Chapter 102 The Kids Have Grown Up

"Guoguo, why hasn't Uncle Dan come back yet!" Gu Zhaodi moved a small stool and sat in the entryway, with the door wide open, waiting for Dan Anwen to come home.

The two dogs and one person had been sitting at the door for at least half an hour. She decided that she had to convince Uncle Dan today that she wanted to go out.

Guoguo lazily yawned and continued to lie on the ground, showing no reaction whatsoever.

The girl rested her chin on her hand, staring intently at the gate outside, hoping for the car to appear.

After a while, the sound of a car came from the gate. The girl's bright eyes lit up; she was finally back.

When the man in the back seat of the Maybach got out, the girl immediately got up and ran over.

"Uncle Dan, you're finally back." Gu Zhaodi blinked her starry eyes, her face full of smiles.

Seeing the girl's overly attentive expression, the man immediately guessed what she was up to.

"I brought you a cake." The man handed her the strawberry cake beside him.

The girl was taken aback at first; she hadn't even asked a question before her question was cut off, but she still accepted the cake.

“Uncle Dan…” The girl’s slender white fingers tugged at the man’s collar, her lower lip slightly pouting, and the meaning in her eyes almost overflowed.

The man pretended not to notice, slightly tugged at the corner of his lips, a hint of amusement in his eyes, and asked in a nonchalant tone, "What's wrong?"

Seeing that the man clearly knew what she was thinking, yet was still pretending not to know, Gu Zhaodi was slightly angry. Her small face instantly wrinkled, and her bright eyes and white teeth were filled with loneliness.

Dan An couldn't bear to see the child upset, so he immediately reached out with his large, well-defined hand and gently stroked the girl's hair twice. "I know what you mean, can we hang in there for two more days?"

The man spoke gently, and the warm touch of his hair made the girl even more unrestrained. She raised her soft, watery eyes and gazed into his eyes, her voice gentle, "Uncle Dan, I'm so bored at home! Please let me go out."

Lying in bed to rest is so unbearable; all I can do all day is play on my phone.

A hint of a smile appeared in Dan Anwen's dark eyes. "Want to go out?"

Seeing that he was showing signs of softening, Gu Zhaodi quickly nodded.

A glint flashed in the man's dark eyes, and he said in a calm and unhurried tone, "You can go out, but only to my company."

He's worried about his child going out alone, fearing a repeat of last week's accident. He knows he's being overly anxious and overly sensitive, but he still doesn't want to take the risk.

Since we can't keep the child by his side all the time, we can only try to minimize the risks, especially since her concussion hasn't fully healed yet.

The girl's hopeful gaze dimmed slightly, but being able to leave home was still a happy thing, and she was easily satisfied.

"When are we going?" The girl couldn't wait two days to leave.

The man raised a slight brow, his tone indulgent, "Come to work with me tomorrow. Shall we go eat cake now?"

"Mmm." The girl's beautiful almond-shaped eyes curved into a smile, her heart and eyes filled with the image of the man.

Upon hearing this, Dan An felt a sweet warmth rise in his heart. Now that he had made his feelings clear, he would not sit idly by and wait for his fate. Naturally, he would try to win the little girl over.

Looking at the girl humming a soft tune in front of him, the man's dark brown eyes lingered, filled with the image of a child.

......

"Little one, sit here and eat. If you need anything, just tell me," Dan Anwen said, settling Gu Zhaodi on the sofa and pointing to the various snacks on the coffee table.

The girl's eyes twitched slightly as she looked at the coffee table, which was almost half full of snacks. This pile of junk food was completely out of place in the office, and there was just too much of it.

She put her bag on the sofa, blinked, and said, "I understand, Uncle Dan."

The man propped up the tablet on the coffee table so the girl could watch TV, and stroked her soft hair. "Then you have fun by yourself."

After the man left, the girl slowly leaned back on the sofa and started watching the show she hadn't finished watching yesterday.

She realized that whether at Jinshan Villa or Dan's Group, there seemed to be very limited things she could do. However, compared to being alone at Jinshan Villa, at least Uncle Dan was here with her.

In the following time, when the girl got tired of watching the drama, she would eat snacks and look at the men working not far away.

The man removed his black suit jacket, revealing a white shirt with gold trim that accentuated his figure. He had broad shoulders and a narrow waist, and gold-rimmed glasses perched on his straight nose, highlighting his prominent brow bone.

His large, well-defined hands held a black and gold fountain pen, his long, thick eyelashes drooped slightly, and his dark eyes were fixed on the documents on the table.

Perhaps sensing the girl's intense gaze, the man slightly raised his eyes, his voice gentle and deep, "What's wrong, little one?"

Gu Zhaodi was momentarily stunned by the man's good looks, her bewildered and dazed gaze not yet withdrawn, which the man saw completely.

A faint smile rose in Dan Anwen's heart, and the corners of her mouth curled up almost imperceptibly.

The girl snapped out of her daze, shook her head, and continued to look at the tablet on the coffee table.

Upon seeing this, the man's shoulders twitched slightly, but he continued reviewing the documents with a gentle expression.

The two were in a very harmonious and loving atmosphere inside the office, but outside they were chatting away.

It was all about girls.

"Did you see that? The young lady who came up with the president just now looks like the one who came to the restaurant last time."

"I saw it, and just now the president was carrying her bag."

"Then what do you say...?"

"I didn't dare to think this way last time, but now it seems pretty much true. I never expected the CEO to like this kind of thing."

"Didn't you guys guess last time that it was the president's relative? How come you changed your minds so quickly?"

"Are you stupid? If it were a relative, the CEO's eyes would be filled with tenderness."

A group of secretaries each held their own opinions, and then someone else joined the discussion.

"Guess what I heard when I went in to get the documents?"

The newly arrived secretary had a mysterious air about her, which really piqued everyone's interest.

"Tell us quickly!" A group of people eagerly awaited her next words.

The newly arrived secretary coughed a few times, her tone full of envy and gossip, "I just heard the president call the young lady inside 'little girl,' wow, that's such an affectionate way to address her."

Upon hearing this, the people around immediately became interested. "I overheard something this morning, and it seems that the snacks in the office were all bought by Assistant Liu last night."

"Wouldn't that mean..."

What followed was left unsaid, but it was all conveyed through their eyes.

"Why aren't you working? What are you chatting about here?" Liu Lei looked at the group of female secretaries with a puzzled expression. They were usually shrewd and capable career women who were always busy. Why did they have time to stand together and chat today?

All the secretaries in the secretariat were under Liu Lei's management. When they saw their superiors, they inevitably felt guilty about being caught slacking off.

Fortunately, there was a secretary who was quite familiar with Liu Lei. "Assistant Liu, we were talking about the young lady in the president's office. It's just that the president seems to care a lot about her. What do you think is the best attitude we should take towards her?"

What attitude?

It's about the future boss's attitude.

However, Liu Lei would not say this aloud. Instead, he said with a serious expression, "Naturally, it's the attitude towards the president's family."

This statement is ambiguous; it implies that one should treat their girlfriend as family and their family as family as well.

However, all you need to do is treat the gentle young lady inside with utmost respect.

Gu Zhaodi, who was in the office, was watching the climax of the plot and almost screamed because of the sweet moments between the male and female leads. Luckily, she remembered where she was.

Yu Guangzhong, who was focused on the girl, did not miss her expression and posture at all. Seeing that she looked like she wanted to laugh but was holding it in, he became slightly curious.

When the man quietly walked up to her, the male and female leads of the TV series on the tablet were kissing.

The beautiful visuals paired with lovely music made the girl forget to put the snack in her mouth, her almond-shaped eyes staring straight ahead, her pupils not moving for a long time.

Then a deep, magnetic male voice came from above, "Kids should watch less of these kinds of things."

The snacks on the girl's fingertips fell onto the carpet, and she was completely dumbfounded. When did Uncle Dan stand behind her?

"Uncle Dan, let me explain..." The girl immediately stopped talking and smiled awkwardly, "Let me explain, this is a scene of dopamine secretion, it's normal, it's really normal."

The more she spoke, the softer her voice became.

An awkward and ambiguous atmosphere lingered between the two of them; she could even hear her heart pounding.

Dan Anwen's indifferent eyebrows arched slightly, and he secretly rubbed his fingertips together.

The child has grown up and is no longer the innocent and naive little girl she once was.

It seems his plan can be moved forward slightly.

The man bent down, his arm casually resting on the edge of the sofa behind the girl's waist. His warm breath brushed against her ear. "Then, little one, enjoy the dopamine rush. Keep watching."

As he spoke, the man gently patted the top of her head, walked back to his desk, leaving the woman sitting blankly on the sofa.

Gu Zhaodi's ears tingled slightly, reddened by the man's warm breath, and the burning sensation felt unfamiliar to her.

She found Uncle Dan very strange just now. His expression and tone were exactly the same as before, yet he gave off a seductive feeling.

It's like a deep voice from ancient times, full of mystery and allure, making people fall in love at first sight and unable to extricate themselves.