Chapter 38 Greed is the original sin

When the door opened, Lin Du instantly became uneasy. Seeing Zhuo Chengze shaking his head, his heart was in his throat.

"The bone is injured." Zhuo Chengze said this against his conscience and prayed secretly that it had nothing to do with him and was all Gu Yanchi's fault.

"Then...what should we do?" Lin Du was at a loss.

"I need to be put in a plaster cast and hospitalized."

Lin Du was stunned. He didn't expect it to be so serious.

"Don't listen to his nonsense, it's just a minor injury." Gu Nishi took Lin Du's hand, "Don't be afraid, I'm fine."

Lin Du wanted to pull his hand away, but after hearing Gu Nienchi's muffled groan, he instantly stopped all struggles.

"Don't move, it hurts." Gu Yinchi frowned slightly and pursed his lips.

Zhuo Chengze made a nauseous expression: "I feel a little nauseous, I'm leaving now."

"Why do you look worse and worse?" Gu Nichi looked at Lin Du as he waited for the driver to pick him up. "What kind of trouble have you run into? Why do you always get yourself into this state?"

"I'm fine." Lin Du checked the time and was a little worried about Lin Yue's condition. He had just sent a message to Qin Chang but there was no reply yet. "Can I...can I go back first?"

Gu Niechi held Lin Du's hand for a moment, and said in a somewhat aggrieved tone, "Are you in such a hurry? Can't you stay with me a little longer?"

Lin Du lowered his head: "Is tomorrow okay? I really have something to do today."

Gu Niechi looked at the uneasy Lin Du with contempt, and his expression of disgust became more and more obvious.

"Are you in a hurry to go back to accompany your girlfriend?" He smiled bitterly and caressed Lin Du's hand. "You love her very much, right?"

Lin Du pulled his hand out forcefully: "No...it's not what you think."

Gu Xinchi smiled, but the smile did not reach his eyes: "What's the matter? You have already abandoned me several times for your girlfriend."

Lin Du opened his mouth, but didn't know how to explain.

"Lin Du, I feel pain too." Gu Nichi's voice trembled slightly, and his expression was even more painful, "I know you don't care."

"No... no." Lin Du panicked. He had never seen such a look of indignation, pity, and even servility. "She's not my girlfriend, she's... my sister."

"Your sister? You have a sister?" Gu Yinchi frowned, suddenly feeling that he didn't seem to know Lin Du very well.

He had asked about his family situation before, but Lin Du was always unwilling to give a direct answer. So Gu Xinchi didn't ask too much, after all, he wasn't interested in other people's affairs.

The driver parked the car and stood aside waiting respectfully.

"It's too late. I'll ask the driver to take you home."

Lin Du refused subconsciously. He didn't want Gu Yanchi to know how miserable he was now. "No need. I can go back by myself. You are injured, so go back quickly."

"Lin Du! I..." Gu Nichi sighed, "I didn't want to pry into your life. I just wanted to help you. Seeing you working so hard, I feel sorry for you. Do you know that?"

She lowered her head, bit her lip, and almost broke her fingers: "I'm fine."

With a bitter smile, Gu Niechi nodded: "Are you serious about accompanying me tomorrow? Can I look forward to it?"

"But it might be a little late tomorrow. I won't have time until after get off work." Lin Du looked at his toes.

"It's okay. I'm already very happy that you can accompany me. It doesn't matter if it's a little later." Gu Yanchi took Lin Du's hand and stroked it gently. "Lin Du, thank you."

"What?" Lin Du was stunned. "Thank me for what?"

Holding Lin Du in his arms, Gu Jinchi leaned down and buried his face in his neck: "Thank you for giving me a chance to be close to you. I'm really happy."

Lin Du was shocked and felt mixed emotions.

He did not refuse to care about Anxiety only because he was hurt because of himself, not to give him a chance to get close to himself.

Besides, what's there to be happy about when someone is close to you? When you are broken, others won't even have time to hide from you.

Feeling Lin Du's stiff body, Gu Jinshi gently stroked his back and sniffed his scent: "Don't be afraid, relax, I just want to hug you, just like I did ten years ago."

My heart was torn apart. Ten years ago, Gu Xinchi would always sneak into the small room in the back garden to find me in the dead of night.

Sometimes I would coax him into doing something embarrassing with him, but most of the time he would just hold me quietly.

"Lin Du, have you ever missed every little thing in the past, even just a little bit?" Gu Yinchi slightly pushed Lin Du away and held his face with both hands.

Lin Du bit his lip. Everything that happened ten years ago was like a nightmare, tormenting him like a shadow.

He didn't want to remember, but they wouldn't let him go, always reminding him how painful it was.

Tears flowed uncontrollably and Lin Du felt very embarrassed.

Why are you crying? What's there to cry about?

"I'm sorry, I..." Gu Nichi wiped away the tears from Lin Du's eyes helplessly, "Did I say something wrong?"

Lin Du shook his head in a daze: "No."

"Nothing?" Gu Niechi's panicked eyes were instantly filled with tears, "Lin Du, I don't understand, can you explain it more clearly?"

His chest was stuffy and painful. If it weren't for Gu Yanchi holding him up, Lin Du felt that he might collapse to the ground at any time: "You didn't say the wrong thing, and I don't miss ten years ago."

Gu Yanchi was obviously startled, and the hand holding Lin Du's face trembled uncontrollably: "Even if it's the good memories we had before, you... you don't have the slightest bit of nostalgia?"

He lowered his eyes and didn't look at Gu Nichi's expectant gaze.

Lin Du was not good at lying, and it would be a lie to say that he had no regrets. That was the happiest moment in his life, how could he not have regrets?

He stared at Lin Du's head with contempt. His silence meant that he still wanted to stay. There was a hint of sarcasm in Gu Yanchi's eyes. With Lin Du's background, how could he give up so easily once he tasted the sweetness?

Greed is the original sin; that's human nature.

"I won't force you. I know you need time to think about what's going on between us. I respect your choice and won't force you like I did ten years ago." Gu Yinchi was reluctant to let go of Lin Du. "Lin Du, I'll wait for your answer."

Panicked, he looked up at Gu Xinchi. Between them? No, there was no possibility between them.

It was impossible ten years ago, and even more impossible now. He didn't even need to think about it to give a relaxed answer.

"Don't reject me now, at least give me a little hope, please, Lin Du." Gu Yanchi stretched out his hand to hold Lin Du, but he dodged. His hand froze in mid-air, and then slowly let go, "Go back quickly."

Lin Du's thoughts were in a mess, so he turned and left.

He didn't dare to look back because the burning gaze hurt him so much.

My heart had died ten years ago, so why did it still hurt? Why did I still feel agitated when I saw Gu Yanchi?

Looking at Lin Du's receding back, Gu's disgusted eyes gradually turned sinister. He took out his cell phone and made a call, "Check on Lin Du's situation."