Hearing this voice, Ji Shuyu was startled, and pulled off his tie, then called out awkwardly: "Dad."

Gu Xiuyuan didn't expect to meet his relatives here. He greeted them lightly and then looked around.

"Why are you doing this?"

Gu Bin looked a little uneasy when he saw the two children. "It's okay, I was just passing by and came over here to take a look."

He said, looking at the two children's strange attire.

Ji Shuyu leaned closer to Gu Xiuyuan.

For some reason, he suddenly laughed.

Ji Shuyu felt a little scared by the laughter.

In her memory, Gu Bin was always indifferent and calm. No matter how Xia Mei lost her temper, he remained the same, just like... Gu Xiuyuan's anger and helplessness when Xia Mei didn't get a response.

Are they hurting each other?

Ji Shuyu didn't understand the meaning behind his smile.

She always felt that Gu Bin liked Su Yan very much. Maybe it was because of that face. He always hoped that Su Yan and Gu Xiuyuan would be a couple.

He was not bad to her, but he seldom smiled. What did this mean now?

Gu Xiuyuan looked at his father in confusion.

"Since we meet, why not chat for a while?" Gu Bin looked at his son.

"We..." Gu Xiuyuan wanted to refuse, but finally nodded.

"Then I'll wait for you in the car."

Ji Shuyu looked at Gu Bin as she spoke, remembering their quarrel and the bruise on his back.

"It's okay." Gu Xiuyuan, keenly aware of her worry and anxiety, rubbed her head. "Wait for me in the car, don't run around. Okay?"

"You, don't make any noise." She warned worriedly.

Gu Xiuyuan smiled even more gently after hearing this.

Ji Shuyu took a few steps and looked back, and found that not only Gu Xiuyuan was looking at her, but even Gu Bin was looking at her...

…

Ji Shuyu was puzzled by Gu Bin's appearance. His attire was different from usual, which was... very inconsistent.

She shouldn't be curious or pry into the affairs of her elders, but for some reason she felt it was strange.

Mu Ran called at this time.

"Xiao Yu'er, is Xia Zhenzhen causing you trouble?"

"without……"

"You lied to me!" Mu Ran jumped up and down. "Why do you tolerate her? Beat her back!"

Hearing Mu Ran's expression of disdain for her lack of ambition, Ji Shuyu laughed, "I beat him up." She looked at her palm. "I risked losing my job just after I got it to fight him back."

Mu Ran felt distressed and guilty. Xiao Yuer must have been bullied because of her fault.

"I heard that Gu Xiuyuan and Su Yan were there that day too?" Mu Ran said angrily. "It must be Su Yan again, that lingering psychopath!"

How could a fool like Xia Zhenzhen withstand Su Yan's provocation?

Mu Ran was angry, but Ji Shuyu found it strange.

She didn't even scold Gu Xiuyuan at the same time?

As if sensing her doubts, she said, "Since Gu Xiuyuan avenged you, I won't scold him today!"

Listening to her friend's voice, she smiled.

"But seriously, even though Xia Zhenzhen isn't human, Gu Xiuyuan... is also a real dog." Mu Ran couldn't help but complain. "I heard he had someone move a box of coins and spilled them into the swimming pool, and told them to go down and pick them up, and even invited people to watch."

"Eh~" she said, shaking off goosebumps as if in disgust.

"What?"

"It is said that it was exposed to the sun for several hours! Wait, I will send you the video." Mu Ran hung up the phone in a hurry, and then two short videos were sent to the mobile phone.

The content of the video was nothing but Xia Zhenzhen picking something up from the swimming pool, and there were several young men and women with him.

Probably these are the people who were watching the fun by the swimming pool yesterday.

"Birds of a feather flock together!" Mu Ran sent a string of text complaints. "From now on, I have to stay away from him."

Ji Shuyu looked at it and realized belatedly that she was talking about Gu Xiuyuan and the others.

This was done by Gu Xiuyuan because of her?

She thought of what Zhou Rui said and what happened to the Zhao family. She felt vaguely confused, but before she could come up with an answer, Gu Xiuyuan came over.

His face looked unhappy, as if the conversation between him and his wife was not pleasant.

"What are you looking at?" Gu Xiuyuan sorted out his emotions and asked with a smile.

"Chatting with Ranran."

Gu Xiuyuan took a quick look and frowned slightly when he saw the short video on the phone interface.

He didn't want her to know about his methods.

"Don't look at it." He took her cell phone and put it in his pocket, then pulled her out of the car.

"you……"

She wanted to ask about Xia Zhenzhen, but finally gave up and changed the subject, "Are you guys done talking?"

"It's okay, ask grandma."

As Gu Xiuyuan spoke, he looked at the tie hanging around her neck, suddenly smiled, and then rubbed her head lovingly.

It seems that no matter how bad my mood is, I will feel relieved as long as I see her.

"Let's go in!"

Gu Xiuyuan held her hand and walked for a while, then raised his hand to cover her eyes, took her up a few steps, and walked into a room.

The smell of the decoration here has not yet dissipated, and there is still a faint smell of oil paint...

"Gu Xiuyuan..."

“3, 2, 1…”

When she gently let go of her hand, Ji Shuyu realized that this was a painting studio.

The space is not big, and there are some ugly paintings hanging on the walls. Those... are all her "works".

Ji Shuyu looked at them and found it hard to believe that these were actually her childhood paintings.

At that time, she drew a picture and gave it to him, and he always said that he would keep it carefully.

She thought he was just talking...

"You..." She turned around, and Gu Xiuyuan hugged her from behind. "A belated surprise." He said, kissing the side of her face.

In fact, when he got the marriage certificate, he wanted to prepare a studio for her in Yuyuan, but that bowl of soup later disrupted all his plans...

Ji Shuyu looked at them. Because of the long time, some of the handwriting had become dim and blurry, and some had mold spots. Even after being processed, a faint scent could still be smelled.

Ji Shuyu looked at it with a trembling heart, and couldn't help but step forward and gently stroke it with her hand.

This love is just like her feelings for Gu Xiuyuan. No matter how she suppresses it on the surface, only she knows that she loves him in her heart.

Gu Xiuyuan walked closer, bent down gently, and leaned close to her ear.

"This, you drew it in your first art class, and the teacher praised you for your drawing..." His breath was light and ticklish beside my ear.

"Well, I participated in the school's art exhibition."

There weren't many paintings, and he introduced them to her one by one, understanding them more clearly than she did herself. Finally, Gu Xiuyuan pulled her to the painting at the back.

Ji Shuyu was stunned. Wasn’t the painting torn?

She still remembered that this painting won an award in the city. She happily ran to share the news with Gu Xiuyuan, but it made Xia Mei lose her temper. She threw the trophy and tore up her painting.

Her reaction was extreme, and she even lost control and grabbed the cup and threw it at her. At the critical moment, it was Gu Xiuyuan who hugged her and helped her block that blow...

Recalling the past, her heart trembled.

"That's enough." Ji Shuyu struggled in a panic, but was held tighter. "What on earth do you want to do..."

She was almost helpless.

"I want you to listen to my explanation, I want you to forgive me, I want you to be happy."

Ji Shuyu's struggling movements froze for a moment.

He whispered softly in her ear. "I know you've been suppressing your emotions ever since Grandma was hospitalized. I haven't explained a lot of things to you." He held her hand. "Xiaoyu, whether you told Mom you wouldn't divorce or wanted to make our relationship public, it has nothing to do with anyone else."

"Since we got together, I never thought of separating from you."

He whispered softly in her ear, and suddenly a figure flashed by the door...