Chapter 223: Chapter 223

Gong Tao was relieved to see Gong Ruini recover.

Yesterday, when he saw his daughter lying on Zhao Xuran’s back, Gong Tao was really startled, thinking something had happened to her. Although he later heard she was fine, he couldn’t relax until she woke up.

When he heard his daughter had woken up, Gong Tao felt at ease, though he did give Cai Meina a bit of a scolding.

Gong Tao initially wanted to train his daughter a bit and didn’t expect things to turn out this way.

Now that his daughter was awake, Gong Tao wanted to have a good talk with her.

Gong Tao patted the bed, signaling Gong Ruini to sit, "Ni Zi, you sit down."

Oh my god, is he planning to settle scores? Gong Ruini knew this wouldn’t be easy, surprised her old man hadn’t let her off the hook.

Originally, Gong Ruini thought it would be Cai Meina who’d talk to her, but it turned out to be her dad.

Gong Ruini wanted to act a bit spoiled, but with Gong Tao’s long face, she didn’t know how to start flattering him or making jokes.

Honestly, it was the first time Gong Ruini saw Gong Tao with such a serious face, "Dad, I..."

If it were just an internal matter within the Gong Family, the old man probably wouldn’t be , but since it involved the Zhao Family’s precious daughter, from any perspective, her dad had to show an attitude of handling things, which did make Gong Ruini feel a bit better.

No matter what, admitting your mistakes is the right path, especially since it was indeed her fault. Gong Ruini wasn’t the type to refuse acknowledging her mistakes.

"Actually, I also have some fault in this. I shouldn’t have thought that letting you experience it was a good idea. Even the longer route your brother took was tiring, not to mention you, a young girl."

Uh, what’s going on? Why has this turned into a self-reflection session where the old man is admitting fault? Gong Ruini dumbfoundedly looked at Gong Tao.

"Actually, you’re a girl, and your health isn’t great. I thought if you got too tired, you wouldn’t push yourself. I expected you to come back halfway, but I waited for you and still didn’t see you returning, so I knew you must have gone to your uncle’s place."

"I shouldn’t have been lazy and let Xuran pick you up yesterday." This was the thing Gong Tao regretted the most; no matter how urgent something was, it wasn’t more important than his wife and daughter.

Even if he went to pick them up himself later, he shouldn’t have let Zhao Xuran do it, knowing that in the end, he’s still a child.

"Dad, you thought I couldn’t make it to Uncle’s yesterday?" Gong Ruini, hearing this, realized the key point: her old man didn’t actually expect her to persist and, in essence, didn’t really trust her.

This made Gong Ruini a bit sad. She initially thought her father understood her and knew she’d persevere, and it was just to teach her a lesson.

It’s really too much. He said he’d always trust her as his daughter, but it was all a setup and a lie, which really hurt Gong Ruini.

Gong Tao gave a noncommittal sound, understanding the discontent in his daughter’s tone, but what could he do? He hadn’t been that assured. "But with your performance yesterday, Dad is really proud of you."

His daughter managed to reach Cai Ming’s place all on her own; how remarkable was that? Gong Tao truly hadn’t expected Gong Ruini to persist.

What’s this? Is he going to criticize her or praise her? Gong Ruini was a bit confused by this turn. If he was going to compliment her, why the long face? Didn’t he know it would scare the kids?

Cai Meina was truly thankful she hadn’t gone out to work, or the talk they’d planned to have with Ni Zi would have gone off-track.

Cai Meina lightly coughed, signaling Gong Tao to take note.

Gong Tao wasn’t fooling Gong Ruini; he genuinely felt happy for his daughter. When he later saw his wife’s displeasure, he knew things weren’t going well. Follow current novels on noᴠelfire.net

Gong Tao lengthened his face again, "Even if you’re a bit impressive, you need to recognize your shortcomings. If you hadn’t been so headstrong, you wouldn’t have burdened others."

Alright, Gong Ruini understood. Her old man was quite satisfied with her behavior yesterday, but he couldn’t handle the various opinions from her mother, so he asked Dad to talk to her and make sure she realized her mistakes.

But since he thought his daughter was pretty good inside, the conversation veered off course .

Understanding her father’s intentions, Gong Ruini couldn’t make things difficult for her dad, especially since her mom was probably reluctant to scold her. "I know, so I won’t make such mistakes in the future."

Having already seen how those educated youths were, why bother going there again? Besides, if Uncle was moving here permanently, all the liveliness over there would have nothing to do with her anymore.

"That’s a must." Gong Tao expressed that their daughter wasn’t unrecognizing of her mistakes, but his wife just overthought things.

"And you need to exercise more in the future," Cai Meina noted as the conversation cooled down, voicing her requirements.

Cai Meina thought that had Gong Ruini exercised regularly before, such paths wouldn’t have been a problem for Ni Zi either.

"Why would you be so exhausted that you were asleep on Xuran?" Although his daughter had already napped at Cai Ming’s place, it seemed like her stamina still wasn’t great.

"Ah." Gong Ruini was stunned. If it was just an apology, she’d be willing! No matter how many words needed to be written, she could do it in any style.

Gong Ruini could promise the apology would be thoughtful and she’d ensure not to make such mistakes again, but why did it have to be physical exercise?

Gong Ruini knew Cai Meina always had her worries and just wanted her to exercise more, as Gong Ruini was indeed trying to keep fit.

You know, Gong Ruini had been doing yoga and could now perform some fairly advanced poses. If not for that, her stamina might not have lasted so long.

Gong Ruini felt her exercise level yesterday was already a big surprise, yet her mom was still dissatisfied, almost bringing tears to Gong Ruini’s eyes.

Gong Ruini truly didn’t get why, in many people’s eyes, only running counted as exercise and helped one stay fit, when clearly yoga was exercise too.

Not that Gong Ruini was against running; it just hurt the knees, and with Zhao Xuran getting up early to run, how could she keep up?

Still, no matter how Gong Ruini reflected, even Gong Tao couldn’t bear his daughter’s pitiful look and stood up to help speak for her, but even he got suppressed by Cai Meina.

"You’re just spoiling Ni Zi; look how much healthier Rui Wen got from running regularly. Now compare him to Ni Zi."

"You wouldn’t want Ni Zi’s health to remain this frail, would you?" Although his daughter’s been getting healthier lately, Cai Meina still felt she was a bit frail.

Ah, and I’m still frail? Gong Ruini was very pleased with her current figure, not overly burly, with improved physical quality, maintaining a good body shape, but sadly, people today didn’t appreciate the slender physique.

Gong Ruini really didn’t want to train into that bulky type, but Cai Meina wasn’t going to let it go.

As for Gong Tao, who was supposed to be Gong Ruini’s strongest ally, he also wanted to help but couldn’t.

Alone, Gong Ruini was no match for Cai Meina, and she was thus completely cornered into getting up early every day to run.