Chapter 1018: Love is as great as death
The Chu family.
The old lady rubbed the corner of her eye and chuckled, "This rascal doesn't look thin at all, he's quite energetic, and he's becoming more and more like an adult."
"It's been years since I last saw him, and he looks even more handsome than his father." Yao Jinse nodded in agreement, then lowered her head to pour tea. Her hands trembled slightly, indicating that Gu Yin was not at peace with herself at the moment.
Chu Xiong was displeased upon hearing this: "What are you saying? You're only a third as handsome as I was back then! You brat, you're only 24 or 25 years old, you are indeed very handsome."
By the end, his voice had become hoarse.
The old man stood up: "Ayin, come to the study with me for a moment, I have something to tell you."
Gu Yin stood up upon hearing this: "Okay."
After saying that, he looked at the others and said, "I'll go over first and come back to chat with you all later."
After entering the study, Gu Yin closed the door and sat down opposite the old man.
"Grandpa, what's wrong?"
The old man put down his teacup and sighed, "You just saw the news. Now that Ayan has reached that position, if the presidential election he supports succeeds, can he still come back? The more he carries, the more he knows, the more he participates, who will let him come back? Even if Chi Ye is there, and Chi Ye brings him back, can the country protect him?"
Once Chu Yan is thoroughly investigated, his path back to China will be extremely difficult, and he might not even be able to return! Even if he does return, given his status abroad and what he knows, he will likely be sent to the International Criminal Court! Tell me, how can he possibly come back?
Gu Yin knew his worries and quickly reassured him: "The worst that can happen is that he can come back and live under an assumed name. But he went abroad for the country, and his contributions cannot be buried. I will make sure he comes back safely and openly, and I will let him live in the sunlight. However, there may be more people criticizing him during this time. Grandpa, please don't go online for a while to avoid getting upset."
Grandpa Chu waved his hand: "Those are none of the issues. Can you really guarantee that Ayan will come back?"
Gu Yin nodded: "He is my lover, I'm not joking."
Seeing her so certain, the weight that had been pressing on Old Master Chu's heart finally lifted. It was good that he could come back. He had no other requests now, only hoping that his grandson would return safely before he died.
As for his granddaughter-in-law's suggestion of a solution, he didn't ask further. He didn't have much ability anyway, so he didn't want to cause any trouble.
When the two returned from the study, the food had already been served in the dining room.
"I know you just got back from dinner, can you still eat something? Want to eat with me?" The old lady smiled at Gu Yin.
Gu Yin stepped forward and helped the person to the dining table: "I have a big appetite, and I'm hungry now, I can eat!"
"Being able to eat is a blessing! Please take a seat!"
After she sat down, the maid went to leave, and the old lady served Gu Yin soup: "Warm yourself up."
Gu Yin accepted it with both hands: "Thank you, Grandma."
There was no rule against talking while eating at the dinner table, and everyone asked Gu Yin about her life over the years and her future plans.
Gu Yin answered slowly.
When Chu Yan was at home, she would come over for meals. Later, Chu Yan went abroad, and she was busy with experiments. Even when she came back occasionally, she would eat at home. It seems that she never came over for meals, or she would go to the Chu family's place for meals.
Everyone was accommodating her and going along with her, and she seemed to have forgotten that she was not only a child of the Gu family, but also the granddaughter-in-law of the Chu family.
"Grandma, I'll stay here tonight. Tomorrow morning, Dad has to go to the company, and I also have something to do at the square, so I'll ride with Dad there; it's on the way."
Hearing her say that, the other four were stunned.
"You're staying here?! Sure! I'll have someone tidy it up for you right now! After you got your marriage certificate, we prepared a separate bridal suite for you. Although you haven't moved in yet, it's been cleaned every day, so don't worry! Oh, we don't know what kind of design you like, so we'll just go with the style from your room. Hope you like it!"
The old lady happily put down her chopsticks and asked the maid to make arrangements.
Gu Yin quickly pulled her aside: "I'll stay in Chu Yan's room. We can move into the new house when he comes back! You should eat first, there's no rush for anything else!"
Hearing her say that, the old lady thought for a moment and nodded: "That's fine! His room has everything! It's cleaned every day, you can just move in! Let's eat!"
This was Gu Yin's first time spending the night at the Chu family's house. She didn't feel anything was wrong, but the Chu family members were very happy.
After finishing her meal, Gu Yin went back to her home to wash up, as she didn't have any clean clothes to change into here.
After Gu Yin arrived, the old lady immediately called Wang Yanzhi.
"Hey sis, from now on, please prepare an extra copy of every kind of clothing you're getting for Ayin! She's staying here tonight, and we completely forgot to get her any clothes. We feel so bad about that! We were so rude, we shouldn't have done that!"
"I thought something was wrong. It's nothing. She's not home often, and when she is, she's just staying at home. It's normal that she didn't prepare anything. Okay, I'll prepare a set for you guys when I'm getting my clothes ready!"
After hanging up the phone, the old lady called Yao Jinse over: "Call the mall and ask them to prepare more clothes for girls in their twenties. They don't need to bring them over tonight. Never mind, Ayin always wears the clothes her grandma prepares, so she probably doesn't like those outside. I'll go to the tailor to order some for her myself! See if there's anything else we need in the house? Things for washing up tomorrow morning, slippers, etc."
Seeing the old lady's anxious appearance, Yao Jinse smiled helplessly: "Mom, don't be so nervous! You're already so familiar with Ayin. If you're too polite, you might scare her. Just be natural, like usual. This is her home too. We'll act the same way we always do. We have everything we need. There's no need to be so nervous!"
The old lady breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this and waved her hand: "You're right, I was just nervous. Okay, you decide what to do, I'll go watch some TV."
After washing up, Gu Yin packed all the things she needed for tomorrow, told her family, and went through the side door into the Chu family's courtyard.
"Grandma, are you watching TV?" Gu Yin walked into the living room and saw that the old lady was still watching TV.
When the old lady saw her come in, she smiled and said, "Yes, you're watching TV. Your mom is making your bed in the room. Go and see if you need anything, and just tell her! This is your home too, so don't be shy, okay?"
Gu Yin nodded and glanced at the TV: "I know. You watch it, I'll go inside and watch it. I'll also prepare the things I need for tomorrow's meeting. Don't watch it too late. This TV series is produced by our company. If you want to watch it later, I'll ask my dad to find it for you. Your health is important."
The old lady felt so warm inside!
"Okay, okay!! You go ahead and do your thing, don't worry about me, I'll just take a quick look and then go back to rest! Go ahead and get busy!"
Gu Yin nodded and went to Chu Yan's room.
Yao Jinse was tidying up the bed sheets when Gu Yin put down her things and went over to help.
"You can let Auntie do it, why did you do it yourself?"
Yao Jinse chuckled: "Ayan's room is always tidied by himself. Apart from sweeping the floor, he doesn't need the housekeeper to take care of anything else. When he's not around, I usually don't let the housekeeper clean it either. I do it myself. You two are quite similar in this respect, both of you are clean freaks."
Gu Yin smiled sheepishly: "Just a little bit!"
She is indeed a bit of a germaphobe when it comes to personal items and food.
After making the bed, Yao Jinse looked at it and nodded: "Then you should rest well. Just call us if you need anything, and I won't bother you."
After Yao Jinse left, Gu Yin looked at the decorations in the room.
This place is clearly different from those abroad. It's cold and sterile there, but here it's very clean and warm, with a color scheme of beige and white.
Gu Yin walked around, took out her computer, and started working.
"Knock knock knock~"
Hearing the sound, Gu Yin looked up and glanced at the time; it was already twelve o'clock.
She got up to open the door: "Mom? Still awake so late?"
Yao Jinse handed her the milk: "I see there are still lights coming out over here, are you still busy?"
Gu Yin smiled and shook her head upon hearing this: "Once I'm done with my work, I'll just finish this post."
After saying that, he took the milk and said, "Don't worry about me, I'll go to sleep as soon as I'm done!"
Yao Jinse nodded: "Okay, shall we go after breakfast tomorrow?"
Gu Yin immediately shook her head: "I'm going to eat over there!! I'm going to freeload! I'm not eating at home!"
Otherwise, why would she go there in the morning? She'd just be there to freeload a meal!
"Okay, then you should go to bed early."
After closing the door, Gu Yin returned to her desk and began to finish the last bit of work.
After shutting down her computer, Gu Yin leaned back in her chair, sipping her milk. She reached into a drawer and pulled out a photo album.
Gu Yin opened it and was stunned. Inside were photos of her!
"Wow, this is from the English competition you participated in in junior high! This is from the one in Guangzhou! Was that the one who put that drink in your cup? Judging from the angle, it must be him! This is you in the library, this is you in the market near your home, this is from high school... There are photos of you everywhere!"
001 flew out, looked at the photos, and was surprised.
Gu Yin was also surprised. Most of the photos here were from before high school, and there were very few after they went to university. That must have meant they were together often, so Chu Yan probably felt it was unnecessary.
"And what do the words say?"
The last photo is of Gu Yin leaving the base after telling him about going abroad, and then walking back to the base from behind.
"Love is as great as death. I am willing to be the fireworks that rush to you, burning and shining all the way. Ah Yin, wait for me to come back."
The message was left on the day he left.
Gu Yin touched the few wrinkles on the surface, as if she could feel the scalding heat of those tears.
"Host, are you alright?" Seeing Gu Yin so quiet as if she had stopped breathing, 001 asked with some concern.
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