Xia Ran slowly broke things down and told Gu Chen about them. Although he didn't know if Gu Chen could understand them, he felt it was necessary to explain.
Fortunately, after hearing his words, Gu Chen looked a little confused, but he quickly nodded.
"Xiao Chen... be good, Xiao Chen listen... to me, Daddy... don't embarrass... Xiao Chen..."
Gu Chen nestled in Xia Ran's arms, speaking haltingly.
He used to say one word at a time, but now he can say two or three words at a time.
Xia Ran was naturally delighted to receive Gu Chen's reply. She immediately gave Gu Chen a big kiss on the cheek and then started laughing and joking with him again.
When Gu Zheng came out, he saw the two children playing on the bed, both with their eyes squinted from laughing.
However, both of them stopped what they were doing when they saw him come out, and their smiles faded a little.
Gu Zheng felt uneasy upon witnessing this, but he was used to indifference, and Xia Ran didn't notice anything amiss with him.
Gu Zheng: "Are you still feeling unwell?"
Although he didn't ask who it was, Xia Ran knew it was him as soon as she heard it.
Xia Ran blushed slightly. "No, I don't feel uncomfortable anymore."
Gu Zheng nodded, then looked at Gu Chen in Xia Ran's arms.
Gu Chen, who was originally facing Gu Zheng, immediately turned his body around after seeing Gu Zheng's gaze, turning his back to Gu Zheng and presenting his rear end as a silent protest.
Upon seeing Gu Chen's actions, Xia Ran and Gu Zheng were both slightly taken aback. Gu Zheng, in particular, was so angry that he laughed and left the room without saying anything more.
As Xia Ran watched Gu Zheng leave, she realized that Gu Zheng wasn't really angry; he was probably just feeling helpless because of Xiao Chen's actions.
Xia Ran looked down at Gu Chen, who had buried his head in her chest, and spoke again.
"Xiao Chen, you can't treat your uncle like that again, you know? Your uncle only said those things because he loves you."
"Besides, your eldest father is the person your younger father loves the most and the person closest to you. We should love him well and not speak ill of him like before. Doing so will make him feel bad, you know?"
Although Xia Ran knew that Gu Chen was just being childish and that's why he said Gu Zheng was bad, she still wanted to have a proper talk with Gu Chen to prevent him from having that kind of subconscious reaction in the future.
Gu Chen only partially understood what Xia Ran was saying, but he grasped the general idea, so he nodded directly.
But after nodding, Gu Chen gripped Xia Ran's clothes tightly again and stammered,
"Little Daddy...loves...me the most, no...don't love Big Daddy..."
As he spoke, he looked up at Xia Ran, his eyes full of anticipation.
Xia Ran burst out laughing and said,
"That won't do. Your eldest father is also your youngest father's favorite. I want both of you."
Gu Chen seemed somewhat displeased with Xia Ran's answer, and his lips pursed slightly.
But then, for some reason, he stopped pouting and could only nod reluctantly.
Xia Ran could see Gu Chen's displeasure, but he didn't say anything more. He just patted Gu Chen's head and then took him to wash up and change clothes.
Xia Ran didn't know if it was because of the Chinese medicine Gu Zheng gave him yesterday, but he didn't feel anything in his body.
He had previously researched online and learned that it's normal to feel unwell for a few days after the first time, but he hasn't experienced any discomfort at all...
While changing clothes, Xia Ran's face couldn't help but turn red again.
It's simply because the marks on his body are too...
Xia Ran patted her face to calm herself down, then picked up Gu Chen from the bed and led him downstairs.
Xia Ran felt extremely embarrassed when she thought about how she hadn't gone downstairs or left her room all day yesterday.
The servants in the house, and Uncle Wang, must all know what happened yesterday.
Sure enough, as soon as he got downstairs, he received a loving look from Uncle Wang, a look that was more intense than ever before.
"Young Master Ran, why are you up so early? Oh dear, I already told you, the young master could have slept with me last night, otherwise you wouldn't be woken up now."
Wang Bo chuckled as he spoke, and his smile was so irresistible that Xia Ran felt her face burning even hotter.
"No, it wasn't Xiao Chen who woke me up..."
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Xia Ran spoke softly, then led Gu Chen to the dining table, but he had only taken a couple of steps when he heard Uncle Wang's words again...
"That's true. You drank two bowls of Chinese medicine yesterday, so you should be fine. I specifically asked the family doctor about that medicine, and he said it's his secret recipe that no one else knows about."
Xia Ran stumbled and almost fell.
Gu Chen, who was being led by the hand, looked worried.
"Little bastard...be careful..."
Hearing Gu Chen's worried words, Xia Ran felt her face burning. She replied, "Daddy understands," and quickly led Gu Chen to the dining table.
Gu Zheng had been waiting there for a while, and only put down the newspaper in his hand when he saw them coming.
"Eat up, you can have something else today, you don't need to drink porridge anymore."
Gu Zheng's calm voice rang out, and Xia Ran, who had finally managed to sit down, couldn't help but think of what happened yesterday, and suddenly felt very hot.
Fortunately, it was just the three of them there; Uncle Wang was probably busy with something.
So although Xia Ran was a little embarrassed, she was okay. She responded and slowly started eating breakfast with Gu Chen.
Gu Chen ate by himself, and although it was a bit difficult for him, the table was not messy.
Xia Ran picked up another small steamed bun for Gu Chen, feeling both accomplished and gratified by his gesture.
It was at this moment that a pan-fried bun appeared in his bowl.
Xia Ran subconsciously looked up.
Gu Zheng: "These are your favorite pan-fried buns, eat more."
Xia Ran's eyes, which had been sparkling, dimmed noticeably for a moment after hearing Gu Zheng's words.
However, he quickly regained his composure and said to Gu Zheng with a smile,
"Okay, thank you, Zheng."
Xia Ran smiled and took a bite of the pan-fried bun; it tasted delicious.
However, perhaps because Xia Ran had always eaten steamed buns and mantou for breakfast since he was a child, he didn't actually like eating steamed buns and similar things when he grew up.
But just now Ah Zheng said that this is his favorite food. Could it be that he has never shown in front of Ah Zheng that he likes pan-fried buns?
Xia Ran had some doubts, but those doubts were quickly dispelled by the pan-fried buns that Gu Zheng picked up for her again.
Xia Ran comforted herself, saying that the pan-fried buns smelled very good and were actually quite delicious.
So in the end, Xia Ran ate three pan-fried buns that Gu Zheng had picked up for her, along with a glass of milk and a bowl of porridge for breakfast.
However, not long after he finished eating, Uncle Wang came over with a bowl in his hand.
Uncle Wang was still a short distance away from them, but that was enough for Xia Ran to smell the pungent odor of Chinese medicine.
He subconsciously frowned, somewhat resisting Uncle Wang's approach.
"Here, Young Master Ran, drink this medicine. The temperature is just right, it won't be too hot."
Hearing Uncle Wang's words, Xia Ran's expression of resistance deepened.
"Uncle Wang, I feel fine now, can I not drink it?"
He didn't care about being embarrassed anymore; all he wanted was to stop taking the medicine.
"How can that be!" Uncle Wang said with a serious face. "This medicine was specially brought by the doctor. He said that you must finish all three doses. You only drank two bowls yesterday. This is the last bowl. You have to drink it."
This was the first time Xia Ran had seen Uncle Wang speak to him so seriously, so he was a little unsure of himself and could only look to Gu Zheng sitting next to him for help.
He thought Gu Zheng would help him, but he didn't expect Gu Zheng to be...
"Be good, drink it. It'll do you good. Be a good girl."
Xia Ran didn't even know how she ended up drinking it in a daze.
All he knew was that after hearing Gu Zheng tell him to be good, he felt a sweet, floating sensation, and then, in a daze, he drank the medicine. Surprisingly, he didn't find it bitter at all; in fact, it tasted somewhat sweet...
After seeing that Xia Ran had drunk all the medicine, Uncle Wang's face returned to a smiling expression.
"By the way, young master, the old lady is coming back today. Did she specify what time she'll arrive? I'd like them to prepare the meal in advance."
The "old lady" that Uncle Wang mentioned was Gu Zheng's aunt.
Gu Zheng: "I don't know. Qin Hao is handling everything. You can ask him."
Because his aunt is coming back today, Gu Zheng doesn't plan to go to the company today.
Xia Ran, who had been listening to Uncle Wang and Gu Zheng's conversation, cautiously asked a question.
"My aunt and uncle are coming back today. Should I prepare anything for them?"
This was his first time formally meeting his parents, and it would be a lie to say he wasn't nervous.
"No need," Uncle Wang said with a smile. "You just need to wait for them to come back. They will be very happy to see the young master like this now."
Xia Ran nodded, then looked at Gu Zheng. Only after seeing Gu Zheng nod back did Xia Ran finally feel completely relieved.
However, he didn't really intend to do nothing. He was thinking of cooking for himself later and asking Qin Hao what time his flight was.
For some reason, Xia Ran had just thought about asking Qin Hao about it when Qin Hao walked in through the door.
"Brother, Xia Ran, have you had breakfast?" Qin Hao collapsed onto the single sofa as soon as he came in, looking very tired.
Gu Zheng frowned, clearly displeased with Qin Hao's actions.
Xia Ran didn't think anything of it yet, she just said,
"We've already eaten? You haven't eaten yet?"
Qin Hao nodded, and then Uncle Wang next to him immediately said that he would go get some food.
Qin Hao, who was sprawled on the sofa like a lump of mud, suddenly widened his eyes and sat up straight after glancing at Xia Ran.
"Holy crap, Xia Ran, you, you, you..." Qin Hao was shocked and couldn't come up with a clear answer for a long time.
Qin Hao looked at Gu Zheng again, hoping to get the answer he wanted from him.