Chapter 92 Heart to Heart
Hearing the sound, Jin Yuanbao pricked up his ears. Gao Luo, seeing it move, also looked towards the door.
The person he saw was Kan Zhao.
Gao Luo then remembered that his fingerprints were recorded on the door of his house.
She had originally thought that if Kan Zhao came looking for her, she would pretend not to be home and not open the door even if she heard the knock. She didn't want to see this brat for the time being.
It probably won't work now. It's still a bad idea.
Even though she was thinking this, Gao Luo, who was well-versed in the business world, had already put on a pleasant expression. "...Kan Zhao is here?"
Her eyes fell on the packaging bag in Kan Zhao's hand, which was printed with the logo of a large pharmacy.
"Yes." Kan Zhao responded. He looked at Gao Yao and explained, "Aunt Gao, I'm going to find Lin Xiaoxiao."
As he said that, he changed his shoes at the entrance and walked towards Lin Qingxu's bedroom.
"Kan Zhao." Gao Luo quickly called him.
Then he smiled softly and said, "Come here and chat with Aunt Gao."
"Qingxu just fell asleep. Let her rest for a while."
It's funny. I just managed to comfort my daughter, how could I let him make her cry again?
Kan Zhao looked in the direction of Lin Qingxu's bedroom for a moment, then obediently walked towards Gao Luo.
Gao Luo patted the sofa beside her and motioned him to sit down.
It was fine in front of others, even Kan Zhenzhong, Kan Zhao didn't feel much. But facing Gao Luo, he couldn't help but sit up straight.
She looked at Kan Zhao, making small talk. "In the blink of an eye, you've all grown up so much... How old is Kan Zhao this year?"
Kan Zhao was silent, and finally spoke: "...same as Lin Xiaoxiao."
Gao Yao remembered. She smiled awkwardly, "Yes. Well, my memory is so bad..."
Jin Yuanbao has rarely seen Kan Zhao in the past two months. Although he is a little bit arrogant at ordinary times, he actually still misses Kan Zhao very much.
It was inevitable that he would suffer from insomnia at midnight. He would look at the bright moon in the night sky, sweep his tail, and wonder why Kan Zhao hadn't come to see him with a cat note yet.
The kitten keenly noticed the conflict between Lin Qingxu and him, and was afraid that this would become a single-parent family. Now that he saw Kan Zhao finally coming over, he immediately dropped the cat toy he was playing with, jumped into Kan Zhao's arms, and rubbed his arms flatteringly.
Kan Zhao scratched its chin, and Jin Yuanbao snored comfortably.
Kan Zhao certainly knew that Gao Luo's sudden call to him was somewhat threatening.
But if you do something wrong, you deserve it.
Sure enough, Gao Yao asked him, "Kan Zhao, do you still remember when you and Qing Xu were little?"
"I remember some."
"This house has been renovated before, and it's different from what it was more than a decade ago, but the overall layout hasn't changed." Gao Luo looked towards the entrance and gestured, "Look, when you were little, you were always knocking on the door. The sound was really loud. When I went to open the door, I saw you standing straight and talking. You were looking for Lin Xiaoxiao. Before I could say anything, I saw you running straight into Xu's room."
"But not long after, Qingxu came running out to find me crying."
Gao Luo sighed, "It's always like this. To be honest, I used to get a headache just seeing you. You just couldn't read my expression, or maybe I wasn't obvious enough."
He laughed helplessly: "One time I really didn't want to open the door, so I hid in the kitchen to chop ribs and pretended not to hear you. But there was nothing I could do. I thought you would leave if no one opened the door after knocking for a while, but I didn't expect you to shout loudly outside, Lin Xiaoxiao, to open the door quickly. I was afraid of disturbing the neighbors, so I accepted my fate and let you in."
"Sometimes I really don't know whether you liked Qingxu or hated him at that time."
Kan Zhao's throat tightened, and he looked at Gao Yao: "Aunt Gao."
Gao Yao interrupted him and said softly, "Kan Zhao, I know Qingxu has some personality issues. It's my fault. I was always busy with work and always neglected her feelings, which is why she may have some not-so-good ideas."
"No, it's my problem. Lin Xiaoxiao is fine, I..."
But Gao Yao didn't give Kan Zhao time to explain. She stared at him with the kindness of an elder looking at a younger person. "That's why Aunt Gao has always been grateful to you. Because of the Lin Haidong incident, I started to mind everything related to him. Including my daughter. So for the first few years, I was almost always on business trips. I said I was numb myself with my career, but in fact, I was mainly afraid of seeing Qing Xu, afraid that I would not be able to help but develop those same resentful feelings towards her."
"How could a mother have such thoughts about her own child? That's why I have always felt guilty towards her all these years, but luckily you are here to accompany Qingxu. Actually, Kan Zhao, you are not much older than Qingxu, but you have always protected her as a brother, which is more competent than me."
Gao Yao used Kan Zhao as her "brother" to draw a clear line between him and Lin Qingxu, "Qingxu has been relying on you since childhood, and we cherish this affection."
"I've been busy these years and have earned quite a bit. Every time I save a little more for Qingxu, I feel more at ease. I'm just worried that one day when I'm gone, Qingxu might fall in love and get bullied by that boy. At least leaving this money for her can provide her with some security."
Changing the subject, Gao Yao turned to Kan Zhao, "But I believe that with you by her side, you won't let that boy bully her. I'm relieved."
Hearing this, Kan Zhao's heart sank suddenly.
The title of "brother" is like an invisible barrier, isolating all his unspoken emotions.
He understood what Gao Yao meant, and said in a hoarse voice, "Aunt Gao, I..."
But suddenly he stopped.
To be honest, in the end it was all his own fault, and it was normal for Gao Luo to distrust him.
When she was little, she often took pleasure in bullying Lin Qingxu, and when she grew up, she was sad because of him. From childhood to the present, most of the tears Lin Qingxu shed were because of him.
So what right do we have to expect more?
but……
Gao Luo still smiled gently, her eyes turned to the wall clock, and her tone was gentle but unyielding: "It's getting late. You've been out for quite a while. I guess your mother must be getting anxious waiting for you."
Without waiting for Kan Zhao to speak, she looked at the medicine he brought and said, "Take these back too. Otherwise Qingxu will be sad when he sees them later. It's at the Renjian Pharmacy, right? You better remember this carefully. I'll ask Xiao Zhang to buy it for me later."
The order to expel the guest was flawless, and Kan Zhao stood up.
His proud nature should have made him hear the sarcasm hidden in these words and turn away angrily.
But Kan Zhao stood there, motionless.
"Aunt Gao," he said in a low but firm voice, "I know I'm not qualified to ask for anything. But... please let me see Lin Xiaoxiao."
His eyes unconsciously drifted to the closed door at the end of the corridor, and his voice was filled with unprecedented pleading: "Just five minutes. Let me apologize to her in person."
Gao Luo looked at him silently, with a complex emotion flashing in his eyes.
I never thought that after all this, Kan Zhao would still refuse to leave. I had a hallucination for a moment. Even when they were little, this guy made Lin Qingxu cry every day and was scolded by Fang Yun a lot, but he still enjoyed it. He shouted at the door, "Auntie Gao, open the door, I'm looking for Lin Xiaoxiao!"
They say a child's future can be seen from the age of three... but that's not really the case.
Gao Luo was about to refuse when the bedroom door suddenly opened.
Jin Yuanbao jumped out of Kan Zhao's arms and landed on the ground, running quickly over there on his four short legs.
Lin Qingxu looked at the kitten coming towards her, squatted down and stroked it, then stood up and looked up to see an extra person in the house.
Lin Qingxu paused, having run into Kan Zhao here unexpectedly. Just as she was considering whether to return to the bedroom, Kan Zhao couldn't contain himself any longer. He took a step forward and hugged her, "Lin Xiaoxiao, I'm sorry."
Lin Qingxu was stunned by this sudden hug and apology, "Huh?"
Gao Luo watched the tug-of-war between the two people and finally sighed softly.
This is probably fate.
She silently called Jin Yuanbao over, then took it out, giving them enough space to be together.
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