Tuan Tuan listened to the story and fell asleep. Gu Yunting gently put down the storybook and looked down at the little person who had half-collapsed on the bed, asleep. Her face was small and soft, as white and tender as a peeled egg, her eyelashes long, her nose high-bridged and her tip delicate, and she looked beautiful and cute in every way, making him dote on her.
He lowered his head and gently kissed her little cheek and hair, then carefully turned the child over and pulled the quilt up to cover her. He then got up to wash. After washing, he returned and lay down beside her.
He had already turned the light to its dimmest setting, afraid of disturbing his daughter's sweet dreams. He looked at his daughter's profile and suddenly thought of Ye Wan when she was little. Their daughter's profile was very similar to Ye Wan's, and their features were even more alike, as if they were carved from the same mold.
He would never forget the first time little Ye Wan walked into the Gu residence. He was by the railing on the second floor at the time. In that instant, he thought he was seeing a little fairy. Even though she was wearing very old clothes and her eyes held a hint of timidity, he was still so struck by her beauty that he couldn't look away.
Even though Gu Yunting didn't want to admit it, he couldn't deny that he might have fallen in love with Ye Wan the first time he saw her, that he was deeply drawn to her. Rather than saying he saved Ye Wan and gave her a good life, it was more like Ye Wan saved his own dark and colorless life.
But everything that happened later changed.
Gu Yunting closed his eyes, unwilling to think about it anymore. He lay down and turned off the light, sleeping beside his daughter. It was the sweetest sleep he had had in years, and he had good dreams all night.
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In the blink of an eye, it was the school sports meet. The teacher first pumped up the students, urging them to do their best. However, when the list was distributed, the sports representative found that Ye Mian Mian, who should have been on the list for the long-distance race and swimming, was not there.
The sports representative immediately went to find Ye Mian Mian and asked, "Ye Mian Mian, didn't you sign up for the long-distance race and swimming? Why aren't you on the list? Could it be that you think you're rich and can do whatever you want at school!"
The sports representative was a bit angry, and his tone was a little harsh.
"Sports representative, what are you talking about? Isn't Mian Mian low-key enough? Besides, if Mian Mian's name isn't there, it might be some kind of mistake! What does it have to do with Mian Mian?" Qian Xiao Guo immediately jumped up to defend her deskmate.
"You're so meddlesome!" The sports representative knew that it was a bit of a stretch to pick on Ye Mian Mian like this, but her name had mysteriously disappeared.
Qian Xiao Guo sat down angrily and said, "This sports representative likes Wu Xiao Gui! That's why she's targeting you!"
Wu Xiao Gui no longer came to school, and Mian Mian didn't care whether she had transferred or dropped out. Since she dared to bully her, she had to bear the consequences.
Mian Mian wanted to let it go, but the sports representative was relentless, constantly shouting in the classroom that missing one person would affect the class's final score and that the class's honor would be lost, implying that Mian Mian lacked a sense of collective honor.
Mian Mian was a little speechless. She suddenly thought of Yun Bu Ji asking her if she wanted to participate in the long-distance race and swimming that day, and she had said she didn't want to.
But... how could he have so much power? Mian Mian wanted to know if it was him, but she was too embarrassed to go to his class to find him. So, she took out her phone and sent him a message.
"My name isn't on the list for the long-distance race and swimming at our class's sports meet. Do you know about this?"