Gu Qingchen flicked the cigarette butt out of the window, tracing a beautiful arc before it landed silently on the ground and quickly disappeared, carried away by the traffic.
He drove to the hospital, and as soon as he arrived, Yang Junyi approached him: "Doctor Gu, you’re back to work, aren’t you? We’ve been incredibly busy while you were away!"
"You’ve worked hard!" Gu Qingchen patted his shoulder.
Yang Junyi imdiately handed him several challenging dical cases: "Here are a few that other departnts have requested consultations for; take a look first..."
"Alright!" Gu Qingchen took them and diligently imrsed himself in work.
After a morning filled with etings discussing treatnt options for patients, Yang Junyi approached him during lunch break: "Busy all morning, shall we eat together?"
"I have plans today!" Gu Qingchen smiled, "You go ahead and eat!"
Yang Junyi’s gossip genes imdiately kicked in: "You have plans? Were you accompanying your girlfriend these past few days?"
"Soone even more important than a girlfriend!" Gu Qingchen thought of his little fish, his face breaking into a smile that was brimming with deep paternal love.
Gu Qingchen drove away and went to Star Kindergarten to pick up his daughter.
"Daddy..." Little Fish was overjoyed, wrapping her tiny hands around her father’s neck, "You’re picking up for lunch too!"
"Yes, Daddy doesn’t have to be on duty this afternoon, so we’ll eat together." Gu Qingchen picked her up, "Tell Daddy, what would you like to eat?"
Little Fish excitedly said, "I want to eat roast goose, Beijing roast duck, egg tarts, and drink cola..."
As she spoke, her little fingers were counting.
However, Gu Qingchen said: "Is this what you used to eat every day?"
So he carried her, heavier than her peers – was this how Bei Ran raised children?
"I like to eat these!" Little Fish pouted.
Gu Qingchen sighed softly: "These are all high-fat, high-sugar foods that aren’t good for your body if you consu them long-term. Do you know why you’re chubbier than other kids your age? It has to do with your diet. Do you want to grow up to be as beautiful as Mom? If you do, then you should listen to Daddy, understand?"
Although Little Fish craved the delicious food, she also wanted to be as beautiful as her mom, so she nodded her head.
"In that case, Daddy will take you to a restaurant." Gu Qingchen chose a Cantonese-style restaurant known for its lighter flavors.
When the father and daughter arrived to eat, they saw Duan Feixun and Zheng Tong also dining there.
"Old Gu..." Duan Feixun, true to his reputation as a top lawyer, spotted him imdiately.
Zheng Tong also called out: "God Gu, over here..."
At this mont, Duan Feixun turned to her: "Wife, he’s your god, what about ?"
Zheng Tong gave him a cool glance: "From a legal perspective, you’re just my husband! What? Do you have an opinion, Mr. Big Lawyer?"
Duan Feixun had just finished a case nearby and decided to have lunch with Zheng Tong. He hadn’t expected to run into Gu Qingchen, and what surprised him even more was that Gu Qingchen was holding a little girl’s hand.
Gu Qingchen, holding his little daughter’s hand, ca over to them, "Hello!"
Without waiting for her father to prompt her, Little Fish sweetly said: "Hello Uncle and Auntie! My na is Little Fish!"
Duan Feixun was thrilled: "Wow, Little Fish, let’s sit down and eat together, the four of us!"
Zheng Tong found Little Fish very cute, but she kicked Duan Feixun under the table, her aning clear: she didn’t want children, and was he bringing Gu Qingchen here as reinforcent, trying to indirectly and logically coax her into having kids with emotional reasoning?
Duan Feixun shrugged innocently. He wasn’t that crafty; running into Gu Qingchen and Little Fish today was purely coincidental. Yet, Zheng Tong knew his cunning ways and naturally didn’t believe he was without an ulterior motive.
How difficult is it for a woman to believe that a lawyer does sothing without purpose?
At this mont, Little Fish looked up at Gu Qingchen: "Daddy, are we going to eat with Uncle and Auntie?"
"Daddy?"
"Daddy..."
Both Duan Feixun and Zheng Tong exclaid at the sa ti, exchanging looks before quickly shifting their gazes away, and then turning simultaneously to the smiling Gu Qingchen.
Gu Qingchen proudly said: "My daughter!"
Zheng Tong couldn’t believe it: "God Gu, you’ve been so quiet for so many years, and now you’re a father..."
Duan Feixun’s face changed, "It’s Bei Ran’s..."
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