Gu Qingzhou: "..."

I feel like my cousin is always trying to trick me, just like Chu Chu often tricks him!

Looking up at Gu Zichen, her face full of impatience, she said, "Do you know that your daughter is disturbing my time with my boyfriend?"

Gu Zichen shrugged helplessly, "I can't help it, my Xiaoran likes you."

Gu Qingzhou didn't say a word, and carried the little dumpling into the room.

After entering the room, Gu Qingzhou put Gu Xiaoran on the bed and said, "Gu Xiaoran, you stay on the bed and don't cause any trouble, understand?"

Gu Xiaoran stared at Gu Qingzhou with her big, watery eyes. When she saw Gu Qingzhou staring at her, she grinned.

Gu Qingzhou rubbed his temples. He must be out of his mind. Gu Xiaoran was just a child. How could she possibly understand what he was saying?

Sitting on the bed, Gu Qingzhou sent a message to Chu Qingxuan.

Gu Qingzhou: Chu Chu~ Shall we spend New Year's Eve together?

Not long after he sent the message, Chu Qingxuan replied to him.

Chu Qingxuan: Okay.

Gu Qingzhou: Then you wait, I'll call you!

Before Chu Qingxuan could even see the message, she received a video call invitation from Gu Qingzhou.

I tapped "accept" and the call connected. Then I heard a soft, cute little voice on the other end.

"So crispy~ So crispy~"

Chu Qingxuan: "..." What's going on?

Then came Gu Qingzhou's flustered voice, "Chuchu, wait for me, I'm coming!"

"Gu Xiaoran! Didn't you agree to stay put?"

Chu Qingxuan could tell that Gu Qingzhou was on the verge of exploding.

At this moment, Gu Xiaoran looked at Gu Qingzhou with her big, watery eyes, seemingly unaware of why Gu Qingzhou was angry.

Gu Qingzhou: "..."

He held Gu Xiaoran in his arms, then pointed the video at himself, and Gu Xiaoran was also in the frame.

When Chu Qingxuan saw Gu Xiaoran, she was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "Gu Qingzhou, I didn't expect you to become a stay-at-home dad."

Upon hearing Chu Qingxuan say that, Gu Qingzhou immediately explained, "Chu Chu! She's my cousin's daughter! You have no idea how annoying she is, she just keeps clinging to me..."

Gu Qingzhou spoke incoherently, fearing that Chu Qingxuan would misunderstand.

To everyone's surprise, Chu Qingxuan didn't seem angry at all. Instead, Gu Qingzhou asked, "Is her name Gu Xiaoran?"

Gu Qingzhou paused, and seeing that Chu Qingxuan wasn't angry, she nodded and said, "My nickname."

Chu Qingxuan teased Gu Xiaoran through the screen. Gu Xiaoran seemed curious about why there was a pretty girl on the other end. As someone who was obsessed with looks, Gu Xiaoran happily patted Gu Qingzhou's thigh while in Gu Qingzhou's arms.

Although Gu Qingzhou was in pain from the slap, she endured it.

"Gu Qingzhou, don't you think Gu Xiaoran is very cute?"

Gu Qingzhou thought about it for a moment and realized that it did seem quite cute.

"Gu Xiaoran, call me sister~" Chu Qingxuan's attention was on Gu Xiaoran.

Upon hearing this, Gu Qingzhou gently curled the corners of her lips and said, "Why call me 'sister'? You should call me 'little aunt'."

Chu Qingxuan: "..."

Is Chu Chu shy?

Chu Qingxuan narrowed her eyes and smiled slowly, "To tell you the truth, I don't know how to spell the word 'shy'."

"Then... what happened when Chu Chu blushed before?" A sly glint flashed in Gu Qingzhou's eyes.

Chu Qingxuan replied, "It must be because it's too hot."

"If I remember correctly, it was winter then, and it was snowing."

Chu Qingxuan: "..."

The longest road I've ever walked is the road paved with your schemes, Gu Qingzhou.

"Really? In my past life, I was a fish with only seven seconds of memory."

Chu Qingxuan refused to admit it no matter what.