"Also, this is the last time he will do this. Of course, he did it for no other reason than simply for the child, because the child is pitiful."
Hearing He Xiu's words, Gu Zheng understood immediately. It was Xia Ran who had sent He Xiu to make this trip.
But what did He Xiu mean by saying it was simply for the sake of the child?
Is Xia Ran not even allowed to mention him now?
Yes, Xia Ran must hate him now.
Gu Zheng suppressed his frustration, his face still showing a cold expression.
"The child is in the room."
He meant that it was okay to visit the children.
Having gotten the answer he wanted, He Xiu didn't linger and immediately turned and left.
At this moment, Gu En also entered the study.
Gu En: "Brother Zheng, is it because the child's condition isn't good that Dr. He is here at this time?"
Gu Zheng: "No, why did you come up here? Didn't I tell you to rest properly? You can't walk around too much with your leg, otherwise it will leave lasting effects."
He Xiu, who happened to hear this, also revealed a sarcastic look in his eyes.
We weren't worried about the child being alone in the room for so long, but now we're so nervous about Gu En just coming up here once?
When He Xiu reached the door and saw Uncle Wang waiting anxiously, he couldn't help but ask a question.
"Does Gu Zheng always lose his mind when it comes to Gu En?"
Upon hearing this, Uncle Wang did not answer He Xiu's question, but simply sighed and said,
"Dr. He, please go and check on the young master first. I'm worried something might have happened to him."
With Wang Bo avoiding the topic, He Xiu understood perfectly well what was going on.
However, this is Gu Zheng's own business, and outsiders like them have no right to comment.
Uncle Wang led He Xiu directly to the door of the room.
"Dr. He, the young master is inside."
He Xiu nodded, then knocked on the door and shouted loudly into the room.
"Is this Xiao Chen? I'm Xia Ran's friend. He asked me to come and bring you something."
He Xiu didn't beat around the bush and spoke directly.
Gu Zheng came out of the study at that moment and happened to hear this.
When he heard the name Xia Ran, he subconsciously swayed for a moment.
"Xiao Chen, can you hear me?" He Xiu called out again when the door didn't open.
Just as He Xiu thought something might have happened to the child and was about to have the door forcibly opened, the door in front of him opened.
The first thing to appear was a small head, its eyes looking at He Xiu with a hint of wariness and intense anticipation.
Chapter 177 Take me to find him
Seeing the child's gaze softened He Xiu's heart.
“Someone asked me to bring you some candy.” He Xiu squatted down to be at eye level with the child. “But he said you have to be obedient, eat and sleep well, and that a man shouldn’t cry all the time.”
"Who is he?" Gu Chen opened his eyes, but his eyes were already red and his lips were pressed tightly together.
He Xiu glanced at Gu Zheng beside him before speaking.
"It's Xia Ran."
As soon as He Xiu finished speaking, Gu Chen's tears fell.
"Why is it Xia Ran and not Little Daddy?"
He Xiu was at a loss for words to answer the child's question, and Uncle Wang's eyes also quietly reddened.
Gu Zheng remained expressionless, while Gu En glared at him with resentment.
Is Xia Ran really that good? This little brat has been talking about her for so long!
"Why Xia Ran and not 'Little Daddy'?" Seeing that He Xiu didn't answer, Gu Chen asked stubbornly again. "Does he really think I'm a burden?"
“No.” This time He Xiu answered immediately, “Of course you’re not a burden. Who told you that? You’re so well-behaved, how could you be a burden?”
How could such a young child say such a thing? It's obvious that someone was spreading rumors about the child.
Upon hearing this, Gu En's heart skipped a beat, and a bad premonition surged into her mind.
Gu Chen blinked, his reddened eyes making him look even more pitiful.
“He said it.” Gu Chen pointed directly at Gu En. “He said… I’m a little burden, that’s why my stepfather doesn’t want me.”
Gu Chen's words and actions surprised everyone, especially Gu Zheng, who immediately turned to look at Gu En with disbelief in his eyes.
Gu En panicked the moment he saw everyone's eyes on him.
"No, Brother Zheng, it's not like what the child said. That's not how things were at the time."
Gu En's face turned pale, and she looked at Gu Zheng with a nervous expression.
“You know, how could I say such a thing to a child? I wouldn’t.”
Upon hearing this, Gu Zhengcai seemed to remember something, pursed his lips, and turned to look at Gu Chen.
Gu En breathed a sigh of relief. No matter what, he was the child's biological father, and Zheng Ge would never doubt him.
He Xiu had already clicked his tongue in disdain when he heard the child's words, and now that Gu Zheng hadn't said anything, he had nothing to say either. He simply looked at the child and said...
"No matter what others say about you, don't believe them. You've always been a very well-behaved child. You must be obedient. This is candy I bought for you. Xia Ran said you can only eat one a day, no more."
He Xiu gave the candy to Gu Chen, who held it tightly in both hands. As He Xiu got up to leave, Gu Chen immediately called out again.
"Can you take me to him? I miss him."
He Xiu paused, looked down at the child, and said...
"I'm sorry, that's not possible. If you want to find him, then eat and sleep well, and you can go find him when you grow up."
After He Xiu finished speaking, he looked at Uncle Wang, who immediately understood and picked up the child.
"Young master, be good, Uncle Wang is here."
He Xiu didn't say anything more and simply turned and left.
Gu Chen's tears fell in a steady stream, and in the end he just looked down at the candy He Xiu had given him, lost in thought.
Gu Zheng wanted to go out with He Xiu, but He Xiu stopped him.
"You don't need to come out with me. I've said everything I needed to say and done. There's no point in you coming out. Besides, don't you think it's inappropriate for you to ask about Xia Ran now?"
He Xiu's gaze fell on Gu En, and he left without waiting for Gu Zheng's reply.
Gu Zheng stood still and glanced at Gu Chen, who was being held in Uncle Wang's arms.
But Gu Chen didn't look at him; he just kept staring at the box of candy.
Gu Zheng turned to look at Gu En and said,
"Xiao En, come into the study with me, I have something to tell you."
Gu En was panicking inside, but her face still showed a hurt and aggrieved expression.
"Okay." He replied and followed Gu Zheng inside, leaning on his cane.
This time, Gu Zheng did not help him up.
He Xiu drove himself there, and he ran into Qin Hao, who was returning from outside, as he came downstairs.
Qin Hao certainly recognized He Xiu, and when he saw He Xiu here, his first instinct was to worry about whether Xia Ran was in trouble.
"Has something happened to Xia Ran?"
It's no wonder Qin Hao thought that way, because he couldn't think of anything else that would make He Xiu come to take care of the family.
He Xiu shook his head. "No, I came to check on the child for Xia Ran. As for Xia Ran, he's fine, he's doing well."
Hearing this, Qin Hao finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"It's good that Xia Ran is alright."
He Xiu nodded, but thinking of the child and Gu En, he couldn't help but say a few more words to Qin Hao.
"You need to spend more time with the children. Also, are you aware that Gu En is ill and won't live long?"
"What?" Qin Hao exclaimed instinctively, "You said Gu En has a terminal illness and won't live long? Who told you that?"
He Xiu could tell from Qin Hao's expression that Qin Hao was unaware of the situation.
"Gu Zheng told me this himself. I think that's why he's so obedient to Gu En."
Qin Hao: "Tsk, you're overthinking it. Even if Gu En doesn't have any so-called illness, my brother still dotes on him and always has."
He Xiu: "I don't know much about that, but I suggest you check on Gu En. I suspect he's faking his illness because his physical and mental condition doesn't seem like that of someone who's about to die."
"There's one more thing." He Xiu directly brought up Gu En's comment that Gu Chen was a burden.
“The child is too young to be exposed to this word; someone must have said something to him.”
After hearing He Xiu's words, Qin Hao immediately understood.
"So you mean Gu En faked being sick to scare my brother, and then said all sorts of nasty things to the child?"
He Xiu nodded, "Of course, I can't be 100% sure either. You can check if you want to know. I have to go now."
He Xiu did all this not to help Gu Zheng or anything like that; he just couldn't bear to see the child suffer so much at such a young age.
As Qin Hao watched He Xiu leave, and then recalled what He Xiu had just said, his eyes were filled with anger.
He had known for a long time that Gu En was good at pretending, but he never expected her to be this good.
Okay, then let him investigate Gu En thoroughly. If Gu En is really lying, then we'll have a good show to watch.
Chapter 178 Gu Zheng questions Gu En