The sudden crying left Gu Jinyu flustered and unsure of what to do.
Nanny Fang was also startled by the crying.
Anyone unaware might think Gu Jinyu was mistreating the child, the cries were so heartrending and intense!
As Nanny Fang was currently wringing out diapers, with wet hands not fit for picking up the child, she said to Gu Jinyu, "Put the Young Master into the cradle first."
Gu Jinyu, in a panic, rushed to place the child, but the baby was crying so fiercely, each wail like a needle piercing his skin, and in her fluster, she missed her step. Her foot struck the cradle’s base, tripping her up. She fell forward and the child she was holding tumbled out—
"Ah—" Her face drained of color!
She tried to catch the child, but alas, it was too late, and she fell solidly to the ground.
She was bruised from the fall, and one could only imagine the horrific outcome for a newborn baby who hit the floor.
In the nick of time, a blue figure darted in, scooping up the infant with incredible speed just before it could hit the ground.
Once nestled in warm arms, the baby’s crying ceased abruptly.
The little one opened his big, round eyes and stared unblinking at this strange intruder.
Nanny Fang let out a long sigh of relief: "Second Young Master!"
Gu Jinyu, enduring the pain, propped herself up on the cradle and uttered in a low voice, "Second Brother."
Gu Chengfeng pinched the little one’s cheek and nodded at Nanny Fang, then turned to Gu Jinyu, frowning, "Do you know how to hold a child?"
Gu Jinyu’s eyes reddened with injustice, "It wasn’t on purpose. I just lost my balance..."
Originally, Gu Chengfeng was indifferent to Gu Jinyu, neither liking nor disliking her, mostly ignoring her.
But now, he found himself comparing her to Gu Jiao more often than not, and it seemed that Gu Jinyu fell rather short.
If today it had been Gu Jiao in the room, she certainly wouldn’t have dropped the child.
Gu Chengfeng paid no further attention to Gu Jinyu. He settled the little one into the cradle and, noticing the wet diaper, he picked up a clean one from the table and swiftly changed the baby.
His diaper-changing speed made even Nanny Fang feel inferior.
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