Chapter 11
At the dinner table, Ji Ruan finally met Fang Qiming, Gu Xiuyi's unrelated elder brother, and Gu Zhaoxu, his bad-tempered father.
Both of them had bad faces. According to their family status, Gu Zhaoxu sat in the main seat, but Fang Qiming sat in the farthest corner, even farther than Ji Ruan.
Fang Lan was still the most attentive one, and the table was full of her eager laughter.
"Xiuyi, it's hard for you to come back and eat more, these are your favorite foods."
"Yes, brother," Gu Chuli also echoed, "Mom got up early in the morning to prepare, after a busy day, Try it quickly."
Gu Xiuyi put a piece of sweet and sour pork ribs into Ji Ruan's bowl, and instead of looking at Fang Lan, he just casually said, "Thank you, Aunt Fang."
Gu Zhaoxu snorted coldly: "The longer you live, the worse it is. You have been busy all day, and you are so perfunctory to say thank you?"
Gu Xiuyi didn't make a statement, and took a large piece of elbow meat to Gu Zhaoxu: "Dad, you are hungry too, let's eat." It's
just that this sentence didn't know how to offend Gu Zhaoxu's nerve was touched, and his voice suddenly increased: "What do you mean?! You mean I shouldn't educate you, you want to gag my mouth with meat?!"
Ji Ruan was startled.
This Gu family's brain circuit is really tricky.
What's even more tricky is that Gu Xiuyi only bent his lips and smiled, but didn't even refute.
Ji Ruan raised an eyebrow at Gu Xiuyi, do you really mean that?
Gu Xiuyi tapped the tabletop: "Eat yours."
Gu Zhaoxu was halfway out of anger, and saw that the other party not only didn't answer, but also passed him lightly, so angry that he was choked in place alone, unable to get up or down, his neck turned red.
Fang Qiming said angrily: "Gu Xiuyi, you're a bit too late, is there anyone who treats elders like this
?
"
"Gu Xiuyi!" Gu Zhaoxu pointed to his nose and cursed, "You are too shameful!" "
Oh, old Gu, come on, old Gu, don't be angry." Fang Lan jumped out to persuade him at the right time, "Xiuyi finally came back once, why did he come back again?" What about arguing?"
"You just spoil him! You treat him well, have you ever seen him accept favors?!" "
Oh, I don't need it," Fang Lan said eagerly, with a virtuous and generous look: "It's all from me. Voluntary, I just want our family to be well. You said Xiao Ruan came to the house for the first time, what did the quarrel sound like? It's all right, old Gu, calm down..." Gu Zhaoxu was persuaded by Fang Lan rubbing his chest for a long time, and
finally Reluctantly found the bottom of the steps, leaned back in the chair, and said forcefully to Gu Xiuyi: "Your younger brother is graduating from college soon, you can arrange a job for him in the company." Gu Xiuyi, however, seemed to be on a shield, there was no fluctuation during the whole process, and he only fainted when he heard the
words Said: "This matter still needs to be discussed."
"What is there to discuss? He is the Gu family and your younger brother! It is only natural to help you manage the company!" "
Crack!" Gu Xiuyi put the goblet back on the table and looked at him. Gu Zhaoxu: "I've said it, and we need to discuss it."
Gu Xiuyi actually has a very sharp and indifferent appearance, and his facial lines are too sharp and unbuffered, making it difficult for him to have a human touch, so when the gentleness and politeness he always showed in front of people disappeared, his eyes were full. Arrogance is particularly domineering.
Seeing Gu Xiuyi like this, Gu Zhaoxu seemed to be in a daze, and shook his head while covering his forehead.
"Dad, don't talk about it," Gu Chuli said anxiously, "I'm fine."
He looked at Gu Xiuyi apologetically: "Don't mind, brother, Dad is just too worried about me. In fact, I also think that my ability can go to the company now It's still not enough, let's not talk about it, okay?"
"That's right," Fang Lan said in an empathetic manner, "Let's eat first, and everyone eats."
Gu Chuli eagerly brought food to Gu Xiuyi: " If you don't eat any more, the food will be cold, it's all Mom's wish."
"Ahem..." Ji Ruan suddenly coughed twice.
Gu Xiuyi immediately turned his head and approached him, and whispered in his ear: "What's wrong?"
Ji Ruan covered her mouth and frowned slightly, pointing to the spicy chicken in the bowl: "It's a bit spicy, and a bit salty..." "
It's okay ," Gu Xiuyi patted him on the back, and handed him a glass of water: "I won't eat anything salty."
Gu Chuli didn't get the slightest response, his hand holding the chopsticks was hanging in the air, and he retracted it awkwardly, and finally sat back in embarrassment.
"Heh, I still care about it." Fang Qiming sneered and said, "Do you think he cares? Let alone this, how much did Mom pay for him? He likes men, and Mom went out of her way to introduce him to Ji's family." The only son, he didn't even look at it, and turned around and married someone-"
Ji Ruan's face turned cold instantly.
"Qiming!" Fang Lan sternly said, "How do you talk?"
Gu Chuli also frowned, "Brother, you can't say that, it's his freedom to marry anyone."
"Did he say something wrong?" Gu Zhaoxu sneered: "What's wrong with the young master of the Ji family? He is educated and polite. Look at what kind of bastard he is marrying. He is sick and petty and disabled!" "Gu Zhaoxu!" Gu Xiuyi tossed his chopsticks, showing anger for the first
time Expression: "Be careful when you speak."
"You, what did you call me?" Gu Zhaoxu slammed the table twice: "I'm your father! You told me to be careful?! Nizi!"
Gu Xiuyi looked at him extremely coldly : "I'll call you Dad, do you really think you have weight?"
"You guys, what are you doing..." Fang Lan burst into tears as if she couldn't take it anymore: "Stop arguing!" It's gone!"
She trotted two steps to Ji Ruan's side, squatted down, held Ji Ruan's hand, Li Hua said with rain, "Xiao Ruan, don't worry about it, their father and son have such a temper, they don't speak well, It's all auntie's fault, auntie apologizes to you, don't you get angry, okay?"
Ji Ruan raised her eyebrows in surprise.
He hasn't said he's angry yet!
He didn't say a word!
Why is this family so shameless, kidnapping you morally after scolding you, not allowing you to get angry?
Ji Ruan took a deep breath, then turned her head and looked down at Fang Lan whose face was full of tears.
He smiled softly, his eyes were extremely clear:
"What did you say? I didn't hear clearly."
He was just a disabled deaf man, so of course he couldn't hear anything.
"..."
Fang Lan's tears hung on her face as if she was completely frozen, and she couldn't speak for a while.
Gu Xiuyi got up straight away, pulled Ji Ruan's wrist out of Fang Lan's hand, and brought him behind him, his voice was as cold as ice: "There is nothing to say, let's go, go home." He ignored everyone's eyes and led Ji
Ruan Ruan left the dining room, passed the corridor covered with landscape paintings, and entered the piano room on the west side of the first floor.
The piano room is very spacious and empty, with only a black grand piano in the middle, storage racks on the curved walls, and some handicrafts scattered here and there.
Gu Xiuyi closed the door, helped Ji Ruan sit on the piano bench, squatted in front of him and apologized: "Angry?"
Ji Ruan lowered his head slightly, like a child angry: "They said I was disabled."
Wronged and pitiful .
"No..." The corners of Gu Xiuyi's lips were a little dry, and he gently pinched Ji Ruan's earbones: "You are not."
Ji Ruan was still unwilling to talk to him.
Gu Xiuyi sighed, thought for a moment and suddenly said: "Well, I'm going up to get the documents now, and you will stay here alone for a while."
Ji Ruan raised her eyes, a little puzzled.
Gu Xiuyi bent his lips: "Someone will definitely come to trouble you. You can play however you want, and I will come back on time to support you in five minutes."
Ji Ruan's brows moved indistinctly, understanding Gu Xiuyi's meaning.
The lights in the piano room were not turned on, and Ji Ruan watched Gu Xiuyi's eyebrows outside the window in the darkening sky. After a while, he smiled softly and kicked Gu Xiuyi's calf: "Be on time." "Definitely
.
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Gu
Xiuyi After leaving, Ji Ruan let out a long breath, silently calming down.
Sure enough, as Gu Xiuyi said, within a moment, the door opened again.
Gu Chuli poked his head out, moved in carefully, and even turned on the light in the piano room.
Ji Ruan put his elbows on the piano cover to support his chin, and looked at the visitor without saying a word.
"Xiao Ruan, are you okay?" Gu Chuli put a glass of orange juice in Ji Ruan's hand, with a guilty expression on his face: "I'm sorry, I didn't expect a good meal to turn out like this." Ji Ruan glanced at Xiang
Xiang The overflowing orange juice, I didn't intend to drink it: "Aunt Fang has already said that to apologize."
Gu Chuli's eyes lit up: "You mean, aren't you angry?"
Ji Ruan curled her lips, noncommittal.
Gu Xiuli, however, seemed to believe it was true, he patted his chest and breathed a sigh of relief, and his tone became more relaxed: "I knew you were the kindest."
Ji Ruan said softly, "Ah", "You can see this?"
"Yes," Gu Chuli smiled shyly: "Actually, I like you very much. I liked you very much at first sight, but I didn't realize it at the time, but now I figured it out." Ji Ruan nodded
, Pretend to be listening.
Gu Chuli sat down opposite him, "You are very similar to a brother I know, not in terms of appearance, but in that feeling..."
Ji Ruan's heart skipped a beat, and she vaguely sensed what he wanted to say.
In the next second, Gu Chuli quickly went to the storage shelf to get a photo frame, and showed it to Ji Ruan innocently: "That's him, doesn't he look alike?"
Ji Ruan looked at the photo expressionlessly.
There were three people, two big and one small, but they were all from their backs, so they couldn't see anything.
Gu Chuli held it like a baby, and pointed out one of them: "This brother, his name is Bai Yue, and he is very kind. He helped me when I was bullied when I was young. By the way, he still grew up with his elder brother, and the relationship is very good. , so I feel kind to you when I see you."
It's still here, the standard equipment of the boss - Bai Yueguang.
It's just that in the original book, this kind-hearted "White Moonlight" in others' mouths almost tortured the protagonist to half his life in the later stage.
Ji Ruan didn't know if he brought himself in, Ji Ruan felt a little disgusted.
Seeing that Ji Ruan didn't speak, Gu Chuli said to himself: "This photo was taken by the three of us together. When we were young, we really had a good time. Brother Bai Yue can be said to be the most important friend of the elder brother. It's just that he went abroad later. I seldom come back, we miss him very much, my brother was still very sad when he left..."
Ji Ruan didn't want to hear it anymore, he closed his eyes and pressed his knuckles on his forehead, and said softly: "So Are you here to disgust me?"
He didn't care what Bai Yueguang would be like when he came back, and now that he was upset, he wanted to go back now.
Gu Chuli's affectionate memory froze, as if he hadn't expected Ji Ruan to be so straightforward: "Damn, of course not, Xiao Ruan, why would you think so..."
Ji Ruan opened his eyes, and tapped the piano cover slowly with his fingernails: " You said that because you liked that brother and said he was kind, you thought I was also kind and kind. Do I not have my own name, and I need you to bring someone else in?" "You also said that he is Gu Xiuyi's most important friend, and Gu Xiuyi wants to go abroad
. He, he left Gu Xiuyi heartbroken, this is not a friend, is this a lover?" "
You said in the end that I resemble him. You can open your eyes and talk nonsense with a picture of a body and the back of the head. If you want to express that I am a substitute You can open your mouth directly, if you beat around the bush and make a big circle, you don't mean to be disgusting, what am I?"
Gu Chuli was stunned by the words, and took a few seconds to respond: "No, that's not the case, Xiao Ruan, don't get me wrong!"
He seemed very at a loss, his eyes were red: "I really don't have this I mean, I just think you're very kind and want to be friends with you, I don't know if you would mind me mentioning Brother Bai Yue--" "Stop,"
Ji Ruan crossed her legs and smiled slightly: "Who is your friend? , Gu Xiuyi and I have obtained the certificate, according to your seniority, you should call me sister-in-law-" "
Oh..." He suddenly nodded his chin: "Or brother-in-law can also be used, but this is not very pleasant."
Gu Chuli opened his eyes wide and said for a while He couldn't speak, and finally he could only fill with tears: "You misunderstood...Really, I really didn't want to disgust you..."
Ji Ruan ignored the tears that were about to burst into his eyes, grabbed the photo frame and weighed it in his hand. After that, he tilted his head jokingly:
"But I think you have."
After saying that, he let go of his hand suddenly, and the glass photo frame fell to the ground with a "slap", and his muscles and bones were shattered and torn apart.
The small debris splashed across Ji Ruan's ankle, causing Ji Ruan to frown slightly.
"What are you doing!" Gu Chuli held back the tears that had been brewing with great difficulty, and screamed involuntarily: "You can't fall if you get angry again-" His voice stopped suddenly, and then the eyes that looked at
Ji Ruan changed. Incredible.
Ji Ruan was sitting on the piano bench, leaning on the piano to support his body, with his head slightly tilted, tears streaming down his eyes, his eyelashes soaked in teardrops and his nose turned red, as if he had suffered a great grievance.
Cries more than his own mother!
Gu Chuli froze in place and couldn't move.
One second, two seconds... There were footsteps outside the door!
Very close, close at hand!
"Crack--"
the door opened.
Gu Xiuyi stood at the door, holding the familiar kraft paper bag in his hand.
His gaze swept over the broken glass all over the floor, moved to Ji Ruan's wet eyelashes, and then stayed for a long time on Ji Ruan's blood-oozing ankle.
"Big, big brother..." Gu Chuli's trembling voice sounded.
Gu Xiuyi finally turned his gaze to him slowly, and shuddered: "What did you do ?
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