Became a vicious male mother

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"Big brother, I thought you moved."

Finally being lifted up, Geng Yi wrapped his arms around the side of his neck with a satisfied expression, his index and middle fingers stroking the slightly throbbing skin.

Even so, someone was still distracted.

He squinted, a forced smile on his face, and said softly, "Big brother, are you here for the school party?"

As consciousness returned, Gu Xinglan lowered her eyes.

The electronic voice in my head started playing announcements that were playing for a normal duration.

Li and Taizhen were nowhere to be seen. He couldn't see them at all, even though they were walking ahead of him when he got out of the taxi.

Suddenly, his neck was pressed down, and Gu Xinglan couldn't help but swallow, only to realize that the child in his arms was looking at him with teary eyes.

"Well," Gu Xinglan turned her gaze away and said softly, "Little friend, I have something to do, so I won't play with you for now."

He crouched down and gently placed the child on the ground. When he looked up, he saw the child's astonished expression.

The next second, Gu Xinglan stood up.

Their gazes quickly locked onto the dark figure on the dozens of steps behind Geng Yi.

The dark figure tilted its head slightly and slowly disappeared into the revolving door, leaving one inexplicably breathless.

Who else could it be but Li Hetai? He quickly took off after him.

……

As he hurried away, Geng Yi's hand froze in mid-air, the chocolate wrapper in his palm already limp.

"Young Master, shall we bring them here?"

The butler wiped the cold sweat from his forehead. Seeing the child's ever-changing expression and the downward turn of his mouth, he quickly moved closer, his lips twitching for a moment before he managed to lift them back up. He smiled obsequiously and said, "I'll have the bodyguards bring him here right now."

"Need not."

Geng Yi closed his eyes, then opened them again.

His gaze returned to calm, he calmly withdrew his eyes, released what he was holding, and suddenly kicked forward with lightning speed.

With lightning speed, the chocolate flew in a perfect arc into the fountain, accompanied by a crisp thud.

"Go pick it up."

"Okay! I'll go right away!" The butler scrambled to the edge of the pool and scooped up the sinking object.

Beside him, Xie caught the child's gaze as it moved toward him, and the words of pleading stuck in his throat.

"You want to go in?"

Upon hearing this, Xie Bian nodded quickly.

"I'll help you," Geng Yi said with a smile.

His smile was so bright that Xie Bian was stunned for a moment, and cold sweat inexplicably broke out on his forehead.

Just then, the butler rushed over, soaking wet, holding a silver package high in his hands.

The originally soft chocolate hardened again due to the cold pool water.

"Eat it, and I'll take you inside."

*

When we rushed into the hotel, Li Hetai was already nowhere to be seen.

A huge crystal chandelier hovered in the air, and in the dim space, only mottled and fragmented light shone down, making everyone's face extremely blurry.

The sound of a piano duet could be heard, echoing continuously in the empty venue.

It wasn't just a private room; the entire hotel was booked.

Gu Xinglan wandered around aimlessly like a headless fly.

As I passed the lounge, the back of my sleeve was tugged and pulled inside.

It is Xu Mufeng.

Xu Mufeng was wearing a well-tailored white suit.

After so long, he has not only grown taller, but his features have also become more spirited. The wildness he once had has been completely gone.

The child, his face flushed, looked at the person who had brought him in.

Why didn't you come to the villa yesterday?

At first, he could still see the Li family and Xu Mufeng while working at the villa. But after that, he couldn't see anyone except the butler. He would leave as soon as he finished his work and got paid.

I'm feeling a bit dazed now.

Upon receiving a stunned and scrutinizing gaze from someone, Xu Mufeng straightened his posture and gave the person in front of him a standard gentlemanly bow.

When he looked up, his face was full of anticipation.

Unexpectedly, the next question the other person asked was: "Have you seen Li Hetai?"

"..." Xu Mufeng tightened his lips: "You haven't answered my question yet."

The two seemed to have become somewhat estranged, which was the last thing he wanted to happen.

The words "Why should I answer your question first?" were swallowed back down. Xu Mufeng panicked a little and pouted.

"I was busy fixing the kitchen yesterday."

It's true, the old building didn't have gas pipes, but one family wanted to use gas. Whenever they used it, the gas would drift into the rented room. After failing to communicate with them, he could only install two baffles on the kitchen window.

Gu Xinglan finished explaining in a few words, when suddenly her waist was hugged again.

This time, however, the pressure was extremely gentle, unlike before when it was so tight it hurt.

"Remember to come over tomorrow. I feel at ease when I hear you cleaning." Xu Mufeng lowered his eyes, his face pressed against the slightly warm fabric.

Seeing this, Gu Xinglan's initial movement to pull the child away froze in mid-air. In the end, she changed direction and gently stroked the child's head.

"Don't worry, I'll definitely go tomorrow."

Hearing this, Xu Mufeng slightly raised the corners of his mouth, released the person, raised his face and smiled, "The person surnamed Li just met with me."

Upon hearing this, Gu Xinglan subconsciously glanced at the lounge.

It was quiet, and there were only the two of them around. There was no one else around. Seeing this, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

He actually felt guilty... He wasn't Li Hetai's personal bodyguard.

Thinking of this, Gu Xinglan picked up the child and spun him around, teasingly saying, "You little rascal, you never even put down what you're doing at the villa to come and see me."

"It's all because of those teachers; they punish me when I misbehave."

"Punish you?" Gu Xinglan sat on the sofa, scrutinizing the other person's face.

He gently brushed his hand across the tiny scar at the corner of his eyebrow.

"What happened to this scar on you?" Gu Xinglan asked sternly.

The scar also swallowed a small piece of my eyebrow.

The brushing motion stirred a ticklish sensation. Xu Mufeng didn't want to turn his head away, so he carefully felt the warm fingertip. He smiled bitterly and said, "It's still those rich people."

Last time I went to the villa, I couldn't even see Xu Mufeng for a minute, let alone ask him what happened to the injury on his face.

"Tell me, how did you get hurt?" Gu Xinglan said.

The source of the injury was probably that Xu Mufeng was wrongly accused of stealing, betrayed by the people he had helped, and ended up getting beaten up by several people.

“However… someone helped me.” Xu Mufeng pondered for a moment, then said softly, “His surname is Geng. He said he knows you and kept asking me about you.”

Actually, it's not that simple...

Seeing the relieved look on someone's face, Xu Mufeng lowered his head and clenched his fist tightly.

If it weren't for his exceptional escape skills, which allowed him to escape from that group of people several times, he would have suffered greatly. And that guy surnamed Geng isn't a good person either; he likes to stir up trouble and secretly play tricks on people. Yet, such a person knows Gu Xinglan and even helps him because of Gu Xinglan...

He was free in the urban village, at least not enslaved, but in that building that could be described as a castle, there were demons in human skin, using innocence as a mask, and using cruel methods.

As certain fragments flashed through his mind, Xu Mufeng thought that if he didn't have a powerful backer, he would probably become like those people who were forced to consider their families' interests, neither human nor ghost.