Wan Qiu met the friends he was about to get to know.
When meeting new friends, Wan Qiu was so nervous that he even wanted to introduce himself, even though they already knew each other.
On his birthday, Wan Qiu basically only had some scattered and confused memories.
Before coming, Wan Qiu carefully memorized the photos and names of his new friends based on the information Chu Yigui gave him, and asked Chu Yigui to check them for him.
When they met face to face, the other party greeted him warmly and called his name.
It was Chu Yigui who introduced himself, and Song Wenqi also introduced himself as Chu Jianshu's secretary.
Wan Qiu felt that everyone seemed to become a little restrained after hearing Song Wenqiu's self-introduction.
As expected, Wan Qiu met his fiancée brought by his friends. Wan Qiu also met her at the birthday party.
But someone actually brought a man.
After hearing the self-introduction, Wan Qiu realized that the person he brought was a friend, not a lover.
"Your expression is weird. Shouldn't I bring friends here?" the other party asked.
Wan Qiu shook his head: "I just remember that everyone said to bring a partner, I thought this was the partner."
"Ah? Partner? Hahahahahahaha, hey hey hey, otherwise you be my wife and I'll be your partner."
"Go away."
The two people had a very good relationship, and the person who made the joke was even punched hard.
“……” Wan Qiu looked at him eagerly.
The person who made the joke noticed Wan Qiu's expression and immediately explained, "Just kidding, just kidding, we really don't have that kind of relationship."
Wan Qiu shook his head: "Well, no."
"Hmm?" A girl nearby laughed, "Do you think they are a same-sex couple?"
Wan Qiu looked back blankly, only to see the girl covering her mouth and laughing.
Wan Qiu's brain was unable to process the unfamiliar words he heard for the first time.
"Stop it, not everyone can accept homosexuality." The girl's partner couldn't help but pat her arm gently.
Homosexuality? This was the first time Wan Qiu encountered this word.
The topic was quickly passed over and no one seemed to care.
But for some reason, Wan Qiu wrote down this unfamiliar word.
Although they were meeting someone they had only met once and spoke to for less than three or four minutes, they seemed to know each other.
Everyone was good at chatting. Occasionally, when Wan Qiu couldn't keep a conversation, they would change the topic to one that Wan Qiu could talk about.
Even Wan Qiu couldn't keep up most of the time.
Song Wenqi was standing not far away and had no intention of joining the conversation.
Chu Yigui is the same.
Chu Yigui has been silent and quiet since meeting these friends.
No matter when Wan Qiu turned around, Chu Yigui was standing there.
When Wan Qiu needed help, Chu Yigui would come forward and say a few words to him.
Wan Qiu felt that it was not just Chu Yigui who was unilaterally refusing to participate in the topic.
But no one around him had any intention of taking Chu Yigui with him.
Everyone... didn't even look at Chu Yigui.
This is an extremely strange thing in Wanqiu's world.
Chu Yigui is dazzling, just like the brightest star on the top of a Christmas tree, always attracting more people's attention.
But not here.
No one looked at Chu Yigui.
Chu Yigui was so quiet that he seemed as if he didn't exist.
"High school. When I think about that time in high school, I feel very gloomy. I really don't like going to school, but I still have to take the college entrance examination."
"My grades were pretty good and I was going to go to a school abroad, but my family said that if the university was nearby, I would have time to get involved in family matters, so I chose a local school."
"I remember that guy didn't take the college entrance examination and went abroad directly."
"It seems Chu Zhang didn't participate that year?"
Wan Qiu sat down, suddenly held Chu Yigui's hand, and said tentatively: "I like high school very much. I am very happy to go to high school with Yigui."
"Do you like studying very much?" someone asked.
Wan Qiu said: "I like it."
"Do you have a crush on someone at school?"
"I like Yigui..."
After hearing this, someone finally turned his gaze to Chu Yigui.
"Indeed, Chu Yigui is very good-looking, and I heard that he has good grades. My father always told me to learn more from Chu Yigui."
"Hahaha, there was a time when Chu Yigui was a role model for other people's children."
Wan Qiu heard Chu Yigui entering the topic.
But I don’t know why…
Wan Qiu couldn't hear the words he thought would appear.
These seemed to be words of praise, but they did not make Wan Qiu feel as happy as seeing the flashing ribbons that were exploding.
like……
And no one cares.
Everyone seemed to always intentionally or unintentionally turn the topic around Wan Qiu.
Wan Qiu never heard anyone's comments on Chu Yigui from beginning to end.
Very strange.
Obviously Chu Yigui...should be the one attracting attention.
For some reason, Wan Qiu reached out and held Chu Yigui's fingers.
Chu Yigui also hooked his fingers around Wan Qiu, and Wan Qiu turned around and looked at Chu Yigui.
Chu Yigui was very calm.
It seemed as if everything had nothing to do with him.
Wan Qiu had been to the ski resort, but only once, at the invitation of Zhou Peiyu.
This time, Wan Qiu originally asked Chu Yigui if he wanted to invite Zhou Peiyu to join them. It would be fun for everyone to do interesting things together.
But Chu Yigui said it was not appropriate.
Only at this time did Wan Qiu vaguely understand the reason why Chu Yigui denied it.
It's like a basketball suddenly appears out of place among a bunch of flowers.
Everyone has their own equipment at the ski resort and seems to come here often, with the equipment stored directly in the hotel.
Wan Qiu listened to them casually discussing the equipment, and after seeing Wan Qiu's equipment, they praised it generously.
Even Wan Qiu didn't know what his equipment was, as they were all prepared by Yang Xiaoyu.
They had a great time.
Wan Qiu can even see very beautiful skiing skills, and they will even go to the advanced track.
They happily shouted and passed the message around the ski resort.
They comment on each other's skiing posture, and even the posture of falling.
Wan Qiu had only tried skiing once, so he had basically no idea how to do it.
Chu Yigui seldom comes to the ski resort. Because he has very good motor nerves, he can only say that he knows the basic skills but cannot do difficult ones.
Wan Qiu spends most of his time surrounded by the girls he brought with him.
Wan Qiu felt that he should be very happy, and he would discuss it with everyone after seeing the brilliant skills.
But Wan Qiu always thinks of the time when he played with Zhou Peiyu.
The feeling of playing with Zhou Peiyu is different now.
It's like two different cups being filled with water. Water keeps flowing in, but the other cup has a crack and water keeps pouring out of the crack and can never be filled up.
The feeling of emptiness is always with me.
The skiing trip is a three-day and two-night trip. The tourist hotel they booked has rich facilities, including hot springs, game rooms, chess and card rooms, KTV, etc.
Song Wenqiu told Wan Qiu that this was actually a private club.
When he asked Wan Qiu to go play together in the hotel in the evening, Wan Qiu, who was not likely to refuse, did not answer because of a little resistance.
Chu Yigui stood up and said to everyone, "I'm sorry, the young master is very tired from playing around today and needs some time to recover his energy."
Wan Qiu noticed that these people glanced at Chu Yigui lightly when Chu Yigui was speaking.
This was also the first time that Wan Qiu saw clearly the way they looked at Chu Yigui.
It was as if they just saw a scenery that did not interest them very much. Although they looked up with a smile and perhaps praised the beautiful scenery, as soon as they looked away, no one would remember it.
"Then take a rest. You are indeed too thin. You are the thinnest among us."
"I heard that you specialize in ballroom dancing. I wanted to dance with you. I'm a professional."
"Okay, what are you saying in front of your fiancé? You're taller than him, so it's hard to fit in."
Everyone joked around and no one made things difficult for Wan Qiu.
Until Chu Yigui brought Wan Qiu into the suite and closed the door.
Wan Qiu suddenly realized that they didn't seem to answer Chu Yigui.
I just... heard what Chu Yigui said.
"There is an indoor hot spring here, you can wash and relax."
Chu Yigui helped Wan Qiu take off his coat and hung it on the hanger at the door.
Wan Qiu hesitated and asked, "Together?"
"Yes, sure." Chu Yigui replied.
Chu Yigui helped Wan Qiu wash his hair and clean the sweat off his body before Wan Qiu went into the hot spring.
Wan Qiu lay on the edge of the hot spring and looked at Chu Yigui who was also washing himself.
Chu Yigui also sat opposite Wan Qiu.
Unlike Wan Qiu, whose neck was almost reached when he sat down, Chu Yigui's neck only reached below his shoulders when he sat down.
Wan Qiu stared at Chu Yigui carefully. Chu Yigui was as handsome as ever.
Be it his appearance, temperament, excellent grades, or his remarkable communication skills, everything is obviously the same as before.
Why is it ignored...
Why is no one watching Yigui?
Wan Qiu didn't know why, but felt a little sad.
But I don’t know what the reason for this sadness is.
It was like a ball of cotton blocking his chest. The fine and dense gas was always able to pass through the cotton, but it prevented him from getting enough air.
Suddenly, some water was splashed on Wan Qiu's face.
Wan Qiu widened his eyes and looked at Chu Yigui.
"Are you uncomfortable soaking in the hot spring?" Chu Yigui asked.
"Very comfortable." Wan Qiu nodded.
“Then enjoy it for a while longer.” Chu Yigui said.
Wan Qiu felt guilty, as Chu Yigui always seemed to know that he was imagining things.
"You can't soak in a hot spring for too long. If you don't enjoy it now, it will be a pity if you don't have time to soak in it later."
Wan Qiu indeed felt a little hot and wanted to get up.
Wan Qiu stood up: "I'll go out first."
Chu Yigui raised his eyes and looked at Wan Qiu's back.
After being wrapped in the warm water for a long time, Wan Qiu's skin color turned pink. Although she was thin, her lines were very beautiful.
After just one glance, Chu Yigui lowered his eyes and didn't look again.
When Wan Qiu rolled onto the bed, his cell phone rang.
Wan Qiu immediately picked up the phone. It was Chu Zhang calling.
"Wan Qiu, are you still playing now?" Chu Zhang's voice came from the opposite side.
"I'm in my room now." Wan Qiu lay on the bed, and the soft quilt under him completely buried Wan Qiu in it. Wan Qiu buried his face in the quilt.
"Our Wanqiu is not in a good mood? Did something happen?" Chu Zhang asked curiously.
Wan Qiu did not answer immediately.
Chu Zhang was also waiting calmly.
“It’s a bit strange.”
Wan Qiu's voice sounded a little unclear through the bedding. Even after his voice changed, his voice was still gentle, which made people feel itchy.
Chu Zhang felt a sense of sympathy for the voice that sounded a little aggrieved.
"What's so strange about that? Were they not nice to you? Do you want me to go back and find justice for you right now?"
"No." Wan Qiu's fingers gripped the quilt, "It's just that they don't seem to like Yigui."
"Don't like it?" Chu Zhang raised the last line of his voice.
"It's not like this usually. Everyone likes Yigui very much, praises Yigui, and is willing to talk to Yigui."
But these people didn't.
"Oh." Chu Zhang stretched out his tone and said with a smile, "Does our Wanqiu mind this matter?"
Wan Qiu does mind.
"Hmm..." Wan Qiu's voice was very weak.
"Do you mind so much? Is it because Chu Yigui is looked down upon?"
Chu Zhang's words made Wan Qiu realize something: "Do they look down on Yigui?"
"Yes, they look down on Chu Yigui." Chu Zhang confirmed Wan Qiu's question.
"Why? Yigui is so outstanding." Wan Qiu didn't understand at all.
"Because Chu Yigui has no money and no family background. Although he was an adopted son of the Chu family, he still had the support of the Chu family. Now he is no longer like that."
Wan Qiu held the phone, opened his mouth, curled up his body, but couldn't speak.
"This is normal. People without money and power are unwilling to spend time on things that have no value. This is normal."
Chu Zhang seemed to notice that Wan Qiu was more silent than usual, and continued.
"But it's only now. Chu Yigui will occupy an important position in the Chu family in the future. Mom and Dad are both interested in training Chu Yigui. With his abilities, he will definitely gain respect in the future. Don't worry."
Wan Qiu knew that Chu Zhang was telling the truth.
"Yeah... I understand."
"Don't you like this?" Chu Zhang asked, "Wan Qiu won't make friends with them from now on, okay? Now I'll ask my family to pick you up, okay?"
"It doesn't matter." Wan Qiu said.
"Well, doesn't Wan Qiu dislike it?" Chu Zhang's tone was almost coaxing, so gentle that it seemed like he was whispering a calming love song.
"They have their reasons for not caring about Yigui." Wan Qiu said.
Chu Zhang showed a surprised look on the other end of the phone: "Doesn't Wan Qiu hate them?"
“Not annoying.”
"I thought you would speak up for Chu Yigui." Chu Zhang said.
"There are things I don't like too." Wan Qiu couldn't force other people to follow his preferences.
"Wow..." Chu Zhang's fingers quietly covered his lips. He raised the corners of his lips, his eyes full of smiles. "But you like people who like Chu Yigui, but wouldn't you dislike people who don't like Chu Yigui?"
Wan Qiu was stunned.
He realized that Chu Zhang knew about his previous fight.
Chu Zhang should have heard his reasons for defending the study committee member.
Wan Qiu rubbed his hands on the bed and said sullenly, "That's because they... have no vision."
"Hahahahahahaha." Chu Zhang laughed unscrupulously on the other end of the phone, "Did Wan Qiu have fun today?"
"Not very happy." Wan Qiu said truthfully.
"Because they don't like Yigui?"
"A little bit..." Wan Qiu said, and then added, "It seems that they are not happy either."
"Um?"
Wan Qiu thought of the scene at that time.
It didn't seem like a happy atmosphere.
Bland, no surprises.
Wan Qiu hesitated, trying to find a way to express himself: "They really want to talk to me, but what I say doesn't interest them. However... we are trying very hard to chat."
Chu Zhang knew that this was not anyone's problem.
They were praising Wan Qiu, following Wan Qiu, and directing the topic towards Wan Qiu.
Wan Qiu as the host, Wan Qiu as the youngest son of the Chu family, Wan Qiu who they need to curry favor with.
If it happened to an ordinary person, he might feel swelled up because of this.
But Wan Qiu does not have the ability to expand.
Unlike ordinary people, Wan Qiu pays more attention to other people's thoughts and feelings when looking at others because of his personality.
Because he is too meticulous, Wan Qiu often pays attention to others first and is slow to react to himself.
Therefore, people who are not familiar with Wan Qiu and want to please him will also think that Wan Qiu is a difficult person to get along with and difficult to approach.
"Because we have only been together for a short time, we don't know each other well yet."
Chu Zhang thought about how these rich kids used their usual social methods against Wan Qiu and hit a wall, and he found that scene very interesting.
"So what can I do to make everyone happier?"
"There's nothing you need to do." Chu Zhang said.
"But……"
"Wan Qiu, listen to my elder brother." Chu Zhang's voice became serious. "This is not about making friends, this is about socializing. Socializing often has a strong purpose. They are willing to obey you because they can get better resources from the Chu family if they have a better relationship with you."
Wan Qiu was stunned.
"Happiness or unhappiness is not the most important thing, but the result that being on good terms with you can bring to them." Chu Zhang suddenly laughed, "So there is no need for us, the little angel Wanqiu, to do anything. Playing with them is already giving them enough face."
Wan Qiu was still in a daze until he hung up the phone.
Chu Zhang asked at the end, does he like this?
Wan Qiu curled up his body and couldn't give a good answer.
Chu Yigui was standing by the door, and he could hear Wan Qiu's call clearly from beginning to end.
Finally, Chu Yigui entered the room and brought a cup of warm milk.
Wan Qiu sat up, holding the cup, and drank in small sips.
"Yigui..." Wanqiu's eyelashes trembled slightly, "Did you have a hard time today?"
Wan Qiu never thought about what Chu Yigui would lose by leaving the Chu family.
Only now can I vaguely glimpse a corner of it.
"No." Chu Yigui said.
"Yigui, if you were still my brother, would they treat you well?" Wan Qiu asked.
"Yes." Chu Yigui replied.
"Then why do you have to..." Why not be his younger brother?
"Because there is no need. I don't need these." Chu Yigui's hands rested on the bed, making a shallow depression. "These are not what I want."
"Then what does Yigui want?" Wan Qiu asked.
Chu Yigui was stunned.
want to……
What does he want?
Those vague thoughts once seemed to be gradually becoming clearer.
"I'm very happy today." Chu Yigui looked at Wan Qiu and met the pair of beautiful eyes that always appeared in his mind.
"Why?" Wan Qiu asked.
"Because you'll look back at me and hold my hand because I'm being ignored and because I'm upset."
Wan Qiu didn't understand why Chu Yigui would say such a matter of course.
"This is what I want." Chu Yigui said.
Wan Qiu was very confused and almost put some question marks on his head.
"What else? Aren't these things?" Wan Qiu didn't understand at all.
"It's a feeling." Chu Yigui raised his eyes and asked Wan Qiu, "Do you think I'm unhappy?"
At this moment, Wan Qiu suddenly realized something.
Although Chu Yigui was ignored from beginning to end.
But Chu Yigui never showed any unhappy expression.
even……
Now Wan Qiu looked at Chu Yigui, he could tell that Chu Yigui was happy.
It tastes like toffee. Just by smelling it, you can seem to recall the sweet taste of toffee.
At this moment, Wan Qiu suddenly felt that today was not that sad.
At least Yigui is happy.
Chu Yigui saw Wan Qiu suddenly turn over and send a message to someone.
Under Chu Yigui's puzzled gaze, Wan Qiu said, "I would like to ask Zhou Peiyu if there is any game that can make everyone happy."
Chu Yigui raised his eyebrows.
Although Chu Zhang said there is no need to care whether others are happy or not.
But for Wan Qiu, at least everyone has to be happy before he will ask them to come out and play.
Zhou Peiyu has many, many friends, so she must have many interesting ideas.
Even if I fail...
At least you have to try.
Chu Yigui turned his head and looked into Wan Qiu's sparkling eyes.
He took the almost empty cup of milk from Wan Qiu's hand and washed it.
Zhou Peiyu had a lot of games, but unfortunately he didn’t give Wan Qiu any good suggestions.
Zhou Peiyu: Aren’t you guys at the ski resort? Are you skiing?
Wan Qiu: But when we were skiing today, they didn’t seem very happy.
Zhou Peiyu: Why?
Wan Qiu: I don’t know either.
Zhou Peiyu: Is it awkward because you’re not familiar with each other?
Wan Qiu: That may be the case.
Zhou Peiyu: They probably don’t play the games I play, right?
Zhou Peiyu: It feels like they are from different social classes. Wanqiu, your family can be considered wealthy, so they should be trying to curry favor with you.
Wan Qiu: My eldest brother said the same thing. He said I don’t need to think too much.
Zhou Peiyu: Master Chu Zhang has said so, so don’t think too much. What Master Chu Zhang said must be right!
Wan Qiu: I invited them, and I hope everyone I invited can have fun.
Zhou Peiyu: Your personality is not very good, you need to change it.
Zhou Peiyu: It is impossible to satisfy everyone.
Zhou Peiyu: Isn't it very frustrating to be with people who make you unhappy? And they wanted to get to know you in the first place, so it's even more wrong for you to find a way out.
Zhou Peiyu: Show some confidence! You are the younger brother of Master Chu Zhang, Master Chu Zhang!!!
Zhou Peiyu: Having fun is the best thing to do! Master Chu Zhang must think so too!
Wan Qiu looked at Zhou Peiyu's series of complaints against him, and it seemed as if the expression of Zhou Peiyu with her hands on her hips pointing at him had already appeared in front of him.
You can't please everyone.
Wan Qiu was not unaware of this truth.
In the end, Wan Qiu could only reply to Zhou Peiyu: Okay, I understand.
Very well-behaved, didn't object at all.
Wan Qiu turned over and thought, maybe he was not suitable for "socializing".
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