"good."
Xia Ran wanted to take what Lin Ziming was holding, but Lin Ziming kept carrying it himself.
Xia Ran had no choice but to let it go, and the two walked towards the ward chatting and laughing.
When they arrived at the ward door, they saw Gu Zheng holding the child and talking to him.
If Gu Zheng hadn't called him "little dad" from his arms, he would have ignored Gu Zheng completely.
This wasn't the first time Lin Ziming had seen Gu Zheng, but this time, he didn't even want to maintain a basic smile when facing Gu Zheng.
Xia Ran is now his family, and he can't possibly like someone Xia Ran doesn't like.
Of course, he also sent a gift to Gu Zheng, hoping that Gu Zheng would like it.
Holding Gu Chen, Gu Zheng had already been blinded by jealousy when he saw Xia Ran smiling so gently at Lin Ziming.
But a sliver of reason remained in my mind.
This person is a doctor; perhaps Xia Ran was just asking about Grandpa Xia.
Xia Ran said something to Gu Chen and then went into her room.
"Xiao Chen, let me know when you're leaving. I'll go in with Dr. Lin to see Great-Grandpa first."
"I understand, little dad."
Although Gu Chen wanted to go with Xia Ran, he thought of his father holding him and had no choice but to stay.
As Lin Ziming followed Xia Ran into the room, he glanced at Gu Zheng.
There was a hint of hostility in his eyes.
Gu Zheng frowned, feeling a little uncomfortable. So after the others went inside, he looked at the child in his arms.
"Is this doctor very familiar with your stepfather?"
Gu Chen nodded. "They should be quite familiar with each other. He comes to see my stepfather and great-grandfather every day. Great-grandfather really likes this Dr. Lin."
Upon hearing this, Gu Zheng's face turned ugly.
"Great-grandfather really liked it? How so?"
Gu Chen frowned. "I don't know either. Anyway, my great-grandfather just really liked it, it was just a feeling."
Gu Zheng didn't ask about that matter again, but instead brought up the fact that Gu Chen had gone home to stay.
"Do you really want to go back to live there?"
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Gu Chen first shook his head, then nodded.
Gu Zheng frowned, and his tone became more serious when he asked the question.
"Speak properly, what are you doing, shaking your head and nodding like that?"
Gu Chen pouted and said,
“I wanted to stay with my stepfather, but he said that the hospital was not suitable for a child like me, as it was not good for my health. So he told me to go back home and that I could come to see him as long as I was out of kindergarten.”
"I want to be a good boy, so I'll listen to my stepfather and go back to live here. But, big dad, can you bring me to see my stepfather after school from now on?"
"Hmm," Gu Zheng responded, then asked the child some other questions.
The children answered all of them.
Lin Ziming quickly came out of the ward, followed by Xia Ran.
Seeing Gu Zheng still waiting at the door, Lin Ziming raised an eyebrow and deliberately said to Xia Ran,
"If anything comes up, just let me know on your phone. I'll bring you food again tomorrow at noon."
In fact, Lin Ziming usually had his subordinates deliver the food to Xia Ran so as not to put too much psychological pressure on her. But now he was deliberately saying it to Gu Zheng.
Sure enough, Gu Zheng's expression turned ugly after hearing Lin Ziming's words.
If he hadn't remembered that Lin Ziming was a doctor, he would have lost his temper long ago.
"I understand, thank you." Xia Ran didn't realize Lin Ziming's intentions and simply said thank you.
Lin Ziming said "You're welcome" and then turned and left.
Only Gu Zheng, Gu Chen, and Xia Ran remained at the door of the ward.
Gu Chen immediately hugged Xia Ran's leg, looked up at her with teary eyes.
"Little Daddy, I'm going back soon."
"Okay." Xia Ran bent down and patted the child's head. "Then you must be good, eat and sleep well, okay?"
Gu Chen nodded vigorously, "I know, little dad. You too, you need to eat and sleep well too."
Seeing this scene, Gu Zheng felt a mix of emotions he couldn't quite describe.
If it weren't for his foolish actions back then, we wouldn't be seeing this scene of parting now.
“I will bring the children to see you every day. If you need anything here, Grandpa, just give me a call. If you don’t want to contact me, you can also contact Uncle Wang or Aunt.”
"Don't let your dislike of me make you shoulder all the burdens alone."
Xia Ran completely ignored Gu Zheng's words and simply patted the child's head.
Gu Chen understood what Xia Ran meant, so he obediently let go.
"Well... Little Daddy, Big Daddy and I will head back now."
"Um."
Gu Zheng wanted to say something more to Xia Ran, but in the end he said nothing and simply took Gu Chen's hand.
Xia Ran turned around and went into the ward, closing the door to block Gu Zheng's view.
Gu Chen shook Gu Zheng's hand and said,
"Don't look anymore, we'll take it slowly later. If you keep following your stepfather, he'll get angry."
Gu Zheng glanced down at the child, nodded slightly, and then left with the child.
Indeed, if he kept pestering Xia Ran, she would get angry, and the effect would only be counterproductive.
As soon as Xia Ran entered, Da Zhuang and Grandpa Xia's eyes fell on him.
"Xiao Ran, where's the child? And... is that Gu Zheng at the door?"
When Xia Ran saw Gu Zheng holding the child, she knew that Grandpa Xia knew that Gu Zheng was there, so she didn't try to hide it.
“Yes, he’s outside. He’s taking the child back with him. It’s not good for him to keep following me around in the hospital. Besides, he needs to go to kindergarten.”
"Sigh, that's true, she should definitely be in kindergarten at this age."
Grandpa Xia also sighed, saying that it was actually quite hard to get used to his child suddenly not being around.
"Okay, stop lamenting. Your child will come to see you occasionally. At least until you are discharged from the hospital and we are still in this city, your child will come to see you."
At this point, Xia Ran looked at Da Zhuang again and said,
"Dazhuang, then I'll trouble you to find a house. Dr. Lin said that Grandpa can be discharged in a little over a week, but he will need to recuperate here for a while after discharge and cannot travel long distances in the short term."
"Don't worry," Dazhuang said without hesitation. "What kind of relationship do we have? If you keep being so polite, I'll get angry."
Xia Ran smiled and said, "Okay, I definitely won't be polite with you anymore."
I thought everything was settled, but to my surprise, a few more photos appeared online that evening.
The photo turned out to be of Xia Ran and Lin Ziming in the rest area. Due to the perspective, the two looked very close.
Especially the gentle smile on Lin Ziming's face made people feel that there was a different kind of relationship between the two.
When Lin Ziming saw the photo, his eyes narrowed, and his smile deepened inexplicably.
He used to think that Gu Zheng was just making things up online, but now it seems that's not the case.
After all, judging from his attitude towards Gu Zheng, Gu Zheng liked Xia Ran.
Since he likes Xia Ran, he would never post these photos; otherwise, what difference would it make from pushing Xia Ran away?
But if it's not Gu Zheng, then who could it be?
Lin Ziming sent a message with his head down, and a moment later another message came in.
When Lin Ziming saw the contents of the message, the corners of his mouth turned up slightly.
Gu Zheng, I hope you like the gift I prepared for you.
Meanwhile, Gu Zheng, who was in his office, also saw the online comments.
Looking at the photo, his face turned ashen. Qin Hao's heart skipped a beat when he came in.
His brother seems to be in a bad mood. I hope there won't be any trouble if he comes in at this time.
But now that he's already inside, it doesn't seem right for him to leave.
So Qin Hao had no choice but to bite the bullet and go inside, preparing to tell Gu Zheng the information he had just received.
But before he could speak, Gu Zheng spoke first.
"What's going on online? Also, I asked you to find out who Xia Ran met today, did you find out?"
Qin Hao nodded quickly, "I found out. He spent the whole day at the hospital today, and the people he saw were just ordinary nurses, doctors, and Dazhuang."
"If we're talking about being alone, I was alone with a doctor named Lin Ziming in the rest area for a while, but I don't know exactly what they talked about."
"Also, we're still investigating those online rumors, and we haven't found out who it is yet. Brother, may I ask, what's the relationship between Xia Ran and this Lin Ziming? Why do they seem so familiar with each other?"
As soon as Qin Hao finished speaking, Gu Zheng's sharp eyes looked over, and Qin Hao immediately shut his mouth in fright.
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He must be out of his mind to ask such a question. It's like stabbing his brother in the heart.
But if he didn't ask, he would become very curious...
Gu Zheng turned his gaze away and stared intently at the photos on the computer, recalling the look Lin Ziming had given him at the hospital earlier that day.