Chapter 40: The Sugar Daddy’s Task

“Don’t be nervous, and don’t pay attention to those aunties and old ladies staring. Little Rabbit, you just need to affectionately loop your arm through mine and see me out of the complex gate. But let me warn you, no refusing, because this is… your sugar daddy’s task~”

Gu Jiachen’s lips curved into a smirk. The moment they stepped out of the building’s hallway, he made this demand of Zhou Ruoyu. The long-haired, dark-haired ‘loli’ girl was instantly startled, her expression shifting to one of obvious distress.

Indeed, this was a truly difficult request. After all, the complex was filled with neighbors she saw daily. Even if the little one had just moved in, wouldn’t she still be living here in the future? Walking through the entire complex, clinging to him like a helpless bird, would surely be incredibly embarrassing.

Yet, Gu Jiachen precisely wanted to make Miss Spy feel ashamed. He wanted to ‘train’ her in this manner, even specifically emphasizing the gossiping aunties and old ladies to heighten Zhou Ruoyu’s self-consciousness.

Otherwise, why would he specially take time out of his day to come all the way here?

‘Though… she really is quite cute, but… cuteness shouldn’t be the purpose of my actions,’ Gu Jiachen silently shook his head, reflecting on the faint stirrings he had felt in his heart today.

They were merely obstacles delaying him from uncovering this little rabbit’s true face.

Zhou Ruoyu didn’t want to agree, but Gu Jiachen wasn’t in a hurry. He needed to take his time to make this little rabbit understand that a pampered canary had no right to object.

He had to gradually strip away the young woman’s courage to resist; he certainly didn’t want a dangerous enemy.

“Hmm… can we just hold hands?”

Facing the playful gaze of her archenemy CEO, Zhou Ruoyu found herself at a loss. After much thought, she could only propose a compromise: to simply hold hands. Unfortunately, this seemed to have fallen completely into his trap.

Gu Jiachen chuckled coldly, then spoke softly, “No, you can’t~! You absolutely must loop your arm through mine. Otherwise… our next date will be at my place~ Hmph, once my little rabbit is there, I won’t let you leave~”

“Eh? No… don’t!”

Zhou Ruoyu frantically shook her head. No, no, no… how had they suddenly fast-forwarded to the ‘outlaw’ stage?! Other perverted CEOs threatened their sugar babies by withholding money, but Gu Jiachen was directly going for her life!

After a moment, Zhou Ruoyu quickly wrapped her arms around Gu Jiachen’s arm. It wasn’t that she fully trusted Gu Jiachen’s power; rather, she couldn’t afford to gamble, and she didn’t want to completely offend her archenemy CEO. After all, she had finally obtained her first piece of intelligence today and needed to continue her efforts in the future…

And so, the petite, dark-haired young woman looped her arm through the CEO’s, plastering a professional, fake smile on her face, and swiftly matched the CEO’s pace.

‘Hey, slow down, slow down! What’s with your long legs?!’

****

It wasn’t until the two walked all the way to the complex gate that Gu Xue, who had been observing Zhou Ruoyu from a patch of grass, finally caught sight of the young woman!

Gu Xue immediately stood up in excitement, then looked at the man beside the girl she had been thinking about so much… and froze on the spot.

That man’s figure was not Ruoyu’s. Ruoyu wasn’t that tall, nor that sturdy, and rarely wore suits outside, let alone an expensive watch.

But… what shocked Gu Xue even more was that as she gradually made out the man’s face, her previously determined gaze suddenly became bewildered.

‘Dad… Father?!’

The young woman gasped, mouth agape, and quickly rubbed her eyes in disbelief. Yet, nothing changed; this was not a dream. Gu Xue stared repeatedly at the man’s features for a long time, still shaking her head and muttering, “How… is that possible?”

‘It really is… Father?!’

Gu Xue felt as if she had been struck by lightning. She had never dreamed that her adoptive father, the usually stern and unsmiling Gu Jiachen, would one day have such a cute girl affectionately clinging to his arm and snuggling by his side!

‘This, this, this… how could this be?!’

‘Isn’t he a workaholic, like a robot? Aside from a certain interdependent affection for me, Gu Xue had never seen him show such tenderness towards anyone else!’

But now, after reaching the complex gate, the two even looked at each other face to face for a while… A moment later, Gu Jiachen even reached out and, smiling, stroked the dark-haired girl’s head?

****

‘Is the world ending tomorrow?’

Gu Xue immediately plunged into deep self-doubt. This was partly due to her shock at seeing this side of her father, but there was also something even more devastating for Gu Xue.

Indeed, even if her father was genuinely in a relationship, Gu Xue could understand. After all, Gu Jiachen was already twenty-nine; he was due to get married, and she had mentally prepared herself for it. So… even if he did bring a girlfriend home to meet her one day, Gu Xue would probably find it somewhat reasonable after the initial shock.

She had even imagined what her adoptive mother might be like: perhaps a little older than her father? Also the unsmiling type? Maybe even a decisive and powerful businesswoman… that would be a suitable match.

But definitely not this soft, cute ‘loli’ type! This, this, this… wasn’t this a bit too doting?! It was like suddenly discovering a gorilla-like person who actually loved meowing at cats more than a little girl would… It simply didn’t fit his character at all!

And… even if it were a soft and cute girl… why, of all people, did it have to be *her*?!

This, this woman, was the very ‘little green tea’ Gu Xue had personally designated as having seduced her boyfriend, Ruoyu! Why was it her father who ended up being involved with her? Why was Father even here… Wait, wait a minute, could the man showering at Ruoyu’s house just now have been… Father?!

In an instant, Gu Xue felt her brain crash. For a long, long time, she simply couldn’t comprehend or understand what had happened. The only thing she could be certain of was…

That ‘little green tea’ seemed to have an inexplicable connection with both Ruoyu and her own father at the moment!

This, this, this…

This was practically an attack aimed directly at her!

Gu Xue could no longer control her emotions. The thought of this ‘little green tea’ not only seducing Ruoyu but now daring to seduce her most respected adoptive father filled her with immense grief and indignation. Immediately, she cast aside any sense of awkwardness and decided to proceed with her original plan. No matter who was with this ‘little green tea,’ she had to rush over and confront them on the spot!

She absolutely… absolutely had to make Father clarify what this ‘little green tea’ was doing here! She absolutely had to make Father see this woman’s true colors!

Yah—!

The young woman then burst out from the patch of grass, charging forward like a wild boar, rushing towards the two. Then—

With a loud “Bang—!”, an electric scooter, speeding out of the complex, suddenly appeared beside Gu Xue.