Stay Home Daddy: I Was Reborn After My Daughter Passed Away
Chapter 349: Three hundred and forty-nine, a family finally reunites_1

Chapter 349: Three hundred and forty-nine, a family finally reunites_1

The next morning, as dawn’s first light filtered through the crevices of the cave, it fell upon Gu Chen’s face, and slowly, he opened his eyes.

A bit groggy, he rubbed his eyes and attempted to stretch but felt someone cuddled sweetly in his embrace, sound asleep.

Gu Chen reached out instinctively to stroke her long hair while murmuring,

"Pian Ran, I should get up..."

He was only halfway through his sentence when Gu Chen finally saw the environment around him clearly, and his hand froze in place.

He realized that this was not his home in Haicheng and swallowed with some difficulty, glancing downward.

Before his eyes was a beautifully sweet face in slumber; her eyebrows curved like willow leaves, her nose pert and proud.

Her lips, tempting as cherries, were gently pressed together, as she lay on his chest sleeping soundly.

Perhaps any man would be overjoyed to find in the early morning

that he was holding such a beautiful woman tightly in his arms.

However, at this moment, Gu Chen felt an urge to cry tears of frustration.

Was this situation still clear?

He was innocent!

Really!

He didn’t make the first move!

He swore it!

Gu Chen felt a bit of a headache and quickly checked his body.

Upon realizing that both he and Dong Yuwei were properly dressed,

he finally heaved a sigh of relief.

He truly didn’t know what had happened!

He didn’t like Dong Yuwei, not at all!

Moreover, nothing had actually happened between them, so it wasn’t a complete mistake.

That’s what Gu Chen was thinking, but perhaps his just-now movements were too abrupt,

because Dong Yuwei, who had been sleeping in his arms, began to wake up.

Upon opening her eyes, the first thing she saw was Gu Chen’s handsome and sunny face.

A flush of red swept over Dong Yuwei’s pretty face, and her gaze shifted away.

Her voice was gentle as she said,

"Good morning, Brother Gu."

Gu Chen, however, didn’t have the luxury to consider their awkwardness and quickly helped her to stand up from the ground.

Perhaps to cover up the awkwardness between them, he spoke with some nervousness,

"Yu Wei, it’s already light out. We should hurry. The Ji Family and your father must be going crazy looking for us after we didn’t return all night."

However, the look Dong Yuwei gave him now held more warmth and affection than it did the day before.

Her demure and gracious demeanor was strikingly similar to how Ji Pianran used to be around him.

"Okay, I’ll listen to you, Brother Gu."

Gu Chen felt a twinge of guilt and finally realized that the situation seemed a bit off. He quickly explained,

"Yu Wei, don’t think too much about what happened after we fell asleep last night. Please don’t take it to heart."

"I have a wife, and children."

Gu Chen was an honest man, and he laid out his status straightforwardly.

He was still a father to a child, a husband to a woman.

Having said that, he didn’t dare to entangle with her further and quickly moved the stone blocking the cave entrance.

Then, as if struck by a thought, he turned back and spoke to her,

"Yu Wei, just wait here for me for a bit. I’m going to see if there’s any fruit nearby that we could have for breakfast."

After saying that, Gu Chen hurriedly left the abandoned mine.

Then the two of them continued along the mountainside.

Dong Yuwei felt an inexplicable disappointment; the flower that had just bloomed in her heart!!!

But at least he had told her it wasn’t so, he wasn’t taking advantage of her.

After walking for a while, Dong Yuwei couldn’t help but speak up again.

"Gu Brother, can such fruits really grow in this kind of forest?"

"Of course, I’ve always been particularly lucky!"

We hadn’t walked far when we came across a fruit tree.

Then I casually picked some and brought them back, and on the way here, I also found a particularly clear stream.

This water is from there, so stop asking and eat quickly, Yu Wei, or you’ll run out of strength soon."

"Oh... I understand, but you’re really amazing, Gu Brother."

Dong Yuwei stared blankly at the bright red apple and the huge pear in her hand.

There were even a bunch of grapes that had obviously just been picked, and the deliciously incredible spring water, which made her feel even more bewildered.

Then she remembered the scene from yesterday, when their car had rolled down from the cliff.

The steep cliff was as high as seven or eight stories, and when she woke up, she found the car completely smashed.

Yet the two of them didn’t have a scratch on their bodies. Aside from being knocked out by the shock along the way, not even their skin was broken.

At first, she thought it was their sheer luck to escape from such a desperate situation, but now that she thought about it, their good fortune seemed almost inexplicable.

With this in mind, Dong Yuwei’s gaze involuntarily drifted towards Gu Chen, who was still forging ahead, clearing the path for her.

For a moment, the man’s silhouette ahead seemed to grow taller and more mysterious.

However, she was wise enough not to pursue the matter any further and silently buried her curiosity in her heart.

After walking for a while longer, they finally made their way out of the forest and back onto a main road.

Just then, Gu Chen also heard faint calls coming from not far away.

"Son-in-law, son-in-law, where are you~"

Gu Chen, upon hearing this, couldn’t help but feel elated and hurriedly led Dong Yuwei behind him.

They ran towards the source of the voice and soon passed through a dense thicket of bushes.

He immediately saw Uncle Guang leading a group of people from the Ji Family, searching for him along both sides of the road.

"Uncle Guang, I’m here, I’m here!"

When Bai Guang saw Gu Chen, he hurriedly came forward, took his hand, and kept apologizing with a heart full of guilt.

"Son-in-law, I’m sorry, it’s my fault for not realizing sooner that the Xu Family meant you harm.

I underestimated the enemy and nearly caused you to have an accident, I’m sorry!"

Gu Chen naturally didn’t blame him at all, not to mention Uncle Guang.

Even he had not anticipated that Xu Qingmu would be so cruel and vicious.

He had only interfered with his drug trafficking operation once.

Yet the man had dispatched so many people to deal with him.

He truly was a psychopath!

Yet as he was reassuring Uncle Guang not to blame himself too much, he suddenly heard a very familiar voice.

"Gu Chen~"

He couldn’t help but look up, only to see a woman with tears streaming down her face standing opposite him.

The next second, she almost without hesitation threw herself into his embrace.

Thinking of the uncertainty of Gu Chen’s life or death, her heart felt shattered!

Gu Chen stroked her soft hair, feeling her panic and uneasiness, and couldn’t help saying with a smile.

"Stop crying, Pian Ran, aren’t I back safe and sound now..."

No sooner had he finished speaking than he saw a small figure also quickly plunging into his arms.

"Daddy~"

Tangtang missed Daddy so much!

She hadn’t seen Daddy for more than a day!

Gu Chen happily responded, and then lifted his daughter Tangtang into his arms as well.

But just as this family of three were celebrating their reunion, Gu Chen suddenly felt a gaze full of desolation behind him,

as if someone was watching him.