Since Xiaoling left, Gu Anran had been feeling uneasy. She vaguely sensed that Xiaoling's emotional change was related to her, but she didn't know the exact reason. After thinking for a while, she decided to go up and check on her.
She knocked lightly twice on Xiaoling's door, but there was no response after a while. "Xiaoling? Are you there?"
Xiaoling vaguely heard someone calling her. She barely managed to lift her eyelids and recognized her teacher's voice. She quickly got up and went to open the door.
Seeing Xiaoling's red eyes, Gu Anran looked surprised and asked, "Xiaoling, what's wrong?"
"Teacher, I'm fine. I was just too sleepy and took a nap." Xiaoling awkwardly touched the corner of her eye.
Gu Anran looked at her with concern, "If you feel unwell anywhere, you must tell me."
Xiaoling looked up at her, and the frustration and sadness in her heart gradually dissipated under her care. She nodded vigorously. Although the teacher liked Elena now, she would work hard to improve herself and let the teacher see her excellence. After making up her mind, a smile appeared on Xiaoling's face.
Although Gu Anran still felt something was off, seeing her smile finally put her at ease. "Don't just focus on studying. Take some time to relax. Have you thought through those two questions from earlier?"
The two sat down at the desk and began to explain the problem.
Elena, who originally planned to stay here for two more days, had to leave first due to school reasons, while Gu Xiaotian decided to stay at home for two more days because he was worried about his mother's health.
Gu Anran escorted the two to the gate and watched them leave before turning back. As she passed the garden, she glanced at the flowers swaying in the wind, with two bees occasionally flitting about on them. Just as she was about to go over and take a look, someone hugged her from behind.
"Don't go over there, be careful of pollen allergies."
"No, it won't happen." Although the doctor had mentioned during her prenatal checkup that a weakened immune system could lead to allergies, it wasn't inevitable. If she hadn't strongly objected, the garden might not have been filled with such beautiful flowers by now.
Ye Lichuan half-carried and half-embraced her as he led her back to the living room. He then brought out grapes from the kitchen and peeled them for her one by one. After she finished the grapes, he switched to apples. She felt full just from eating fruit.
"I can't eat anymore." She took Ye Lichuan's hand, took the apple, and fed it to her. Huo Ge, who had just returned from work, saw the scene of the two of them being affectionate as soon as he entered the door.
He kept clicking his tongue, which caught the attention of the two of them. Gu Anran didn't have the habit of showing affection in front of outsiders, so she coughed twice and moved to the side.
"I've been so busy I haven't even had a meal yet. I'm so envious of you two."
"You didn't eat lunch, let me make you something."
Aunt Wu went out to buy household supplies, and there were no snacks at home. When Gu Anran heard that he hadn't eaten, she immediately stood up and was about to go to the kitchen, but Ye Lichuan grabbed her arm.
"You are not allowed to go."
Sensing his jealousy and worry, Gu Anran patted his head like she was comforting a dog before saying, "Why don't you wait, Huo Ge? I'll cook dinner for everyone to eat together. Li Chuan, you can help me out."
Ye Lichuan still disagreed, worried that she would overwork herself, but Gu Anran was determined to cook a delicious meal herself, and in the end, two men followed behind her to help her.
With the three of them working together fairly well, they prepared a table full of colorful and delicious dishes. Hogo, who was already starving, tried to sneak a bite but was discovered and could only swallow his saliva and stare longingly at the food.
After dropping Elena off, Gu Xiaotian took a taxi home. As soon as he entered the house, he smelled the aroma of food. Upon closer inspection, he found that all the dishes were his favorites.
"Xiao Tian's back. Wash your hands and get ready for dinner." Dinner only began after Gu Xiao Tian sat down.
The atmosphere at the dinner table was filled with laughter and conversation about the day's events. Just as Huo Ge was arguing with Xiao Tian over a piece of meat, the phone suddenly rang. Everyone looked at each other in surprise, and finally Huo Ge took out his phone.
As the person on the other end of the phone spoke, Hogo's smile gradually faded, replaced by a cold expression. "Yes, I'll be back as soon as possible."
After he hung up the phone, Gu Anran asked, "What happened?"
"YR is in trouble." His assistant just told him that there are reports in China that a customer experienced signs of miscarriage after using YR clothing. Although it could be due to other reasons, the possibility of a product problem cannot be ruled out.
"The cause is still undetermined. If the customer comes to make a scene, we will take them to the hospital for a check-up first."
Hogo frowned. If it wasn't a product issue, that would be fine, but if it really was, YR's reputation would collapse instantly. This was no small matter and had to be handled with utmost care.
That evening, he and Gu Anran had a brief analysis and discussion about the matter in their room. After the discussion, Huo Ge decided to return to China first to check the situation in order to prevent the situation from getting out of control.
The next day, Hogo took the earliest flight back home.
After returning to China, he began his investigation and would call Gu Anran to explain the progress.
With him handling things, Gu Anran wasn't worried. Besides, she trusted the company's products; after all, she was pregnant and hadn't had any problems using them. Her initial guess was that the issue might be due to the different constitutions of pregnant women, but everything depended on Huo Ge's investigation.
"Your assistant has been calling me."
Ye Lichuan couldn't balance work and family, so he chose family, which resulted in many things at the company falling behind.
The assistant had no other choice but to test the waters with the boss, which is why he called the boss's wife.
"I'm almost fully recovered, and Xiaotian is with me now. You should go back to work."
I'm worried about you and the baby.
"Don't worry, it's really nothing."
Ye Lichuan touched her belly, not wanting to leave home, but he also had his own responsibilities. He had promised his father that no more than five people could be brought out from the head office. Although the company was on the right track, the shortage of manpower still existed.
After explaining all the precautions to Aunt Wu, he left with a heavy heart. With the two people gone, the room became somewhat empty, and Gu Anran leaned against the sofa, hugging a pillow and dozing off.
Aunt Wu walked past quietly, but Gu Anran still woke up. She stared blankly at the ceiling, then turned over to face the TV, and then turned back over again.
She suddenly sat up from the sofa, picked up the paper in front of her and folded it several times. At first, she was having fun, but eventually she got bored. After getting up and circling the coffee table twice, she walked to Xiaoling's room.
"Xiaoling, what are you doing?"
Xiaoling opened the door to the room. "Teacher, I was studying just now."
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