100 Days Of Escaping My Wedding
Chapter 304: My Child with Xiaoqiao

Chapter 304: Chapter 304: My Child with Xiaoqiao

Grandpa Gong simply couldn’t wait any longer, tapping his cane to hurry things along.

"Ah?" Lin Ma didn’t quite catch on at first, unsure of what he meant. Was he urging her to send someone away?

"Go open the door!" the old man said in a deep voice.

"Oh! Oh!" Lin Ma hurriedly ran to open the door.

"Mr. Gu, who is this?" Lin Ma asked, her eyes brimming with affection while looking at the child in Gu Hangshen’s arms.

"I brought the child to visit the elderly," Gu Hangshen replied.

Seeing Gu Hangshen holding the child and carrying many things in his other hand, Lin Ma quickly helped to take them and then led them inside.

Gu Hangshen walked in with Xiao Nian, and Grandpa Gong sneaked a peek before harrumphing and immediately lying back down with his eyes closed.

"Xiao Nian, look, this is mommy’s grandpa, your great-grandpa!" Gu Hangshen approached, holding the baby.

"Grandpa... this is the child of me and Xiaoqiao..."

Grandpa Gong kept his eyes closed, but his breathing hesitated for a moment.

Until he felt one of his fingers tightly gripped by a soft little hand...

The old man’s entire body trembled.

Then, he opened his eyes and looked at the innocent and lovely child before him. The little one was gazing at him bewilderedly, babbling incoherently.

Grandpa Gong’s cloudy eyes became a bit misty, his gaze steadfastly fixed on the child, unwilling to look away...

Gu Hangshen took the opportunity to place the child in Grandpa Gong’s arms, who became so moved that tears welled up in his eyes...

Held by grandpa, the baby’s gaze still lingered on Gu Hangshen. A look of unease gradually surfaced in those big eyes.

In a strange environment, a baby’s gaze always follows familiar faces. At times like these, a reassuring smile from him would help the baby relax.

Gu Hangshen patted his little head and curved his lips into a slight smile. Seeing that he wasn’t leaving his field of vision, the little one felt comforted and contentedly began to play with grandpa’s fingers while sitting in his embrace.

In a palm rough and lined with the marks of time, cradled a tender, pink little hand—a scene so touching it could make one’s heart ache.

In the time that followed, Grandpa Gong completely ignored Gu Hangshen, taking the baby to the room to dig up all the toys and trinkets from Xiaoqiao’s childhood, amusing the child with each one.

The little treasure was dazzled, looking extremely happy.

Gu Hangshen’s gaze swept over those adorable little things, as vivid memories sprang to mind...

That year, she was only so tall, her height just passing his knee. A soft little lump clinging to his embrace, her smile carried all the sunlight of the world, "Xiaoqiao wants to be with mommy and Deep Brother forever..."

That year, her face was filled with panic and tears, like the patter of a drizzling rain, "Deep Brother, will you marry big sister one day?"

At the airport that year, her tiny hand clutched the hem of his shirt, gazing up at him, holding back her tears, "Deep Brother, don’t go... please, don’t go?"

Such eyes seemed to suggest that if he were to leave, her world would collapse in an instant.

The moment he turned and left, a soft whisper, "Gu Hangshen, if you leave, don’t come back..."

It landed on his ear, piercing his heart, lingering to this day...

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Grandpa Gong had said not to come see him if they couldn’t find his granddaughter.

But that kid had brought his great-grandson to him instead. You couldn’t blame the old man for lacking principle, it was just that the "enemy" was too cunning.