Grandpa Xia's gaze fell on the bracelet on Gu Chen's wrist, but in the end he said nothing and went straight to open the door, waiting for Xia Ran to come in.
After Grandpa Xia left, Xia Ran looked at Gu Zheng again, her voice cold as if she were treating a stranger. No, it should be said that she was even worse than a stranger, and it wouldn't be an exaggeration to call her an enemy.
"Gu Zheng, no matter how I treated you before, I can tell you clearly now that I don't like you anymore, and I will never like you again."
"I've exhausted all my strength in everything before, so go find your Gu En. You can take care of me as a substitute."
Xia Ran didn't take Gu Zheng's earlier statement about liking her to heart at all.
He felt that Gu Zheng must have said those things because the child needed him; he clearly remembered how deep Gu Zheng's affection for Gu En was.
Thinking about those things, Xia Ran's heart ached again.
Gu Zheng: "No, Xia Ran, I don't like him. I misunderstood my feelings before. The only person I like is you. Please believe me, okay?"
"I said it's not good, and there's no need for it."
Xia Ran took a deep breath, then bent down and forcefully pulled Gu Chen, who was still clinging to his leg, down.
Although Gu Chen was holding her very tightly, Xia Ran, as an adult man, could still pull the child away.
"I don't want to see you anymore. I'm doing well now and I don't want anyone to disturb my life. After all, we used to live together. Don't make me hate you."
Xia Ran pushed the child directly in front of Gu Zheng and ran straight towards the front door.
"Little Daddy!!" Gu Chen cried out in anguish, "Don't leave Xiao Chen! Waaaaah... Little Daddy..."
The child's voice was hoarse, and Xia Ran felt another pang of pain in her heart.
Because Xia Ran pushed the child too hard, Gu Zheng stumbled when he caught him.
His original body would certainly not be like this; it's just that because he had just recovered from surgery, his body was somewhat weak and he couldn't stand for long periods of time, let alone catch the child.
Qin Hao, watching from the side, became increasingly anxious.
"Brother, sit down first. Didn't the doctor say you shouldn't stand for too long? Sit down quickly."
Qin Hao's voice was quite loud, and Xia Ran naturally heard it. He subconsciously paused for a moment, then continued walking forward.
Gu Chen pushed Gu Zheng aside and ran towards Xia Ran, but Xia Ran didn't stop at all and closed the door directly.
Just as he was closing the door, he saw the child fall to the ground. At that moment, Xia Ran felt extremely distressed, but in the end, he closed the door without any hesitation.
"Waaaaah... Daddy... don't leave me... waaaaah..."
After falling, Gu Chen got up and continued walking forward, banging hard on Xia Ran's door.
Xia Ran leaned against the door, her eyes welling up with tears.
Grandpa Xia watched from the side and sighed silently.
Hearing her grandfather sigh, Xia Ran went over and quickly said...
"Grandpa, I'm fine. I'm just... worried about the child. I don't like Gu Zheng anymore. Really, I really don't like him anymore."
Xia Ran seemed to be telling herself, and also seemed to be telling Grandpa Xia.
"Grandpa, don't worry, I will never repeat the mistakes I made in the past."
Grandpa Xia touched his face and said softly.
"Go in."
After saying that, Grandpa Xia went inside first. Xia Ran stood there, and when she heard the knocking on the door, she couldn't help but cover her chest.
Why, why is Gu Zheng still unwilling to let him go even at this point?
He had finally managed to calm himself down. Why? Why was Gu Zheng able to humiliate him with Gu Enlai a while ago, but now he was saying these things to him again?
The knocking on the door continued, but Xia Ran ignored it and went into the living room.
Qin Hao, standing outside the door, looked at Gu Zheng, who was sitting in a wheelchair, looking lost and pale. He then glanced at Gu Chen, who was banging on the door. Finally, he sighed with a headache, went over, and picked up the child.
"Xiao Chen, listen to me, stop patting, my hands hurt. Listen to your uncle, okay? If you really want your dad back, you have to listen to your uncle."
"Knocking on the door like that will only make your stepfather angrier, you know?"
"Waaaaah...I want a little daddy..."
"I know, let's talk about how to get your stepfather to forgive us, okay?"
Gu En glanced at the tightly closed door, then nodded with red eyes.
Qin Hao breathed a sigh of relief, carried the child back to Gu Zheng's side, and said,
“Let’s find a hotel to stay in first. There’s no point in you waiting here in Xia Ran’s current state. Let him calm down first.”
Gu Zheng looked in the direction of Xia Ran's house without saying anything, while Qin Hao knew that Gu Zheng had tacitly agreed, so he left with the two children.
He must have done something wrong to the Gu family in his past life, otherwise why would he be constantly suppressed by Gu Zheng in this life, and now he has to take care of others?
When Dazhuang woke up, he saw Grandpa Xia sighing and Xia Ran looking a little off.
"What's wrong? Grandpa, Xia Ran, why do you both look so pale? And why do I hear someone knocking on the door?"
As he spoke, Dazhuang started to walk towards the door, as if he was about to open it.
Xia Ran quickly pulled the person back and said,
"Don't worry about it, it's... Gu Zheng who's here. I've already explained things to them."
After Xia Ran finished speaking, she went straight into the kitchen. Da Zhuang digested what Xia Ran had just said, glanced at Grandpa Xia again, and then followed her into the kitchen with some unease.
In the kitchen, Xia Ran was about to cook rice, but he looked obviously distracted because he had spilled the rice on the floor.
Dazhuang walked over and took the pot from Xia Ran's hands, saying,
"Stop cooking for now, tell me what happened first? Why is Gu Zheng coming over again? What is he here for?"
Xia Ran glanced at Da Zhuang, took the pot back, carefully rinsed two bowls of rice, and then spoke.
"nothing."
"Nonsense!" Da Zhuang rolled his eyes. "Why would he come over if he didn't do anything?"
Chapter 205 He Won't Dislike Me
In fact, Dazhuang was still very worried because he had been texting Hexiu every day recently, and they were mostly talking about Xia Ran's situation.
He Xiu said that Xia Ran seems to be fine on the surface, but there's no guarantee that things won't explode one day, so he must make him send a message every day to report on Xia Ran's situation.
Da Zhuang is terrified by Xia Ran's current state, fearing that something like what He Xiu said about a sudden outbreak might happen.
Xia Ran: "I'm really fine, don't overthink it. Oh, you go out first, I'll cook. I'm hungry even if you're not."
"Xia Ran," Da Zhuang called out to Xia Ran in a serious tone, "If you feel unwell, just tell me, and I'll go out and beat them up right now to avenge you."
Seeing Dazhuang's serious expression, Xia Ran felt both amused and touched.
"I'm fine, really. You wouldn't believe me if I said I didn't feel anything, right? But I'm really okay."
"You don't need to worry that I'll go down that path again. I'm not stupid. How could I let others trample on my self-respect again and again?"
Da Zhuang looked at Xia Ran's emotions. Although she seemed a little absent-minded, she was not exactly on the verge of a breakdown, so he breathed a sigh of relief.
"Okay, but you have to promise me you won't overthink things. If you feel uncomfortable, just say so, and we'll go and put sacks on them together. That'll help us vent our feelings."
"By the way, if you're feeling unwell, it's not just physical discomfort, but also emotional discomfort. If you're feeling emotionally unwell, you should talk about it, okay?"
Dazhuang looked at Xia Ran cautiously, his biggest fear being that Xia Ran would feel uncomfortable.
Xia Ran instantly understood what Da Zhuang meant. She thought of his state when he had just divorced Gu Zheng, and it was no wonder that Da Zhuang was worried.
"Don't worry, it won't happen this time."
He was stubborn and blind before, he couldn't see people clearly, he was just being foolish. He won't be like that now.
Dazhuang breathed a sigh of relief. "Okay, I'll go out and check on Grandpa."
Actually, Dazhuang wanted to send a message to He Xiu to ask about it, and also go out and give Gu Zheng a piece of his mind. What's going on? They're already divorced, why is he still bothering Xia Ran? Does he think he doesn't exist?
Xia Ran watched Da Zhuang leave, took a deep breath, and then continued cooking.
But the image of the child falling just now kept replaying in my mind, and I wondered if the child's hand had hurt itself.
Even if he falls and hurts himself, Gu Zheng will still take the child to see a doctor, right? After all, Gu Zheng is willing to say he likes this stand-in for the sake of the child.
Ha... How much he wanted Gu Zheng's favor back then, now it seems so ironic.
After Dazhuang went out, he glanced at Grandpa Xia, who was resting with his eyes closed on the recliner, and then quietly left.
Grandpa can't find out, otherwise he probably won't let him go out.
But he had only taken two steps when he heard Grandpa Xia's voice behind him.
"Dazhuang, where are we going?"
Hearing Grandpa Xia's voice, Dazhuang felt a little guilty.
"Grandpa, I'm going out to buy some snacks. I'll be right back."
"You're not allowed to go." Grandpa Xia's tone was no different from usual, but it carried a hint of seriousness.
Da Zhuang knew immediately that Grandpa Xia knew what he was going to do.
"Grandpa, I... I'm just a little angry and want to go out and teach that Gu Zheng a lesson."
"We can teach Gu Zheng a lesson later. Right now, the child is with him. What would it look like if the child saw this?"
Ultimately, Grandpa Xia was just afraid of upsetting Gu Chen.
Dazhuang sighed inwardly and sat down opposite Grandpa Xia.
"Tell me, how can there be such people in the world? They sent Gu En over first, and now they want to come over themselves. It's infuriating!"
Grandpa Xia: "It's all fate."
After saying that, he let out a heavy sigh.
Isn't this fate? He was like this back then, and Xia Ran is like this now. So is this the consequence and retribution for not listening to his parents back then?
Da Zhuang glanced at Grandpa Xia, but in the end didn't say anything. Instead, he secretly took out his phone and sent a message to He Xiu.
No, he still needs to ask a professional for their opinion!
So Dazhuang directly edited a long paragraph about Xia Ran's reaction and Gu Zheng's arrival and sent it to He Xiu.