Secretly Married to the Ice-Cold CEO-Chapter 655: Extra 31 Want Uncle to Pick Me Up from School

Gu Qianlan hurriedly got dressed and asked her daughter, "Does mommy look pretty?"

Gu Xingwan said, "Pretty, mommy is the prettiest!"

Gu Qianlan pinched her little cheek, "You only flatter me. I heard you saying auntie is the prettiest, didn’t you?"

Gu Xingwan giggled, "Both auntie and mommy are pretty."

"You slick talker."

She took her daughter to the photography exhibition hall. The tickets for tonight were hard to get, but she had her secretary buy them at a high price.

She had the ticket but was afraid to come; she specifically arranged a business trip for herself. As the days grew closer to the photography exhibition, she couldn’t resist coming back.

Seeing her brother being so affectionate with her sister-in-law at the family manor, and Ai Xi and Jing Yue calling her brother "Dad," she noticed Xingwan’s disappointed expression and felt a pang of guilt for her daughter. 𝑓𝘳𝑒𝑒𝓌𝘦𝘣𝘯ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝑚

Xingwan liked to cling to her uncle. She asked her daughter, "Aren’t you afraid of your uncle?"

Gu Xingwan said, "I am, but uncle is so tall and handsome. I want uncle to pick me up from school. Can uncle stay here after school starts? I want my classmates to know I have a very impressive uncle."

Gu Qianlan patted her daughter’s head, "When school starts, your cousins will return to China to study. Uncle and auntie will also go back to China."

"Why don’t we go back to China? We are not from here. Mommy, I want to go back to China."

Gu Qianlan said, "Mommy can’t go back. I need to stay here to work. Does Xingwan want to leave mommy?"

She didn’t want to go back; she was afraid to.

Her reputation in China wasn’t good. She could only live with her daughter hiding in the United States. She didn’t want her daughter exposed to the media’s cameras.

If the media asked her who the child’s father was, how would she respond?

Gu Xingwan didn’t want to leave mommy, "Then we won’t go back to China, we’ll stay here."

When she finds her dad, she will definitely ask him why he left mommy.

Gu Qianlan held her daughter’s hand and walked into the exhibition hall. The photography exhibition had already started for a while.

She handed the ticket to the staff at the entrance, "Xingwan, remember to stay by mommy’s side, don’t wander off."

"I understand."

Gu Xingwan agreed sincerely but kept looking around for the man from the magazine.

You Ran was surrounded by several reporters for an interview. Tony was sitting not far away, constantly checking the time.

A half-hour had passed. What more did these reporters need to ask? Supplementary questions kept coming. Did they not prepare for the interview in advance? They were a bunch of dumb pigs, he was getting impatient.

A female reporter flirted with You Ran, glanced at Tony beside her, and tentatively asked, "Many netizens want to know one question. I might be a bit abrupt in asking, but is Mr. and Mr. Tony..."

Tony couldn’t pretend not to understand. He angrily made a gesture with his fingers, "What are you trying to say?"

The reporters suddenly understood and nodded knowingly. His expression and tone were unmistakable. What else could he be but gay?

You Ran shook his head helplessly and smiled, "We are friends."

To others, this clearly looked like doting indulgence towards a partner.

The reporters looked more regretfully at You Ran. Though being gay was no big deal, it was such a waste for such a man to be taken by another man!

Gu Qianlan led her daughter straight to the interview site but was captivated by an artwork along the way.

She stopped and looked. The scene depicted in the artwork was of a fallen and chaotic slum. A child squatted in the middle of the pothole-ridden road, picking up cigarette butts. He noticed someone photographing him and his gaze was fierce and resistant.

Such a fierce gaze on a ten-year-old child’s face. His arm had visible needle marks, a sight that made people shiver.

This world is both beautiful and cruel. Some children are born into big houses with servants and drivers. They can go to school, visit amusement parks, and have a happy childhood. However, those born in slums, with parents addicted to drugs, seldom escape the fate of drug addiction. From a young age, they get involved in drugs and see no hope in life.