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"What are you talking about, children and grandchildren?" Su Xiaoqiang came out after changing her clothes, jumping for joy, and grabbed her father's shoulder from behind. "You want to hold your grandson?"
“You two are still too young,” Mr. Su said, turning to look at his daughter. “Let’s enjoy a few more years of being just the two of you before thinking about having children.”
He got up to leave, not wanting to disturb the young couple.
After taking a few steps, he left another sentence for the young couple: "Oh, by the way, you two should pick a date and hold an engagement party."
Su Xiaoqiang listened to her father's words and smiled shyly.
Gu Ran watched Su's father's retreating figure and replied, "Okay, Dad!"
Mr. Su waved his hand and went into the house.
"You're getting better and better at calling me 'Dad'," Su Xiaoqiang said with a smile, linking her arm with her boyfriend's.
Su Xiaoqiang wore light makeup, and her long, soft black hair was tied into a high ponytail. She used the silver platinum butterfly hair clip that Gu Ran had given her, and the bell on the butterfly hair clip jingled as she walked.
Gu Ran held her hand and looked her up and down at her outfit.
"Is it pretty?" She raised her hand, letting her boyfriend admire it.
Gu Ran smiled and said, "It's really beautiful."
She wore a black dress with white floral print, the hem just past her knees, revealing her slender calves. On her feet were a pair of ankle sandals, her delicate feet as smooth as jade, her nails crystal clear.
"You're prettier than any of the flowers in the garden!"
Unable to resist, Gu Ran wrapped his arms around her slender waist, pulled her into his embrace, and kissed her soft lips.
"You smooth talker!" Su Xiaoqiang wrapped her arms around her boyfriend's neck and cuddled with him for a while before getting into the car together and driving off.
……
Raymond's home is in a suburban villa area, nestled against the mountains and beside the water, with beautiful scenery.
The people living here are not as wealthy as those in Su Xiaoqiang's area. Gu Ran saw that the garages of several villas contained Corollas and Jettas, and there were some luxury cars, but not many.
The two parked their car in a parking lot reserved for visitors, and carrying small gifts, they arrived at Raymond's detached villa.
Compared to Su Xiaoqiang's 500-square-meter front garden, Raymond's small entrance garden is not large, probably only 100 square meters. It is surrounded by easy-to-care-for flowers and plants, which grow very casually, like Lu Mingfei's messy hair.
On the west side of the yard, there are two mango trees that seem to have been planted for many years. They are lush, tall and large.
Under the mango tree stands a white swing. When the wind blows, the swing sways and creaks.
The courtyard is small, but very stylish.
Raymond explained that his wife takes care of all the plants in the yard, but she's not very good at gardening and just loves to play around with things, so she just plants whatever can survive, and the result is actually quite nice.
Su Xiaoqiang and Raymond met once at the Tian Ding Mountain Resort, and she had genuinely thought he was a security consultant.
Now we know, he was also a member of the Secret Party.
However, Gu Ran instructed her to pretend she didn't know anything, and Su Xiaoqiang understood and complied.
The three of them went up to the second-floor living room to enjoy the air conditioning. Gu Ran bought small cakes and seasonal fruits as gifts, which were just right for the occasion between friends.
"Where is your sister-in-law?" Gu Ran asked.
"She went to buy groceries and should be back soon."
"So, why did you invite me to dinner for no reason?"
Raymond smiled and said, "You'll find out soon enough."
As soon as she finished speaking, the door downstairs opened, and a woman in her early thirties, carrying a shopping bag in one hand and holding a little girl's hand in the other, walked up to the second floor.
Gu Ran and Su Xiaoqiang laughed when they saw the mother and daughter's appearance.
The world is really small.
That little girl was Xiao Yin, whom Gu Ran saved during yesterday's car accident.
Raymond's wife is named Kelly Wang. She has a round face and a full figure, not the slender type of beauty.
She saw Gu Ran and Su Xiaoqiang and greeted them.
Wang Kaili looked at Gu Ran and whispered to Raymond, "Is it him?"
Raymond nodded.
"Xiaoyin, come here." Upon seeing this, Wang Kaili immediately called over the five-year-old girl, squatted down, and said to the child, "Quickly, kneel down and kowtow to this brother."
Xiao Yin was a little confused and didn't know what it meant, but when her mother called, she had to obey.
"No, no, no," Gu Ran quickly refused, then went over and picked up the child to prevent him from being forced to kneel.
“It’s only right. Without you, this child would be gone. If this child were gone, then I…” As she spoke, Wang Kaili seemed to recall the scene from yesterday, and a wave of fear washed over her as she began to cry.
Raymond went over, patted his wife on the shoulder, and comforted her.
When Xiaoyin saw her mother crying, she struggled to get off Gu Ran's shoulder, so Gu Ran had no choice but to put her down.
After landing, Xiaoyin immediately ran over and hugged her mother.
She and her mother are very close. When Raymond is away on missions, the two of them rely on each other.
Gu Ran said to Wang Kaili, "Sister-in-law, Raymond and I are old friends. He has always taken care of me, so this is what I should do."
"Yes, it's fine if you treat us to a meal, sister-in-law," Su Xiaoqiang reassured them. "We've always heard that you're a good cook, and we'd both like to try it!"
After much persuasion, the two finally managed to calm Wang Kaili down and stop her crying.
Wang Kaili kept thanking Gu Ran and saying she didn't know how to repay him, until Raymond persuaded her to go into the kitchen, at which point she stopped.
"Xiaoyin, do you want to play with your sister?" Su Xiaoqiang noticed that Gu Ran and Raymond seemed to have something to talk about, so she took the child away.
"Okay." Xiaoyin got a shoulder-length bob with a blunt cut. Her black hair covered her small head like a helmet. Her face shape was like her mother's, both having round faces. Her eyes were big and bright, and her nose was high and straight, like Raymond's. She was delicate and cute.
Xiao Yin took Su Xiaoqiang's hand and led her into her room.
Xiaoyin's room is very cozy, with pink tones throughout.
The two sat on the carpet in the room. Xiao Yin stared at Su Xiaoqiang and grinned, saying, "Sister, you are so beautiful."
Su Xiaoqiang was delighted to hear this and pinched Xiaoyin's cheek: "You're cute too."
Is that guy your boyfriend?
"Yes."
Do you kiss regularly?
"……Will do."
"But my mom says you can only kiss after you're married. Are you and your brother married?"
"No..."
"Why don't you get married? Is it because that older brother doesn't love you?"
“He loves me very much. We haven’t gotten married because we are still young and underage.”
"Oh..." Xiaoyin didn't understand such profound words, and asked bluntly, "Do you usually fight? When I got up to pee at night, I saw my parents fighting on the bed. They were fighting very fiercely."
"Uh..." Although children often speak without thinking, Su Xiaoqiang's face still turned completely red. "How about we play a game? Let your older sister see what fun things you have in your room?"
Xiaoyin said, "How about we play rock-paper-scissors, and the loser has to pretend to be an animal?"
"Okay, I love dressing up as animals the most..."
*……*……*
In the living room, Gu Ran and Raymond were chatting.
Raymond concluded that Gu Ran was the one who saved the person because he discovered Su Xiaoqiang's car.
Gu Ran asked, "Didn't you say your wife didn't know anything about the underworld?"
“I lied to her and said you have superpowers and need to hide your identity, so we have to keep a low profile and can’t make it public,” Raymond said. “Anyway, you saved me again.”
Raymond meant that without his daughter, his life would be as meaningless as death.
"Alright, no need for all the thanks," Gu Ran said with a smile.
He thought to himself, "I'll have to save you again at the train station later."
Their family is harmonious, happy, and warm. If Raymond dies, the children will be so young and without a father, which will be very sad.
The two then started chatting for over an hour. Raymond's conversation focused entirely on his family, showing how much he truly loved his daughter.
"Dinner's ready." Wang Kaili had prepared a table full of delicious dishes and was setting the table when Raymond came to help.
Wang Kaili asked, "Where's Xiaoyin?"
"I went to play with Xiaoqiang," Gu Ran said. "I'll go call them."
"Thank you for your help," Wang Kaili said with a smile.
"No trouble."
After finding out which room it was, Gu Ran went up to the third floor, knocked on the door, and then pushed open the bedroom door.
As soon as the door opened, Gu Ran saw Su Xiaoqiang kneeling down, with Xiao Yin riding on Su Xiaoqiang's back, laughing happily. Xiao Yin's chubby little legs wrapped around Su Xiaoqiang's waist, and she shouted, "Giddy up!"
Su Xiaoqiang didn't even notice Gu Ran entering the room; she just followed along and took a couple of steps.
Then Xiao Yin said from horseback, "Who wants to listen to you? I don't need you to teach me! ...Horse, run fast! The Fifteenth Prince is catching up! We mustn't let him catch us."
It's summer vacation now, and the TV station is airing "My Fair Princess".
"No, the horse can't run anymore..." Su Xiaoqiang gasped for breath.
Although she has been exercising recently, the way her hands trembled as she supported herself on the ground showed that she was exhausted.
Gu Ran smiled and knocked on the door: "Dinner's ready... What are you guys playing?"
When Xiao Yin saw Gu Ran, she smiled and said, "I'm riding a big horse."
When Su Xiaoqiang saw Gu Ran come in, she was so exhausted that she immediately collapsed to the ground and didn't move.
Gu Ran smiled and went over to pick Xiao Yin up in his arms.
Su Xiaoqiang finally relaxed.
"You're really going all out to play with the kids," Gu Ran said with a smile.
"Originally... I thought it was just a simple act of pretending to be a small animal..." Su Xiaoqiang was also a little dumbfounded.