Page 379 of Assistant to My Contracted Husband

In front of outsiders, she was very resistant to have her identity as Mrs. Gu known...

Now, she was still worried about her daughter being discovered.

Gu Mochen’s thin lips pressed together, and they moved slightly, but he said nothing.

...

When they reached the garage:

Jian Ran watched as Gu Mochen took Tang Bao into his arms and sat down in the elevator, leaving her no choice but to steel herself and follow.

"Gu Mochen, if anything comes up with Tang Bao... remember to call me."

"Okay."

"Also, kids can sometimes be rowdy, so if there are things in the office they shouldn’t touch, make sure to explain it to her clearly, um, and about the water cup, if it’s hot and dangerous, make sure to keep it far from her."

"Also, you absolutely can’t let her eat candy...or anything too sweet, because... cavities."

Jian Ran tried hard to relay everything she could think of to Gu Mochen.

She always felt uneasy about leaving the child with Gu Mochen.

Gu Mochen narrowed his dark eyes and glanced at Jian Ran, whose concern was evident, and pursed his lips.

"Hmm..."

"Baobao, your mommy is really nagging."

Pouting her little mouth, Tang Bao, upon hearing Jian Ran’s words, spoke up in her milky voice.

"Mommy, you don’t have to worry, I think daddy will take good care of me... Oh right, Mommy, you didn’t go to work this morning because you were looking for me, won’t your mean boss be angry?"

Tang Bao asked with concern.

Jian Ran’s mouth twitched... She suddenly felt the atmosphere in the elevator change.

Tang Bao didn’t know yet that Gu Mochen was her "mean" boss...

With some embarrassment, Jian Ran forced a smile and explained, "Cough cough, actually, he won’t be angry, really, he... is quite nice, honestly."

"Mommy... Are you telling lies with your eyes open now?"

Tang Bao’s clear voice rang in her ears, her eyes as clean and pleasing as Crystal Stone.

Jian Ran: "..."

She hadn’t expected the little girl to directly hit the nail on the head.

Jian Ran became even more embarrassed.

"No."

"Mommy... but you said he was very mean, and you said he was really annoying, too domineering, and you said he... wasn’t a good person at all, and oh, there was so much more."

Jian Ran: "..."

Tang Bao, are you really my own child?

Jian Ran was even more embarrassed, her face and ears turning red as she caught the sight of Gu Mochen’s inscrutable face, causing her heart to skip a beat.

Jian Ran felt even hotter now.

Gu Mochen narrowed his eyes slightly, hugging Tang Bao in his arms, a profound light flickering in his dark eyes.

"Tang Baobao, what else did your mommy tell you? Hmm?"

"Baobao, what mommy told you... it’s all a secret, you can’t just tell anyone."

"Oh, Mommy, Daddy isn’t an outsider... Daddy can join us in scolding the mean boss."

Jian Ran: "..."

Awkward.

Gu Mochen’s expression remained incredibly calm and unreadable, his long eyelashes casting an enchanting silhouette.

Jian Ran was trembling, walking on thin ice.

With a ding, the elevator stopped at the 8th floor.

Jian Ran let out a slight sigh of relief, eager to escape the elevator.

"Mr. Gu... please take care of Tang Bao. When work is over this afternoon, I’ll wait for you in the garage..."