Winter Solstice, December 22, 4:44 p.m.

"You were finally caught cheating and was..."

As soon as Ren Suo opened the door and saw Zhao Huo, he couldn't help but blurt out something, but then he saw the beautiful Xiao Meng in winter clothes behind Zhao Huo, and he swallowed back the second half of the sentence "beaten by a woman".

Zhao Huo's face was dark: "You treat me to dinner today, I won't bother with you."

Ren Suo said nothing, but pointed at the shallow claw marks on his face.

Zhao Huo also found this incredible - he was a third-level cultivator. Even without magical treatment, with his animal-like recovery ability, this minor injury should be able to recover quickly.

However, almost a day had passed and although his scar did not hurt or bleed, it was very obvious on his face. Fortunately, he had no classes today, Saturday, otherwise he would have been embarrassed in front of his students.

"It's complicated..." Zhao Huo tried to avoid it.

"Then keep it short," Ren Suo persisted.

Zhao Huo pulled Xiao Meng to sit down in annoyance, but Xiao Meng did not join in. She was very curious about Zhao Huo's answer - she also wanted to know why Zhao Huo was attacked after he was away for a while.

And Zhao Huo seemed to be aware of this and was worried the whole night.

For example, he originally gave the master bedroom to Xiao Meng and slept on the sofa in the living room (he converted the guest room into a collection room). However, after he woke up in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom, he walked directly into the master bedroom and got into Xiao Meng's bed, scaring Xiao Meng so much that she clamped her legs together.

However, she waited for a full ten minutes, and not only did Zhao Huo not respond, he even pulled her quilt over himself and began to snore incoherently.

The angry Xiao Meng had no choice but to kick him out of the bed, pulled the quilt over him and continued to sleep, but he heard Zhao Huo muttering: "I was wrong", "Don't blame me", "I didn't mean to lie to you"...

Could it be that, besides Sun Shu, this guy Zhao Huo has offended other wild cats?

Zhao Huo looked at Ren Suo with resentment, and after a moment of silence, he said, "I fell down because I stepped on a banana peel. Don't ask me... Oh, by the way, Ren Suo, I bought a few extra snacks. Let me give them to you."

Ren Suo took Zhao Huo's snack bag and found that it was filled with milk and spicy fish. He blinked and said, "Nothing else?"

I gave you something, but you still asked for so much...

Zhao Huo looked helpless. If the black cat hadn't run away when it saw him, he wouldn't have had the chance to apologize. Otherwise, why would he need to give it to Ren Suo...

Zhao Huo didn't want to say it out loud. Xiao Meng might not believe it, but Ren Suo would definitely believe it. However, if Zhao Huo revealed it, Ren Suo would know that he had cursed him to death, so it was better not to make things more complicated.

The black cat was probably able to understand human language, and it visited Ren Suo worriedly, and discovered that Ren Suo had resurrected his corpse, so it got angry and caused trouble for itself.

The education Zhao Huo received from childhood to adulthood was "admit your mistakes and fight back if you are hit". He failed to block the attack of the black cat because he was incompetent, and he admitted defeat (and the black cat only scratched him), so he obediently gave the food and admitted his mistake.

Ren Suo glanced at Xiao Meng suspiciously, and instantly understood what he meant - Oh, Zhao Huo, you are so bad! The Three Kingdoms are in a tripartite alliance, and you want a southern barbarian invasion?

However, no matter how happy he was, he would not ruin the show on the spot. He said, "You came too early. Others haven't arrived yet. You can go back first, or sit here..."

Zhao Huo asked, "How many people are having dinner together today?"

Ren Suo began to count on his fingers: "First, my father, my mother, me, and my sister.

Then there are the friends in the academy, you, Xiao Meng, Cheng Ling, Yue Yan, Lin Xianyu, Bai Ji, Qin Lian,

Then came the Countermeasures Bureau members, Qiao Muyi, Yu Kuangtu, and Li Dan..."

Zhao Huo asked curiously, "Yu Kuangtu and Qin Lian are coming?"

Speaking of this, Ren Suo's face was also dark: "Yes, according to reason, the couple should celebrate the winter solstice festival by themselves. God knows why Yu Kuangtu agreed to it immediately... Come to think of it, why did you agree to come to the dinner? I thought you should have other activities tonight..."

Ren Suo glanced at Xiao Meng and wondered why you didn't tie up your little wolfhound properly.

However, Xiao Meng looked at him with interest and said, "It's rare that you, Mr. Ren, have invited me so kindly. It would be unkind of Zhao Huo to refuse."

Yes, Zhao Huo agreed because of Xiao Meng, and Xiao Meng agreed because of his curiosity about Ren Suo - because from the information obtained by Zhao Huo, Xiao Meng was surprised to find that Dong Chengling had not yet succeeded, and there was even an extra Qiao Muyi!

Moreover, Qiao Muyi seemed to be able to confront Dong Chengling head-on even though it was "obviously me who came first" and not lose the upper hand!

Xiao Meng thought that Ren Suo would be tied up by Dong Chengling for the rest of his life and never thought of any other possibilities - although Dong Chengling looked easy to bully, she had quietly become an important part of Ren Suo's life, and no one could interfere with Ren Suo's life without her.

However, Qiao Muyi can do it!

Therefore, Xiao Meng came here to observe and learn with a pious heart!

Although the enemies are different and the situations are also different, one can always learn from others' experience. Xiao Meng is extremely curious about Qiao Muyi!

In addition to Xiao Meng, Zhao Huo was also quite curious about Ren Suo - what would happen when Ren's parents met their future daughter-in-law?

Ren Suo naturally had no idea that the two guys in front of him had evil intentions towards him. He didn't know the reason and ignored them. He asked them to finish their work and went to the kitchen to continue preparing the ingredients.

There are too many people coming to eat tonight, so he bought a lot of dishes. Of course, he has to prepare them in advance. Otherwise, when the time comes, he will summon the cook, but waste a lot of time on preparing the ingredients. That would be too stupid, just like he finally gets to go to a hot spring hotel for vacation but still works diligently on typing.

Ding Dong, someone else came. Ren Suo opened the door and saw it was Gu Yueyan.

Gu Yueyan was a little nervous at first, but when she entered the room and saw Zhao Huo and Xiao Meng were there, she immediately relaxed and greeted them with a smile.

"Follow me." Ren Suo called out.

Then, Zhao Huo and Xiao Meng saw Gu Yueyan follow Ren Suo into the kitchen, and heard the sound of the door closing.

Xiao Meng blinked.

What's going on?

She asked in a low voice: "Brother Huo, that female student, I remember she seemed to be close to Dong Chengling...?"

"Yes, she is Dong Chengling's favorite student. She and Dong Chengling usually call each other sisters, and Ren Suo also seems to treat her as his younger sister."

Zhao Huo thought about it seriously and said, "It's similar to the relationship between you and me."

Xiao Meng said "Oh", she is my godsister, so she should not have any special relationship with Ren Suo.

…

When Gu Yueyan heard Ren Suo close the kitchen door, he suddenly became nervous again, put his hands in front of him, and his mind was in a panic.

"You... asked me to come earlier to avoid them. What do you want to do?" Gu Yueyan pretended to be calm as he walked to the sink and said, "Do you want me to help with the cooking?"

"No." Ren Suo said: "You are a little late, but it doesn't matter..."

"I accompanied my aunt to visit the college in the morning. Before coming in the afternoon, Xianyu pestered me to play with him for a while..." Gu Yueyan explained.

In fact, she lied. She asked Lin Xianyu to teach her how to play the game.

She also wanted to communicate more with the gaming idiot next to her through gaming.

However, Lin Xianyu saw through her purpose at a glance and excitedly introduced the game characters and gameplay to her, almost making her forget this little date with Ren Suo.

"It's okay. I just need to tell you something in person, but I haven't found a convenient opportunity..."

Ren Suo walked over as he spoke, and found that Gu Yueyan had no intention of moving aside, so he had no choice but to stand beside her and continue picking leaves: "Before I say anything, I hope you are mentally prepared."

Feeling the body temperature of the man next to him, Gu Yueyan's heart skipped a beat. Then he took a deep breath, crossed his fingers and danced with them. He lowered his head and looked at the water flowing from the faucet. His voice suddenly became smaller: "Go ahead."

"What I want to say is..." Ren Suo seemed to find it difficult to speak: "That is..."

Gu Yueyan waited for a long time, and when her anticipation and shyness reached their peak, she heard Ren Suo say in a complicated tone: "...It's about your two self-righteous brothers and father."

"...Huh?" Gu Yueyan was slightly stunned.

Then Ren Suo told Gu Yueyan in detail about his experience of watching Gu Yuexuan's memories from a third-party perspective.

He had wanted to say it last night, but his mother interrupted him and he simply forgot about it. He waited until now to meet Gu Yueyan alone to talk about this matter.

In fact, this matter is very simple. A brother who is too talented to understand his mediocre sister's thoughts, and a father who has no idea how to raise his daughter and can only let her do whatever she wants, gradually caused Gu Yueyan to feel a shadow towards his family.

They were all kind to Gu Yueyan in their own way, but it might be the tradition of their martial arts family, they liked to do good things without leaving a name. Originally, this was nothing, but sometimes Gu Yueyan didn't understand their approach - for example, when Gu Yueyan couldn't persist in practicing martial arts, Gu Wenyi didn't scold her at all, in order to make her live a more comfortable life, but Gu Yueyan understood that her father had no expectations of her.

I don’t know if it’s because of his mother’s teachings, but Gu Yueyan has been a little adult since he was young. He swallows any grievances alone and never cries. He just follows his father’s instructions, which leads to a growing gap between the two sides.

Everyone is wrong in their relationship. Gu Wenyi doesn't know how to raise a daughter, Gu Yuexuan is too self-centered, and Gu Yueyan is too silent. But their starting points are all good - the two men want their daughters and sister to live a better life, while the girls just want to be recognized.

The way they express love is all wrong.

Therefore, Ren Suo felt more and more that being kind to others was really a very powerful talent.

Ren Suo felt that he shouldn't hide this information, so he told Gu Yueyan the truth, and then said directly: "I promise that what I said is true. You don't have to tell me what you think. Go outside and wait for dinner."

Ren Suo didn't want to morally blackmail Gu Yueyan, because no matter what, the grievances and sadness that Gu Yueyan had experienced over the past decade were not fake.

Whether she intended to reconcile with her family or continue as before, Ren Suo had no room to interfere.

However, after Gu Yueyan was slightly startled, he asked, "I don't doubt what you said... But how do you know this?"

This is indeed a huge doubt, but Ren Suo is completely confident: "I just know it."

He was so confident when facing the bonded ones - he didn't need to give any reasons, because he was Ren Suo, and he would not lie to his friends.

Gu Yueyan nodded thoughtfully, and then said, "I no longer resent my father and brother."

"Huh? When did it happen?" Ren Suo was stunned.

"When you fall."

Ren Suo thought about it and twitched his lips: "Because I beat Gu Yuexuan?"

That's not the main reason.

Gu Yueyan raised his head and smiled gently at Ren Suo: "However, I still want to thank you. You let me know that there are still many people in this world who care about me, recognize me, and help me... My persistence has not been in vain, and I can also become an important force for others."

"You're welcome. The previous agreement is still valid. You can come to me anytime you need help." Ren Suo said solemnly.

"Then put on your apron first." Gu Yueyan handed the apron to Ren Suo and said seriously, "You should wear an apron when cooking, so as not to dirty your clothes."

Ren Suo put it on with a frown on his face - all the aprons in his house were picked up by Dong Chengling, and they were all pink.

"You really don't need my help?" Gu Yueyan asked again.

"No, no, just go out and wait for dinner." Ren Suo remembered something and asked, "Do you want to invite them to come over for dinner?"

Gu Yueyan was slightly startled, then he realized who Ren Suo was talking about "they". He shook his head and said, "They have already left Lianjiang."

Ren Suo was speechless towards the father and son - they didn't even stay to have a meal with their family during the winter solstice, no wonder Gu Yueyan hid in the corner and drew circles on them and hated them for so many years.

“What a pity.”

"It doesn't matter. There will definitely be opportunities in the future. We can eat with them then." Gu Yueyan asked, "Then it will be my turn to cook."

Ren Suo blinked, "Okay, but I have to do it this time."

Gu Yueyan calmly left the kitchen, returned to the living room, sat upright at the dining table, holding his chin with his hands in a daze.

She knew that what Ren Suo wanted to talk to her about was definitely different from what she expected.

She also never thought that she could run ahead of Sister Qiao and Sister Ling... Well, she did have a little expectation.

But now that his hopes were dashed, Gu Yueyan did not feel depressed at all.

Since Ren Suo was willing to fight with his brother to comfort her, and was willing to understand her past to help her, Gu Yueyan was also willing to believe in her fate with him.

The moment Ren Suo ran out of strength in the training ground and the light robe on his body dissipated and he fell down, Gu Yueyan knew that her heart would be forever entangled with him along with the Moonlight Robe.

Even if she had to face Dong Chengling, the top cultivator in Lianjiang, who was proficient in space magic and had amazing combat power...

And the deputy director of the Countermeasures Bureau, Qiao Muyi, a trickster enchantress who is proficient in many types of spells and has a combat capability that can be called the peak of the third level...

strength!

She suddenly realized one thing: in this world where extraordinary people are rampant, she needs strength to implement her ideas!

Originally, even after Ren Suo's explanation, Gu Yueyan still had some resentment towards his father and brother - understanding does not mean not being angry.

Just like she can understand why Lin Xianyu always fails in advanced math tests, but that doesn’t mean she isn’t angry.

She is actually a very narrow-minded person, otherwise she wouldn't have distanced herself from her brother out of jealousy, worked extremely hard just to rank first out of jealousy, and hated Ren Suo out of jealousy...

But now, Gu Yueyan suddenly felt that she should look to the future and not dwell on her family’s past mistakes.

After all, blood is thicker than water, and family members should understand and help each other...

For example, my father has now reached the third level, and he may soon reach the fourth level;

For example, my brother has just reached the third level, and it is estimated that after a period of time, he will be able to advance to the fourth level;

And she is now at the second level, and is working hard to move towards the third and fourth levels...

By then, the combined fighting power of the entire family might be greater than that of Sister Qiao and Sister Ling!

Only if you have enough strength can you seize your own destiny!

By then, I can bring Ren Suo home openly. I will cook for them in the kitchen while the three of them chat outside and we eat together...

Then, I can love them in my own right way.

On the other side, Xiao Meng, who was secretly observing Gu Yueyan, found that Gu Yueyan first showed a happy smile, which slowly turned into a determined smile.

She had seen this kind of smile many times, on Sun Shu's face and on her own face.

After she pondered for a moment, she suddenly said to Zhao Huo, "Brother Huo, why are you so familiar with Ren Suo?"

Zhao Huo was stunned: "...There is no reason, it's just that we were roommates during the civil servant training camp, and I met him again after arriving at Tianlian College, and we got to know each other..."

Xiao Meng said, "But you have so many colleagues and students in the academy, why do you seem to be particularly close to Ren Suo?"

"Well... maybe it's because he and I are the same type." Zhao Huo recalled Ren Suo's gaming nerd nature and replied.

"It is true..." Xiao Meng nodded thoughtfully: "It is the smell of the same kind."

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