The two of them were staring into each other eyes. Ning Wentao was usually calm and steady. Yet Ning Meng had just destroyed his character in a matter of seconds.
"What is going on here? How can you not recognize me?"
"There must be something wrong with my eyes!"
Realizing she had just made a ridiculous excuse, Ning Meng knew that her dad would not believe her. She then started to imagine all kinds of wild stuff that would happen after this. She reckoned that her dad would realize that his daughter's soul was no longer in her body. That would mean he would hand her over to some research facility to study her.
"This is all my fault," said Ning Wentao while sighing.
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"I don't think I can afford to go against Huo Beichen. You have to know that you will suffer even more if someday I muster enough courage to stand up against him. I'm so sorry that you have to suffer for now."
