"Alright then, I'm going to keep Chen and the others company. Xia Ran is teaching him to call me 'uncle' right now. Oh, just thinking about it makes me so happy!"
Qin Hao was about to leave with a grin, but Gu Zheng stopped him once again.
"Cousin, can't you just say what you have to say all at once? Why do you have to keep dawdling like this?"
Gu Zheng glanced at him indifferently and said,
"Could you send a document to the company for me?"
Chapter 25: Spending Time with Wife and Children
"What?" Qin Hao's eyes widened. "Why? If you have any documents, why don't you just have your assistant or secretary come to your house to pick them up? Why do I have to come all the way here?"
He finally had some time to rest, but he was still assigned to run errands!
Gu Zheng glanced at him indifferently.
"The assistants and secretaries are all busy; the documents are very important. You're the only one who's relatively free."
When Gu Zheng said that only Qin Hao was free, his tone was very frank.
If it weren't for the fact that the person in front of him was his cousin, Qin Hao would have punched him immediately!
He's so free? You're making it sound like he's just eating for free!
However, he could only think this to himself, as he was still somewhat afraid of his cousin Gu Zheng.
"But……"
"No buts. You have ten minutes to change. I'll go get the documents, and you can take them directly to the company."
Gu Zheng didn't give Qin Hao a chance to speak at all. After finishing his sentence, he turned around and went upstairs.
Qin Hao stood there, sighed silently, and then could only resign himself to changing his clothes.
The other person is older than him, what can he say?
However, ten minutes later, when he saw Gu Zheng, who was wearing swimming trunks and holding documents for him, his eyes widened in surprise.
"No, cousin, what are you going to do? Aren't you free? Why don't you go deliver it yourself?"
He had initially thought his cousin was too busy to deliver the package.
But judging from his appearance now, he's clearly not too busy!
"I don't have time." Gu Zheng threw the documents in his hand into Qin Hao's arms.
Even with Qin Hao's good temper, he couldn't help but question him now.
"But aren't you going swimming now? You'll have time when you're swimming, right?"
Gu Zheng: "Didn't you say that I should spend more time with my family and children whenever I have time? Now that I want to have that thought, then the rest is up to you."
After saying that, he left without a second thought, leaving Qin Hao alone, stomping his feet in anger.
No matter how angry he was, he still had to resign himself to delivering the documents to Gu Zheng.
Xia Ran had actually been waiting for Gu Zheng to come over.
He kept thinking about what Gu Zheng would look like in his swimming trunks, wondering what it would be like.
However, Ah Zheng's figure is already so good when he's dressed, so he probably won't look too bad in swim trunks either.
Just as he was thinking this, Gu Zheng slowly walked towards him.
Gu Zheng had a great physique; he was practically a walking clothes hanger.
Not to mention that he was only wearing a pair of swim trunks, and his abs and V-line made Xia Ran stare wide-eyed.
He had always known that Gu Zheng had a great physique, but this was the first time he had seen one like this.
Xia Ran clearly felt himself swallowing hard, which was quite inconsiderate of him.
Her figure is much better than those of models.
Gu Zheng slowly approached Xia Ran and the others, and naturally saw the amazement in Xia Ran's eyes.
At that moment, Gu Zheng clearly felt that he was in a very good mood, almost to the point of being unable to control himself.
"What are you looking at?" Gu Zheng walked over and, feigning confusion, flicked Xia Ran's forehead.
Xia Ran snapped out of her daze, her face turning bright red.
He... he's so embarrassing!
"N-nothing." Xia Ran lowered her head, not daring to look at Gu Zheng at all.
Gu Zheng smiled slightly, knowing better but saying nothing.
Gu Chen, sitting on the swimming ring, looked back and forth between his two fathers with his bright eyes.
Upon noticing this, Gu Zheng immediately picked him up and placed him in the water, though he still supported Gu Chen's body with one hand.
Xia Ran, who was still feeling shy, was immediately frightened when she saw Gu Zheng's action.
"Ah Zheng, what are you doing? Xiao Chen is still so young, what you're doing is very threatening!"
He was about to pick Gu Chen up when he said that, but Gu Zheng dodged him.
"Don't worry, I'll be fine here. If you want to teach him to swim, keeping him in a swimming ring all the time won't help."
"But..." Xia Ran opened his mouth, wanting to say something more, but when he saw that Gu Zheng was already supporting Gu Chen's body with his hands, letting Gu Chen play in the water, he swallowed the words that were on the tip of his tongue.
Although he initially intended for Gu Chen to learn to swim, he seemed to back down after arriving at the pool and only dared to put the child on a swimming ring.
Gu Chen was scared at first, but Gu Zheng was there to support him and give him tips.
Although Gu Zheng didn't know if Gu Chen could understand him, he still spoke anyway.
Xia Ran went from being worried at the beginning to being excited and happy later.
With Gu Zheng and Gu Chenxue attending to him, he floated on the swimming ring and followed along, his eyes always bright.
Gu Zheng looked up and saw this scene, and the corners of his mouth slowly curled up.
"Sometimes children shouldn't be spoiled."
Xia Ran was taken aback, then realized that Gu Zheng was talking about him. He touched his nose and said,
"I'm just a little worried. You don't know, when Xiao Chen first went into the water, he said he was scared."
"Really?" Gu Zheng glanced down at Gu Chen, who was having a great time, before looking at Xia Ran again, as if to say, "Are you sure he's scared?"
"..." Xia Ran was speechless for a moment!
“He wasn’t like this at the beginning…” Xia Ran answered weakly.
He was a little nervous. Would Ah Zheng suspect that he was lying? If so, wouldn't his position in Ah Zheng's heart be even worse?
Gu Zheng chuckled. The emotions in Xia Ran's eyes were so obvious that he could see them at a glance.
"I didn't say I didn't believe you."
"Hmm?" Xia Ran's eyes widened slightly, and then she couldn't help but grin.
Ah Zheng actually took the initiative to explain to him! Does this mean that he is different in Ah Zheng's heart?
"Daddy...play..."
Just then, Gu Chen's soft, sweet voice rang out. Xia Ran looked up and saw that Gu Chen was looking at him with bright eyes.
Xia Ran's heart softened, and she started playing around with Gu Chen.
As Gu Zheng looked at the two figures, one large and one small, the smile in his eyes deepened.
Uncle Wang came out and took a look, the smile on his lips never fading.
Not bad, not bad, at least it feels like a family of three now.
Xia Ran and the others had a great time that morning, but the aftereffects started to appear in the evening.
However, the aftereffects only affected Xia Ran; Gu Gu and Gu Chen, the two children, were completely unaffected.
Xia Ran was wrapped in a blanket, her face was an unnatural red, and she would sniffle from time to time.
The family doctor was taking his pulse, while Gu Zheng and Gu Chen watched from the side.
Gu Chen tried to get close to Xia Ran several times, but Xia Ran rejected him each time.
The reason is simple: he caught a cold!
Chapter 26 They Kissed Each Other Even If They Didn't Kiss
"The second young master is fine. He just caught a cold. He'll be fine after taking some medicine, resting, and taking a nap."
"Alright, alright, are there any foods you should avoid?" Uncle Wang asked.
"Try to keep it light, that's all. But the young master is still a child and has a low immune system, so don't let him get close to the second young master, lest he catch a cold too."
He had naturally seen Gu Chen's repeated attempts to get closer to Xia Ran.
Hearing this, Xia Ran nodded and said thank you.
He probably had a cold; his voice was very nasal, and he felt dizzy all over.
He never expected that just playing in the water would cause him to catch a cold. Has his health deteriorated so much lately? He used to be able to get caught in the rain and his clothes would dry on their own without him catching a cold.
The doctor left after prescribing the medicine for Xia Ran, and Uncle Wang went to pour Xia Ran some warm water to take the medicine.
So only the three of them remained in Xia Ran's room.
"Daddy...hug me..." Gu Chen kept twisting his body, trying to get down from Gu Zheng's arms.
But after hearing what the doctor had just said, how could Xia Ran possibly let him get close?
"Sweetie, Daddy's sick and can't hold you. I'll hold you when I'm better, okay?"
Xia Ran was exhausted; even saying this was incredibly tiring.
Gu Zheng remained silent with his brows furrowed, and no one knew what he was thinking.
"Ah Zheng, take Xiao Chen out of here. And don't come into my room again, lest you get infected too."
Xia Ran looked up at Gu Zheng, but when he saw Gu Zheng's eyes, he instantly cowered. As for why he cowered, he didn't know himself.