"Make him leave. From now on, whenever he comes here, make him leave immediately. Remember, he will have no connection with the Gu family anymore."
Qin Hao finally relaxed, and only at this moment did he completely believe that Gu Zheng was truly indifferent to Gu En.
What he didn't expect was that Gu En would take so many days to arrive, which was quite unexpected.
Bodyguard: "He also said he had something to tell you about the young master, and that you would regret it later if you didn't see him."
"Tsk." Qin Hao rolled his eyes. "Who does he think he is? He'll regret it. We'll regret it when we see him."
Gu Zheng's face darkened. Just when Qin Hao thought Gu Zheng would tell him to get lost, Gu Zheng instead invited Gu En in.
"Let him in. Qin Hao, you take the child and go out for a moment."
"What?" Qin Hao's eyes widened. "Brother, you haven't forgotten what he said and did, have you? Are you going to continue to be so stubborn?"
"I know what I'm doing. You take the child and go out."
Gu Zheng's tone was very firm. Although Qin Hao was angry, he had no choice but to take the child out.
When he saw Gu En at the door, he let out a heavy, cold snort.
"Dog skin plaster!"
Gu En acted as if he hadn't heard Qin Hao's sarcasm, and immediately went into the ward after the bodyguard told him to.
Upon seeing Gu Zheng lying pale on the bed in the ward, tears immediately streamed down his face, like a faucet that could be turned on and off at will.
Looking at Gu En like this, Gu Zheng felt only disgust, and all the pity he had felt before had vanished without a trace.
"If you have something to say, say it; if not, get out."
Gu En's face stiffened for a moment before he finally raised his hand to wipe away his tears and got straight to the point, otherwise he was afraid that Gu Zheng would really throw him out.
“Brother Zheng, I know you don’t want to see me right now, but Xiao Chen is still my child no matter what. You have to give him back to me.”
"Give it back to you?" Gu Zheng's tone was icy cold. "Everyone outside knows he's my son, Gu Zheng's son. Legally, I'm his guardian. Who would believe you if you said he's your son?"
"You'd better leave right now, or you know the consequences. I, the Gu family, have supported you for so many years, and I can certainly ruin you too. I mean what I say."
Gu En was frightened by Gu Zheng's appearance, and her face turned pale.
He came here hoping that Gu Zheng would still have some compassion for him, but he didn't expect to be treated even more coldly than before.
Looking at Gu Zheng's indifferent expression, he still hesitated. Since Gu Zheng disregarded their childhood friendship, then he shouldn't blame him for being ruthless.
"Fine, I can leave, but you can forget about getting Xia Ran. Let me tell you, Xia Ran already has someone she likes, and this is the place."
Gu En threw a photo from her pocket at Gu Zheng, then turned and left.
Gu Zheng looked at the photo, his eyes filled with an unreadable emotion.
When Qin Hao saw Gu En leave angrily while he was waiting outside, he roughly knew what was going on and breathed a sigh of relief.
Gu En, who kept saying she was coming to find the child, didn't even glance at the child as she passed by.
Gu Zheng said he would be discharged in two days, and he really went to Xia Ran's house on the day of his discharge, without even going back to the Gu family home.
Xia Ran walked with her grandfather to buy groceries as usual. During this time, her grandfather seemed to have returned to his old self, and finally had a genuine smile on his face.
However, when Grandpa Xia saw the Gu family father and son standing at their door, his face turned cold, and Xia Ran froze on the spot.
Chapter 203 I'm Not Your Little Dad
Because Gu Zheng is not able to stand for long periods of time, he is in a wheelchair, and the child is standing next to him.
Upon seeing Xia Ran, Gu Chen immediately broke free from Gu Zheng's grasp and rushed over.
"Little Daddy!" He rushed towards Xia Ran, hugged her leg, and looked up at her.
He had only said that one sentence when tears were already streaming down his face.
Xia Ran stood stiffly, looking down at the child. The pain that had been buried in her heart for many days surged up again in an instant.
But now, he can't say anything at all; this child has nothing to do with him anymore.
"You... let go first, I..." Xia Ran's mouth was full of bitterness, and she couldn't say anything more.
He had cared for this child for so long, and he knew all too well how fragile the child's heart was, but he also knew that if he didn't speak up...
“I’m no longer your little dad.”
Although these words were harsh, Xia Ran still reached out and pulled the child away after saying them, then looked at Grandpa Xia.
"Grandpa, let's go back."
Gu Chen seemed stunned by Xia Ran's words, staring blankly at her with tears still streaming down his face.
Xia Ran steeled her heart and walked forward with her grandfather, while Gu Zheng was pushed over in a wheelchair by Qin Hao.
He looked at Xia Ran and wondered if it was just his imagination, but he felt that Xia Ran seemed to have lost weight since he last saw her.
"Ranran, I..."
Before seeing Xia Ran, Gu Zheng had a lot to say to her.
But now, upon seeing Xia Ran, he couldn't utter a single word; he could only call out Xia Ran's name.
These past few days in the hospital, he had been thinking about Xia Ran constantly, but now that the moment had come, he realized that his feelings for Xia Ran were even deeper than he had imagined.
Gu Zheng's "Ranran" made Xia Ran's face turn pale for a moment. He took a deep breath and looked at Gu Zheng with cold eyes.
"I remember we have nothing to do with each other anymore, so please don't call me that anymore, it makes me feel disgusted."
Upon hearing this, Gu Zheng's expression turned grim, and his hands gripping the wheelchair turned pale with tension.
"Ran...Xia Ran, I...I'm sorry, I was wrong before, I shouldn't have disbelieved you."
Grandpa Xia hadn't said anything until he heard this, and then he got angry.
"Let me tell you, you'd better get out of here right now. I don't want to see you again. Get out!"
Seeing Grandpa Xia's agitated state, Xia Ran was afraid that he would get sick from anger, so she quickly tried to soothe him.
"Grandpa, don't get agitated. You forgot? The doctor said you need to rest and recuperate. Let's go back and ignore them."
Grandpa Xia's face turned red with anger, and he glared angrily at Gu Zheng.
Gu Chen, who had been frightened by Xia Ran earlier, ran back to her again.
"Little Daddy...you...you really don't want me anymore? You really think I'm a burden, right?"
Xia Ran instinctively wanted to say no, but in the end she changed the subject.
"I've already said it, I'm not your stepfather. I'm divorced from your father, so we have nothing to do with each other anymore. Do you understand?"
Xia Ran appeared calm and collected, but only he knew the depth of his inner pain.
"No! No way! You're my little daddy!" Gu Chen immediately grabbed Xia Ran's leg without hesitation. "You're lying! You're lying! You talked to me before, you wouldn't leave me, waaaaah..."
"You said I'd always be your darling, your favorite baby, and that I'd grow up with you, sob sob... How can you go back on your word now!"
Gu Chen was very small, but at this moment he was holding Xia Ran's leg very tightly, as if he was afraid that Xia Ran would push him away again.
Xia Ran had to clench her teeth tightly to keep her emotions from showing.
When Grandpa Xia saw this, he felt a little reluctant, but when he thought about what Gu Zheng had done, he felt no reluctance.
Xia Ran's throat tightened, and he took a deep breath before reaching out to pull the child away.
But no matter how hard he tried, he just wouldn't let go.
"No! No! Waaaaah... Daddy, don't leave me, waaaah... Chenchen is scared, I'm scared, waaaah..."
"I want a little daddy, waaaaah... I just want you, waaaah..."
Xia Ran, who had been holding back her emotions for so long, finally couldn't hold back anymore, and her eyes reddened.
He looked at Qin Hao and said,
"Qin Hao, take the child away, lest he get hurt later."
Looking at Gu Chen's expression, Qin Hao felt a real headache coming on. He sighed and said,
"Chenchen, come here to your uncle and be a good boy."
"No! I don't want to! Waaah, I want my little daddy..."
Gu Chen shook his head, refusing to let go, so Gu Zheng got up from his wheelchair and walked towards Xia Ran.
However, as Gu Zheng approached, Xia Ran subconsciously took a step back.
Gu Zheng felt another pang of pain in his heart upon noticing Xia Ran's action.
"Ranran, let's have a good talk. What happened before... was my fault."
“We have nothing to talk about. I deeply regret what happened before, but I’m not the kind of person who can’t let go of things. So from now on, let’s pretend nothing happened. You go your way and I’ll go mine. From now on, we’ll have nothing to do with each other.”
"Xia Ran." Gu Zheng reached out to grab Xia Ran, but then put his hand down again.
"I know that Gu En's fall down the stairs was his fault, it has nothing to do with you. Let's talk this over, okay?"
Gu Zheng's tone was clearly pleading, but Xia Ran didn't even change her expression. Instead, she gave a sarcastic chuckle and said,
"I'm just a stand-in. Do you really need to explain so much to me? Please take your son away. He's seriously getting in my way."
"No, no! Daddy! Please don't leave Xiao Chen, I'm scared."
Gu Chen understood Xia Ran's words and immediately hugged Xia Ran's leg even tighter.
Gu Zheng didn't speak either. He looked at Xia Ran, his eyes stung by Xia Ran's sarcastic laughter just now.
"No, Ranran, you're not a substitute. I like you. I just couldn't see my own feelings before. Please give me a chance to change for the better."
"No, and there's no need for that," Xia Ran said without the slightest hesitation.
"Grandpa, go open the door first, I'll be right back."
Chapter 204 Don't Make Me Hate You
Grandpa Xia looked coldly at Gu Zheng and left with his last words.
"Gu Zheng, let me tell you, you'd better stay away from my Xia Ran, or I won't let you off the hook."
"If I had known you were this kind of person before, I would never have let you into my house."