Night fell, and Gu Wenze returned to the villa.
He walked into the living room and saw Qiao Hua sitting on the carpet, holding a restless Gu Jinyang in her arms as his chubby little hands waved about.
Gu Wenze wrapped his arms around Qiao Hua from behind and sighed softly. "I'm home."
Qiao Hua startled. Only after she realized it was Gu Wenze did she relax. "You're off work?" she asked irritably.
Gu Wenze murmured an assent, took off his jacket and handed it to the nanny, then took Gu Jinyang from Qiao Hua's arms and kissed him. "Has our son been good today?"
Qiao Hua watched Gu Jinyang squirm in Gu Wenze's arms with a smile, then teased, "Much better than a certain someone."
Seeing that Qiao Hua dared to tease him, Gu Wenze caught her chin and leaned in to kiss her. She dodged him with a mischievous smile. "President Gu, our son is right here. Behave yourself."
Gu Jinyang watched them with his big, round eyes, so innocent that neither could bear to taint them.
Gu Wenze had no choice but to suppress his impulse. He squeezed Qiao Hua's chin hard, venting his frustration with the punishing gesture.
Her chin reddened under his grip. Qiao Hua irritably pulled free, glared at him, and took Gu Jinyang from his arms without looking at him again.
Watching Qiao Hua hold the baby so naturally, Gu Wenze's gaze softened without his realizing it. Then he remembered something and volunteered, "Xia Feiyan came to my office today."
Qiao Hua paused, then gave a composed, "Oh." As though merely making conversation, she asked, "What did she want?"
"She landed a major client. Everyone else who tried to negotiate a deal with them failed."
So Gu Wenze had come to brag to