Chapter 41: Claiming My Ownership of You
Qin Muxuan was a bit confused. Then Qin Xiaobai raised his head and said complacently,
“Dabai, that girl likes me. She has been giving me lollipops for a whole semester. Do you think I should accept her love?”
“…”
Qin Muxuan was completely stunned by Xiaobai’s words. Xiaobai was only five years old! She didn’t believe that he already had that kind of thought. Then she squatted down and said,
“Xiaobai, you are still too young to know about love. That girl might just want to be your friend.” ‘And you are too young to be in a relationship!’ She thought that.
Qin Xiaobai nodded in a trance, saying,
“I see.”
Qin Muxuan then let out a sigh of relief. Only after she went to college did she fall in love for the first time, so she was wondering where the love gene of Xiaobai came from since it was definitely not from her. However, she didn’t notice the complacent look in the eyes of the man beside her. Although he hadn’t raised Qin Xiaobai before this kid was five, he still saw Qin Xiaobai inheriting some of his characters.
Gu Zijin had been receiving love letters ever since he entered primary school but he was never really in a relationship until he met Qin Muxuan. Thinking of that, Gu Zijin fixed his eyes on Qin Muxuan. However, the latter seemed to know nothing about how lucky she was five years ago.
As Gu Zijin thought of that, he got a bit down-hearted and couldn’t help but question himself for not behaving well five years ago.
At the running race, Qin Xiaobai was as spirited as he had been in the three-legged race. He held Gu Zijin’s hand in a high spirit,
“Daddy, if we win a second race in the Family Day, our teacher will give us a secret present.”
Seeing the expectation in Qin Xiaobai’s eyes, Gu Zijin rubbed his head and said,
“Fine, daddy will help you win.”
Qin Muxuan was a bit worried since she considered herself a girl with no advantages in running. If it were not for this, Qin Xiaobai wouldn’t have been at the bottom of the class in all the Family Day events for years. As the teacher blew the whistle, she felt her legs limp, which got her one step behind the other parents for the start. Gu Zijin was waiting for her to hand him the baton with a calm look. Seeing that, Qin Muxuan, teeth gritted, ran ahead as fast as she could. After around forty days, she couldn’t see Qin Xiaobai anymore. So she didn’t want to let Qin Xiaobai down now.
Seeing that, Gu Zijin was a bit touched. Although Qin Muxuan still didn’t run very fast, it was clear to see that she had done her best for Qin Xiaobai. Gu Zijin knew that she was a good mother. After Qin Muxuan had passed him the baton out of breath, he was already a half lap behind the other parents. Gu Zijin then held Qin Muxuan’s waist in his arms and kissed on her lips, saying,
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The teacher who saw clearly what was happening couldn’t help but shout inwardly, ‘That is so romantic!’
Before Qin Muxuan could come back to her sense, she saw Gu Zijin running ahead as quickly as lightning. Then she couldn’t help shouting,
“Gu Zijin, go for it!”
All the inheritors of the Gu Family had to take high-intensity physical training since their childhood, so their physical conditions were far better than others’. Qin Xiaobai waited at the starting line and watched Gu Zijin running toward him at full speed. Then he jumped from the ground excitedly and said,
“Daddy!”
As Gu Zijin took a huge stride and reached Qin Xiaobai, he passed the baton to Xiaobai right away. The boy held the baton tightly while running ahead at top speed.
“We have a winner! Qin Xiaobai and his parents, congratulations!”
The parents who were super exhausted kept gasping. Before they knew what had happened, Gu Zijin had already passed them like a wind. After that, this man was far ahead of them and they couldn’t catch up with him even though they had almost stopped breathing due to running.
Qin Muxuan was waiting at the finishing line already. She used the tissue she had prepared to wipe the sweats on Qin Xiaobai’s face. Qin Xiaobai pulled Qin Muxuan’s hand, saying,
“Mommy, daddy is also tired. You should take care of him too. I’m already fine.”
Hearing that, Qin Muxuan stood up and looked to Gu Zijin, finding the latter having only a little sweat on his face. After he had run, his handsome face looked softer and more enchanting. In the sunlight, every move of him seemed so charming right now.
Qin Muxuan felt her heart missing a beat when she saw him. Thinking of that kiss, she blushed up to her ears and passed him a bottle of water,
“Here.”
Gu Zijin took over the water and dragged Qin Muxuan over to him, saying in a low voice,
“Qin Muxuan, there are lots of women staring at me right now. Don’t you think you should claim that I belong to you now?”
“…”
Qin Muxuan looked around, finding that even the class teacher was looking at Gu Zijin with an admiring look in her eyes. Then she, mouth twitched, realized that this man’s handsome appearance was like a sin. However, since he was the main reason why Qin Xiaobai had won the race, she would like to offer him a prize. She stood on tiptoe and kissed on his thin lips when he was in a daze with her hand around his waist, saying,
“Is it enough to claim my ownership of you?”
Gu Zijin, with a smile on his face, nodded slightly. Qin Xiaobai who saw that got stunned, thinking,
‘So this is love which Dabai has talked about?’
The school had prepared fruit and drinks for everyone. After Xiaobai had eaten some of the snacks, he sat on the seat for a rest. Gu Zijin got a call from business and went to the hallway to speak on the phone. Qin Muxuan stayed by Qin Xiaobai’s side. The girl whom Qin Muxuan had seen on the playground was still hesitantly standing by the classroom door with her head popped into the room from time to time. Seeing that, Qin Muxuan finally said gently,
“Are you Xiaobai’s classmate? Come have a seat.”
After getting her permission, the girl showed a cheerful look and walked over right away. Then she took out the candy in her hand tamely, saying,
“Miss, have a candy.”
Hearing that, Qin Muxuan got a bit delighted. She felt that this girl did have a sweet tongue. The little girl’s eyes were still fixed on Qin Xiaobai who was sleeping with his head tilted. Then the girl muttered,
“Miss, can I be Xiaobai’s friend?”
“Sure, of course, Xiaobai, what do you say?”
Qin Muxuan reached out her hand to pat on Xiaobai. Then the latter opened his eyes in a trance and said,
“Dabai, what happened?”
The next second, he saw the girl in front of him as well as the look in Qin Muxuan’s eyes. After he got dazed for a second, he reached out his chubby hand friendly. The girl, with an overjoyed look on her face, said,
“Then we’ll be friends from today!”
Gu Zijin happened to see that when he came into the room. Then he felt that his heart was softened a bit.
After the Family Day was finished, the class teacher announced that the winner for this year was Qin Xiaobai’s family and gave the secret present, which was a pile of papers which recorded all the certificates of honors and grades Qin Xiaobai had received ever since he entered the school. Gu Zijin glanced through the papers and finally had a little understanding of Qin Xiaobai’s life before five years old.
Qin Xiaobai had excellent grades and always came top in the class. However, he had seldom attended activities since Qin Muxuan couldn’t afford the activity fee. With Gu Zijin’s heart aching, he thought, ‘Why didn’t I realize that we would have a kid if we didn’t take any safety precautions?’