After finishing the porridge in her bowl, Xia Ran asked Aunt Gu a question.
He had to ask Gu En why she said those things about him, and maybe if they talked it out, Gu En wouldn't dislike him so much anymore.
After all, they'll be living together in the future, and continuing like this wouldn't be good for either of them.
Aunt Gu paused for a moment. "He is here, but I've already told him that he won't treat you like that again. Besides, what you need now is to rest properly. We can talk about other things later."
"Auntie, I'm fine. My leg doesn't hurt anymore after applying the medicine, and I can walk without any problems."
Xia Ran still wanted to talk to Gu En to clear things up; otherwise, he wouldn't feel comfortable.
Aunt Gu: "But he's probably resting right now, so if you go there, you might not be able to see him."
Upon hearing this, Xia Ran stopped insisting on going to find Gu En.
"Then I'll go see him again tomorrow."
Aunt Gu nodded perfunctorily, but in her heart she was thinking that there should be no need to talk about it tomorrow, as everything would be over when Gu Zheng came back.
Xia Ran originally planned to talk to Gu En the next day, but unexpectedly, he received a phone call before dawn the next morning.
He was his good friend and roommate in college. The two had a very good relationship, but after graduation, his friend returned to his hometown for some reason, so they only kept in touch on WeChat and never met in person.
But now he suddenly called him, saying that he was coming from his hometown and wanted to meet him that evening.
Xia Ran was a little confused, but he still nodded in agreement, after all, this was his best friend.
Xia Ran, who was woken up by the phone call, was no longer sleepy. There were only the two of them, the child and the large room and the bed.
So Gu Zheng didn't come back all night?
How could you be so busy that you didn't come home all night?
Xia Ran felt inexplicably panicked. He picked up his phone and checked it, only to find that Gu Zheng hadn't replied to the message he sent yesterday.
A hint of disappointment and sadness appeared in his eyes. Could it be that Ah Zheng was really angry with him? But it was clearly not him who did it.
Xia Ran sent Gu Zheng a few more messages. He didn't say anything, just asked when Gu Zheng would be back and said he wanted to talk to Gu Zheng.
After sending the message, Xia Ran waited for Gu Zheng's reply. Gu Zheng usually got up at 6:30, and it was already 6:30. If A-Zheng got up and checked his phone, he would definitely see it.
But Xia Ran waited until seven o'clock without receiving a reply from Gu Zheng. He suppressed his disappointment and got up.
His foot felt better; he was fine as long as he didn't jump hard when he stepped on the ground. He moved his arm and found that it didn't hurt much anymore.
Meanwhile, Gu Zheng, who was at the company, did indeed see the message Xia Ran sent.
He stared blankly at the message, but made no attempt to reply.
He left home yesterday and has been staying at the company ever since, partly to prepare some things, such as a divorce agreement.
Another reason was that he inexplicably didn't want to go back, because he hadn't figured out how to tell Xia Ran about the divorce.
In addition, there was an emergency at the company, so he simply stayed at the company.
Since she couldn't sleep anyway, Xia Ran got up.
Apart from the household servants and Uncle Wang, no one else has returned yet.
Uncle Wang was pruning the flowers in the garden when he saw Xia Ran get up and was startled.
"Xiao Ran, why are you up so early? Your leg isn't healed yet."
"It's alright, Uncle Wang. Look, I'm perfectly fine even after walking down from the room," Xia Ran said with a smile.
Uncle Wang was still worried, so he brought over a small stool for Xia Ran to sit on.
"We must not be careless about anything; we should always be careful."
Xia Ran couldn't refuse Uncle Wang's kindness, so she could only sit down on the small stool.
"By the way, Uncle Wang, do you know where A-Zheng went? He hasn't come back all night, and he hasn't replied to my messages."
Uncle Wang paused in his work, then sighed as if unintentionally, and said,
"Perhaps the young master is busy; he's always been this busy before."
There are some things that even a housekeeper can't do, even if he wants to.
"Really?" Xia Ran was a little puzzled. Why didn't she realize that A-Zheng was so busy before?
But considering how big the company is, it's quite normal for them to be busy.
Xia Ran chatted casually with Uncle Wang. After checking the time, Jian Yi thought that Gu Chen should be awake by now, so she got up and went inside.
After pruning the flowers and plants, Uncle Wang went inside as well.
As soon as Xia Ran entered the house, she encountered Gu En, who was being helped out by a maid. The moment Xia Ran saw Gu En, her face froze.
He took a deep breath and looked at Gu En, saying...
"Let's talk. I have something I want to discuss with you."
Gu En was a little surprised to hear this, but she quickly understood.
"Sure, but Brother Zheng won't be back until noon. If you want to talk, come to my room after breakfast."
"How did you know that A-Zheng didn't get back until noon?" Xia Ran asked instinctively.
Gu En smiled slightly, "Of course I know, I know a lot more than that."
Xia Ran felt uncomfortable again, but in the end she didn't say anything and just nodded.
"Okay, I'll come find you later."
After saying that, he went back to his room. He had originally wanted to get along well with Gu En, but now that things were like this, it would probably be impossible if they didn't talk things out all the time.
Gu En, who remained in place, had a slight smile on his lips.
Since Xia Ran asked the question herself, he couldn't be blamed. He had originally planned to keep Xia Ran for two more days, but now he had changed his mind.
I wonder how Xia Ran will react after hearing Gu Zheng say that she is a substitute.
He's really getting more and more excited!
When Xia Ran led Gu Chen out of the room, Gu En was no longer in the living room on the first floor.
Xia Ran didn't think much of it and just took the child to have breakfast.
However, while they were having breakfast, Aunt Gu and Qin Hao's father came over with a few sheets of paper.
"Xiao Ran, your aunt has two documents here. Could you sign them for me?"
Chapter 150 Showdown
Aunt Gu sat opposite Xia Ran and handed her the paper.
"Auntie, what is this?" Xia Ran took it with some confusion, but after seeing what it was, he immediately widened his eyes and refused.
"Auntie, what...what are you doing?"
Aunt Gu asked Xia Ran to sign a property transfer agreement. If Xia Ran signed it, then the properties listed on it would belong to Xia Ran.
Aunt Gu had a smiling expression on her face, looking no different from usual.
"You're in such a hurry to refuse. My property is located near your home. I only remembered that I have two shops and a house there when the relevant department called me yesterday."
“It’s useless for me to leave it there, so I want to give it to you. You can use it for business or rent it out. Besides, my aunt has a lot of real estate now. The relevant departments have called me to inquire. I’m afraid that if I keep it in my hands, something will go wrong.”
Aunt Gu frowned as she spoke, seemingly troubled.
Xia Ran blinked in confusion. Something seemed off about him.
When Qin Hao's father saw the confusion on Xia Ran's face, he also spoke up.
"That's right. The relevant departments called, so they thought since we haven't given you and Gu Zheng a wedding gift yet, this will be a gift for you."
"But...but this is too expensive." Xia Ran still didn't want it. "You can give it to Qin Hao."
"That kid has plenty, so here you go. This is a gift from your uncle and me. What? You don't want it? Do you think your aunt didn't give you enough?"
"Your aunt knows that your grandfather owns several houses for rent, but I don't think you'd be interested in this one."
Aunt Gu's sighing face made Xia Ran both laugh and cry.
"Auntie, what are you talking about? How could I possibly dislike you? You've given so much, how could it be too little? I just think it's too precious."
"It's not precious at all. We're all family, it's only right," Aunt Gu said with a smile.
Since Aunt Gu had already put it this way, Xia Ran couldn't very well refuse.
"So... are you really sure you want to give it to me?"
With two more shops and houses suddenly appearing, Xia Ran was still a little scared.
"Auntie, how about we wait a couple of days? I'll ask A-Zheng when he gets back, okay?"
Upon hearing the name Gu Zheng, Aunt Gu's expression softened considerably.
"Don't wait for him. This is from your aunt. What does it have to do with him?"
Qin Hao's father noticed that Aunt Gu's expression was a little off, so he quickly spoke up.
"Xiao Ran, you should accept it. You know your aunt's personality. She only gave it to you because she considers you family. If you don't accept it, she will definitely feel bad."
In the end, Xia Ran signed her name, but she was thinking that she would talk to Gu Zheng properly when he came back.
After Xia Ran signed the papers, Aunt Gu took Qin Hao's father out, saying they needed to have them notarized first.
After Aunt Gu and the others left, Qin Hao also got up.
"Qin Hao, has the company been very busy lately? Gu Zheng didn't come home all night yesterday, and he didn't reply to my messages."
"Yes, he was busy at the company yesterday. Something happened at the company, but he should be back soon."
Qin Hao, with a steamed bun in his mouth, spoke somewhat indistinctly.
Xia Ran finally breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this.
Now it seems that Ah Zheng wasn't unwilling to reply to his messages, but rather too busy to do so.
Because she wanted to have a proper talk with Gu En, Xia Ran took her child to see Uncle Wang after Qin Hao went to work, hoping that Uncle Wang could take care of the child.
After all, the content of his conversation with Gu En was probably not suitable for a child to hear.
"Little Daddy..."