Ye Lichuan didn't say anything, turned around and continued driving. The car quickly arrived at the door, where Gu Anran, who was waiting, immediately came forward and looked anxiously at Gu Xiaotian.
Looking at her worried eyes, Gu Xiaotian felt a little soft-hearted, but thinking of the purpose of what he did today, he put on a stern face and walked inside. The two of them looked at each other and then quickly followed.
Aunt Wu was cooking in the restaurant, and the enticing aroma made Gu Xiaotian even hungrier. He swallowed hard and managed to suppress his urge to glance at the restaurant.
"Sir and Xiaotian are back. Come and have dinner."
Gu Xiaotian sat down, and Gu Anran quickly picked up his favorite dishes. "You didn't eat lunch, you must be hungry. What happened at noon was my fault, Xiaotian."
Gu Xiaotian nodded faintly as he ate the food in his bowl, seemingly unwilling to say more.
During dinner, both she and Ye Lichuan focused their attention on him, constantly observing his expression.
"I'm full." After eating two large bowls of rice, Gu Xiaotian went upstairs.
Watching his retreating figure, Gu Anran lost her appetite, put down her chopsticks, and sighed silently. Ye Lichuan took her bowl, ladled out a bowl of chicken soup, and placed it in front of her. She looked hesitant, but still picked it up and drank it.
After dinner, the two sat on the sofa in silence again. Gu Anran wanted to apologize but couldn't bring herself to do it. During this time, Gu Xiaotian came downstairs once and then went back upstairs, but didn't go inside.
"Anran, I've already asked Aunt Wu. I'm sorry."
Gu Anran said sullenly, "I was also at fault."
Both of them were in a bad mood because of the argument, but now that they've talked it out, they both feel relieved. The distance between them has instantly closed, and she leans on his shoulder, smelling his familiar and comforting scent.
The two discussed the matter. Ye Lichuan first expressed that he cared about the baby but cared about her even more. Then he said that her current schedule was unreasonable and that she should rest more while pregnant.
"I can't stop you from working, but at least you should manage your time reasonably."
Ye Lichuan took out the schedule he had made while staying up all night. It was clearly divided into two parts: rest and workload. He would start working after 10 a.m., have a one-hour lunch break after lunch, and then continue working in the afternoon until she returned.
Seeing that she couldn't go to work that evening, Gu Anran tugged at his arm and pleaded, "I'm only busy during this period. I've turned down all the orders after that. Can you give me an hour tonight?"
Despite his objections, he eventually succumbed to Gu Anran's charm and charm, and the two made some minor modifications to the schedule, ultimately reaching an agreement on reasonable time management.
After the matter was resolved, she wanted to go see Xiaotian, but Ye Lichuan grabbed her and pulled her into his arms with a clever move. "Let me hug you, okay?" Gu Anran pushed him away a couple of times and then let him have his way.
The warm orange light in the room shone on the two people embracing each other, creating a cozy and sweet atmosphere.
Gu Xiaotian, who was hiding at the top of the stairs on the second floor, didn't hear any noise. He curiously peeked out and found the two of them leaning against each other. After letting out a sound of surprise, he rubbed his numb thigh and went back into the house with peace of mind.
Downstairs, Ye Lichuan saw that it was time to rest and carried the person upstairs. "I don't need to sleep in the guest room tonight, right?"
Gu Anran nodded, turning her head away so he wouldn't see her already blushing face.
It wasn't until she fell asleep with her head on Ye Lichuan's arm that she realized the reason she couldn't sleep was because he wasn't by her side.
When she woke up in the morning, Ye Lichuan was already downstairs making breakfast. After she washed up, she went to call Xiaotian but found him sitting at the table researching. "Xiaotian, breakfast is ready."
The family sat together for breakfast. During the meal, Gu Xiaotian remained aloof and didn't say a word to them. After finishing breakfast, he went upstairs with a shoulder bag. Gu Anran called him back as he was leaving.
"Xiao Tian, where are you going?"
"To the library." After saying that, he continued walking forward, and as usual, hailed a taxi and left after exiting the gate.
Gu Anran, who originally wanted to see him off, could only stand there dumbfounded. Was Xiao Tian still angry?
Ye Lichuan walked over and put his arm around her shoulder. "Children are so temperamental." Gu Anran couldn't help but sigh again. It's really hard to guess what's on a child's mind.
Ye Lichuan planned to take another day off today to go to the library to be with his son, but she stopped him. The branch company had only recently opened, and there were still many things he needed to oversee. Last night, she was half asleep and vaguely saw him get up and not return until late at night. She didn't want him to work so hard.
But she's different. She can bring her work to the library and spend quality time with Xiaotian at the same time, killing two birds with one stone.
Although I wanted to minimize her going out, he was unfortunately very busy with work.
"Don't worry, I'll take good care of myself." She opened the drawer, took out a leader's shirt, stood on tiptoe to tie it for him, kissed him on the cheek, and watched him leave from the doorway before returning to her studio.
She packed her office supplies, drove her Mini from the garage to the library. Since becoming pregnant, she has been extremely cautious while driving; a journey that usually takes only twenty minutes took her half an hour.
Led by the staff, Gu Anran found Gu Xiaotian. The staff checked her pregnancy and made sure everything was alright before leaving. Gu Anran looked at Xiaotian, who was wearing sportswear and carrying her son, and quietly walked over and sat down next to him.
Seemingly sensing someone nearby, Gu Xiaotian turned his head and stared blankly. Gu Anran chuckled softly; her son's wide-eyed, half-open-chin look was truly adorable.
She raised her index finger to her lips, signaling to be quiet, then opened her tablet and began drawing. Gu Xiaotian also turned his head to continue reading. It had been a long time since the mother and son had spent time alone together like this.
After what seemed like an eternity, Gu Anran's neck ached as she finally finished the design. She took out her phone to send a message to the client, made some minor revisions after a brief discussion, and then sent the design to the manufacturer.
"Whoosh." The sound of turning pages rang out. She propped her head up with her hand and looked at Xiao Tian. He read very fast, almost like he could read ten lines at a glance. Others might think that reading so fast meant he couldn't remember anything, but only she knew how good her son's memory was.
She had finished her orders for the day and glanced at the time; it was only three o'clock. After sitting there for a while, she approached a librarian. "Excuse me, could you tell me where the fashion magazines and design books are?"
"On the third floor, on the left, are B2 and C4."
After politely thanking her, she went down to the third floor. From a distance, she spotted fashion magazines. As she walked over, she discovered a wide variety of them. She picked out a few that interested her and also took quite a few books about design.
Back in her seat, she started flipping through fashion magazines. She chose magazines that weren't very well-known, but they were good—both the photography and the content were quite appealing.
After flipping through a few pages, she saw a kind of beauty that was too conventionally popular, with a design style that was too unique.
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