Tuanzi's little face was soft and fair, and as Gu Miaomiao was gnawing on a peach, her cheeks bulged with each bite.
Gu Cheng wiped a few times before stepping back, only to see peach juice again on her chubby cheeks.
He leaned in again to wipe, thoughts drifting to the comments from netizens... and what his younger brother did during the live stream.
His younger brother poked Tuanzi's little face a few times and gave it a pinch.
Unconsciously, he poked it through the tissue.
Tuanzi, who was eating her peach, paused, turned to look, and blinked blankly, "Why are you poking Miaomiao's face?"
A flush crept up his fair ears.
"I didn't..."
Tuanzi wasn't pleased, "You're not being honest."
She extended a finger and poked her own face, making the soft flesh create a little dent immediately.
"It's just like this."
Gu Cheng: "..." He definitely didn't use that much force.
"Are you not going to admit it?"
Tuanzi leaned in, looking stern, as if to say, 'I won't be happy if you don't admit it.'
He reluctantly nodded and backed away a bit.
Tuanzi instantly 'plopped' right back and continued eating her peach.
Gu Cheng backed away again.
Tuanzi 'plopped' back once more.
She tilted her head back, her eyebrows curved in a smile, her lips curved mischievously.
"It's too hot, big brother is like an ice pack, very useful."
Gu Cheng: "..."
He suddenly realized that his younger sister was much more audacious than his brother.
Although Gu Che often mocked him, he never stayed this close, appeared this intimate, nor did he joke around so much.
Anyway, the two brothers usually argued after three sentences.
Gu Che, clutching his phone, walked back with a strange expression, noticing Tuanzi clinging to the big brother, twitching the corners of his mouth.
Knew it would be like this.
He asked his younger sister if she preferred him or the big brother. Her answer was she liked the second brother very much.
He felt overjoyed but now realized that wasn't an answer to his question at all! He'd been tricked by his sister!
"Second brother, what's up with you?"
Tuanzi was gnawing on her second peach and, noticing his expression, said in surprise, "You just went to make a call, but did your face get tanned?"
Gu Che took a deep breath and casually sat beside his sister, pulling Tuanzi into his arms, and waved his phone.
"It's for you."
Tuanzi: "?"
"Someone claiming to be the head of the publicity department of the Shenzhen Xingyi Boxing Association contacted the agent to invite you to be their Xingyi Boxing promotional ambassador."
Tuanzi blinked and rapidly blinked her eyes.
"What's a promotional ambassador?"
Jin Tong, though money-centric, had a very solid competence. When approached, she had already clarified many details. A matter that could be resolved with one call would never be repeated to waste time.
"They want you to shoot a series of Xingyi Boxing promotional videos, occasionally mention Xingyi Boxing on shows, and encourage everyone to learn together to strengthen their bodies."
Before Tuanzi could speak, Gu Cheng frowned and said stiffly, "No way."
Tuanzi looked at him 'whizzing'.
Gu Che got irritated upon hearing this tone.
"Why not? Why is everything impossible with you? Do you just love making decisions for others?"
Gu Cheng, with a stern face, "She can't be exposed too much, and she's young, taking on the role of a promotional ambassador will bring skepticism."
Some people have no decency and won't spare harsh words just because she's a child. He didn't want to see those foul words thrown at his sister.
Gu Che shot up.
"Not exposing too much, are you blaming me for taking her on a show?"
Gu Cheng sat there upright, coldly nodding, "Yes, she shouldn't have been on the show."
Gu Che laughed in exasperation.
"Always the same, you're always the same. Four years ago was like this, you heard I was joining a talent show and tried various ways to stop me. Who do you think you are?"
Gu Cheng stood up, "I'm your big brother."
"Big brother, so what? Who cares?"
The top star acted like a ruffled cat, swiping a paw at Gu Cheng, even baring his teeth.
Gu Cheng stood like a snowy peak, steady, cold, indifferent.
Gu Che started airing old grievances, mentioning not only participating in the talent show four years ago but also several times over the years where Gu Cheng stopped him from taking this drama, attending that ceremony, and didn't allow him to hold fan meetings.
What outsiders thought of as a cold and aloof guy now babbled on.
Tuanzi: "Crunch crunch."
Moved on to the third peach.
"Crunch crunch."
[Ancient Martial System: Aren't you going to stop them? What if they start fighting?]
[Miaomiao: No need, they're getting along well]
[Ancient Martial System: … I can't tell at all]
Tuanzi, holding a peach, 'crunch crunch', with big, glistening eyes watching them, as if enjoying a drama.
The two brothers, amid their dispute, felt the burning gaze, turned to see their sister holding a peach, swinging her little legs, watching their argument with great interest.
Suddenly, they couldn't argue anymore.
"Eh, why aren't you two fighting anymore?"
Tuanzi giggled, "Keep arguing, the more you argue, the better you get along."
"Who gets along with him?"
Gu Che glared at Gu Cheng, sat back down, grabbed his sister, and gave her a good face-rubbing.
"You actually enjoy the show and didn't try to stop it?"
Actually, what he thought was, oh no, seemed like he lost face in front of his sister. All because of Gu Cheng's old-fashioned ways!
He shot eye-daggers at Gu Cheng, who remained indifferent, and sat back down, returning to the previous topic.
"No promotional ambassadorship, no show participation, no exposure."
Gu Che: "You!"
"Second brother, don't be mad, don't be mad, here, have a peach."
Tuanzi handed over the peach pit, her little paw patting the back of Gu Che's hand.
"Don't worry, wait till Miaomiao asks a few questions."
Gu Che reluctantly held the peach pit.
Tuanzi simply hugged Gu Cheng's arm; when he tried to pull away, she clung even tighter.
"You've already made decisions for Miaomiao, isn't it fair for Miaomiao to get a hug?"
Gu Cheng was speechless.
He had no idea that Tuanzi holding onto his arm in advance was to prevent him from running away later.
"First question," Tuanzi flashed a smile sweeter than a peach, "Why don't you want Miaomiao to be exposed?"
Gu Cheng pressed his lips together, gave her a quick glance, then averted his gaze.
"The entertainment industry, not good."
Gu Che chuckled, "Then you're not in the industry? You're also not good?"
"Oh, second brother, please don't speak, let Miaomiao finish asking."
Tuanzi put on a stern face.
Gu Che quickly zipped his mouth.
Turning to Gu Cheng, Tuanzi tilted her head, "Why not good?"
"Many things are not good," Gu Cheng slightly lowered his eyes, "And if you have fans, some fans will be very crazy."
Tuanzi nodded understandingly.
"You think crazy fans will do crazy things?"
"Uh-huh."
Tuanzi found her big brother who answered questions seriously quite adorable, her little paw itching, so she secretly patted his head.
When Gu Cheng looked up, she quickly withdrew her hand and continued clinging to his arm.
"I get it, big brother is concerned about Miaomiao, but what if Miaomiao wants to be on the show, then what? Will you continue to show your concern your way, or respect Miaomiao's decision?"
Gu Cheng: "..."