Chapter 27: My Goodness, Little Girl! Don’t Say Another Word!

Tongtong’s chubby little hands eagerly tore open the box, revealing an incredibly beautiful pink princess cake dress inside, layered and adorned with sparkling sequins.

Gu Yanbin, unusually bashful, said, “I heard this is the latest style in Haishi. I wasn’t sure if you’d like it.”

Tongtong held the little dress and nodded vigorously. “I love it! Thank you, Godfather!”

Without hesitation, she planted a loud, smacking kiss on Godfather’s cheek.

Gu Yanbin: “…”

He was so happy he felt like he was floating.

His sweet, soft little girl had kissed him!

He decided he wouldn’t wash his face for a week.

Gu Yanbin grinned like a fool, leaving Xiao Zhou beside him wide-eyed and swallowing hard.

Their Division Commander actually smiling like that… it was downright terrifying.

Tongtong was overjoyed too; she loved sparkly things the most.

And this feeling of being remembered by someone was truly wonderful.

She thought regretfully, if only Dad Gu were really her father.

Hmm… but maybe it wasn’t impossible.

After all, her mom was going to divorce Scumbag Dad.

Thinking this, her big, dark eyes rolled around, and she suddenly leaned in mysteriously close to Gu Yanbin, whispering, “Daddy, Tongtong wants to ask you a secret question… what kind of auntie do you like?”

As she asked, she sneakily glanced at her mother.

Gu Yanbin was completely caught off guard by this sudden “soul-searching question.”

His usually stern, handsome face showed a rare hint of embarrassment.

But he couldn’t help thinking about it.

The person he liked?

An inexplicably gentle, lotus-like face surfaced in his mind.

His gaze drifted uncontrollably toward the slender, graceful figure with her back to him, ladling chicken soup.

“Well…” Gu Yanbin cleared his throat uncomfortably, his eyes shifting, his voice low. “Someone gentle and kind-hearted… good to children… hmm… with willow-leaf eyebrows and an oval face… and, best if she knows a bit about medicine? The kind who can save lives in critical moments… and, and knows how to make soup…”

His voice grew softer and softer, his ears burning.

As Tongtong listened, her big, dark eyes widened.

What he was describing… he might as well have just said her mother’s name.

Her pink, pouty lips stretched wider and wider until she almost burst out laughing.

She had to admit, her Godfather had just as good taste as she did!

“Ohhhh～～～”

She deliberately drew out her little milky voice, wearing an “I totally get it” expression, nodding her head vigorously.

The little butterfly clip in her hair swayed along.

“Tongtong understands now!”

“Daddy likes someone gentle! Who knows medicine! Who can make soup! Right?”

She said it loudly on purpose, her clear, childish voice echoing brightly in the hospital room.

“Pfft—”

Gu Yanbin, who had been about to take a sip of water to calm his nerves, spat it out.

He choked and coughed violently.

His face flushed red to the tips of his ears, and he hurriedly covered the little girl’s mouth.

My goodness, little girl! Don’t say another word!

Yu Wanqin had just finished ladling the chicken soup and was bringing it over. Hearing this, her heart trembled violently, ripples spreading through it.

Her hands holding the bowl tightened slightly, and her face felt inexplicably warm.

She secretly glared at Tongtong.

This child, what nonsense was she saying!

Gu Yanbin’s face also turned bright red. He coughed awkwardly a couple of times, not daring to look at Yu Wanqin’s face.

“I… I was just talking nonsense,” he explained sheepishly.

Yu Wanqin smiled understandingly, indicating she hadn’t taken it to heart.

She placed the soup on the bedside table and instructed, “Please drink it while it’s hot.”

“Alright.”

Gu Yanbin obediently picked up the bowl and began sipping it slowly.

The rich, savory flavor of chicken blossomed between his lips and teeth, and he truly felt a sense of nostalgia for this taste.

Thinking back to those days… ah! Better not mention it!

It was all his fault for being young, impulsive, and not brave enough back then, which led to him missing out entirely.

Gu Yanbin’s appetite surged, and he dutifully finished the entire bowl of chicken soup.

Tongtong sat on the chair, swinging her short little legs.

She glanced at her godfather, whose ears were flushed red, then at her mother, who looked visibly uncomfortable.

In her mind, her little calculations were clattering loudly like thunder.

There’s hope! Absolutely hope!

She must bring such a wonderful dad home to be her mother’s husband.

Hehe!

After Gu Yanbin finished the chicken soup, Yu Wanqin took the child and prepared to leave.

As they were about to go, Gu Yanbin took out a stack of money along with grain coupons and meat coupons and handed them to her.

“Wan… Comrade Yu, during this time, those two troublemakers might need your help looking after them. Please take this money and the coupons.”

Yu Wanqin frowned and waved her hand. “No need! It’s just a matter of adding two more pairs of chopsticks. There’s no need for all this.”

Ever since she received Lin Zhiguo’s salary, her financial situation had eased considerably.

During this time, she had firmly refused to let herself or her daughter suffer.

She still had plenty of money and coupons left.

But Gu Yanbin insisted on giving them to her, his handsome brows furrowed into a knot as he forcefully stuffed them into her hand, declaring authoritatively, “If I give it to you, just take it!”

Yu Wanqin: “…”

Seeing his unyielding expression, Yu Wanqin reluctantly relented. “Alright then.”

“I’ll go buy some pork ribs tomorrow to make soup for you.”

Gu Yanbin’s eyes lit up, and a grin spread from ear to ear as he accepted without any pretense of modesty.

“Then I’ll trouble you.”

Yu Wanqin shook her head and exchanged a few polite words before leaving with Tongtong.

Just as they were about to leave, Tongtong seemed to remember something. She ran over, leaned close to Gu Yanbin’s ear, and whispered a few words.

Gu Yanbin’s expression grew serious.

He nodded. “I’ll send someone to investigate this matter.”

Only then did Tongtong break into a wide grin. She ran over to take her mother’s hand and said, “Goodbye, Dad. Tongtong will come see you again next time~ You must rest well, okay?”

When she had threatened Scumbag Dad last time, his reaction had struck her as very odd.

If it were merely a matter of sleeping with someone else’s wife, he shouldn’t have been that terrified.

Moreover, the secret Lin Zhiguo had desperately guarded only deepened Tongtong’s suspicions.

She could only ask her godfather to help her investigate this thoroughly.

Gu Yanbin wore a doting smile and nodded.

He watched them leave.

Long after they had gone, Gu Yanbin remained staring blankly in the direction of the door, like a stone statue yearning for his wife.

But she wasn’t his wife.

Xiao Zhou scratched his head, thinking his division commander had been acting strangely lately.

Could it be that while his life was saved, his brain had been damaged?

No, he had to secretly ask Dean Su to examine the division commander’s brain again.

…

The mother and daughter left carrying the insulated container.

They didn’t notice a furtive figure lurking around the corner.

A glint of cunning flashed in Shen Wei’s eyes as she casually pulled aside a nurse and asked, “Hey, who’s staying in that ward?”

The nurse glanced at her, curled her lip, and replied somewhat irritably, “Don’t you know? Division Commander Gu was injured and hospitalized. He was brought here just yesterday.”

With that, she rolled her eyes and walked away.

Shen Wei was also annoyed by the nurse’s attitude.

Ever since her fallout with Zhang Yanfang, that woman had been like a rabid dog, relentlessly targeting her.

She was still spreading malicious rumors about her all over the hospital.

They were all bitches!

Once Zhi Guo got promoted, she would become an official’s wife. Let’s see if they would still dare to give her such a cold shoulder.

Shen Wei cast a sinister glance at Commander Gu’s hospital room door. After discreetly gathering quite a bit of information from various sources, she finally left.

She was going to have a good talk with Lin Zhiguo.

That Yu Wanqin was nothing but a promiscuous slut who flirted with everyone!