Gu Chen had already started to wriggle and try to get out of Gu Zheng's arms when he heard Gu Zheng tell Xia Ran to get out of bed.
"Little Daddy..." Gu Chen called out.
Gu Zheng then put the person down.
As soon as Gu Chen got into bed, he started pulling at the blankets, trying to crawl under them.
Gu Zheng saw this but didn't stop it, because he had helped Xia Ran put on her clothes and wasn't afraid of anything.
If it were just Gu Zheng, Xia Ran could still throw a little tantrum.
But now that Gu Chen was here, how could he, as a father, stay in bed? He could only lift the covers to let Gu Chen in, then hug him and lift the covers again to sit up.
When he saw Gu Zheng standing by the bed, his face couldn't help but turn red again.
"Why didn't you wake me up sooner? It's already afternoon and I'm only just getting up. What will people say if they see me like this?"
Xia Ran's tone was somewhat helpless, and there was also a hint of reproach in it.
Gu Zheng wasn't angry; he simply said in a low voice,
"What are you afraid of? Isn't this normal? Besides, you're the master and they're the servants. No one dares to say anything to you."
Xia Ran opened his mouth, knowing that this was the case, but... he still felt very embarrassed.
"Alright, stop thinking like that." Gu Zheng raised his hand and rubbed Xia Ran's head. "Go down and eat. You haven't eaten all day, your stomach won't be able to handle it."
Hearing this, Xia Ran realized that he was indeed very hungry, and even cried out in protest.
Xia Ran: "..."
"Then I'll go brush my teeth and wash my face first. Xiao Chen, can you wait here for your dad?"
He looked down at Gu Chen in his arms, and only after receiving Gu Chen's nod did he quickly enter the bathroom.
Gu Zheng glanced at Gu Chen sitting on the bed, then went to the wardrobe to find clothes for Xia Ran.
Last night's fight was too intense; Xia Ran even has marks on her neck.
Although he didn't mind, and was even quite happy, that Xia Ran would leave with a suspicious look on her face.
But he knew Xia Ran was easily embarrassed, and if people looked at her too much, she might...
Thinking of Xia Ran's possible reaction, Gu Zheng shook his head and smiled helplessly, a tenderness in his eyes that he himself did not realize.
So when Xia Ran came out, Gu Zheng had already found him clothes.
A beige hooded long-sleeved sweatshirt. Although the sweatshirt isn't thick, it's probably not suitable for this weather.
Xia Ran looked at the clothes in Gu Zheng's hand in disbelief. These were autumn clothes! But it was summer!
"...Ah Zheng, it's summer now."
Xia Ran gently reminded him that although he was happy that A Zheng had found him clothes, it was summer, and summers in the south were naturally hot and humid, even though the air conditioning was on all the time at home.
But... isn't wearing long sleeves a bit too much...?
Moreover… Xia Ran glanced at Gu Chen. Gu Chen was a child, wearing shorts and a vest. How could he, an adult, be wearing long sleeves? He's not as frail as he seems.
Xia Ran imagined a lot of things on her own.
Gu Zheng glanced at Xia Ran's neck with some unease, and the tips of his ears turned slightly red.
"Cough... There are marks on your neck from last night, so you can only cover them with these clothes. If you don't mind, you don't have to change."
Xia Ran, who had just been determined not to wear the clothes, froze upon hearing Gu Zheng's words. She quickly grabbed the clothes from Gu Zheng's hand and rushed into the bathroom.
He slammed the door shut, his face burning hot.
He hadn't expected this reason. If he had known it was this reason earlier, he wouldn't have reminded Ah Zheng like that!
Xia Ran looked at herself in the mirror and found that there were indeed some marks on her neck.
He wasn't paying attention at all while brushing his teeth and washing his face, so he didn't notice...
Gu Zheng looked at the closed bathroom door, a smile appearing on his face.
Gu Chen sat on the bed looking at his eldest father, his eyes filled with confusion.
He felt that his two fathers had been acting a little strange before.
But Gu Chen was still just a child, and he had no idea how to express this strange feeling. He could only stare intently at the bathroom door, waiting for his beloved little dad to come out.
Xia Ran's face was naturally flushed when she came out after changing her clothes.
Gu Zheng knew he was shy, so he didn't say anything more, but simply told people to go down and eat.
Without exception, Xia Ran received another bowl of nourishing soup personally brought to her by Uncle Wang.
The bitter taste of Chinese medicine almost made Xia Ran vomit; the taste was enough to kill him!
As the old saying goes, lust is a double-edged sword!
Meanwhile, Gu En on the other side had already obtained the information Ji Luo had investigated.
The documents were all packed in a brown leather bag, and it looked like there were quite a few things inside.
"Is it all in there? Are you sure it's the Gu Zheng I asked you to investigate?" Gu En asked uncertainly.
Ji Luo raised an eyebrow and said,
"How many people do you think share the same name, Gu Zheng, and also have such a powerful family background and company?"
Gu En realized how foolish his question had been, but he couldn't control himself.
He was extremely anxious, so much so that he dared not open the leather bag. He was worried that Gu Zheng had not been doing well all these years, and that the child was still in the Gu family.
Sitting opposite Gu En, Ji Luo looked at Gu En's struggling and hesitant appearance, his eyes revealing a strong sense of curiosity and gossip.
Chapter 97 It couldn't be his son
This was the first time he had such thoughts.
Previously, when business came to him, he would simply hand over the information, take the money, and leave.
This time, he was curious.
What exactly is the relationship between Gu En and the Gu family?
"Didn't you always want the information? Now that it's here, why are you just holding onto it without looking at it? If you want to know, then just look at it directly. What's the point of hesitating?"
Gu En agreed with this statement.
But actually, he wasn't afraid to look because he was scared; he was just too excited to look.
After all these years, he can finally hear news from home again.
With trembling hands, Gu En opened the file bag and took out the contents.
His hands were trembling, perhaps because he was too excited.
With such a tremor, he almost dropped the pages of documents, and several photos inside also fell out.
The photo fell to the ground face down, so Gu En didn't see what it was at first glance.
But he himself had an answer in his heart.
"This is... a photo of Gu Zheng?"
His hands trembled as he tried to pick it up and look at it. Over the years, he had only been able to know what Gu Zheng was like by relying on images from his memory.
I wonder if Gu Zheng has changed at all over the years.
"Yes, it's a photo of him and his son. Someone took it by chance, and I bought it while I was looking it up yesterday."
Gu En's hand had already touched the photo, and she was about to pick it up, but when she heard that it was Gu Zheng and his son, she froze.
Ji Luo could even see Gu En's hands suddenly begin to tremble.
Now, Ji Luo was even more curious. What kind of relationship made Gu En so sensitive about Gu Zheng's affairs?
"You mean... this is Gu Zheng's son?" Gu En remained bent over, picking up the photo, his hands trembling and his voice shaking.
“Yes.” Ji Luo raised an eyebrow. “It’s Gu Zheng’s son who appeared out of nowhere five years ago. At that time, he didn’t even have a girlfriend, but suddenly a son appeared. That was big news.”
"However, he protected the child very well during those five years, and basically never let him leave the house, until about half a year ago when the child started to appear frequently in the public eye?"
Ji Luo explained it to Gu En.
But after explaining, he was surprised himself. He could have just taken the money and left, but now he was still chatting with the customers.
However, he was still very curious about Gu En's relationship with the Gu family.
"Child..." Gu En murmured to himself, his body trembling even more violently.
He took a deep breath, trying to suppress his emotions, before picking up the photo.
However, he still held it up with the back facing up, never daring to face it forward.
He is currently feeling both anticipation and fear.
He knew that his brother must have raised this child back then.
Child, child...
Gu En's eyes couldn't help but well up with tears.
He missed five years of his brother's life, and he also missed five years of his child's life.
But it's okay, he's back now, and he'll definitely make it up to the two of them in the future.
I just don't know if his brother will look down on him...
Ji Luo saw Gu En's reaction, but he only raised an eyebrow and said nothing, just watching Gu En's reaction with interest.
Gu En's hands trembled as he flipped the photo over, and he even closed his eyes briefly, trying to calm himself down.
He's back now; he can't panic or get nervous.
Moreover, one of the people in the photo is his loving older brother, and the other is...
Having figured it out, Gu En looked directly at the photo, but the person in the photo shocked and even bewildered him.
"Who...is this person?" Gu En pointed to Xia Ran in the photo. "And this child, is he Gu Zheng's son?"
Gu En was familiar with both of them; he had only met them recently. Weren't they the father and son he had seen at the hospital that day?