Xiaoling stood there blankly for a long time before going home and locking herself in her room.
The car was filled with pleasant music, but Gu Anran still felt agitated. She had just blurted it out in a moment of impulse, even though she had promised not to interfere in their affairs.
After returning home, she went to find Xiaotian and told him about her trip to Xiaoling's house and her upcoming competition abroad. Gu Xiaotian was taken aback for a moment, but then returned to normal, seemingly unconcerned.
"Mom, I'm a little tired today and I want to rest early."
Gu Anran looked at him with concern, and only left after seeing that he had really lay down. As she closed the door, she made a plan in her mind: if Xiaoling found her before going abroad, she would let Xiaoling accompany Xiaotian abroad.
But even as the time was approaching, Xiaoling still didn't contact her, and Xiaotian's mood became increasingly depressed, and he often spaced out. Gu Anran was very anxious about this.
She was sitting absentmindedly in her office when her phone suddenly vibrated and then went silent again. Gu Anran opened it and found that it was a message from Xiaoling.
"Auntie, please tell Xiaotian for me that I wish him good luck in the competition."
When Gu Anran returned home that evening, she looked at her expressionless son across the table and made a decision: she would accompany him abroad to relax and help him get over his heartbreak.
She hasn't fulfilled her responsibilities as a mother, always busy with work. She even broke her promise to have a family reunion dinner. So let's take this opportunity to spend more time with her and let her see how excellent Xiaotian is on the competition field.
During this time, she also intentionally cultivated two senior managers. With them around, the company should be fine. This time, she wants to completely put aside her work and spend time with her son.
Back in her study, she convened a video conference to announce that two managers would take over her position and temporarily manage YR.
"If you need anything during this period, you can contact these two." Although the employees were surprised, they still followed the decision.
Gu Xiaotian, who was getting water, passed by the study and heard his mother in a meeting. The door was not closed, and he reached out to close it, but then he heard what his mother was saying.
“I’ve been so busy with work that I’ve neglected my family. This time, I want to take my child abroad, so I’m leaving the company matters to you.”
He stood at the door with his lips pursed, listening to her explain company matters. The corners of his mouth turned up higher and higher. Noticing that the meeting was about to end, he tiptoed back to his room.
After a while, he heard the door open. "Xiao Tian, I'm coming in."
He took off his headphones. "Is there something you need, Mom?"
"I'll go with you to this overseas competition." After she finished speaking, she looked at Gu Xiaotian expectantly, hoping to catch a glimpse of joy from his calm expression, but she was disappointed.
Xiao Tian simply nodded and then put on his headphones to continue looking at the exercises the teacher had sent. Gu Anran pouted, feeling that her son didn't seem to care whether she went or not.
Even so, she still wanted to accompany Xiaotian to make up for the time she had missed.
With only one day left before leaving the country, Gu Anran went to the company for a brief handover and then booked her plane ticket. Although she wasn't sitting next to Xiao Tian, it was fine as long as they were on the same flight.
Next came packing her luggage. She didn't bring anything except the essentials. When Ye Lichuan came home from get off work, he saw the small suitcase placed next to the door.
Are you going on a business trip?
“I’m going abroad with Xiaotian. You need to take care of your diet and sleep while you’re at home alone.”
Compared to making her miss him so much that she falls ill, going abroad together wouldn't be a good choice either, but after they leave, he'll be all alone in the country.
He could tolerate Xiaotian going, but how could he bear being alone at home if Anran went too, only able to see her through video every day, and with the time difference between them?
Gu Anran was still wondering where her passport was when she was suddenly hugged. She leaned against the cabinet, turned her head, and frowned as she looked at him.
"What will I do if you leave?" Gu Anran tried to break free from his coquettish tone.
"You're not a child anymore, go to work." She turned around, patted his shoulder, then remembered that her passport was in the closet in the middle. She pushed away the person clinging to her and went to get it.
Seeing that this tactic was not working, Ye Lichuan followed behind her like an abandoned dog, never leaving her side. Gu Anran looked at him helplessly.
“I’ll go with you. We’re a family. Xiaotian won’t be lonely. I’m the one who’s lonely,” he said pitifully.
However, Gu Anran firmly objected, as she had heard his phone ringing continuously during the short few minutes they had just been talking.
Ye Shi is different from YR; her daily workload is several times that of YR. If they go abroad together this time, it will definitely take several days and nights to make up for the work she missed.
However, Ye Lichuan was determined to go with her and kept pestering her, but Gu Anran just wouldn't give in.
Seeing that it wasn't working with her, Ye Lichuan changed direction and went to find Xiao Tian. If Xiao Tian could say a few words for him and act cute, he could stay by Gu Anran's side.
He miscalculated. Gu Xiaotian looked at his father, who was trying to coerce and entice him, but his expression remained unchanged. He stared at the computer and said, "Since Mom doesn't agree, there's nothing I can do."
To outsiders, Ye Lichuan is a successful businessman with a happy family, but now he has become the person with the least status at home. If Gu Xiaotian doesn't help him, he really won't be able to go.
"I have a rare set of advanced calculus exercises here."
Gu Xiaotian looked at him suspiciously, but out of his love for learning, he still followed his father to the study. After he opened a few documents, practice questions actually appeared. Before he could see them clearly, the computer screen went black.
These exercises were from Ye Lichuan's school days. He created them, and they contained many key points. Even when the teacher tried to solve them, he couldn't solve them all.
"You just need to tell your mom that this exercise book is yours right away, and it even comes with references."
Gu Xiaotian stood there, looking very conflicted. After a few minutes, he nodded with difficulty. Almost the instant he nodded, the document was sent to his computer.
Back in his room, Gu Xiaotian turned on the TV and began reading with great interest. Ye Lichuan didn't disturb him; his son, like him, was a man of his word, but the way he did it made him feel somewhat defeated.
Two hours later, there was a knock at the door. Gu Anran opened the door and found Xiao Tian. He quickly invited him in. The father and son looked at each other and then looked away.
Gu Anran, who did not notice anything unusual, thought that Xiao Tian wanted to talk to his father because he was about to leave him. Little did she know that he had come to plead for his father.
"Mom, let Dad go. I don't want you to work so hard." Ye Lichuan, hiding behind him, gave him a reassuring look, and Gu Xiaotian secretly rolled his eyes.
"No, Dad has a lot of work to do." Gu Anran still refused to budge.
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