Can We Say No to Divorce?
Chapter 146 - 96 Dad, time to give a red envelope!

Chapter 146: Chapter 96 Dad, time to give a red envelope!

Gu Qingchen would have never imagined that he would become the father of a five-year-old girl!

He has a lot of sympathy and love for her!

The way a father loves his daughter!

Moreover, hearing her call him that, he was extremely happy in his heart.

It was a kind of love that surfaced from deep within the heart, needing no embellishment or additions, just naturally manifesting.

Just like butterflies naturally soaring through the flowers, like all streams flow towards the sea, like the blue sky scattered with drifting white clouds.

Not only was the little girl excited and proud; even Gu Qingchen, the generally calm and composed man, felt a surging touch in his heart at that moment, unknowingly flowing to his heart’s tip.

Listening to the little girl calling him dad, it was as if he truly had a daughter by his side, twining around his knees, unlimited joy.

The little girl was incredibly excited, as if the wounds she had suffered no longer hurt anymore.

She hugged Gu Qingchen’s neck, each call so sweetly clinging: "Daddy, does that mean I get a red envelope?"

Gu Qingchen laughed, he truly hadn’t thought about that!

"Little girl..." Suddenly, a voice rebuked.

It was Bei Ran who had bought breakfast and walked in, hearing the laughter and joy from the hospital room while still at the door.

When the little girl called out "Daddy," Bei Ran was almost shocked.

The little girl always admired Gu Qingchen, and also regarded him as her birth father, which Bei Ran knew.

A child’s mind, parents naturally understand at a glance.

She had also tried hard to manage this relationship, even attempted to bring them together, but things went contrary to her wishes.

A DNA report proved, making her realize, hope is beautiful, but reality is cruel.

Even though imaginations are wonderful, she must also accept the ruthless reality.

But, in the child’s heart, once recognition is settled, it’s very difficult to change.

The little girl hoped for a father, one as tall and majestic as Gu Qingchen!

Bei Ran had also hoped...

She jolted from her reminiscence, taking advantage while the little girl wasn’t yet deeply mired in this imagined kinship, Bei Ran wanted to make her daughter understand.

Therefore, Bei Ran’s face was somewhat cold, she placed the breakfast on the table, then looked at her daughter still cuddled in Gu Qingchen’s arms: "Little girl, who allowed you to recognize another person as your father?"

The little girl saw her mother was angry, and she pursed her lips, not daring to speak.

Gu Qingchen was still immersed in the just experienced father-daughter affection, unaware that Bei Ran was unhappy with him and the little girl being so close, a moment ago, his mood had climbed to the peak, the next moment, it plunged into hell.

He soothed the little girl’s just excited heart, then said to Bei Ran: "Bei Ran, I can be the little girl’s father!"

"I don’t need you to!" Bei Ran coldly refused, "Doctor Gu, if there’s nothing else, I would like to spend some time with the little girl."

Gu Qingchen fell silent, his handsome face looking a bit grim, and then he walked out.

As the room’s door closed, Bei Ran gazed at the little girl, who saw that her mother was upset.

In memory, Bei Ran was rarely strict with them, perhaps because she felt there was a natural lack of fatherly love, Bei Ran thought she should compensate them with extra maternal love, so, she tried to be as patient as possible in guiding and educating the child.

But at this moment, she didn’t expect that the little girl would actually call Gu Qingchen daddy!

"Mommy, I’m sorry..." the little girl came over and pulled on her mother’s clothes, "Mommy doesn’t like me calling Uncle Knight as daddy, I won’t call him that anymore..."

Although she longed for fatherly love, if her mother didn’t like it, she would let it go.

Bei Ran bent down, holding her daughter’s adorable round cheeks.

Bei Ran’s eyes brimmed with tears, "The one who should say sorry is Mommy, it’s Mommy’s fault that you and Big Fish have no father, but little girl, Uncle Knight has his own life, he and Mommy are already divorced, he’s getting married and having children, he has his own life, we can’t just because we miss fatherly affection, go calling someone else as father. Do you understand what Mommy is saying?"

"I understand," the little girl quickly nodded, "Actually, it’s not a big deal not having a daddy, I have mommy, I have Sweetheart Auntie, and I have big brother..."

"Baby..." Bei Ran reached out and hugged her into her arms, listening to her pretendingly indifferent voice, Bei Ran’s heart ached repeatedly.

She grew up in a single-parent family as an ordinary girl, yet she still leads a courageous and active life with her precious twin babies.

In the afternoon, after the little one fell asleep, Gu Qingchen came to patrol the room, he fixed his gaze on Bei Ran: "Bei Ran, we need to talk."

Bei Ran also had things she wanted to clarify with him, so the two of them went to Gu Qingchen’s office.

Gu Qingchen stared at her: "Why be so harsh on the little one?"

"She mistakenly recognizes others as her father, it’s my failure in teaching!" Bei Ran said indifferently, "Don’t take it to heart!"

Gu Qingchen’s face turned stern, "Must you speak to me this way? It is normal for a child to yearn for paternal love, if you suppress her desire like this, do you realize, you will create psychological shadows for her! Do you realize, you will lay down some hidden issues for her growing phase!"

"Thank you, Doctor Gu, I will remember what you said." Bei Ran stared at him, "But indeed, you are not the little one’s father, you shouldn’t bear the responsibilities and obligations a father should have. Doctor Gu will have a wife, will have his own family in the future."

Gu Qingchen stepped forward, just staring at her without speaking.

He took another step closer, Bei Ran did not want to be so close to him, so she had to take a step back.

However, he followed closely, step by step.

Until he forced her into a corner with no escape, he then pinned her against the wall.

Amidst his cold and surly demeanor, there was also a sense of anger.

Between his eyebrows, there was an imposing aura, yet there was an unnoticeable sorrow.

He had no intention of using the little one, driven by emotional impulses, naturally, he developed a father-daughter affection with her.

Perhaps, in his view, father-daughter affection does not necessarily need a blood relationship; it is an incredibly mysterious and tacit emotion.

Bei Ran’s body was pinned against the wall by his towering and elongated figure; she couldn’t move, yet she could feel his body heat passing through the thin layers of their clothes, repeatedly pressing against her skin.

"Bei Ran..." Gu Qingchen called out her name, "Just because I’m not the biological father of the little one, you push me thousands of miles away, killing a child’s craving for affection!"

Bei Ran was also looking at him, she retorted, "I know blood relations don’t represent everything, but Qingchen, can you understand the little one’s thoughts? Her so-called father means her biological father, involving an inseparable blood relation..."

The child’s thoughts are still innocent, unaware of what a non-blood related father-daughter relationship entails!

Bei Ran said this, her voice somewhat choking up.

Gu Qingchen remained silent, looking at her pinned against the wall.

He thought, Tang Baijin was the little one’s biological father, and after Tao Yu’en hurt the little one, with Bei Ran’s character, she definitely would not let the little one live with Tang Baijin.

She could sacrifice her own marriage to raise her child; naturally, the child’s well-being is most important in her heart.

"Bei Ran, the child is still young, her thoughts are pure, her missing her father is normal. We’ve been married for four years, you should understand, I’m not just talk."

Gu Qingchen moved closer to her, almost reaching her lips.

Bei Ran nodded, "I know, I know you are serious, Gu Qingchen, but the little one doesn’t need your pity, nor your charity..."

"Pity? Charity?" Gu Qingchen scoffed, "Bei Ran, you truly are knowledgeable, mastering the Chinese vocabulary to perfection! We’ve been married for four years, you never told me you had a child, isn’t it because you don’t need my pity or charity, right? If we had children, would everything be different?"

His gaze was too sharp, seeing through Bei Ran’s thoughts!

Bei Ran’s marriage to him was a contract marriage, her child is naturally her utmost concern; she would not let anyone bully, pity, or offer charity, she could take all the suffering, but her child need not bear it with her.

"What would be different? Not divorce?" Bei Ran’s voice was faint as she asked him, "Not divorce for a child that isn’t yours?"

Gu Qingchen instantly fell into deep thought; perhaps, they wouldn’t have divorced.

Of course, this is all hypothetical.

The reality is, they are indeed already divorced.

At this moment, both of them were silent.

In the heavy atmosphere, only their heartbeats could be heard.

And their heartbeats were so close to each other.

Just like how their emotions were also once so, so close...

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