Chapter 724 Confession
Seeing Lin Hao coming back and looking around the house, Grandma Ma Li asked with doubt:

"Where's Tian Ye? Why did you come here alone?"

"They have something going on in the hotel and can't get away!" The divorce was kept secret from Ma Li's grandmother.

Ma Li opened her mouth and wanted to say something, but finally shook her head and went into the house.

"I want to know what's going on between you two. Why are there people saying these days that you have found a new little girl?" Grandma Mary no longer believed what Mark said. She had heard a lot of rumors in the past few days.

"I'm fine. If you don't believe me, call her. Don't believe everything you hear!" Lin Hao said impatiently.

Grandma Mary didn't think much about it and went to the kitchen to bring out the prepared meal.

Seeing that her grandmother had gone to cook, Ma Li came back and grabbed Lin Hao's arm and said:
"Old Ma, where is my gift?"

"Oh, I almost forgot!" Lin Hao took out a gift for Ma Li from his suitcase, a cute, furry, big-headed rabbit.

"Ah, that's it!"

“Not satisfied!”

"It's okay!" Mary said with a pout.

"Dad, do you have a gift for me?" When little Manou saw her sister's gift, she immediately looked at Lin Hao expectantly.

"How could Dad forget our little Agate!" As he said this, he took out the children's toys that Wang Xiaomi helped him pick out.

"Wow, Ultraman!" Manou jumped and shouted excitedly, and started playing with it right away after opening the toy box.

Lin Hao thought about it, and took out the packaged tuna meat from the space, pretending that he took it out from the suitcase.

Then she opened the box and placed it in the middle of the table. At this time, Grandma Mary came out with the dishes.

Seeing the meat in Lin Hao's hand, he asked curiously: "What kind of meat is this? Why is it served on the table raw?"

"This is tuna meat, it can be eaten raw!" Lin Hao said as he poured sashimi soy sauce into the bowl.

"Oh, it's tuna, it's so fancy!" Mary's grandmother had naturally heard of tuna sashimi, so she said:

"I heard it's very expensive, one serving costs hundreds or even thousands of dollars!"

"I caught it myself and it didn't cost any money!" Lin Hao said with a smile.

"Did you fish it yourself?"

Lin Hao then told the story of how he went fishing at sea and caught a bluefin tuna.

Although Ma Li already knew about this, after listening to Lin Hao's story, her heart was suddenly filled with emotion and she secretly thought it was a pity.

So he grabbed Lin Hao's hand and said, "Dad, next time you go, I want to go too. I want to fish for tuna too!"

"Just your small body?" Lin Hao looked his adopted daughter up and down.

"Who are you looking down on?" Mary immediately refused to do it.

"Okay, okay, I'll take you to experience it next time I have the chance. It's good to broaden your horizons!"

Mary was immediately delighted, and then asked, "By the way, Dad, what did you do with the tuna you caught? Did you sell it?"

"No!" Lin Hao smiled, and then said proudly: "The others are on the way back, and this is what I brought back with me."

"Why didn't you sell it?" Mary asked curiously.

"I just thought that my precious daughter hasn't had it yet, so I brought it back specially so that you can eat as much as you want in the future!"

When Ma Li's grandmother had just finished cooking and put the meal on the table, Manou shouted to the outside in surprise:
"mom!"

Tian Ye came in from the door with a bag on his back. When he saw Mark was there, he showed a trace of panic and then hid it.

"Tian Ye is back. Mark said you were too busy to come back! Hurry up and wash your hands and have dinner. You're back just in time. Mark even brought back some tuna sashimi."

Everyone took their seats, but the atmosphere at the table was a little depressing. Except for Grandma Mali and Little Manou who were unaware of the situation, the other three people each had their own ulterior motives.

Always feeling that something was wrong, Grandma Mary thought of the rumors she had heard and glared at Lin Hao.

"Don't just eat by yourself, pick some food for Tian Ye!"

Lin Hao stretched out his chopsticks and prepared to show off by picking up some food for Tian Ye, but Tian Ye suddenly said:

"No need, Mom. I came back this time because I have something to tell you!"

Lin Hao frowned when he heard this. What did Tian Ye mean? Was he going to reveal his cards? Lin Hao had a vague guess in his mind.

Tian Ye took a breath and continued:
"Mom, you were right when you asked me that day. We did have problems. In fact, we divorced a long time ago!"

"What?" Grandma Ma Li looked at Lin Hao and Tian Ye in shock. When she was about to say something, Tian Ye interrupted:
"Mom, don't worry. It's not because of anyone's fault. We broke up peacefully. I'm sorry for hiding it for so long!"

When Grandma Mary heard the news, her eyes widened and she opened her mouth but didn't know what to say.

Looking at this virtuous daughter-in-law, he thought that his son Mark must have done something to let Tian Ye down, otherwise why would Tian Ye divorce his son!

Grandma Ma Li immediately yelled at Lin Hao:

"Tell me, have you done anything to offend Tian Ye?"

Lin Hao felt helpless and quickly said:

"Mom, that's what Tian Ye said. We can solve our problems on our own. Don't worry about it!"

"Shut up!" When Ma Li's grandmother heard what Lin Hao said, she pointed at Lin Hao's head and cursed, "Hurry up and apologize to Tian Ye~~~!"

Faced with the old lady's self-righteous words, Lin Hao simply ignored them, but felt more disgusted with Tian Ye in his heart.

It was agreed beforehand that the divorce would be discussed after a while, so that both Ma Li and Ma Li's grandmother would have some buffer time, especially since Ma Li's grandmother had a heart disease!
Ma Li was also shocked. Before this, when Ma Li saw Tian Ye hugging Zhao Ling, she felt that her mother had betrayed her father.

Therefore, Tian Ye was not a big shot in the eye, but now he found out that his parents had divorced long ago. No wonder his mother was with Zhao Ling, and no wonder his father went fishing at sea with her new sisters.

After all this time, they have become estranged in spirit, and she has been a single-parent child for a long time. Ma Li felt very unhappy when she thought about this.

I originally wanted to talk to my father alone, but now it seems that there is no need. There is no betrayal. It’s just that she is a fool who knows nothing and she is trying to bring my father together and make my mother change her mind.

Seeing that her grandmother was a little angry, Ma Li, who had been sensible since childhood, had to step forward to comfort her:

"It's okay, grandma. Even if they're divorced, Manou and I are still here. Please don't be angry!"

"Mom, I will come back to see you often in the future, don't worry!"

Grandma Ma Li still refused to accept this reality and wanted to match her son and daughter-in-law.

"Oh~!" Grandma Mary sighed, but didn't know what to say. She got up and went into the house angrily.

"Manou, sister will take you to play." Ma Li picked up Manou and went out, leaving the space for the two of them.

"You found a new one?" Tian Ye asked unwillingly. "Yes!" Lin Hao nodded.

"Is she the girl who went tuna fishing with you?" Tian Ye's heart sank and he asked again.

"Ok!"

When he heard Lin Hao's two "hmm", he felt a nameless anger rising in his heart, as if his things had been taken away.

But she was the one who filed for divorce after all, and for the sake of her own dignity, she finally said:
"Don't keep saying 'um'. I didn't say you can't find another one. How can I control you even though we're divorced?"

"Aren't you afraid that this will make you sad?" Lin Hao said expressionlessly.

Tian Ye felt warm in her heart, thinking that Lin Hao still cared about her. She also felt helpless, and suddenly a feeling of regret surged in her heart.

I originally thought that with the relationship between the two of us for so many years, I would be able to advance or retreat even if I got divorced.

But Lin Hao found a new girlfriend, which forced her into a dilemma. Now she can only grit her teeth and move on to maintain her last bit of dignity.

"There's nothing to be sad about. We've been together for so many years. The fact that you found a new girlfriend so quickly shows that I had good taste back then. Why should I be sad?"

"What are your plans for the future? Are you still planning to be a manager in a hotel?" Thinking of Tian Ye wanting so-called freedom, Lin Hao changed the subject.

"I plan to quit my job. My original dream was to travel around the world, but I don't have the financial foundation, so I want to open a store first and then travel when I earn enough money to see the world for myself." Tian Ye is somewhat looking forward to the future.

A sumptuous dinner ended in a bad mood. After Lin Hao sent Tian Ye away, Grandma Ma Li grabbed Lin Hao and scolded him.

It seemed that he was convinced that it was he who cheated on Tian Ye and that he was wronged by her, which led Tian Ye to file for divorce.

She still wanted him to apologize to Tian Ye, but Lin Hao was too lazy to argue with the old lady, so he took Ma Li and Manou back to have some quiet time.

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next day
At this moment in the Dragon Pet Shop, Wang Xiaomi was sitting at the bar, looking out the window with a silly smile, muttering to himself.

Dai Anfen grabbed the phone, looked at Wang Xiaomi speechlessly and said:
"Oh my! Xiaomi, you're almost annoying me! Since you came back yesterday, you've been like a lost soul. Are you so distracted that you've even thrown your brain to Sanya?"

In her opinion, Wang Xiaomi seemed to have become a completely different person after returning from her trip to Hainan.

Either she would giggle foolishly from time to time, or she would stare blankly for an hour with a smiling face.

The worst thing is that he mumbles a bunch of incomprehensible words every once in a while.

"I'm going to ask you one last time, who is this 'uncle'? Where did this uncle come from?"

"Uncle? Hehe~!" Wang Xiaomi thought of Lin Hao and smiled foolishly again.

Dai Anfen slapped her forehead speechlessly, and was very impressed by the hopeless Wang Xiaomi in front of her:

"You don't have to tell me. I'll go to your house tonight and ask your aunt what's going on! Is that right?"

"Don't spread the word. We hired a stupid girl to work in our store. Won't your mother get in trouble?"

Dai Anfen directly used her trump card, and Wang Xiaomi recovered from his crazy state.

"Ah? No!" Wang Xiaomi said quickly:

"You better not go. If my mom smells something, she'll skin me alive!"

"Then tell me, what's going on with the uncle?" Dai Anfen asked curiously.

"Uncle is an uncle I met while traveling~!" Wang Xiaomi said in a low voice.

Wang Xiaomi had no choice but to tell the truth, but this aroused Dai Anfen's great interest:
"Uncle? Man? Wang Xiaomi, has your taste changed? You no longer want young handsome men, but want old men instead? How big is an uncle? Is he this big?"

Dai Anfen said this while indicating the length of a finger with her hand.

"You're less than 40 years old, Dai Anfen! What the hell are you thinking about? Is there such a dirty question?"

Boss Han came out of the toilet at this time. Hearing the second half of Wang Xiaomi's sentence, he leaned over with a strange look and asked:

"What kind of dirty things are you two talking about? Let me join in~!"

"Old Han, please don't join in the fun. Our Wang Xiaomi has been seduced away by an old man!"

"Uncle? Hello uncle, you are calm, considerate and rich, and you are the best person to take good care of you girls!"

Then Lao Han asked curiously:
"Xiaomi, what does your uncle do? Is he a big boss or a big entrepreneur? Does he have a villa? What kind of luxury car does he drive?"

Wang Xiaomi was a little mad because no one in the store was serious.

"You two should be quiet! I haven't said anything yet, but you guys have already taken me astray! Is this how you play?"

Old Han smoothed back his trendy hairstyle and said with a sly smile:

"Okay, I won't ask about those. You should know where he is from, right? Is he married?"

"A local from Yandu, with two children."

"What? There are two more children?" Old Han and Dai Anfen said in unison, and then they saw shock in each other's eyes.

"Xiaomi, you wouldn't have found a married man to fool around with, right?" Old Han asked in disbelief.

Wang Xiaomi slammed the table hard, her face full of dissatisfaction, as if Lao Han's words had touched her weak spot.

"Uncle is divorced! And, Lao Han, am I such an unscrupulous person in your eyes?"

Boss Han was shocked by Wang Xiaomi's aura. He didn't dare to answer and ran away to hide in shame.

"Come on, Xiaomi, tell me what's going on!" Dai Anfen sat down with his arms around Xiaomi and asked softly.

"Didn't I book a hotel? Then the uncle gave me his suite, so we know each other..."

As Wang Xiaomi continued to talk, Dai Anfen's expression gradually changed from calm and composed at the beginning to one of disappointment.

"No way. I bought you off by giving you a suite and treating you to a seafood dinner. Are you going to give yourself up just like that?"

Well, it seems that Triumph misunderstood the meaning of Wang Xiaomi's words again and thought that Wang Xiaomi was being conquered by someone.

It's not her fault. This is the current social situation. It's common for people to take advantage of others' interests. It's nothing new.

Men become bad when they have money, and women become rich when they become bad. Even Dai Anfen goes on blind dates all the time for money!
To put it bluntly, if there is someone who is really willing to spend money on her, she can accept it even if he is older.

"Hey, Triumph, stop guessing, what are you talking about?"

Wang Xiaomi had no choice but to recount in detail everything that happened between him and Lin Hao, from the moment they met on the plane to the moment they parted.
Of course, Lin Hao's name and occupation were deliberately omitted. After all, she planned to keep it secret for the time being.

"Now that you put it, your uncle is really not bad. At least he is much more generous than Qiu Feng!" Boss Han came over again.

Wang Xiaomi smiled and said, "He also gave me a stuffed puppy!"

(End of this chapter)