The carriage was quiet, and Yan Jingzhou remained silent for a long time.
Suddenly, he turned his head and looked at the girl who had been quietly sitting in the corner.
With his thin lips slightly pursed, he spoke calmly, "Would you like your family to attend the old man's birthday banquet?"
The girl in the corner paused, lost in thought for a few seconds, and then asked with a hint of playfulness, "If it weren't for our relationship, would you have invited my family?"
The man chuckled softly, "No."
"Why?"
"The relationship between the Gong clan and the Yan clan has been like two parallel lines that will never intersect; they never crossed paths before you appeared..."
Yan Jingzhou paused slightly, "Do you remember when I talked to you about family before?"
Gong Ning nodded, a complex emotion flashing briefly in her bright eyes. "As children, we must give our family members the dignity and confidence they deserve! No matter how big the gap or conflict is between us and our family, we must never neglect to protect our loved ones!"
The little girl looked intently into his eyes and repeated herself almost exactly.
Her dark pupils were filled with an endearing, obedient, and soft charm.
Gong Ning, who was neither provoked into a rage nor became mischievous, had her clever and cunning thoughts temporarily suppressed, and was now exceptionally charming and adorable.
Yan Jingzhou's heart softened terribly, and he couldn't help but pull the girl into his arms.
With a slight bend in his knuckles, he gently stroked the girl's delicate nose, his warm and gentle voice filled with boundless doting and tenderness. "Not bad, it seems you've been listening to me carefully. Now tell me your answer."
From the moment the man embraced her, the little girl, like a little squirrel, buried her pink and tender face in his warm embrace.
Her nostrils twitched playfully as she lingered, inhaling the man's pleasant, crisp scent.
Upon hearing this, the young girl smiled softly, her gentle tone carrying a hint of spoiled arrogance, "Why shouldn't I give them this protection? I am a girl with a strong sense of justice and a broad perspective, I won't stoop to their level!"
Yan Jingzhou couldn't help but chuckle, his tone carrying a hint of deliberate skepticism and teasing, "So brave...you're not just bragging, are you?"
Gong Ning clicked her tongue, sat up from the man's lap, and glared at him with displeasure. "Did you pick up the wrong script? Is this how it's supposed to be? I'll give you one chance, say it again, now~~"
The man's eyes sparkled with a smile as bright as a starry sky. He let the girl shake his arm and continued to insist, "I don't believe it. A little girl who cries after falling down can be this brave. I don't believe it!"
He turned his head and saw the little girl staring at him fiercely, her chest heaving with anger.
It looks just like a puppy whose milk has been stolen.
She glared at him with a fierce look, her eyes full of annoyance.
Yan Jingzhou couldn't help but smile, and he reached out to ruffle the little girl's dark blue hair.
Gong Ning pouted and pounced on Yan Jingzhou, grabbing his face. "Yan Jingzhou, I'll bite you!"
The little girl, her hair standing on end, opened her small mouth and tried to bite the man's fair, jade-like nose.
The man stared wide-eyed, a rare sight for him. He placed his hand on the girl's fair forehead, preventing her from getting closer. His tone was slightly stern, tinged with a hint of embarrassment, "Gong Ning, you can't bite here... it'll disfigure you!"
"No, I just want to bite your nose! Ugh, just thinking about it gets me excited!"
"...What if your handsome boyfriend...is no longer handsome?"
"That's a good thing! Doesn't your imperfect handsomeness just highlight my ordinary yet extraordinary beauty?"
Yan Jingzhou: "..."
Bai Er, the hidden guard acting as the driver in the front seat, listened calmly and quietly, but inwardly he was laughing hysterically.
Tsk, now he has something to brag about in front of his brothers.
The way Mr. Gong was forced to be lively by Miss Gong completely shattered his usual calm and composed demeanor...
Have you seen it? No, right?
Roar!
He's seen it!
Yan Jingzhou stared warily at Gong Ning's eager lips, feeling a strange itch in his nose.
He suddenly realized that he had been led astray by the little girl and followed her in her foolish ways, and a few embarrassed lines flashed across the man's eyes.
With a sudden burst of force, he twisted the girl's hands behind her back.
He freed one hand and pinched the girl's pink nose. "Gong Ning, stop making a fuss!"
Gong Ning's nostrils were pinched shut, forcing her to open her mouth. With a thick nasal tone, she obediently said, "Um, let me go!"
Yan Jingzhou stared intently at the little girl's bright eyes for a few moments, then suddenly smiled, without letting go of her.
Instead, he leaned back comfortably in his chair and said leisurely, "I've thought about it carefully. Miss Gong Ning has always been cunning, so I'd better be careful!"
A few flashes of regret crossed Gong Ning's eyes. She was annoyed that the man in front of her was as cunning as an old fox and not easy to fool at all.
She blinked, her voice muffled, "Let me go, I promise I won't cause trouble!"
"Okay, then tell me, is your answer the same as before?"
Gong Ning blinked and suddenly fell silent.
"Tsk, you were all high-spirited just now, but now that your brain's not hot, you're... chickening out?"
Clearly, the man's attempt to provoke her failed to ignite Gong Ning's passion.
A smile suddenly flashed across the man's eyes.
The little girl is simple-minded; she gave herself away with just a slight probing.
He only mentioned family-related topics once or twice, yet she remembers them so clearly.
The little girl only dared to cause trouble in front of him, but when it really came down to it, she was as timid as a little quail.
only……
Who among our closest and dearest family members would truly want to become strangers?
He took the step for her that she dared not take...
He immediately released the little girl's hand and replied to Song Xi's email, "Deliver the invitation to the retired patriarch Gong!"
I glanced at the little girl's quiet, downcast eyes and sighed inwardly.
When they're quiet, it's heartbreaking; when they get rowdy, their mischievousness is a real headache.
Two extremes, yet they are combined in such a bizarre way in her.
He is truly an extreme being... as still as a virgin and as swift as a rabbit.
The man helplessly pulled the little girl into his arms, "I must have owed you something in my past life..."
The girl snapped out of her reverie, glanced at him blankly, and asked, "Huh?"
Just as Yan Jingzhou was about to speak, his eyes suddenly paused, and he pulled the girl's head into his arms, looking up at the front of him. He asked in a deep voice, "What happened?"
"Sir, we are surrounded by dozens of vehicles!"
Yan Jingzhou's eyes instantly filled with an extremely cold and ruthless look. He looked out the car window and quickly grasped the situation.
The next moment, his gaze fell on the girl who was obediently staying in his arms, and he gently rubbed her with his large hand, "Jiaojiao..."
But before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted by the girl's muffled voice, "Are you going to let Bai Er take me away and then face all of this alone?"
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