I Have Decided to Go Look for My Father

r away, Gu Xi let out a long sigh of relief and her lips curved upward again.

Even the air seemed fresher since they had walked out of the school.

Next to her, seeing the look on Gu Xi as though she had been freed from a trap and a heavy weight had been lifted, Gu Shao thought to himself, “little coward”.
That being said, his look had mellowed out without him noticing.

***

After they had gotten home.

That night, lying in bed, Gu Xi was unable to fall asleep.

After staring at the ceiling for a little while, Gu Xi finally jumped out of bed, walked outside of her room, and just wandered aimlessly in the living room.

Gu Shao, at this moment, was taking care of some research proposals that had been escalated up to him.

He had been visiting the Zhang Village, transferring Gu Xi’s household register, transferring her school, etc.
in the last few days and had not been to the NTN Technology Center.
As such, he had some work to catch up on.

Hearing noises from the outside, Gu Shao put down his pen and looked up.

That was when he saw Gu Xi wandered past the front of the study in her pajama like a ghost.

Gu Shao frowned and stopped her.

Gu Xi, who had been stopped, was startled.
She called him softly, “Dad.”

“Why are you still up?” asked Gu Shao in a deep voice.

“Uh, I am thirsty so I come out to get some water,” explained Gu Xi as she pointed in the direction of the kitchen.

She couldn’t possibly tell Gu Shao that the idea of starting the new school was keeping her up at night, could she?

Looking at Gu Shao’s stern face, Gu Xi felt a guilty conscience and added softly, “Would you like some water too, Dad?”

Before Gu Shao could answer her, Gu Xi had already shuffled into the kitchen and poured herself a glass of water.
She poured a glass for Gu Shao as well.

Gu Xi carefully walked back into the study with the water.

Watching how she carefully she was walking, Gu Shao’s temples throbbed: were there landmines on the floor?

Gu Xi put down the glass of water carefully and was about to slip away after a “Goodnight, Dad” when she was stopped by Gu Shao.

“Sit there,” said Gu Shao as he pointed at a chair inside his study.

“Oh,” said Gu Xi as she docilely shuffled over there.

“Why are you still up at this hour?” asked Gu Shao.

“Because……” she wanted to get some water.

Before Gu Xi was able to say that out loud, Gu Shao asked again, “Because you are anxious about starting the new school tomorrow?”

Gu Xi was taken aback some, “… …”

Oh shoot.
He nailed it.