Chapter 120 Like
After putting down the slippers, Dan Anwen didn't say anything. Instead, he squatted down and took off the girl's high heels, then stuffed her fair and delicate feet into the slippers.
The moment her high heels were taken off, the girl's rounded toes curled slightly, showing a hint of unease and shyness.
The last time it was her birthday, Uncle Dan took off her shoes in the same way, and she didn't feel shy at the time.
But after the emotional turmoil that had occurred an hour earlier, she felt somewhat uneasy.
These emotions made her feel unfamiliar and lost, unsure how to face the gentle man before her.
Looking at the man's fine, dark hair, the girl's watery eyes flashed with an unreadable light, her mind a complete mess.
Dan Anwen held her fair and slender ankle and could clearly feel her pulling her foot back. He thought it was just a child being ticklish and didn't pay much attention.
Instead, she said gently, "The skin on your heels is almost chafed. Wear slippers for the rest of the time."
When he came from the garden into the living room to find his child, he found her being introduced to people in her social circle by her mother, so he didn't go over to disturb her.
When they finished, he noticed that the child was limping.
He hadn't noticed this at all during the whole process, so he knew the child must have been secretly holding back.
Only then did he see the condition of the child's heel clearly; it was frighteningly red and swollen. Although the skin wasn't broken, it still made his heart skip a beat.
I should have known better than to indulge the child's desire to look good.
After squatting down to change her into slippers, Dan Anwen looked up at the girl with her eyes downcast and asked, "What's wrong? You look so listless."
Gu Ji slightly concealed the expression in his eyes, raised his face with a smile and said, "Nothing, I'm just a little tired."
Upon hearing this, Dan An affectionately pinched the tip of her nose and said with a smile, "So, little one, would you like to go out for a late-night snack tonight?"
The man's gesture of pinching the girl's nose made her panic, and her ear tips turned red and hot uncontrollably.
The man had done this to her before, but this time it made her feel flustered and shy.
Seeing that the man was still waiting for his answer, Gu Ji shook his head slightly and said, "I'm not hungry now. I want to go to sleep after the banquet."
“Okay.” Dan Anwen sat down next to the girl. There were still a few hours left before the banquet ended, and as the host, it was not appropriate for him to leave first.
After sitting quietly for a while, Gu Ji secretly glanced at the man beside her. Unable to suppress the panic in her heart, she asked a question, "Uncle Dan, did you go on a blind date?"
Dan An paused in his drinking, his deep, dark eyes looking at the girl with a hint of panic. "Who told you that?"
He didn't want the children to know that he had been on blind dates, and he subconsciously resisted it.
Gu Ji blinked, and the man's surprised and flustered reaction confirmed Dan Si's words.
Could it be that Uncle Dan is really interested in that woman?
Seeing the girl's stunned expression, Dan An thought his urgent tone had frightened her, so he softened his tone and said, "I went there once a few months ago, but I wasn't interested."
Upon hearing this answer, Gu Ji's tense heart instantly relaxed, and the anxiety he had just felt dissipated.
The inexplicable feelings in her heart left her bewildered, but she was finally relieved about the matter of Uncle Dan's upcoming marriage.
"Oh, I see!" Gu Ji nodded, indicating that she had heard him. "Uncle Dan was asked by Guan Xiang to go find her, so I'll be going now."
"Go ahead." Dan Anwen glanced down at the girl's heels. After changing into soft cotton slippers, she was no longer limping.
After leaving the man's sight, Gu Ji did not go to find Guan Xiang, but sat on a chair in the garden and looked up at the starry sky.
"Zhao Zhao, what are you doing sitting here?" Guan Xiang appeared out of nowhere and patted the girl's thin shoulder.
Gu Ji's pure eyes held a hint of brilliance, which sent a chill down Guan Xiang's spine.
"What's wrong with you?" Guan Xiang asked, sitting opposite her with a puzzled look.
Gu Ji blinked. "Xiangxiang, if you feel sad when you think about a boy having a girlfriend in the future, what's the reason?"
Guan Xiang looked at Gu Ji suspiciously, unable to believe that this was a question she would ask. "Tell me, do you have someone you like?"
Gu Ji was startled by Guan Xiang's sudden closeness to his face and patted his chest, "Xiangxiang, do you have to be so scary?"
Guan Xiang ignored her startled expression, moved her chair next to her, and asked in a low voice, "Don't change the subject, Zhao Zhao, who have you fallen for?"
"Is this love?" Gu Ji's voice was hesitant, and her almond-shaped eyes were filled with confusion.
"If it's not liking, then what, is it disliking?" Guan Xiang pouted and opened a bag of snacks on the table. "You still haven't said who you like?"
A hint of unease flashed across Gu Ji's face, his eyes turned slightly red, and his ears became red and hot. Fortunately, the outside environment was dim, so Guan Xiang couldn't see it.
"It's a friend of mine," Gu Ji said hesitantly.
Guan Xiang chewed on the snack in her mouth and said with her cheeks puffed out, "As everyone knows, one of my friends is me."
"Tell me the truth, who do you really like?" Guan Xiang stared at Gu Ji without moving.
Gu Ji blinked and looked around at the garden where people were coming and going. She was afraid that if she told Guan Xiang, she would scream out of control and the whole world would know that she liked Uncle Dan.
"Do you really want to know?" Gu Ji whispered in Guan Xiang's ear.
Guan Xiang put the snacks on the table, pursed her lips and said, "Isn't that obvious? Aren't I still your sister? Do sisters have secrets between them?"
Guan Xiang's sudden increase in volume made the girl's heart skip a beat. She was glad that Guan Xiang hadn't said she liked anyone, otherwise she would have wanted to crawl into a hole right now.
Gu Ji patted the agitated Guan Xiang and said, "Come to my room with me, and I'll tell you."
As she spoke, she pulled Guan Xiang, who was still in a daze, upstairs.
After a while, a scream came from the girl's room on the third floor.
"Ahhhhh"
Gu Ji hurriedly covered Guan Xiang's wide-open mouth in terror, and the screams instantly subsided.
"Waaah...waaah..." Guan Xiang finally managed to pull the girl's hand away after a long while, looking at her with disbelief in her eyes, "The person you like is Uncle Dan?"
Gu Ji was almost in tears. Guan Xiang's voice was shrill, and even though she was on the third floor, she was afraid someone might hear her.
"Shh, Xiangxiang, keep your voice down." Gu Ji placed his index finger on his rosy lips, signaling her to be quiet.
Guan Xiang looked terrified, took several deep breaths, and finally placed her palm on the girl's smooth forehead, murmuring, "Her temperature is normal, she doesn't have a fever?"
"Why is your mind so muddled? You've started talking nonsense."
Gu Ji reluctantly removed the hand from his forehead, his eyes clear and firm, his tone serious, "Xiangxiang, I am very sober now."
Seeing the seriousness in the girl's eyes, Guan Xiang asked hesitantly, "Are you sure you like Uncle Dan? You should know he's a cold and ruthless man."
As she spoke, Guan Xiang contradicted herself, "No, I'm very gentle with you."
Gu Ji herself wasn't really sure, but she understood that she would subconsciously feel shy when faced with some of a man's intimate gestures, but she wouldn't feel disgusted by his affection.
This must be what liking someone is, right?
"So, I'm just asking you, aren't you? Don't you pride yourself on being a dating expert?" Gu Ji teased Guan Xiang about her self-proclaimed title.
Guan Xiang laughed and said, "You little rascal, you don't know my true situation. I'm a master of sweet talk when it comes to romance."
A moment later, Guan Xiang said again, "If you really like Uncle Dan, then go after him. I don't believe you can't take advantage of your proximity to him."
Speaking of this, Gu Ji's feelings of inferiority welled up inside her for some reason, and with a bit of hesitation, she said, "But Uncle Dan is very outstanding, he might not like me."
The girl's love was hard to hide, yet she was also cautious about it.
Guan Xiang patted Gu Ji on the back and said loudly, "Zhao Zhao, you are a very outstanding girl. Don't be self-conscious. If you are rejected, just sleep it off. It's all just a passing cloud."
Young love is often unthinking, pure, sincere, and passionate.
"I know, but I want to grow up first before I think about this issue."
Gu Ji had her own worries. Putting aside the fact that she was currently in her senior year of high school, which was very important, she also worried that Uncle Dan might not have the same feelings for her.
“Okay, I respect your choice, but you can secretly pursue him first, just in case you succeed one day.” Guan Xiang’s eyes sparkled; she was looking forward to seeing Uncle Dan become Zhao Zhao’s boyfriend.
Gu Ji smiled shyly, her bright eyes sparkling with a dazzling starry sky.
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