Duoduo saw the message Gu En sent, and she didn't tell him it was medicine she'd concocted herself. She immediately replied, "What are you coming over for?"
Gu En: "Didn't you say that medicine would improve my mom and Uncle Ye's relationship? Why does it seem like the effect isn't obvious? Is it not enough? I want them to take more."
"How can that be!" Duoduo exclaimed when she saw his reply. Just as she was about to reply, Yu He heard her talking and came in to ask, "Duoduo, who are you chatting with? Have you finished your homework?"
Duoduo immediately hid her phone, picked up her pen, and continued with her homework, "No, I just think this question is really hard!"
She had just said it casually and regretted it immediately.
Yu He pulled up a chair and sat down, "Which one? Mommy will teach you."
So, under her mother's guidance, she had to do math problems for half an hour. Then, while her mother went to get some water, she quickly sent Gu En a message: "I'll come find you after school tomorrow to explain in detail."
The next day, after school, Duoduo went to Gu En's classroom as usual to walk home with him and explain the plan she had thought of all night.
As soon as she reached the back door, she saw Han Shasha standing by Gu En's seat.
"Gu En, I accidentally dropped your phone last time. This phone is my compensation for you, please take it," Han Shasha said, handing Gu En the unopened phone box.
Gu En didn't take it, packing his school bag without even looking. "No need."
Han Shasha placed it directly on his desk. "You should take it. I don't like owing people."
"He said he doesn't need it, so he doesn't. Who owes whom? That phone has a very important meaning to him; not everyone can replace it!" Duoduo stepped forward, picked up the phone box, and pushed it back to Han Shasha, then turned to Gu En and said, "Let's go, Gu En."
Han Shasha felt that she was deliberately showing off her importance in Gu En's heart and said sarcastically, "Are you two dating?"
Dating was not allowed at school. If this were reported to the dean, both of them would receive a demerit.
Duoduo choked. Of course, she wished she were dating Gu En, but her mother wouldn't allow it! The teacher wouldn't allow it!
Besides, this silly boy wanted her uncle to be his father! How could they possibly date!
"You can eat whatever you want, but you can't say whatever you want," Gu En glared at Han Shasha, then said to Duoduo, "Let's go."
Duoduo: "Okay."
Han Shasha watched their receding figures, clenching her fists. Then, as if thinking of something, she quickly took out her phone, took a picture of them, and her eyes revealed a hint of malice.
Duoduo and Gu En left the teaching building and went to a corner of the woods.
"I racked my brains last night and came up with a plan. Take a look," Duoduo said, taking out a stack of materials from her schoolbag that she had asked Yue Yue to retrieve last night and handing it to Gu En.
Gu En glanced at it. It was all information about different men. He was a little confused, "What do you mean?"
"These are the ones I selected last night: men in their thirties who are not married, and who are financially well-off and good-looking," Duoduo said.
Gu En: "?"
"Take a look, is there anyone you find pleasing to the eye, suitable to be your father? Can you help me match him with your mother, and not choose my uncle?" Duoduo blinked and asked.
"..."
What the heck?!
Gu En directly stuffed the materials back to her, "No."
Duoduo pouted. As expected, her male god wasn't that easy to fool.
She had no choice but to give up and asked again, "Do you have a strong feeling towards my uncle, like he's the one, that you've decided he's your father?"
Gu En thought for a moment, "I can't say it's a feeling of 'he's the one,' but I really want him to be my father, and sometimes I even feel like he is my father."
Duoduo secretly thought, it's over. Based on the common tropes in the many cute baby novels she'd read, her male god might very well be her cousin!
She was instantly struck by lightning and froze in place!
With a mournful face, she looked at Gu En and listlessly said, "The only remaining method is for you to find a suitable opportunity to directly ask my uncle about his feelings for your mother and if he's willing to be your father."
Gu En was so startled by her words that he choked on his own saliva, "Can you be this direct?"
"Of course," Duoduo nodded. She had introduced her mother to her father so directly back then.
Even though she didn't want her male god to end up being her actual cousin, she still had to help him.
"Anyway, you're both men, be direct."
Gu En was somewhat incredulous but still nodded, deciding to ask Ye Qichen directly on the day his mother and his company officially opened.
In a blink of an eye, it was June 1st. Chenyan Accounting Firm Co., Ltd. officially opened for business on this day. Coincidentally, school had half a day off. Gu En took the subway to the company after school at noon.
By the time he arrived, the company's opening ceremony was over. It was lunchtime, and the company had invited all new employees and guests to a meal at a nearby hotel.
Gu Yan and Ye Qichen went around toasting guests. Gu En waited by the side. After they were done, he found an opportunity to approach Ye Qichen.
"Uncle Ye, can I have a word in private?"
Seeing his serious expression, Ye Qichen nodded, "Okay."
The two of them walked to the balcony. Ye Qichen asked, "What is it, Gu En?"
Although he had rehearsed it many times in his mind, Gu En found it difficult to speak when facing Ye Qichen. He didn't know how Duoduo thought he could easily ask the questions according to her script.
"What's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?" Seeing that he was hesitant to speak, Ye Qichen asked patiently.
He quite liked children. After spending a long time with Duoduo and Yue Yue, he had inadvertently developed patience.
"Uncle Ye, will you be my father?" Gu En finally mustered up the courage to ask.
Ye Qichen was stunned, not expecting him to ask such a question so abruptly.
Gu Yan, who had seen them go to the balcony from afar, also followed and happened to hear her son ask this, and was also taken aback.
She stopped, wanting to hear Ye Qichen's true thoughts.
"Why are you suddenly asking this?" Ye Qichen asked with a smile.
Gu En threw caution to the wind and continued, "Do you like my mother? If you like my mother, then marry her and be my father."
This question made Gu Yan somewhat nervous and expectant inside. She didn't expect her son to be more anxious than she was.
Ye Qichen looked at his nervous expression and found it amusing. "Who asked you to ask such a question?"
Gu En shook his head, "No one, I just want you to be my father. I, I really like you."
He blushed as he said the last sentence.
Ye Qichen looked at his shy demeanor and found it very cute. He smiled and said, "I like you too."
Gu En's face was full of anticipation, "Really? Then you..."
"However, your mother and I are just friends. We are not the kind of relationship you're thinking of. We will not get married," Ye Qichen explained earnestly.
The smile on Gu En's face instantly froze, "You don't like my mother?"