The door to the private room was wide open, and a cool breeze blew in. Gu Bai shivered and instinctively moved closer to Fu Wenzhou, deliberately avoiding looking at Xu Zezhan.
Xu Zezhan, with his coat draped over his arm and a calm expression, said, "I'm here. You can leave now."
"Huh?" Gu Bai was clearly stunned for a moment, and then realized that his action was really stupid. His face darkened immediately: "Why should I leave just because you tell me to? Don't you know about first come, first served?"
Xu Zezhan walked to the sofa opposite Fu Wenzhou, sat down, picked up the wine bottle, filled the empty wine glass, tilted his head back and drank it all in one gulp, not bothering to argue with Gu Bai about the offensive things he had said.
Perhaps because he drank too quickly, Xu Zezhan's voice was hoarse: "I was kicked out by the old man, the company was taken over by someone else, my shares were taken back, my credit card was suspended, and I can't go back to the house under my name. Now I'm homeless."
Fu Wenzhou, who was copying Buddhist scriptures, raised his eyelids slightly and asked, "So where will you be staying these next few days?"
"Hotels." Xu Zezhan gave a bitter smile. "I've run out of cash, I can't afford hotels, I'll have to sleep on the streets."
Fu Wenzhou glanced at him casually, raised an eyebrow slightly, and didn't reply.
Liang Muchuan frowned and said, "The old man is determined this time. What do you plan to do? Are you really going to stick to his guns?"
"Hmm." Xu Zezhan took a sip of wine.
Gu Bai, who was sitting furthest away from him, sneered, "Serves you right."
Xu Zezhan suppressed his anger and didn't bother arguing with him.
He turned to Fu Wenzhou and asked, "Do you have any spare rooms where I can stay for a few days?"
Fu Wenzhou squinted slightly, looking at Xu Zezhan with a leisurely air, and then nodded: "Yes, you can stay if you want."
Xu Zezhan: "...Are you sure you have it?"
Fu Wenzhou raised his eyebrows and said, "Of course, you can stay as long as you want. Do you have enough money? If not, I'll give you some." As he spoke, he patted Xu Zezhan on the shoulder, completely ignoring Xu Zezhan's darkened face, and smiled in a benevolent manner: "Don't worry, we're brothers, I should help you with this."
Xu Zezhan pursed his thin lips and said with a forced smile, "Well, thank you very much."
Fu Wenzhou scoffed. Did he think he couldn't see what she was up to?
Isn't she just trying to play the victim so that Gu Bai will sympathize with her?
Tsk, he's used this trick to death.
Fu Wenzhou always felt that Gu Bai was attracted to women, so he wouldn't help Xu Zezhan and naturally wouldn't bother to grant his wish.
Liang Muchuan, on the other hand, was enjoying the spectacle and had been silently observing Gu Bai. Ever since Xu Zezhan came in, Gu Bai's big eyes had been glancing at him countless times.
Fu Wenzhou, this straight man, has absolutely no compassion for others; his mind is entirely focused on Song Qingyou, and he can't see anything else at all.
Looking at Xu Zezhan, who was holding back his anger, Liang Muchuan sighed inwardly at his pitiful state. He covered his mouth and coughed lightly, saying, "Doesn't Gu Bai have a place? Why don't you sleep at Gu Bai's place? It's more convenient for him to live alone. Your properties have been uninhabited for so long. You'll have to hire someone to clean them. It's such a hassle."
“No, Wenzhou said I could go to his place, why do I have to stay with him? I’ve already broken off all contact with him.” Gu Bai immediately refused, but when he saw Xu Zezhan’s stubble-covered and haggard face, he couldn’t bring himself to say anything harsh. He just muttered, “Anyway, no way. If you need money, ask Wenzhou for it. He has plenty of money.”
Liang Muchuan kicked Fu Wenzhou under the table and gave him a wink.
After copying the last word, Fu Wenzhou put away the Buddhist scripture and asked in a languid voice, "How are your injuries from those lashes from when Old Master Xu whipped you last time?"
Xu Zezhan was taken aback, before he could speak.
Gu Bai couldn't sit still any longer. He immediately stood up and walked to Xu Zezhan's side, pretending to check on him: "Did Grandpa Xu hit you? Just because you like men? How badly are you hurt?"
Xu Zezhan reached out to stop him, his gaze intense: "Didn't we say we were breaking up?"
Gu Bai said angrily, "A breakup doesn't mean we can't make up!"
Xu Zezhan couldn't help but smile, and he grabbed the other's wrist and pulled him to sit down beside him: "It's nothing serious, you're all better now."
Liang Muchuan, who was standing to the side, was suspicious. He hadn't heard anything about Old Master Xu hitting Xu Zezhan.
Strange.
He looked at Fu Wenzhou, his eyes asking him what this meant.
Fu Wenzhou shrugged, stood up, grabbed his coat and cane, and said, "Let's go."
Liang Muchuan asked, "Aren't you going to bring Xu Zezhan along?"
Fu Wenzhou slightly raised his chin: "Isn't someone taking me in?"
Having said that, he didn't want to linger any longer and strode away.
Liang Muchuan sat there watching the show.
Gu Bai kept trying to check Xu Zezhan's injuries, but Xu Zezhan stopped him from doing so.
Finally, Gu Bai reluctantly agreed: "You can come and stay at my house, but we have to agree on three rules."
Xu Zezhan nodded: "Yes, it's up to you."
So Gu Bai started setting the rules: "First, you sleep in the living room and keep a two-meter safe distance from me. Second, don't interfere with my private life; even if I get cheated on by someone while dating, it's none of your business. Third, I..."
His third question was coldly interrupted by Xu Zezhan: "You're willing to be cuckolded?"
Gu Bai thought to himself, what does this have to do with being willing? This guy has missed the point. The point is to ignore his girlfriend.
He frowned impatiently: "If you don't agree, then go stay at Liang Muchuan's house."
Xu Zezhan coldly replied, "Hmm."
Gu Bai asked in surprise, "So you've agreed?"
Xu Zezhan nodded again: "What happened last time was my fault, and I apologize to you."
Xu Zezhan softened his attitude, and Gu Bai finally got over his previous grudge. He was usually carefree and started to act like a good brother again, putting his arm around Xu Zezhan's shoulder: "You should have given in earlier. I've been so pent up these past few days. Lao Xu, I've figured it out. No matter if you like men or women, you'll always be my good brother, and that won't change. So let's stay the same as before."
Gu Bai didn't want to change the status quo at all. He liked being with Xu Zezhan and didn't want any estrangement between them. They had been brothers for so many years, how could they break up over something so small?
Gu Bai had been thinking a lot these past few days. As long as Xu Zezhan took the initiative to back down, he could still be good brothers with Xu Zezhan as before.
Now that Xu Zezhan has truly apologized to him, Gu Bai believes they can go back to how things were before.
Xu Zezhan's lips curled up, and on the surface he said, "Yeah, brothers for life."
Inner monologue: You're my mom's best buddy, and the person I like is you, you idiot.
Liang Muchuan watched the two leave arm in arm, then slowly raised his hand to applaud: "Brilliant, absolutely brilliant..."
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