The richest man's parents were kidnapped, and his adorable son captivated the entire family.

Mengmeng was reluctant to let Gu Yinshen go upstairs, and wanted him to stay downstairs and play with her for a while. But thinking that he still had to accompany Ruolan's mother, Mengmeng didn't insist that he stay with her.

She returned to Xiao Hei's side and teased him with the plush ball.

Inside the room, Ruolan sat beside Tiantian, holding her close and gently rocking her.

"Ruolan?"

Gu Yinshen's voice called from outside the door.

Ruolan looked down at Tiantian and said gently, "Your father is back."

Aside from Ruolan, no one in the family liked Tiantian. Similarly, she didn't like them either.

He didn't welcome Gu Yinshen's return as warmly as they did.

Sweetie snuggled closer to Ruolan, clinging to her clothes and refusing to let go, "Mommy~"

"What's wrong?" Ruolan, who had been getting up, sat back down and hugged her because of her call.

Sweetie forcibly hugged her waist, clearly unwilling to let her leave.

"Don't you want Daddy to come in?" Ruolan brushed a stray hair from Tiantian's ear and asked softly.

Sweetie hummed softly, merely adjusting her position in Ruolan's arms, offering no response whatsoever to Ruolan's questions.

Receiving no response, Gu Yinshen knocked on the door and then opened it.

"Why aren't you responding?" Gu Yinshen asked, looking at the two people on the bed who were not asleep.

Ruolan glanced down at Tiantian, signaling to Gu Yinshen not to bring up the issue again.

What's all this fuss about now?

Gu Yinshen impatiently walked to the bedside and looked down at Tiantian, who was curled up in Ruolan's arms.

"Ruolan, I have something to say to you. Please come out with me for a moment."

"Does it have to be now?"

Sweetie's hand was still tightly gripping Ruolan's clothes. If she wanted to stand up, she would have to forcefully pull Ruolan's hand away.

Gu Yinshen glanced at Tian Tian in her arms and reached out to pull her arm. "Lie down for a while first."

When she came in, Tian Tian's eyes were wide open. Now she looked like she was asleep, her eyes closed, and her face was buried in Ruolan's arms.

Ruolan looked down and saw that Gu Yinshen hadn't responded for a long time, so she gently touched his arm. "He just cried and fell asleep. Let's talk about it later."

talent?

The word used is truly subtle.

Unlike Ruolan, Gu Yinshen was not very tolerant of Tiantian. He bent down, reached out and lifted her directly from Ruolan's arms, placing her on the bed.

Sweetie, who had just fallen asleep, didn't open her eyes even once throughout the entire process.

Gu Yinshen could tell at a glance whether she was asleep or not. He didn't give Ruolan a chance to speak, and pulled her hand to walk outside.

"Yin Shen, what is it that you're in such a hurry to tell me?" Ruolan asked nervously.

The door wasn't closed properly, and out of the corner of his eye, Gu Yinshen saw Tian Tian on the bed shift her body, as if she wanted to stand up.

"Let's go downstairs first." Gu Yinshen continued to hold Ruolan's hand.

Sweetie, lying on the bed, watched their departing figures and felt a pang of regret. She shouldn't have pretended to be asleep.

Upon entering the living room, Gu Yinshen saw that they were all still there and immediately asked, "Tomorrow is Saturday, are you going out?"

“I’m going to take Tian Tian to the botanical garden,” Gu Shiyu replied.

Gu Shiche thought for a moment, "I don't have any plans."

Ruolan looked at Gu Yinshen and couldn't help but ask, "Do you want to take your whole family out with you?"

In the past, during holidays, Gu Yinshen would often take them flying around and traveling.

Later, Ji Mengran's forceful interference caused problems in their relationship, and these family-style outings decreased.

Looking back now, Ruolan still misses that time.

“No,” Gu Yinshen said. “The matter is a bit complicated and can’t be explained in a few words. I’ll just give a brief explanation: Mr. Chen from Qingshu Group will be visiting our home tomorrow.”

“Chen Ci?” Gu Shiyu asked.

"You know him?" Gu Yinshen asked, puzzled.

Gu Shiyu nodded.

During the period following Ruolan's passing, Gu Yinshen had no interest in managing the company. Gu Shiyu temporarily took over the reins. Around that time, there was a project that Qingshu Group was also competing for.

Although Gu Shiyu had never met Chen Ci in person, he knew a little about him.

"Why did he come to our house?" Gu Shiyu wondered.

As competitors, they don't even want to see each other, let alone have intimate interactions like visiting each other's homes.

Gu Yinshen glanced at Ruolan, then sat on the sofa with a worried expression and let out a long sigh.

"Could it be related to me?" Ruolan guessed.

"Is it really related to Mom?" Gu Shiyu had already guessed most of the answer when Gu Yinshen didn't answer.

They really don't visit the temple without a reason!

Gu Shiyu glanced at Gu Yinshen and continued, "Does Dad mean we should all go out tomorrow? We don't want to refuse him, but we want to thwart his plans?"

“Yes, that’s what I’m planning to do,” Gu Yinshen said.

The person he was primarily visiting was Ruolan, which meant that Ruolan was the one in the family who most needed to go out and avoid the outside world. However, Gu Yinshen was worried about her going out alone.

Ruolan didn't want Gu Yinshen to worry about her, so she said to Gu Shiyu, "I'll go to the botanical garden with you tomorrow!"

Since she came along, Gu Shiyu didn't have to work so hard taking care of his two younger sisters.

"That's great!" Mengmeng was the first to clap and cheer with joy.

She's gone on trips with Uncle Ling, her brothers, and her father. Only her mother hasn't gone on a trip with them yet.

Just thinking about walking hand in hand with Ruolan tomorrow made Mengmeng excitedly giggle to herself.

"Then it's settled. He told me he'll come to my house at 5 pm tomorrow, but I'm worried he might be up to something. You'd better get ready early and head out. If you get tired, go to one of the company's hotels to rest. I'll drive to pick you up after I've sorted things out here." Gu Yinshen verbally arranged their itinerary for tomorrow.

At the bottom of the stairs, Tian Tian crept up and eavesdropped.

There was a distance between the upstairs and downstairs floors, and their voices were not loud, so Tian Tian could not clearly hear what they were talking about.

However, there was one thing she heard: Ruolan would be going with them to the botanical garden tomorrow.

It seems tomorrow is the best day to carry out the plan!

To avoid being discovered, she stopped eavesdropping and turned back to her room.

Dinner proceeded smoothly and was the quietest and most harmonious dinner ever.

After dinner, everyone went back to their rooms to rest in preparation for tomorrow's activities.

Sweetie came to Mengmeng's room carrying a pillow.

"Sister Sweetie, are you going to sleep here with Mengmeng tonight?" Mengmeng asked nervously.

She was still holding Little White in her arms, and Leopard was lying beside the bed.