Chapter 146 The Call
Gu Yanfei answered the phone almost impatiently, saying, "Hello, who is this?"
There was a noticeable pause on the other end of the phone, and then Su Xiangbei's gentle yet cool voice came through: "Little Sister Gu, it's me, Su Xiangbei."
Gu Yanfei's heart skipped a beat. The heat that had just subsided on her cheeks returned, making her feel as if she were about to burst into flames.
"Second...Second Brother."
Gu Yanfei herself didn't realize that her voice softened considerably when she called him "Second Brother".
"Little Sister Gu, today is the full moon of your baby. How are you planning to celebrate at home?"
After composing himself, Su Xiangbei subtly raised his eyes, glanced at his parents and older brother who were standing to the side, staring wide-eyed at him, and subconsciously turned around to ask.
Gu Yanfei was secretly pleased that he hadn't immediately asked her to pass the phone to Su Xiangwan or someone else. She went along with his words, saying, "Second Brother, the house has been completely redecorated today, not only..."
She recounted everything she had done that morning to Su Xiangbei in detail, down to the smallest detail.
Her voice was gentle, her face flushed, and she was overjoyed inside.
On the other end of the phone, Su Xiangbei didn't interrupt her. He even occasionally agreed and continued to guide her to speak, making sure Gu Yanfei didn't feel any awkward silence.
Su Xiangwan watched Gu Yanfei, who was talking nonstop into the phone, seemingly oblivious to the passage of time.
She glanced again at Shao Zijie, who was chatting with Gu's father and Gu Yanxiao, but whose gaze kept drifting towards Gu Yanfei.
He raised his hand and rubbed his temples.
Why does this matter seem to be getting more and more complicated?
Finally, after Gu Yanfei finished explaining everything about her family, Su Xiangbei asked, "Is Xiang Wan here?"
"Oh, my sister-in-law is here. I'll give her the phone right now." Gu Yan blushed and, under Su Xiangwan's teasing gaze, handed her the receiver: "It's my second brother's phone."
Su Xiangwan then took the phone and chatted with her parents and older brother one by one before hanging up.
The phone call from the Su family had just ended, and Su Xiangbei was about to slip away when Su Henian, Feng Qinshu, and Su Xiangnan stopped him.
"Tell me about it!"
Su Xiangnan crossed his arms and looked at his younger brother with a leisurely air.
"What did you say?" Su Xiangbei pretended not to know, even glancing at his watch. "It's this late, aren't you going to rest?"
"There's no rush to rest. But you, don't you have anything to say?"
Su Xiangnan was not going to let him easily steer the conversation away from this topic.
"If I remember correctly, the Gu Xiaomei you mentioned is Gu Yanxiao's younger sister, Gu Yanfei, right?"
Su Xiangbei pinched his brow helplessly, knowing that there was nothing he could hide from his older brother, that old fox.
"That's right, it's Yan Xiao's sister. Big brother, what exactly are you trying to say?"
“It’s not what I want to say, but what you want to do?” Su Xiangnan looked sharply at his younger brother.
Feng Qinshu also spoke up, "I'm warning you, that's Wanwan's sister-in-law. If you're not serious and haven't made thorough plans for your future, don't go and mess with her."
Su Henian nodded: "What your mother said is exactly what I wanted to say. Let me tell you, if you dare to bully Gu Jia's little sister, I won't let you off the hook!"
Su Xiangbei sighed and begged for forgiveness, "Dad, Mom, Big Brother, how could you think I'm that kind of person! There's nothing between her and me, okay!"
Although he could sense Gu Yanfei's special feelings for him, he was an adult and well aware of their current situation.
He couldn't give her what she wanted, so naturally he didn't dare to make their ambiguous feelings clear.
Although... the image of this little sister had already been left in his heart.
"You and her really have nothing going on?" Feng Qinshu asked.
A deep look flashed in Su Xiangbei's eyes, then he shook his head and said, "There really is nothing."
Since there was no outcome, he naturally couldn't ruin Gu Xiaomei's reputation.
Meanwhile, at the Su residence in the capital.
While Su Xiangwan was on the phone, Gu Yanfei couldn't resist and went out of the hall to get some fresh air in the courtyard.
Although spring had arrived in Beijing in February, the temperature was still not high.
However, after standing outside for a few minutes, Gu Yanfei felt that her originally hot cheeks had cooled down.
Subconsciously patting her face, and feeling that she had calmed down, Gu Yanfei turned around and prepared to return to the hall.
Unexpectedly, as soon as he turned around, he saw Shao Zijie standing not far away, watching him.
Seeing her turn around, Shao Zijie immediately felt nervous and greeted her with a smile, "Little Sister Gu..."
Although it was the same address, for some reason, when Shao Zijie called her that, it lacked the feeling that made Gu Yanfei's heart flutter.
It was as if the person who called her "little sister" was really her own family's older brother.
“Brother Shao.” Gu Yanfei nodded with a smile.
Then I planned to walk past him.
"Little Sister Gu..." Shao Zijie quickly called out to her.
Gu Yanfei looked up at him in confusion: "Brother Shao, is something the matter?"
"Um, was the person you just spoke to on the phone your sister-in-law's family?" Shao Zijie stammered as he asked, then immediately wanted to slap himself.
Why bring up any topic of conversation but instead steer the conversation toward the Su family?
You know, the storm that hit the Gu family a few days ago was brought about by the Su family!
What if this reminds Gu Yanfei of unhappy things?
To Shao Zijie's surprise, Gu Yanfei showed no displeasure at all when the Su family was mentioned; in fact, she even appeared somewhat shy and happy.
this……
Did he see it wrong?
"Yes! It was the uncles, aunts and brothers from the Su family who called. After all, today is the annual full moon celebration, and the Su family relatives are very concerned."
Gu Yanfei said that although the Su family would call every day.
But she rarely received them.
Occasionally, I would receive a call, but it was always from Su Henian or Feng Qinshu.
Therefore, this was the first time since we parted that I was able to talk to Su Xiangbei for so long.
“Yes, they are Niannian’s maternal grandparents and uncles. It’s only right that they care about today’s full moon celebration.” Shao Zijie looked at Gu Yanfei, wanting to ask her some questions about her love life.
But he didn't know how to start the conversation. After a long while, he finally thought of a question...
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