Gu Liancheng did not refuse her, but spoke indifferently, "Iâve only been gone for two days and you two have turned the house upside down. I canât manage Cute myself, nor will I make you do it, Su Bai. Even though itâs late, make a call to the Merchant family to pick up Cute. I wonât teach the child anymore."
"Huh?" Su Bai did not understand the sudden change. He asked in confusion, "Are you serious, CEO?"
"When have I ever joked around?"
The massage that Eleven was giving came to a sudden stop as she saw Su Bai really taking out his phone. She dashed over and grabbed it from him, "Donât call!"
Gu Liancheng glanced at her and didnât respond. He reached for the landline beside the couch.
Seeing this, Eleven rushed over and grabbed his hand. She pleaded anxiously, "No! If anyoneâs to blame for todayâs mishap, itâs all my fault. The idea was mine, Cute had nothing to do with it. If youâve to assign blame or a punishment, come after me. Donât drag Cute into it!"
She was practically kneeling on the carpet. If one didnât know the situation, they might think she was kneeling for Gu Liancheng.
One hand reached out to stop Gu Liancheng while the other pressed down on his leg.
Eleven opened her eyes wide, trying to look as remorseful as possible, with a touch of pity, "Fourth Master, I beg you. You said that nobody could take Cute away. You promised me that you would not let anyone take Cute! How can you go back on your word?"
Gu Liancheng did not panic. He looked at her calmly, "I did say that, but I changed my mind. Itâs not a big deal, so why canât I? After all, Cute is not my biological daughter. The Merchant family has come a few times to collect her, so I might as well hand her back."
With the air of a tyrannical emperor, he casually flung away Elevenâs hand and dialed a few numbers.
"Hello? Iâm looking for Chairman Merchantâ"
"Stopâ!" Eleven, shocked, tried to grab the handset. "What If I tell you! Cute is your biological daughter?!"
"What did you say?" If she hadnât been so anxious, Eleven would have noticed that Gu Liancheng did not seem surprised. It was more like he was teasing her, "Say that again?"
This was when Su Bai realized what the boss was getting at. Clever!
Eleven bit her lip and spoke up with courage, "If Cute was your biological daughter, would you still hand her back to the Merchant family? You wouldnât, would you?"
If he said he would, then she would take her daughter back. No matter what, she couldnât let Cute go to the Merchant family.
Without Gu Liancheng, what would the Merchant family do to Cute? How could they treat her Cutie kindly!
"Are you joking? How could Cute be my daughter? Little Snow and I have no relationship." Gu Liancheng was waiting for her confession.
"Because Cute is our child!" Eleven finally confirmed it to him, "Yours...and mine."
She finally confessed.
He had long confirmed it, yet he insisted on hearing her admit it.
"Can you hang up the phone now?"
Gu Liancheng placed the receiver by her ear.
Eleven was dumbfounded, there was no sound on the phone at all!
As she looked at the sly smile on Gu Lianchengâs face, she understood.
He... knew all along?
Eleven sat down, defeated. She confessed, "I only found out recently that Cutie is my child. I was pregnant five years ago. I was alone and abandoned, but the child in my belly gave me a ray of hope. Thatâs why I decided to give birth to her."