When Gu Yanshen woke up, Lu Wenxing was still sleeping.
He could see Lu Wenxing's peaceful sleeping face by turning his head. Gu Yanshen leaned over and kissed Lu Wenxing on the forehead, then got out of bed quietly.
Gu Yanshen was in a particularly good mood after having a satisfying meal last night. He washed up and closed the door gently.
Get up early to make breakfast, just in time for Lu Wenxing to wake up and eat. Thinking of Xingxing's strong taste, he loves spicy food, and considering last night... Gu Yanshen still planned to make some light meals.
He knows how to cook a lot of dishes, so even if he doesn't know how to cook, he can learn. As long as he has time, he will find ways to cook some light and refreshing dishes for Lu Wenxing.
It was still early, so Gu Yanshen planned to make a pot of chicken soup. The chicken could be made into shredded chicken porridge for breakfast, and the soup could be cooked until noon.
Gu Yanshen was busy in the kitchen for a while when his cell phone rang.
The caller was his father.
"dad."
Gu Ansheng would not call unless there was something going on. Even if there was something going on, he would ask Jiang Li to pass on the message. Gu Yanshen was still a little surprised that she took the initiative to call him.
"You're not home?"
Gu Yanshen replied briefly, "Moved."
Gu Ansheng must have sent someone to his house, but didn't find him so he called him.
Gu Ansheng didn't ask any more questions, but he roughly guessed it.
"With your little boyfriend?"
Gu Yanshen didn't like Gu Ansheng calling Lu Wenxing like that, so he didn't respond and asked instead.
"What's up?"
"Are you living together?" Gu Ansheng's focus was obviously on this.
"You are already thirty years old, and I don't care about your relationship. As I said before, you should not take things too seriously at this age."
"At his age, he just loves to play. How can he settle down? I'm doing this for your own good. If you don't believe me, talk to him about marriage and see if he agrees."
Gu Yanshen frowned and said impatiently.
"Don't worry about me and Xingxing. I can see whether you are good to me or not, and I can feel it with my heart. If you call me to say this, then there is nothing to say."
Gu Ansheng stopped talking and paused before speaking.
"There's a banquet being hosted by Gu's company next Friday. Please take some time to come." Gu Ansheng's opening remarks were very direct.
"Next Friday?" Gu Yanshen said indifferently, "I'm not free that day."
"What do you mean you're busy? I won't force you to come to the press conference. This is about the change of the company's equity, so you must be there."
Gu Yanshen frowned. He really didn't like Gu Ansheng's commanding tone.
“I never get involved in the company’s affairs.”
Gu Ansheng was not angry. He paused and explained. "I decided to transfer part of the company's shares to Yan Ning, and let him learn to take over the company after graduation."
"Have you asked him what he wanted?"
Gu Yanshen pinched his brows. He knew that Gu Yanning liked painting. Gu Yanning, who had been a poor student since childhood, could make him determined to study hard and get into C University. This was enough to prove that he was not just doing it on a whim.
The autographed photos that Gu Yanshen had asked for Gu Yanning in the past were all of members of girl groups. Gu Yanning's sudden fandom of Lu Wenxing surprised Gu Yanshen a little.
Later he found out that Gu Yanning was not a fan of Lu Wenxing the star, but Lu Wenxing the art student who was admitted to C University based on his good grades after his admission quota was replaced.
Gu Yanning was the first person to know about Lu Wenxing’s pseudonym, but he never told anyone.
"I have given him enough freedom during his four years at university." Gu Ansheng took a breath, "If you don't want to take over the company, then let him take over for you."
The word "replace" made Gu Yanshen feel very uncomfortable.
"Does he know what you are going to do? Or...are you planning to announce this without asking for his opinion on the day of the banquet?"
"Someone has to take over such a big company. One of you and Gu Yanning has to take on this responsibility. If your elder brother is unwilling, shouldn't your younger brother take on more responsibility? What's the problem?"
"Can't you talk to the child nicely? Give me the phone and I'll talk." Gu Yanshen heard Jiang Li's voice.
"Yan Shen."
"Auntie." Facing Jiang Li, Gu Yanshen's tone softened a little.
"That's how your father speaks, he doesn't think that way." Jiang Li sighed.
"Don't be angry with your dad, he's just saying that out of anger. You've been in the entertainment industry for the past few years, and he actually cares about you a lot, but he won't say it himself, and always asks me to call you."
"Also, when you first debuted, your dad was worried that your mood would be affected by buying articles and rumors from your contemporaries... He was the one who asked me to make the call, and he asked his secretary to handle the matter. I just didn't expect you to handle it first."
"He's actually very happy to see that you have your own way of dealing with things and your ability to cope with things. Your father is old, don't bother with him..."
"Why are you saying all this? Just ask him to come back next Friday." Gu Ansheng's voice interrupted Jiang Li's chattering.
"They keep talking about this all the time."
Gu Ansheng on the other end of the phone sounded a little irritated, "You, you ask him if he will come next Friday."
"Did you hear that?" Jiang Li smiled, "He just wants you to go back..."
"I didn't say that." Gu Ansheng's tone was unnatural.
"I am thinking about the Gu family. If he, as the elder brother, doesn't come back for such a big thing, what will the outside world think of Gu Yanning? Are the two brothers in the Gu family not on good terms?"
Gu Yanshen had a headache because of the noise. He held the phone and spoke to Jiang Li.
“Auntie, if this is what Xiaoning means, I will participate.”
"Okay, then auntie won't bother you anymore."
"What's wrong? You're frowning so early in the morning." Lu Wenxing came down the stairs and saw Gu Yanshen sitting on the sofa.
"Awake?" Gu Yanshen stood up from the sofa, "I made porridge for you."
"Gu Yanshen."
Gu Yanshen stopped on his way to the kitchen and looked up at him.
"Come closer."
Lu Wenxing hooked his finger, and Gu Yanshen took a few steps towards the stairs. Before he could ask anything, Lu Wenxing jumped down from the stairs and threw himself into Gu Yanshen's arms.
Gu Yanshen hurriedly hugged him and took a few steps back due to inertia. "It's too dangerous, what if I didn't catch you?"
Lu Wenxing acted as if he didn't hear anything. He hugged Gu Yanshen's neck and tilted his head to kiss him, "Why are you so nice? Hai Luo Shen Shen."
Gu Yan put the man down with a sullen face. "Lu Wenxing, I'm serious with you."
"I know you can catch it."
Lu Wenxing wanted to hug him affectionately, but Gu Yanshen pulled him to stand up, poked Lu Wenxing's forehead with his fingertips, and warned him solemnly and seriously.
"Don't jump like that next time. I don't know if I can catch it. Do you know?"
"I knew it."
Lu Wenxing retorted quietly, and when he saw Gu Yanshen looking over, he immediately said, "I'm so hungry, what did you cook for me?"
Gu Yanshen had no way to deal with him, and when he let him go, he caught a glimpse of the kiss marks on Lu Wenxing's neck. It was hot now, and Lu Wenxing was wearing a short T-shirt, and there were several kiss marks on his neck and hands.
Lu Wenxing has fair skin, and the faint red marks on his hands and neck are particularly conspicuous. It is very tempting at first glance.
Noticing Gu Yanshen's gaze, Lu Wenxing touched a red mark on his arm, as if he was acting coquettishly or complaining.
"Don't do this in the summer. I can't even go out."
Gu Yanshen responded softly.
The weather was too hot, and just a hug made his ears hot. The marks on his arms and neck seemed to be branded in Gu Yanshen's eyes, and he could see them as soon as he opened his eyes.
"I'll go get you some porridge."
"Okay."
Lu Wenxing let go of Gu Yanshen and turned to look for the remote control on the coffee table. He was still a little hot after getting up. When he turned around, Gu Yanshen caught a glimpse of the kiss marks left on Lu Wenxing's fair calves, even on his ankles.
Was he... like this last night?
Gu Yanshen didn’t quite remember. He touched his hot ears and walked into the kitchen as if nothing had happened.
Gu Yanshen brought out two bowls of porridge and also steamed some of Lu Wenxing’s favorite soup dumplings.
Lu Wenxing picked up one with chopsticks. The translucent skin was thin and chewy. It was small and could be put into his mouth in one bite.
"It's hot." Before Gu Yanshen could stop him, Lu Wenxing had already taken a bite.
The soup from the soup dumpling splashed out, scalding the tip of Lu Wenxing's tongue. He opened his mouth and blew out a breath, fanning himself with his hands.
“It’s hot.”
"Spit it out." Gu Yanshen took out two napkins and handed them to him. Lu Wenxing exhaled a few times, chewed them, and swallowed them.
"tasty."
Gu Yanshen: "..."
"Drink some water."
Taking the cup handed over by Gu Yanshen, Lu Wenxing took a big sip.
"Eat slowly, the soup dumplings are very hot." Gu Yanshen was worried that he would get burned again, "Drink the porridge first."
Lu Wenxing didn't care, picked up the soup dumpling and took a small bite. "Who were you talking to on the phone just now?"
"My dad."
Lu Wenxing understood. Although they had never met each other, he guessed from Gu Yanshen's description that Gu's father was not very good at speaking and always made Gu Yanshen unhappy.
"What did your uncle say to you again?"
Lu Wenxing scooped a spoonful of porridge. The tender and smooth shredded chicken and thick porridge took a bite, and he felt extremely happy in the morning.
"My dad plans to let Xiaoning take over the company after graduation."
Lu Wenxing paused with his chopsticks in his hand, "It's not that Xiao Ning doesn't like it..."
"Um."
Gu Yanning was a lively person, and was spoiled when he was a child, so he was also quite delicate. Lu Wenxing thought that Gu's father's education method was very strange. He ignored his eldest son and let him develop on his own. He waited until Gu Yanshen became an adult before trying to control him, but found that he couldn't control him.
What's even more outrageous is that he felt guilty for neglecting his eldest son, so he doted on his youngest son even more, pampering him since he was a child. After his youngest son developed a lively and dependent personality, he hoped that he would become mature and steady overnight.
"Then Xiao Ning doesn't want to?"
Gu Yanshen shook his head, "He agreed."
Lu Wenxing was stunned again. Based on his understanding of Gu Yanning, the noisy rejection was expected, but the silent acceptance was surprising.
"Have you called Xiao Ning?"
Gu Yanshen shook his head.
Lu Wenxing lowered his head and sent a message to Xie Chengfei, asking him if he knew what Gu Yanning was doing recently.
【x】Don’t know
【X】The Department of Arts and the Department of Economics and Management are far apart, so we rarely see each other.
【x】What’s wrong?
【ET】Nothing, are you busy recently?
【x】It's almost holiday time, nothing to do
Xie Chengfei has always been an excellent student since he was a child, and no one needs to worry about his studies. Final exams may be busy for other students, but for Xie Chengfei it is as easy as eating.
【ET】Take me around the school when you have time
【x】I am free recently, please tell me in advance if you want to come
"If you want to know, just ask. You are Xiaoning's brother. He will be happy if you care about him."
Lu Wenxing replied to Xie Chengfei on WeChat, then he put away his phone and continued drinking his porridge.
"I'll take you to C University tomorrow and show you my alma mater."
"good."
＊＊＊
When Xie Chengfei received Lu Wenxing's call, he was chatting with his classmates about their plans after graduation. Knowing that Xie Chengfei's brother was coming, they were all very excited.
"Chengfei is so handsome, his brother must be handsome too."
"Xiao Xie, can you take us to meet your brother?"
"I want to see you too!!"
Xie Chengfei declined several classmates. If he took them with him, he would have no hope of peace. And given Lu Wenxing's identity, he would definitely not be able to introduce him to his classmates.
Xie Chengfei's roommate asked with a bit of amusement.
"Chengfei's brother is here to see Chengfei, why are you following him?"
"To meet the parents." Several girls answered half-jokingly.
"Aren't the handsome guys in school enough for you to be crazy about? Why don't you look at us? We are both handsome too."
"That's different." The girl covered her face and said, "It's said that the older brother and younger brother have opposite personalities. I'm just curious if Xiao Xie's brother is more lively."
"Don't think I don't know that you just want to be Xiao Xie's sister-in-law."
"It's so funny, forget it. His brother has a girlfriend."
The person who was speaking was Xie Chengfei's roommate, who had been invited by Xie Chengfei to attend a banquet at the Wen family. All of his roommates knew that Xie Chengfei's brother was Lu Wenxing.
But his classmates at school didn't know, so they naturally kept it a secret for Xie Chengfei.
If people knew that Lu Wenxing went to C University, it would definitely cause a sensation.
Lu Wenxing and Xie Chengfei met at the south gate, and of course, Gu Yanshen, who was on vacation, also came with them.
The two men's figures were too eye-catching, and they were wearing masks and hats, so Xie Chengfei recognized them at a glance. The two men were standing very close to each other, and it was unclear what they were talking about.
"Brother, are you here to tour the campus or to experience campus romance?"
"Tsk." Lu Wenxing walked up and rubbed Xie Chengfei. "It's different when you go to college. Your personality is much more lively than in high school."
"You've made a lot of friends?"
Xie Chengfei nodded.
The pressure of entering high school was high, and the students also had their own small groups. Xie Chengfei was not a proactive person, and spent most of his time studying.
After entering university, Xie Chengfei finally understood what it meant that appearance was everything. Even if he didn't take the initiative, many boys and girls would take the initiative to make friends with him. Xie Chengfei was dull, but not cold-tempered. He was just not good at taking the initiative.
But Xie Chengfei would not reject those who took the initiative to interact with him. Most of the time in the group, everyone was chatting animatedly, and Xie Chengfei watched them having fun, being cueed from time to time, and felt quite involved.
Xie Chengfei glanced at Gu Yanshen and whispered to Lu Wenxing, "You asked me about Gu Yanning yesterday, and you came to school with Brother Shen today... Is it Gu Yanning?"
"Nothing." Lu Wenxing patted his head, "It's just that someone should go home and inherit the family business."
Xie Chengfei: “…” He shouldn’t have asked that question.
"Shall I take you to find Gu Yanning?"
"good."
Xie Chengfei accompanied them to the Art College. "I asked my classmates and found out that Gu Yanning doesn't have classes in the next two periods."
"good."
As he was speaking, Gu Yanshen had already called Gu Yanning.
"Where?"
"I'm at your school, right in front of your department, next to the fountain statue."
After Gu Yanshen hung up the phone, Lu Wenxing said to him, "You can talk to Xiaoning."
He had no intention of joining the conversation between the two Gu brothers. "Xiao Cheng and I will go around the school."
Gu Yanshen nodded and stood there waiting for Gu Yanning.
…
The sun is not very strong today, and it is quite cool in the morning. Lu Wenxing and Xie Chengfei walked through Swan Lake.
Two black swans were playing in the water in the middle of the lake. Many couples would come here for dates. Lu Wenxing had also come here several times with his roommates to feed the black swans.
Lu Wenxing looked at the familiar campus scenery and was in a good mood. He chatted with Xie Chengfei as they walked.
"I really miss the school cafeteria. I'll use your meal card for lunch."
Xie Chengfei nodded, "Okay, I'll make sure you're full."
"Are you tired of studying recently?"
Xie Chengfei shook his head, "I haven't thanked you yet. You said a lot of things for me in front of my parents."
Lu Wenxing did not deny that Xie Chengfei had mentioned to him that he wanted to study abroad. Because his parents disagreed, Lu Wenxing found time to return to City B just for Xie Chengfei's sake.
"Even if my parents object, I will go abroad. But I will be happier if I have the support of my family."
Lu Wenxing smiled and said, "Just do whatever you want to do. If there is someone you like, just chase him/her boldly. I support you in whatever you do."
"Thank you, brother."
"What are you thanking me for?" Lu Wenxing looked at him with amusement.
"Thank you for coming to our home and staying with me all these years."
"What nonsense are you talking about." Lu Wenxing put his hand on his shoulder and rubbed Xie Chengfei's hair.
Maybe in the eyes of others, Lu Wenxing's childhood experience was a bit miserable, but he himself didn't think so. Although there were some twists and turns, he also met such a good family.
"Even if I go back to the Wen family, I will always be your brother. So, if you have any problems, just come to me and don't think it's a bother for me. I like you to rely on me, and I also want to... take good care of you."
"You didn't say it before, but I know it." Lu Wenxing pulled Xie Chengfei to sit on the bench, "Sit for a while."
"Xiao Cheng, do you feel that I am taking care of you as a responsibility? You want to grow up quickly because you don't want to be a burden to me."
Xie Chengfei felt a little embarrassed when his real thoughts were spoken about. This was indeed what he thought when he was in high school.
"I never considered you a responsibility or a burden. I was nice to you because you were my brother, that's all."
Xie Chengfei knew from a very young age that Lu Wenxing was not his parents' biological child. Many times he thought, if only Lu Wenxing was his real brother, he could accept Lu Wenxing's kindness to him with a clear conscience.
But Lu Wenxing was not his brother, and he had no obligation to take care of him. Later, Xie Chengfei took a long time to figure out that blood ties could not be used to measure family affection.
Seeing Xie Chengfei's increasingly serious expression, Lu Wenxing couldn't help but pinch his cheek. "You're already in college, why do you still have fat on your face?"
Xie Chengfei also wanted to know.
"Quite cute." Lu Wenxing talked about his childhood with a smile.
"When I was in primary school, you refused to go to kindergarten and insisted on going to primary school with me. I told you that you were not old enough to go, but you were not happy."
"I just coaxed you and told you to behave well in kindergarten, and when you become smarter you can go to elementary school with me."
Lu Wenxing didn't expect that his unintentional words to coax the child would be remembered by Xie Chengfei. Xie Chengfei also loves to play, but he has been self-disciplined since he was a child. He must complete his study tasks before playing. He has been a top student since he was a child.
Looking at Xie Chengfei who is becoming more and more outstanding, Lu Wenxing is still quite proud.
"Look, the elementary school bully has grown into a college bully."
…
Lu Wenxing took his younger brother out of the campus in the afternoon, and Gu Yanshen also took Gu Yanning out of the campus. The four of them met in the evening and had dinner together.
Gu Yanshen drove the two back to school and watched Gu Yanning and Xie Chengfei leave.
"What did Xiaoning say?" Lu Wenxing asked.
"He said it wasn't my dad's decision, he just accepted it himself."
Gu Yanshen did not expect that Gu Yanning would change so much after going to college, not in personality, but in thinking.
I used to say, "Your life is your own, live it the way you want." But now...
"As long as I don't want to, no matter how hard my father forces me to take over the company, as long as I can't manage it well, the management rights of the company will not fall into my hands."
"Dad didn't force me this time. I did it willingly."
"He's almost sixty years old. I don't know why I often remember how he doted on me when I was a child. I know he just wants to make up for his guilt towards you through me."
"But even if that's the case, his kindness to me is not fake. Everyone has the right to say that Dad is not good, but I don't... Dad is twice as good to me. He took away your share of fatherly love since you were a child, so I have to give something back."
"Brother, you don't have to think so much. I've been spoiled since I was a child, how can I let myself down?"
"And I haven't given up my own pursuits. Even if I take over the company, I can still paint the world I want to paint in my spare time."
"In a few years, besides Brother Wen, I will also be on the list of young overlords in City C."
…
Gu Yanning made witty remarks, but Gu Yanshen could sense from his jokes that Gu Yanning had really grown up.
Everyone has his own way of dealing with things. Even though Gu Yanning is his younger brother, Gu Yanshen also expressed his respect for his decision. If Gu Yanning wants to grow up, Gu Yanshen will certainly not stop him.
"Uncle is indeed a bit arbitrary, but I am also surprised that he did not interfere with Xiao Ning's admission to C University."
"When Xiao Ning was in high school, my dad didn't really care about his studies and let him do whatever he wanted. At that time, he had already paved the way for Xiao Ning, regardless of whether Xiao Ning wanted to walk on it or not."
"It's actually quite a coincidence. Xiao Ning didn't want to do business, but his uncle wanted him to study abroad. Xiao Cheng wanted to take the postgraduate entrance examination to study abroad, but his parents didn't agree at first."
When Gu Yanshen heard Lu Wenxing talk about this and thought of Lu Wenxing's adoptive parents, his eyes softened.
"Aunt Lu and Uncle Xie are both reasonable people. If Xiao Cheng talks to them nicely, they will support him. They just don't feel comfortable with Xiao Cheng going abroad alone."
"My dad is always stubborn. In his opinion, his choice is always right."
"What's the big deal? You've proved him wrong with your actions." Lu Wenxing curled his lips, "You're shining in the entertainment industry, you're so handsome."
…
The car drove into the underground garage and the two took the elevator upstairs.
Gu Yanning is willing to take over the company, so he will definitely attend the Gu family's banquet.
Gu Yanshen held Lu Wenxing's hand and said, "You go with me."
"I'm going to your banquet without an invitation..."
Gu Yanshen took Lu Wenxing's hand and took a bite.
“…hiss.” Lu Wenxing glared at him, “Gu Yanshen.”
Gu Yanshen breathed a sigh of relief, but held Lu Wenxing's hand without letting go. The two of them walked to the door of their home. Gu Yanshen opened the door and pushed Lu Wenxing in.
--Bang.
The door was closed. Gu Yanshen pushed the man against the door and asked again.
"Will you go?"
Perhaps he felt that it was not straightforward enough, so Gu Yanshen held Lu Wenxing's chin and looked at him seriously. The tenderness in his eyes was like calm autumn water, which caused ripples when the wind blew.
"Xingxing, I miss you to go."
The author has something to say: Xingxing, please agree. It’s rare for Gu Shenshen to be so soft.
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