Ji Shuyu's heart twitched when she saw that look of displeasure and anger again.
Because of Su Yan?
Because Su Yan's ear injury was originally caused by her?
"Don't go out with her in the future." Gu Xiuyuan said, pulling her away.
Bang——
The car door slammed shut, and Gu Xiuyuan held Fang Qipan's hand tightly, squeezing it so tightly that his veins bulged.
"Don't you remember what I told you last time?" He was still angry and turned his face away and scolded. "Is it so difficult to reject her?!"
"Because she's your mother."
"She is my mother, not your mother!!" he couldn't help but yell.
“…”
Ji Shuyu's body trembled and her whole body froze.
She looked at Gu Xiuyuan in disbelief. He said...what?
Seeing Ji Shuyu's instantly pale face, Gu Xiuyuan was also startled, and then he hugged Ji Shuyu in his arms with regret: "I'm sorry, I didn't mean that, I'm sorry..."
He gently held the back of her head and hugged her tightly with regret, blaming himself for saying such hurtful words.
He was angry at her for always being so obedient and why she never knew how to say no.
Ji Shuyu's body was stiff and she couldn't recover for a long time.
So, what he meant was that she was Su Yan's mother, not her mother...
"I know she's not, I know..." She whispered, with tears in her eyes.
She has no mother and she doesn't even know what she looks like.
She has been in an orphanage since she can remember...
Gu Xiuyuan felt extremely regretful and hated himself for speaking without thinking.
"Xiao Yu, I'm just afraid that she will hurt you one day." He gently rubbed her cheek, whispered in her ear, and kissed her cheek regretfully.
"Because of Dad's matter, she's almost gone crazy. Because of this paranoia, she's capable of anything. I'm afraid you'll get hurt too..."
Ji Shuyu could feel his anger and also the feeling of powerlessness.
Xia Mei hurt Su Yan, but she was his mother, so he could do nothing about it.
But Xia Mei was not like this before.
She still remembered that when she first came to Gu's house, she had covered her with a blanket and patted her gently to comfort her when she was scared...
That was the first time someone patted her while she slept.
Maybe it was just a momentary impulse for Xia Mei, maybe it was insignificant in the eyes of others, but she might... never forget it for the rest of her life.
"Promise me, okay? Don't go back to that house alone in the future." Gu Xiuyuan asked softly, waiting for her response.
"Okay." She responded softly.
"If you can't bear to leave Grandma, why don't we take her to Yu Garden?"
"Yeah." She lowered her eyes.
This depressed mood eroded the air in the car inch by inch, and Gu Xiuyuan's breathing became more and more rapid.
He closed his eyes in regret. "I'm sorry..."
"It doesn't matter."
Hearing his voice trembling with regret, Ji Shuyu responded softly.
She said it was okay, but Gu Xiuyuan knew that she didn't really mean it.
At this moment, he was even more annoyed at his own reckless words caused by his anger.
"Xiuyuan, we don't have to make it public." Ji Shuyu patted his back gently.
It's so sad that until this moment, all she wanted was to prevent him from regretting it and to provide him with a way out.
That’s not right. She understood that if her heart was not in it, what was the point in making it public?
What she really wanted was never to make the relationship public, but for him to treat her as his wife from the bottom of his heart.
For Su Yan, he had conflicts with her mother time and time again. Since he didn't love her so much, what was the point of her having this title?
Gu Xiuyuan pushed her out of his arms. "Xiaoyu, why don't you want to?"
I remember he asked the same question when we got married.
Why does he always feel that she is "unwilling"?
She was willing, but she didn't want him to regret it. She was even more afraid that going public wouldn't change the final outcome.
"Love" and "being together well" are different after all.
Gu Bin and Xia Mei seem to be doing fine in front of outsiders, but what's the point of maintaining this kind of "cold relationship"?
"Xiao Yu, what's wrong with you..." Gu Xiuyuan looked at her pale little face seriously.
It seemed like she was not happy from the beginning.
"Xiuyuan, I really don't care whether it's public or not, but don't... um..." lie to me.
The words that 㮽 had spoken were blocked back.
"What nonsense are you talking about?" Gu Xiuyuan touched her forehead.
"I know I made you feel wronged today. I shouldn't have left you like that." He gently hugged her and let her lean on his shoulder.
"It will be fine once we send her away from here." There was a hint of fatigue in his soft sigh.
Ji Shuyu felt an indescribable bitterness in her heart. Will it really get better?
…
Qin Chuan had just come out of the hotel when the manager called.
"Mr. Qin, Mr. Zhao slipped and fell in the bathroom. It seems he fell pretty hard."
slip?
Depend on!
He cursed silently in his heart. That old guy must be almost 60 years old! How come... he didn't get hurt at all after the fall!
"Let's arrange the compensation first! We'll pay it however it's due." He got into the car indifferently.
The next second, Gu Xiuyuan called. He smiled and exchanged a few pleasantries, but didn't know how to comfort her.
Xia Mei...
Hiss, he shook with goosebumps, he couldn't afford to offend.
…
Hospital.
In the darkened ward, Su Yan held her phone, unlocked it, turned off the screen, turned it off, and unlocked it again. As the light flickered, the expression on her face was almost distorted.
Lightning flashed across the thick clouds and rain fell heavily.
Ji Shuyu is afraid of thunderstorms.
When she first arrived at the Gu family, she used this method to win his favor. Xiuyuan even recorded a song for her, a song just for her.
Now, was she also curled up in his arms under the pretext of fear?
Just like that time, he left her because she had a stomachache, just because: Xiaoyu would be scared if she was alone at home.
But after that..., there will never be another chance to live here again.
Ji Shuyu, cherish the last moments!
The competition between us has just begun.
Oh no!
Perhaps, this should be called a crushing defeat.
…
For the Gu family's banquet, Ji Shuyu was arranged to put on makeup early in the morning, and Xia Mei also specially selected several sets of jewelry to match the different dresses.
She really felt pressured to carry several properties on her body.
Gu Xiuyuan showed no like or dislike for his mother's arrangement, and had a completely "let her do what she wants" attitude.
Sometimes she thought that if she didn't interfere, her relationship with Gu Xiuyuan would be much better.
"What are you thinking about?"
Seeing the little girl who had been in a daze since early morning, Gu Xiuyuan stepped forward.
He was wearing the white suit she had chosen, and he looked handsome and gentle, not at all as cold as he used to look.
She looked at it, and was a little dazed for a moment.
He looks really good in white.
"Xiao Yu?" He called her again.
"Oh, it's okay." She shook her head. "I'm just not used to it."
She had never much liked such occasions.
"Go find grandma first." He smoothed her hair. "Several of grandma's friends want to see you!"
"Yeah." Ji Shuyu nodded. "What about you?"
"I'm going to meet some partners first, and then introduce my friends to you later."
Ji Shuyu nodded. "Okay."
Of Gu Xiuyuan's friends, she only knew Qin Chuan and a few others who grew up with him. She didn't understand their work and rarely participated in his social activities.
Even when there were occasions where she needed to attend, in the eyes of outsiders she was just the adopted granddaughter of Old Lady Gu and Gu Xiuyuan's "sister".
"I'll be over first." He checked the time and then kissed her forehead. "You look beautiful today."
"Xiuyuan." Ji Shuyu grabbed him as he turned around.
"What's wrong?" He turned around and smiled.
"Are you serious?"
Gu Xiuyuan laughed out of anger when he heard this, and then pinched her nose.
"You'll know soon whether I'm serious or not..."
After Gu Xiuyuan left, she quickly sorted herself out.
Now that we've come this far, what else do you have to doubt?
Ji Shuyu took a deep breath. She was about to go look for her grandmother. Just as she came out of the lounge, she saw a familiar figure flash into the stairwell...
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