Qiu Miao: Boarding General Gu's “Friendship” Boat

Gu Wenye saw Qiu Yanping carrying a small bag and looking at him with an awkward smile. He nodded subconsciously and let Qiu Yanping in.

Qiu Yanping coughed lightly. It was a bit too abrupt for him to suddenly come and ask for lodging so late at night. He and Gu Wenye were not very close friends, so he did not reject him. He probably wanted to be a gentleman and was embarrassed to kick him out so late at night.

But he had no other choice except to hide at Gu Wenye's place. Only Gu Wenye could hide people under the noses of those people in Marshal Yuan's Mansion, so Qiu Yanping still shamelessly sneaked into Gu Wenye's house.

"I'll have someone prepare a guest room for you." Gu Wenye said, feeling a little guilty and not daring to look Qiu Yanping in the eye. He did not confess that he was the other person in the engagement that Qiu Yanping mentioned, because he knew that he would never agree to this engagement - especially knowing that the target was Qiu Yanping, how could a person like him ruin Qiu Yanping's life? - This engagement would be canceled by him sooner or later, and Qiu Yanping would return to his own life sooner or later. He did not tell Qiu Yanping the real situation, and did not want to add to the embarrassment between the two.

After hearing this, Qiu Yanping thanked him. This time he did not notice Gu Wenye's abnormality. He himself felt embarrassed and had no mind to look at Gu Wenye. He followed Gu Wenye with his small bag, following him closely, turning left and right, and finally arrived at a small side courtyard.

"My parents go to bed early. I'll take you to say hello to them tomorrow. Don't worry, they won't mind." Gu Wenye said. He had to meet his parents for sure. He brought a man home and kept him hidden. This was a big deal in the general's mansion. However, before bringing Qiu Yanping to his parents, he had to correct his parents' thoughts first.

Qiu Yanping responded, and he sighed and said, "General Gu, you have been of great help."

Gu Wenye laughed twice, and felt that he could not stay any longer. He said a few more words in a hurry, and then turned and left. Qiu Yanping put his small bag on the table. The servant sent by Gu Wenye was tidying up the room, and he went to the small courtyard outside the house to breathe in the fresh air for a while.

The Marshal's Mansion became particularly noisy because of Qiu Yanping's disappearance. The two brothers, Hua Nan and Hua Bei, who were most familiar with Qiu Yanping, noticed that Qiu Yanping's clothes were missing, and guessed that Qiu Yanping must have slipped away. Hua Bei watched and pretended to be unaware, standing aside with his brother, watching the excitement like an outsider.

Although Qiu Yanping has a strange personality and has only returned in the past two days and has just become familiar with them, he is still their younger brother, the third young master of the Marshal's Mansion. It is unacceptable for him to be tied to an engagement to marry a man who cannot walk. Even if the other party is a famous interstellar general, it is a fact that he is disabled now. What's the use of being so powerful in the past? Doesn't he still have to rely on a wheelchair to live now?

Hua Bei didn't care about the old friendship his parents were talking about. If it came to friendship, he still remembered that Qiu Yanping had saved his life, so he wouldn't go along with his parents and find the person.

Huanan usually stands on the same front with his younger brother, and this time was no exception. The two brothers looked like complete outsiders, which made Hua's father and mother so angry that they directly canceled their pocket money.

North China: emmmm, I won't bow down for money and small toys.

Hua Nan: It's okay. I have savings.

("Brother! I want that! Buy it for me!")

On the other side, in the general's mansion, after Gu Wenye settled Qiu Yanping, he returned to the compound.

Father Gu had already learned from the housekeeper who the visitor was. He sat on the mahogany chair and glanced at Gu Wenye. He snorted softly, and with a little pride of discovering the truth and succeeding in his plan, he asked back, "Didn't you say you were going to cancel the engagement? Why did you bring the person home?"

"I will definitely not agree to this engagement. He came to me because he didn't know that the engagement partner was me. He came here to seek refuge." Gu Wenye said calmly. He raised his eyes and said, "Why is he here to avoid anything? I don't need to explain it more clearly, right? His attitude is so obvious. He is treated like a ferocious beast to be avoided. Father Does still want me to come to him?" of self-mockery at the end of his voice. But the words coming out of Gu Wenye's mouth were enough to make Gu's father's eyes wide with anger.

"What do you mean by 'giving up'? What's wrong with my son?!" Father Gu slapped the armrest of the chair and said protectively, "He doesn't know the target is you yet. If he knew, he would never run away!"

After saying this, Father Gu changed his tone and said, "I think he would come to you for help first, which means you must have a special place in his heart. Maybe he is interested in you?"

Gu Wenye was amused by his father's words. Why did Qiu Yanping look for him? The answer was obvious, so obvious that anyone could easily see it - the Marshal's Mansion was looking for someone, and the only place that could compete with the Marshal's Mansion and hide someone was the General's Mansion.

There was another reason. He happened to owe Qiu Yanping a favor and had made a promise to him, and now Qiu Yanping came to him to redeem it.

"Don't let your imagination run wild. This kind of engagement is as absurd as a novel. If it gets out, won't the whole planet laugh at you?" Gu Wenye said, "I don't care what the reason was for the two families to arrange the child marriage. I will explain it to the two people in the Marshal's Mansion as soon as possible and ask them to cancel the engagement. I don't think they would like to see their child being kidnapped by a cripple like me." After he finished speaking, he turned around in the remote control wheelchair and was about to leave without looking at his father's ugly face. As soon as he turned around, he thought of something and turned back to remind him, "By the way, I will bring him here tomorrow to meet everyone. He will just stay at home to say hello. You and mother should not say anything you shouldn't say."

Father Gu looked at Gu Wenye's back as he turned and left, and thought of the warning Gu Wenye had given him. He narrowed his eyes and thought it would be okay if he didn't say anything.

Anyway, everyone is at his house.

To be honest, such an arranged marriage is indeed absurd. If it were not for necessity, the two heads of the Gu and Hua families would not want to interfere in the marriages of their children.

Father Gu pursed his lips and went back to the inner room. The elders did not want to see their children's happiness ruined by such an engagement. If they could let it go, that would be the best. If there was really no other way... Father Gu was silent and lost in thought, and no one knew what he was thinking.

After a while, Father Gu contacted Marshal Yuan's Mansion and informed Father Hua who was busy looking for someone at the Marshal Yuan's Mansion.

"Well, your one has escaped to my son's place."

"Can you say that again???"

"…My husband doesn't want to go through with this engagement either."

“…”

"But I think, judging from the situation where your kid went straight to my kid, maybe there's hope. Why don't we let the two kids get along first? Anyway, they're both at my house now, so maybe it can work out naturally without the need for an engagement?"

"OK."

"Just pretend you don't know and keep looking for him, otherwise the kid might just leave if he sees nothing is going on."

"knew."

"Well...if that doesn't work, let's think of another way. We can't force the responsibility of the older generation onto these two children. We can't ruin the rest of their lives, right?"

"You've said all the good things. Tsk, I get it. That's it."

Father Gu listened to the busy tone on the other end of the phone and rubbed his nose. He was just expressing his opinion.

The next day, Gu Wenye brought Qiu Yanping to meet someone. It was the first time that Gu Wenle heard that his elder brother had been arranged to marry. He did not mind the trouble and rushed back home from another city just to see what was going on.

When Gu Wenle arrived home, Qiu Yanping had already met Gu Wenye's parents. The four of them chatted very harmoniously, and no one knew what they were talking about, but the atmosphere was quite harmonious.

When he saw Qiu Yanping, he was stunned like a stone statue, his eyes widened in disbelief. He was about to say something, but was swallowed back by a glare from Gu Wenye. He turned to look at his parents, who were looking at Qiu Yanping with smiles, like ordinary and amiable elders. He was stunned again.

When Qiu Yanping saw Gu Wenle, he quickly realized the other person's identity because his face looked about 60% similar to Gu Wenye. "Are you Gu Wenle?" He raised the last syllable of his voice, and Gu Wenle's nerves tensed up.

Gu Wenle thought of the bad things he had said about Qiu Yanping before, and the ten or so invitations he had sent without any sincerity. His face turned red. If he had known that Qiu Yanping would be his future sister-in-law, he would have changed his attitude. No wonder his elder brother always spoke for Qiu Yanping before. It turned out that he had already made up his mind. Why did he keep dragging his feet? Gu Wenle felt that he was a bit of a pig teammate. He scratched the back of his head, trying to make up for his previous mistakes. He was particularly clever and said, "It's me, sister-in-law. What happened before... Ouch!"

Gu Wenle screamed, took a breath, and jumped to the side. One of his feet was crushed hard by Gu Wenye's wheelchair.

Gu Wenye smiled and looked at Qiu Yanping, explaining, "It was my first time bringing someone home, so he probably misunderstood me."

Gu Wenle: “…???” He looked at his parents.

The father and mother looked at their second son more lovingly, saying he was truly a good teammate on the planet.

So it's because I haven't got it yet... Gu Wenle reacted, he hissed softly, rubbed his feet, coughed lightly and said, "Professor Qiu, I'm sorry."

"It's okay, it's okay. Is Mr. Gu's foot okay?" Qiu Yanping looked at him with a smile, and Gu Wenle felt that his foot hurt even more.

"Aye, take Mr. Qiu around the mansion. We'll be staying here for a while, so we should get familiar with the environment first." Father Gu said, and Mother Gu agreed. She also took her youngest son out and said, "Ale, come here. You finally come home. Have a good chat with mom. What fun things are there outside? Are you having so much fun outside?"

Gu Wenle's eyelids twitched. He silently calculated in his heart how long it had been since he last went home, and then swallowed.

"Mom... Once you are in the world, you have no choice..."

Gu Wenye listened to Gu Wenle's opening words, which he never changed. The corners of his mouth curled up, he turned his head to look at Qiu Yanping and asked in a low voice, "Shall we go out for a walk?"

Qiu Yanping nodded, and as Gu Wenye walked out, he said, "Your brother is quite interesting. What he says is quite interesting."

"Really?" Gu Wenye thought for a moment and said, "It's just that sometimes I speak without thinking and can be a bit glib. I'm sorry if I offended you before."

Qiu Yanping twitched his lips. Speaking without thinking? Slippery tongue? General Gu's tongue was actually quite venomous.

Gu Wenle sneezed.

"It's OK."

"But he has a good personality, and he will agree to do anything you ask him to do." Gu Wenye thought about it, and still raised Gu Wenle's level and said half a nice word, "If you need any help, you can go to him if you can't find me." Si didn't feel at all that he had sold his brother out at a low price.

Qiu Yanping nodded.

Qiu Yanping followed Gu Wenye around the General's Mansion. He didn't expect the two people in the General's Mansion to be so easy to talk to. There was no sense of distance from the superiors, which made him relax a little. He followed Gu Wenye everywhere. Although Gu Wenye took him to familiarize himself with the environment of the General's Mansion, he didn't remember the twists and turns at all. He followed Gu Wenye nonchalantly and said, "I don't know how long it will take for the Marshal's Mansion to send people to look for him. I may have to disturb you for a while."

Gu Wenye, the other party in the engagement, felt a little guilty. "It's okay. It's just an extra pair of chopsticks. Don't be restrained. There are actually no rules here. Just treat it as your own home."

"Yeah." Qiu Yanping suddenly laughed and said, "I was thinking of asking for a reward after I cured your leg, but I didn't expect to use it now. What a pity."

"Haha." Gu Wenye smiled and shook his head slightly. He didn't expect Qiu Yanping to change the subject. He smiled and shook his head, looked up at Qiu Yanping, and said, "If you have any difficulties and need help, you can come to me."

Qiu Yanping raised his eyebrows, feeling that he had a great bargain in front of him, "No reward?"

"Need not."

"Then I will owe General Gu a favor." Qiu Yanping said.

"Friends don't need to be sentimental, right?" Gu Wenye smiled and looked at Qiu Yanping, and took the initiative to hand over the boarding pass for the friendship boat. Gu Wenye was very good at judging people, and he had figured out Qiu Yanping's temperament in a few days. He knew that if he wanted to take the next step in their relationship, he would have a chance only if he took the initiative.

He didn't want to get closer to Qiu Yanping just because of the engagement. He had this idea a long time ago, but he just happened to say it out loud today.

Gu Wenye felt a little nervous. It was just a matter of making friends. Who would refuse the friendship of a former general? However, Gu Wenye felt uncertain. This nervousness was like confessing his love to a man. Gu Wenye laughed at his strange thoughts. The ridiculous marriage contract seemed to have a great psychological effect on him.

Qiu Yanping was stunned for a moment, then smiled, "General Gu will not lose this time." He accepted Gu Wenye's friendship awkwardly. In his previous life, there were countless people who wanted to get close to him, but there were not many people like Gu Wenye. He had not yet shown his true ability, and Gu Wenye did not know what he could get from him. This kind of friendship was quite pure and pure.

He curled his willow-like peach blossom eyes. Just by being sincere, he could win the friendship of a real Feng Shui master. General Gu made a fortune. He saw Gu Wenye's slightly wrinkled brows, and he obviously didn't like his words. He smiled. General Gu's stern words really made him want to take advantage of him.

Gu Wenye saw Qiu Yanping's attitude and suddenly understood what was going on. He shook his head helplessly and said, "Mr. Qiu really loves to joke."

"This is not a joke, this is humor. General Gu is too serious." Qiu Yanping replied. Hearing Gu Wenye still calling him Mr. Qiu, he called him "General Gu" back. He smacked his lips and savored the meaning. He felt that this title, which seemed a bit distant when used on other people, did not seem so strange when it came from their mouths.

"How are your legs lately?" Qiu Yanping teased Gu Wenye a few more times, then turned to Gu Wenye's legs and asked, "Is the method I gave you useful?"

"Although I still can't move, I seem to be slightly sensitive to external stimuli." Gu Wenye squeezed his legs and said, "Maybe after a while..."

"I have to give you a shot in advance. If I can't find the root cause of your leg pain, then the best I can do is to recover to the point where you can barely walk with a walker." Qiu Yanping found that Gu Wenye seemed to have too high expectations. His heart ached slightly because of this discovery, but he had to lower his voice to break Gu Wenye's high expectations. Seeing Gu Wenye's mouth corners flattened, he changed the subject and said, "However, everything has a cause and an effect, and vice versa. The net of heaven is vast, and there must be omissions. Since I said at the beginning that I wanted to see what a real General Gu could do for me, now that we are friends, there is no reason for me not to cure your leg, don't worry."

Qiu Yanping spoke to comfort her, and he awkwardly expressed his good intentions. He thought that he had never comforted anyone in his life, and people always flattered him, but he had set a precedent in the news industry several times. However, it was obvious that his comforting skills were still unfamiliar and awkward.

Gu Wenye knew that he was too impatient. When he heard Qiu Yanping's words about the best possible outcome, he did feel a little disappointed. But after all, he had survived much bigger blows, so this small, pragmatic warning meant nothing.

He quickly adjusted his mental state, but unexpectedly heard Qiu Yanping's consolation. He looked up at Qiu Yanping, and Qiu Yanping's awkward look warmed his heart. "Well, thank you."

"You're welcome." Qiu Yanping said in a light tone. Seeing that Gu Wenye didn't seem to have changed much and had returned to his original nonchalant look, he waved his hands, put them behind his head, and looked at the sky with his head resting on them. He said, "When can you tell me all about your injury? I should be able to find some useful clues. When are you free?"

Gu Wenye's eyes lit up. "I will be living back home during this period. I have to go to the college to teach students during the day, so my evening time is free. I wonder if it is convenient for Mr. Qiu?"

"I'm available all day long." Qiu Yanping smiled, "Then let's schedule it for the evening."

The two chatted idly along the way, and before they knew it, they had walked around the entire General's Mansion. When they returned to the front of the compound, Qiu Yanping was a little dazed when he saw the familiar courtyard. When he came here last night, he thought the General's Mansion was ridiculously large. How come he was back here just by walking around? How long had it been?

Gu Wenle, who was criticized by his mother for not going home, saw that his eldest brother and future sister-in-law finally came back. He hurriedly stood up and walked to the door, pulling the two of them in. "You are finally back. It's almost time for dinner! How could you wander around so much? Wandering around for the whole afternoon? I don't even know what's so good about this general's mansion..." Gu Wenle muttered to himself, and then was suddenly slapped in the face by his mother.

Mother Gu looked at Qiu Yanping with a smile, as if she was looking at her future son. "Mr. Qiu has been gone for so long, he must be hungry, right?"

After dinner, seeing that Gu's parents had no intention of leaving, Qiu Yanping had no choice but to sit in his seat and drink wine from time to time. He still liked to drink strong liquor brewed from sorghum. Red wine brewed from grapes tasted like fruit juice in his mouth, sour with a little sweetness, but without much taste of alcohol.

Gu Wenle looked at Qiu Yanping with a slight surprise as he gulped down the red wine. If it was someone else, he would definitely laugh at that person for being a cow chewing peony. But when it was Qiu Yanping, seeing how he looked calm and as if he was used to it, he thought that maybe drinking red wine this way had a different flavor?

"Mr. Qiu has a good alcohol tolerance." Father Gu said.

"Haha, thank you for the compliment." Qiu Yanping said modestly. In his previous life, when he drank with others, he would not drink the strongest liquor, but at least strong liquor, and he would be fine after a few gulps. Now, this little bit is not a big deal~

Gu Wenye saw his brother was about to add more wine to Qiu Yanping's cup, he frowned slightly, Qiu Yanping had already drunk five or six cups tonight, this wine didn't taste strong, but the aftereffects were behind, if he got drunk, he would be uncomfortable. He glared at Gu Wenle without leaving a trace, Gu Wenle, who was particularly sensitive to his brother's sharp gaze, trembled, and the hand that was reaching out to pour the wine naturally turned to himself, poured the wine for himself and put it back obediently.

Qiu Yanping, who was holding up the glass to receive the wine, watched the bottle of red wine turn a corner in front of him.

Qiu Yanping: ???

The meal was almost finished, but after all, people can usually sit at the table for another round of drinking, and before we knew it, we had already gone through three rounds.

"Master Gu, there is someone visiting outside the door. Do you want to see him?" While drinking, the housekeeper suddenly walked up to Master Gu and asked in a low voice.

"Who is it?" Gu Wenle asked with narrowed eyes. Who would choose to visit in the middle of the night when people are having dinner? How urgent is this?

"It is said that his surname is Xu, and his name is Xu Qinglou."

Gu Wenle spat the wine back into the glass with a chuckle, causing Gu's father, Gu's mother, Gu Wenye, and Qiu Yanping to all look away in disgust.

"Your friend?" Gu Wenye understood after seeing Gu Wenle's reaction.

Gu Wenle waved his hand quickly and said, "We are not friends, we just had business dealings before."

"Let him in. Since he is Ah Le's business partner, he must have something urgent to tell you at this time," said Gu's father.

Upon hearing this, the housekeeper stepped back and took Xu Qinglou to the reception hall.

Gu Wenle coughed lightly and said, "In fact, we only cooperated on one business, so we can't even be called partners..."

Gu Wenye raised his eyebrows. Why did it sound like he was so eager to cut off ties with this man named Xu Qinglou?

Gu Wenle winked at his elder brother.

News Industry: "..."

Before Gu Wenye could understand Gu Wenle's eyes, Xu Qinglou came in. Qiu Yanping met the man's somewhat absent-minded eyes, and the man seemed to suddenly shrink back and trembled all over.

Qiu Yanping narrowed his eyes and his nose twitched twice, as if he smelled something in the air. He quickly rubbed his nose and slumped back into his chair, looking completely indifferent, with a pair of peach blossom eyes that looked a little drunk.

Xu Qinglou saw that the food on the table had not been cleared away yet, and he couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed. He brought the gift over and handed it over quickly, saying, "I'm sorry to bother you this evening. I really want to ask Mr. Gu for a favor. Please lend me a hand."

Gu Wenye and his parents remained silent. Gu Wenye chuckled twice, stood up and said, "Well, Mr. Xu, let's move to the reception room. It's not convenient to talk here."

The butler touched his nose, thinking that his bonus this month might be deducted.

"Mr. Xu, what's the matter with your visit this time?" Gu Wenle didn't want to beat around the bush with Xu Qinglou, nor did he want to have much to do with Xu Qinglou, so he asked directly.

Xu Qinglou choked. Businessmen love to be evasive. Gu Wenle got to the point so directly that he had no chance to make some connections. He moved his lips and hesitated for a few seconds before speaking, "It's like this, Mr. Gu. My company and Mr. Gu had a brief and close cooperation before, and both sides were very happy. Mr. Gu should still remember the new design we launched at that time, right?"

Gu Wenle narrowed his eyes slightly, slightly slightly, and did not say anything, but just moved Xu Qinglou to continue.

Xu Qinglou paused, not understanding Gu Wenle's attitude, so he had to bite the bullet and continue, "The subsequent series of that design encountered some troubles during the market promotion. Some of our customers reported that they had some adverse reactions after using the product and filed a lawsuit in court. However, after a complete set of product inspections, it was proved that our products are completely harmless. Although these collective complaints were later proven to be completely innocent of our products, they still caused a great blow to the company."

Gu Wenle frowned. He had originally collaborated with Xu Qinglou on that design in order to curry favor with another industry leader, with whom Xu Qinglou had some personal connections. Now Xu Qinglou brought up the collaboration again and emphasized that the product in question this time was a sequel to that collaboration. This was undoubtedly a subtle hint to him that he wanted to do him a favor.

For Gu Wenle, this kind of favor had to be accepted. If he refused, it would mean he was offending another industry tycoon. Now Gu Wenle was not as good as before, and he had a famous big brother behind him. If he offended this kind of person, it would be even more difficult for him to do things in the future.

"How do you want me to help you?" Gu Wenle asked with a frown.

"Mr. Gu only needs to come out and support our products. It is enough for him to give a verbal endorsement for our products," said Xu Qinglou.

Gu Wenle fell silent after hearing this. If he was asked to represent the company to support Xu Qinglou at this time, it would be equivalent to tying his position directly to Xu Qinglou. It would be very easy for him to be forced to be in the same boat with Xu Qinglou, which he was not willing to see at all.

Xu Qinglou's name sounds clean, but he is not necessarily a clean person, otherwise Gu Wenle would not have cut off business dealings with him after the first contact. Even though there was a big boss in the industry behind him, he was careful to keep his distance.

Now Xu Qinglou was like a fly sticking to him, and he had no sufficient or appropriate reason to refuse, which really gave him a headache.

"Mr. Xu, please go back first. As your former partner, if Mr. Xu encounters difficulties, I will certainly help him if I can." Gu Wenle neither refused nor agreed clearly, but said goodbye to him while performing Tai Chi.

Xu Qinglou thought his hint was obvious enough, but he didn't expect Gu Wenle to be so stubborn. His face turned ugly instantly. However, seeing the general sitting on the wheelchair, he still had a sharp aura.

"Haha, Uncle Gu, please show the guest out." Gu Wenle nodded with a forced smile and said to the housekeeper standing beside him.

After seeing Xu Qinglou off, Gu Wenle fell on the sofa with a headache, his fingers gripping the slightly hard pillow leather, "I can't get rid of this fly, what should I do, brother..."

"I advise you not to interfere." Qiu Yanping suddenly spoke, causing all four members of the Gu family to look over.

Qiu Yanping saw that the four men had all stopped and looked at him, he paused and said, "Xu Qinglou is not clean. If you mix some in there, it will be like wet hands covered in flour, and you won't be able to get rid of it no matter how hard you try." He took the initiative to remind Gu Wenle because the Gu family had taken him in. Judging from Xu Qinglou's face, he was not a man who acted uprightly, not to mention that Xu Qinglou's reaction was so strange when he saw him. There must be something wrong.

"Of course I know Xu Qinglou's style very well. There are many different opinions on how he made his fortune, but everyone knows that it is definitely not clean. But this matter is not so easy to shirk responsibility. When you are in the world, there are many things that are beyond your control..." Gu Wenle shook his head and sighed, and Zen came out unconsciously again.

"We'll talk about it later. I'll see if there's any room for maneuver." Gu Wenle perked up. He couldn't let the whole family worry about him. He waved his hand and said, "I'll go back to my room first."

"Just know it in your heart." Father Gu sighed and could only give a light warning. Then he turned to Gu Wenye and said, "Aye, take Mr. Qiu back to his room. Mr. Qiu drank a lot of wine tonight. Although our wine is not strong at first, it still has some aftereffects. Mr. Qiu should go back to his room and rest early."

Gu Wenye responded. Although Qiu Yanping didn't agree in his heart, he didn't refuse Gu's father's kindness. He nodded, said good night to Gu's father and mother, and went back with Gu Wenye.

"You really took me back to my place." Qiu Yanping laughed when he saw his small courtyard. He said, "The alcohol is just like a drizzle to me. Didn't I agree to listen to you recount what happened? Let's go to your place."

Gu Wenye saw Qiu Yanping turned around and was about to leave, so he had to stop him and said, "It's not that direction. Are you sure everything is okay?"

Qiu Yanping sneered. Although it was a little embarrassing to go in the wrong direction, being questioned about his drinking capacity was even more unbearable. Qiu Yanping bared his teeth and said, "When I was drinking 50-plus proof liquor, you probably hadn't even tasted it."

Gu Wenye smiled helplessly and had to take Qiu Yanping back to his own small villa.

Gu Wenye poured Qiu Yanping a glass of water first, but did not start talking about his own affairs. Instead, he asked about what happened just now, "Just now you were so decisive in not letting Gu Wenle and Xu Qinglou cooperate. Was it not just because of Xu Qinglou's style?"

Qiu Yanping raised his eyebrows, "I thought I came here for your legs?"

Gu Wenye pursed his lips slightly, as if he didn't know how to respond to Qiu Yanping's question.

Seeing that Gu Wenye looked embarrassed, Qiu Yanping shook his head and let him go. Who made this General Gu a friend he just acknowledged? He said, "It's indeed not just because of Xu Qinglou's style. He smells of blood. Didn't your brother just say that he made his fortune in an unclean way? He must have killed someone. What he said was so strange. It must not be as simple as suppressing the reputation of the rival to make up rumors. If your brothers, intervene, he might be implicated."

Gu Wenye clenched his fists slightly after hearing this. He had never thought that Xu Qinglou had such a secret. He did not doubt at all whether what Qiu Yanping said was true or false. After the incident with Fu Yangsheng, he had the attitude of "Qiu Yanping said, I believe" towards all the mysterious things Qiu Yanping said.

"Anyway, I've reminded you so clearly, let your brother think about it carefully." Qiu Yanping shrugged his shoulders. He sat opposite Gu Wenye and patted Gu Wenye's thighs twice. He said, "Okay, let's not talk about your brother anymore. Tell me what's wrong with your legs. Although it means to expose someone's scars, for your own good, remember as much as possible."

Gu Wenye was startled when Qiu Yanping suddenly patted his thigh. Although he didn't feel anything on his leg, Gu Wenye, who always kept a distance from everyone, was not used to being patted on the thigh.

He coughed lightly to cover up his awkwardness and began to recall slowly, but his mind kept wandering to his brother's affairs. Qiu Yanping noticed Gu Wenye's absent-mindedness, and he frowned, not understanding why this man couldn't pay a little more attention to himself?

He cleared his throat somewhat dissatisfiedly, waved his hands in front of Gu Wenye's eyes for a while, and pulled back Gu Wenye's wandering thoughts. He said dissatisfiedly, "Hey, General Gu, please be more serious and concentrate, okay?"

Gu Wenye subconsciously leaned back slightly, raised his hand to grab Qiu Yanping's wrist, and after reacting, he let go with a bit of regret and said, "I'm sorry, I'm not in a good state today. I wasted your time."

Qiu Yanping was speechless for a moment when he saw Gu Wenye's attitude of admitting his mistakes. Judging from Gu Wenye's reaction tonight, he could see that if Gu Wenle really got involved, Gu Wenye would definitely get involved. He smacked his lips. Why did he have to deal with so many things when he made a rare friend? Not only did he have to take care of his friends, but he also had to take care of his friends' families?

"Forget it, forget it. Just assume I can't do anything to you." Qiu Yanping snorted. "The matter with Gu Wenle shouldn't be that complicated. Tell him to come to me when Xu Qinglou comes looking for him again. I'll help him solve it."

Gu Wenye was stunned. He had never thought of bothering Qiu Yanping, but he had to admit that if Qiu Yanping was willing to help, the situation would be much simpler. He pursed his lips and said, "Then I will formally entrust Mr. Qiu to help, and the reward will be included."

Qiu Yanping was happy. But he still liked Gu Wenye's attitude of being honest. He was willing to help Gu Wenye because he recognized him as a friend, but he helped Gu Wenle because of Gu Wenye's sake. Gu Wenye was not taking advantage of him when he received the next commission. Qiu Yanping narrowed his eyes and poked Gu Wenye's forehead with his finger, "Okay, then I'll take it. As for the reward, I'm not short of money. How about this, let's get another promise from General Gu, how about that?"

Gu Wenye looked at Qiu Yanping helplessly. He didn't know why Qiu Yanping always seemed to like getting close to him today. He could only gently grab Qiu Yanping's finger that was poking him and nodded in agreement, "I'll listen to Mr. Qiu."

Qiu Yanping burped slightly, then smiled when he heard the words, his peach blossom eyes curved into a crescent.

Gu Wenye smelled the strong smell of alcohol and suddenly realized what was going on. He looked at Qiu Yanping with a smile, who was reacting in a completely different way than usual. He said that Qiu Yanping was very strong after drinking, but Qiu Yanping didn't believe him and boasted that he could drink a lot. Now he must be drunk, right? But he was a good drinker.

Seeing that Qiu Yanping had stopped talking, he said, "Mr. Qiu...are you feeling sleepy?" One cannot mention the word "drunk" in front of a drunk person, so Gu Wenye asked in a roundabout way.

After hearing this, Qiu Yanping actually nodded seriously, "I am a little sleepy. It's still early when I look at the moon. It's really strange."

Gu Wenye was just about to say that we should call it a night and Mr. Qiu should go back to rest. Before he could finish his words, he was surprised to see Qiu Yanping stand up and walk straight to his bedroom.