Chapter 983 - 980:

Chapter 983: Chapter 980:

"Mm." Gu Xiaoning nodded. "She’s grown two centimeters taller."

"Oh?" Le Zhengsheng was surprised. "Really? I was just saying that casually. Isn’t it because of height insoles?"

"No." Gu Xiaoning smiled. "After I had Jiujiu, I mysteriously grew a bit taller."

Le Zhengsheng rubbed her hair. "You really are still a kid... you can actually still grow taller. It’s just a pity I wasn’t there to watch you grow up..."

At his words, Gu Xiaoning’s body trembled slightly.

Those two years between them were a taboo subject... especially at moments like this, neither of them wanted to bring it up. Afraid that if they did, it would ruin the mood.

"Waa-oo..."

On Le Zhengsheng’s shoulder, Jiujiu rubbed her eyes and woke up. Half-asleep, she looked at her parents. "Daddy, Mommy... hugs, love-love..."

Gu Xiaoning froze, and her cheeks flushed all at once.

Le Zhengsheng, however, burst out laughing and kissed his daughter’s cheek. "Jiujiu is so smart!"

The little girl couldn’t say many words, but every one hit the mark.

In their line of sight, the scenery started to turn.

Gu Xiaoning was surprised. "Done? It’s fixed?"

"Tch." Le Zhengsheng sneered. "How silly... it’s supposed to be like this, on purpose."

"Ah?" Gu Xiaoning didn’t understand. "Why?"

Le Zhengsheng spoke with implication. "What do you think?"

Thinking of his kiss just now, Gu Xiaoning lowered her head again, embarrassed... Just what exactly was she and Asheng to each other like this?

...

They played for an entire afternoon, and the sky gradually darkened.

The adults were fine, but Jiujiu was hungry, puffing out her cheeks in grievance. "Mommy, hungry."

Gu Xiaoning felt distressed. "Then let’s hurry back to the hotel."

"Uu-uu..." Jiujiu was unhappy and pointed at the little shops and stalls along the way. "Eat-eat..."

Gu Xiaoning frowned and shook her head. "No, it’s not clean."

And the child was too little; she was afraid Jiujiu wouldn’t be able to digest that kind of food.

"Waa-waa..." Jiujiu started crying in grievance. "Mommy, hungry..."

Le Zhengsheng’s lips curved. "A biological mom really is different. I’ve been raising her all this time, and now that she’s hungry, she only calls for Mommy."

"..." Gu Xiaoning blinked. What was that supposed to mean?

Holding Jiujiu, Le Zhengsheng coaxed, "Don’t cry, don’t cry, we’ll eat... Jiujiu baby, what do you want to eat? Mommy won’t buy it, Daddy will buy everything for you!"

"Wao!" Jiujiu immediately stopped crying and started laughing. "Haha... Daddy awesome!"

"Hey, no, you can’t..."

Gu Xiaoning followed behind, wanting to stop them but unable to. Her cheeks puffed out, her face full of frustration... Who was it that said she was still a kid just now? Now that she looked at Asheng, he was the one acting like a kid.

Le Zhengsheng glanced at Gu Xiaoning and leaned close to Jiujiu’s ear. "Jiujiu baby, Mommy’s mad... How about this, we only pick two things, okay?"

Jiujiu blinked her big eyes. There were so many yummy things here, and she could only pick two? That wasn’t fun at all!

"Jiujiu baby," Le Zhengsheng continued to coax, "don’t you like Mommy? Mommy’s mad, and Jiujiu baby doesn’t care?"

Jiujiu pouted. Of course that wouldn’t do... Mommy mustn’t be mad.

So she furrowed her brows, looking all righteously self-sacrificing, but what came out of her mouth was still pitiful. "Okay, Jiujiu loves... Mommy."

"Alright then." Le Zhengsheng took Gu Xiaoning’s hand. "You win... The little Princess I’ve spoiled rotten goes all well-behaved in your hands. And I’m on your side too. Do me a favor and don’t be mad, hmm?"

Gu Xiaoning was taken aback and a little embarrassed. "When was I mad? You make it sound like I really am a child."

...

That night, Gu Xiaoning coaxed Jiujiu to sleep.

Carefully, she took the pacifier out of her little mouth. It wasn’t good for kids to sleep with a pacifier...

These past one or two years, Le Zhengsheng really had spoiled Jiujiu too much.

After pulling the blanket over the little one, Gu Xiaoning stood up, ready to take a shower.

She had just entered the bathroom when the door was pushed open. Gu Xiaoning jumped. "Who is it?"

Le Zhengsheng chuckled. "What do you think? You’re not that bright to begin with, and they say pregnancy makes you stupid for three years... You’ve gotten even more clueless? What kind of dumb question is that? Who else could it be but me? Do you think the hotel security is that bad?"

"You..." Gu Xiaoning covered her front, not quite understanding.

How could he be so righteously barging in like this? Just because it was him, he could come in? She was showering!

"Asheng." Gu Xiaoning could only remind him. "I’m taking a shower."

Le Zhengsheng nodded. "I know."

He spoke as he undid his shirt buttons. "Together."

This... how could they shower together?

"Asheng..." Gu Xiaoning couldn’t help swallowing nervously. "We..."

But she was already in Le Zhengsheng’s arms. "Mm? What were you going to say?"

Gu Xiaoning didn’t know how to put it. She wanted to say that this wasn’t appropriate, that this put Cui Ruoya in what kind of position? But when she opened her mouth, what came out was, "Asheng, Jiujiu’s sleeping by herself."

"It’s fine." Le Zhengsheng was already kissing her. "The little one’s asleep. Unless she gets hungry... she won’t wake up. Same as you, easy to keep. Didn’t she just have 180 ml of milk? She won’t wake up. Ningning..."

His voice gradually turned into a murmur...

Gu Xiaoning wanted to push him away, but she... in the end still couldn’t bear to.

This would be the last time, right? Maybe for Le Zhengsheng, what they had was just the most straightforward kind of male–female ambiguity...

But for her. This man was the one she loved.

Would she ever love someone else in the future?

Gu Xiaoning didn’t know. Just loving him this once had already taken everything out of her. She loved him so hard it felt like she’d aged from it.

Thinking about how he was about to marry someone else, Gu Xiaoning raised her hand and looped it around his neck, murmuring, "Asheng." Le Zhengsheng shivered slightly. Was she responding to him? Then it wasn’t one-sided... not forcing her, right?

He raised his hand and turned off the bathroom light...

"Hm?" Gu Xiaoning was surprised.

"Better if it’s off." Le Zhengsheng was breathing a little heavily. "What if Jiujiu wakes up? The bathroom in this hotel is just built way too exposed..."

Seeing that he was flustered, she got flustered too. "Asheng, I saw something in the drawer..."

Something? Of course Le Zhengsheng knew what she meant. But did they need... contraception? He was dying for Gu Xiaoning to get pregnant right now! The old father back home was just waiting to hold a grandchild. As long as Gu Xiaoning got pregnant, everything would be easier.

He said, "No need. With me... you still need that?"

In the darkness, Gu Xiaoning’s cheeks were burning, and she held him tightly.

After the three-day, two-night trip, Gu Xiaoning and Jiujiu became even more inseparable.

It was like Jiujiu was back in Gu Xiaoning’s belly again, clinging to her all day long.

The sight even made Le Zhengsheng a little jealous. "Jiujiu, Daddy wants some too."

"Mm?" Jiujiu blinked her big eyes, and reluctantly stretched out her arms. "Hug-hug."

Le Zhengsheng’s lips curved as he hugged Jiujiu.

"Okay, done." Jiujiu just gave Daddy a brief hug, then burrowed right back into Mommy’s arms. "Mommy!"

Gu Xiaoning couldn’t help laughing, holding her daughter as she looked at Le Zhengsheng in amusement.