Flash Marriage: He is a Wife-pampering Addict

Chapter 1070: Apart from Tongtong, what do I need?

“Mo Xiuchen, is Ranran asleep?”

Gu Kai’s voice came through the night, carrying a vaguely troubled emotion.

A profound glimmer passed through Mo Xiuchen’s eyes as he calmly said, “She’s asleep. Are you with Ah Mu?”

Hearing Qin Mu’s voice on the other end of the phone, Mo Xiuchen was somewhat surprised.

“Yeah, I’m drinking outside with Ah Mu, do you want to come?”

Mo Xiuchen’s handsome brow furrowed slightly as he hesitated for two seconds, then asked him for the address.

After hanging up, Mo Xiuchen walked out of the study, went to the bedside, glanced at the sleeping Wen Ran, and turned to leave the bedroom.

Twenty minutes later, Mo Xiuchen arrived at the bar where Gu Kai and Qin Mu were drinking.

In the private room with just Qin Mu and Gu Kai, it was very quiet, with several bottles of wine on the coffee table. The enclosed space was filled with the aroma of alcohol.

“How come you’ve drunk so much?”

Mo Xiuchen’s gaze swept over the wine bottles on the coffee table, his brow furrowing disapprovingly.

Qin Mu used his eyes to signal that it was because of Gu Kai, then lightly explained, “Ah Kai’s in a bad mood.”

“He was fine at dinner, what happened?” Mo Xiuchen asked as he sat down next to Gu Kai, relaxing himself, his long legs stretched out.

“Tongtong is my daughter.”

Gu Kai’s handsome features were cold and hard as he set his empty glass on the table and picked up the bottle to pour Mo Xiuchen a glass, “Join me for a couple of drinks before we talk.”

“Have you found Bai Yiyi?” Mo Xiuchen narrowed his eyes, his exploratory gaze fixed on Gu Kai’s melancholic face. Indeed, as he had said, Gu Kai probably didn’t even know what to do himself.

He and Bai Yiyi had just had a one-night stand; there were no feelings between them.

Now he was dating Fang Zhiwei, and although he hadn’t seen much of Gu Kai’s liking for Zhiwei, he didn’t dislike her either.

They had been dating for a few months and were clearly heading towards marriage.

Yet here popped up a daughter, and anyone would be troubled in his situation.

“I did, and she said she’d agree to any condition as long as I don’t fight for her daughter,” Gu Kai’s lips curled into a sneer. He, Gu Kai, lacked nothing—why would he need her to agree to anything?

Mo Xiuchen chuckled lightly and teased, “Isn’t that great? Whatever condition you want, she agrees to it.”

“Apart from Tongtong, what else do I need her to agree to?” Gu Kai looked at Mo Xiuchen coldly; he had brought him out to help him think of a solution, not to make fun of him.

Mo Xiuchen turned to Qin Mu, seeking his opinion with his eyes.

Qin Mu raised an eyebrow and absently fiddled with a glass as he spoke lightly, “Ah Kai, this matter is something no one else can decide for you. You have to think it through. If you’re set on having Tongtong, you’ll inevitably end up in court with Bai Yiyi. That’s not a big deal, but with Fang Zhiwei, it’s not quite fair to her.”

“How is it not fair? I didn’t have a child with another woman after getting to know her.”

Gu Kai retorted displeasedly, Fang Zhiwei was educated and sensible, not the petty type who couldn’t accommodate a child. If she really couldn’t accept Tongtong, then there was no need for him to continue with her.

“You can’t talk like that.”

Mo Xiuchen agreed with Qin Mu’s analysis, saying calmly, “Ah Kai, you had only a one-night fling with Bai Yiyi, and you don’t even have a father-daughter bond with Tongtong yet. Actually, you don’t need to fight for custody of Tongtong. She’s not Fang Zhiwei’s daughter. Even if Zhiwei isn’t petty, can she love Tongtong the same way Bai Yiyi does? Are you confident about that?”

This was a matter of biological mother versus stepmother.

“Even if Fang Zhiwei could be a good mother, what about Tongtong? When she grows up, will she blame you for separating her from her mother?”

“Do you mean that I should just pretend I don’t know Tongtong is my daughter and let her call another man daddy? Mo Xiuchen, would you want your child with Ranran to recognize another man as his or her father?”

What kind of good brother was this, not even siding with him.

Qin Mu’s mouth twitched sympathetically as he looked at Mo Xiuchen.

Mo Xiuchen snorted coldly, retorted, “Ranran and I love each other, do you love Bai Yiyi?”

Gu Kai was choked by his words and fell silent.

He picked up the glass and downed the newly arrived drink in one go, his body slumping heavily into the couch. He raised his hand to rub his temples, “If I didn’t know Tongtong was my daughter, that would be one thing, but now that I do, you want me to turn a blind eye. I can’t do that.”

“We’re not saying you should turn a blind eye.”

Qin Mu sighed lightly, they could understand Gu Kai’s feelings.

“Do you know, the moment I found out about Tongtong being my daughter, I even thought about making up for all the years I owed to Ranran by giving them to Tongtong. Ranran was only six months old when she disappeared, and Tongtong isn’t much older than she was then.”

A somber tone crept into Gu Kai’s low voice.

Listening to this, Mo Xiuchen’s brows furrowed slightly.

When he thought about the suffering that Ranran endured, his heart uncontrollably started to ache. After thirty years of brotherhood, he didn’t just understand Gu Kai.

More than that, he had been there through countless days of Gu Kai missing his sister, and these feelings were stirred up in him too.

“What do you want to do, then?”

“I don’t know. Tongtong is my daughter, but she was born through Bai Yiyi’s hard work. If I ruthlessly take her away, it seems a bit unfair to her too.”

The image of Bai Yiyi, with red eyes, pleadingly looking at him, surfaced before Gu Kai’s eyes, and a tightness suddenly formed at his chest.

He wasn’t that selfish, heartless man.

In fact, because of Ranran’s disappearance since childhood, he was even less willing to take Tongtong away from Bai Yiyi’s hands. His mother, too, had been heartbroken because of Ranran, eventually passing away in melancholy.

“Ah Kai, there’s another way, which won’t separate you from Tongtong but will also fulfill Bai Yiyi’s wishes.”

Qin Mu looked at Gu Kai thoughtfully, and upon speaking, Gu Kai was initially startled, “What way?”

“You can break up with Fang Zhiwei and marry Bai Yiyi. That way, Tongtong will have a complete family.”

Gu Kai didn’t answer but seemed a bit dazed.

Seeing his lost expression, Mo Xiuchen gently said, “It’s not necessarily the only way. As long as you and Bai Yiyi come to an agreement on co-parenting Tongtong, it’s not necessary for you two to be tied together. Just like those divorced couples, when you miss Tongtong, just bring her home to stay for a few days. Other than that, you each marry someone else and have nothing to do with each other.”

“Let Tongtong recognize that surname Li as her father? I won’t agree to that.”

Gu Kai replied without hesitation.

Qin Mu and Mo Xiuchen exchanged glances, finding Gu Kai’s anger somewhat amusing, “Ah Kai, you can hardly control who Bai Yiyi marries, unless you’re willing to be tied to her.”

“Li En likes Bai Yiyi and will naturally treat Tongtong well. Why are you so hostile towards him?”

Qin Mu asked, puzzled.