Su Yiran looked at Ting-ge innocently for a few seconds, his heart thumping nervously.

How could Ting-ge appear like a ghost? I was just about to start eating, and I wanted to savor the deliciousness. I’d even told the audience I’d do an eating broadcast, and then Ting-ge suddenly appeared behind me. He scared me to death…

However, Su Yiran then thought, I didn’t do anything wrong, so there’s no need to feel so guilty.

Just as he was thinking this, he saw Ting-ge suddenly smile gently at him.

Su Yiran: “…”

Gu Yuanting suddenly stepped forward, leaned down, put one hand under Ranran’s thighs and the other around his back, and effortlessly picked up Ranran from the soft chair.

Su Yiran was caught off guard. In his panic, he hastily brought the plate with half of the ice cream cake remaining, carefully cradling it in his arms. Even as Ting-ge lifted him up, he stubbornly refused to let go of his beloved little cake.

Gu Yuanting looked at Ranran in his arms, still protecting the cake in his hands, while his cheeks were puffed out and moving, clearly still trying to eat the cake in his mouth. He was amused, yet exasperated.

Without a word, he strode out of the cake room with Ranran in his arms, heading towards the living room.

In the cake room, the camera on the workstation was still operating, pointed at the now empty spot. The streamer in the live broadcast room had disappeared, but the bullet comments, as if injected with adrenaline, scrolled even faster:

[Tingting, stop!!! Where are you taking our Yiyi?!]

[What are you going to do after taking Yiyi away? What?]

[Hehehehe]

[Smile gradually becoming perverse.jpg]

[Yiting CP is bleeding red!! I’m dead.]

…

Gu Yuanting carried Ranran into the living room. Seeing that Ranran had finished the cake in his mouth, and daringly scooped another large spoonful of ice cream cake into his mouth, he darkened his face, took the plate from Ranran’s hand, placed it on a nearby table, and then sat down on the sofa.

Su Yiran sat on Ting-ge’s lap, still holding the spoon he used to eat the cake. He reluctantly licked the spoon and looked longingly at the cake on the table, wondering how to convince Ting-ge.

Before he could come up with a plan, Gu Yuanting suddenly changed their position, turning him to face inward. Su Yiran was lying in Ting-ge’s arms, wondering what was happening, when he suddenly felt his butt get slapped by Ting-ge.

Su Yiran: “…”

Su Yiran was stunned. He rigidly maintained his position, lying in Gu Yuanting’s arms, barely able to believe what had just happened, and then he felt another slap there.

Su Yiran let out a yelp and sprang up, frantically trying to escape Gu Yuanting’s embrace, but he was quickly subdued. Gu Yuanting held him captive in his arms and slapped him two more times.

Although the slaps weren’t particularly hard, they sounded loud and didn’t hurt much. However, Su Yiran felt both wronged and ashamed. Buried in Gu Yuanting’s arms, he was almost on the verge of tears.

Only disobedient children who made mistakes were punished this way. Su Yiran had never been hit like this his entire life. Gu Yuanting was truly going too far.

Gu Yuanting controlled his strength, intending to simply discipline Ranran properly, so he only delivered a few symbolic slaps.

After the spanking, Gu Yuanting released him. Seeing Ranran in his arms silent, he quickly lifted Ranran’s little face, which was buried in his chest, and indeed saw that Ranran’s cheeks were flushed, and his eyes were red.

Su Yiran saw Gu Yuanting release him and immediately pushed against Gu Yuanting, feeling wronged and wanting to leave his embrace, preferably getting far away from him.

Gu Yuanting’s heart had already ached when he saw Ranran’s red eyes. Seeing Ranran wanting to get off his lap, he quickly held him, not allowing him to leave. He took a deep breath, gently stroked Ranran’s back, and forced himself to harden his heart first to reason with Ranran: “Ranran, do you know you were wrong?”

Su Yiran was originally angry and wronged, not wanting to talk to him at all. Hearing Gu Yuanting ask him that made him even angrier and more wronged. He felt that Ting-ge was being unreasonable: “No, I didn’t do anything wrong.”

Su Yiran said self-righteously, “Dr. Chen said I can eat my favorite snacks now, including ice cream and ice cream cake.”

Gu Yuanting glanced at the cake on the table: “Such a big ice cream cake?” The remaining half of the cake was already the size of two regular small cakes.

Su Yiran also saw the cake over there and felt a little guilty. Remembering Dr. Chen’s words, he became self-righteous again: “Even if it’s slightly bigger, it’s completely fine to eat. I even checked online. During pr-pregnancy,”

He stumbled a bit when he said “pregnancy,” then continued, “occasionally eating an ice cream and indulging a little is fine.”

Gu Yuanting was a little helpless and stroked his little face: “You still can’t eat such a large portion. The ice cream on this plate is two or three servings, and it’s not just because of pregnancy. Did you forget about the last time you ate too many sweets and got a toothache?”

Gu Yuanting’s heart ached thinking of how Ranran was in pain last time. He gently kissed Ranran’s eyes: “Occasionally eating a small portion is fine, I agree. You can’t do this again in the future, understand?”

Su Yiran had nothing to say and could only nod. However, he was still thinking about the delicious ice cream cake. He had eaten it too fast earlier and hadn’t had a chance to properly savor it, so it didn’t satisfy his craving at all. He quietly asked Ting-ge, “Can I have another small piece?”

Gu Yuanting’s face darkened: “No.”

Su Yiran saw Ting-ge’s expression, clearly indicating it was impossible, and couldn’t help but feel low-spirited, dropping his head in gloom.

Gu Yuanting saw his gloomy expression, his heart twitched, and he involuntarily changed his mind: “You can have a little more.” He saw Ranran instantly look up, eyes shining at him, and his heart couldn’t help but feel cheerful again. He let Ranran sit on the sofa, went to get the cake himself, and scooped a spoonful to feed Ranran.

Su Yiran finished one bite. Although he was still very craving, he felt he should be content and obediently didn’t ask for more.

Gu Yuanting put the remaining cake in the refrigerator. When he came back, he saw Ranran being obedient, and a tender love involuntarily welled up in his heart. He walked over and picked Ranran up again. Thinking about disciplining him just now, he couldn’t help but ask, “Did it hurt just now?”

Su Yiran felt ashamed again when he thought of what had just happened. Fearing that Ting-ge would ask more questions, he quickly shook his head: “No, no.”

Seeing him act this way, Gu Yuanting suspected it did hurt. He worried, “Let me see.”

Su Yiran panicked and quickly said, “No need, no need, ah—”

Gu Yuanting suppressed Ranran’s protest and pulled down his pants halfway. Sure enough, he saw that one of his fair, round cheeks was a little red, but it was nothing serious. Although he hadn’t used much force, Ranran’s skin was too tender.

Gu Yuanting stared at Ranran’s bottom, his eyes darkening. He reached out to gently stroke it in comfort. The soft and elastic touch in his palm was simply too good. He recalled the scene of disciplining Ranran just now, and his hidden temper was provoked. He couldn’t help but lightly slap it again, emitting a crisp sound.

Gu Yuanting’s throat bobbed.

Su Yiran immediately felt Ting-ge’s reaction.

Su Yiran: “…”

It’s confirmed.

Ting-ge is a pervert, isn’t he…?

Gu Yuanting’s voice was hoarse as he said, “Ranran, is that okay?”

These past few days, neither of them had been “studying” much. Su Yiran, after being lightly slapped by Ting-ge in an ambiguous way, suddenly realized the sensual pleasure in it. He also felt like “studying.” Anyway, it wouldn’t go all the way, so there was no need to panic.

Blushing, he gave a tiny nod.

…

…

The two hardworking individuals both forgot that the live stream in the cake room was still quietly running.

Although it was an empty and very quiet live stream room, for some reason, its popularity remained high. The streamer who was carried away never returned. As time slowly passed, the bullet comments’ address for “Tingting” unconsciously and admiringly changed from “Tingting” to “President Ting”…

…

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In the blink of an eye, another month had passed.

Su Yiran was more than six months pregnant now. Lately, he felt increasingly drained and wanted to sleep all the time. Many times, while reading a storybook to the baby with Ting-ge, he would unknowingly doze off.

Gu Yuanting was constantly worried about Ranran’s health. Fortunately, hospital examinations showed everything was normal, and there were no other reactions for the time being.

Dr. Chen advised Su Yiran to get plenty of rest, supplement his nutrition appropriately, take walks, and maintain a happy mood. Gu Yuanting followed all instructions, constantly watching Ranran, fearing any mishap if he wasn’t careful.

This day, Gu Yuanting needed to go to the company for work. He didn’t feel comfortable leaving Ranran alone at home, and he also had to take Ranran for a routine check-up at the hospital in the afternoon, so he brought Ranran with him to the company.

The Gu Group’s branch headquarters in City A was located in the city center, a 26-story commercial building connected to an adjacent 13-story sub-building. Su Yiran followed Ting-ge to the company, curious about Ting-ge’s work environment, and couldn’t help but look around.

Gu Yuanting’s office was on the top floor, exuding understated grandeur. Su Yiran initially looked around curiously, but soon lost interest and sat on a nearby sofa, watching Ting-ge work.

Su Yiran hugged a pillow, resting on the sofa armrest, his eyes sparkling as he watched Ting-ge working attentively.

Ting-ge is so handsome.

Gu Yuanting was concentrating on his work but noticed Ranran’s gaze. He looked towards Ranran and met his eyes, which were sparkling with admiration.

Gu Yuanting’s heart warmed, and he immediately wanted to kiss and hug him. Just as he was about to get up and act, he heard Su Yiran say, “Ting-ge, you look so handsome when you’re working seriously.”

Gu Yuanting stiffened, forcibly restraining himself, and said calmly, “Really?”

Su Yiran nodded, his eyes crescent-shaped: “Especially handsome.”

Gu Yuanting nodded calmly, trying to quell his excited feelings, and continued to work diligently. Feeling Ranran’s focused gaze, he was full of drive, and his efficiency in handling documents doubled.

After working diligently for some time, Gu Yuanting gradually became immersed. He energetically finished the stack of documents in his hand. With his work temporarily concluded, he instinctively looked towards Ranran, seeking Ranran’s admiring gaze.

However, he found that Su Yiran was no longer looking at him. He was sitting on the sofa, looking at a book in his hand. Gu Yuanting knew it was the parenting book Ranran had specifically brought.

Gu Yuanting: “…”