In Beijing's Chaoyang District, where high-rise buildings are lined up, Zhao Mingyuan's life is as regular and busy as ever. As a senior manager of a foreign company, he works every day in addition to work, and it has become the norm to return late. Today, he finally found some peace on the weekend and decided to spend time with his fifteen-year-old daughter Xiaoxin.
"Dad, I want to go hiking with my friends tomorrow, what do you think?" Xiao Xin cautiously made a request at the dining table.
Zhao Mingyuan put down his chopsticks and thought slightly. "Climbing a mountain? With whom friends? Is it safe? "
Xiao Xin replied happily: "They are all classmates from school, and Brother Li Bo will also go with him, he often organizes this kind of activities, and he is very experienced!" "
"Lee? Who is it? Zhao Mingyuan frowned, he didn't remember that his daughter had such an elder brother-level friend.
"It's the people in our group of travelers, he is very good, and many people have gone out with him." Xiao Xin said inadvertently and continued to bury her head in her meal.
Zhao Mingyuan suddenly felt a touch of uneasiness in his heart, he had never heard of this name, let alone a group of donkey friends. He decided to find out, especially in the activities that his beloved daughter was going to participate in.
Later, they cleaned up the table together, and Zhao Mingyuan deliberately asked casually: "Xiaoxin, who are the people in the group of donkey friends on your mobile phone?" "
Xiao Xin stopped what she was doing, hesitated for a moment, and finally handed over the phone: "Look for yourself, it's nothing anyway." "
Zhao Mingyuan took the phone and saw the group chat record on the screen, and the lines and lines were obviously more than a simple conversation about climbing the mountain. In particular, Li Bo, the leader of the group, always mentioned some "special" arrangements ambiguously, which made him shudder.
"Xiao Xin, this is not an ordinary travel group, do you really know this Li Bo?" Zhao Mingyuan raised his head, and his tone revealed seriousness.
"Dad, why are you so suspicious, others have been there many times, and Brother Li Bo has taken a lot of beautiful photos for everyone!" Xiao Xin looked a little impatient.
Looking at his daughter's eyes, Zhao Mingyuan knew that he had to deal with this matter carefully, and he couldn't simply refuse, which would only make Xiao Xin feel that he didn't understand him.
"I ...... It's not that I don't believe you, Dad is just worried about you. Otherwise, the next time you are active, Dad can follow from a distance and protect you at ease, how about it? Zhao Mingyuan made a compromise proposal.
Xiao Xin looked a little surprised, but soon her face revealed a hint of relief, "Okay, then don't be ashamed, you have to pretend that you don't know me!" "
Zhao Mingyuan nodded in agreement, but he secretly made a decision in his heart, he must thoroughly figure out what kind of secret is hidden in this so-called group of donkey friends that his daughter is about to enter. The weekend sun shines through the blinds, dappled on Zhao Mingyuan's desk, his brows are furrowed, the news of the donkey friend group on the mobile phone screen is still being updated, and his mood is getting heavier and heavier.
"Xiaoxin, Dad thought a lot last night, I decided that I would also join your group of travel friends, let's go on a trip together." Zhao Mingyuan tried to say to his daughter in a calm tone at breakfast.
Xiao Xin looked up with confusion while holding her favorite fried egg: "Really? Haven't you been busy all the time? "
"Well, Dad has been really busy lately, but seeing that you love traveling so much, I want to relax too." Although Zhao Mingyuan had a different plan in his heart, he didn't want his daughter to notice.
Xiao Xin was obviously happy, and said busily: "That's great, I'll tell Brother Li Bo!" "
Zhao Mingyuan nodded, but the vigilance in his heart did not disappear. He had to meet this so-called Lee Bo for himself and see what kind of person he really was.
A few days later, at the meeting place, Zhao Mingyuan and Xiao Xin met with a group of enthusiastic travel friends. At this moment, a man who looked about his age walked up and enthusiastically extended his hand.
"You're Xiao Xin's father, Mr. Zhao, right? I'm glad you're here, I'm Lee Bo. The man's smile looked sincere.
Zhao Mingyuan clasped the other party's hand and looked at him with a smile: "Li Bo, Xiao Xin mentioned you, you young people are quite lively." "
Li Bo led everyone on the trip, and he acted as a guide and safety officer throughout the whole process, giving the impression of being responsible.
Although Zhao Mingyuan was involved, his eyes were always observing, especially Li Bo's every move, and he was even more attentive.
"Take a break, guys, there's an observation deck in front of you, and the view is very open." Li Bo's voice echoed through the valley.
Everyone excitedly went to the observation deck, and Li Bo quietly stayed, falling at the end of the line. Zhao Mingyuan pretended to tie his shoelaces and also fell behind.
At this time, he heard Li Bo make a phone call, and the content made him nervous instantly: "Yes, yes, everything is going according to plan, there will be no problem." "
Li Bo, who hung up the phone, looked back and found that Zhao Mingyuan was standing behind him, he put away his phone, and the smile on his face was a little embarrassed.
"Mr. Zhao, why are you here?" Li Bo tried to cover up.
Zhao Mingyuan replied calmly: "Oh, my shoelaces are loose." By the way, did you just call for some emergency? "
"Ah, that...... It's okay, it's a matter of my hometown. Li Bo obviously didn't want to go into details.
But Zhao Mingyuan had already begun to build up his suspicions, and he decided to observe for a while longer, and then find an opportunity to talk to his daughter Xiaoxin.
The two-day trip passed quickly, but Zhao Mingyuan's worries did not diminish. Some of the details he observed made him more and more uneasy, especially the occasional hint of impatience that Li Bo tried to hide.
On the way back to Beijing, Zhao Mingyuan found an opportunity to chat with Xiao Xin about his observations.
"Shin Shin, are you happy on this trip?" Zhao Mingyuan opened the topic.
"Of course I'm happy, Dad, thank you for being with me." Xiao Xin replied with a smile, but then noticed that her father looked serious.
"I wondered, can we change the tour group next time, or can we plan our own itinerary?" Zhao Mingyuan asked tentatively.
"But Brother Li Bo's organization is very good, we all had a lot of fun, don't you like it too, Dad?" Xiao Xin obviously didn't understand why her father had such an idea.
"Shin Shin, there are some things that you are still young and may not be able to see clearly. That Lee Bo ......" Before Zhao Mingyuan finished speaking, Xiao Xin interrupted.
"Dad, I know you don't like him very much, but he's really a good guy!" Xiao Xin was a little angry. That night, Zhao Mingyuan lay on the bed tossing and turning and couldn't sleep, and Li Bo's figure followed him. He decided to take action and quietly conducted an investigation into Li Bo.
A few days later, in his study at home, Mr. Zhao was confronted by a computer screen, and the results of the investigation made him tremble — Mr. Li had an unknown history and had a lot to do with some frauds.
He urgently needs to find evidence to uncover Li Bo's true face, but this must be done carefully, and he cannot do anything to put his daughter in harm's way.
"Dad, why have you been mysterious lately?" Xiao Xin walked into the study unexpectedly, looked at Zhao Mingyuan's nervous appearance and asked curiously.
"Xinxin, come, sit, Dad has something to talk to you about seriously." Zhao Mingyuan took a deep breath and revealed his investigation and doubts to his daughter.
When Xiao Xin heard this, she couldn't help but be shocked: "What? Will Brother Li Bo be a liar? Impossible! I don't believe it! "
Zhao Mingyuan said firmly: "Xinxin, the evidence is here, but we still need more definite evidence, I plan to go to this company to find out more." "
Xiao Xin's heart was in turmoil, she couldn't accept that the person she once trusted had such a side, which was a big blow to her at a young age.
At Zhao Mingyuan's insistence, the father and daughter came to Li Bo's company to conduct a field investigation. As one fact after another surfaced, Xiao Xin finally realized the truth of what her father said.
"Xinxin, we have to be sensible, and we can't let him know that we are alert." Zhao Mingyuan hinted at his daughter.
In the next few days, Zhao Mingyuan had been planning for a long time, using his network resources to closely track Li Bo's every move and call the police to deal with it.
Finally, on a sunny afternoon, the police were dispatched and arrested Li Bo and his accomplices on the spot. It turned out that they carried out property fraud after defrauding trust through travel buddy activities.
In the police station, the suspect was brought into the interrogation room, while Zhao Mingyuan and Xiaoxin waited quietly. Suddenly, Xiao Xin's words broke the silence: "Dad, I'm sorry, I blame you." "
Zhao Mingyuan gently touched his daughter's head, with a relieved smile: "Xinxin, it doesn't matter if you make mistakes, the important thing is that we can find and correct them in time." This time, we all learned a lot. "
One night, in the living room of his home, Zhao Mingyuan started a warm conversation: "Xinxin, Dad knows that this incident hurts you very much, but we have all learned from it, haven't we?" "
Xiao Xin leaned on the sofa and nodded slightly, the childishness in her eyes was replaced by a hint of enlightenment: "Yes, Dad, I used to trust others too easily. "
Zhao Mingyuan smiled and moved his body, his body language was full of love: "Remember, no matter what happens, Dad will always be on your side, supporting you and protecting you." "
Xiao Xin snuggled up to Zhao Mingyuan, and this action silently expressed her gratitude and trust: "Dad, thank you, I will be more careful in the future, and I will communicate more with you, there will be no more secrets." "
"We're always the best teammates, right?" Zhao Mingyuan's voice contained relief and firmness, his relationship with his daughter was tightly bound by this incident, and trust was stronger than ever.
Time flies like a white horse, and in a blink of an eye, Xiaoxin has graduated from high school and is facing a new choice in life. Zhao Mingyuan still patiently stayed by her side to help her analyze and choose.
"Dad, I want to go to college in another place, is that okay?" Xiao Xin asked with some concern.
Zhao Mingyuan didn't answer directly, but asked rhetorically: "Have you thought about it yourself?" What do you think is the difference between universities in other places and here? "
Xiao Xin pondered for a while, and then said immaturely and firmly: "I want to go outside and have more learning and living experiences." "
Zhao Mingyuan patted her on the shoulder and showed a smile of agreement: "Okay, go ahead, but remember that no matter where you are, you are not alone." "
Moonlight poured in from the window, illuminating the two figures who were dependent on each other. On this quiet night, nothing is more precious than the deep father-daughter love in their hearts.