Chapter 117 Nothing is troublesome for the kids
Dan Anwen's expression softened as he pulled her into his warm embrace, his voice gentle and tender, "Now that you know how I feel, you can't keep hiding from me."
Gu Ji buried her head in the man's warm embrace, gently rubbing against his clearly warm chest, her ears burning slightly.
Is this considered a declaration of their feelings?
The man embraced the girl tenderly, the night breeze gently caressing their clothes. His broad body shielded her from the chilly winds of the outside world. The stars twinkling on the mountaintop were obscured by clouds, as if they dared not witness their intimate gesture.
After a while, the man estimated that it was quite late and, considering that the child had to get up early for school the next morning, he loosened his grip on her slightly and said in a low voice, "Let's go home."
"Okay." The girl looked up, her clear pupils reflecting the man's angular face.
The man's lips never left his mouth, his eyes were upturned in a good mood, and he couldn't suppress his smile. He would also take the opportunity to glance at the girl beside him from time to time.
Gu Ji felt embarrassed by his gaze, pursed her lips, her dimples appearing and disappearing, and said in a soft voice, "Uncle Dan, if you keep looking at me like that, I won't talk to you anymore."
Her face was flushed, especially when he looked at her with such tenderness that it seemed to melt her heart. Her face felt hot, and her whole body started to burn.
Dan An chuckled softly, her long, narrow phoenix eyes gentle and affectionate, her voice doting and indulgent, "Okay, I won't watch the children anymore, but that's not something I can control."
Even a man with exceptional self-control will find his self-control crumbling when faced with a girl he reciprocates his feelings for.
If it weren't for the fact that the child is still young, he might have done something that was out of control.
Gu Ji's blush, which had finally faded with time, quickly returned, and her eyes sparkled.
When they returned to Jinshan Villa, all the lights were off, except for the night light that Aunt Zhang had left on for the two of them in the living room.
After helping the girl change into slippers, Dan Anwen asked, "Little girl, are you hungry?"
Today, my mind was filled with the child's distant behavior this morning, so when I went to pick him up from Nan'an Middle School after get off work, I didn't bring any snacks at all.
Gu Ji glanced at the time; it was already one in the morning. However, she still had a lot of homework to finish. Thinking of this, she felt like crying.
She had insomnia all night and didn't sleep at all. Is she going to stay up all night tonight too?
"I'm not hungry." Gu Ji thought it was more important to go upstairs and finish her homework first, but her stomach started to betray her.
"Coo coo coo"
A sound came from inside the girl's belly, and the blush that had just faded away instantly returned to her delicate cheeks.
Gu Ji pursed his lips, his eyes sincere, "I'm not hungry, I'm just hungry in my stomach."
Dan Anwen's teasing gaze fell on her flat stomach, and he said with a smile, "Yes, the little one is hungry. How about some steak?"
Although men may not be able to cook complicated dishes, they can still make a simple steak.
Gu Ji rubbed his empty stomach and said with a worried look, "But I still have a lot of homework to do, and I may have to stay up all night."
She usually finishes her homework very quickly, but today's homework has piled up, and it will take her a lot of time to complete it.
Dan Anwen glanced at the heavy schoolbag in the girl's hand, raised an eyebrow and said, "Go upstairs and do your homework first. I'll cook it and bring it upstairs for you."
"Mmm." Gu Ji nodded obediently and turned to walk upstairs.
The man behind her watched the girl disappear from sight with tender eyes before going into the kitchen to fry the steak.
Considering that the child was hungry, Dan Anwen first brought a glass of milk and a dessert upstairs so that she could have something to eat first.
When Dan Anwen brought the steak upstairs, Gu Ji had just finished eating dessert not long ago.
Looking at the brightly colored steak on his plate, Gu Ji could only feel helpless. "Uncle Dan..."
Dan Anwen looked at the little girl in front of him, blinking and acting cute, and understood what she meant. He affectionately pinched her small nose and said with a smile, "Can't you eat anymore?"
"Hmm, can I eat later?" Gu Ji wanted to eat steak, but unfortunately, he wasn't hungry anymore.
Dan Anwen smiled and said, "It'll get cold in a bit. How about I fry you another one when you're hungry?"
"Wouldn't that be too much trouble?" Gu Ji glanced at the steak on the plate. Frying steak takes time, and besides, doesn't he need to sleep?
Dan Anwen easily saw through her thoughts, and the corners of her lips curled up slightly, "Nothing is troublesome for the children."
Gu Ji smiled faintly, her dimples barely visible at the corners of her mouth, which made the man's deep eyes darken.
"How much homework do you still have?" Dan Anwen glanced at the stack of homework on the desk, her high brow bones slightly raised.
Gu Ji sighed, her delicate face furrowed, all traces of her previous smile gone. "It might take another hour and a half."
Dan Anwen tenderly patted the girl's head. He had originally planned to let the child go to sleep first, but he was afraid that the child would be preoccupied and then disobey, getting up in the middle of the night to do her homework.
Thinking of this, the man got up and went to the study.
Gu Ji watched, bewildered, as he got up and left the room, then buried his head in his homework.
After a while, the door to the girl's room was pushed open, and the man came in carrying a computer.
"Uncle Dan, what's this?" Gu Ji looked at the coffee and computer in the man's hands, and was a little confused.
Dan Anwen placed the things on the table on the small sofa in the room and said with a smile, "I'll keep you company while you do your homework. Would you like some coffee? It'll help you stay alert."
Gu Ji glanced at the dark coffee and shook her head decisively; she still remembered the bitter taste from last time.
The man chuckled softly, without telling her that coffee could be sweetened.
Dan Anwen nodded slightly, told Gu Ji to turn around and do his homework, and then brought over the steak she had just eaten.
Halfway through the meal, he noticed that the child's gaze was fixed on the steak.
"Are you hungry now?" Dan Anwen asked, raising an eyebrow.
Gu Ji swallowed hard and shook his head. "I'm not hungry, but I'm craving something."
The aroma of the steak mixed with butter kept wafting into her nose. It didn't seem tempting when it was just sitting there, but when the man ate it, it tasted exceptionally delicious.
This might prove the saying that food always tastes better in someone else's bowl.
Dan Anwen's eyes slanted upwards like hooks, and a glint of light flashed in her alluring phoenix eyes. "If you want to eat, just say something nice, and I'll give it to you."
The man's mischievous thoughts arose in an instant; he suddenly wanted to tease the child.
Gu Ji's face instantly flushed crimson, and she looked at the man with eyes full of longing, almost making him surrender.
Gu Ji hesitated for a moment, then got up and sat down next to the man, pouting her lips and saying softly, "Uncle Dan, can you give me some? You're the best."
As she spoke, her slender, pale fingers tugged at the man's sleeve.
Compared to the steak in front of her, acting cute is no big deal now; she's acted cute plenty of times before anyway.
Dan Anwen's thin lips curved slightly, his prominent Adam's apple bobbing up and down. He glanced at the girl without making a sound, and finally placed a piece of steak near the corner of her mouth.
Gu Ji was about to reach for the fork when the man's large hand pressed down on his. He smiled gently, his eyes filled with tender affection, and said, "Open your mouth."
It was only when Gu Ji arrived that she realized the atmosphere between the two of them had been ambiguous. Seeing the man staring at her with a smile in his eyes, her blushing cheeks instantly turned bright red.
However, looking at the juicy and tender steak in front of her, she gave in and gently bit down, the flavor of the steak instantly filling her mouth.
"Is it delicious?" Dan Anwen asked with a smile as she watched her eat with great relish.
Gu Ji nodded, signaling the man to feed her another piece; this kind of thing was indeed impossible to stop eating once you started.
After Gu Ji finished eating all the steak on her plate, she let out a soft burp.
Seeing that she had finished eating, Dan Anwen patted her head and said, "Hurry up and do your homework, or it will be dawn soon."
Gu Ji then realized how much time she had wasted sitting on the sofa eating steak.
By the time Gu Ji finished all her homework, it was already 2:30 a.m. The man packed his things and left her room.
"Goodnight, little one." Dan Anwen looked at the girl with a gentle smile, his eyes seemingly holding a tender hook that made her heart stop for a moment.
Gu Ji waved to the man, her voice gentle, "Goodnight, Uncle Dan."
Lying in bed, Gu Ji was just as wide awake as he had been the night before, but his state of mind was quite different; excitement was coursing through his veins.
The thought that Uncle Dan also liked her made her heart pound, as if it were about to leap out of her chest.
The gentle moonlight filtered through the flowing white gauze, cascading onto the girl's sweet sleeping face. She seemed to be dreaming, her lips always slightly upturned.
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