"I...I didn't..."
"No? Then what were you saying to Grandpa just now?"
"To tell you the truth... that beautiful granddaughter-in-law... well..."
Xia Ran stammered as she spoke, her heart pounding so hard it felt like it was about to burst out of her chest.
"Xia Ran, don't test my patience!"
Before Xia Ran could finish speaking, Gu Zheng lowered his head and sealed her lips with his. He didn't know why he was so angry; he just wanted to teach Xia Ran a lesson so that she wouldn't dare to speak recklessly again.
Xia Ran stared in shock, her face turning as red as a boiled shrimp.
Gu Zheng, like an invader, fiercely swept through every inch of Xia Ran's mouth, until Xia Ran even felt her tongue go numb.
At this moment, Xia Ran's mind was blank, filled only with the memory of Gu Zheng kissing him.
This was their first kiss. He had imagined this day before, but he didn't expect it to come so soon.
Didn't A-Zheng say he wouldn't like him? Why is he kissing him now? Could it be that A-Zheng has already fallen for him?
Gu Zheng himself hadn't expected to do this, but he couldn't control himself when he saw Xia Ran's face so close to his.
Xia Ran tasted even sweeter than he had imagined. Because he had eaten cotton candy on the street earlier, Xia Ran's mouth was now full of sweetness, making him unable to stop eating.
"Close your eyes!"
Looking at Xia Ran's wide eyes, Gu Zheng felt inexplicably guilty.
Upon hearing this, Xia Ran, who was completely stunned, obediently closed her eyes. Gu Zheng's hand had somehow already reached Xia Ran's lower back and even stretched out along the hem of her clothes.
The cold hand touched the hot skin, and since her lower back was also a sensitive spot, Xia Ran couldn't help but let out a sweet moan.
Gu Zheng's expression changed, and his arms around Xia Hou's waist tightened instantly, pulling her close to him.
The two seemed to have tacitly agreed to something, and Xia Ran's hand had somehow ended up on Gu Zheng's waist.
But just then, an untimely voice rang out.
"Daddy...bad...Daddy is bad..."
The two people who heard the voice froze immediately, especially Xia Ran, who pushed Gu Zheng away abruptly, her face filled with shame and indignation, wishing she could find a hole to crawl into.
They had completely forgotten about Gu Chen's presence.
"Baby, shall Daddy take you for a bath?"
Xia Ran blushed and picked up Gu Chen, trying to change the subject.
But Gu Chen, with tears welling up in his eyes, wrapped his arms around Xia Ran's neck, looked at Gu Zheng behind Xia Ran with a accusing expression, and said in a childish voice,
"Bad... Big Daddy is bad... bullying... Little Daddy... so bad!"
It turns out that Gu Chen actually took Gu Zheng's kiss on Xia Ran as bullying Xia Ran.
Xia Ran, who was already extremely embarrassed, became even more ashamed after hearing the child's words.
Gu Zheng opened the door and left with a dark face. That little brat is really something.
Xia Ran was stunned for a moment, then blushed and hugged Gu Chen into the bathroom.
Gu Zheng went to the balcony and smoked a cigarette. He doesn't usually smoke, he only smokes a little when he's in a bad mood.
Thinking about what had just happened, he chuckled self-deprecatingly. When did he become so impulsive?
However, Xia Ran and he were legally married, so it was perfectly normal for them to do that kind of thing.
While helping Gu Chen take a bath, Xia Ran kept explaining to Gu Chen that Gu Zheng hadn't bullied him, but no matter what she said, Gu Chen didn't believe her and kept muttering "Big Daddy is naughty" in a childish voice.
Finally, Xia Ran had no choice but to shut her mouth and stop talking. Fortunately, Gu Chen didn't say anything more after that.
While watching cartoons with Gu Chen, Xia Ran seemed somewhat distracted, her eyes frequently glancing towards the door.
Ah Zheng has been gone for so long, why hasn't he come back yet?
As Xia Ran eagerly awaited the arrival of the room, the door was finally opened from the outside.
The moment he saw Gu Zheng appear, his eyes lit up instantly, but his face turned red again after a short while.
When Gu Zheng saw Xia Ran, he looked away somewhat uncomfortably. The most excited person here was probably Gu Chen.
As soon as he saw Gu Zheng come in, he suddenly hugged Xia Ran tightly and stared at Gu Zheng with wide eyes.
"Bad! Big Daddy is so bad!"
"puff……"
Xia Ran couldn't help but laugh, but she quickly suppressed her laughter when she saw Gu Zheng's darkening face, though the smile in her eyes only intensified.
"If you dare to say another word, I'll throw you out."
Gu Zheng glanced at Gu Chen indifferently, then went into the bathroom.
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Gu Chen's eyes widened in dissatisfaction, while Xia Ran burst out laughing again.
He has noticed that A-Zheng and Bao Bao are becoming more and more lively. Does this mean that the two are slowly accepting him?
"Baby……"
Xia Ran pressed his forehead against Gu Chen's, his murmur filled with contentment. Things were slowly moving in the direction he wanted, and he hoped that A Zheng would one day truly accept him.
"Big Daddy is naughty, Little Daddy is good, Baby...Baby loves..."
At only four years old, Gu Chen's speech was still a bit unclear, and he had never been willing to talk before. But since Xia Ran came along, Gu Chen seemed to have changed completely, learning everything very quickly.
Xia Ran was stunned for a moment, and then she couldn't help but feel a lump in her throat.
He was very nervous when he found out he was going to be a stepfather, but thankfully Chenchen was willing to accept him.
"Daddy loves the baby too. It's getting late, shall we go to sleep? Otherwise, he won't grow tall."
"good!"
Gu Chen nodded obediently, and Xia Ran hugged him as they lay down to sleep. Listening to the sound of running water coming from the bathroom, Xia Ran felt her face getting hot for some reason.
Gu Chen was already asleep, his small body nestled tightly in Xia Ran's arms, making Xia Ran afraid to move at all.
When Gu Zheng came out, he was only wearing a short skirt on his lower body, and his upper body was completely naked.
This is his usual sleeping habit. He only wore a shirt yesterday because Xia Ran was there, but today he figured some things out, so he can continue this habit.
When Xia Ran saw this scene, her eyes widened in shock, and her face burned.
"Ah... Ah Zheng, why... why aren't you dressed? The baby's still here! It's not good if he sees this."
Gu Zheng walked over, a slight smile playing on his lips, and said,
"Is it that he saw something wrong, or that you saw something wrong? He's just a little brat."
For some reason, Xia Ran could detect a veiled meaning in Gu Zheng's tone, and he felt that Gu Zheng was mocking him.
Gu Zheng's next actions made Xia Ran feel even more that Gu Zheng was deliberately making fun of him.
Gu Zheng got into bed, propped himself up on top of him, and whispered,
"Can we continue what we were doing before? Hmm?"
"No...what's not over yet?"
Xia Ran's eyes darted around, not daring to look Gu Zheng in the eye. Gu Zheng had just taken a shower, and the smell of his shower gel was like alcohol, instantly making one's brain fog up.
Gu Zheng looked down at that face, and in the end, he couldn't help but lower his head as if possessed.
Xia Ran held the sleeping Gu Chen in her arms, not daring to move. Her heart was pounding rapidly, and she even felt her mouth was a little dry, so she couldn't help but stick out her tongue and lick it.
His action completely changed Gu Zheng's expression, but just as he lowered his head to grab the delicious treat, Gu Chen, who was in Xia Ran's arms, suddenly raised his chubby hand and slapped it on Gu Zheng's face, muttering something under his breath.
"Big Daddy is so naughty!"
Upon hearing these childish words, both Gu Zheng and Xia Ran were stunned, especially Gu Zheng, whose face turned as black as the bottom of a pot.
"If I find out who taught him to say that, I'll kill that person."
"Ah Zheng, don't look at me, I didn't teach him."
Xia Ran said, suppressing a laugh.
Gu Zheng snorted coldly. Disturbed by this brat Gu Chen, his inappropriate thoughts completely disappeared, and he turned over and lay down next to him.
Xia Ran felt a little disappointed. After realizing his own thoughts, his face became as hot as if it were being roasted by fire.
"Goodnight, Zheng."
"Um."
Just when Xia Ran thought Gu Zheng wouldn't answer him, a cold "hmm" rang out.
Xia Ran smiled in the darkness; he really, really liked A-Zheng.
Two days have passed since Xia Ran went on her blind date. That afternoon, Xia Ran accompanied her grandfather to the hospital to change his dressing. Gu Zheng and Gu Chen also went along. However, while waiting for her grandfather to change his dressing, Gu Zheng received a phone call and returned looking rather unwell.
"What's wrong, Zheng? Did something happen?"
While her grandfather was changing his dressing, Xia Ran secretly asked Gu Zheng a question.
Gu Zheng nodded expressionlessly.
"Something came up at the company."
"Then why don't you go back first? I... I want to stay with Grandpa for two more days, is that okay?"
Although she said it was something, Xia Ran knew it must be serious, otherwise she wouldn't have called Gu Zheng.
Gu Zheng looked down at Xia Ran and parted his lips slightly.
"Do you think the little brat can live without you?"
I don't know when it started, but Gu Zheng started calling Gu Chen "little brat".
Xia Ran's lips moved, but in the end he didn't say anything. On one side was his grandfather, whom he was worried about, and on the other side was Gu Zheng's company. Both were his flesh and blood. What should he do?
Xia Ran's absent-mindedness continued until that evening. As he watched Gu Zheng hold one video conference after another, he made a decision in his heart.
After putting Gu Chen to sleep, Xia Ran went to see Grandpa Xia alone, and came out of Grandpa Xia's room about half an hour later.