After a while, the little one cried herself to sleep in Gu Xingyi's arms. Even as she slept, she clung tightly to his neck, unwilling to let go, occasionally sobbing in her dreams.

Gu Xingyi didn't put her down. He just kept holding her close—his little girl snug in his arms—he had no intention of letting go.

So, Xia Xiyao called in to excuse Xiao Nainai from school. With how she was today, the little one clearly wasn't going to let Gu Xingyi out of her sight.

Warmth returned to the little household. Xia Xiyao was cooking, while Gu Xingyi gently wiped the tear-streaked face of Xiao Nainai with a warm towel.

When Xiao Nainai woke again, breakfast was already ready.

Even though Papa hadn't made the food today, the little one had a surprisingly good appetite and gave face by eating a lot, making Xia Xiyao beam with joy.

After all, this little one had been spoiled by Gu Xingyi—normally, she'd often wrinkle her nose at the meals Xia Xiyao made.

After breakfast, Gu Xingyi lifted Xiao Nainai high and left home together with Xia Xiyao. He needed to stop by the office. After being in a coma for so long, now that he was awake, he had to show up and steady everyone's nerves.

Xia Xiyao had already told him what had been going on in the company. He was deeply comforted to hear that not a single person had resigned during his coma, and everyone had remained at their posts, fully supporting Xia Xiyao's arrangements.

Especially Feng Xiaoxiao and Yi Shuihan—they were new to the company, yet they held strong. And it's worth noting that Gu Xingyi's contracts weren't like those of other entertainment companies that tightly bound their artists' freedom.

On the contrary, the contracts he gave were very flexible—they could leave at any time.

The three of them drove to the company. As soon as they entered the doors, Li Wenjing stood up immediately, a relieved smile on her face as she called out,

"President Gu! You're finally back!"

Gu Xingyi raised an eyebrow. This guniang—she didn't look surprised at all seeing him. It was like she already knew he was awake?

"Mm. I'm back. You've all worked hard lately."

"Not at all! We were all just really worried about you," Li Wenjing quickly replied, her smile growing even brighter.

"Thank you," Gu Xingyi said, holding Xiao Nainai as he walked forward alongside Xia Xiyao.

Nestled in Gu Xingyi's arms, Xiao Nainai looked around curiously with her big eyes. The tiny girl had no idea that this company was named after her.

"You guys don't know! Back then, when I saw saozi crying so heartbrokenly on TV, I couldn't take it anymore—I gave Lao Gu a good slap. Smacked him while cursing him out. Guess what? Hey! Just as I yelled at him, Lao Gu's finger twitched!"

"I thought, ‘Something's happening!' So I cursed him again—and sure enough, his finger twitched again!"

"And then! I just kept scolding him—"

Outside the room, Gu Xingyi had a whole row of black lines across his forehead. Xia Xiyao was covering her mouth beside him, holding back laughter.

Now he understood why no one had looked surprised when they saw him. So this was the culprit!

The next moment, Gu Xingyi pushed open the door and walked in. The lounge was full—most of the team was there. Tao Lele and Cheng Di were wide-eyed, listening intently. Feng Xiaoxiao and Yi Shuihan were staring in disbelief, ears perked up.

Yang Chenglin wore a calm expression, but the smile on her face was impossible to hide.

Only Sister Yun remained composed, holding a stack of documents and reading through them seriously.

The moment they saw Gu Xingyi, everyone's eyes went wide—except for Chen Feng, who was sitting cross-legged on the sofa with his back to Gu Xingyi, still going on nonstop.

"Look at you all, like you've never seen anything amazing before! Hey, my golden words are truly blessed! Even if someone's dead, I can curse them right back to life!"

"Oh really? Why didn't I know you had such powers?"

"There's a lot you don't know! I—huh? L-Lao Gu, when did you get here? You're still recovering—sit, sit! Hehe…"

Chen Feng, still praising himself, was suddenly questioned. As he was speaking, he turned around and froze in shock. After a moment, his expression quickly changed, and a smile appeared on his face.

"Huh? Fengzi? Since when did you learn to change faces?"

"I think you've been underappreciated at Xingyao Animation! How about starting your own company? You could specialize in performing ghostly acts, and with your face-changing skills and golden words, we'll definitely earn a lot in a year!"

Gu Xingyi, holding Xiao Nainai, sat down smoothly and glanced at Chen Feng, speaking indifferently.

"Don't! That would be the end of me! Lao Gu, I was wrong! I don't have any golden words!"

Chen Feng immediately cried out in grievance, completely forgetting his previous words. Giving up animation felt harder than dying. Seeing that Gu Xingyi wasn't paying him any attention, he quickly shifted his focus to Xiao Nainai.

"Xiao Nainai, come give uncle a hug, say something nice for uncle! Do you remember the toys I bought you?"

As he opened his arms, Xiao Nainai blinked her big eyes, then decisively turned her face away, clinging to Gu Xingyi's neck and ignoring Chen Feng.

For the little one, Mama's embrace wasn't even appealing anymore! Let alone Chen Feng!

Seeing Xiao Nainai's reaction, everyone burst into laughter.

Chen Feng was stunned! He felt like the world only made sense when he himself was the one being hurt.

"Alright, stop fooling around. Let's talk about work. President Gu, look at this, this is the latest response from Tianmei Entertainment."

Yun-jie smiled and interrupted the playful banter, handing Gu Xingyi a tablet.

Gu Xingyi, no longer teasing Chen Feng, took the tablet. On it was the latest post from Tianmei Entertainment.

Xia Xiyao had already told him about the situation, so Gu Xingyi was somewhat aware. But when he saw the post from Tianmei and the words from Wei Wei, he couldn't hold back his surprise.

He looked up at Yun-jie, his expression a little stunned.

"This Wei Wei… the one who sang that Hugging a Pig's Foot song?"

Yun-jie nodded.

"That's him. Don't underestimate him, he's still quite popular!"

Gu Xingyi couldn't help but laugh at the absurdity. A singer? If you compared his fame to even a second-tier celebrity, it didn't measure up.

It was just that rap was different from other kinds of music, so this person had found a loophole. Back when he first traveled to this world, he had even mocked the song! And now, it had led to this clash!

Gu Xingyi gently tapped the screen with his finger, thinking for a moment before looking up at the group gathered around him, his gaze briefly resting on Feng Xiaoxiao and Yi Shuihan.

"Since we're going up against Tianmei, we're still a bit short on manpower. I've already looked into Hua Country's Strongest Voice in advance. If they use a numbers-based strategy, we'll really be at a disadvantage."

"So, I'm going to bring in a few more people. As for the outcome, I can't say for sure. If we can't find anyone, then I'll have to ask a few of you to work a little harder."

"Also, don't worry about this competition. Feng Xiaoxiao, Yi Shuihan, it's your turn to perform! Come to the office with me!"

Gu Xingyi said, standing up and walking out with Feng and Yi.

The others exchanged looks, unsure of Feng Xiaoxiao and Yi Shuihan's abilities. They had thought that Gu Xingyi himself would compete in this match, especially since the company was a bit short-staffed right now.

As for rap, Cheng Di and Xia Xiyao really didn't know much about it.

Only Gu Xingyi remained calm. He knew Feng Xiaoxiao and Yi Shuihan's strengths, and he already had a song in mind. If the two of them performed it, it would be a crushing blow to Wei Wei!