I Have Decided to Go Look for My Father

wny little body squatting at the entrance of the village all by her lonesome.
There was nobody else next to her.

Stopping in front of Lin Xi, the driver was surprised, “Just you?”

“Yes, just me.” Lin Xi nodded.
Her lips curved upward and she said to him, “I am going to look for my father.
He lives in City B.”

Lin Xi felt that this whole idea about a novel was still somewhat metaphysical and then there was that boss father that she had never met before…

As such, even though the idea of going to look for Gu Shao had crossed her mind at the beginning, she never gave it too much thought.

That was, until the day when she overheard the conversation between Song Kexin and Zhang Cui and remembering the darkness of what happened to “her” in the novel after she was sent to the village.
Lin Xi finally made a bold decision – she would go look for her own father.

As such, even though Lin Xi didn’t bring with her much that was valuable, she brought with her those that were important to her.

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In the car, the driver had a look of understanding after he heard Lin Xi’s explanation.
It was commonplace in villages like this that the parents would go out to work elsewhere, leaving the children back home with the elderlies.
The children would then go and rejoin them when they reached school age.

“Your parents didn’t even come to pick you up? They just have you go alone?” The driver grumbled as he got out and helped Lin Xi load her bag into the car.
He then confirmed the location with Lin Xi.
“You are heading to 77 Chongshan Street…”

Having said that, the driver looked surprised all of a sudden.
“You are heading to NTN Technology Center? Your father works there?”

NTN Technology Center was a big enterprise and very well known.
Even an on-demand driver like him had heard of it.

“Mmm,” said Lin Xi.
He was the boss so that counted working there as well.

“He must make good money working there,” sighed the driver.
Rumors had it that even the cleaning personnel there made more money than those at other companies.

Lin Xi smiled.
“Yes, my dad is very mighty.” Mighty did not begin to describe him.
Whether it was in the novel or in real life, Gu Shao was the boss of all bosses.

The thought of being able to meet him soon made her feel surreal.

The driver didn’t pay too much attention to her “mighty” comment.

On their way, the driver saw Lin Xi grabbed onto the seat belt with a very serious look on her.
Sometimes she’d frown and sometimes she’d rub her head.
Thinking that she might not be feeling well, he asked her, concerned, “Are you getting car sick? Would you like me to slow down?”

Lin Xi recollected herself and shook her head.
“No, I am fine.
You don’t need to slow down.” She was thinking about how should she explain their relationship to Gu Shao when she saw him and how to convinced him of the fact that he had a daughter her age.