Chapter 462 The Years He Never Participated in
The fireworks lasted for half an hour.
As the last cluster of golden light bloomed in the night sky, Wang Yuanling felt the hand covering her ear gently drop. Gu Zhou's palm, still warm, brushed against her earlobe, causing a slight shudder.
The fireworks are over.
My heart is beating fast.
The ears that had been covered for a long time could finally hear the clear sound of the wind.
She turned her head.
Gu Zhou stood up and walked back to the cabin.
When it comes out again.
He now had an exquisite wooden box in his hands.
Wang Yuanling was stunned.
When she entered the room just now, she thought this box carved with vine patterns was a decoration.
At this moment in the moonlight, the surface of the box is shining with a warm luster, and you can see that every grain of wood is embedded with fine gold foil.
Gu Zhou held the box in his hands, staring at her without blinking, his eyes full of affection.
She could hardly bear such a look.
She pursed her lips unconsciously and resisted the urge to look away.
Gu Zhou half-knelt in front of her, with the box facing her.
"What is this?" she asked curiously.
Gu Zhou said nothing and opened the lid of the box with a smile.
There were 15 boxes of various sizes neatly placed inside, all wrapped in exquisite gift paper.
She raised her eyes from the box in surprise.
I met his affectionate and deep black eyes.
Gu Zhou curled his lips and said, "This is a gift for Xiao Yuanling every year since he was reborn at the age of 11."
Wang Yuanling's pupils froze.
Gu Zhou raised his chin slightly and guided: "Open it and take a look."
She was in a state of confusion.
The fingertips attached to the ribbon on the box trembled slightly.
With an indescribable feeling, she tore open the gift box paper, opened the lid, and saw a whole stack of various and particularly exquisite stationery sets inside. There was also a small jewelry box next to it. She opened it and found a pink gemstone lucky bead bracelet engraved with Hello Kitty.
At the very bottom, there was a postcard.
It says: I wish 11-year-old Yuan Ling full marks and happiness every day.
Signed: 15-year-old Gu Zhouzhu.
Gu Zhou's eyes were full of smiles, as if he had embraced the gentle Yue Ze, and his eyes were full of brilliance. "Eleven-year-old sixth-grade little Yuan Ling should be at the store at the school gate, carefully selecting beautiful stationery and stringing cute cartoon bracelets."
Wang Yuanling's lips moved, but he couldn't utter a word.
Gu Zhou laughed softly and guided, "Take down another one?"
She was stunned, put down the items in her hands, and picked up the second box.
She untied the ribbon and tore open the wrapping paper. Inside was a Polaroid camera and a small jewelry box next to it. She opened it and found a rose gold necklace. The pendant was in the shape of a pumpkin, like the pumpkin carriage that Cinderella rode in Disneyland. Attached to the bottom was a cartoon-like key with a thin pumpkin vine wrapped around it.
At the bottom, there is still a postcard.
It says: I wish 12-year-old Yuan Ling can discover a better world and leave the happiest memories through Polaroid.
Signed: 16-year-old Gu Zhouzhu.
Gu Zhou's eyes rested quietly on her, his lips curled up as he spoke softly, "Little Yuan Ling, now 12 years old, is in the first grade of junior high school. She finds everything around her unfamiliar, but she's also curious. She should be holding a camera and taking pictures of her new school and new classmates. She's become a little adult now, and can wear a cute gold necklace with a pendant. Use this little golden key to start a new stage in her life."
My heart seemed to be beating abnormally, beating very fast.
She mechanically opened the gifts from when she was 13, 14... all the way up to when she was 26.
The lightest gift for a 26-year-old.
She repeated the action of unwrapping the paper and opened the gift for her 26th birthday.
It's a key.
The soft light in Gu Zhou's eyes was like a ball of water, flowing into her heart.
"A 26-year-old Yuan Ling should have a spacious villa with front and back gardens, big enough for her kitten to run around, big enough to accommodate her boyfriend."
She placed her fingertips on the cold key and rubbed it gently, as if feeling and storing this moment, a brief, beautiful memory.
Gu Zhou placed his palm on hers, watching her drooping eyelashes as she looked at the gift, and chuckled softly, "The villa is a newly opened property in the city center. Your name is registered. Wait until the house is delivered before signing the paperwork."
She finally opened her eyes.
Looking at him intently with his gentle smile.
There are many things I want to say.
But I can't say it.
After a long moment, he uttered a muffled "Thank you."
Gu Zhou smiled helplessly: "Can you please remove this catchphrase from your mouth? You never need to say thank you to me."
She was startled for a moment, then she bent her eyes and nodded gently: "Okay."
The treetops creaked in the wind.
Gu Zhou stood up and went back to the cabin again. He took out a small off-white cashmere shawl, put it on her and wrapped her up.
His feet and body were warm, and Wang Yuanling sighed.
After realizing it, she said in a soft voice, "I should have changed into something nicer today."
Gu Zhou laughed, leaned over her, and kissed her on the face. His low, magnetic voice reached her ears: "It doesn't matter. You look good in anything you wear."
Her fingertips curled slightly and her ears felt hot.
"Sit here and wait for me, I'll get the cake," he said.
Wang Yuanling tilted her head and smiled: "Okay~"
Her eyes followed his back until Gu Zhou disappeared.
The night breeze blew by, carrying the fragrance of grass and trees. She gathered the cashmere shawl on her shoulders, and her fingertips unconsciously stroked the edge of the wooden box.
There was a slight noise coming from the cabin, and the moonlight cast a bright spot on the grass.
Wang Yuanling looked down at the gift box in front of her. From the age of 11 to 26, each one carried the time that Gu Zhou was unable to participate in.
She gently stroked the postcards.
Looking at the blessings every year, I feel wonderful in my heart.
It was as if he really attended every one of her birthdays.
Appeared in those past years and reached out to the lonely little spirit.
I've already seen the gifts.
But she acted as if she had never seen them before, opening them one by one and admiring them over and over again.
Gu Zhou returned to the bottom of the slope and stored the cake in the refrigerator yard.
Just opened the refrigerator door.
The cell phone rang.
When he saw the caller ID, his brows froze and he spoke directly: [Did you find out?]
The other end of the phone: [Mr. Gu, our people have arrived in Country K and found that there is indeed something fishy about Gu Dalong.]
Gu Zhou had anticipated this and said coldly, "Go on."
He was trading human organs under the guise of developing drugs. This time, he returned to China because he was targeted by an international investigation team and ruined one of his deals, causing the client's daughter, who was waiting for a heart transplant, to die on the operating table. This client is very powerful in the local area and is currently colluding with many victims and Gu Dalong's competitors to collect evidence against him, including...
The other party suddenly paused.
Gu Zhou said sternly: [What among them? ]
[One of the victims was the wife of Gu Dalong's former subordinate, A'zi, who was sentenced to death 15 years ago. She said that A'zi was helping Gu Dalong take the blame for a car accident 15 years ago. A'zi was driving under the influence and crashed into another car carrying a family of three. The car leaked oil and exploded. The couple in the family of three were burned to death, and their daughter disappeared. Her whereabouts remain unknown. I carefully checked Gu Dalong's movements after the car accident. He used Gu's transport vehicle to return to China. When he returned, he brought a little girl who slept the whole time. After returning to China, Gu Dalong had close contact with Mr. Wang of the Wang family. Not long after, the Wang family announced that they had adopted a daughter, so I guess...] The other party paused again, obviously choosing his words.
Gu Zhou felt cold all over, and his knuckles turned pale from holding the phone so tightly.
He spoke, finishing the sentence for the other person: [That little girl is Wang Yuanling.]
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