my eyes, you are you, and your family is your family. No matter what they do, it has nothing to do with you."