Lin Qingyu sat there blankly, a woman whispering something in her ear.
Because Li Juan's voice was quite loud, Zhou Jiahui naturally heard the last sentence as well.
She assumed that Lin Qingyu and Li Juan knew each other, but not knowing the details, she walked out of the cabinet.
"Miss, I'm sorry, our boss's wife..."
After Zhou Jiahui walked over, Lin Qingyu returned to normal and was able to hear again.
She forced herself to remain calm and explained with a smile, "It's alright, Jia Hui, this is my friend."
He then turned to Li Juan and greeted her, "Juanzi, long time no see! I was just a little distracted and sleepy, I'm so sorry!"
At this moment, Gu Shi also came out of the kitchen. The first thing he saw when he saw Li Juan was to look at Lin Qingyu with concern.
Although Lin Qingyu was smiling, Gu Shi knew that Lin Qingyu was definitely not as she appeared.
Gu Shi walked calmly to Lin Qingyu's side and sat down with her in his arms.
"Have a sip of soup."
When Li Juan saw that Gu Shi was also there, she greeted him, "Brother Gu, you're here too!"
She immediately sat down with a cheerful smile: "It's been so long since I've seen you and Brother Gu, Qingyu. You two don't live in the villa anymore?"
Lin Qingyu held the bowl and drank the soup. The hot soup calmed her down a lot, and she just nodded with a smile.
Li Juan said without any hesitation, "Qingyu, your family is so much better! You can move out whenever you want, unlike me, who has lived in this little villa for four or five years!"
After she finished speaking, Gu Shi suddenly stood up and sat down on the other side of Lin Qingyu.
Just now, Li Juan was standing next to Gu Shi, but when she sat down, she sat next to Gu Shi, and when she talked to Lin Qingyu, she sat across from him.
Now, Gu Shi's actions have put Li Juan in an awkward position, and even Zhou Jiahui feels embarrassed for her.
Unexpectedly, the person involved moved to a different spot and continued speaking next to Lin Qingyu.
I recently saw your younger brother living there. I hope he's not too lonely living alone!
Lin Qingyu said calmly, "No, I have a little nephew at home. The two of them live together and can look after each other."
Li Juan nodded in agreement, "That's true, but it's always safer for two grown men, unlike the two of us, tsk tsk tsk!"
As she spoke, she patted her chest, still shaken.
Lin Qingyu was at a loss for words, so Gu Shi said directly, "It's time to go back. Xiao Bei is waiting for you!"
He tugged at Lin Qingyu's arm, urging her to hurry home.
Lin Qingyu breathed a sigh of relief, ignored Zhou Jiahui, and hurriedly said goodbye before leaving.
Halfway there, Lin Qingyu remained silent, staring out the pitch-black car window. Despite the occasional golden streetlights, her expression was still obscured.
Gu Shi could only ask, "Are you coming here to eat again tomorrow?"
Lin Qingyu didn't hear it; it seemed that Li Juan's appearance briefly brought her back to her previous state.
Gu Shi was so angry he wanted to smash the steering wheel. He didn't know if Lin Qingyu knew who was behind it all.
But Lin Qingyu's demeanor today clearly indicates that she knows something.
Lin Qingyu had never mentioned it, and Gu Shi didn't dare to ask, for fear of reopening her wounds that had finally healed.
At this point, Gu Shi dared not say anything more, but when they arrived at the brick factory, Lin Qingyu remained silent.
Even after the car stopped, she still didn't make a move.
It was already 10 p.m., and Gu Jue was still awake. Hearing the noise, he ran out.
"Mother! Mother!"
She habitually walked to the passenger side, but because she was short, she couldn't see Lin Qingyu behind the car window.
Gu Jue could only keep banging on the car door, trying to let Lin Qingyu know that she was there.
Gu Shi was afraid that Lin Qingyu would push the door open directly, so he quickly leaned over and grabbed Lin Qingyu's hand.
"We're home. Xiao Bei is outside. I'll go out and carry her first!"
Lin Qingyu finally came to her senses; she hadn't heard anything or noticed the car had stopped.
She blinked and finally understood what Gu Shi meant.
"I understand, you can go now!"
Lin Qingyu calmly leaned against the car window. She saw Gu Jue, but Gu Jue didn't see her.
Li Xiuhua then came out of the cabin and was terrified when she saw Gu Jue standing next to the car.
Fortunately, Gu Shi got out of the car and went over to pick up Gu Jue first.
"Oh my! You scared Grandma to death!"
Gu Jue chuckled, "Mother! Hehe! Mother!"
Li Xiuhua patted her chest in self-reproach. If Gu Jue had been run over by the car, she would never have been able to forgive herself for the rest of her life.
Lin Qingyu got out of the car, her expression somewhat serious.
She waved to the two adults, then spoke to Gu Jue very seriously.
"Xiao Bei, that was dangerous! If Daddy hadn't seen you, you might have been knocked down!"
Gu Jue immediately stopped smiling and started pouting, clearly unhappy.
Lin Qingyu continued, "From now on, wherever you go, you must hold an adult's hand—Daddy, Mommy, Grandma, it's all fine—but you can't go by yourself, okay?"
Perhaps Lin Qingyu's voice was a bit loud, because Gu Jue suddenly burst into tears.
"Whoa! Ah!"
When she cried, Gu Shi panicked, holding the child, not knowing what to do.
Li Xiuhua wanted to take the child, but Lin Qingyu stopped her.
Then Lin Qingyu took the sobbing Gu Jue into her arms and gently patted her back.
"Don't cry, Xiao Bei. Mommy will hug you. It's okay, hug me!"
Gu Jue indeed stopped crying. One second she was wailing, and the next she only had a few tears left on her face.
She clung tightly to Lin Qingyu, leaning on his shoulder, looking pitiful.
"Alright, alright! Xiao Bei, you must listen to your mother from now on, understand?"
Gu Jue pouted again, it was unclear whether she understood or not.
Lin Qingyu had no choice but to abandon her plan to preach and instead comfort Gu Jue.
Gu Shi breathed a sigh of relief. He was really afraid that Lin Qingyu would keep lecturing Gu Jue. He felt sorry for the child, but he didn't dare to say anything.
Li Xiuhua simply dared not speak. She knew very well how city people educated their children, but she didn't understand, so she wouldn't interfere in Lin Qingyu's education of her children.
Finally, the family returned to the house happily. Lin Qingyu gave Gu Jue a bath and then prepared for bed.
"Beckham, why are you so dark-skinned!"
Gu Jue was tickled by Lin Qingyu, and just laughed, not understanding what Lin Qingyu was talking about.
Lin Qingyu teased Gu Jue, and the annoyance in her heart was immediately dispelled.
It was already 11:30 when Gu Jue was put to sleep. Gu Shi was still sitting in the main room. When he saw her come out, he got up and talked to her.
"Qingyu, are you alright?"
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