As the afternoon was drawing to a close, Gu Shaoting called Shu Pan ahead of time, wanting to arrange dinner out with her.
He simply wanted to have a lovely time together as a couple, but why was it so hard?@@novelbin@@
âIf you have no social obligations, come home for dinner, darling. Itâs less expensive, cleaner than eating out, and the kids havenât seen you for a long time.â Shu Panâs reasoning was truly irrefutable.
âAlright, shall I pick you up and we head home?â Gu Shaoting, still hopeful, continued.
âNo need, Iâve arranged for the driver to pick me up today.â After saying this, Shu Pan hung up the phone.
Gu Shaoting stared at his suddenly blackened phone screen, dumbfounded and somewhat at a loss. Shu Pan must be angry, he assumed.
Before heading home, Gu Shaoting stopped by a dessert shop to buy a box of cakes and then went to a flower shop and purchased a bunch of âforget-me-nots,â which the shop assistant said symbolized an apologyâperfect for making amends.
Arriving home, Shu Pan had not yet returned, probably stuck in traffic.
Gu Shaoting placed the cakes and flowers on the coffee table, the most conspicuous spot so she would see them immediately upon her arrival.
Soon, the kids came home. Joy and Xiaobao, seeing him, were overjoyed. Xiaobao in particular, clung to his legs and refused to let go.
He was moved and lifted Xiaobao in his arms.
Xiaobao wrapped his arms around his neck and kept whispering in his ear, âDaddy, I missed you.â
Gu Shaoting hugged him even tighter.
When Shu Pan arrived home, she was greeted by this affectionate sight of father and son.
She was quite touched; it had been a long time since Gu Shaoting had played so closely with the children.
âMommyâs back,â Xiaobao noticed Shu Panâs arrival and immediately climbed down from Gu Shaoting and ran over to her.
Gu Shaoting also turned around; Shu Pan gave him a look and then took Xiaobaoâs hand and went to the living room.
âYouâre back?â Gu Shaoting was the first to speak, feeling somewhat awkward due to the situation at noon.
âMhm.â Shu Pan didnât add anything else.
Until bedtime, Gu Shaoting never found the right opportunity to speak with Shu Pan.
Seeing Shu Pan busy, and unable to insert a word, Gu Shaoting decided to head to his study to deal with documents first.
He had hardly sat down when his phone rang.
Gu Shaoting checked the numberâit was unfamiliar, and he didnât recognize it at all.
Still, he answered. However, once the call connected, the person on the other end remained silent, though breathing could be heard.
âWho is this?â Gu Shaoting spoke coldly, already feeling a bit down and becoming irritated with the bizarre call.
ââ¦Brother Ting, itâs He Shaohuai; Iâve come back,â a low voice finally came from the other end of the phone.
âShaohuai? Welcome back.â Gu Shaoting hadnât expected this, as he had just heard from He Ming that he would return soon.
âYeah, thanks. Maybe we can meet up with He Ming sometime soon.â Hearing Gu Shaotingâs voice as usual, He Shaohuai finally felt less nervous.
In the past, he had ignored the advice of his brothers, leading to his current predicament of being almost homeless.
âSure, weâll chat then,â Gu Shaoting felt sentimental but was also happy to have another brother nearby.
Gu Shaoting stayed in the study until 10 PM before returning to his room, and Shu Pan was still awake.
Gu Shaoting walked over to her and suddenly embraced her from behind, âDear, Iâm really sorry about today, I got held up by some things.â
Shu Pan was initially startled, then she replied, âLetâs not talk about things that have already passed.â
âYouâre angry,â Gu Shaoting stated confidently.
âIâm not angry, just worried about you. As long as youâre okay, itâs all good,â Shu Pan said calmly, but deep down, she felt a bit disheartened.
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