"What if something...?" Gu Liancheng turned around, giving him a stare.
The words Su Bai meant to say were stifled by his gaze, and he feebly replied, "Uh...No... nothing."
Had he spoken his mind, wouldnāt Miss Fei kill him?
Internally, Su Bai was bleeding tears. He thought, "Mr. President, Iāve given you all the warnings I could. If things go south from here, donāt blame me. Amen, peace be with you."
...
"Whereās Cute?"
"Miss went straight upstairs once she got home."
"I see, bring me the pudding."
With Cuteās beloved pudding in hand, Gu Liancheng went upstairs. The little girl had actually locked her room door.
He knocked and said, "Gu Mengmeng, I currently have a strawberry pudding in my hand. If you want to save it, youād better open this door soon."
The little girl inside resolutely shook her head, "No! Mr. Gu is so annoying, domineering, authoritarian!"
This naughty girl...
She dares to dislike him?
"Hate me? Fine, tomorrow Iāll send you to your mom."
"No!!" Gu Mengmeng voiced a stronger note of defiance, "I donāt want to go there! Mr. Gu, if you keep this up, Iāll hit the road!"
Gu Liancheng frowned.
Though he didnāt like the Shangs either, this was enough to prove that Fang Eleven was indeed skilled at stealing hearts. After just a few days, Gu Mengmeng was ready to abandon her birth mother and cling to Eleven?
"Alright then, penniless as you are, where will you run to? Run all you like. No food or drink, no daily pudding to indulge in, no toys, everything you desire will be gone. Go ahead, run away."
"..." Gu Mengmeng steeled herself, "I wonāt mind having nothing! Being with Mr. Gu is entirely devoid of happiness! Iād rather seek Eleven, Eleven will surely take me in!"
"..."
Such a naughty girl!
She had the audacity to say she was unhappy here, when she was pampered like royalty?
"Gu Mengmeng, Iāll count to three. If you still donāt open this door, not only will there be no pudding for you, but Iām also going to tear this door down and abandon you in the mountains to be wolf food. Three, two, oneā"
The door opened.
The little girl stood at the door, her face puffed in anger. She looked up at him indignantly, saying, "Mr. Gu, how can you be like this! Youāre horrible!"
Gu Liancheng stood in front of her like an insurmountable wall. He teasingly held the pudding in front of her, only to pull it back swiftly when she was about to reach out and take it, saying, "If you find me appalling, donāt eat, then."
If she were to apologize, show a bit of charm, he would surrender immediately, and cease his teasing.
Instead, Gu Mengmeng pouted, turned around and walked back into her room. She climbed onto her bed with a swing of her little bottom and hid underneath the blanket.
Oh?
Throwing a tantrum?
For a moment, Gu Liancheng thought of Eleven.
The moments when the girl was angry were strangely similar to when Eleven was upset.
Sheād only been at Elevenās place for a few days. Had she already been influenced by her?
"Youāre not eating?" Gu Liancheng walked in, "Simply apologize, and the pudding is yours."
Gu Mengmeng lifted the blanket slightly, so just a small part of her face was visible. She stuck her tongue out at him.
"..." She dared to make a face at him?
"Gu Mengmeng! Youāve only been at Elevenās place for a few days, and youāve brought back all kinds of bad habits! What has this Fang Eleven...What has she turned my daughter into?"
Gu Mengmeng pushed back the blanket entirely, knelt on the bed, and pouted, "Itās not Elevenās fault! If you dare to bully Eleven, Iāll never speak to you again!"