Just as the two, one big and one small, were holding hands, the on-set cameraman, who had already mastered the skill of seizing every opportunity, restarted the camera and captured this "heartwarming and touching" scene.
Gu Suisui was still young, her emotions came and went quickly. One second she thought the older brother beside her was a big bad guy, and the next second, after "burying the hatchet" with him, she felt that this older brother seemed pretty good too.
His hand was so big... bigger than both of her hands combined.
And the color of his hair was like that of Grandma Li who lived next door…
"Right, Older Brother, you're my temporary dad, so should I call you Dad Ke from now on?" Gu Suisui, being a spirit, didn't have much of a concept of human titles. The director sister told her to call him that, so she just said it directly. Just like when she first transmigrated, she could call Feng Yaoqin "Mom" without any psychological burden.
In the little marshmallow's eyes, a title was just a title. She only needed to know who was good to her.
But Ke Jingyang was different. He was already very resistant to the title "Dad," and when the little girl called him that, he immediately felt terrible.
"Dad Ke?" After several minutes passed and the older brother hadn't said a word, Gu Suisui called out again in a soft voice.
The expression on Ke Jingyang's face was a little stiff, veins popping out on his forehead. He covered his mouth and coughed lightly, saying, "Kid, I don't care what the production crew told you. From now on, both on and off camera, you can only call me Older Brother. Don't call me any other weird names."
Ke Jingyang swore that he was already trying his best to speak in the gentlest tone of his life. If it were someone else standing in front of him, he wouldn't have been so nice.
Wasn't he just afraid the little thing would cry?
Speaking of which, this little girl was too short. She wasn't even as tall as his leg. A small, soft ball of fluff, he could pick her up with one hand.
The moment that thought flashed through Ke Jingyang's mind, he immediately reacted and shook his head. There was no way he would hold a child! Absolutely not!
Lu Yuanzhi squatted down, speaking gently to the little girl, "You must be Gu Suisui. Don't listen to this guy. Call him whatever the production crew tells you to call him. He wouldn't dare say anything. If this 'temporary dad' bullies you again in the future, call me, and I promise to help you punish him severely afterwards."
He kept telling him not to bully children, not to bully children, but he just wouldn't listen. If this brat did something else bad, he would have already gotten used to it. After all, this kid's personality of not being happy unless he was causing trouble was cultivated from a young age. But stealing cotton candy from a child was such a heartless thing to do. It felt like it would be better to just fight with the kid!
How old was he? Did he really think he was a three-and-a-half-year-old too?!
If it weren't because they were cousins, connected by blood even if their bones were broken, he wouldn't even want to acknowledge this celebrity.
Stealing a kid’s stuff… That’s just too embarrassing to talk about.
Ke Jingyang, that little rascal, didn't care about face, but he still wanted it.
Gu Suisui, who was standing to the side, nodded as if she understood, saying, "I understand, Uncle."
"Uncle? Hahahaha!! This little thing actually called you Uncle, Lu Yuanzhi, oh Lu Yuanzhi, I didn't expect you to have this day. Looks like you need to find some time to take care of yourself." Ke Jingyang was originally thinking about how to discuss the issue of titles with a three-and-a-half-year-old, but now, suddenly hearing her address Lu Yuanzhi, he unceremoniously burst out laughing.
Hahaha! Uncle!
This name is good, this name is wonderful, it completely fits Lu Yuanzhi's dark-bellied temperament.
This little guy is really great! She has good taste!
At least she called him Older Brother when they first met.
Ke Jingyang immediately felt much more comfortable. Even the tingling discomfort he felt when the little girl grabbed his sleeve and called him "Dad Ke" was instantly thrown to the back of his mind.
"..." Lu Yuanzhi wasn't a temperamental, childish ghost like Ke Jingyang. He was a mature adult who knew right from wrong, so he naturally wouldn't argue with a child.
Besides, for a child who was only three years old, it wasn't excessive at all to call any twenty-something-year-old man "Uncle."
So, he wasn't angry.
But Lu Yuanzhi could not argue with a simple and innocent child, but that didn't mean he would let go of the little rascal beside him who was seizing this opportunity to laugh wildly—
"Ke Jingyang, after the filming is over today, go to the barber shop with me to dye your hair back to black. Don't even think about sneaking away. If you don't listen, don't blame me for shaving your head while you're asleep in the middle of the night."
His tone seemed gentle, but it actually concealed a murderous intent. Ke Jingyang, who had grown up with this man since childhood, how could he not hear it?
Damn, he was too excited just now, too carried away. He almost forgot that Lu, the manager who was four years older than him, valued his face the most.
At other times, he could cause trouble, make a scene, or act shamelessly, but once Lu Yuanzhi started talking to him in this tone, there was probably no room for negotiation.
Ke Jingyang put away the smile on his face, quickly grabbed the ignorant little girl standing next to him, used her as a shield, and walked towards the director's location with Gu Suisui in a half-embrace.
"Director Yi, it's getting late. Can we continue filming the show?"
“Mm, okay. Since you’re ready, let’s begin,” Director Yi Zhuo replied, nodding with satisfaction when he saw Ke Jingyang behaving much more obediently than earlier and even approaching with the little girl in tow. The two of them looked quite close, which made him rather pleased.
It seemed that Manager Lu's words were still effective.
However, because of this sudden situation, Yi Zhuo didn't let the two guests continue filming the previously planned Easter egg interaction segment, fearing that something else might go wrong. He simply filmed a scene of the father and daughter meeting and then directly had the staff come forward to say the closing remarks for this filming session—
"In the next three months, you will form a temporary father-daughter pair and embark on a brand new journey together."
"Now, please have our temporary dad come and pick up the mission card. Inside is information about your first stop on your trip."
Ke Jingyang didn't have any expectations for traveling with a child. He took the mission card with a lack of interest and saw that it only had a simple place name written on it: Sishui Ancient City.
Ke Jingyang was a native of the Imperial Capital. He had only heard of Sishui Ancient City but had never been there. It was said to be a small Jiangnan town with a thousand years of history. It was quite famous online, and you could often see photos of people checking in at this place.
But for Ke Jingyang, who didn't like to travel, these ancient towns were nothing more than mountains, rivers, and scenery. What was there to do?
Ke Jingyang dismissed it with disdain. Then, out of the corner of his eye, he caught sight of the little girl standing next to him, and his movements faltered.
Oh, he almost forgot. Now it wasn't just a question of whether the travel destination was interesting, the key was that he had to take care of a little brat the whole time.
…Heavens are really out to get me.