Chapter 109 Departure
Inside the room, Su Xiangwan and Gu Yanxiao heard everything that was happening outside the door.
Gu Yanxiao's expression was somewhat solemn. He hadn't expected that his younger sister would finally develop feelings for Su Xiangbei.
In the past, if Gu Yanfei and Su Xiangbei could have gotten together, it would have been a wonderful thing, a marriage between two families.
Su Xiangbei, in particular, is one in a million in terms of appearance, ability, character, and even family background.
But no matter how good Su Xiangbei is, he's going back to America tomorrow.
Despite the vast distance separating them, Gu Yanfei's feelings for Su Xiangbei were destined to be fruitless.
Su Xiangwan, however, was eavesdropping in the room. She had already noticed that Gu Yanfei had been acting strangely these past few days.
Especially whenever her second brother appeared, Gu Yanfei's eyes would brighten even more, and she would secretly observe him from time to time.
She looked every bit the part of a young girl experiencing the stirrings of first love.
However, Su Xiangwan couldn't see through her second brother's situation.
He remained a gentleman as always, gentle and refined, always treating everyone with warmth and grace, so gentlemanly that no one could find fault with him.
But only Su Xiangwan herself knew that her second brother was actually a germaphobe, and he was extremely picky about everything he ate, wore, and used.
And apart from her, no other girl could get close to him.
However, this obsession with cleanliness was never revealed in front of the Gu family.
Including Gu Yanfei.
It's unclear whether this is because Gu Yanfei is Gu Yanxiao's sister, or for some other unspeakable reason.
The next morning, under Su Xiangwan's reluctant gaze, Su Xiangbei left to meet with his assistants from the United States.
Su Xiangwan and the others did not go to the airport to see him off, after all, the incident involving Director Ma had just happened.
At this point, it's best not to make the relationship between Su Xiangwan and Su Xiangbei public.
After seeing Su Xiangbei off, Gu Yanxiao solemnly said to Su Xiangwan, "Wanwan, I have to go to the military region. I may be back this afternoon, or it may take a few days. In the next few days, if you don't have anything to do, try not to go out."
Su Xiangwan understood that he was worried that Gu Jianjun and Zhu Cuihua would cause some more trouble, so she nodded and said, "Don't worry! I'll stay at home these few days and not go anywhere. Besides, Yan Fei and Brother Wang are here too!"
Hearing her say that, Gu Yanxiao felt much more at ease.
Although Wang Chengan and Li Chengyu were not soldiers, their skills were not to be underestimated.
With them protecting Su Xiangwan, he could leave with peace of mind.
Watching Gu Yanxiao leave, Su Xiangwan suddenly felt that the whole courtyard was much emptier.
It's clear that Gu Yanxiao was staying in the hospital a few days ago and wasn't at home.
But the feeling was completely different.
I always felt that the huge courtyard was too quiet, which made me feel lonely.
Especially Gu Yanfei, after Su Xiangbei left, she always stayed in her room reading by herself, and suddenly she became much quieter.
"Ding ding ding!"
Just then, the phone in the room suddenly rang.
Su Xiangwan sat down on the sofa and reached out to answer it.
The call was from Gu's father. After learning that Gu Yanxiao's surgery was successful, he felt completely relieved and looked several years younger these past few days.
His face is always beaming with a happy smile, and everyone around him can feel his joy.
Upon hearing Su Xiangwan's voice, his eyes grew even more loving, and his voice softened: "Wanwan, Secretary Tong asked me to ask you when you're coming back. Many people in the village are waiting for you to return so they can arrange the recruitment of school teachers!"
"Dad, Yan Xiao has gone to the army!"
Instead of directly answering Gu's father's question, Su Xiangwan replied in this way.
Upon hearing Su Xiangwan's words, Gu's father fell silent for a moment before asking, "Is Yan Xiao... planning to return to the army?"
"That should be true," Su Xiangwan replied. She could sense the things that had happened since she came to the capital.
Although Gu Yanxiao didn't say it, after several secret observations, she noticed that his gaze towards her was full of guilt.
Clearly, he, who was usually a man of few words, blamed all of this on himself.
That's why he returned to his unit without hesitation as soon as the bullet was removed from his body.
And indeed, just as Su Xiangwan had suspected, Gu Jianjun and his group had repeatedly set their sights on Su Xiangwan, which had already touched a nerve with Gu Yanxiao.
"Daughter, tell Dad, did the second brother and the others do something again?"
No one knows a son better than his father, and Gu's father immediately noticed that something was wrong.
Gu Yanfei is definitely not an impulsive person.
He didn't even have time to recover from his injury, and he rushed off to the army so eagerly. Something must have happened that he couldn't bear.
Su Xiangwan originally kept it a secret from Gu's father and the others because she didn't want them to worry. In addition, Gu Yanxiao's surgery hadn't been done yet, and if the two elderly people heard about those things, it would only make them more anxious and fearful.
Now that Gu Yanxiao has completed his surgery and is almost fully recovered, Su Xiangwan no longer needs to keep it from them.
After hearing Su Xiangwan recount what Gu Jianjun and his group had done, Gu's father remained silent for a long time before finally speaking: "Daughter, our Gu family has wronged you in this matter. Since your second son and the others have already disregarded family ties, then you can do whatever you want from now on! You don't need to worry about family ties anymore!"
“Dad…” Su Xiangwan called out with some worry when she heard her father’s deep voice.
"I'm fine, honey, don't worry."
Mr. Gu spoke up, saying, "Your father is already this old, what is there that I can't let go of? Although he is my brother, you are my children! From the moment he had the thought of hurting you, my relationship with him was over!"
"Dad, since things have come to this, promise me you won't be sad or upset about them, okay?"
As Su Xiangwan spoke, she raised her hand to her belly and said, "Dad, the baby was making a lot of noise in my belly while we were talking! I guess the baby knew it was you on the phone and was happy!"
Hearing Su Xiangwan say this, Gu's father's previously low spirits immediately dissipated, and he said with a smile, "Really? My dear grandson, you recognized your grandfather's voice, you must miss your grandfather!"
Sitting next to him, Gu's mother couldn't help but roll her eyes when she heard him say that.
That old woman is so self-righteous. Even if her precious grandson wanted to miss someone, he should be thinking of his grandmother.
Why think about such a wretched old man?
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