The sound of sobbing in the room was not loud, but it was mixed with fear and despair. It made one's heart tighten.
Gu Shao suddenly stopped in his tracks. He frowned and walked towards Gu Xi's room.
The girl's cries continued.
"Xixi, what's wrong?"
"Xixi?" Gu Shao called out and knocked on the door again.
However, Gu Xi did not respond.
"I'm in."
After hesitating for a few seconds, Gu Shao finally pushed open the door to Gu Xi's room out of worry.
The lights in the room were not turned on. With the help of the light outside the door, he could see that Gu Xi was lying on the bed. She was curled up in a ball under the blanket as if she was afraid. Her sobbing did not stop, and he could not tell if Gu Xi was awake or still in a dream.
Gu Shao walked to the bedside.
The light outside the room fell on Gu Xi's face. At this moment, the girl on the bed had her eyes tightly shut. Her face was pale, and the tears on her face had not dried yet. Although she was still crying, she was probably not awake yet.
Gu Xi, on the other hand, seemed to be experiencing something terrifying in her dream. Her face was scrunched up and filled with fear.
From the first time Gu Xi had found him until now, Gu Shao had never seen this girl so afraid and aggrieved. He could not help but feel his heart tighten.
Gu Shao leaned over and placed his hand on Gu Xi's forehead. He called out "Xixi" twice in an attempt to wake Gu Xi up.
"Xixi, wake up."
Gu Shao's voice entered Gu Xi's ears. The dream came to an abrupt end, and Gu Xi's consciousness was gradually pulled out of her sleep and she woke up.
— — She was dreaming again? Who was calling her? Was it Gu Shao?
Gu Xi opened her eyes in a daze and saw Gu Shao's face.
Having just woken up, Gu Xi was still in a daze. The moment she saw Gu Shao, she threw herself into Gu Shao's arms without thinking.
"Oh, Daddy …" Gu Xi burst into tears.
Gu Xi did not cry so loudly when she was alone in the dream. However, when she saw Gu Shao, she could not control her emotions.
All the fear and grievances he had felt poured out in an instant.
Gu Shao was at a loss of what to do with Gu Xi — he could feel that Gu Xi was afraid, but he didn't know how to comfort her.
Therefore, Gu Shao could only gently pat Gu Xi on the back of his head, trying to say something to calm Gu Xi down.
"Did you have a nightmare?"
"It's just a dream. Don't be afraid."
…
It was not Gu Shao's words that made Gu Xi feel at ease, but Gu Shao's presence made Gu Xi feel at ease. Her trembling body gradually calmed down, and so did her sobs.
Sensing the change in Gu Xi's emotions, Gu Shao heaved a sigh of relief. He gently stroked Gu Xi's hair and said, "Dreams are fake."
He wanted to comfort the girl, but before Gu Shao could finish his sentence, Gu Xi, who was lying on top of him, suddenly retorted, "It's true!"
Gu Xi's tone was firm. Perhaps it was because she had just cried, but her voice was muffled and sounded a little choked.
"It's real!" Gu Xi clutched Gu Shao's clothes tightly and emphasized.
Gu Xi's insistence made Gu Shao feel a little helpless, but he did not interrupt her.
After a long while, Gu Xi's emotions really calmed down, and her consciousness completely broke away from the dream.
Gu Xi's hands were still clutching Gu Shao's clothes. She sniffled and then subconsciously buried her head in Gu Shao's body and rubbed it against him. When she felt that her face was clean, she looked up at Gu Shao firmly and said again, "I'm not lying to you. My dream is real."
Lin Yize really wanted to deal with the Gu family and harm her and Gu Shao.
The problem is that you haven't told me what your dream was …
Gu Shao looked at Gu Xi and did not know whether to laugh or cry.
However, he still raised his hand and rubbed Gu Xi's head. Then, he said in a serious tone, "Don't worry, I won't let it come true."
Gu Shao did not know that his words were extremely comforting to Gu Xi.
Compared to the plot of the novel, Gu Xi was more willing to believe in Gu Shao.
"Okay." Gu Xi nodded obediently.
Gu Xi pulled Gu Shao's hand over her head and rubbed it against her face. A familiar feeling instantly occupied Gu Xi's senses.
Gu Xi's eyes widened. This is it!
In her dream, in the darkness, Gu Xi felt someone approaching her and placing his hand on her face. No wonder she felt so familiar. That feeling was exactly the same as when Gu Shao placed his hand on her face.
Gu Xi felt incredulous.
What did she mean by Gu Shao was in her dream?
Although she did not want to recall it, Gu Xi still recalled the plot of the novel and the last few drawings in her mind. Some things gradually became clearer.
Obviously, her dream was the scene in the novel where "Lin Xi" suffered the consequences of her own actions and was killed by a group of hooligans.
In the novel, "Lin Xi" suffered the consequences of her own actions. That experience of going offline had nothing to do with the Lin family or Lin Yize.
However, in her dream, she clearly saw the person in the distance. It was Lin Yize.
If her dream did not lie to her, then was everything not so simple? Was it actually a conspiracy of Lin Yize's?
Moreover, Gu Shao also discovered what she felt the most.
Countless questions hovered in Gu Xi's mind.
Gu Shao did not know what Gu Xi was thinking. Seeing that Gu Xi seemed to be in a daze, Gu Shao was about to pinch her face to wake her up when he saw that Gu Xi had already raised her head and was looking at him seriously.
"Dad, if I'm in danger, will you come and save me?" Gu Xi asked.
"Yes." There was no other way to answer this question.
"Then what if you don't know that I'm your child?" Gu Xi tilted her head again as she continued asking.
Upon hearing this, Gu Shao's gaze froze for a second. If he did not know that Gu Xi was his child, then he was not sure how he would answer this question.
This was the truest answer in Gu Shao's heart.
However, when he met Gu Xi's nervous gaze, Gu Shao's heart softened. He raised his hand and rubbed Gu Xi's head. He smiled and replied, "Yes. Whether I know it or not, I will save you, no matter where you are."
Although Gu Xi vaguely guessed that Gu Shao was most likely saying this to comfort her, she could not help but feel a trace of warmth in her heart.
Gu Xi no longer harped on this question. She raised her head and smiled at Gu Shao. "Then remember, if I'm in danger, you must come and save me."
Gu Shao was just about to agree when Gu Xi shook her head again and said, "But if you're in trouble, then you don't have to come."
Perhaps she could learn taekwondo, karate, or something like that. She could also practice long-distance running as a precaution.
Gu Xi was distracted by this thought.
Gu Xi said this seriously, but Gu Shao did not take it to heart. This was because, no matter what, as a father, he would always put his daughter's safety first.
"Are you done?" Seeing that Gu Xi's eyes were already rolling around in thought, Gu Shao thought that Gu Xi should have recovered from her nightmare.
"I'm done."
"You're not afraid anymore?"
Gu Xi shook her head and smiled at Gu Shao. "I'm not afraid anymore."
"Then let's go to sleep," Gu Shao said.
"Oh …" Gu Xi was still hesitant to let Gu Shao stay a little longer, but when they separated a little, Gu Xi noticed that on Gu Shao's pajamas … she had just wiped her snot and tears.
Gu Xi's face instantly turned red.
"Is there anything else?" Gu Shao asked.
"Oh, no." Gu Xi quickly shrunk back under the blanket. As if trying to hide something only made it more conspicuous, she said, "Daddy, goodnight."
Then, she buried her entire head under the blanket.
Seeing that Gu Shao was about to leave, Gu Xi crawled out from under the blanket again. She could not help but look at her masterpiece on the other party's clothes.
So embarrassing …
Did she get beaten up?
Gu Xi's mind was in a mess.
Fortunately, Gu Shao actually noticed it but did not care.
— —
Gu Shao had actually been standing at the door all this time and had not left.
He was not in the room because he was a grown-up and had to be careful.
Gu Shao waited until there was no more movement in the room. After confirming that Gu Xi had fallen asleep, he closed the door.
At this moment, Aunt Mei seemed to have been startled and came over to take a look worriedly.
"Sir, what's wrong with Xiaoxi?"
"She had a nightmare," Gu Shao said. After a pause, he added, "It's nothing serious. Aunt Mei, don't worry."
Aunt Mei nodded. "Is she asleep? Do you want me to make something to eat? "
"She's already asleep. Aunt Mei, you should rest too."
"Okay," Aunt Mei replied.
Just as she was about to leave, Gu Shao called out to her.
"Aunt Mei, do you think Xixi wants her mother's love and care?" Gu Shao asked in a deep voice.
Upon hearing this, Aunt Mei was stunned. She immediately understood that Sir was probably worried that he was not a good father.
Gu Xi's situation was rather special. Although everything seemed normal on the surface, her heart was not as good as the average child from a normal family.
Aunt Mei sensed that she was sensitive, careful, and subconsciously catered to her because she was afraid of being disliked.
Aunt Mei sighed inwardly and did not hide anything. "A child at this age must have a natural desire for maternal love."
"However," Aunt Mei changed the topic slightly and said, "Xiao Xi's biological mother doesn't seem to be a good person either. She's not very sensible at all. In my opinion, Xiao Xi probably doesn't have any expectations for her."
"Sir, please show more concern for Xiaoxi," Aunt Mei said. As Aunt Mei spoke, she paused for a moment and could not help but say something that she should not have said. "As for why Xiao Xi is going to be a new mother, I hope that you can consider her feelings more. I hope that it's a sincere person who can treat Xiao Xi well."
Upon hearing Aunt Mei's words, Gu Shao was stunned. A hint of surprise flashed across his eyes. Actually, he had not considered this matter before.
— —
Meanwhile, at the Lin residence.
When he saw that the person in the photo was Meng Zixin, Lin Yize's first love, Song Kexin was completely flustered and lost his usual confidence.
Song Kexin did not dare to look for Lin Yize, so he could only wait for Lin Yize at home.
It was late at night when Lin Yize returned home. When he saw Song Kexin in the living room with a bitter expression, Lin Yize did not give him a good look for the first time. He directly ignored Song Kexin and went upstairs.
"Stop right there," Song Kexin called out to Lin Yize. He tried to control his emotions and asked, "Where have you been? Who did you meet? "
Upon hearing Song Kexin's question, Lin Yize suddenly sneered. "Why are you still asking me when you already know?"
He admitted that his tone was not good. After more than ten years, Lin Yize saw the woman that he loved and hated at the same time. Lin Yize's feelings were complicated. Song Kexin's attitude also made Lin Yize quite angry.
Originally, Lin Yize had planned to use an even more forceful attitude to force the other team to terminate the transportation control project. He did not expect to actually meet Meng Zixin.
After a moment of surprise, Lin Yize changed his original plan.
He and Meng Zixin left the banquet and started to reminisce about the past. Lin Yize gave Song Kexin enough hints: he hoped that Meng Zixin would work under him and help him with this matter.
Unfortunately, Meng Zixin was adamant about Lin Yize's' good intentions'. The two of them parted on bad terms. When they left, Lin Yize wanted to send Song Kexin his' good intentions', but Song Kexin rejected him.
After hitting a wall with Meng Zixin, Lin Yize saw a similar face and subconsciously vented his anger on Song Kexin.
When he saw Song Kexin's pale face and red eyes, Lin Yize suddenly realized that he had lost his composure. He hugged his ex-wife and began to apologize.
"Kexin, don't misunderstand. I'm not angry at you. It's just that there's some business situation in the Southeast that hasn't been resolved yet, so I'm not in a good mood. I'm sorry."
After hearing Lin Yize's explanation, Song Kexin also became nervous. "You're talking about the goods that were confiscated?"
"That's right." Lin Yize nodded and roughly explained the whole situation to Song Kexin.
"So you're saying that you also solved this problem today?"
"Yes," Lin Yize replied and said, "Meeting Meng Zixin was indeed an accident. I didn't expect her to be from that side."
After hearing the explanation, Song Kexin still felt uneasy. "Then you and that woman, you …"
"I'm just discussing business with her. Ever since she betrayed me, she wasn't worth my attention anymore." Lin Yize looked at Song Kexin and said, "Besides, my lover is now you, and my wife is also you. What are you worried about?"
"Besides, that woman is now doing things that are ruining my business, so she's destined to be my enemy, Lin Yize," Lin Yize said fiercely, but it temporarily calmed Song Kexin down.
"Then will you still meet her?" Song Kexin asked.
"Even if I meet her, she'll only be an enemy." Lin Yize sneered. However, he didn't tell Song Kexin that he was currently planning to invite Meng Zixin over again.
In Lin Yize's heart, he still hadn't given up on the idea of roping Meng Zixin in and using her to do things for him.
He believed that with their past relationship and the fact that Meng Zixin owed him, as long as he met her a few more times and got closer to her, she would quickly fall in love with him again and be used by him.
…
One night passed.
The next day, Gu Xi woke up in the morning and had just finished tidying up her room when Aunt Mei stuffed an egg into her hand.
"This is a custom in my hometown. If a child has a nightmare at night, they'll be fine after eating a salted egg the next day," Aunt Mei said.
Although Gu Xi felt that it wasn't good to be feudal, when she heard Aunt Mei's words and held the warm egg in her hand, Gu Xi couldn't help but feel a sense of warmth in her heart.
"Thank you, Grandma Mei." Gu Xi smiled at her.
Aunt Mei also smiled and asked with concern, "Are you okay now? You didn't have a nightmare yesterday, right? "
"No." Gu Xi shook her head.
When she woke up, the fear she had last night from the nightmare had already disappeared. However, the memory of last night was very clear in Gu Xi's mind and was so stubborn that she couldn't forget it even if she wanted to.
When she thought about how she had cried in front of Gu Shao last night and even smeared her tears and mucus all over his body, Gu Xi felt so embarrassed that she almost dug her toes through the board.
"Dad, has he come?" Gu Xi asked. Usually, Gu Shao would already be at the door at this time.
Gu Xi felt a little lucky and hoped that she wouldn't run into Gu Shao.
However, before Gu Xi could finish her sentence, she saw Gu Shao walking over from the dining room.
When he saw Gu Xi, Gu Shao's expression didn't change at all. He walked over and patted Gu Xi's head gently and said, "Eat your breakfast. I'll send you to school after that."
Gu Xi didn't know if it was an illusion, but she felt that Gu Shao's tone was gentler than usual today.
And he was going to send her?!
—
Gu Shao listened to Aunt Mei's words yesterday and decided to show more concern for his daughter.
Usually, when Gu Xi heard that Gu Shao was going to send her to school, she would definitely be secretly delighted. However, today …
"No need, I can go by myself." Gu Xi then ran into the dining room, took her breakfast, and closed the door.
Gu Shao was left behind with a puzzled look on his face.
No matter how Gu Shao guessed, he would never have thought that Gu Xi didn't want him to send her to school because she thought about how she had embarrassed herself yesterday and felt that it was too embarrassing, so she didn't want to do it with him.
—
Since he couldn't send his daughter to school, Gu Shao had no choice but to go to the company himself.
NTN. In his office, Gu Shao had just finished a meeting when his secretary reported that Lisa had arrived.
Looking at Meng Zixin in front of him, Gu Shao didn't say anything and gave her the opportunity to explain the situation.
Meng Zixin didn't hesitate and took the initiative to report to Gu Shao what had happened yesterday, including her departure with Lin Yize and Lin Yize's attempt to win her over.
"That's what happened last night. As for why I left with Mr. Lin Yize alone, it was because I didn't want to affect the banquet. I came here specifically to explain the situation so that Mr. Gu wouldn't misunderstand. "
After Meng Zixin finished speaking, she quietly looked at Gu Shao and waited for him to speak.
Originally, Meng Zixin thought that Gu Shao would ask about her relationship with Lin Yize and her current attitude towards Lin Yize, but he didn't.
Gu Shao only asked, "When the project starts, it's normal for the Lin Corporation to be suppressed. What do you plan to do, Mr. Qiao?"
Gu Shao asked Qiao Luo and not Meng Zixin. This also showed his attitude. He only wanted to know how Qiao Luo would deal with it and didn't care about Meng Zixin and Lin Yize's story.
Meng Zixin was slightly surprised, but she understood in her heart.
"I can answer this question on behalf of my boss." After a pause, Meng Zixin continued, "We've been working with the Southeast for many years and have already received a commission. There won't be any accidents. Also, Mr. Gu, don't worry about the Chinese side. If the current channel is suppressed by the Lin Corporation, we have other channels."
Then, Meng Zixin smiled and said, "Also, the NTN project has always been compliant. I think that even if the Lin Corporation wants to do something, it won't be successful."
Using this opportunity, Meng Zixin reported the current situation of the project to Gu Shao and then left.
After Meng Zixin left, Xu Fei looked in the direction of the door and commented softly, "Fortunately, this Meng Zixin is sober." She didn't do anything stupid.
Hearing this, Gu Shao glanced at Xu Fei and didn't comment.
In his opinion, Meng Zixin just made a normal choice and judgment.
"Keep an eye on them. If the Lin Corporation does anything, just do it." Gu Shao casually ordered.
"Okay." Xu Fei agreed.
—
On the other hand, Gu Xi arrived at school. His mind was still thinking about what happened last night and that dream.
In the novel, the description of "Lin Xi" going offline was too simple. Other than the result, even the process was very vague. And Gu Xi felt that a large part of that dream was missing.
What would cause the Gu family to collapse? And Gu Shao? Did he really discover it?
These questions gave Gu Xi a headache.
But soon, Gu Xi didn't have time to think about these troublesome things anymore.
An official notice was posted on the official website of the "Heavenly Creation Competition": The first round of the competition will be held on Saturday morning at the CYC Technology Center Guild Hall.
When they saw the notice, Gu Xi and the other two began to make preparations for the first round of the competition.
In the [Battle of Heavenly Creation Summit] group, [Lin]'s latest test results and a video of the machine running were posted.
[Lin]: I ran it two more times. The current situation is stable.
[X]: I feel amazing!
Gu Xi praised sincerely.
[AAA]: Am I not amazing?
[X]: Both of you are amazing ~
After saying this, Gu Xi sent the design of the intelligent companion machine she had designed to the group.
The design of the machine was a little person shaped like a water droplet. There was a special wheel at the bottom that could be moved when necessary.
[X]: What do you think?
[AAA]: Cute.
[Lin]: Not bad.
Then, [Lin] suddenly asked: [Don't you have color?]
When she saw this message, Gu Xi was stunned. She didn't use color because she thought that white was more conventional.
[X]: Is white okay? Or if necessary, you can customize it into other colors.
[Lin]: I think pink is better.
When she saw the message, Gu Xi was almost dumbfounded. She read it several times to make sure that she didn't misread the message. The suggestion of "pink" did indeed come from [Lin], who was concise and to the point.
Gu Xi: "…" She thought that this kind of big boss would prefer white or black.
Fortunately, the next second, [Lin] said: [White is also fine. You can use special materials to make it.
This material is similar to the screen of a mobile phone, but it is white. You can use electromagnetic perception to show different colors.
In this way, the user would be able to change the appearance of the machine according to their preferences.
[X]: Do you want to give it a name?
[Lin]: Sure.
[Lin]: How about Xibao?
"Xibao?" Gu Xi repeated the name. She didn't know what was wrong with it, but it just felt a little old-fashioned.
Originally, Gu Xi would have been ridiculed by [AAA] in the group with this name, but unexpectedly, [AAA] actually said: Sure, it sounds good!
[AAA]: Xibao, Xibao, or Xibao are also fine.
[Lin]: Yes, it can also be Xibao or Xibao.
…
Looking at the two of them discussing seriously, Gu Xi fell into a daze. She didn't know why these two people were so fond of the word "Xi".
—
After these miscellaneous matters were settled, the three of them once again returned to the matter of the competition itself.
[Lin]: "The public competition will start at 9 a.m. on Saturday. Although our venue number isn't the first, we will have no time to prepare. Therefore, we have to go to the venue in advance to see the venue and test the on-site equipment."
Speaking of this, Gu Yanlin really wanted to complain.
The three of them had been working as a team for so long and had already prepared the equipment, but they hadn't even touched it.
[Lin]: Let's meet at the venue on Friday afternoon and discuss it.
Seeing the other party's suggestion, Gu Xi naturally had no objections, so she immediately replied in the group: [Okay].
However, [AAA] suddenly went offline.
After a long time, [AAA] replied: [Anything is fine.]
—
After sending these two words, Sheng Xiuyan threw away his phone with a conflicted expression, then picked it up and checked where the item he had ordered was.
At this moment, there was movement at the door. Shen Ye came back with a delivery box in his hand.
"Who bought the delivery? I just brought it in. " As he spoke, Shen Ye glanced at the name on the box and raised his eyebrows. "Don't tell me Dad bought some random stuff from the video again?"
"Tsk tsk, he's already so old, but the recipient's name is [The Most Handsome Guy in the Universe] …" Shen Ye complained again.
On the side, Sheng Xiuyan's expression froze when he heard these words.
This was his package. He didn't know what he was thinking at the time, but because he didn't want to expose his strange thoughts, he had used a special account when he placed the order.
Sheng Xiuyan tried his best to maintain a calm expression as he stood up and walked over to Shen Ye. "It's Grandpa. Give it to me, I'll help him get it."
"No rush, let me take a look first. If it's something useless and a scam, I'll return it to him."
Upon hearing this, Sheng Xiuyan frowned. Before he could step forward to stop him, a tearing sound was heard as Shen Ye had already opened the package.
The next second, he heard Shen Ye exclaim in disgust, "What the hell is this?" The item in the delivery box was thrown away in an arc.
A green and ugly head mask fell onto the ground with a 'biaji' sound … ….
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