In the car, Lin Xi didn't know when she fell asleep.
When Gu Shao noticed that it was unusually quiet beside him, he looked down and saw that Lin Xi was about to fall asleep. Her mouth was half open and her head was nodding.
There were a few times when Gu Shao was worried that this girl's head would break her neck or hit the seat in front of her.
Gu Shao couldn't stand it anymore. He raised his hand to support Lin Xi's head.
"Is there a blanket in the car?" Gu Shao asked the driver in the front seat.
The driver was stunned. "Uh … no."
The car was Gu Shao's means of transportation. Even if the journey was longer, the CEO would mostly deal with some documents in the car.
Because there was no need to use blankets, he had never prepared anything like that.
Gu Shao frowned slightly and ordered, "Prepare a blanket in the car when we get back."
"Also," Gu Shao paused and said, "prepare some food that's convenient to eat."
"Something healthy," Gu Shao added.
"Okay, I'll get it ready right away," the driver in front replied.
In the back seat, Gu Shao glanced at the girl next to him. He took his coat and covered Lin Xi with it.
— —
Perhaps it was because she had lived in Gu Shao's house for a few days, but Lin Xi was no longer unfamiliar with Gu Shao's scent.
On the contrary, the smell of his father on the coat made Lin Xi, who was sleeping, feel a special sense of peace.
Lin Xi rubbed against the coat. As if she still felt uncomfortable sleeping, she directly rubbed against Gu Shao's body.
Clinging onto Gu Shao's arm, Lin Xi felt as if she had finally found a pillow that wouldn't fall off. She continued to sleep peacefully and her breathing gradually became even.
Gu Shao didn't know if it was because it was too hot after sleeping or because children of this age had a high body temperature. After a while, he felt that Lin Xi was sweating.
Her slightly sweaty hair rubbed against Gu Shao's arm. It was an uncomfortable feeling.
Especially for someone who was obsessed with cleanliness, it was a huge adjustment.
However, Gu Shao didn't seem to dislike or reject her. Even Gu Shao himself was surprised by this.
Wang Wu, who was sitting in the front passenger seat, secretly glanced at the father and daughter pair through the rearview mirror. This steel-like man couldn't help but reveal a gentle smile on his face. Although the relationship between Sir and Miss was still a little distant, it should be very good in the future.
After all, Mr. Gu Shao was learning how to be a good father... Although it was possible that Gu Shao himself did not realize it.
— —
The car drove back to Gu Shao's residence.
Lin Xi slept all the way.
When Gu Shao woke her up, she was still in a daze.
"Get up, we're here," Gu Shao said.
"Huh?" Lin Xi looked around. Obviously, she didn't recognize her own garage. She asked suspiciously, "Where is this?"
His dumbfounded look made people feel a little amused.
"Get out of the car first and go home to sleep."
Home?
Hearing this word, Lin Xi was stunned for a moment before she came back to her senses. Yes, she was living with Gu Shao now, so this was her home. She also had a home.
"Oh, okay." Lin Xi nodded and followed Gu Shao into the house. Her footsteps were still a little unsteady.
— —
At home, Aunt Mei saw that Lin Xi's eyes were hazy and it was obvious that she hadn't woken up yet. She immediately went over to hold Lin Xi's hand out of concern.
She had originally wanted to ask if the relocation was going smoothly, but she didn't ask.
"Xiao Xi, you're still sleeping. You must be tired after the whole day. Come, don't stand here. Grandma Mei will take you back to your room to sleep."
As if she was afraid that Lin Xi would bump into something, Aunt Mei held her hand and led her to her room.
However, Gu Shao stopped her.
"Eat first. You can sleep after eating." Gu Shao's tone wasn't fierce, but there was a hint of sternness in his tone.
Lin Xi's sleepiness subsided a little.
— —
After eating, Lin Xi returned to her room.
In the [Battle of Tianchang] group chat, the group leader sent another message.
[AAA]: Lin, are you coming back soon?
[AAA]: When you come back, let's meet up and talk about the competition.
[AAA]: …
More than 20 messages were omitted.
Lin Xi was a little sleepy and didn't really read the messages seriously.
After receiving the message, [Lin] replied, "I'm not free."
The other party tagged Lin Xi again.
[AAA]: @ X, dear, what about you? Where are you from?
[AAA]: Let me tell you, don't look at that guy. He doesn't say anything, but he's a master. When he comes back, we'll team up. We'll definitely be invincible!
Lin Xi: "…"
Why was she being grouped up again?
Lin Xi was really sleepy, so she didn't explain to the other party and closed the group chat.
— —
In the morning.
Lin Xi woke up earlier than anyone else today.
When Gu Shao woke up, he saw that Lin Xi was already sitting upright in the dining room. She was looking at him with a pair of bright eyes that were filled with anticipation.
She didn't say anything, but she had a look that said, "I'm ready to go out at any time."
Seeing this, Gu Shao obviously knew what Lin Xi was thinking at this moment.
Gu Shao hid the trace of a smile at the corners of his mouth and returned to his usual serious expression. He said, "Let's eat first. After breakfast, I'll take you to the police station."
Gu Shao had made a special appointment in advance, so he could go there even if it was the weekend.
Hearing this, Lin Xi's face suddenly had a big smile. "Okay!"
Lin Xi subconsciously quickened her eating speed.
"Slow down." Gu Shao reminded her. "You have to eat properly."
"Oh …"
— —
After breakfast, Lin Xi suddenly thought of something. She looked at Gu Shao and said, "Dad, can I also apply for an ID?"
Gu Shao nodded and said, "Yes."
Lin Xi's eyes lit up.
"Then, Dad, wait for me." If she wanted to take an ID photo, she couldn't dress so sloppily.
Lin Xi went back to her room and tied up her hair meticulously. She then picked out the prettiest piece of clothing from the wardrobe.
It was a coffee-colored shirt dress. She felt that it could be worn out on a normal day or on a formal occasion. It didn't look too casual, but it also didn't look too rigid.
This was one of the few pieces of pink clothing that Auntie Mei had brought back that day. The style of the other pink clothing was different from the rest of the cute and adorable clothing.
Could it be that this was an extra gift from the shop owner out of 'sympathy'?
Lin Xi had strange thoughts in her mind.
— —
After Lin Xi finished packing, the two of them left the house.
Lin Xi didn't say a word along the way.
Gu Shao thought that this girl had woken up too early today and hadn't woken up yet.
In reality, Lin Xi was just nervous.
Lin Xi inexplicably attached great importance to the matter of registering her household register. After registering her household register, she would no longer be Lin Xi of the Lin family. She would also be completely different from the 'Lin Xi' in the novel.
Perhaps, this would become an important turning point in her life.
When they arrived at the location, Lin Xi first took a photo by the side.
After coming out of the photo studio, Lin Xi sighed with a heavy expression as she held the photo in her hand.
— — It was such an important ID. She clearly felt that she couldn't be too serious about it. Otherwise, she wouldn't have looked at it. That was why she smiled. Why did it feel like she was smiling like a fool?
Could she take a photo again …?
Gu Shao didn't understand why this girl was sighing and shaking her head. He glanced at the photo on the receipt in Lin Xi's hand. It was very beautiful.
"Go in."
"Okay."
The police officer who registered Lin Xi's household registration was a young lady.
In the end, the police officer skillfully processed the receipt that Lin Xi handed over, as well as Gu Shao's household registration booklet and identification.
"Mr. Gu, do you want to transfer her household registration to yours?" the police officer asked.
"Yes."
"Okay." After a pause, the police officer asked again, "May I ask what the relationship is?"
"Father and daughter." Gu Shao replied. At the same time, he handed the paternity certificate and a signed statement to the police officer.
After hearing Gu Shao's reply and looking at the paternity certificate in her hand, the police officer was surprised.
She thought that they were relatives or something. She didn't expect that they were father and daughter.
Of course, she knew who Gu Shao was. He was the famous Professor Gu in the field of electronic technology and the boss of NTN Technology.
Gu Shao didn't seem to be married yet, but his child was already so big.
The police officer had already imagined a one-million-word Mary Sue drama in her mind. "The overbearing CEO fell in love with me", "The genius mother ran away with the ball", and "I have seven tycoon fathers".
However, when she thought about it, there were indeed many illegitimate children and emotional entanglements among rich and powerful people.
Although she wanted to gossip, the police officer maintained her good professionalism. She carefully filled in the "relationship with the household owner" column with a serious attitude and filled in the "father and daughter" column.
The police officer recorded Lin Xi's personal information and fingerprint information one by one. She glanced at the information on the screen and then looked at Lin Xi, who was looking at Gu Shao.
"The identity card she used before was changed a few days ago. Now, she needs to apply for a new one." After a pause, the police officer asked, "Will the name on the new household registration and identity card continue to be the same as before? Or do you need to change the surname? What should I change it to? Fill in here. "
The police officer handed a form to Lin Xi.
She took the form and looked at the name column on the form. Lin Xi was stunned for a moment. She bit her lower lip and didn't say anything. She turned her head to look at Gu Shao with a questioning and a hint of expectation in her eyes.
Under Lin Xi's nervous and expectant gaze, Gu Shao said, "Change it."
"Change your surname to 'Gu'," Gu Shao said.
Hearing this, Lin Xi smiled. She couldn't hide the surprise on her face.
"Okay!"
"Thank you, Dad." After saying that, Lin Xi picked up the pen on the table and quickly began to fill in the form. Her movements were so fast that it was as if she was afraid that Gu Shao would go back on his word.
Lin Xi wrote the two words' Gu Xi 'in the column of the name, stroke by stroke, and was particularly serious.
"Done!" Lin Xi handed the form to the police officer.
However, at this moment, Gu Shao took the form and the pen. He added a vertical heart next to the word "Gu Xi".
Gu Xi.
Gu as in Gu Shao.
However, it was no longer "Xi" as in "Xi", but "Xi" as in "Treasure".
Lin Xi widened her eyes and looked at Gu Shao in disbelief. However, Gu Shao had already handed the form to the household registration police officer in front of him.
Looking at the surprise on the girl's face, the police officer seemed to be infected. He smiled and said, "Then you'll be Gu Xi, right?"
"Yes, yes." Lin Xi, no, it should be Gu Xi, nodded.
"Okay, confirm it here." The police officer typed out a form and handed it to Gu Shao and Gu Xi.
All of her personal information was recorded on it.
It also included her previous names. There were a total of two previous names before Gu Xi.
One was "Lin Xi", and the other was "Zhang Laidi". These were probably the names given to her by the family who transferred her household registration to Zhang Youfu's family.
Just from the name alone, one could see how much that family wanted to have another son.
Gu Xi frowned.
Her fingers unconsciously pinched the three words "Zhang Laidi" on the form. She pouted and turned to look at Gu Shao.
"I don't want this …"
Not only because the meaning of this name was too bad, but it also represented a bad memory of her past.
When she thought about how this so-called "previous name" would follow her for the rest of her life: when she went to university, her household registration form would show "previous name: Zhang Laidi". When she went through the qualification examination, her registration form would show "previous name: Zhang Laidi". When she went to apply for a passport, her personal information would show "previous name: Zhang Laidi". Gu Xi didn't feel too good.
This was the first time Gu Xi had explicitly expressed her "unwillingness" in front of Gu Shao. Receiving Gu Xi's pleading gaze, Gu Shao also glanced at the three words "Zhang Laidi" and frowned.
He said to the Household Registration Officer, "Previously, her household registration was transferred to a family in the countryside without her and I knowing anything about it. Her name was also given when she was registered there. In the information I provided, there is a description of the situation."
After listening to Gu Shao's explanation, the Household Registration Officer's expression turned ugly and he frowned. Transferring someone's household registration without their knowledge, if one were to take it seriously, it would be no different from trafficking!
What era was it now? Why were such things still happening from time to time?!
"If that's the case, then this part is unreasonable. This previous name is also not valid. I'll delete it immediately," the household registration police officer said and deleted the previous name.
Seeing the three words "Zhang Laidi" completely disappear from her personal information, Gu Xi heaved a sigh of relief.
However, she didn't know that after this, Gu Shao also used some other connections to completely delete the previous name "Lin Xi" from her personal information.
— —
It would take a few more days to get the ID card, but Gu Shao's personal information had already been entered into Gu Xi's household registration booklet.
In the car, Gu Shao saw that Gu Xi kept looking at the household registration booklet in her hands, as if she was a child who had seen her favorite toy. He secretly thought to himself and handed the household registration booklet to Gu Xi.
After receiving the household registration booklet, Gu Xi secretly smiled.
First, she flipped to the newest page, which was her own page, and read it over and over again. Then, when Gu Shao wasn't paying attention, she flipped to his page.
"March 17th, huh." Gu Xi silently noted down this date.
Then, Gu Xi was surprised to find that Gu Shao actually had a record of military service before.
She thought that Gu Shao had been on the path of academic research.
Gu Xi muttered in her heart.
— —
When she returned home, Aunt Mei was already waiting at the door.
"You're back. Did it go well?"
"Yes, yes, it went well." Gu Xi nodded.
Seeing the smile on Gu Xi's face, Aunt Mei also smiled. "It's good that it went well. Xiao Xi, quickly go in and change your clothes. Take a rest. Dinner will be ready soon."
"Okay."
"By the way, Grandma Mei, don't call me 'Xiao Xi' in the future. Call me 'Xiaoxi'," Gu Xi said with a smile.
Aunt Mei was confused by her words. Xiao Xi, Xiao Xi, what's the difference?
"You changed your name to 'Xi'. It means' Xi '." Gu Shao explained on behalf of Gu Xi.
On the other side, Gu Xi had already skipped into her room, holding the household registration booklet that she had forgotten to return to Gu Shao.
Looking at Gu Xi's back, Gu Shao's gaze softened.
— —
In the room, Gu Xi looked at her name on the household registration booklet and laughed foolishly.
Then, Gu Xi opened her social media account and posted her first status: [Hello, everyone, I'm Gu Xi.]
This account was still zero friends. Anyway, no one would see it.
That's not right. She had joined a group called [Battle of Tianchang] before, and the group leader had added her as a friend.
However, it didn't matter if it was just someone she didn't know.
— —
Gu Xi was happy in her room.
Gu Shao, who was outside, received a call from Old Master Gu.
On the phone, Old Master Gu scolded sternly, "Xixi is our Gu family's precious granddaughter. Her household registration should belong to our Gu family! I don't care if you want to go out alone, but you put Xixi's household registration under your name and not ours. What are you trying to do? Are you trying to anger me to death? "
At this moment, Old Master Gu had already found out about Gu Xi's new name from Aunt Mei.
Originally, when he heard that Gu Shao was going to take Gu Xi to register her household registration, Old Master Gu was a little excited. He held his Gu family's household registration booklet, family tree, and the names that he had thought of for Gu Xi. He had been eagerly waiting for Gu Shao to bring his dear granddaughter to him to register her household registration.
For this reason, Old Master Gu had specially instructed the kitchen to make more sweet and sour dishes.
In the end, after waiting for a long time, Old Master Gu received news that Gu Shao, that bastard, had already registered Gu Xi's household registration under his own household registration booklet.
He was so angry!
Old Master Gu snorted coldly into the phone. "I don't care about you anymore. You have to transfer Xiaoxi's household registration to our Gu family."
— Finally, he stopped pretending to be ignorant?
Gu Shao sneered.
"There's nothing wrong with having Xiaoxi's household registration under my name," Gu Shao said.
"Moreover," Gu Shao paused, then lowered his eyes and said, "it's better not to be in the Gu family than to encounter some inexplicable trouble in the future."
Gu Shao's words made Old Master Gu's face stiffen. Memories of the past came flooding back to his mind.
Old Master Gu sighed. "What happened back then, and what happened to your eldest brother, it's indeed not …"
Halfway through his sentence, the old man didn't continue. He just sighed again.
After hanging up the phone, Old Master Gu sat on the chair with a worried expression on his face.
When Butler Zhou saw this, he quickly comforted him. "Old Master, it's all in the past. Don't think about it anymore. No one is to blame for what happened back then." Moreover, he had a feeling that Gu Shao had actually found out the truth. He might even know more than Old Master Gu.
He vaguely felt that Gu Shao wasn't really blaming Old Master Gu.
Perhaps … Gu Shao had other considerations …
On the other side, Old Master Gu waved his hand.
"Let bygones be bygones," Old Master Gu said, then let out a long sigh. "It's just that our Gu family's little princess ran over to someone else's household registration."
Hearing Old Master Gu's ridicule, Butler Zhou wanted to laugh. How did Second Young Master say that she went over to someone else's household?
"Second Young Master probably wants to protect Little Miss," Butler Zhou advised again. After all, the Gu family back then was really too big of a tree that attracted too much attention.
Hearing this, Old Master Gu was unhappy. "Protect? Can't our family be protected? Now, there's no such thing as those miscellaneous matters in the Gu family. "
Old Master Gu became even angrier. However, after a while, he 'cured' himself.
"Gu Xi, 'cherishing my youth'. Hmm, good, good name, hehe." Old Master Gu thought about Gu Xi's new name and laughed.
Butler Zhou saw this and muttered to himself. It's not that this name is good. It's just that as long as he uses his precious granddaughter's name, Old Master Gu will think that it's the best.
In Old Master Gu's WeChat Moments, his other friends wondered why Gu Qinghua was suddenly in the mood to practice calligraphy. He even took photos and posted them on WeChat Moments.
On the other end, Old Master Shen scrolled through Old Master Gu's WeChat Moments and snorted. "What's there to show off about Gu Qinghua's lousy calligraphy? Also, after flipping through it, I can only see that he wrote the word 'cherishing'."
— —
Before Old Master Gu could finish posting his calligraphy, Gu Yanlin came back with big and small bags of luggage.
Looking at the 'cold and cheerless' house, Gu Yanlin was surprised. This was completely different from the happy and cheerful situation he had imagined.
"Second Uncle, are Xixi and Xixi not here yet?" Gu Yanlin asked Wang Ma, who was beside him.
"Nope," Wang Ma replied.
Gu Yanlin was disappointed. Recently, there were restrictions on flights between the two countries, and there was a shortage of air tickets. To think that he had spent a lot of money to find someone to refund his ticket and give it to him. In the end, he didn't see the soft and cute little sister that he had imagined!
"Did he say when he was coming?"
Wang Ma was speechless. She didn't know. Even Old Master Gu didn't know when Second Master Gu would come.
This was the first time Young Master Gu was so concerned about something.
Wang Ma secretly wiped her sweat. After thinking about it, she changed the topic. "Young Master Gu, you just got off the plane, right? I'll call a few people to help you carry your luggage up."
— — That's strange. Young Master Gu only brought one suitcase with him when he went abroad. She didn't expect him to bring six suitcases back.
"No need." Gu Yanlin refused. "I can carry it up myself later."
After saying that, Gu Yanlin pointed to the other six suitcases and said, "You don't have to carry these upstairs. Just put these in the storage room first."
These were gifts he had bought for his little sister when he was in Estan.
"Forget it, I'll do it myself."
It was as if Gu Yanlin was afraid that someone else would break the gifts, so he put them in the storage room himself.
Then, Gu Yanlin went to Old Master Gu's study.
When he saw Old Master Gu, Gu Yanlin's first sentence was not to ask how Old Master Gu was doing, but to ask, "Didn't Second Uncle come to get the household registration booklet?"
In a small group chat in the Gu family that didn't have Gu Shao, Old Master Gu clearly said that Gu Shao would come over to register Gu Xi's household registration booklet.
"…" Old Master Gu, who had just calmed down, didn't want to talk about this sad matter anymore.
Gu Yanlin understood. He coughed softly and suggested, "It's a happy occasion that you've found your little sister. Why don't you let Second Uncle come home for dinner?"
Old Master Gu glared at Gu Yanlin. "Hmph, if you want to invite him, go invite him yourself."
Although he said that, after Gu Yanlin went out, Old Master Gu still called Butler Zhou over. "Call that bastard and tell him that the Mid-Autumn Festival is next week. Ask him to come back for dinner. Also, tell him that if he doesn't come, don't come back in the future. "
"Hmph!"
— —
On the other end, Gu Shao received Butler Zhou's call. When he heard Butler Zhou's words, he replied, "I understand." Then, he hung up.
Gu Shao took a look at the time and then at Gu Xi, who seemed to be lazing around on the sofa in the living room and didn't want to sleep. He frowned and put on a serious expression. "It's 11 o 'clock. Go to sleep."
After a pause, Gu Shao added, "I'll take you to Liming Middle School tomorrow morning."
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