Became a vicious male mother

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And then, as luck would have it, my phone rang.

The three characters "Li Huiwen" on the screen were extremely eye-catching.

That's extremely rare.

After eating the liqueur-filled chocolate, even his voice smelled of alcohol. Gu Xinglan pressed the answer button and then rinsed his mouth with water.

The person on the other end of the phone did not respond or hang up; all that could be heard was the faint sound of breathing coming from the phone.

Until the name "Gu Xinglan" was called out.

The voice wasn't the serious tone of Assistant Li, but rather like an old, deep bell, dull and resonant.

"President Li?"

The sound of rinsing mouths echoed around them. The person on the other end of the phone was silent for a few seconds: "[Are you brushing your teeth?]"

"No, I just ate a liqueur-filled chocolate."

I wonder if the call was to ask him something, or if he was calling personally.

Gu Xinglan wiped her mouth a few times with a tissue and quickly turned on speakerphone: "What is it? Tell me, I'm listening."

How did things go with the enrollment process?

The person who asked him at noon wasn't very interested, but now they've actually called to ask again.

"One word: steady," he said with a smile.

After he finished speaking, there was silence on the other end.

"Are you trying to use your connections to get in?"

[You're filming a show, my arms aren't that long.]

There's always a way.

What difficulty would it be for the Li family to quietly send someone in, especially since they are one of the investors in this program?

[Now that things are settled on your end, I have nothing more to offer you.]

The other party sounded quite regretful, as if he had let a good opportunity slip away.

He couldn't help but ask, "What do you offer?"

After a half-second silence, the other end laughed: "[Can you really do something like threatening people? This is my method.]"

"...President Li, I'm filming a program here." Gu Xinglan was momentarily speechless.

Who could he threaten? The principal or the teachers? With his appearance, he'd be lucky to escape being kicked out; he certainly couldn't do it.

"If you have nothing else, I'll hang up now..."

The smell of alcohol in my mouth slowly dissipated, and I heard two "knock knocks" in my ears.

The bathroom door trembled twice, and a figure could be vaguely seen through the frosted glass frame.

"I want to take a shower."

As soon as the door opened, it was indeed Li Hetai.

The child was covered in soot, but his expression no longer held the coldness that had been on his face just moments before.

Seeing that the person was still holding that old, slightly yellowed white long-sleeved shirt, Gu Xinglan blocked the bathroom door and looked at the other person expectantly, saying, "Wait a minute, I bought you new clothes."

The two were locked in a stalemate at the bathroom door.

The light from the bathroom's incandescent bulb shone on Li Hetai's face, revealing no sign of his displeasure.

It seems... she's in a pretty good mood.

Perhaps you made some friends?

Thinking about how that child was able to get close to Li Hetai and go out to play together, and how Li Hetai still maintains the relationship and will take the initiative to find the other person when he sees them crying, even if it's just for the show, isn't that a way of making friends?

Thinking of this, Gu Xinglan nudged the child to the sofa.

The shopping bags were filled with all sorts of clothes, especially the pajamas. He saw them at a glance and thought they were perfect. They felt nice to the touch and would definitely be comfortable to sleep in.

He had just taken it out when there was a loud "bang" behind him, and Li Hetai was nowhere to be seen.

System: [Host, I must warn you, if you develop a relationship with the task target, it will become extremely difficult to accumulate time.]

"Isn't that because having someone around can pause time?"

The electronic voice in my head was buzzing with dissatisfaction.

System: [Have you considered leaving the task target? This system has noticed that the time you gain is decreasing. Previously, forcing the task target to do things would grant about two hours, and provoking the task target would grant about one hour.]

[But look at yourself now, what kind of wicked stepmother do you look like? If this system hadn't reminded you, you'd be practically begging to become someone's stepfather.]

"Stop...you're making this sound worse." Gu Xinglan gathered up the clothes, stuffed them all into a shopping bag, and glanced inexplicably at the bathroom door.

System: [You're not even talking about provocation now; you're even asking the target's opinion before asking them to wear new clothes. Do you realize the serious consequences this will have?]

"System, there's something called emotional reinforcement and expectation gap. The greater the hope, the greater the disappointment; the deeper the love, the deeper the hate."

system:[……]

[Are you considering the mission?]

"Yes, you are right."

Gu Xinglan took a few sips of water with a bored expression.

The system's words made sense. How could it have changed so drastically to treat Li Hetai like an ordinary child like Xu Mufeng?

The other party is very calculating.

He was ignored at the villa, but now that they're here, the other person responds to him frequently, even giving him the illusion that they can get along well.

For that person, this program was simply a task assigned by the Li family.

Thinking of this, Gu Xinglan's mind suddenly cleared up as if a switch had been made.

It would be best if Lai and Tai got used to his presence, so that when he left, the duration of the engagement and the role he played could be achieved simultaneously.

The hesitation lasted only a couple of seconds, but when the person in the bathroom came out, the thought vanished from my mind instantly.

It wasn't until the clock struck twelve that Gu Xinglan lay in bed reading, and the person beside him lay down wearing those old, unwashed white pajamas that hadn't been washed for two days. Only then could he freely scrutinize the other person.

Look, she even purses her lips while sleeping. Her lips were already thin, and now when she purses them, there's only a thin line. She's naturally cold-hearted.

No matter how good he is to this person, he will abandon him if there is a conflict of interest. You can't blame him for scheming against a child, because this child is not a normal child at all.

System: [Host, are you still hesitating?]

"I am trying to save my own truth, goodness and beauty..."

The nightlight was turned off, plunging the room into darkness, with only two eyes on the bed blinking occasionally.

*

To avoid disrupting normal school life, the production team responsible for filming campus life will not have cameramen casually following the students around. Instead, they will communicate with the school beforehand and install cameras in specific locations.

However, when the assistant director arrived at the school gate at six o'clock with a large group of people, they were stopped.

"We haven't received any notification," the security guard at the entrance stopped them.

It wasn't very intimidating, but the production team didn't dare to force their way in.

Sister Wang stayed up all night and was extremely agitated. Her voice was irritable as she called: "Mr. Principal, wasn't this something that had already been agreed upon?"

[This...this school is not planning to accept any more students for the time being...]

"?!"

[Well, it's good that you're coming in, but you can't get into Teacher Xiaohui's class. You'll have to go to other classes, and other teachers will welcome you.]

Not to mention the other classes with over a hundred students, where even the cameraman couldn't find a place to stand, just look at the entrance exam for the Li family's children. Every teacher in the footage was full of praise, and getting into the best class was definitely a good thing.

The production crew stood outside in the cool breeze for a long time.

The wind carried the dew, cool and damp, a unique way to combat dryness in Wushui's autumn. But Sister Wang was furious, looking at the three words "Gu Xinglan" in her phone contacts, she felt like swallowing him whole.