Chapter 88: Go Fishing With Me

Lu Qi lowered his long eyelashes, gazing at her innocent and naive demeanor. For some reason, a lump formed in his throat.

It seemed like every time he was most sad and hopeless, she would appear like a little angel.

He truly hoped she could be this happy every day.

"Brother..." Little Lu Li saw him remain silent for a long time, a trace of worry flashing in her beautiful, dark eyes. She softly asked, "Are you unhappy? Please don’t be unhappy."

For some reason, upon hearing those words, Lu Qi’s eyes suddenly turned red.

How wonderful.

There was actually someone who cared about him.

Someone truly did...

The boy’s heart trembled violently. He took a deep breath, calming himself down, and managed to force a slight smile, feeling increasingly guilty inside.

He now truly wished he could punch himself to death for what he did yesterday. Such a wonderful Li Li, yet not only did he steal her candy, but he also resented her at every turn. He was simply inhuman!

"Brother?"

The little girl saw him still not speaking, worry growing even more in her eyes.

Lu Qi clenched his fist, slowly reached out and patted the little girl’s head, smiling: "No... Brother isn’t unhappy, don’t worry, brother is just..."

"Little girl, what are you doing here?"

Suddenly, a loud and strong voice interrupted Lu Qi coming from the upstairs corridor.

The little girl looked up with her fair, tender face, seeing him, her eyes sparkling, she called out, "Grandpa!"

Unnoticed, the old man had somehow come out from the study.

He leaned his tall body against the railing of the upstairs corridor, eyes scanning the living room as he asked in a lowered voice, "Little girl, where’s your dad? Why haven’t I seen him?"

The little girl puffed her cheeks, seemingly a bit aggrieved but still answered honestly:

"Dad went to make a call right after dinner... He’s really busy, hasn’t come back yet! Grandpa, are you looking for Dad?"

"This is great! Truly a blessing from heaven!"

The old man suddenly looked radiant, descended the stairs quickly, holding a fishing rod he found somewhere: "I’m not looking for him, I’m looking for you."

Ignoring Lu Qi standing nearby, he cleared his throat before commanding the little girl directly: "Come on, little girl, accompany me to fish!"

Unexpectedly, the usually agreeable and soft-tempered little girl shook her head.

She pouted her red lips, hugging Lu Qi’s small hand, her crisp little voice quietly said:

"No, Li Li doesn’t want to fish, Li Li wants to play with Brother now..."

Brother is very unhappy.

Grandpa isn’t unhappy.

So, Brother needs someone with him more.

The old man didn’t expect to be rejected, and his already formidable, scary face instantly darkened, looking somewhat intimidating. Impatiently, he waved his hand:

"What’s so fun about playing with him! Playing with me is better than playing with him, Grandpa can even teach you how to fish!"

"I don’t want to..."

The little girl was not afraid of even her dad, much less the old man’s scary face, she blinked her beautiful big eyes, softly humming,

"Li Li said earlier, today I would play with Brother, I’m not going fishing! Grandpa, you go by yourself."

The old man blew his beard and glared, angrily saying: "If I could fish by myself, would I need you?"

The little girl hummed: "Anyway, Li Li isn’t going..."

The old man was furious!

No one dared reject him repeatedly like this!

This little girl!

Simply rebellious!

But the little girl wasn’t afraid of him, scaring her was useless, and he couldn’t bring himself to speak gently to coax a child.

Frowning tightly, the old man looked intimidating enough to scare a person to death.

After a while, he came up with a compromise, directly turning to Lu Qi beside him, coldly commanded:

"You, take her with you, and come fish with me!"

Lu Qi’s eyes flickered, he curved his lips slightly, timely proposing, "Grandpa, fishing is fine, but I’d like to discuss something with you..."

"Don’t even think about it!"

When had the old man ever been threatened, without thinking he sternly refused, "I’ve said just now, I won’t help..."

"Ah, let’s go, Li Li," Lu Qi sighed, pulling the little girl’s hand as they headed upstairs, "Brother will take you to play in my room."

"Okay okay!"

The little girl cheered excitedly, "Brother, shall we watch Transformers? Li Li hasn’t finished watching it yet!"

Lu Qi agreed with a smile, "Sure. Whatever you want to watch, we’ll watch!"

The old man: "..."