Hearing these words, Gu Chen couldn't help but feel sad. Waaaaah... Does Little Daddy really not want Big Daddy anymore?
Gu Chen looked up at Xia Ran, staring at her expectantly as he asked,
"Daddy, what are you saying? Chenchen doesn't understand."
Xia Ran didn't want the child to understand in the first place, so there's even less chance she'll explain it to the child now.
"Oh, that's an adult matter. You're just a kid, don't think about it so much, okay?"
Xia Ran touched the child's head, and the child pouted but didn't say anything.
Who said he couldn't understand it? Humph, he understood it perfectly well.
However, this matter cannot be told to the stepfather, lest he become angry.
When Xia Ran and the others arrived home, Grandpa Xia was already sitting at the door waiting for them.
The rain stopped at that moment, and Xia Ran was both annoyed and amused by it.
When Grandpa Xia saw Yu Chao and Xia Ran return together, his expression became somewhat subtle, but in the end he didn't say anything, only sighed softly.
Yu Chao got off the car with Xia Ran and the others. Perhaps because there was now a different relationship between them, Yu Chao's smile never stopped.
"By the way, senior, I'll be talking to Grandpa about our collaboration later, so you don't need to put on an act for him."
Yu Chao, who was about to do something, changed his expression after hearing this, and finally sighed helplessly.
Sigh, he was just about to do something to Xia Ran in front of Grandpa Xia.
But now it seems that his idea is probably impossible.
“Okay, I understand. Let’s go in then,” Yu Chao said.
Xia Ran carried the child back, and when the child saw Grandpa Xia, he immediately called out softly, "Great-Grandpa."
He is no longer afraid of Grandpa Xia because he senses that Grandpa Xia has no ill intentions towards him.
Grandpa Xia, who had been keeping a stern expression, softened a bit when the child called him "Great-Grandpa" in a soft, gentle voice.
However, he still tried his best to keep a straight face and gave a heavy snort.
Looking at Grandpa Xia's arrogant appearance, Xia Ran felt a bit helpless. Then she called out to Yu Chao behind her.
"Senior, come in and have dinner with us. Thank you for picking us up."
“Okay.” Yu Chao certainly wouldn’t miss the opportunity to get close to Xia Ran.
Grandpa Xia's expression became even more complicated as he watched this scene.
When they arrived in the living room, Dazhuang happened to come out wearing an apron and said something to them.
"You're back? Perfect timing, I was just about to cook something, please have a seat for a while."
Xia Ran responded and was about to sit down when Grandpa Xia called her into his room.
Xia Ran instinctively wanted to take the child with her, but unexpectedly, Grandpa Xia wouldn't let her.
"Why?" Xia Ran asked subconsciously.
Grandpa Xia snorted coldly and said,
"The content of the conversation is not suitable for him as a child to hear."
Hearing this, Xia Ran could only nod and whisper something to the child.
"Chenchen, wait here for your little dad. Your little dad is going to talk to great-grandpa, okay?"
Although Gu Chen really didn't want to leave his little dad, he was still very obedient and could only nod obediently.
Chapter 235 The Long-Planned Surprise
After Xia Ran followed Grandpa Xia back to his room, Gu Chen wanted to sit down next to her, and when Yu Chao saw the child, he tried to put on a kind smile and said,
"Your name is Xiao Chen, right? You can call me Uncle Yu Chao. I'm your stepfather's friend."
Gu Chen glanced innocently at Yu Chao, then sat with his back to Yu Chao, looking like he didn't want to talk to Yu Chao at all.
Yu Chao paused for a moment, then shook his head helplessly and chuckled softly, "This child."
Xia Ran followed Grandpa Xia back to the room. He was just about to start talking to Grandpa Xia about Yu Chao when Grandpa Xia spoke first.
"Xiao Ran, what exactly is your relationship with Yu Chao? I can see from the way he looks at you that it's very obvious."
Xia Ran paused for a moment, then quickly understood what Grandpa Xia meant.
"Grandpa, you've misunderstood. Don't overthink it. He's just a senior from school. But I talked to him about something today, about us..."
Xia Ran told Grandpa Xia about how they pretended to be a couple. After hearing this, Grandpa Xia's expression did not soften at all; instead, it became even more serious.
"Aren't you sure you won't make things worse by doing this? What if that Yu Chao......"
Grandpa Xia didn't want to worry, but he was really afraid that Xia Ran would be hurt a second time.
Xia Ran: "Grandpa, no, I don't like my senior."
Grandpa Xia countered, "What about him? What if he likes you? Wouldn't that hurt someone else?"
Grandpa Xia then spoke at length to Xia Ran, analyzing several situations.
After hearing this, Xia Ran also felt somewhat solemn.
“Xiao Ran, if you want to leave Gu Zheng, as long as you stop liking him, everything will be fine. There’s no need to involve other people.”
Xia Ran: "I understand, Grandpa. Don't worry, I'll explain everything to my senior later."
The grandfather and grandson talked in the room for a while before going out. Dazhuang had also almost finished preparing dinner.
When Gu Zheng returned, he was soaking wet.
Looking at the lights shining from Xia Ran's house, he couldn't help but sigh, gave a wry smile, and then went straight into the house next door.
Fortunately, Qin Hao has already bought this place and has gone back home, so this is now his home.
Looking at the cold, quiet house, Gu Zheng felt even more frustrated.
He remembered that when he was at home, Xia Ran would bring the children and wait for him to eat together. When she was at the company, she would send him messages, as if she was afraid that he would go hungry. But now he could only eat all kinds of takeout, and no one would remind him to eat anymore.
But he personally destroyed all of that.
After finishing dinner, Xia Ran handed the child over to Grandpa Xia, and then saw Yu Chao off at the door.
Xia Ran didn't expect that as soon as he and Yu Chao came out, they saw Gu Zheng coming out of the house next door.
His expression froze for a moment, then he looked away.
When Gu Zheng saw Xia Ran and Yu Chao come out together, his face immediately darkened.
Yu Chao reacted quickly, putting his hand on Xia Ran's shoulder and acting affectionately.
Xia Ran instinctively wanted to push the person away, but she held back in the end.
After seeing this scene, Gu Zheng could no longer resist and walked up.
Where are you putting your hands?!
He was trying his best to control his emotions, but he still couldn't stop his anger from leaking out with his cold words.
If he hadn't exercised his restraint, he would have definitely broken Yu Chao's hand.
Upon hearing Gu Zheng's words, Yu Chao immediately burst into laughter and said,
"And who are you? Is it wrong for me to put my hand on my boyfriend's shoulder?"
He was angry with Gu Zheng before because Gu Zheng was Xia Ran's boyfriend, but now that the two are no longer together, he doesn't need to be so polite to Gu Zheng anymore.
Xia Ran had no choice but to give up on what she wanted to say to Yu Chao. However, seeing Gu Zheng's unpleasant expression, Xia Ran selfishly agreed to Yu Chao's words, which was a rare occurrence for her.
Anyway, he and his senior were going to be acting anyway, so he'll just talk things out with his senior after this.
"What did you say?" Gu Zheng gritted his teeth, his tone so cold it could freeze a person to death.
However, Yu Chao and Xia Ran felt nothing at all.
"Wasn't I clear enough?" Yu Chao repeated with a smile, "I said, what's wrong with me putting my hand on my boyfriend?"
"But what gives you the right to ask that? And what does it have to do with you?"
"He is my legal partner!" Gu Zheng blurted out without thinking.
When Xia Ran heard this, her heart couldn't help but tremble, but she felt no joy, only bitterness.
How much he used to want to hear those words now seemed incredibly ironic.
“That’s all in the past. You have nothing to do with him now,” Yu Chao replied directly.
Gu Zheng paused for a moment, looked at Xia Ran, and asked,
"Is what he said true? You..."
Gu Zheng felt that he understood Xia Ran quite well, and he believed that Xia Ran was not the type of person who could fall in love with someone so quickly.
"This is fake, right? We...we haven't been divorced for long, how could you fall for someone else so quickly? No way, right?"
Gu Zheng looked at Xia Ran with pleading eyes, afraid that what Xia Ran was about to say would break him down and make him unable to accept it.
Xia Ran chuckled lightly, with a hint of sarcasm.
"Oh? Why do you think I won't? We've been divorced for quite some time now, what makes you think I won't fall for someone else? Why do you think I won't?"
"Gu Zheng, I've said it before, I don't like you anymore. It's true. I'm not lying, I'm not deceiving myself. Or rather, the one deceiving yourself is you."
Xia Ran never knew that his heart could be this strong.
He once thought that it would be impossible for him to say that he didn't like Gu Zheng, let alone say it to Gu Zheng in front of him now.
Gu Zheng took a step back after Xia Ran's words, feeling as if the pain in his heart was about to overwhelm him.
"How could this be? It's impossible..." he muttered to himself, looking completely lost and disoriented.
Yu Chao: "What this world has in abundance is newcomers. You always think that some people and things are things that no one can take away from you, but what you don't know is that some newcomers have been planning this for a long time."
Xia Ran was stunned by Yu Chao's words. He turned his head to look at Yu Chao and couldn't tell whether Yu Chao was serious or joking.
Chapter 236 Xia Ran Hit Gu Zheng