Watching Su Manman’s retreating back, Gu Tianye felt for the first time what the saying meant: “Women and petty people are the hardest to deal with.”
…
Safe House
Su Xiaoman, Dabao, and Xiaobao woke up and realized no one was around.
They got up and went outside to look for Su Manman.
The moment they stepped out, they saw several corpses lying in the courtyard.
“Ah—!”
“Sister! / Mom—!”
The three little beans ran out on their short legs.
Su Xiaoman, the oldest, ran in front.
Tears and snot covered her face, and she could barely see the road ahead.
“Oof—!”
Su Manman had just entered the alley when Su Xiaoman slammed into her, knocking her back two steps. She was about to fall flat on her backside—
When suddenly a hand supported her lower back.
Looking up, Su Manman saw Gu Tianye’s sharp jawline.
“Hi…”
She couldn’t help grinning widely.
Gu Tianye’s lips twitched slightly. After steadying her, he immediately withdrew his hand.
Su Manman stood upright, not caring at all about how quickly he pulled away.
“Big brother, thank you! You saved me again.”
Her smile was… far too unrestrained.
Gu Tianye turned his head aside.
“Be more careful next time.”
Su Manman was about to nod when Dabao and Xiaobao arrived behind her.
“Mom—!”
“Waaah!”
Su Manman looked down at the three helpless little dumplings.
Kids really are the most annoying things.
They were completely blocking her chance to flirt with a handsome man.
“Shut up!”
“Whoever cries again gets thrown away!”
Hic!
All three instantly clamped their mouths shut.
Their mouths stopped crying, but their eyes were still watery.
They looked at Su Manman pitifully.
But Su Manman didn’t buy it at all.
Her heart was as cold as iron—anything that blocked her from flirting with handsome men was the enemy.
“Wipe those cat tears away.”
Six little hands immediately wiped away the tears.
They were afraid that if they were too slow, they’d be punished.
Gu Tianye frowned at the sight.
“This is how you educate children?”
Su Manman raised an eyebrow.
“Big brother has opinions about how I raise them?”
Gu Tianye said, “They’re still so young. You should be gentler.”
Su Manman smiled charmingly.
“Well, if big brother wants me to be gentle with them, that’s not impossible.”
“But then big brother should be gentler with me too.”
“Otherwise I wouldn’t know how to be gentle with others.”
Gu Tianye’s face darkened.
“They’re your brother and children.”
Su Manman nodded.
“I never said they weren’t.”
Gu Tianye felt that if he kept talking to her, he might actually cough up blood from anger.
Furious, he stepped forward, picked up Dabao and Xiaobao—one in each arm—and strode away.
Watching the two little dumplings being carried off, Su Manman didn’t rush to chase them.
She just pouted at Gu Tianye’s obviously angry back.
Sigh… such a handsome man, but his emotions are so unstable.
What a pity.
If he weren’t part of the Black Armor Army…
She would definitely find a chance in the future to smooth out his unpredictable temper.
Then in her arms he’d become like a well-groomed pig—
She could pet him however she liked.
Thinking about that scene, Su Manman couldn’t help revealing a creepy grin.
Su Xiaoman, standing beside her, saw that expression and shivered.
…
Dabao and Xiaobao were completely stunned while being carried by Gu Tianye.
Growing up, the role of a father had been entirely absent from their lives.
Even adult men were rare in their world.
The only one was their grandfather, a gentle and frail old man.
Let alone carrying them one in each arm—he rarely even hugged them.
Now, for the first time, they were lifted by a strong adult man.
For the first time, they saw a view higher than their own height.
But they had no mind to admire the scenery.
They only felt fear and nervousness.
Gu Tianye looked at the stiff little kids in his arms.
He could feel nothing but bones under his hands.
Four-year-old children who looked small enough to pass for two.
One could imagine what kind of life they’d had these past few years.
“Don’t be afraid…”
Looking at their confused eyes, Gu Tianye said two words in what he thought was his gentlest voice.
Then he even tried to smile.
But he was usually stern and expressionless.
Instead of making him look friendly, the smile looked even stranger.
Xiaobao, who already had a timid personality—
Burst into loud crying.
“Waaaah!”
Gu Tianye froze.
He knew how to kill enemies.
But when it came to crying children—he had absolutely no idea what to do.
Su Manman caught up and saw the previously cold and lecturing man now completely at a loss.
When he looked at her, there was even a hint of pleading in his eyes.
Su Manman found it rather funny. She stepped forward and said just one word:
“Stop.”
The crying stopped instantly.
Su Manman pinched Xiaobao’s cheek without mercy.
“You little brat. You don’t know how lucky you are.”
“You’re being carried and still crying.”
“Your mom here wants to be carried but doesn’t even get the chance.”
As she said that, she glanced at Gu Tianye.
Sigh… what a pity. I probably won’t get another princess carry from him in this lifetime.
“Hehehe…”
Xiaobao, who had just been crying, thought she was playing with him when she pinched his cheek.
He started giggling.
Crying one second and laughing the next—what a little idiot, Su Manman muttered.
“Sigh… such a silly kid, yet he gets carried by such a top-quality man.”
“So unfair.”
“I wonder if I pretended my foot hurt and asked him to carry me… would he agree?”
Her voice was very quiet.
But Gu Tianye had excellent hearing.
He heard every word clearly.
Immediately he stepped back two paces, afraid Su Manman might actually cling to him.
Luckily, she didn’t act on it.
Gu Tianye was just about to relax—
When he heard her mutter again:
“It’d be nice if I could touch those abs one more time.”
She even secretly glanced at his stomach.
She was practically drooling.
Gu Tianye subconsciously tightened his abs.
“Sigh… it’s all because I’ve been single for too long.”
“When I see such a top-quality man I just want to pounce on him…”
Gu Tianye didn’t dare listen to her outrageous words any longer.
He sped up his pace.
Meanwhile, Su Manman was lost in her fantasies.
When she looked up, the man had already gone far ahead.
She hurried after him.
“Big brother, wait for me!”
The only response she got was Gu Tianye’s slightly hurried back—
And his faintly red ears.