Chapter 139 The Little Temptress
The two sat side by side, each busy with their own things, giving off a somewhat old married couple vibe. It took about half an hour before Gu Ji reacted.
Gu Ji turned off his phone screen, his eyes brimming with tears, and yawned as he said, "Uncle Dan, I'm so sleepy, I'm going back to sleep now."
Dan Anwen stopped what she was doing and watched Gu Ji safely arrive at the room opposite before turning around and sitting back down at her computer.
Unexpectedly, a dozen minutes later, there was a knock on the door.
Upon seeing Gu Ji standing at the door with his large, piercing eyes, Dan Anwen was momentarily stunned.
"Weren't you sleepy?" Dan Anwen looked at Gu Ji, who was sitting on his bed with his hands clasped together, and raised his eyebrows.
Gu Ji chuckled, his eyes brimming with sincerity, "I couldn't fall asleep as soon as I lay down in my room."
She didn't know what was going on, but after returning to her room, she felt like something was missing, and her heart was constantly in suspense and she couldn't calm down.
After forcing herself to close her eyes and lie there for a long time, she decided to go back to Uncle Dan's room.
Dan Anwen roughly understood her psychology; it was today's events that had left her with a psychological shadow and a lack of security.
The familiar scent of someone makes her feel at ease, so she can fall asleep when she's next to him.
"Want to sleep in my room tonight?" Dan Anwen asked, suppressing a smile from the corner of her eyes.
He was also worried that the child might be living alone in the room across the street, fearing that something bad might happen.
Today's events have put him under considerable psychological pressure. He is constantly worried that something might happen to her, and that keeping her under his watchful eye is the safest option.
Gu Ji hesitated for a moment, then looked at the man with her big, watery eyes, "Then, Uncle Dan, where do you sleep?"
Dan Anwen smiled and decided to tease her. So he leaned down, got close to Gu Ji's round earlobe, and whispered, "Where else can we sleep? Of course, in the bed."
Gu Ji felt the man's hot breath and instantly turned red, even the fine white downy hairs turned pink. He stammered, "Uncle Dan, you...you..."
Dan Anwen was pleased to see her blushing face. Her gentle face was filled with a teasing smile, and her voice was warm and deep, "Alright, I was just kidding. I'll sleep on the floor."
Gu Ji's eyes shimmered, staring intently at the man, seemingly inviting him, almost making him lose control.
Dan Anwen covered Gu Ji's eyes with his large hand and said in a steady tone, "Go to sleep."
Gu Ji nodded, snuggled into the blankets and lay down obediently, but her eyes were still fixed on him, the meaning in her eyes couldn't be clearer.
"Okay, I'll sleep too." Dan Anwen shook her head indulgently, her face full of doting affection.
After Dan Anwen asked the hotel staff to bring another set of blankets, she tidied herself up and lay down on the floor.
The summer temperature was high, and the floor wasn't too cold, but the girl's gentle breathing beside him was tormenting him and keeping him awake.
As he thought about it, a surge of heat rose within the man. He rubbed his aching brow, his head throbbing, and let out a deep, helpless sigh.
He is now starting to regret letting the child share a room with him; wasn't he just asking for trouble?
"You little devil." He gritted his teeth in the darkness, but his voice remained gentle and indulgent. His dark eyes, illuminated by the faint moonlight from the window, gazed at the sleeping girl on the bed.
The girl's slender, snow-white arms dangled over the edge of the bed, catching the man's eye. Fortunately, he had good self-control; otherwise, he might have turned into a beast tonight.
After staring at her for a moment, the man reluctantly got up, poured himself a glass of cold water, and drank a few sips in an attempt to lower his extremely high body temperature and fever.
Finally, I had to take a cold shower to end this unbearable yet sweet night.
The next morning, Gu Ji looked at the dark circles under the man's phoenix eyes and couldn't help but wonder what he had been doing the night before.
"Uncle Dan, didn't you sleep last night?" Gu Ji asked, looking at the man who came out of the bathroom drying his hair.
Dan Anwen paused in her movements, and a drop of water from her forehead slid down her sharp brow bone, landed on her sexy collarbone, and finally disappeared into the depths of her bathrobe.
The sight of a beautiful woman emerging from her bath early in the morning was quite a shock to Gu Ji's eyes, but luckily she had seen many such pictures in the past two years, otherwise she would have blushed with embarrassment so early in the morning.
After clearing his throat, Dan Anwen said calmly, "I can't sleep well in a new environment."
Gu Ji nodded. She hadn't expected that Uncle Dan would also have trouble sleeping in unfamiliar environments. She had always thought he was someone with a very strong ability to adapt.
However, she slept very soundly last night and didn't even dream.
Dan An heard that this reason had fooled her, and then began to tell her about today's plan, "After we finish breakfast, we'll go to the city center of Lin'an, and I'll take you somewhere there."
Gu Ji looked puzzled. "Where in the city are we going?"
"Come with me to do something." Dan Anwen's expression was slightly unnatural.
"Okay." Gu Ji had no doubts.
After breakfast, the driver came to pick them up and take them to the city.
After arriving in the city, Dan Anwen first arranged for Gu Ji to stay at a hotel.
"You can go for a walk around the neighborhood. I need to take care of some work." Dan Anwen looked very worried. After thinking for a moment, she added, "I'll take you out tonight. Be careful by yourself, okay?"
Gu Ji had a small bag slung across her shoulder, intending to go out and bring back some local specialties from Lin'an City for Dan Si and the others. Seeing the man's worried expression as she went out alone, she almost laughed.
Uncle Dan seems to be a little too nervous.
"I'm not a three-year-old child, Uncle Dan, you can rest assured."
Dan Anwen still frowned and said in a deep voice, "I'll have the driver take you there."
Seeing that the man was really worried about her, Gu Ji readily agreed, since someone could help her carry her things.
"Let's go quickly."
Gu Ji pushed Dan An out of the room, and they parted ways at the hotel entrance.
After watching Gu Ji leave in his car, Dan Anwen said to the bodyguard beside him, "Find a few people to protect her secretly, so that she doesn't notice."
Gu's mother's behavior towards Gu Ji seriously touched Dan Anwen's sensitive nerves. For the past two days, he has been very nervous around her, wishing he could stick to her side 24 hours a day.
"Understood, President."
After Dan Anwen got into the car, it headed towards Lin'an City's newest and largest amusement park.
The driver glanced at Dan Anwen, who had his eyes closed, through the rearview mirror. He had won the bid for the land for the amusement park a few years ago to develop a real estate project, but for some reason, the president insisted on turning it into an amusement park.
Developing a large amusement park in Lin'an City is actually not very profitable; it's nowhere near as lucrative as real estate.
The driver, still puzzled, looked away, figuring it had nothing to do with him anyway.
On the other side, Gu Ji found some unique shops with many local specialties made by hand.
After finishing his shopping, Gu Ji went to the milk tea shop next door and bought a cup of milk tea. While waiting, he ran into an old acquaintance.
"Gu Xiaoxiao?" Gu Ji looked at Gu Xiaoxiao, who was heavily pregnant, with surprise in his eyes.
Gu Xiaoxiao heard someone call her, turned around and saw a face that was both familiar and unfamiliar.
As if unsure, Gu Xiaoxiao blinked, and after confirming that she hadn't mistaken the person, she smiled at Gu Ji and said, "What a coincidence, Gu Zhaodi."
Gu Ji's gaze fell on Gu Xiaoxiao's stomach, his face showing undisguised surprise. He smiled and said, "Want to sit down and have some milk tea together?"
Gu Xiaoxiao hesitated for a moment, then smiled and nodded in agreement.
Gu Ji took two cups of milk tea from the order counter and placed the room temperature cup in front of Gu Xiaoxiao.
"Thank you." Gu Xiaoxiao smiled shyly at Gu Ji.
Gu Ji took a sip of milk tea, hesitated for a moment, and then asked, "You're already married?"
"No, we only had a wedding banquet." Gu Xiaoxiao's expression stiffened slightly.
Gu Ji nodded knowingly; the people in Gu Family Village valued weddings even more.
"How many months pregnant are you?" Gu Ji couldn't tell how many months pregnant Gu Xiaoxiao was, since she didn't know anything about this.
Gu Xiaoxiao looked down at her belly and said gently, "It's been more than five months, and the baby has been very healthy."
"That's good." Gu Ji paused for a moment, then suddenly realized that she and Gu Xiaoxiao seemed to have nothing to talk about.
Back in the third year of junior high, although they weren't exactly best friends who could talk about anything, they were still classmates who were quite close.
The gap between her and Gu Xiaoxiao is widening. She is still in school, while Gu Xiaoxiao entered society early and has already gotten married and had children.
Their words, actions, and clothing clearly show that they are no longer from the same world.
Gu Xiaoxiao's words carried the weariness and vicissitudes of adulthood, and even her maternal glow could not hide her exhaustion. Her clothing also leaned towards sexy and mature maternity wear.
Gu Ji, dressed in a pink and white dress, exuded the charm of a young girl with every move she made. Her fair skin was well-maintained, and her whole body radiated the youthful vitality of a student.
If no one knew that the two were the same age, they might think that Gu Xiaoxiao was at least five years older than Gu Ji.
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