Chapter 106 Extra: Meeting the Parent Chen Song Again...
When Chen Song boarded Gu Xingjue's luxurious private jet again, he was still in a dream, half asleep, with soreness all over his body, and he felt as if his broken bones were piled together again.
A man who was older than Lu Fenghai came over, carrying tea and dried fruits. He was wearing a black woolen coat, with a sallow complexion and many wrinkles on his face. He frowned and looked solemn and dignified.
"Uncle Qiu, let them prepare these, why do you bring them yourself?" Gu Xingjue stood up to take the plate from his hand, but Qiu Wenzhong walked straight past him, put the plate on the table, and handed the cups to everyone one by one.
Qiu Wenzhong had a serious expression on his face the whole time. He didn't say a word and didn't look at anyone. When the last cup fell in front of Chen Song, he glanced at him lightly, then bowed to everyone and left.
Chen Song shuddered under the gaze, and he sat up straighter from where he had been slumped in the sofa. Qiu Wenzhong's gaze wasn't one of hostility or danger, but rather one of observation, a touch of research.
Seeing this, Tang Shihe glanced at Qiu Wenzhong's back without saying a word, then exchanged a glance with Lu Fenghai, feeling that this person had a bad attitude.
It was because he was afraid that Chen Song would be wronged by the Gu family in Beijing City that he followed him under the pretext of coming to Beijing City to have some fun.
Gu Xingjue of course knew Tang Shihe's intention, so he took the initiative to invite the Lu couple to his home as guests, as if it were a meeting between the parents of both sides, in order to let them feel at ease and hand Chen Song over to him.
Seeing the couple's expressions, Gu Xingjue sat back down beside Chen Song and explained, "This is Uncle Qiu, who took care of my dad since he was little. He's a quiet guy and looks fierce, but he's actually a very kind person. He knew you were coming, so he came all the way here to pick you up."
Lu Fenghai didn't say anything, but picked up the tea in front of him and drank it. Tang Shihe smiled and asked, "If we go over so suddenly, won't it be too hasty to disturb your family? Your family should be very busy, so why don't we go around and take a look around first?"
Gu Xingjue touched Chen Song's hand under the table to soothe his tense mood. He took a piece of Chen Song's favorite chestnut cake and placed it on the small plate in front of him. He said, "It's okay, Aunt Tang. They are all on holiday for the New Year. Besides, my father has retired and is no longer in charge of the company's affairs. My brother is in charge of the company's affairs."
"You have a younger brother?" Tang Shihe was curious. She'd never asked much about Gu Xingjue's affairs, simply because she felt the North City Gu family was too powerful to investigate further. And with all that had happened since, she hadn't really thought they could reconcile. Now they were... in-laws, right? She definitely had to ask about their family's financial situation.
"Yeah." Gu Xingjue said, "There are only two of us in my family, my brother and I. My brother's name is Gu Yiming, he is four years younger than me, and we have the same father but different mothers. My biological mother died in childbirth, and later my father, Gu Yan, found my stepmother, Ye Ai. The two of them didn't get along, and because my father cheated on her, my stepmother developed depression and other mental illnesses. She has been living in the hospital. She has been much better in the past two years. She was discharged from the hospital some time ago, let go of her obsession with my father, and divorced. Our family relationships are quite shallow. The only other relative is my father's brother, my uncle Gu Zeyu. As for the family business, well, there won't be any fighting between brothers. My uncle's family has independent businesses in Europe and the United States."
After Gu Xingjue finished speaking, the four people present were all shocked. They didn't expect him to tell them all about his family affairs so bluntly.
"Anything else you want to know, you can ask me. I really want to become a family with you."
Chen Song's heart skipped a beat, and his face began to heat up. Although he had accepted Gu Xingjue's proposal, marriage between two men should be different from marriage between two women. He didn't want to make it too complicated. In fact, the moment they put the rings on each other's fingers, the ceremony was already completed in his mind, and no other ceremony was needed. So he didn't think of telling Tang Shihe about it. His parents just needed to know that they would live happily together.
Only now did he finally realize that Gu Xingjue really meant what he'd said about getting married. And his execution was incredible. He'd agreed to meet Gu Yan in a daze the previous night, then woke up at noon the next day to see them packing. It turned out they'd already discussed everything that morning. After packing, they flew away on Gu Xingjue's private jet.
Tang Shihe, a seasoned gossipmonger, sighed inwardly about Gu Xingjue's family affairs, not being surprised by his frankness. Lu Fenghai listened silently, while Lu Yuan, with no change in expression, continued to eat his dried fruit.
After a moment's silence, Tang Shihe asked, "I only have one question for you."
Lu Yuan put down the macadamia nut in his hand, looked at his mother's serious face, and became more serious, curious about what her question was.
"Please speak." Gu Xingjue said.
"Will you run off with someone else if you get tired of him?" Tang Shihe, having heard her father had cheated, couldn't help but fear that Gu Xingjue might do the same. She had finally managed to pry out from Lu Yuan all the details of their breakup, and naturally knew how much of a playboy Gu Xingjue had been. But the things he had done for Chen Song over the years, and the genuineness of his feelings for him, still left her a little uneasy.
Gu Xingjue also answered seriously, his eyes sincere: "I, Gu Xingjue, will never do anything to let Chen Song down again, and I will never look for someone else. I just hope he doesn't run off with someone else."
Tang Shihe couldn't help but smile: "What if Songsong really ran away with someone else?"
"If Chen Song really falls in love with someone else and wants to go with them," Gu Xingjue said hoarsely, looking at Chen Song with an expression of great injustice, "I will sincerely wish him happiness. But as long as he comes back to me, I will always be there."
Chen Song: “…”
Of course Chen Song knew that this was only said to his parents, and he didn't believe it.
Last night, Gu Xingjue was very cruel to him and kept telling him in his ear that if he dared to run away, he would make it so that he couldn't get out of bed. He even forced himself to say that he would not leave him.
Lu Yuan smiled. He didn't believe it either. He still remembered, and remembered it clearly, how Gu Xingjue had chased Chen Song to his house like a dog and pestered Chen Song two years ago. Even if he pretended to have an ambiguous relationship with Chen Song, Gu Xingjue would not leave.
"Well, that's good." Tang Shihe believed it and expressed relief. "You two should just live well now. If anyone wants to leave in the future, it can be done in peace. You can't force love, but I think you two have been through so much together and have gotten through such a difficult time. What will be difficult in the future? Cherish each other. It's hard to meet someone like you again."
Gu Xingjue smiled and squeezed Chen Song's hand, as if playing with it was never enough, and said, "Yes, we will cherish it."
Chen Song also smiled at him and said, "Don't worry, Mom. We know what's going on."
"Then I have a question too," Lu Yuan raised his teacup and gestured, "I want to ask my good brother."
Chen Song looked at him.
"Didn't it snow in Vancouver this year? How did you have the courage to make peace?"
Tang Shihe was confused: "What does snow have to do with reconciliation?"
Gu Xingjue couldn't figure out the relationship between them, so he turned his head to look at Chen Song.
"It's over." Chen Songhui shook Gu Xingjue's hand, "It's two games."
"A snow he made, a brief snow last night."
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There was a snowstorm in Beijing last night, which affected today's flight as well. It was delayed by three hours and arrived at 2 a.m. on the third day of the Lunar New Year.
The snow had stopped falling when it hit the ground, and a light, cold wind was blowing.
Everyone was a little nervous and couldn't sleep. After getting off the plane, they were very tired. Fortunately, someone from the Gu family came to meet them at the airport and took care of everything. And that person was Gu Yiming.
Chen Song spotted a tall young man, roughly the same height as Gu Xingjue, standing at the airport entrance. He'd lost his youthful warmth after not seeing him for a long time, and his features were now sharper and more composed. He must have shouldered a lot of responsibilities alone in Gu Xingjue's absence.
"Brother." Gu Yiming smiled, "Welcome home."
"Yeah." Gu Xingjue responded, "Isn't the company busy? Come to pick me up at the airport."
"Not bad." Gu Yiming looked at Chen Song beside him. Chen Song gave him a kind smile, which was a greeting between the two of them.
Gu Yiming looked down and saw Chen Song and Gu Xingjue holding hands tightly, and he felt a little relieved and touched.
"This is my younger brother, Gu Yiming." Gu Xingjue turned around and introduced him to Lu Yuan's family.
Gu Yiming said, "Hello, uncle and aunt. You must be tired from the journey. I will take you back to rest first. I have already arranged a room at home."
"Oh, okay, okay."
The wealthy area within the first ring road of Beijing was covered with silver snow, but even so, it could not hide the luxury of the houses and gardens.
The car drove into a gate surrounded by iron railings, drove for about five minutes, passed through the flower bed and stopped in front of a white brick villa.
Lu Yuan's eyes widened as he watched, wondering if Gu Xingjue was really a prince, or if his family owned a castle. But he kept silent, fearing that it would embarrass the Lu family and cause them to look down on Chen Song.
The same was true for Lu Fenghai and Tang Shihe. They knew Gu Xingjue's family was wealthy, but they had no idea how rich they were. The Lu family was considered wealthy, and they had met many wealthy people before, but nothing compared to the Gu family. Their hearts trembled, and they couldn't help but sigh at the strength of the richest man in North City.
Chen Song wasn't that surprised, but rather nervous. Seeing Gu Xingjue's father didn't know what to do, he felt guilty for having injured his son and forcing him to take care of him for so long while he was in a vegetative state.
Gu Xingjue touched Chen Song's face and whispered in Chen Song's ear: "Don't be afraid, your husband is here."
Chen Song's heart skipped a beat. He didn't react to the title for a moment. A blush slowly appeared on his face. He took a deep breath and looked at Gu Xingjue. His gaze fell on the teeth marks on his neck and paused.
The scattered purple-red teeth marks of varying sizes shone brightly through the cracks in the white scarf, and all sorts of images of last night's exhilarating pleasure immediately flooded his mind. Chen Song's heart warmed, his face quickly burning, and he quickly reached out to pull the scarf over the teeth marks.
Seeing Chen Song's embarrassed look, Gu Xingjue curled his lips, held his hand and pulled it down, and the teeth mark was quickly exposed to Chen Song's sight.
"I'm hot, honey. I don't want to wear a scarf. There's heating in the house, so I don't need to wear one."
Chen Song glared at him, pulled his hand away, and covered him tightly with the scarf: "You have no shame, but I still have some dignity."
Gu Xingjue chuckled twice but still let Chen Song control him obediently.
After being teased by Gu Xingjue, Chen Song's nervousness dissipated a lot. When he entered the magnificent living room, he saw Gu Yan standing at the entrance, with a middle-aged woman in an apron standing behind him.
"Dad, my brothers are back." Gu Yiming walked up to him and said.
"Dad." Gu Xingjue said with a smile, "I brought the person back."
Gu Xingjue looked at Chen Song, smiled, and held his hand tightly. Chen Song felt the courage that Gu Xingjue gave him. He took a deep breath and smiled as naturally as possible: "Hello, Uncle Gu."
Gu Yan responded indifferently without moving forward. He glanced at this rebellious son who had been unwilling to go home for more than ten years and snorted coldly. He then looked at Chen Song, his eyes slightly condensed, as if he was carefully observing the changes in Chen Song, and then became much more peaceful.
Lu Fenghai took two steps to the side and stood in front of Chen Song. He said, "Mr. Gu, I've heard a lot about you. I'm Chen Song's father, Lu Fenghai. I'm sorry to bother you by dropping by unexpectedly."
Tang Shihe took Lu Fenghai's hand and said with a graceful smile, "I am Tang Shihe, Chen Song's mother and wife. This is Chen Song's younger brother Lu Yuan. Lu Yuan, come over and say hello to your uncle."
Lu Yuan said politely, "Hello, uncle."
Gu Yan nodded: "Now that you're here, don't be polite. The kitchen has prepared a midnight snack. Fill your stomach and then rest. Rest for a night and have a good meal tomorrow. I will arrange for someone to take you to visit Jing City. Aunt Zhou will help put their luggage away."
"Yes, sir." Aunt Zhou, who was standing next to Gu Yan, responded and arranged for several bodyguards to help deliver everyone's luggage to the room upstairs.
Everyone at the table exchanged a few simple pleasantries. Both sides felt a little awkward and reserved. They ate some food casually and then went back to their rooms to rest.
Gu Yan had arranged the rooms, but hadn't put Chen Song and Gu Xingjue together. He even sent Gu Xingjue away after dinner. They took the elevator to the fourth floor, said goodnight, and then returned to their rooms. Chen Song didn't seem tired at all, so he went to the bathroom to take a shower before going to bed.
Gu Xingjue's house is very big, like a retro Western-style castle, with gorgeous and exquisite decoration. The rooms are also large and warm, and there is a small fireplace with a faint flame burning.
The two-meter-long bed was spacious and soft. Chen Song lay in it and looked out the long glass window. It was snowing outside again, and the white snow brightened the night.
It’s been a long time since I last saw snow in Beijing. When I saw it again, I felt an indescribable melancholy in my heart.
His and Gu Xingjue's story began with snow. He thought it would end with the rare snow in Vancouver, but he never expected it to be sequel to the snow that Gu Xingjue brought.
Everything seemed like a dream, yet it was all so real, just like the quilt in his hands at this moment, the silk felt so soft and luxurious. All the feelings told him that this was not a dream.
The door suddenly opened with a click. Chen Song remembered that he had locked the door. He sat up, feeling a little uneasy in the unfamiliar environment. He asked, "Who is it?"
"I."
There was only one bedside lamp on in the room. Gu Xingjue's tall figure slowly walked into the dim light, rustled his way to the bed, hugged the sweet and soft person and kissed her: "Wife, I miss you."
"You don't blow dry your hair." Gu Xingjue said and immediately got up and went to the bathroom to get out the hair dryer and brought it to the bed to blow his hair. While blowing his hair, he kept nagging that it was a bad habit.
This was indeed a bad habit that Gu Xingjue had spoiled him. Tonight, Gu Xingjue didn't sleep next to him, and he felt a little lonely. After washing his hair, he was going to blow-dry it himself, but he thought that the room was so warm and it would be dry soon, so he gave up.
After blowing Chen Song's hair, Gu Xingjue went to take a shower. After cleaning himself up, he got into Chen Song's bed, hugged him and kissed him again and again. He had made Chen Song suffer a lot last night, so he didn't dare to do it to him again tonight. The two of them just hugged each other.
"What did your father say to you?" Chen Song asked.
"He said he was glad I was back." Gu Xingjue smiled and spoke seriously.
In fact, Gu Yan scolded him profusely, saying he didn't even know how to come back, why didn't he wait until his grave was overgrown with grass before coming back, and other even more unpleasant things. He didn't know why he ended up talking about himself, and began to lament how difficult it was for Chen Song to wake up, saying that Chen Song had lost weight, and he had lost weight too, and the two grown men were as thin as paper, so he quickly made up for it and kept nagging.
But in his impression, Gu Yan seldom spoke to him.
"What else?"
"Also, I told him that we were going to get married." Gu Xingjue held Chen Song's hand and rubbed the ring on it, "We're going to get married abroad."
Chen Song was startled and turned to face him: "You... said it so soon. How is he?"
"He agreed." Gu Xingjue said with a smile, "How do you want to get married? Is there anyone you want to invite?"
Chen Song's heart slowly relaxed: "Actually, I never thought I would get married in this life, let alone with a man."
Gu Xingjue kissed Chen Song's hand: "I never thought that the cruel and ruthless God would reward me with such a good person, want to give me a home, and spend my whole life with me. So, ah -"
"When a person's soul comes into the world, it must have read the script. There must be many beautiful moments that make it willing to go through all the hardships to come into this world."
"And all my beautiful moments are given by you. I know that you are at the end of the future, so I am not afraid of the darkness ahead."
"For you, I rushed into this world without hesitation."
Chen Songxin was touched and hugged Gu Xingjue. He remembered why he woke up again, because there was someone in this world who was stubbornly waiting for him to wake up.
Gu Xingjue gave him courage and love, and made him feel again that living in this world, seeing mountains and rivers, and hearing the wind and snow was also a touching thing.
Let him walk out of the darkness and welcome the light of the world, feel the warmth of family, the sweetness of love, the deliciousness of a piece of cake, the elegance of a bouquet of flowers, the cuteness of a puppy, start by loving a small thing, understand yourself step by step, love yourself, and then have the courage to love others and love the world.
"I think I must have read the script and knew you were in it, so I came," said Chen Song.
Gu Xingjue smiled, feeling happy, and then he bravely asked a question that he had always wanted to know but had not dared to ask.
"I have something to ask you."
"Um."
"Why, you suddenly figured it out and woke up."
Chen Song raised the corner of his lips lightly: "Because,"
"Someone kept crying in my dream. It was so noisy."
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