"What? Am I really that bad for you?"
Gu Zheng suddenly lowered his head and approached Xia Ran, his deep voice sounding almost seductive.
Xia Ran's heart was pounding wildly.
"No...no, it's just that I can't let my grandfather know, or he'll be furious."
"Tsk... In short, just remember the agreement made before the wedding, take good care of Xiao Chen, and I can cooperate with you on everything else."
He straightened up, his face returning to its usual indifference; he was probably capable of maintaining a respectful distance.
"Okay...okay, let's go in quickly. The baby can't sleep well like this, we need to put him in bed to sleep."
Gu Zheng gave a soft "hmm" and followed Xia Ran into the courtyard house. Once inside, he was immediately captivated by the courtyard.
"Ranran, please come in and have a seat."
"Hello, Grandpa, my name is Gu Zheng."
He nodded slightly and sat down next to Grandpa Xia. Hearing the voice, Xia Ran looked at Gu Zheng and his heart skipped a beat. He thought that A-Zheng would not want to call him Grandpa.
"Okay, okay, Ranran said you two are colleagues, right? Ranran is young and has a bad temper, so please take care of her if she does anything wrong."
Xia Ran, who was standing to the side, blushed instantly upon hearing these words.
"grandfather!"
Where is he short-tempered? He has a perfectly good personality! If Ah Zheng knew, wouldn't he dislike him even more?
His gaze fell on Gu Zheng, and he breathed a sigh of relief when he realized that Gu Zheng wasn't looking at him.
"Grandpa, don't ask so many questions. I'll take the baby to his room first, and then I'll come out to find you later."
"Go on, go on, you can't let the child sleep like that, it's tiring."
Gu Zheng's arrival made Xia Ran feel both nervous and happy. While Gu Chen was sleeping, she went to the kitchen to cook, while Gu Zheng played chess with Grandpa Xia. Xia Ran simply said that Gu Zheng was here on a business trip and would just stay for a few days.
Xia Ran believed that their life would always be as happy as it was now!
But sometimes, things don't actually go the way you expect.
During dinner, Gu Chen woke up. Grandpa Xia was very fond of Gu Chen, who was so handsome. Xia Ran told Grandpa Xia about Gu Chen's situation, which made Grandpa Xia feel even more sorry for him.
"Ranran, why is this child so clingy to you? Are you two very close?"
Xia Ran, who was feeding Gu Chen, froze, her body tensing up.
"Because...because Ah Zheng often brings Xiao Chen to the company, and we see each other every day, so...we've become familiar with each other. Grandpa, please stop talking and eat quickly. I made this myself."
"Okay, okay, Grandpa will eat, and Xiao Chen will eat too."
Grandpa Xia didn't ask any more questions, and Xia Ran immediately breathed a sigh of relief, as she had almost given herself away.
Apart from calling out "Dad" in a daze when they first met, Gu Chen didn't say another word when it was time to go to sleep.
Although Xia Ran and Gu Zheng were disappointed, they knew they couldn't rush things. However, when it was time to sleep, the three of them slept in one room because there were no extra blankets in the other rooms of the house.
While sitting on the bed with Gu Chen watching cartoons, Xia Ran kept glancing at Gu Zheng, who was looking at his phone next to her, her heart filled with a mixture of anticipation and nervousness.
His bed was very large, two meters long and wide, more than enough for the three of them to sleep in.
"Hey Zheng, could you keep an eye on Xiao Chen? I'm going to take a shower."
Gu Zheng and Gu Chen had both taken a shower, but Xia Ran hadn't. Gu Zheng nodded, and then Xia Ran went into the bathroom in the room.
Gu Zheng could hear the rushing water very clearly, and it was only at this moment that he slowly began to observe Xia Ran's room.
About ten minutes later, Xia Ran came out of the bathroom.
Xia Ran was a little hesitant when he came out because he was wearing SpongeBob SquarePants pajamas. He wondered if Gu Zheng would think it was childish, but these were the only pajamas they had at home.
Gu Zheng had just looked up when he saw Xia Ran, and his pupils contracted in shock.
“Xiao En…”
The name in her heart almost slipped out, even with a slight tremor. This outfit, this SpongeBob, was Xiao En's favorite.
Xia Ran was taken aback and asked,
"Ah Zheng, who is Xiao En?"
Xia Ran looked puzzled; he was very curious about the name Gu Zheng had just blurted out.
Gu Zheng's expression puzzled him greatly.
He had never seen Gu Zheng with that expression on his face before.
With shock, with pain, and with deep longing...
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A note from the author:
Chapter 6 We can only sleep together
Upon hearing Xia Ran's words, Gu Zheng instantly came to his senses.
"It's nothing, I'll go take a shower first."
He got up and walked past Xia Ran into the bathroom, looking as if he were fleeing in panic.
He kept his head down as he passed by Xia Ran, as if afraid that Xia Ran would notice the expression on his face.
Xia Ran wanted to ask something more, but Gu Zheng had already closed the bathroom door, so he couldn't ask. He could only swallow his words.
After standing there for a while, Xia Ran's attention was drawn to Gu Chen sitting on the bed, and she forgot about Gu Zheng's strange behavior earlier.
Perhaps he just misheard.
Upon entering the bathroom, Gu Zheng immediately turned on the shower and sprayed water on his face and body, attempting to clear his head.
The moment he saw Xia Ran come out of the bathroom, it felt like he was seeing Xiao En.
"Oh……"
A soft, self-deprecating laugh, tinged with sarcasm, echoed from the bathroom.
After being splashed with warm water, Gu Zheng's mood gradually calmed down. When he was about to come out, he realized that he hadn't brought any clothes with him.
After searching the bathroom and finding no towels, he raised his hand and knocked on the door.
Xia Ran was watching a movie with Gu Chen, explaining it to him as well, but Gu Chen didn't seem to care, just staring intently at the TV.
Upon hearing the knock on the door, Xia Ran immediately asked a question.
"Zheng, what's wrong?"
"I didn't bring any clothes with me."
Where are your clothes?
Xia Ran got out of bed and looked around the room. Gu Zheng had brought a lot of things today, but it seemed that he couldn't find their clothes.
Upon hearing this, Gu Zheng fell silent. He realized he hadn't brought any clothes, but he did.
Gu Zheng's silence made Xia Ran understand immediately.
"Didn't you bring any clothes? How about I give you one of mine to wear?"
"Um."
"Wait a moment, I'll find it for you right away!"
Xia Ran was a little excited, his face beaming with undisguised joy. The thought of A Zheng wearing his clothes made him especially excited, and his face even felt a little hot.
Xia Ran searched through the closet for a while before finding a set of five-point tracksuit pants that she had bought before but were too big.
"Zheng, open the door."
He took his clothes to the bathroom door, and a moment later an arm reached out from inside.
Xia Ran was stunned for a moment upon seeing this scene, and some inappropriate thoughts immediately came to mind.
"Where are the clothes?"
Gu Zheng in the bathroom was clearly getting impatient. Xia Ran was startled and quickly handed him the clothes in her hand. However, because she was in such a hurry, he pushed the door open with a bit of force.
What happened next was something Xia Ran never even dared to imagine.
Someone held him naked in their arms, while the clothes that were meant for Gu Zheng were still in their hands.
What are you doing?
An unpleasant voice came from above. Xia Ran looked at the alluring neck and Adam's apple in front of her, feeling dizzy and unable to hear Gu Zheng's voice. Two little people were fighting in her head.
One is urging him to take a bite, while the other is urging him to control himself and not bite.
"Xia Ran!"
Gu Zheng was completely enraged. He looked up, intending to push Xia Ran away, but accidentally caught Gu Chen's gaze.
His expression froze for a moment, then he instantly hugged Xia Ran and spun her around, closing the door behind him, and then pinned her against the wall.
Of course, this wasn't his choice; it was simply to avoid Gu Chen's gaze. Although Xia Ran had been blocking his way, Gu Chen couldn't see anything, but Gu Chen was still just a child.
This time, Xia Ran finally realized what was happening, but his face was already flushed red. The little figures that had been fighting in his mind had finally won—the one that wouldn't let him bite.
"I'm...I'm sorry, Zheng, I didn't mean to."
"Since it wasn't intentional, how long do you plan to keep hugging me?"
"..."
When Xia Ran realized his own posture, he immediately let go of Gu Zheng. Gu Zheng was already prepared and turned his back the moment Xia Ran let go, only reaching his hand behind him.
"Give me the clothes."
Although he and Xia Ran have already registered their marriage, some things cannot be done all at once.
"oh oh."
Xia Ran quickly handed over the clothes in her hand. Looking at the smooth lines of the back and waist in front of her, her mind went completely blank, not to mention the part that was further down.
"You really enjoy watching me?"
Gu Zheng turned around and saw Xia Ran with eyes full of hearts and almost drooling. He suddenly felt an urge to tease Xia Ran.