He spoke casually, but he was actually very nervous, afraid that Xia Ran wouldn't give him her contact information.
"Of course."
Xia Ran immediately took out her phone and exchanged contact information with Yu Chao.
Gu Zheng, who was walking towards Xia Ran and the others, already knew what they were going to do when he saw Xia Ran take out her phone.
Even if he wanted to walk faster, by the time he arrived, the two had already exchanged contact information.
Gu Zheng narrowed his eyes and slapped Gu Chen's butt.
Gu Chen blinked his innocent eyes, then pouted and immediately started wailing.
"Waaaaah... Daddy... Waaaah..."
Since the two of them had already walked up behind Xia Ran, Xia Ran subconsciously turned around to look at Gu Chen when he started crying.
Seeing Gu Chenshi's red eyes and pouting lips, he immediately asked a question.
"What's wrong? Why are you crying?"
Gu Chen: "Waaah... Daddy... don't... don't leave... baby..."
As he spoke, he reached out for Xia Ran to hug him, and Xia Ran naturally accepted, but he was also carrying a large bag.
Gu Zheng silently took the tape in his hand, and then handed Gu Chen to Xia Ran.
Xia Ran, who was holding Gu Chen, had a lot of questions in her eyes.
"Baby, what did you just say? When did Daddy say he was leaving you?"
Gu Chen didn't answer Xia Ran's question, but just hugged Xia Ran's neck tightly.
It wasn't that he didn't want to answer, but that he didn't know how, because the wicked tyrant hadn't taught him.
Gu Zheng then spoke up.
"It's nothing. I just saw you weren't coming back from the car, so I started crying. I couldn't comfort him, so I brought him here to find you."
Gu Zheng lied without changing his expression, but his eyes fell on Yu Chao beside him.
Yu Chao actually saw it when Gu Zheng came over with the child.
Upon seeing Gu Zheng, he felt somewhat conflicted, but still nodded politely, though the hostility and coldness in his eyes were quite obvious.
Yu Chao was slightly taken aback when he saw it, but he quickly understood what it meant.
He gave a bitter laugh to himself. He knew Xia Ran was already married, but he still couldn't help but hold onto a tiny bit of hope.
But now that her husband has come knocking on his door, he should leave first to avoid causing Xia Ran any trouble.
"Xiao Ran, I'm going in to buy some things first. It's getting late, you should go home early too. We'll contact each other on WeChat later."
Xia Ran, who was coaxing Gu Chen, immediately looked at Yu Chao upon hearing this.
"Okay, I'll contact you then."
Gu Zheng's eyes turned completely cold the moment he heard Yu Chao call Xia Ran "Xiao Ran".
However, Yu Chao had already turned and entered the pharmacy, so he did not see the coldness in Gu Zheng's eyes.
Xia Ran was so focused on comforting Gu Chen that she didn't notice Gu Zheng's emotions at all.
"Ah Zheng, let's go back," Xia Ran said to Gu Zheng.
Gu Zheng simply responded to Xia Ran with a heavy snort, then turned and left without saying another word.
Xia Ran was taken aback, not quite understanding Gu Zheng's attitude.
He pursed his lips, then picked up Gu Chen and chased after them.
After getting into the car, he wanted to ask Gu Zheng what was wrong, but thinking of Gu Chen in his arms, he didn't say anything.
Forget it, let's talk about it when we get back. The child is here now, so it's better not to let the child hear some things.
Gu Zheng was thinking to himself, "Xia Ran didn't even bother to explain herself to me!"
Chapter 51 Treating Him Like Someone Else
Gu Zheng kept a cold face, and Xia Ran only thought that Gu Zheng was jealous of Gu Chen's kindness to him, so she didn't think much of it and just thought that she would coax Gu Zheng slowly when she got back.
Because he had been thinking about giving Gu Chen digestive tablets, he had them in his hand when he bought them at the pharmacy. Later, when he was going to hug Gu Chen, he simply put the tablets in his pants pocket.
"Xiao Chen, how about we have some digestive tablets first? These are sweet and sour, they're not bad, okay?"
Gu Chen nodded quickly when facing his beloved little father.
"Okay! Good!"
Upon hearing this, Xia Ran fed Gu Chen the digestive tablets. He also glanced at Gu Zheng, but Gu Zheng was still driving with a cold expression, so he could only look at him and didn't dare to say anything.
Having played all afternoon, Gu Chen was already quite tired, and now that things were quiet, he couldn't help but yawn and feel sleepy.
Xia Ran changed her holding position and whispered,
"Sleep well, Xiao Chen, Daddy's holding you."
"Um……"
Gu Chen gave a soft, gentle "hmm".
Soon, we arrived at our doorstep.
Gu Chen had already fallen asleep, so Xia Ran could only carefully carry him out of the car.
Gu Zheng originally wanted to take over Gu Chen's position, but Xia Ran refused.
"No need, Zheng, I can hold him. I don't want to wake Xiao Chen up. Also, don't go to sleep yet. I'll bathe Xiao Chen and put him to sleep before I come to you. I... have something I want to tell you."
Gu Zheng nodded. He had no intention of going to sleep so soon, because he also had something to say to Xia Ran.
His eyes turned cold as he thought of Yu Chao standing in front of the pharmacy earlier.
Seeing Gu Zheng nod, Xia Ran, who had already turned and gone into the house, didn't notice Gu Zheng's expression at all.
Uncle Wang had been waiting for them without sleeping, and when he saw Xia Ran carrying Gu Chen in, he instinctively moved more gently.
"Young Master Ran..."
Xia Ran: "Uncle Wang, Xiao Chen is tired and asleep. I'll take him to take a bath."
Uncle Wang: "Okay."
As Xia Ran walked upstairs, Gu Zheng, who was a few steps behind, also came in.
When Wang Bo saw the bag Gu Zheng was carrying, he instinctively reached for it as well, and upon realizing it was a bag from the pharmacy, his expression immediately changed, and he asked worriedly,
"Young Master, why did you buy so much medicine? Is someone feeling unwell? Or is someone injured?"
"No." Gu Zheng dodged Uncle Wang's outstretched hand and chose to carry the bag himself. "It's just some digestive tablets and such that I bought for Xiao Chen. The rest was bought by Xia Ran. I'll take it back to his room and let him deal with it himself."
"It's getting late, you should go to sleep."
It's almost 10 o'clock now, which is indeed quite late for the elderly.
Uncle Wang nodded, feeling relieved after knowing that no one was hurt.
Gu Zheng took the bag directly to Xia Ran, while Xia Ran had already filled the bathtub with water and was preparing to help Gu Chen take off his clothes for a bath.
While undressing Gu Chen, Xia Ran was speaking softly.
"Don't be afraid, Xiao Chen. Daddy will take off your clothes and give you a bath. You just need to sleep well."
He had always heard his grandfather say that you shouldn't do anything to a child while they are asleep, and if you absolutely have to do something, you must speak first, regardless of whether the child can hear you or not.
It's like Xia Ran is now, otherwise it would scare the child.
Gu Zheng stood at the door watching Xia Ran's every move towards Gu Chen. At that moment, Gu Zheng felt a rare pang of guilt.
Isn't it too much for him to take advantage of Xia Ran like this?
But Gu Zheng's guilt vanished in the next second.
"Hey? Zheng, what are you doing up here?"
When Xia Ran turned around with Gu Chen in her arms, she saw Gu Zheng and asked him a question instinctively.
Gu Zheng: "I'll bring the bag up here for you. Do you need my help?"
He went inside, put the bag on the table, and made a decision in his mind.
He wanted to raise Xia Ran like Xiao En, which would be good for everyone.
Xia Ran initially wanted to say no, but then he remembered that Gu Chen was asleep, so he nodded.
"OK."
After he finished speaking, he smiled at Gu Zheng, his eyes shining.
In that instant, Gu Zheng seemed to see the boy who often called him "brother".
Xia Ran put Gu Chen into the bathtub and had Gu Zheng support Gu Chen's upper body to prevent him from sinking.
Xia Ran washed it very carefully and gently.
Although Gu Zheng's hand was supporting Gu Chen, his eyes were always on Xia Ran.
The more he watched, the more he wanted to raise Xia Ran as a little favor.
Since Xia Ran also likes him, treating her like a little favor is his way of responding to her.
Gu Zheng said this to himself, completely forgetting that he had once said he could distinguish between Xia Ran and Xiao En.
Perhaps he is thinking of taking care of Xia Ran as the person in his heart, but in reality, he is also afraid that Xia Ran will leave with someone else.
What should he and Gu Chen do then?
Ultimately, Yu Chao's appearance today put invisible pressure on Gu Zheng.
"Ah Zheng? Ah Zheng?" Xia Ran waved her hand in front of Gu Zheng.
"Huh?" Gu Zheng came back to his senses.
Xia Ran: "I'm all washed up. Give Xiao Chen to me, I'll take him to get dressed and go to bed."
Gu Chen was really sleepy and didn't wake up at all during the shower.