As soon as he said this, the others were stunned for a moment before poking their heads over and crowding around, asking Bo Yu all at once.

“Bo Yu, what’s a child bride?”
“I want to know too, what’s a child bride? Why does only Bo Yu have one, and we don’t?”

With everyone chiming in one after another, the sound of their whispering filled the entire classroom.
Although he couldn’t hear clearly what they were saying, Gu Qichi, standing at the podium, obviously noticed something was off.
He peeked his head out, looking down at the classroom curiously.

Bo Yu was sitting below with a serious face, telling them to shut up.
“No more talking, Chichi is going to speak now.”
“You all need to learn how to respect people.”

The moment he spoke, the others immediately shut their mouths and returned to their previous posture of sitting upright, obediently waiting for Gu Qichi to introduce himself.

“Hello everyone, my name is Gu Qichi, and I am five years old this year. I’m very happy to join the Doudou Class One. I hope to become good friends with all of you, and I also hope everyone will like me…”
As Gu Qichi spoke, he uncontrollably looked down at the audience—

Bo Yu’s eyes were sparkling, staring at him without blinking, a bright smile hanging on his face, as if he was afraid of missing a single word he said.
Looking at him, Gu Qichi couldn’t help but smile, his eyes curving into little crescents.

He was born with beautiful features. Although he was young, he still possessed an irresistible charm. Especially after living in the Bo family for a while, his health had improved a lot, and his face had gained a layer of baby fat unique to children, making him look soft and chubby, making people really want to rush up and bite or pinch him.

When he finished his self-introduction, everyone forgot to clap. The children stared at Gu Qichi, looking at him and then at each other, before finally letting out a collective sigh of admiration: “He’s so pretty.”
“Just like a doll.”
“Nonsense, I think he’s even prettier than a doll.”
“I really want to be friends with him.”
“I want to be friends with him too, hehe, I will definitely be his best friend.”
“No way, I was clearly the first one who wanted to be friends with him.”
“…”

As everyone argued back and forth, Bo Yu remained completely oblivious, merely wiping the seat next to him with his sleeve again, obediently waiting for Gu Qichi to sit beside him.
Hmm, Gu Qichi hasn’t given him a chance to make a mistake these past few days. It’s been so long since he last kissed Gu Qichi.
Bo Yu licked his canine teeth and looked at Gu Qichi’s bun-like face again, feeling a bit restless.
I really want to kiss him.

……

Teacher Fang walked up to the front, took Gu Qichi’s hand, and looked around the classroom. Just as she was about to arrange for Gu Qichi to sit next to Pei Zhixuan in the front row, before she could even open her mouth, she saw Bo Yu raise his hand and point to the empty seat beside him. The suggestive implication was exceptionally obvious.

Teacher Fang seamlessly glanced at Gu Qichi, then at Bo Yu, feeling a bit hesitant.
Bo Yu’s family background was too prominent, and he was the “king of the kids” among this group. If she let Gu Qichi sit with him, she was worried that Gu Qichi might be bullied by these children.
Although the principal hadn’t explicitly told her to take special care of Gu Qichi, Teacher Fang had seen a portion of his enrollment files—the section for parents was completely blank—so she naturally understood the principal’s intention.

Just as Teacher Fang was about to pass over Bo Yu and choose Pei Zhixuan, whose family background was slightly less intimidating than Bo Yu’s, she was tugged on the sleeve by Gu Qichi.
Gu Qichi: “Teacher, can I sit over there?”

She followed Gu Qichi’s finger and found that the place he was pointing to was exactly the empty seat next to Bo Yu.
Since Gu Qichi had already spoken up, Teacher Fang didn’t want to disappoint him. After pondering for a moment, she slowly nodded.
Hopefully, Bo Yu won’t bully Gu Qichi; this child’s background is so pitiful.

She stood up, revealing a standard smile: “Alright, it’s time for the little ones to go wash their hands. After washing your hands, you can have some delicious snacks—”

Gu Qichi put his backpack on the storage rack and happily sat down next to Bo Yu. Before he could even settle in, his hand was taken by Bo Yu, who looked at him with a beaming smile and leaned in close to whisper in his ear.
“Chichi, you have to follow me closely. I’ll take you to wash your hands.”
Gu Qichi nodded, replying affectionately: “Okay.”

Several other kids nearby all crowded around, scrambling to introduce themselves: “Hello, Gu Qichi, my name is Su Yang. Can I be friends with you?”
“And me, and me! My name is Yu Ming, I also want to be good friends with you.”
“Qichi, you are so pretty, like a doll. You’re even prettier than my little sister.”

Gu Qichi turned his head, a very shallow dimple appearing on his cheek: “Hello everyone, I’m also very happy to be friends with you.”

Bo Yu suddenly yanked Gu Qichi’s hand hard. Gu Qichi stumbled a bit, turning his head in confusion, looking at Bo Yu in puzzlement.
The other boy scrunched his bun-like face, his tone somewhat gloomy: “No, you can only be best friends with me.”

Teacher Fang, standing by the door organizing the kids into a line, turned her head and saw Bo Yu grabbing Gu Qichi’s wrist tightly. She didn’t know what he was saying, but he looked very fierce.
Her heart skipped a beat, and she hurriedly glanced at that area again. Four or five boys were surrounding Gu Qichi, and the atmosphere seemed a bit tense.

Thinking things were going badly, Teacher Fang hurried over, only to see Gu Qichi lean in, pat Bo Yu’s head, and say something. Bo Yu, who had been fierce just a moment ago, immediately softened his expression and said something to the people behind him with a bit of shyness.
Teacher Fang: “?”

Completely bewildered, Teacher Fang was just about to ask Gu Qichi what was going on when the boy looked up and beamed at her: “Teacher, are you here to take us to wash our hands?”
Teacher Fang looked at him, then at Bo Yu, and said softly: “Bo Yu…”

Gu Qichi’s eyes lit up. He jumped off his little chair, holding Bo Yu’s hand, and didn’t forget to turn back and whisper in his ear: “Bo Yu, hurry up, the teacher is going to take us to wash our hands.”
Bo Yu hastily jumped off his chair, rubbed his flushed face with his free hand, and quickly said okay.

The two children quietly and obediently walked away hand in hand. Looking closely, Bo Yu even seemed a bit bashful. Teacher Fang stared blankly at their retreating figures, completely unable to figure out how things had turned out this way.

As for Bo Yu, he stared at the stream of water flowing through his palm, feeling numb from the cold, before the heat in his face finally subsided.
Little Chi just said that he likes him the most, and that they are family who will be together forever.
So friends or no friends doesn’t matter. Bo Yu reached up and pinched his own ear again. He is the one who will be with Chichi for a lifetime.

…………
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Days in kindergarten were very happy. Every day he could listen to the teacher tell stories, play games with others, eat small cakes in the morning, and have cut-up fruit in the afternoon.
Gu Qichi especially loved reviewing his happy daily life before going to sleep, but Bo Yu wasn’t quite as happy.

This night, Bo Yu was so angry he couldn’t sleep in the middle of the night. He got up again, turned on the bedside nightlight, and shook Gu Qichi awake.
Gu Qichi groggily opened his eyes, only to see Bo Yu take a bite of his collarbone, his bun-like face wrinkled up, looking somewhat sullen.

“You held hands with Pei Zhixuan today, didn’t you? I saw it all.”
His tone was indescribably sour.

He didn’t really bite hard, it was just playful like usual, so Gu Qichi didn’t feel much pain.
But Bo Yu was unhappy, and since the reason for his unhappiness was a bit ridiculous, he still had to coax him.

Gu Qichi sat up, leaning against the headboard, his tone very helpless: “Bo Yu, I didn’t hold hands with Pei Zhixuan. He just fell down, and I went to help him up.”
Gu Qichi reasoned with him: “Bo Yu, if you saw Pei Zhixuan fall, you would definitely go help him up too, wouldn’t you?”

Bo Yu let out a muffled “Mm,” then asked, “Then couldn’t you have called me over to help him up?”
Gu Qichi smiled, leaned in close, and kissed his cheek.
“Alright now, it’s my fault, okay? See, I even took the initiative to accept my punishment.”

Bo Yu was stunned, his pursed lips relaxing. He mumbled twice, not knowing what he was thinking about.
Seeing him like this, Gu Qichi thought he was still angry. Who knew the other boy would suddenly turn his face, revealing his other cheek, and say shamelessly: “Then you have to kiss this side too.”
Gu Qichi: “…”

He realized that Bo Yu had mastered the phrase “give an inch and take a mile” exceptionally well, reaching a point of absolute perfection.

However, the next day at school, while Gu Qichi was busy chatting with the teacher, Bo Yu strode over to Pei Zhixuan.
He was a bit taller than the other kids, so when he looked at someone like this, he always appeared imposing.
Pei Zhixuan stared blankly at Bo Yu, not understanding why he was standing in front of him.

The next second, Bo Yu looked him up and down a few times, patted his shoulder, and said with a strange tone: “Why are you so skinny? Do you not eat properly at lunch?”
Pei Zhixuan froze. He was indeed a bit of a picky eater. Usually, his food tray was the last one collected by the teacher, and there was always a lot of food left on it, so he was quite a bit thinner and smaller than Bo Yu.

Just as Pei Zhixuan was about to retort, he saw Bo Yu speak with an earnest and well-meaning expression: “You need to eat properly! Otherwise, if you just casually fall over, how dangerous would that be?”
So it turns out classmate Bo Yu was just caring about him…

The words of retort got stuck in Pei Zhixuan’s throat and were swallowed back down. A warm current flowed through his heart—he had misunderstood.
At the door, Gu Qichi was just about to enter the room. Bo Yu hurriedly added another sentence: “Next time you fall down, remember to call me to help you up. I love helping people!”

Pei Zhixuan nodded, deeply moved. Before he could even say “Thank you,” Bo Yu had already rushed over to Gu Qichi’s side, taken his backpack, and placed it in the storage locker.

Today, the kindergarten was playing Big Eared Tutu. Gu Qichi was hugging his little bear doll, and Bo Yu was hugging Gu Qichi’s doll. The two of them huddled together, watching with rapt attention.
On TV, when Tutu was celebrating his birthday, he received a new kitten. The kitten’s coat pattern was a bit strange, but it was still very pretty.

Gu Qichi poked his little bear doll and suddenly thought of the little orange cat they had rescued on the day he met Bo Yu.
He wasn’t the only one; Bo Yu thought of it too.

Taking advantage of the teacher not paying attention, he leaned in to whisper to Gu Qichi: “Chichi, do you remember that little cat I rescued? The soft one that got drenched in the rain.”
Gu Qichi nodded, his eyes bright as if recalling something: “I remember, but that little cat wasn’t brought back. It was adopted by Director Mom though, and I’m sure Director Mom will take great care of it.”

Bo Yu also liked cats, but the doctor had said Gu Qichi’s body was too weak right now, so it wasn’t suitable to keep a cat at home. Once his health improved a bit more, they could keep small animals at home.
He shook his fluffy head and came up with a brilliant idea.

Hu Tutu received a kitten for his birthday, so on the birthday when Gu Qichi’s illness is cured, couldn’t he receive a kitten too?!
Bo Yu clenched his fists tightly, enthusiastically planning his grand masterplan.
When that time comes, Little Chi will definitely be very happy, and will like him even more.

But before he could execute his grand masterplan, a very serious incident occurred today first.

During the afternoon extracurricular activities, Doudou Class One and Miaomiao Class One were playing in the activity room together with the ball pit and other toys.
Originally, everyone was playing by themselves in peace, but halfway through, a very sturdy kid from Miaomiao Class One took a fancy to the little toy bulldozer in Gu Qichi’s hands.

It was a gift Bo Yu had given to Gu Qichi.
Bo Yu said that in the future, he would use a big bulldozer to build a big house for Gu Qichi.
Gu Qichi was very happy hearing that, so he had kept the little toy bulldozer with him all along to play with. With today’s activity, it was perfect to use the little bulldozer to scoop sand and build little houses.

So when that boy ran over and imperiously demanded Gu Qichi’s little toy bulldozer, Gu Qichi looked up at him, frowned in displeasure, and then politely refused.
“This is my own little bulldozer, not the school’s, so I can’t give it to you.”

Gu Qichi thought that since he had politely refused, the other party should politely leave. But he didn’t expect that the other boy was used to acting tyrannically at home. Even after being refused, his thought wasn’t to leave, but to use force to snatch it.

“Me taking a liking to your things is your honor. You poor little beggar, how dare you say no to me.”
Wen Ruonan’s tone was arrogant and extremely disdainful. He spoke while reaching out to snatch it, his attitude incredibly poor.

Seeing this, Gu Qichi reached out to protect his little bulldozer. Even using all his strength, he was still no match for Wen Ruonan.
With one forceful push, Wen Ruonan not only snatched away his little bulldozer but also shoved Gu Qichi down, causing his forehead to slam against the wall.

A purple lump immediately swelled up on his forehead.
Gu Qichi held his forehead in pain, tears swirling in his eyes. He gritted his teeth, still wanting to snatch his little bulldozer back, when suddenly, a figure appeared in his line of sight.
Bo Yu landed a punch squarely on Wen Ruonan’s face.