Chen Qiao couldn't understand it at all, and turned to look at Gu Fanyan: "President Gu, am I right? Little Roubao used to call Young Master Lin 'Dad Lin', right?"

Gu Fanyan glanced at her, trying her best not to show her emotions, "Put away your toys and return them to where they came from. Kids can get angry faster than turning the pages of a book."

"I won't greet you anymore, go change your clothes."

Liang Mufan had just had a nosebleed, and her clothes were splattered with blood.

After saying that, Gu Fanyan went upstairs.

Chen Qiao didn't delay and immediately packed up the toys and moved them all out.

Gu Fanyan changed her clothes and went to the window, where she saw Chen Qiao's car drive out of the garden.

She stood there for a moment and then went to the children's room.

With Gu's mother's comfort, Liang Mufan's emotions had calmed down a lot. When she saw Gu Fanyan, her little mouth pouted, and she started to look aggrieved again.

Mother Gu left, leaving the mother and son alone.

Gu Fanyan stepped forward and hugged the child, waiting for him to calm down before gently asking, "Little dumpling, why are you angry? Don't you like the toys Lin Zhibai gave you?"

Liang Mufan shook her head, then nodded, "Father Lin is here, Father Liang is gone."

Gu Fanyan was slightly taken aback, not expecting a three-year-old child to think so deeply.

She was still thinking that she would explain her relationship with Liang Zixin to him after he turned ten.

It seems she can start speaking now.

"Little dumpling, there's something Mommy wants to tell you," she said patiently. "Listen to Mommy first, and then ask if you don't understand, okay?"

Liang Mufan nodded obediently.

There are two kinds of parents in this world: those who live together and those who don't.

“Your father Liang and I are the second type; we don’t live together.”

“Men and women who are not related by blood will only live together because of feelings. Your father Liang and I do not have such feelings, but we are still your father and mother.”

"We will still love you like any other parent loves their child."

"Did you understand, little dumpling?"

Liang Mufan lowered her head and remained silent for a moment before raising her head: "Why don't you and Daddy have any feelings for each other? If you don't have feelings for each other, why am I here?"

Gu Fanyan sighed inwardly. Sure enough, overly clever children are easily hurt.

She gently stroked his little head with affection, which strengthened her resolve not to mention the "adoption" issue.

If he knew, he might start having all sorts of wild and unrealistic thoughts.

"The feelings between men and women don't last forever," she answered vaguely.

Liang Mufan glanced at her, then lowered her head again. "Mom, you go to work. I want to be alone."

Gu Fanyan was slightly taken aback. She had been thinking of skipping the company today and taking him to the amusement park instead.

"Mom, you don't need to think about taking me to the amusement park. It's best to think about things at home." However, before she could finish speaking, he had already refused.

Gu Fanyan felt she needed to reflect on whether her previous methods of taking care of the child had been too limited, only involving taking them to amusement parks.

She respected the child's wishes, gave some instructions to the nanny, and then went back to work.

Once she arrived at the office, she made a phone call to Lin Zhibai.

Thinking about the argument last night, she still felt a little awkward. She paused for a moment before speaking.

Lin Zhibai had already said, "Have you ever suspected Chen Qiao?"

She paused, then asked, "What did you discover?"

Her office door was open, allowing her to see outside and confirm that no one was eavesdropping.

"So you have doubts about her," Lin Zhibai replied. "This morning she made a special trip to the Lin family to persuade me to buy some toys for Liang Mufan to improve our relationship. She even said it was your idea."

“I know you. We had a disagreement last night. You couldn’t possibly have such thoughts.”

Gu Fanyan was speechless. For a moment, she couldn't figure out whether he was praising her or belittling her.

Lin Zhibai continued seriously, "Her behavior is very unusual. I think she is testing the relationship between me, you, and Liang Mufan."

"What do you think she's trying to do?" Gu Fanyan asked.

“They’re trying to create a rift between us and sow discord,” Lin Zhibai replied.

“I agree with everything you’ve said, but I haven’t been able to find any fault with her,” Gu Fanyan said, looking troubled.

"Let's talk in person," Lin Zhibai said. "It's not necessarily safe over the phone."

Gu Fanyan's heart skipped a beat. Had things really come to this? Had their phone calls been tapped?

“It’s even stranger that we’re meeting all of a sudden,” she frowned. “Isn’t there a cooperation meeting between the Lin family and the Gu family tomorrow? Let’s meet tomorrow to talk about it.”

Just as she was about to hang up, Lin Zhibai suddenly called out to her, "Fan Yan, besides buying toys, what other ways are there to make Liang Mufan feel that I like him?"

What do you want to do?

"Apologize."

Gu Fanyan's tense lips involuntarily relaxed, and a slight smile appeared on her face. "What could Young Master Lin have done wrong? Why should he apologize?"

Lin Zhibai sighed softly, a bitter smile playing on his lips: "Sister Fanyan, why say that? You know me best..."

"I was too impatient with you, but I'm not in a hurry anymore. I've figured it out. Anyway, I still have most of my life to wait for you."

Gu Fanyan felt something blocking her chest, a sour, astringent feeling, and a slight swelling, making it impossible for her to speak.

"Lin Zhibai, let's talk about it when we meet tomorrow."

"Okay, see you tomorrow."

After hanging up the phone, she realized that tears were already streaming down her face.

Her stubbornness seemed so ridiculous and vulnerable in the face of his gentleness.

...

Zeze slowly opened his eyes, and what came into view was the face of Dr. Hua, which he already knew very well.

These days, Dr. Hua treats him every day, and he feels very at ease staying by Dr. Hua's side.

"Will I get better? Will I never have a relapse again?" Zeze asked.

"Don't you have confidence in my medical skills?" Hua Fei asked back.

Zeze lowered her eyes and gently shook her head. "I had a dream last night, a very scary dream."

Upon hearing this, Hua Fei put down the silver needles in her hand, turned around and looked at him seriously: "What kind of dream was it? Can you describe it to me?"

"But I need a very clear version, you can talk about it like an animated film you watched."

Zeze shook his head solemnly: "That's definitely not an animated film, it's a horror movie!"

In my dream, it was late at night, and the location was in this house, on the second floor.

The power went out that night, and the house was pitch black.

Lightning flashed and thunder roared outside the window; a sudden flash of lightning illuminated the second-floor corridor.

There was nothing in the corridor on the second floor.

He saw himself walking down the corridor, when suddenly, another flash of lightning appeared, and a person suddenly appeared in front of him...

At this point, Zeze's little body suddenly curled up into a ball.

Hua Fei pressed further, "Who is that person?"

Zeze shook his head: "I didn't see clearly, I was startled awake."

Hua Fei was somewhat disappointed, but didn't say much, only saying, "I don't think this is your dream, but your memory."

"If I'm not mistaken, it was after one of these nights that you started having these episodes."