"It's nothing, don't worry. Su-laoshi just called to say that Nainai hasn't been eating properly these past two days."

Upon hearing this, Gu Xingyi quickly reassured Xia Xiyao, who was clearly panicked.

Xia Xiyao was finally able to relax her tense nerves, but then furrowed her brows again.

"Nainai hasn't been eating properly? This is something that's never happened before."

"Let's go see her now. I'm a bit worried, and Su-laoshi seems to feel the same. She's also quite concerned."

Gu Xingyi continued, and Xia Xiyao nodded.

After saying that, neither of them was in the mood to continue eating. They covered the food containers on the desk and hurriedly left the company to head to Jianghua Kindergarten.

At Jianghua Kindergarten, Teacher Su Ling was watching Gu Xingyao, who was sitting quietly with her head down at the dining table, her little brows furrowed.

Currently, Gu Xingyi and Xia Xiyao were at the peak of their popularity. Almost every Hua country citizen who was online knew who they were.

As their daughter, Gu Xingyao was a treasured gem of Jianghua Kindergarten, and everyone adored this well-behaved little darling.

However, for the past two days, this well-behaved little one had stopped eating properly. No matter how much Su-laoshi tried to coax her, she would only take a couple of bites, then sit there with her head down in silence.

No one knew what was going through her little head, but Su-laoshi had a feeling the problem was somehow related to her parents.

As soon as Gu Xingyi and Xia Xiyao arrived, they saw little Nainai sitting quietly, and Su-laoshi was beside her, patiently trying to coax her. The other children had already finished eating and were beginning their afternoon nap.

"Su-laoshi, I'm so sorry. Our Gu Xingyao has caused you trouble."

As they approached, Gu Xingyi quickly apologized, then squatted down and picked up Nainai, holding her gently.

"Nainai, what's going on these past two days? Why aren't you listening to Su-laoshi? A disobedient child is a bad child, you know!"

When Nainai saw them arrive, her big eyes clearly lit up. After being picked up, she immediately clung to Gu Xingyi's neck and wouldn't let go.

Seeing that their daughter was safe and sound, Xia Xiyao finally felt relieved, but then her beautiful brows furrowed, and her eyes clearly showed some anger.

"No problem at all, it's our responsibility. I'm just not capable of taking care of the child properly. It's good that you're here, Xingyao Papa. The child is usually very well-behaved, but the past two days, she might have something on her mind and doesn't want to tell teacher. You should talk to her more. I'll go take care of the other children."

Seeing Gu Xingyi and Xia Xiyao, Su-laoshi also breathed a sigh of relief and quickly said, "In my experience, when children have something on their minds, it's usually related to their parents. Many people think kids don't need communication, but that's not true. Many children can't express their thoughts properly, so they need their parents to guide them and interact well."

"Okay, thank you, Su-laoshi. We'll make sure to guide her well."

Xia Xiyao nodded quickly, her face full of apology.

Su-laoshi nodded and left the dining area.

In the school dining hall, only the three of them were left. Gu Xingyi sat down with little Nainai in his arms, looking at the food on the table that she had only taken a couple of bites of. He gently asked again.

"Nainai, tell Papa, why haven't you been eating properly?"

Nainai pursed her lips and stayed silent, still holding onto Gu Xingyi's neck.

Seeing this, Gu Xingyi couldn't help but smile. This little gesture was so much like Xia Xiyao. Whenever Xia Xiyao had something on her mind, she would subconsciously purse her lips.

"Why aren't you eating?"

Before Gu Xingyi could continue, Xia Xiyao spoke up, her voice unusually cold, startling Gu Xingyi. He looked up and instinctively shrank his neck.

This was one of the rare times Xia Xiyao was truly angry, and it gave off the feeling that she was someone you simply couldn't mess with.

Little Nainai, nestled in Gu Xingyi's arms, instinctively lowered her head and buried her face in his chest.

But in the next moment, Xia Xiyao pulled her up. Gu Xingyi attempted to stop her but was met with a glance, and he obediently sat back down, constantly trying to comfort himself in his mind.

One of the most important rules in parenting is that, no matter which parent is educating the child, the other must not go against them.

Xia Xiyao pulled Xiao Nainai out of Gu Xingyi's arms, and the poor little thing stood at the dining table, her big eyes already welling up with tears, on the verge of crying, but Xia Xiyao still kept a stern expression.

"Why aren't you eating properly? Haven't I told you before! Wasting food is a bad habit! Put your hand out!"

As soon as Xia Xiyao spoke, Nainai was startled, her tiny body trembling slightly, and the tears finally started to fall down her cheeks. Her small mouth, which had been pouted, now flattened out, and she cast a furtive glance at her father, Gu Xingyi.

As for Gu Xingyi, he kept his eyes on his nose, nose on his heart, and didn't dare to meet his precious daughter's gaze. Though his heart ached terribly, he knew he couldn't go against Xia Xiyao at this moment.

Seeing that her father wasn't reliable, Xiao Nainai finally stretched out her little hand, trembling.

In the next second, Xia Xiyao's slap landed on the little hand, the crisp sound making Gu Xingyi's heart tremble, and he felt even more heartbroken.

This was the first time Xiao Nainai had been hit by her mother. Her already flat little mouth became even more pursed, and the tears fell down in a steady stream.

"Eat your meal first!"

After a few slaps, Xia Xiyao crouched down and placed Nainai in her little seat, commanding firmly.

Xiao Nainai finally picked up her chopsticks. Under Xia Xiyao's stern gaze, she hesitantly picked at her food, and, with tears still falling, she soon finished her meal.

Only then did Gu Xingyi hurry to pull her into his arms, gently wiping the tears from her face and patiently coaxing her.

"Okay, okay, once you finish your meal, Mama won't be angry anymore. Now, tell Papa, why haven't you been eating properly these past few days?"

"Because... because Nainai... wants Papa and Mama to spend more time with Nainai."

Still sniffling, Xiao Nainai nervously fiddled with the hem of her clothes, her head lowered as she spoke timidly.

Hearing this, Gu Xingyi froze for a moment. He seemed to understand now. Xiao Nainai couldn't express herself well, so she used this method to make him and Xia Xiyao pay more attention to her.

It seemed that ever since the company became busy, they had indeed neglected Xiao Nainai.

Lately, both he and Xia Xiyao had been coming and going early and late, only spending a little time with her in the mornings when sending her to school and at night when coaxing her to sleep.

Gu Xingyi fell into deep thought. Suddenly, he realized how wrong he had been—he had strayed far from his original intention. The whole purpose of starting the company was to make Xia Xiyao and Nainai's lives better and happier.

But now, he was completely absorbed in his work, going in the opposite direction of his original goal.

Xia Xiyao also felt some guilt. She bit her lip and looked at Gu Xingyi.

Gu Xingyi looked up and met her gaze for a brief moment, then suddenly relaxed.

He pulled little Nainai into his arms.

"This time, both Papa and Mama were wrong. We neglected Nainai's feelings, and Nainai shouldn't have used this wrong way to tell us."

"Now, Papa and Mama apologize to Nainai, but Nainai also needs to apologize to Su-laoshi and herself, okay?"

"From now on, no more skipping meals! Papa and Mama will spend more time with Nainai!"