Assistant to My Contracted Husband

"Mommy, I really, really love Daddy too, and I want to tell him that in the future, hehe..."

"Hmm."

Jian Ran patted the little girl’s back, soothing her emotions, coaxing her to sleep deeply.

"Hehe, so I also have a real dad, right?"

"Of course..."

"But some aunties say that dads prefer boys over girls, what does that mean?"

Jian Ran furrowed her beautiful brows; there are some busybodies who love to gossip outside.

Jian Ran’s beautiful eyes flickered with a hint of darkness, gazing at the little girl’s serious eyes, she whispered softly.

"They are talking nonsense... Tang Bao will always be the precious girl in Mommy and Daddy’s hands, the treasure in our hands."

"Hehe... and there’s a little brother and a little sister too."

Jian Ran: "..."

Alright then.

The little girl now habitually mentions having a little sister every day.

Never straying far from the words "little sister" from beginning to end.

Jian Ran felt a bit pressured, but looking at the little girl’s expectant big eyes, she couldn’t bring herself to say no and could only nod.

"Okay."

"Hehe..."

Tang Bao quietly nestled in Jian Ran’s arms and soon fell into a deep sleep.

Jian Ran looked at the little girl’s cheeks, still stained with traces of tears but wearing a smile as she slept, and silently marveled at the transience of a child’s emotions.

Jian Ran carefully leaned down to kiss Tang Bao’s forehead and cheeks, then tiptoed out of the little girl’s room.

...

As Jian Ran walked out into the living room, Little Cubao was playing alone with blocks on the floor, Gu Mochen accompanying by the side, and Secretary Zhou was reporting work matters.

For Little Cubao’s one-year-old birthday, the family of four prepared for a domestic holiday.

So, during this week, Gu Mochen worked from home, leaving company affairs to Secretary Zhou to manage.

Secretary Zhou had to tirelessly shuttle between places every day to report work to Gu Mochen.

"Hmm, acquire Tangren."

"Yes, Mr. Gu, but Tangren is deeply rooted in the industry; it may require a significant investment to acquire it."

"Invest fifty percent of Gu Family’s earnings from the first half of this year."

Secretary Zhou secretly marveled, Gu Family’s earnings were increasing year by year, immeasurable, and now Gu Mochen was using them to acquire and restructure Tangren, clearly showing his heart set on the entertainment industry.

Tangren is considered a top company in the domestic and even Asian entertainment industry.

Its status is relatively unshakeable.

But that is only relative; encountering Gu Mochen, facing the acquisition of such a powerful group as Gu Family, leaves it only with the fate of being acquired.

"Yes, understood, Mr. Gu, I will handle it right away."

"Hmm."

"Madam, Mr. Gu, I will take my leave now."

"Alright, thank you for your hard work. By the way, I have just made some smoothies; take two cups home, give one to your sister-in-law."

Jian Ran proactively took two freshly made smoothies from the kitchen and handed them to Secretary Zhou.

Jian Ran was always very kind to people, as Secretary Zhou deeply felt.

Mainly because she was particularly skilled.

"Thank you, Madam."

...

After Secretary Zhou left, Jian Ran affectionately looked at Little Cubao, who was playing with blocks, extended a small hand to grasp Gu Mochen’s big hand, sat beside the man, and murmured.

"Why play so big?"

Actually, all being in the entertainment industry, it isn’t impossible to coexist peacefully with Tangren and achieve mutual benefit.

It’s not necessarily about swallowing it whole.

Gu Mochen raised his hand to play with Jian Ran’s delicate hand, his thin lips pursed.

"Is Tang Bao asleep?"

"Hmm, asleep, really good... She quite resembles me when I was young."

Gu Mochen’s lips lifted in a pampering smile, "Hmm, Dad told me, back when my wife was little, at three she could climb the roof and tear it apart."

Jian Ran: "..."

Alright, Jian Anguo was quick to expose her.

Really can’t enjoy playing happily now.

Jian Ran pursed her lips, lifted her hand to pinch the man’s arm, and softly said, "You haven’t said why you’re swallowing up Tangren."

"Hmm... guilt, wanting to give my daughter more and better... just Gu Family feels insufficient, Tangren has started expanding its global business for years now, it’s a good platform and opportunity, if in the future Tang Bao wants to pursue a global path, I can indeed create a platform for her with Tangren, only it’s more reassuring to run it ourselves."

Jian Ran: "..."

So that’s how it is.

Gu Mochen’s lips curved with a faint arc, he murmured, "Indeed, for these three years, I have always felt guilty towards Baobao."

After all, diabetes is an ailment of luxury, unlike other illnesses that can be completely cured.

No matter how well I took care of Tang Bao’s health over these three years, it was treating the symptoms, not the root cause.

In short, Tang Bao’s condition, the hardships she suffered as a child, have always been a thorn in my heart.

Overall, Gu Mochen was doing everything possible to make amends.

Jian Ran saw the dimness on the man’s handsome face, lifted her hand to caress Gu Mochen’s handsome face, her cherry lips pursed, and gently said.

"Mochen, it wasn’t your fault back then..."

Once, Jian Ran also hated herself, hated Gu Mochen.

In fact, the ones you hate are the closest to you.

The real mastermind was Dong Qin.

Later, she figured it out and let it go.

Just that Tang Bao grew older day by day, even though Dong Qin no longer mentions it and has reaped her own consequences, Tang Bao still needs to inject insulin every day.

The thorn in Gu Mochen’s heart, no matter how, is hard to pluck out.

"Hmm."

Gu Mochen’s thin lips pressed slightly, he lifted his hand to take Jian Ran into his arms, kissed her cheek, and said huskily.

"Ranran, I’m striving to make amends with all possible means..."

"Hmm, I know."

Jian Ran held the man’s big hand back, offering gentle comfort to him.

"No matter what you do, I’ll support you... um, in the future, you can consider being a manager or something."

"Okay."

Everyone says to avoid suspicion.

Considering one’s identity and status, the influence it has on Tang Bao.

But Gu Mochen just refuses to avoid suspicion...

His own daughter is the treasure in his palm, pampered lest she melts.

So, whatever his daughter wants to do in the future, he, as her father, will undoubtedly support her one hundred percent.

So, Gu Mochen doesn’t need to worry about avoiding suspicion, nor fear others’ opinions.

Because nothing is more important than Tang Bao to him...

In this regard, Jian Ran and Gu Mochen are in complete agreement.

Little Cubao saw Daddy and Mommy being all lovey-dovey and felt unhappy, pouting, intending to stand up, and unexpectedly stumbled, falling onto the mat.

Cubao immediately felt wronged.

"Uh, Mommy..."

Jian Ran looked at the silly little thing, raising an eyebrow.

"I don’t know you, ask your Daddy."

"Daddy, Daddy, hug."

Gu Mochen saw the little one’s cute antics, his mouth tugging, his dark eyes glinting with a hint of mischief.

Whose brat is this, so unlikable?

Hmm, why do I find him just as unlikable...