The Whole Internet is Shipping Me with My Ex-Boyfriend-Chapter 293: Suisui Is Your Daughter

Chi Yu was still pondering over the phrase "acknowledge one’s ancestry," when Suisui reached out to grab the phone. Unable to reach it, Suisui suddenly fell forward—

The unexpected incident scared Chi Yu into a cold sweat.

His first reaction wasn’t to worry about the phone, but to hastily reach out and pull Suisui, who was about to have a close encounter with the carpet, back into his arms.

Suisui was also stunned.

Her little face was somewhat pale.

Chi Yu held Suisui in his arms, feeling very apologetic, thinking that Suisui must have been frightened.

He was afraid she would cry and even planned to take her to Gu Yuan to comfort her if she did. But Suisui didn’t cry. After recovering, she even remembered to grab the phone.

The video call was still going, and Suisui saw a kind elderly lady on the screen, mimicking the earlier tone and calling out, "Grandma~"

Yu Rujin, having been startled by the earlier commotion, was worried that something unexpected had happened.

The screen shifted, revealing an adorable little face, straight bangs, hair braided into two fishtail braids, big and round eyes as clear as water-washed grapes. When calling out ’grandma,’ Suisui’s cheeks puffed up.

"Oh, you little darling." After responding, Yu Rujin suddenly realized, "What am I doing, you shouldn’t call me grandma, you should call me grandmother."

Suisui looked innocent and curious, "What’s a grandmother?"

Yu Rujin explained, "My dear, a grandmother is your daddy’s grandma, so you should call me grandmother, not follow your daddy."

Suisui gave a confused "Oh," seemed to understand but didn’t, turned to Chi Yu and instructed, "Quick, you call her grandmother."

Chi Yu: "..."

Suisui didn’t understand, and could only express her understanding based on her own interpretation.

Yu Rujin on the other end of the video was laughing happily. For some time now, she had been feeling quite depressed due to her grandson running away to Sui City and refusing to be managed.

But now things were fine.

Now things were completely fine.

"My dear, your daddy calls me grandma, you should call me grandmother." Yu Rujin explained patiently.

Suisui seemed to understand, but also did not, as the term "grandmother" was unfamiliar to her, something she’d never encountered before.

So now she was quite puzzled.

Chi Yu noticed Suisui’s confusion and wanted to patiently teach her how to address people, but upon reconsideration, thought better of it. If the truth were to be known by Grandma, even the strongest physique would be disheartened for a while.

If he didn’t clarify, Grandma would surely investigate right away, making things even more troublesome.

He adjusted the position of Suisui holding the phone so that his figure appeared on the screen, and said to the person on the other side, "Grandma, you misunderstand, Suisui is not my daughter."

Yu Rujin, hearing this, tried to persuade, "Rest assured, Grandma isn’t a harsh person. Please bring the little darling back to acknowledge our family roots soon, after all, she’s the first great-granddaughter of our Quan Family."

"What does acknowledging our family roots mean?" Suisui curiously poked her head over, filling the screen with her little face and squeezing Chi Yu out.

Yu Rujin, seeing Suisui, was overjoyed, uncharacteristically happy: "Acknowledging the family roots means returning to where one truly belongs. My dear, do you want to come to grandmother’s place?"

Suisui shook her head, "No."

She turned and hugged Chi Yu, snuggling into his arms, "I have friends here."

Chi Yu patted Suisui’s hair, her light brown hair thin and soft, and said to the person on the other end of the video, "Suisui is just a friend’s daughter and has nothing to do with me."

The stepfather status is still under consideration, he will only acknowledge it once things are settled.

Yu Rujin: "Cut from the same mold, and you’re telling me it’s unrelated?"

Chi Yu: "..."

At that moment, Yu Rujin stared at the video call screen, at Suisui’s face that was identical to Jin.

This was being called a friend’s daughter?

Yu Rujin, at her age, was having an existential crisis.

At that moment, Fu, beside Yu Rujin, gave her a reminder, "Madam, there’s a popular saying on the internet, something called ’I have a friend series,’ and generally the ’friend’ in this series is actually oneself."

Chi Yu, upon hearing this: "..."

You’ve said something even I hadn’t thought of.

Fu continued, "The young master surely has his own difficulties."

There are difficulties, but it’s the difficulty of being a stepfather.

Yu Rujin thought a little, then immediately asked Chi Yu, "Is there something about the young lady’s mother that isn’t presentable?"

"No."

"Don’t lie to Grandma, Fu just reminded me, you must have your own difficulties."

"..."

There are difficulties, but it’s not this situation.

Moreover, Chi Yu then realized, Grandma said Suisui resembles him...

Do they really look that alike?

Gu Yuan came downstairs, and Chi Yu saw her silhouette. He spoke to the person on the video, "Grandma, we’ll talk next time, I have something to do, don’t forget what you promised."

What she promised refers to the matter of artificial rain.

Before Yu Rujin could say anything, the video call ended.

Yu Rujin: "..."

She looked at Fu beside her, "What do you think?"

Fu said, "The young master is probably henpecked."

...

When Gu Yuan came down, it was mealtime.

Tonight’s dinner was late.

Chi Yu arrived at five, waiting for an hour, only for it to be eight thirty now. Gu Yuan intentionally delayed seeing him for an hour to make him wait longer for a natural excuse to stay.

"I saw you video calling someone when I came down just now." Gu Yuan said as she walked over.

Chi Yu remained composed, "My family."

Gu Yuan raised an eyebrow, suddenly recalling the identity Chi Yu had set for himself: "Your family seems to have had it rough, and you, having just entered the entertainment industry without any backing, it must be difficult going."

"Starlight doesn’t ask those on the road, whether I become famous isn’t something I have control over. I have no background, no money. Someone like me, a bare-footed guy in the entertainment circle, can barely stand — I can only take it one step at a time," said Chi Yu as his expression turned more forlorn.

No wonder he was once a megastar.

Although sometimes his acting was terrible and obvious to her.

But when he performed earnestly, it seemed so genuine.

"Your conditions... they really are tough." Gu Yuan filled in the lines according to his melodrama script, "Seems you need help."

Chi Yu suddenly looked at Gu Yuan.

The plea in his eyes was obvious.

Gu Yuan almost couldn’t hold back from breaking character. If he hadn’t concocted such a backstory to act out with her, how possibly would she have mentioned marriage?

Moreover, even if she said she was married, the husband she spoke of was referring to Chi Yu himself.

But he didn’t know that.

"I’m not in the habit of being charitable." Gu Yuan shrugged, "Get along well with Suisui, and I’ll try to pay you more."

Chi Yu: "..."