Tears suddenly gushed from Yan Rumei's eyes.
"Eh?" Yan Rumei panicked. "Ah... This... Ah."
She quickly wiped her tears with her hands. She even took the table napkin and dabbed them carelessly on her face.
[Ahhhh... f*ck! Did someone cut onions around here?]
[Gah, this is so embarrassing.]
[It was fine with that assistant earlier... But right now... In front of THE. CEO. Gu. Feng. of THE. Gu. Corporation. Ahhh, why am I like this?]
[Mom, what are you saying, why are you making me feel like this right now?]
-Gaasp-
"Ah! Meimei!"
Even both Lu Anqing and Gu Feng didn't expect Yan Rumei to suddenly cry.
"Ah… Meimei, I…", Lu Anqing stuttered, not knowing what to say to comfort her daughter.
Gu Feng also stood up but didn't know what to do.
[My new daughter is crying. What to do? I've never had training for this. I don't know how to pacify her. Ah! Why is dealing with a crying daughter harder than handling a big business project?]
Since he was sitting across Yan Rumei and was quite farther, he decided to shorten the distance first.
Gu Feng held his chair, carried it, and placed it on Yan Rumei's left side.
Lu Anqing was surprised but then her face softened.
Gu Feng then gently patted Yan Rumei's back, "Ah… Meimei, your mother and I are sorry for telling you everything now. We know that everything that happened is a lot to take in, but from now on, we promise to be better parents to you."
"You'll also have 2 brothers you can rely on. Let's be a family, alright?"
Yan Rumei tried to stop her tears from flowing but it just continued for a while without restraint. It was only until about ten minutes that everything settled.
"Ah, this is so embarrassing. I was just saying earlier that I'm already a full-grown adult but there I was, crying my heart out.", she timidly said.
Gu Feng chuckled and declared, "It's completely fine to cry in front of family. But you have to tell us who aggrieved you in the future so we can take revenge and appease your frustration for you."
"Speaking of which, that crazy woman who tried to defame and hurt you must want to bury herself alive by now. Hahahaha!"
Yan Rumei's eye twitched.
[Ah, it seems my new dad is a lunatic.]
[Ah, RIP Wei Lijuan. I should help to lessen your misfortune but meh I don't feel like it right now.]
Then Yan Rumei remembered and said, "Uhm Mr… Ah, D-dad…"
Both Lu Anqing and Gu Feng's eyes twinkled.
[Meimei…]
[Oh, my new daughter…]
She shyly continued, "Ah, uhm… Please don't blame the hotel and the restaurant staff. It's usually hard for them to deal with these kinds of commotions and unreasonable guests. The staff tried her best to handle the situation the best she could."
"Also, you wanted me to live here starting today, I would rather have a good relationship with the staff in this establishment than make things hard for them."
Gu Feng raised his eyebrow, "Meimei, employees need to be admonished if they did something wrong or did not follow company protocol. Also, I don't think they will ever dare to not treat you well now that everyone knows your identity."
Lu Anqing chuckled, "Hubby, although Meimei is your daughter now and will have a lot of attention in the future, she has always been a good and kind child. She is not unreasonable and would treat people well as long as they're not stepping on her toes. The staff in this place were sensible enough and were able to distinguish what's right and wrong and, in the end, they did what has to be done."
"Besides, Meimei is right. It's better to have a good relationship with them. Who knows if they become resentful if you punish them? What if they decide to exact revenge on Meimei then? What are you going to do? We will be both living in City A. Unless Meimei comes with us, she will have fewer people to protect her from those types of people while she's alone here."
Gu Feng's forehead crumpled, "I can give her more bodyguards."
Lu Anqing rolled her eyes.
-Eheeeerm-
Yan Rumei then cut their bickering by clearing her throat, "D-dad, I don't need any additional bodyguards. Bodyguard Bo is enough and there's also that Assistant Li. They can help me with everything I need."
"Also, I would appreciate it if you can block any news that shows a picture of me. I don't want that much attention."
"I don't think it's possible to block the news of my name anymore because it might already be out and have spread by now, so I'm just hoping that my face will be blocked."
Gu Feng wanted to persuade Yan Rumei to accept more bodyguards but then he refrained from doing it when he heard her call him 'Dad' again. He didn't want his daughter to feel too pressured and end up taking away his 'Dad' title.
"Okay then. The issue with your picture can easily be arranged. That might also be good for your personal safety. Less people who know how you look, less possibility of bad people that will try to harm you and/or annoying people who will try to unnecessarily curry favor."
"Assistant Xiong…" Gu Feng then called out his assistant who was outside the private room.
A man, about the same age as Gu Feng, that Yan Rumei saw earlier, opened the door, and came into the private room. He slightly bowed and asked, "Yes Master?"
"Hnnm. Assistant Xiong, first, make sure to dig up all the dirty things on that crazy woman and her family. Provide all evidence you can gather and send it to a prosecutor. Give them additional assistance if needed."
"Second, tell the hotel that we will not pursue further of what happened today. In return, tell them that the staff should treat Meimei well. Also, tell them to triple the entire hotel security. If they can't, we can provide them with extra men from our side."
"Third, wipe out and prevent any further posts of Meimei's face on the internet or any news outlet."
After Gu Feng finished, Assistant Xiong nodded and said in a serene expression, "At once, Master."
After he uttered that, he retreated and left the private room.