When Pei Shanshan and Daniel arrived at the restaurant, Pei's mother had already chatted with William. She was just like the first time she met Daniel, a little more restrained and shy, and even her laughter was much restrained.
Father Pei had long been accustomed to her being like this, so he sat beside her and drank tea silently.
Mother Pei stood up quickly, with a smile on her face: "Come and sit down, sit down and talk."
When she pulled Pei Shanshan, she lowered her voice and said next to her: "I thought Daniel's adoptive father was a foreigner. Why didn't you tell me?"
Pei Shanshan whispered: "How could I think so much..."
Pei's mother added: "But his adoptive father seems to be quite stable, and his manners and conversation are elegant. I will try it again later."
Pei Shanshan's heart skipped a beat and she stopped her: "Mom! Don't mess around. Uncle William is a very nice person!"
Mother Pei patted her leg quietly to show that she was sensible.
Then, she looked at William again, with a smile on her face again: "That Wei... William, we have a general understanding of Daniel's situation, but we still want to ask more questions. I heard that he is your adopted son, then.
Does he... have any other brothers and sisters?"
William smiled gently and replied: "I also have a son and a daughter."
Mother Pei paused and then asked, "Then why didn't you come together today?"
"They all have something to do, and we will have the opportunity to meet in the future."
Mother Pei nodded: "That's right. The three children grew up together. The family must be very lively. Shanshan is an only child, so it would be better to have brothers and sisters..."
Pei Shanshan interrupted her: "Mom!"
William smiled and said it was nothing, and spoke slowly: "The three children did not grow up together. Daniel has been living with me in London. As for my daughter and son, I have been separated from them for a long time, and we were reunited recently."
Hearing this, Mother Pei tried her best to suppress the urge to gossip in her heart, and said caringly: "That's it, then you should spend more time with the children, build relationships with them, and don't let the relationship become alienated."
William's expression paused slightly, his eyes dimmed a bit, and the smile on his lips was a little faint: "I will do it."
At this time, the waiter was serving the food. Seeing this, Daniel changed the topic at the right time and said to Father Pei: "Uncle, the drunken crab here is a special dish. You can try it."
After the meal, Pei's mother and Daniel were the main active players at the dinner table, which was quite harmonious and peaceful.
Although William didn't talk much, he always answered questions appropriately, politely and courteously, which made a good impression on Pei's mother and Pei's father.
After dinner, William took the initiative to exchange contact information with Pei's father and Pei's mother, and said to them and Pei Shanshan: "Daniel is the one I watched growing up, and he is also my son. He had a lot of emotional problems in the past.
But he promised me that he really likes Shanshan and will be responsible for her."
"As his father, I hope you can give him a chance to prove what he said.
If he does something wrong, you can contact me and I will give you an explanation."
Daniel also held Pei Shanshan's hand and expressed his position: "Uncle, aunt, Shanshan is the only person I want to marry in my life, and I will never let her down."
Mother Pei said: "Daniel... I like this kid very much, but mainly I feel sorry for Shanshan. With your promise, I feel relieved."
Father Pei also said: "Xiao Dan is a good boy, I believe he will not let us down."
After they finished speaking, they turned their attention to Pei Shanshan, as if waiting for her answer.
Pei Shanshan's face was slightly red, and she kept saying "I" for a long time, but could not say a complete sentence.
Instead, William smiled and said: "I will return to London in two days. If Daniel bullies you, ask Xingwan to stand up for you, and I will deal with him when I come back."
Mother Pei was confused: "Xing...Xingwan?"
William said: "Xingwan is my daughter."
Mother Pei's face was full of surprise. She looked at Daniel suddenly as if she was remembering something.
Pei Shanshan was afraid that she would say something unbelievable, so he quickly pulled her and said to William: "Thank you, uncle, for troubling you today. I will take my parents back first."
Daniel followed: "I'll see them off."
William responded: "Go."
On the way back, Pei's mother sighed all the way, but she never expected that they would actually kiss her.
But she didn't say anything about it, and it seemed that she was quite satisfied with tonight's meeting.
After sending them upstairs, Pei Shanshan sent Daniel down again.
Walking in the community, Pei Shanshan let out a long breath: "It's finally over."
While she wasn't paying attention, Daniel slowly held her hand: "You seem to be very nervous all the time."
"Of course. I don't know why, but when I see Xingxing's father, I always feel nervous and afraid to express my anger."
How should I put it, William is like that, he looks gentle, polite, gentlemanly and generous. He seems to be easy to get along with and never gets angry.
But in fact, such people often have a sense of distance. Those who seem gentle and polite seem to be just the way they show to outsiders, like a mask to protect themselves.
Deep inside, there is something hidden that cannot be touched or entered.
Daniel spoke slowly: "Do you know why, although William is my adoptive father, I have never called him father?"
When this point that had been ignored came out of his mouth, Pei Shanshan was stunned at first, and then full of doubts: "Why?"
"Because William adopted me for revenge."
Daniel held her hand and moved forward step by step, "Whether it's Cheng Wei or me, our purpose in coming to Nancheng is to bring down the Lin family."
Speaking of this, Pei Shanshan remembered the first time he deliberately approached Lin Zhiyi.
Daniel continued: "Actually, to tell a very cruel fact, in William's eyes, I am just a tool for revenge. I have known all this since I was adopted by him.
He has trained me for so many years and has only one goal."
Pei Shanshan was speechless, opened her mouth and said: "But I think William is pretty good to you, he..."
"That's because he began to have hope again in his life."
Pei Shanshan didn't know what to say for a moment.
Daniel said: "None of us are William, and we can't imagine the pain he went through twenty years ago.
He is a man who came out of hell and has lived for revenge for many years.
All that remains in his life is blood feud."
"You should have seen that William is not very close to Miss Ruan, and he is even less friendly to Xiaochen, not because he doesn't love them, but because he no longer knows how to express his feelings."