Chapter 284: He Came Back Early
Gu Aixi was still drowsy on the way, and when she woke up, she found herself in a new place. She ran two laps around the hall in excitement, "Grandpa, Nai Nai, this place is so big!"
The elderly couple looked at this little bundle of joy with benevolent eyes, "This is our home."
Gu Aixi ran up to them and saw a teacup in front of Grandpa. She used her chubby little hands to pick it up and handed it to him, "Grandpa, have some water."
Gu Kuangyong’s face bloomed with a smile as he took the cup and said, "Okay, okay, Grandpa will drink some water." His speech automatically switched to an old childlike mode.
Boys and girls really are different. Jin Xiu’s personality was like Yi Ke’s, he had been cool and detached from a young age, never this clingy. But the little granddaughter was so considerate.
Liang Huiyun couldn’t sit still anymore. She sought comfort, "Aixi, Nai Nai wants some water too."
Liang Huiyun had walked the path of a strong woman all her life, rarely smiling. Now, speaking in a cutesy manner, many servants were quietly laughing.
The mansion gained a little miss, and it would be much livelier from now on.
Gu Aixi took the cup depending on her mood. She originally only planned to serve Grandpa. Seeing Nai Nai also asking, she reluctantly picked up another teacup, "Nai Nai, have some water."
Mommy always said to be obedient, or Daddy wouldn’t play with her when he came back.
Liang Huiyun took the teacup; she had never tasted such sweet tea before. "Aixi is such a well-behaved good baby. Nai Nai will take you to see the flowers."
Gu Kuangyong also followed along. This former business magnate now walked with tiny steps behind his little granddaughter, saying, "After looking at the flowers, let’s go play ball."
An Junxi was speechless, these two...did they get the wrong script?
Indeed, grandparents tend to spoil the next generation. When Gu Qianlan was little, Liang Huiyun probably never accompanied her like this.
Gu Aixi asked, "Mommy, can I go play?"
She touched her daughter’s hair, "Go ahead, but remember to walk yourself, you can’t always want to be held." The elders were not in good health, she worried they couldn’t handle it.
Gu Kuangyong said, "Grandpa can hold you, in a few years when Aixi grows up, Grandpa won’t be able to."
An Junxi watched them go play in the garden before heading upstairs to her room.
The layout of their room remained unchanged, only the furnishings were new.
She and Yi Ke had lived here for a very short time, but most of her memories were beautiful.
Sister Li placed the things she brought back into the room, "Since Seventh Uncle passed, Young Master hasn’t stayed here."
Seventh Uncle’s passing coincided with when she left him.
Sister He had told her that after she left, Gu Yikun never returned home, "Young Master feared being reminded of her."
An Junxi wondered how much they had missed in those two years. Fortunately, she was back.
Sister Li took her to see the children’s room, "Master and Madam knew about the little miss, so they had people design and rush to renovate the children’s room. Jun Xi, come and see."
The children’s room was right next to their room. Sister Li pushed open the door and An Junxi saw the princess-themed decor, feeling assured that her parents truly adored Aixi.
It didn’t matter how they treated her, as long as they genuinely liked Aixi.
Gu Aixi played with Grandpa and Grandma all afternoon. They toured the garden and playgrounds around the mansion in a sightseeing car. When they returned, Gu Aixi was asleep on Grandpa’s back, with Liang Huiyun wiping her sweat.
An Junxi wanted to take the child down, "Are you tired, Mom and Dad?" She used to follow Yi Ke’s formal address as Father and Mother, but now she was much more casual.
Gu Kuangyong didn’t let An Junxi carry her, "You look like you have no strength to walk, go upstairs and rest, Aixi is in good hands."
Sister Li handed warm water to An Junxi, "Jun Xi, you need to rest better to care for the child."
Sister He changed her bandages, replacing the gauze on An Junxi’s head, "The wound is healing well, the gauze should come off tomorrow. By the way, when is Young Master coming back?"
An Junxi calculated the time difference, "The day after tomorrow, I think."
Sister He panicked, "If Young Master sees your forehead, he might hit me."
Sister Li said, "You and Xiao Luo go hide at the apartment for two days before coming back."
An Junxi felt embarrassed seeing them like this, "He won’t hit you, it was my own carelessness."
Sister He still wasn’t assured and was already planning where to hide.
After Gu Aixi woke up, she clung to An Junxi asking to go home. An Junxi explained for a long time, that this was also their home.
Gu Aixi couldn’t understand, how could she have so many homes? "Does Daddy know the way here?"
Liang Huiyun laughed heartily, "This little sweet heart, afraid Daddy won’t know the way."
Gu Kuangyong said, "Your Daddy grew up here, of course he knows the way."
Gu Aixi blinked her big eyes and asked, "What does it mean to grow up?"
The couple looked at each other, unsure how to explain to Aixi.
Yi Keqian had caretakers when they were young; they rarely accompanied them. Jin Xiu was born after they moved to the United States and were unaware children had so many peculiar questions.
At night in an unfamiliar place, Gu Aixi refused to sleep in the children’s room. She moved the toys into Mommy’s room, "Time to sleep!"
An Junxi coaxed her to sleep, and before bed, Gu Aixi touched her forehead, "Mommy be good, it won’t hurt."
"Mm, baby is so considerate, Mommy doesn’t hurt at all."
Gu Aixi stayed in the mansion overnight, and by the next day she accepted it as her home.
She strolled to her brother’s room with her hands behind her back, "Where’s brother?"
"Brother is studying, he won’t be back soon."
"What is studying, does baby have to study too?"
"Aixi is still young, you can go when you turn three."
An Junxi was almost overwhelmed by her daughter’s endless questions. Her daughter was learning to talk quickly and had a jumping thought process, which she could hardly handle.
Gu Yikun said he needed to stay an extra day in Saint Petersburg. He completed his work in half a day and returned home early.
After landing, he went straight to the apartment, eagerly wanting to see his wife and daughter, but the place was empty.
Since she returned to his side, the two had not been intimately close, and he always felt a sense of insecurity. Now, seeing neither of them at home, the fear of losing them filled his heart.
He called out for her, "Xi Xi, where are you?"
The empty apartment echoed his voice.
He grabbed his car keys, ready to leave, when Sister He and Xiao Luo happened to come in, "Young Master is coming back tomorrow, hiding here should be fine, right?"
"It should be fine."
Gu Yikun asked, "Hide what? Where is the Young Madam?"
Sister He and Xiao Luo, frightened, hugged each other. Why did Young Master come back early, didn’t he know they moved back to the mansion?
Gu Yikun’s patience wore thin, "What are you babbling about, where is the Young Madam?"
Sister He said, "The Young Madam took the child back to the mansion."
Gu Yikun left like a whirlwind. Sister He clutched her chest, "We’re done for, if Young Master finds out Jun Xi fell down the stairs, he’ll skin us alive."
An Junxi was playing with Aixi under the tree, with Liang Huiyun and Gu Kuangyong watching nearby. Liang Huiyun asked, "Yi Ke is coming back tomorrow, does he know you guys came over?"
An Junxi suddenly realized she had forgotten to tell Gu Yikun. She took out her phone; at that moment, the sound of a car coming through the gate was heard. She saw an unfamiliar car drive in and park by the roadside, and Gu Yikun got out of the car.
An Junxi dropped her phone to the ground, had he come back early?