Chapter 57

Gu Chi and Cancan hurried back to Gu's house. As soon as he opened the door, several people sitting neatly on the sofa in the living room cast passionate glances at him.

There was a look of scrutiny and dissatisfaction in his eyes.

Cancan stood behind Gu Chi and stretched her neck to look inside.

Her curious eyes met Qi Sen's deep and cold gaze. She was so scared that she immediately shrank her neck and hurriedly hid behind Gu Chi's legs.

Cancan hid behind Gu Chi and then realized that she didn't make a fuss about eating candy today, so she didn't have to be afraid of her second brother. So she tilted her little head, revealing the left half of her face from behind Gu Chi's legs, and looked at the sofa with fear and curiosity.

Pei Shen waved to Cancan, "Cancan, come here."

Cancan quickly put on slippers and ran to the third brother.

Pei Shen hugged her and nodded her head, asking, "I heard you didn't go to kindergarten today?"

Gu Chi, who was changing his shoes, was stunned and clenched his hands unconsciously.

How did they know that Cancan didn’t go to kindergarten today?

Cancan's voice was clear and crisp: "Daddy said this morning that he would take Cancan on a trip and she doesn't have to go to kindergarten."

Upon hearing this, Sheng Jing, Qi Sen, and Pei Shen all directed their sharp gazes at Gu Chi.

"I remember telling you this morning that you would take Cancan to kindergarten today." Qi Sen said lightly.

Sheng Jing frowned: "Why don't you take Cancan to school on the first day of school? Why go out to travel?"

Pei Shen: "Then you should have told us about your trip. You don't know how nervous Sheng Jing was when he went to pick up Cancan but didn't show up. Your phone couldn't get through, so I had to ask Auntie to find out that you took Cancan and the driver on a long trip early in the morning."

Gu Chi knew that his behavior was wrong, but he remained calm even after being criticized. He half explained and half apologized, saying, "I had something to do in S City. I thought Cancan had never been there, so I took her out for a trip."

"Okay, okay, don't be so serious. I'll definitely tell you next time."

Seeing that Gu Chi had a good attitude, Qi Sen, Pei Shen and Sheng Jing didn't say anything else.

Pei Shen hugged Cancan and asked softly, "Cancan, what did you do on your trip today? Are you happy?"

Cancan shook her head obediently, then nodded quickly like a chick pecking at rice when she thought of something.

Sheng Jing laughed.

"Why are you happy and unhappy at the same time?"

Cancan explained in a baby voice: "Cancan and Daddy have been looking at curtains for the whole day, but Daddy doesn't like any of them. Cancan is almost dead tired."

Qi Sen frowned, his eyes fixed on Gu Chi who was about to sneak away.

"You took Cancan to S City just to buy curtains?"

Gu Chi felt guilty: "I'll take her to experience all kinds of life during the trip."

"Then what happened to our Canbao that makes him so happy?" Pei Shen asked again.

Cancan chuckled, her voice a hundred times clearer than before: "Cancan has seen mother!"

The three brothers sitting on the sofa were stunned for two seconds. Before they could ask, Gu Chi hurriedly explained, "Meeting Wei Xun was purely an accident."

Qi Sen looked Gu Chi up and down, frowning slightly.

Gu Chi felt something was wrong and said a few perfunctory words.

"I only found out when I got there that Wei Xun was filming in S City. Cancan likes her so much, it only makes sense to take her there to watch it."

"But you guys have so much free time at school all day, don't you have any homework? Instead of questioning here, why not go back and do a few more math problems?"

"And you," Gu Chi pointed at Sheng Jing and asked, "Why do I see you so often? Top stars have it so easy, are you out of fashion?"

Sheng Jing, who is always good-tempered, couldn't help but roll his eyes. "I won't be out of fashion even if you are out of fashion."

Pei Shen silently added: "If you mean the fresh meat is expired, then he expired a long time ago."

Gu Chi: ...?

**

Under Gu Chi's unreasonable behavior, Pei Shen and the other two gradually forgot about asking Wei Xun, and their minds were full of thoughts about how to confront Gu Chi.

Seeing that they didn't mention the matter of S City anymore, Gu Chi silently breathed a sigh of relief.

In the next few days, he no longer had time to take Cancan to see Weixun.

Cancan is busy going to kindergarten, and he is also busy.

The university semester had only been going on for a few days, and several teachers had assigned Gu Chi a large number of papers, project simulation plans, and other tasks, leaving him extremely busy.

If it were Gu Chi a few months ago, he would definitely ask someone to write it for him without saying a word.

But now, he is a father.

He must always set a good example for Cancan and not let her learn his bad habits.

In addition, Wei Xun worked so hard on the filming, and he didn't want to be looked down upon, so he wrote the thesis and project plan himself.

He was so busy that he didn't even have time to go out of the room to chat with Cancan on Sunday. Gu Jueyan and Bai Manshu were a little uncomfortable seeing their son suddenly working so hard.

From time to time, I would ask my aunt to bring some chicken soup, bird's nest and other tonic foods over.

Gu Chi was annoyed by the frequent knocking on the door, and finally posted a notice on the door saying "No one is allowed to disturb me! Not even Cancan!!!" Only then did Gu Jueyan and Bai Manshu stop.

Without her father's company, Cancan felt a little bored after returning from kindergarten.

On Sunday, she sat on a blanket and unhappily pushed down the building blocks in front of her.

"What happened to Cancan?" Bai Manshu asked.

Cancan pouted and complained in a baby voice, "Daddy ignores Cancan, and my second and third brothers don't pay any attention to Cancan either. Cancan can't play anything."

Bai Manshu patted her little head and comforted her, "How about I come and accompany you?"

Cancan shook her head.

She pointed at the TV and said, "Grandma likes watching TV, not playing with building blocks."

The sensible and well-behaved answer made Bai Manshu's heart soften.

Just when he was about to say he didn't want to watch TV, Gu Chi's phone on the coffee table vibrated for two seconds.

"Cancan, your mother is calling you via video." Bai Manshu reminded.

These past two days, when Gu Chi was writing his thesis, he left his cell phone with Cancan. Firstly, he didn't want the cell phone to disturb him, and secondly, Cancan always ran to him and asked for the cell phone to call her mother. Although he also wanted to talk to Wei Xun, Cancan's interruption so many times interrupted his thoughts on writing the thesis, and finally he had to leave the cell phone with Cancan.

Cancan took the video and asked happily, "Mom, aren't you busy?"

Wei Xun's voice was soft:

"I will come to Guhai City the day after tomorrow to shoot an outdoor scene. I didn't treat Cancan to dinner last time, so how about treating you this time?"

Cancan nodded repeatedly, "Mom, come quickly."

In the living room, Bai Manshu, who was originally watching TV, answered a phone call and walked to the balcony. There was no one else around Cancan.

Wei Xun thought for a moment and asked casually, "Is your father free?"

Cancan shook her head.

"Dad has been very busy lately."

As he was talking, he saw Gu Chi coming down the stairs. He pointed at Gu Chi with his little hand and said, "Daddy needs to do his homework. Third brother said that Daddy is going to become bald because of this homework."

After saying that, he blinked a little puzzledly, and asked seriously: "Mom, what is a bald head? Cancan only knows rabbit heads. Spicy rabbit heads, Dad likes to eat them."

Wei Xun couldn't help but laugh twice.

Gu Chi naturally heard what Cancan said to Wei Xun. His face flushed red and he quickly walked to Cancan's side and pointed at his thick black hair on the screen.

"That idiot Pei Shen would slander me. I have a lot of hair."

Cancan pouted and angrily looked at the phone that was snatched away by her father. She suddenly pounced on Gu Chi and took the phone back. She said fiercely, "Mom wants to see Cancan, not Dad."

He shook his little head at the screen and asked seriously, "Mom, do you want to see Cancan more?"

Wei Xun nodded helplessly.

"Daddy, go do your homework. Cancan does her homework as soon as she gets home. You're not as obedient as Cancan."

Gu Chi rolled his eyes. "Is that your homework? There's something wrong with the homework your teacher assigns. He always assigns some handicraft homework every other day. You're so young, you can't even tear a doll off a cardboard. Daddy always helps you. I deserve half the credit for you being able to complete your homework."

Cancan raised her little head and argued earnestly: "Cancan is still a little kid. When she grows up, she will know everything. Cancan can also tear off the little doll and stick it back together!"

The two people, one big and one small, quarreled with each other for a while. Cancan's logic was not as good as Gu Chi's, but fortunately she could speak.

The conversation went from homework to lunch today and she was the best.

Gu Chi sighed and silently raised the white flag of surrender.

"Okay, okay, you're the best."

Hearing this, Cancan was much happier and said proudly to the screen: "Did you hear that, Mom? Daddy said Cancan is the best!"

"I heard it." Wei Xun echoed.

Because of Cancan's habit of talking in a rambling way, the few people chatted for a long time but still couldn't get to the topic.

Wei Xun pondered for a few seconds and tried to change the topic back to the meal they had just had.

"I'm coming to Guhai City the day after tomorrow to shoot an outdoor scene. I plan to take Cancan out for dinner. If you have time..."

Before he could even utter the word "yes", Gu Chi quickly replied, "Yes!"

“There’s time!”

Cancan blinked in confusion, "But Daddy still has a lot of homework to do? Daddy, you even put a piece of paper on the door, telling me that neither Grandpa nor Grandma can come in to talk to you. If they do, they will be criticized."

Upon hearing this, Wen Xun also fixed his gaze on Gu Chi on the other side of the screen.

Facing the inquiring gazes of the two, one large and one small, Gu Chi shrugged uncomfortably and stammered, "Well...we've made some great progress on the paper just now."

Gu Chi seemed to have found a reason, and he felt confident. He said firmly, "Why else would I go downstairs to rest? Of course, it's because the thesis is almost finished."

When he said this, he subconsciously forgot that he was so annoyed that he wanted to come down and drink some water to calm down.

"Okay, let's go together." Wei Xun said.

Gu Chi was delighted.

After Cancan hung up the phone, he glanced guiltily at Bai Manshu, who was still on the balcony making a phone call, then squatted next to Cancan and whispered, "Cancan, Daddy will make you a deal."

"As long as you don't go out to eat the day after tomorrow, Daddy will reward you with a bunch of strawberry candied haws that you've been craving lately."

Cancan swallowed, smacked his lips and said, "Is it the one that's cool and sweet on the outside and has strawberries on the inside?"

"Yes. Do you really want to eat?"

Cancan nodded as fast as crushing powder, and Gu Chi couldn't help but marvel at the speed.

She almost took off her cute pigtails.

"As long as you stay home well the day after tomorrow, Daddy will reward you with candied haws today."

Cancan's smile froze, and she wrinkled her face and said aggrievedly, "But Cancan also wants to see mother."

Gu Chi continued to coax: "You will have many opportunities to see mother in the future, but you may not be able to eat candied haws anymore."

"Do you want mother or candied haws?" Gu Chi asked again.

Cancan lowered her head, thought about it with a sad face, and after a while, she said in a low voice a little embarrassedly: "Cancan wants candied haws."

Gu Chi smiled.

"Daddy will buy it for you later."

Cancan hasn't had sweets for a long time, so it's okay to let her eat some occasionally.

That day, under Gu Chi's protection, Cancan hid in his room, eating the sweet candied haws in small bites, and was as happy as a walking sunflower.

**

Two days later at five in the afternoon, Gu Chi turned off his computer in advance, packed up, and happily went downstairs to keep the appointment.

Without Cancan as a light bulb, he could round up the dinner and treat it as a date.

But just as the door opened——

Cancan was carrying a Peppa Pig cross-body bag and standing obediently behind the door. Her eyes lit up when she saw him.

“Daddy!”

Gu Chi was stunned.

Her gaze shifted to Taotao who was standing beside her.

Tao Tao said helplessly, "Emperor, I really can't help it. Cancan has just finished eating the candied haws and turned his face away from me. He insisted on going with you today and would cry if I didn't go. Your parents are still in the room. If they hear what's going on, it will be a big deal."

Gu Chi let out a long breath and his eyes fell on the honest and cute Tuanzi Cancan.

Reluctantly shaking his head, "Okay, Cancan, you come with me."

Cancan happily skipped and followed him.

Gu Chi frowned and comforted himself as he went downstairs.

It’s okay, there’s only one Cancan anyway. Just give her some sausage and she’ll forget everything.

Cancan is still young and easy to deal with.

Gu Chi had just comforted himself when a light voice sounded from the front.

"Why did you just come down?"

Gu Chi paused for two seconds, looking puzzled at the three neatly dressed people in front of him, frowning and asking, "What are you doing here?"

"Qi Sen, Pei Shen, don't you have to go to class?"

Pei Shen explained, "There's a monthly exam tomorrow. I'm setting up the exam room today and will be leaving school early."

"Oh." Gu Chi responded lightly and walked towards the door.

Every time he took a step, Qi Sen, Pei Shen, and Sheng Jing followed suit.

"Why are you following me?"

"Eat." Pei Shen said as a matter of course.

Gu Chi was petrified for two seconds, his voice trembling slightly: "You guys...are going to eat too?"

Sheng Jing was puzzled: "Qi Sen told me that today is a family gathering. I just rushed over. Isn't it true?"

Qi Sen said in a cold tone: "This is what Pei Shen told me, I am only responsible for conveying it."

Pei Shen said innocently: "Cancan said that Daddy and Mommy took the children out for dinner today. Is it wrong for me to interpret it as a family gathering?"

Qi Sen and Sheng Jing were stunned for two seconds, then looked at Gu Chi and said, "That's right? If this isn't a family dinner, what is it?"

Gu Chi:...

He was really going to be pissed off to death by these unlucky kids!!

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I came back late yesterday, so I'll update this 4K first