CHAPTER 226: CHAPTER 226: BROTHERS

Tuanzi stood on a small stool, lowered her head, and warm water slid across her cheeks, followed by a soft towel wiping back and forth on her face.

After all, with a very laid-back master, she had developed strong self-care skills.

Since returning, except for special situations, she only allowed her two older brothers to help her wash her face.

This time, it was a cousin she’d only met for the second time helping her wash her face, which felt strange.

Tuanzi looked up and saw Gu Qize’s meticulous side profile in the mirror.

He held the soft towel and seriously wiped and wiped, as if there wasn’t ink on her face, but something even harder to clean.

Tuanzi was captivated by the handsome side profile for a dozen seconds but quickly snapped back to reality.

"Aren’t you wiping for too long?"

Gu Qize paused, carefully examined her small face, recalling the previous ink stains, and felt all sorts of discomfort in his heart.

"No, it’s still a bit dirty, I’ll wipe a bit more."

Tuanzi: "?"

She let him continue wiping for another ten seconds, but couldn’t stand it anymore, "Stop wiping, if you keep wiping, the skin will break."

Gu Qize released his hand, looked at the blushing little face, and moved his gaze away guiltily.

"You’re feeling guilty!" Tuanzi shouted loudly.

She stood on the stool, leaned close to the mirror, and saw one cheek was red.

"Ah, it really was wiped too long! Miaomiao’s face isn’t a dirty floor!"

Gu Qize pressed his lips together, staying silent.

Tuanzi seemed to see a big dog with droopy ears.

She gave a light cough, jumped off the stool, and made way.

"Alright, after you finish washing the towel, we can go back."

Gu Qize started on the towel, washing it over and over.

Tuanzi watched him incredulously, "Keep washing, and the towel will go bald!"

Gu Qize could only wring out the towel and hang it up, then started washing his hands.

Once, twice.

Tuanzi quickly stopped him, "Stop, stop, your hands are going to scrub raw!"

She tugged the hand of this cousin, striding towards the living room.

The little cousin’s hand was small, soft, and warm.

Gu Qize’s anxious heart calmed down, his gaze lowered, resting on the clasped hands.

Wait a minute.

Gu Qize: "Miaomiao, did you just wash your hands?"

Tuanzi turned her head, blinking innocently.

Which meant she hadn’t washed.

Gu Qize turned around, intending to go to the bathroom.

Tuanzi pulled on him with all her strength.

"You can’t go, Miaomiao’s hands aren’t dirty!"

She only propped herself up on the sink with her little hands.

Gu Qize: "No, you also played on the tablet. The casing of tablets and phones is especially dirty."

He pulled his cousin back.

His cousin tugged him toward the living room.

Gu Yunmu wandered over; seeing the situation, he curiously asked, "Are you two playing tug-of-war?"

He still had a pastry in his mouth that Gu Cheng had just brought out, speaking not only unclearly but also dropping pastry crumbs, some landing on him, some on the floor.

Gu Qize’s gaze instantly sharpened.

"Don’t dirty your clothes and the floor!"

Gu Yunmu rolled his eyes, munching on the pastry, with more crumbs falling to the floor.

"I’m going to make it dirty."

He pointed to the corner where a robot vacuum was charging.

"The robot can clean it up later, so what’s there to worry about?"

The reasoning made sense.

But seeing the once-clean floor littered with crumbs made Gu Qize uncomfortable, and he intended to grab the broom and clean it up immediately.

He searched for the broom, but a voice came from nearby.

"Wow, freshly made pastries are so delicious. Big brother, if you stop making movies in the future, you can open a shop. You’ll have plenty of customers, and Miaomiao will visit every day to purchase."

Gu Cheng: "You can eat for free, no need to buy."

Gu Qize was slightly stunned, was this really Gu Cheng? In his impression, Gu Cheng was serious and proper, hardly ever joking, yet now he was going along with his sister’s jokes.

Wait, is his cousin eating pastries?

He quickly walked over and saw Tuanzi like a little squirrel, holding a pastry and continuously pushing it into her mouth. With a ’crunch crunch’ sound, the pastry kept disappearing, and her cheeks gradually puffed up.

Very cute.

That’s not the point.

The young executive frowned slightly, his tone somewhat heavy, "Miaomiao, you didn’t wash your hands."

Tuanzi shrank her neck, hid behind Gu Cheng, and continued ’crunch crunch’, challenging Gu Qize’s limit.

Gu Yunmu also joined the fun, grabbing another warm pastry and munching, constantly dropping crumbs.

The string of reason was about to snap.

Gu Cheng suddenly said, "Isn’t there something in your car that you didn’t bring in?"

He knew this cousin too well; if he hadn’t prepared a gift, he wouldn’t visit his sister.

But just now, learning that his younger brother visited first and even chose to stay here instead of their family villa, the young executive didn’t have time to bring out the gift.

"It’s a gift for Miaomiao."

Gu Qize deeply glanced at his younger brother, then at the small head peeking out from behind Gu Cheng, and strode outside.

"A gift?"

Tuanzi finished the pastry, wiped her hands casually, and smiled happily as she followed.

"There’s a gift, hehe!"

Gu Yunmu also followed, "I want a gift too."

Tuanzi pretended not to hear, determined that no one would take the gift from her.

Then, she saw a trunk full of gift boxes.

Big and small, neatly stacked.

She couldn’t help but open her mouth wide, "Isn’t this too much?"

Tuanzi gestured, "Just one is enough, and Miaomiao will be very happy."

Gu Qize silently carried the gift boxes into the villa.

Tuanzi, like a little tail, followed him closely.

Soon, the living room had an additional small mountain of gifts.

Tuanzi rubbed her hands, turned her head to peek at Gu Cheng’s expression.

"Big brother, can Miaomiao accept this?"

It’s too much, she felt embarrassed, hehe!

The young director remained calm.

Back when the premiere of his first film ended, this cousin had also brought a carload of gifts.

The reason being, he thought each was very suitable and couldn’t decide on the most suitable one, so he bought them all.

"If you don’t accept them, he’ll be upset."

Tuanzi’s gaze ’whooshed’ onto that handsome face.

Gu Qize kept a straight face, showing no sign of being upset.

"They all suit you, so I bought them all."

Gu Cheng knowingly raised an eyebrow.

Gu Yunmu laughed heartily, "Big bro, haven’t you cured your indecisiveness yet?"

This blue-haired handsome guy started counting on his fingers, "Cleanliness, OCD, indecisiveness, you sure have a lot of quirks."

Gu Qize: "..."

Tuanzi sensed the tense atmosphere, suspecting that if Gu Yunmu continued, Gu Qize might snap.

Are these two really brothers?

Tuanzi was a bit confused.

However, seeing the pile of gifts, she immediately let go of her doubts, grinning widely.

"Miaomiao can open the gifts?"

She waved her chubby paw.

Gu Qize glared at his cheeky brother, looked down at her, "Of course you can. But, wash your hands first."

Tuanzi: ▼_▼

"It’s just opening a gift, why is it so troublesome?"

Gu Yunmu casually sat cross-legged on the carpet, snatching a gift, "Miaomiao, let me help you open it. Let me see what’s inside."

He casually opened one, and before he could see it clearly, his head was knocked.

He looked up in confusion to see Gu Qize’s stern face and iron fist.