Gu Yixing’s brazen maneuvers were indeed shameless. As a top celebrity, wherever he went, he attracted attention. Thus, without any attempts to hide it, he picked up Little Taotie from school, took her to the amusement park, and was followed by reporters the entire time.
Little Taotie was too young for many thrilling rides and could only play on the carousel and other children’s games.
She gazed longingly at the bungee tower, roller coaster, and Meteor Hammer...
Gu Yixing covered her eyes and laughed, "Come on, I’ll take you to the Ferris wheel."
Gu Yixing held Little Taotie’s hand and reached out to hold Hua Jinyan’s, but the cold little boy refused.
Little Taotie took Hua Jinyan’s hand, her face serious, "You can’t be willful. Kidnappers could take you away. If we hold hands, they won’t be able to."
Hua Jinyan felt the warmth in his palm, nodded, and behaved impeccably.
Gu Yixing thought, "..." So that cold ice block just melted instantly? It’s all thanks to the little sister!
Looking out from the Ferris wheel, they could see the park’s night scenery, the lights dazzling, especially the carousel, which wasn’t much fun to ride but looked beautiful.
"Sister, let’s take a photo together." Gu Yixing took out a camera, first taking a set of solo photos of Little Taotie, then her and Hua Jinyan, and finally a group photo of the three of them.
Little Taotie tilted her head, feeling that the word "sister" had a somewhat different implication, but she didn’t think too much about it.
At night, with the car parked outside the villa and Sunday approaching, Little Taotie and others still had to go to the Special Department to work, so Gu Yixing couldn’t take them home and had to drop them off instead.
Cheng Guodong and Qin Xin, who had been waiting at the door, almost wanted to beat up the young man.
This young man was remarkable, taking people out in such a high-profile manner. Now the photos of their outing were being wildly shared outside, leading to speculation about how they could be so close; it seemed not just a simple co-acting relationship.
Among these, it was inevitable that the young man had his people brush the comments to sway public opinion this way.
Some already suspected that the two might have sworn brotherhood.
The person raising this suspicion was definitely planted by him to deliberately lead the narrative.
Cheng Guodong carried the now-sleeping Little Taotie away in the car, with Hua Jinyan following him back to the villa.
In the night breeze, Qin Xin and Gu Yixing confronted each other.
Gu Yixing began to smile wickedly and mischievously, "I always have a way. Sometimes, using public opinion helps me accomplish a lot of things."
"You want to use public opinion to solidify this matter?" Qin Xin nodded, his tone cold, "That is indeed a good strategy, but aren’t you afraid of angering us? We do not like the feeling of being coerced."
"Anger the two older brothers? How would the brothers deal with me then?"
Gu Yixing grinned maliciously, "By revealing my past?"
"Actually, I’ve been prepared, since you can’t cover fire with paper. After all these years, I’ve developed a strategy that can turn everything unfavorable to me into something beneficial. Like turning these unfortunate incidents into a token for fan sympathy, I’ll flame even higher. Do you believe it?"
"If your fans knew you were such a despicable and shameless person, they would be very disappointed."
Gu Yixing shook his head, chuckling lightly, "Those who care about my past also disappoint me. Since they’ve disappointed me, why can’t I disappoint them? My professional skills will never let anyone down."
"You really have a way with twisted logic." Qin Xin turned and headed back into the villa, no longer wanting to deal with him.
Gu Yixing stared at his retreating figure and suddenly asked, "If you leave the little sister, you will all become unhappy, so is your kindness to her really just simple, with no ulterior motives?"