The CEO's office.
"I asked you to find someone, and instead, you let the entire company know Sheng Sheng is my daughter?" Gu Jiangyan held Qin Wen's phone, his face as dark as if water was about to drip from it. "You can't even handle such a small matter. What kind of special assistant are you?"
Qin Wen lowered his head and nervously explained, "Boss, the young lady was wearing your clothes, and the company employees recognized her."
Heaven knew how many expletives he had shouted internally when he found the reason from the over 999+ messages in the company's private group with Do Not Disturb enabled.
This matter had escalated too much, and he had no choice but to bring it to the boss for a solution.
"She's such a troublemaker! Why weren't there so many issues when I brought her around before?" Gu Jiangyan rubbed his head and asked in a deep voice, "Never mind the exposure of our relationship, have you found her yet?"
Qin Wen's face was contorted in misery, and he stammered, "The surveillance shows that the young lady seemed to have gone to the restroom. I've already asked female employees to go in and look for her." https:/
Almost as soon as he finished speaking, a female employee knocked and entered, leading a tiny, chubby child.
The moment the little child saw Gu Jiangyan, she directly let go of the female employee's hand and toddled towards him. Her body, wrapped in a black suit, waddled precariously, resembling a plump little penguin.
"Daddy!"
In the final few steps, the little child quickened her pace and rushed towards Gu Jiangyan like a cannonball.
Gu Jiangyan's expression changed. He instinctively crouched down and caught the rushing child. She felt so soft, as if a little more force would injure her. He breathed a sigh of relief.
However, he sternly reprimanded, "Do you know how dangerous that is! What if you fell?"
Jian Sheng's round eyes curved into crescent moons. "Is Daddy caring about Sheng Sheng?"
Gu Jiangyan let go, his face darkening further. "You little troublemaker, who's caring about you? Qin Wen, keep an eye on her. If you lose her again, you won't be my special assistant anymore. Also, tell everyone in the group that anyone who discusses Sheng Sheng again will be directly fired from Huanyu!"
Qin Wen: "...Yes."
Why is it always me who gets hurt?
Gu Jiangyan continued his work, while Jian Sheng propped her chin up, her big eyes staring at her dad without blinking.
Her gaze was like a prickle on his back, and Gu Jiangyan couldn't help but look up after finishing the document in his hand. "Why do you keep staring at me like that?"
Jian Sheng blinked, her bright eyes seeming to hold stars. "Daddy, you're too handsome. I want to look a bit longer."
"You have two eyes, a nose, and a mouth, just like everyone else. What's so captivating about that?"
Gu Jiangyan said this with a poker face and continued to deal with his documents. However, as he lowered his head, the corner of his lips curved slightly, and his entire demeanor softened.
It's just that she's too naive and simple, always getting tricked and still thinking the other person is a good person.
Jian Sheng silently added the rest of the sentence in her heart. Feeling a little annoyed, she pouted. She didn't want to look at the scumbag dad who only believed outsiders anymore. She looked pleadingly at Qin Wen. "Uncle, can you lend Sheng Sheng your phone to play for a while? Sheng Sheng only uses the phone to study or play puzzle games. Uncle can supervise Sheng Sheng!"
Gu Jiangyan's lips pulled down, and the temperature in the office seemed to drop a few degrees. He said through gritted teeth, "Qin Wen, download more educational software for her."
Soon, the office was filled with the sounds of vocabulary being read aloud in both Chinese and English. After the phone finished reading, Jian Sheng would also follow along and repeat it in her milky voice.
Gu Jiangyan irritably slammed his pen down, making a crisp sound on the desk.
However, Jian Sheng seemed immersed in the ocean of learning and paid no attention to Gu Jiangyan's side.
Qin Wen cautiously asked, "Boss, why don't I take the young lady to my place? So she doesn't disturb you?"
The emotionless bilingual chatter was making him feel restless. Gu Jiangyan asked with a dark expression, "Why are you still here? Don't you have your own work to do?"
Qin Wen looked at the phone in Jian Sheng's hand, opened his mouth, but ultimately dared not say anything and quietly left.
Only Gu Jiangyan and Jian Sheng were left in the office. Gu Jiangyan simply stopped looking at the documents and stood up, walking behind Jian Sheng. He watched his supposedly adopted daughter struggle with the questions on the phone.
He found that this daughter, whom he had never really favored, was actually quite well-behaved and sensible when she concentrated. She wasn't at all like the children of others that their parents complained about being naughty and disliking studying.
He stared blankly at the little fluffy ball curled up on the sofa, lost in thought. Just then, the little fluffy ball suddenly turned her head and, with a wronged expression, handed the phone to Gu Jiangyan.
He knew children couldn't stay focused for long. Gu Jiangyan's lips curved as he was about to take the phone, but then he heard the little fluffy ball say in her milky voice, "Daddy, register an account, otherwise they won't let me continue playing."
Gu Jiangyan's expression stiffened. He took the phone and snorted, "As expected, a troublemaker is always a troublemaker."
After registering an account with his own phone number and ID, the little fluffy ball immediately snatched the phone back from him and happily immersed herself in the joy of learning new knowledge, not glancing at him again.
"Little troublemaker! Little clingy!" Gu Jiangyan mumbled twice and returned to his desk. However, his gaze kept drifting towards the little fluffy ball clutching her phone, as if expecting something.
The sky outside gradually darkened. Qin Wen knocked and entered with a thick stack of files. He saw his boss standing rigidly behind the sofa, his gaze fixed on the little fluffy ball on the sofa.
"Beautiful!"
A clear and cheerful voice came from the phone. Gu Jiangyan snapped back to attention and prepared to look at the files Qin Wen had brought.
However, as soon as he took a small step, Gu Jiangyan froze in place, his expression indescribably ugly.
"Boss, are you feeling unwell?" Qin Wen asked with concern.
Gu Jiangyan: "..."
He had been standing for too long, and his legs were a bit numb.
Gu Jiangyan maintained a normal expression and slowly walked to his desk to sit down. The files from the afternoon were not yet finished, and now another large pile had accumulated.
He rubbed his temples. He couldn't go on like this.
Leaving the little troublemaker here was too disruptive to his work. He would send her back shortly.
With this thought, Gu Jiangyan took out his phone and called Jian Junruo. He had to inform Junruo about sending the little troublemaker back.