Gao Jun left with Gao Yingying and Jiang Yilan.
Only Chen Haoran remained in the courier store, questioning his life.
He had just gotten divorced, and now a younger and prettier girl was following him?!
"No wonder Jun moved on from the gloom of divorce so quickly; turns out he's got someone new!" As a childhood friend, Chen Haoran naturally felt happy for Gao Jun when he saw him snap out of it quickly.
Meanwhile, Gao Jun chose a restaurant.
"Welcome, how many are there in your party, sir?" The waiter approached with a smile when he saw Gao Jun and the others arrive.
"Three."
"Okay, this way, please." The waiter led them to a table by the window.
While ordering, the waiter reminded them, "We're having a lottery event at our restaurant tonight. You might get your meal for free~ I hope the gentleman will be lucky."
"Haha, thank you, I hope so," Gao Jun took the menu and then passed it to Jiang Yilan, saying, "Miss Jiang, what would you like to eat?"
Jiang Yilan smiled and said, "I'm easy to please, let's let Yingying choose."
"Oh, you guys with your polite offers~ I'll do it, I'll do it~" Gao Yingying, small but savvy, assumed a profound look and said, "I'll see what's delicious~ Dad, right?"
Seeing this, the waiter joked, "What a cute little girl!~"
Soon, the food was ordered.
While waiting, Gao Yingying's eyes roved about, and she then suggested, "Dad, Miss Jiang, let's play a game."
Jiang Yilan smiled and asked, "Sure, what shall we play?"
"Rock, paper, scissors!~" Gao Yingying announced while making a fist and roaring beside her mouth, "I'm really good at this~ Dad, you agree, right?"
Gao Jun beamed, "Absolutely, you're the champion."
"Come on, the three of us together, rock, paper, scissors!~"
To indulge the little one, both Gao Jun and Jiang Yilan stretched out their hands in unison.
Gao Yingying widened her eyes to see their choices, then pouted and said dejectedly, "Ah? I lost!"
Gao Yingying had chosen scissors, while both Gao Jun and Jiang Yilan had chosen rock.
Gao Jun teased her, "Oh dear, did the champion lose?"
"Hmph!" Gao Yingying made a face at him, "Stinky Dad, you're not guaranteed to win either!"
Then, she turned to Jiang Yilan, "Miss Jiang! Beat Dad!"
Jiang Yilan couldn't help but laugh as she looked at Gao Jun.
Gao Jun then said with a smile, "Miss Jiang, it seems we won't have peace until we decide a winner."
"On my count!~ Rock, paper, scissors!"
The next second.
Jiang Yilan stretched out a fist.
Gao Yingying immediately looked at Gao Jun, and by coincidence, Dad had also put out a fist.
"Haha, you two matched!~ Again!" Gao Yingying clapped excitedly on the side.
Jiang Yilan was also getting interested by now; in the next round, she chose paper.
Unexpectedly, Gao Jun had the same idea.
Gao Yingying, seeing yet another matching gesture, grew even more excited, "Quick, keep going! Dad, Miss Jiang, you can do it!"
Jiang Yilan, faced with this coincidence, couldn't help but laugh and cry.
Gao Jun then suggested, "Miss Jiang, let's make this quick."
"Sure."
So, they both sped up their pace.
"Rock, paper, scissors!"
"Rock, paper, scissors!"
Four times in a row, their choices were exactly the same.
At this point, Gao Yingying exclaimed in surprise, "Dad, Miss Jiang, you two really have a telepathic connection!"
"You sly girl, you already know the phrase 'telepathic connection'," Gao Jun teased.
Jiang Yilan smiled with her lips pursed.
Because the phrase 'telepathic connection' was exactly the idiom she had taught Gao Yingying two days ago.
As they were about to engage in the fifth "showdown," the food was served.
The same waitress who had been serving them came over again, and seeing how much fun the three were having, she said with envy, "Your daughter has such a high value in appearance; she'll definitely be very happy when she grows up."
Gao Jun felt a bit awkward after hearing this and hemmed and hawed.
Jiang Yilan, however, simply smiled slightly, covering up the awkwardness between them.
This actually made Gao Yingying happy. Noticing that both adults were embarrassed, she took the initiative and asked the waitress, "Sister, could you take a photo for us?"
"Of course," the waitress nodded in agreement.
Gao Yingying immediately turned to Gao Jun and said, "Dad, your phone!"
Gao Jun was worried that Jiang Yilan would be embarrassed and wanted to refuse, so he made an excuse, "Dad's phone doesn't have a good camera, let's not take a photo."
Jiang Yilan didn't want to spoil the child's mood and smiled, "Why don't we use mine?"
Seeing that Jiang Yilan didn't mind, Gao Jun could only nod in agreement.
"Why don't you both sit on one side?" suggested the waitress.
At this, Gao Yingying beckoned with her hand, "Dad, come over here and sit with us."
And so, Gao Jun came to sit by Gao Yingying's side.
In this way, Gao Jun and Jiang Yilan took their places on either side of Gao Yingying on the bench.
The waitress held the phone, found the right angle, and reminded them, "Okay, three, two, one~"
Soon, a photo was taken.
Gao Yingying immediately thanked her, "Thank you, sister!~"
Then, she looked at the photo.
In the photo, her smile was radiant.
Her left hand was holding Jiang Yilan's, and her right arm was resting on Gao Jun's arm.
Both Gao Jun and Jiang Yilan were also smiling. From the looks of this photo, anyone would think they were a happy family of three.
"Alright, Yingying, give the phone back to Miss Jiang; it's time to eat," Gao Jun reminded her.
Gao Yingying was obedient and handed the phone back to Jiang Yilan before seriously digging into her meal.
She ate with such joy.
In the process, Gao Jun kept offering her vegetables, "Here, have some greens."
"Thank you, Dad!"
Jiang Yilan also put some slices of meat on Gao Yingying's plate, "Have some meat, you'll grow taller fast!"
"Thank you, Miss Jiang!"
Gao Jun had expected the little rascal to quiet down a bit, but Gao Yingying pointed at the dish farthest away and said, "Dad, why don't you get some of that dish for Miss Jiang? It's too far away, she can't reach."
Jiang Yilan was taken aback, and with an awkward laugh, she stammered, "I..."
"Miss Jiang, you want that carrot too, right?~"
Gao Yingying said this and then turned to Gao Jun, winking vigorously.
Jiang Yilan, seeing this, couldn't help but be amused by the little girl.
Gao Jun also couldn't help but smile wryly at Jiang Yilan, making an effort to go along with the little girl's act.
"Here you go, Miss Jiang, have some carrot."
"Thank you!~"
Jiang Yilan tasted the carrot that Gao Jun had picked for her.
Gao Yingying asked curiously from the sidelines, "Miss Jiang, is the carrot sweet?"
"Yes, it's very sweet."
"That's good~~" Gao Yingying then went back to eating her meal.
From the corner of her eye, Jiang Yilan glanced at Gao Jun, not quite understanding.
She didn't understand why Yingying's mom wanted to divorce him.
This semester at the kindergarten, she had found that just in terms of taking care of a child, Gao Jun was much better than many other fathers.
[If Yingying's Dad were a few years younger, perhaps many girls would fancy him.]
As she was lost in thought, Gao Jun's phone ringtone sounded.
Gao Jun picked up the phone and glanced at it.
He immediately frowned.
It was a call from Liang Yaqi.