Stay Home Daddy: I Was Reborn After My Daughter Passed Away
Chapter 241: Two hundred forty-one Catch the daughter!_1

Chapter 241: Two hundred forty-one Catch the daughter!_1

She was truly afraid.

She had been so focused on watching Gu Chen that she didn’t pay attention to Tangtang at all!

Ji Pianran was filled with regret!

Gu Chen patted her shoulder and said, "It’s okay, trust me!"

To tell the truth, he wasn’t entirely sure himself.

If the little one jumped askew or if he failed to catch her properly, the consequences would be severe.

But the best solution right now was to have Tangtang jump down and catch her himself.

When Tangtang heard her dad tell her to jump down, she immediately stopped crying.

Her big, dark eyes looked down.

After a moment, she pursed her lips and made a brave decision.

She trusted her dad, but Tangtang was still young, and it was frightening to jump from such a high place.

The little one tightly closed her eyes. She flung her chubby little hands open and jumped down without hesitation.

At this moment, everyone was so nervous they dared not breathe too loudly.

It was only when she was caught in a warm embrace that Tangtang dared to open her eyes.

Seeing herself in her daddy’s arms, the little one was extremely happy.

She giggled out loud, and with her chubby little hands, she clung tightly to Gu Chen’s neck.

Then she planted a "pop" kiss on his face.

"Daddy, Tangtang missed you so much~"

Looking at his daughter who filled his gaze, Gu Chen’s heart melted once again.

"This child is truly brave and daring."

"Yeah, she’s so small, and yet she wasn’t afraid at all, just jumped right down. If that were my grandson, I bet my legs would’ve gone soft from fear."

The onlookers kept making remarks one after another, full of emotion.

Ji Pianran stood beside Gu Chen, and only when she saw that Tangtang was unhurt did she finally breathe a sigh of relief.

She patted her chest, her heart aching as she looked at her daughter.

Even her tone contained a rare note of reproach.

"Tangtang, you can’t climb that high again next time; it’s dangerous, do you understand?"

At these words, the little one felt extremely wronged.

Her pouty little mouth puckered as she sulkily said, "Tangtang wanted to see Daddy."

She was not even three years old, how could she know what danger was?

All she knew was that she wanted to see her daddy right away.

When Tangtang spoke, her eyes were slightly droopy, making her look pitiful.

Gu Chen, feeling heartbroken, immediately said, "It’s okay, the child is fine now, isn’t she?"

Then he looked at Tangtang, "You can’t do this next time, okay? Daddy caught you this time, but what if Daddy isn’t here?"

The little one’s big, dark eyes looked straight at Gu Chen, her pitiful expression seemingly reflecting serious thought about this question.

After a while, she replied with a serious, childish voice, "If Daddy isn’t here, Tangtang won’t be here."

She had climbed up there because she wanted to see her daddy; if Daddy wasn’t there, Tangtang wouldn’t climb!

She was just small, not stupid!

Nobody would climb so high for no reason.

There weren’t any fun toys up there, after all.

Seeing the adorable look on his daughter’s face, Gu Chen’s anger vanished in an instant.

He gently rubbed the tip of her little nose with his hand.

In a gentle voice, he asked, "Were you scared when you jumped down, Tangtang?"

The little one smiled and shook her head, her two little braids bobbing, looking soft and cute.

"With Daddy here, Tangtang isn’t scared."

Daddy is an all-powerful hero.

With Daddy around, she wasn’t afraid of anything.

Tang Tang was convinced that Daddy would definitely catch her.

Looking at the little one’s assured appearance,

Gu Chen’s heart trembled, and his arms wrapped tighter around his daughter.

He lowered his head and gently kissed the top of her head.

Tang Tang really loved him, he was the reason she could overcome her fear.

She wasn’t scared at all that he wouldn’t catch her; she only knew that if he told her to jump, she would jump.

Gu Chen felt inexplicably moved.

He looked at the small body in his arms and whispered softly, "Thank you."

From the last life to this one, whether or not he was good to her, she had always loved him unwaveringly.

This profound, unconditional love was both Gu Chen’s vulnerability and his armor.

It was the source of all the joy in life.

Tang Tang was young, and she didn’t understand why Daddy was thanking her.

But seeing his expression, she felt like Daddy didn’t seem happy.

She wanted to make Daddy happy.

The child thought for a moment, then put forth her little hand tied with balloons, waving it in front of Gu Chen, and said in a tender voice, "Daddy, don’t be sad, Tang Tang gives you a balloon~"

This was her treasure. She wouldn’t give one to anyone else!

Looking at his daughter’s adorable expression, Gu Chen almost wanted to laugh and cry at the same time.

"Hey, are you tying so many balloons because you want to take off, huh?"

All filled with hydrogen, so many balloons could actually carry this little one away if she were any lighter.

Even if they didn’t carry her away, what if one exploded and scared the child again?

Hearing Gu Chen say this, Ji Chu smacked his forehead.

He looked at Gu Chen apologetically, "Brother-in-law, I’m sorry, I just saw she liked them and bought so many, I really didn’t think about how unsafe they are."

If he actually let his niece get carried away by the balloons, he’d feel like a criminal.

Not to mention his sister would never forgive him, he wouldn’t forgive himself either.

Gu Chen smiled slightly, "It’s okay, an older child looking after a younger one, just playing around."

It was undeniable that Ji Chu truly adored Tang Tang.

Children looking after children just couldn’t be as careful as adults after all.

Upon hearing this, Ji Chu touched his head and laughed, "But speaking of which, your physics isn’t bad, which university did you graduate from?"

He believed that Gu Chen, being so impressive, must surely be a university student from a prestigious college.

Gu Chen: "?????"

As if he ever went to university?

He had dropped out before finishing high school.

It wasn’t that his family was too poor for school, he just really had no interest in studying.

He gave Ji Chu a mocking smile, "Me? I’m from the ’Stay-at-Home University,’ majoring in ’In-house Beer Studies’."

Upon hearing this, Ji Chu’s eyes widened in disbelief, he might not know where Gariton University was, but a physics graduate student had to be correct!

No wonder his physics knowledge was so good!

He also had to learn from his brother-in-law.

Hearing Gu Chen’s words and coupled with Ji Chu’s expression, Ji Pianran, who had initially wanted to scold Gu Chen for not behaving properly, couldn’t hold back her laughter.

Uncle Guang had just been standing to one side, holding several lunch boxes and feeling incredibly tense.

Now that he saw the child was alright, he finally snapped back to reality.

He came over and said, "Let’s release the balloons, we still need to go back to the hospital to eat."

Gu Chen nodded, agreeing with Uncle Guang, and immediately untied the balloons from Tang Tang’s wrist, casually giving them to a young couple nearby.

"This is for you."

Girls, naturally fond of romance, have no resistance to such a large bunch of balloons.

Hearing Gu Chen wanted to give her the balloons, her eyes filled with surprise.