Page 448 of Assistant to My Contracted Husband

She had just given herself a quick look-over in the bathroom and, indeed, her whole body was marked with the ambiguous traces left by a man.

Gu Mochen must be born in the year of the dog.

Yes... it must be so.

Thinking this, Jian Ran was full of aversion toward Gu Mochen.

...

"Daddy, Mommy’s here..."

Tang Bao, seeing Jian Ran behind her, couldn’t help but exclaim excitedly.

Jian Ran squeezed a smile onto her lips and walked toward where father and daughter were.

Although Gu Mochen had applied medicine and she was feeling much better.

But her body ached all over and felt weak...

It really didn’t feel like her body belonged to her anymore.

It showed just how wild the man had been last night.

Jian Ran took a seat on the couch, and Tang Bao eagerly said, "Daddy, let me go for a moment, I want to hug Mommy."

Upon hearing this, Gu Mochen said softly, "Baobao, be good, Mommy had a hard night last evening and can’t hold you right now..."

Jian Ran: "..."

Gu Mochen, was he actually emphasizing how hard last night had been for her?

Jian Ran was thoroughly embarrassed, her cheeks burning even more like fire, and her breathing became labored.

In front of the child, talking about this...

Isn’t it a bit inappropriate?

"Um, Daddy, why did Mommy have a hard time last night?"

Tang Bao looked up with her big watery eyes, imbued with a student’s zeal, and earnestly asked Gu Mochen.

Gu Mochen: "..."

Hearing the little girl ask like that, he didn’t immediately know how to respond.

Gu Mochen’s thin lips curled slightly, and then he said.

"Because..."

"Oh, I get it, Mommy must have been working overtime again, forced by that nasty boss."

Jian Ran: "..."

Overtime...

The use of that word.

Could it be...

With a hint of a smile at her words, Gu Mochen looked ambiguously at Jian Ran by his side and said in a husky voice.

"Yes... your mommy indeed was working overtime last night... and moreover, she worked overtime with Daddy, it was very hard..."

Jian Ran: "..."

Jian Ran just couldn’t stand listening anymore and couldn’t help but retort, "Gu Mochen, don’t lead Tang Bao astray."

"Hmm, I’m just stating the facts."

Jian Ran: "..."

Their gazes met in mid-speech, with an undercurrent flowing beneath.

Jian Ran’s cheeks turned unnaturally red, and she was the first to look away.

Tang Bao, with the spirit of ten thousand whys, couldn’t help but ask.

"Daddy, you still haven’t told me... why does Mommy have to work overtime with you... oh, what exactly are you working on?"

At this point, the little girl looked up at Gu Mochen with her big watery eyes.

Now, in her mind, Daddy knew everything, so Daddy was undoubtedly the most awesome.

Mommy is just cute and clumsy, just like herself.

Gu Mochen’s eyes narrowed as he gazed at the little girl’s delicate features.

In fact... bringing Tang Baobao to Italy had many reasons.

Firstly... he understood that after last night, Jian Ran probably didn’t know how to face him.

So, having a little girl around could help ease the atmosphere between them a little.

Secondly...

Jian Ran missed the little girl, which he knew.

More importantly, he missed the little girl as well.