Chapter 9
Gu Xiuyi’s body temperature is high, and his fingers that have been exercising all the year round are not delicate. When they touch the skin on the inside of Ji Ruan’s wrist, they will bring out a strange tingling sensation.
He seemed to be looking at Ji Ruan’s hand very intently, and his tone of voice was very soft, but it was just enough to touch people’s hearts just right, like ripples suddenly rolling out on the surface of the water.
Perhaps this kind of behavior itself does not have any meaning, maybe he speaks in this tone when he relaxes, but if it is Ji Ruan from the original book who is sitting now, his heart may be moved again.
The eighteen-year-old’s heartbeat can always be delivered bit by bit, giving special meaning to every subtle movement.
As expected of Gong, the protagonist in the abuse novel, he can treat you very tenderly, but he won’t fall in love with you; after you fall in love with him, you still only maintain ordinary tenderness, and when you are about to lose him, you suddenly seem to love him very deeply , making a look of sudden realization.
But Ji Ruan hated such complicated and entangled feelings.
Gu Xiuyi admired his hands, and he also quietly examined Gu Xiuyi.
To a certain extent, he is actually the same kind of cold-hearted person as Gu Xiuyi, but Gu Xiuyi’s nature and growth environment dictated it, while Ji Ruan was lazy.
He has no need for love, and is tired of actively releasing love. If he is not the only one in a relationship, then he is actually too lazy to ask for it.
Fortunately, the relationship between him and Gu Xiuyi is not based on feelings, they get along half-truth, pretending to be familiar with each other every day, and finally separate decently.
Ji Ruan gently pulled out her hand, opened her fingers slightly towards the bright chandelier in the living room, looked carefully at the ring on her ring finger, and said slowly, “Mr. Gu, I have a question that I have wanted to ask you for a long time.” Gu Xiuyi was still the
first Hearing Ji Ruan call him “Mr. Gu” once, he propped his chin with a smile that was not a smile: “Huh?”
Ji Ruan raised his head, the angle made him look innocent: “Your custom-made ring is different from those in the store. Is there any difference between the finished products?”
He really didn’t see that men’s plain rings are not suitable for being too ostentatious, and in Ji Ruan’s eyes, all styles are similar.
Gu Xiuyi didn’t react too much after hearing this, he just tilted his head and smiled slightly: “Probably because I’m picky, Song Ling and the others say that.”
Ji Ruan raised his eyebrows, so you know it too?
Gu Xiuyi understood his eyes, shook his head in noncommittal, stood up and patted Ji Ruan on the back: “Okay, go change your clothes, it’s time to go out.” The old house of
Gu
‘s family was built in the outskirts of the city. The ancient garden-style building has been renovated many times until now.
The car parked in front of the quaint gate, and a housekeeper respectfully led them in.
This house is exactly the same as the deep house compound in the period drama, with blue bricks and black tiles, shaded by old trees, and you can’t see the end at a glance.
Entering the gate and passing through the front hall is a deep rock garden with towering trees and several ornamental streams flowing between them, even the temperature is much cooler than outside.
Ji Ruan and Gu Xiuyi walked side by side, the housekeeper kept a close distance in front and kept silent.
After walking for a while, the surrounding scenery remained the same, and there was no building similar to the main house. Ji Ruan sighed slightly: “Are you a residence or a royal park?” Gu Xiuyi looked at
him sideways: “Tired from walking again?”
“…” Ji Ruan glanced at him and rubbed his nose: “Not yet.”
Gu Xiuyi calmly stated the facts: “At least there is still a corridor to reach the main hall.”
“Really?!” Ji Ruan’s expression slightly lost control .
In front was an arched bridge, and there were a few spots of moss on the steps that hadn’t been shoveled. Ji Ruan and Gu Xiuyi didn’t pay attention to their bickering, and almost slipped when they stepped on it.
Gu Xiuyi tilted his head and saw Ji Ruan patting his chest in shock: “It’s so slippery…” “
…” He paused, and pulled Ji Ruan’s hand to hold it: “If it’s slippery, walk slowly.”
Gu Xiuyi’s hands are so big that they can cover Ji Ruan’s body completely, and the skin touches. When the rings of both hands touch each other, Ji Ruan is slightly taken aback.
The housekeeper in front of him quietly turned his head when he heard the movement, and when Ji Ruan saw it, he immediately understood, and he shook his hand back without any burden, interlocking fingers with Gu Xiuyi.
Afraid of slipping again, he looked down at the ground and walked cautiously.
Gu Xiuyi looked aimlessly at the red carp in the pond, realized later that Ji Ruan had stopped talking, and looked back at him.
The kid held his hand and walked very delicately step by step.
“…”
Gu Xiuyi didn’t know whether to laugh or cry: “Shall I prepare a sedan chair for you?”
Ji Ruan heard the joke in his words, rolled her eyes silently, without raising her head, just squeezed Gu Xiuyi’s hand forcefully: “Gu Xiuyi Boss, you are not suitable for joking.”
Gu Xiuyi’s low laughter rang in his ears: “Well, that’s it…”
He carried a bag in his hand, a kraft paper bag, sealed tightly, and took it together with the afternoon ring It came back, but it was obviously something very important and had nothing to do with Ji Ruan. When Ji Ruan saw this, he remembered one thing, and asked Gu Xiuyi, “I’m going to your house for the first time, don’t
I need to bring some gifts?”
It’s not impolite for the object’s parents to always bring something, but this time it happened so suddenly that Ji Ruan didn’t have time to think about it.
Gu Xiuyi didn’t answer right away, he looked at Ji Ruan with a hint of surprise in his eyes, and shook his head immediately: “No need.”
He seemed to think for a while before continuing: “Go in and see the people inside later, don’t worry about them, you are comfortable That’s good.”
This sentence seems to be comforting, but it’s more like emphasizing.
The cloister was built on a large pond, and the wind was stronger than other places. Ji Ruan frowned and coughed twice, “What?”
His voice was not perfect, and the end of the cough was very long.
Gu Xiuyi stood a little in front of him, and explained: “My grandfather, father, stepmother, and two brothers lived in it. The older one was born to my stepmother and her ex-husband, and the younger one was the illegitimate child of her and my father.”
He Looking at Ji Ruan, there was no emotion in his eyes: “So when you see them, you can ignore everything, ignore what they say or do, if you feel bored, you can turn off the cochlea.” Ji Ruan smiled lightly:
” Don’t you dislike me turning off the cochlea casually?”
Gu Xiuyi’s tone was steady: “It’s okay this time, it’s not important.”
Ji Ruan raised his eyebrows, it really was a complicated grievance between wealthy families, Gu Xiuyi seemed to have no regard for those so-called “family members” emotion.
It’s just that Ji Ruan has always been very impatient to get entangled in these intrigues. He never even watched Gong Dou after watching dramas. He used his simple brain to perfunctory and asked Gu Xiuyi: “So they
are bad people?”
Bad people?
Gu Xiuyi’s forehead twitched slightly.
It’s been a long time since he met a child like Ji Ruan who simply defined people as “good” and “bad”.
He even said that he stopped trying to define human nature long ago.
Gu Xiuyi couldn’t give an answer to this question for a while.
After a long while, he looked at Shangji Ruan’s gentle eyes, and unconsciously relaxed a lot: “From my standpoint, you can say that.”
He bent his lips: “So you don’t have to think about anything else, just follow me.”
Ji Ruan nodded thoughtfully, it happened that he didn’t like to think about complicated things either.
He’s always been good at simplifying things.
The butler was still secretly looking at them from the corner of his eye, Ji Ruan hugged Gu Xiuyi’s arm affectionately, and whispered: “Anyway, I’ll just pretend to be deaf and dumb, shall I?”
Gu Xiuyi responded with a low smile: “Yes.”
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