Page 505 of Assistant to My Contracted Husband

Jian Ran: "..."

The speaker was unintentional, but the listener took it to heart.

Previously, the little loli rarely expressed her hope for Daddy to come home.

Now... perhaps she was just too happy, so she couldn’t help but blurt it out.

Jian Ran’s little hand clenched slightly...

"Um..."

"Mommy, do you like Daddy?"

Jian Ran was caught off guard by Tang Bao’s question, her beautiful eyes momentarily stunned, unsure how to respond.

Did she love Gu Mochen?

Jian Ran curved her lips into a smile, a trace of desolation flickering in her beautiful eyes.

She couldn’t afford to love...

So, because she couldn’t afford to love, there was no need to even consider the issue of love anymore.

"Um... it’s a child’s business; don’t worry about adult matters."

"Um... okay... Mommy is shy now."

Jian Ran was thoroughly amused by the little loli, extending her hand to continue tending to her and looking towards Gu Mochen as he, too, walked towards her drenched, proactively picking up a towel and handing it over to him.

"Dry off, don’t catch a cold."

"Okay."

Gu Mochen took the towel from her hands, and seeing that Jian Ran had not gone into the sea even though she was wearing a bikini, he took the initiative to say,

"Baobao, stay here for a while. If you need anything, press this bell and someone will come to look after you. Daddy is going to teach Mommy to swim."

Jian Ran: "..."

No need for that.

Before Jian Ran could decline, the little loli eagerly volunteered with a milky voice,

"Yay!"

Jian Ran was scooped into Gu Mochen’s arms and carried towards the vast ocean.

Jian Ran couldn’t help but exclaim in surprise,

"Gu Mochen... I... I can’t do it."

"It’s okay; I’ll teach you."

Gu Mochen carried Jian Ran towards the shallow area of the sea, where the waves reached up to her waist just as they surged in.

Being carried into the sea, Jian Ran was initially in the still waters of the swimming pool, and although she felt some pressure on her chest, it wasn’t too bad...

But now, as wave after wave assaulted her, she could only cling to Gu Mochen’s neck, fearful she might accidentally be swept away by the waves.

"Gu Mochen..."

"Hmm?"

Jian Ran couldn’t help but say,

"I... I really can’t do it."

This was the second time Jian Ran asserted her inability.

Usually, Jian Ran rarely admitted to her limitations, only conceding when she was absolutely certain that she was indeed incapable of doing something.

Gu Mochen gazed at the woman in his arms, her beauty blossoming like a flower, his thin lips tightening slightly.

"Jian Ran... swimming is one of the basic survival skills. If possible, I hope you can learn. After all, even though I will do everything in my power to stay by your side and protect you and our daughter, there’s always a ’what if’."

What if he was no longer there.

What if Jian Ran encountered a similar emergency.

The consequences would be unimaginable.

Jian Ran’s beautiful eyes widened in shock; she hadn’t expected Gu Mochen to have such profound reasons for teaching her to swim.

Jian Ran’s beautiful eyes shimmered as she met Gu Mochen’s intensely serious gaze, her heart skipping a beat.

A moment later, her previously restless heart gradually calmed down because of Gu Mochen’s words.

"Alright, you teach me."

"Hmm."

Although she verbally agreed to learn, Jian Ran’s hands clasping Gu Mochen’s neck didn’t dare to let go.

Everyone has their own fears and phobias.

Jian Ran wasn’t afraid of the common things that scare most girls...