Chapter 62: Deep Father-Daughter Relationship (First Update)

  "Alright, I'll believe you for now." Zhang Bo nodded his head.

  "Since you believe me, Zhang Bo, then let me go." Zhao Fei climbed up the pole.

  Zhang Bo shook his head, "What I said doesn't count, tying you up was the master's intention. Only if the master agrees can I untie you. Without the master's agreement, no one dares to untie you."

  "How long am I going to be tied up here? I haven't eaten yet." Zhao Fei said with a sorrowful face, extremely wronged.

  "This you're not clear about, and I'm even less clear. Anyway, before the old master agrees, you can't leave here no matter what." Zhang Bo stared at Zhao Fei with a expressionless face. "You're still tied up like this now."

  "Ah~~~ no way." Zhao Fei was extremely frustrated, with a bitter expression. "What kind of sin have I committed to bring about such disaster for no reason?" But at this moment, Zhao Fei's cries fell on deaf ears.

  Seeing Zhao Fei like this, Zhang Bo also didn't know what to do. "Alright, you stay here and get tied up for a while, I'll go in and ask Master about it. If Master agrees, I'll untie you."

  "Then thank you, Uncle Zhang." Seeing that things had taken a turn for the better, Zhao Fei hastily got up to thank Uncle Zhang.

  In the study, Zhang Zhong had a smiling face and said with a flattering tone: "How is it, dear daughter? Is this meal to your taste? If not, Dad can ask someone to make some new ones." If others knew about this scene, they would be shocked to the point of losing their teeth. The usually iron-faced Zhang Zhong actually made a flattering expression. "Try this one," said Zhang Zhong as he picked up a pastry and handed it to Zhang Xue.

  "That's enough, no need to bother Dad anymore." Zhang Xue smiled at her old father. "Dad, I'm not young anymore, no need for you to worry about me like this, I can already take care of myself." Zhang Xue felt both happy and a little resentful towards her father's concern for her.

  Zhang Zhong is the head of this family, and he has been the patriarch for many years. What words can escape his ears? As soon as Zhang Xue finished speaking, Zhang Zhong sensed a hint of resentment from his daughter. "What's wrong? Are you tired of listening to your father?"

  "There isn't." Zhang Xue stuck out her tongue and said with a playful pout.

  "From young to old, you tell a lie and stick out your tongue. And yet you say there isn't." Zhang Zhong glared at Zhang Xue and said, "You actually still want to deceive your father? Father knows that sometimes he is very strict with you. But, Father is doing it for your own good. You also know, Father only has one child like you, even if Father had a son, he wouldn't be this strict with him." Zhang Zhong's face was filled with worry, every time he mentioned this, his heart would ache secretly.

  Seeing her father like this, Zhang Xue hastily got up and apologized. "Dad, I'm sorry, daughter is unfilial, let Dad worry. From now on, daughter will not be naughty again."

  "Alright, alright." Zhang Zhong waved his hand. "Nothing's wrong, as long as you don't silently leave home alone from now on, Dad will agree to anything. I won't force you anymore, and I'll also allow you to go out with someone accompanying you."

  "Really, Father?" Zhang Xue excitedly grabbed Zhang Zhong's arm and asked happily.

  "Of course it's true, do you think your father is a man who doesn't keep his word?" Looking at Zhang Xue's exceptionally happy appearance, Zhang Zhong also felt very satisfied.

  "Of course not, my father is the most trustworthy." Zhang Xue said with a smile, nodding her head.

  Just as the father and daughter were enjoying each other's company, a voice came from outside the door. "Master, Zhang Bo has arrived."

  Zhang Zhong was delighted at this moment and didn't turn his head back. He said directly: "Let him come in."

  Zhang Bo walked in and saw Zhang Zhong's smiling face, feeling very relieved. Zhang Bo had watched Zhang Zhong grow up. Since Zhang Zhong became the head of the clan, he had never seen him smile so sincerely from the heart. Seeing Zhang Zhong's radiant smile, it seemed that the father-daughter pair got along well.

  "Old master, I've interrogated that suspected kidnapper and he's not a bandit, but rather a partner of the Zhang wine workshop." Zhang Bo said from behind Zhang Zhong.

  "Oh?" Zhang Zhong turned his head around, looking at Zhang Bo with a puzzled expression. "Are you telling the truth? How can you be certain he's a partner of the Zhang's winery?"

  "Yes, sir. I've indeed heard that the Zhang's winery has taken on a new partner. And what's more, this young man can even call out the name of the winery owner, Zhang Bao. I think it must be true." Zhang Bohuang replied respectfully.

  "What are you talking about, Dad?" Zhang Xue asked curiously, still immersed in the joy of freedom at this moment, and didn't think that the person mentioned by Zhang Bo was Zhao Fei.

  "It's that young man who was caught with you." Zhang Zhong said nonchalantly.

  "What have you done to him? I told them to treat Zhao Fei well, how did it become a kidnapping case?" As soon as he heard it was Zhao Fei, Zhang Xue's expression became tense and he hastily explained.

  "What's going on?" Zhang Zhong was very puzzled by his daughter's appearance.

  "Zhao Fei is a good person. You can't wrong him." Zhang Xue grabbed Zhang Zhong's sleeve and said anxiously, "He's not a bad guy who kidnaps people. I didn't expect to get separated from Xiao Zhao when I went out today, but thanks to Zhao Fei, I was able to find my way back home."

  "He is neither your relative nor friend, why would he go out of his way to send you back home?" Zhang Zhong continued to ask.

  "I've known him for a long time, Father. Don't you remember when I went to Zhangjiabao? That's when I met Zhao Fei. And I thought that after he left, I wouldn't have the chance to see him again, but who would have thought we'd meet again in Zhending City?" The more Zhang Xue thought about it, the more she felt a connection between them, and her smile grew brighter. But Zhang Zhong's face turned darker and darker, glaring fiercely at Zhang Bo.

  "Since he is Xue Er's friend and also a partner of Zhang's winery, let Zhang Bao come to take him away. It's also good to see if what that little guy said is true or not." Zhang Zhong instructed.

  "Yes, sir. I'll go take care of it right away." After finishing speaking, Zhang Bo turned around and walked out. As he stepped outside the door, Zhang Bo shook his head and let out a sigh, "Sigh~~~"

  After Zhang Bo left, Zhang Zhong said to Zhang Xue: "Alright Snow, you can go back to your room and rest first. I still have some things to take care of."

  "Alright, Father, I'll take my leave first." Zhang Xue said as she turned around and walked out. As she was about to exit the door, she turned her head back to say to Zhang Zhong: "Father, you must thank Zhao Fei properly, he helped me a great deal."

  "Uh-huh, got it." Zhang Zhong gazed at Zhang Xue with affection, and after Zhang Xue walked out of the room, Zhang Zhong fell into deep thought.

  Zhang Bao came to the door again, looking around. He had forgotten how many times he had come to the door to look out for him. Zhang Bao rubbed his hands and muttered: "Why hasn't Xiaofei returned yet? It's already this late, he should have been back by now. Why is there still no sign of him? Could something unexpected have happened?"

  Looking at the worried expression of Zhang Bao, Li Jin felt uncomfortable from the bottom of his heart. Before Zhao Fei came, Zhang Bao treated him like his own son. But since Zhao Fei arrived, everything changed. More than once, Li Jin thought to himself that it would be best if Zhao Fei died an unjust death outside.

  Li Jin was still fantasizing about Zhao Fei's unexpected death when Zhang Bao suddenly turned his head and said to him, "Ah Jin, why don't you go out and look for Little Fei?"

  "What? He's not a kid, no need for this." Let him go find Zhao Fei, that's a thousand times unwilling.

  Zhang Zhong also knew Li Jin's thoughts, and could only helplessly shake his head. "Since you won't go, I'll go then! Hmph!" Zhang Bao let out a cold snort at Li Jin, scaring him into a tremble. Before Zhang Bao could even step out the door, one of the Zhang estate's house guards appeared before him.