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"How come I feel like we're even more of a perfect match?"

"Cough, cough, cough." Xu Han nearly choked on her own saliva and coldly gave Gu Yanqing two words. "Get lost."

Just as Gu Yanqing was about to say something else, he was interrupted by a loud "Waaah!" Koukou, who had been sleeping in the room, had clearly woken up. After being ignored for so long, he started making his presence known.

Xu Han was grateful that her son had woken up at just the right time. She had a feeling that Gu Yanqing, who had been hesitating to speak all day, was up to something. But she had no interest in whatever he wanted to do. She only wanted these people to leave quickly and give her some peace and quiet.

Xu Han picked Koukou up and changed his diaper. The sun was bright outside today, so it would not be too cold. She did not wrap him up like a dumpling, and Koukou, now freer to move around, was very happy as well.

Xu Han set him on the bed and put away his soiled diaper. When she turned around, she saw Koukou lying on the bed with his legs spread and his butt in the air, stretching out his little hands to grab his feet. Since he was wearing quite a lot, it was hard for him to catch them, but Koukou stubbornly kept trying, happily playing with himself.

Koukou had recently become very fond of playing with his feet, as if they were some fascinating toy. When he was in a good mood, he could hold his little feet and play for half the day. At first, Xu Han had worried that something might be wrong, but Grandma Qiao said it was a stage of growth and development, a sign that the baby had grown a little more.

A smile appeared on Xu Han's face. She picked him up and went outside.

The little ingrate Koukou was delighted to see Gu Yanqing. He babbled, "BABABA," with great enthusiasm.

Though he had no idea what that sound meant.

"Is he calling me Daddy?" Gu Yanqing looked faintly delighted as he reached out and took the constantly lunging Koukou into his arms.

Xu Han poured cold water on him. "It's a coincidence. He's so young that he can only make simple syllables. He just likes the rhythm of 'ba.'"

Even so, Gu Yanqing was still happy. Although he treated Yuan Yuan like his own child, Yuan Yuan had never called him Daddy. The feeling of being called Daddy for the first time... was truly subtle.

Xu Han let him hold Koukou and checked the time. It was almost time to make lunch, but no one seemed inclined to leave. This mahjong game would probably continue afterward.

On one hand, they were major customers; on the other, one of them was the male lead. Xu Han could not exactly throw them out. Since she had bought extra duck offal anyway, she decided to cook each of them a bowl of Duck Blood Vermicelli Soup.

Xu Han's Duck Blood Vermicelli Soup was rather strongly flavored. Once the wok was hot, she added oil, scallions, ginger, and other aromatics, then stir-fried the duck offal. She had bought offal from ducks raised on corn, and once it hit the wok, the fragrance was especially rich. Xu Han could not help salivating at the smell.

Once the offal was fragrant, she took it out. Then she added water to the wok and brought it to a boil, cutting the duck blood into small pieces and letting them cook in the pot.

Duck blood took a while to cook through. While waiting, Xu Han soaked a handful of vermicelli in water and washed some fresh leafy vegetables. Once the duck blood was nearly done, she added the vermicelli and the stir-fried duck offal to the pot, then tossed in several pieces of fried tofu.

Once the vermicelli had softened, she added the seasonings, then blanched a handful of greens in the soup. The fragrant, richly flavored Duck Blood Vermicelli Soup was ready.

Xu Han's Duck Blood Vermicelli Soup was fresh and generously loaded with ingredients, far tastier than what one usually got at a restaurant. Unfortunately, everyone at the table had complicated thoughts. After they barely managed to finish that indescribable lunch together, Grandma Qiao fed Koukou his supplementary food, while Xu Han cleared the dishes and prepared to continue helping Tan Yue sort out the vegetables he wanted to buy.

"Miss Qiao."

While Xu Han was washing dishes, a voice suddenly sounded behind her. It startled her so badly that she nearly dropped the bowl in her hands.

"Sorry for startling you." Tan Xin had not expected to frighten her and politely apologized.

When Xu Han saw that it was Tan Xin, she sighed softly. What was coming could not be avoided after all. "It's fine. Miss Tan, ask whatever you want to ask."

"Koukou... is he your child with him?" Tan Xin smiled before Xu Han could answer. "Forget it. It's so obvious that asking seems rather stupid."

Xu Han: "..."

She did not know how outsiders could tell that Koukou resembled Gu Yanqing. Maybe she was simply unobservant, but when she looked at Koukou and Gu Yanqing, she truly could not see any resemblance at all. They had completely different faces.

Could it be because she had looked at them too much?

Tan Xin continued, "You and Mr. Gu... were really married and then divorced?"

"No."

"Then what is your current relationship with Mr. Gu?"

"A shared child."

"That's all?"

"That's all."

"Alright, I understand. Thank you, Miss Qiao." With that, Tan Xin left the kitchen.

Xu Han silently breathed a sigh of relief and lowered her head to continue washing dishes. She had successfully kicked this ball back to Gu Yanqing again.

With Tan Xin bothering Gu Yanqing, he would not keep wandering over here whenever he had nothing better to do. She had also forcibly nudged the original plot back on track a little. Otherwise, if everything was ruined because of her, who knew what consequences might arise.

After lunch, the Tan siblings finally prepared to leave. Before departing, Tan Xin looked at Gu Yanqing several times as though she wanted to say something, but Gu Yanqing was busy teasing Koukou and did not spare her a single extra glance.

Miss Tan left with a dejected expression.

After seeing them to the car, Xu Han was about to head back when she heard Tan Yue call out again, "Miss Qiao."

Xu Han saw Tan Yue, who had already gotten into the driver's seat, get back out of the car. She stopped and asked, "Is there anything else, Mr. Tan?"

"I'm sorry about today." Tan Yue knew that what he had done today was rather unfair. Xu Han had a good relationship with him, yet he had betrayed her because of it.

Xu Han knew what he was apologizing for and said indifferently, "It's only human nature."

Tan Yue nodded. After thinking for a moment, he added, "Although I don't know why you're growing vegetables and raising a child here, or what things are like between you and him, if you need help with anything, feel free to come to me."

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