Chapter 715 Two men, one gentle as jade, the other attentive companion...
The long whip broke through the air, making a crisp "snap" sound and rolling up a few yellow fallen leaves.
Gu Qingchen stood in the yard, waving the whip in his hand over and over again.
Ever since her mother ordered her to stay at home, this small courtyard had become her only world. In the past, if she had any worries, she would go to the horse farm for a few laps, and in the blink of an eye, any frustration would be completely dispelled.
But now, she could only vent the nameless anger in her chest over and over again to the air.
Brother Gu Lu's words, Sister Lan Xin's purse, and Lin Jiayou's gentle and harmless face flashed in her mind alternately.
What annoyed her was not the house arrest, but the feeling of being kept in the dark and treated like an ignorant child.
"Snap!" Another whip sounded, and the force was so great that it actually created a spark on the bluestone slab.
Just when she was feeling upset, a maid's report came from outside the courtyard.
"Miss, Master Lin is here to visit."
Gu Qingchen paused, slowly put away the whip, and frowned tightly.
Why is he here? Didn't he move out a long time ago?
Before she could ask, Lin Jiayou had already walked around the screen wall and appeared in front of her.
He was wearing a moon-white gown today, which made him look even more handsome and elegant.
"I heard that you were under house arrest. I was worried, so I came to visit and see if you were okay." There was just the right amount of concern in his voice, and his eyes were so gentle that it seemed as if tears could drip from them.
Gu Qingchen's heart was as cold and hard as iron.
She hung the whip on the weapon rack beside her and said in a distant tone, "I'm fine, don't worry about me."
Lin Jiayou seemed not to notice the coldness in her words. He walked forward a few steps and took something out of his sleeve.
"I know you're feeling bored, so I found a little toy to cheer you up."
He opened his palm, and a rattle lay quietly in his palm.
The drum surface was slightly yellowed and painted with a little tiger outlined in cinnabar. As he shook his wrist lightly, it made a soft "dong dong" sound.
"Do you still remember?" Lin Jiayou lowered his voice, a hint of nostalgia in his voice, "When you were a child, this was your favorite toy."
"You always said this little tiger was as majestic as you. And then you cried when you lost it."
He raised his eyes and said, "I relied on my memory, searched many places, asked many old masters, and searched for a full ten years before I finally found one that was exactly the same."
"Who's crying? I just got sand in my eye. It's just a rattle. There are plenty of them in the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion."
Gu Qingchen spoke toughly, but his eyes were fixed on the rattle.
Listening to Lin Jiayou's story, some vague and fragmented childhood memories flashed through her mind. It seemed as if she really had such a toy.
The words "I've been searching for you for ten whole years" were like a precise key that opened the softest corner of her heart.
Her hand reached out unconsciously and took the rattle. The warm wooden handle felt a bit cool, yet also had an indescribable warmth.
"You're thoughtful." She finally uttered these two words and looked at him with a complicated expression.
Seeing this, Lin Jiayou's eyes flashed with a barely perceptible glint of satisfaction, but the smile on the corner of his mouth became more gentle.
"As long as you like it, everything I do is worth it."
The atmosphere in the courtyard suddenly became subtle.
At this moment, a familiar voice came from far away.
"So Master Lin is here too!"
Before he finished speaking, Qian Zhenyun appeared at the gate. Behind him was Gu Lu, and it was obvious that they were returning home together.
Qian Zhenyun was holding a net bag in his hand, which contained several colorful shuttlecocks and a few clay figurines. He looked like he had just returned from the market.
He strode in and handed the net bag in his hand to Gu Qingchen with a smile.
"I've been ordered by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to come and visit our 'Capital's Most Fierce Woman'!"
He deliberately pronounced the title loudly and clearly, with a mischievous smile on his face.
"Your Highness said that he knows he was wrong. He was wrong that day and shouldn't have been so indiscriminate. He's a grown man with thick skin. It's no big deal for him to cool off in the pool. I'm just afraid that it might upset you, Miss Gu."
"Well, they specifically ordered me to bring some new and interesting things from the market to entertain our little devil and make amends!"
Gu Qingchen looked at his expression, then at the worthless gadgets in his hands, and the annoyance in his heart was actually alleviated a little.
She couldn't help but roll her eyes and said angrily, "Why didn't he come himself? What's the point of asking you to come? Go away, why are you so obedient and let him order you around?"
Upon hearing this, Qian Zhenyun wore a gloomy expression and sighed exaggeratedly, "There's nothing I can do! After all, Your Highness is the crown prince. Besides, if I hadn't come, how could I have witnessed this touching scene of heroes cherishing heroes?"
His eyes swept over the rattle in Gu Qingchen's hand, and then he glanced meaningfully at Lin Jiayou who was maintaining a gentle and gentlemanly demeanor beside him.
Lin Jiayou's smile remained unchanged, "GongGong, you're joking."
Qian Zhenyun stuffed the net bag in his hand into Gu Qingchen's arms: "Don't just take that one, these things of mine may not be valuable, but they are fun to play with!"
"Look at this, cat's tuck. I guarantee you won't be able to stop playing it once you start!"
Two men, one gentle as jade, the other attentive companion...
One gift is an old token that carries the "Ten Years of Searching", full of deep affection and meaning.
One of them was a "gift of apology" sent by the prince, and was full of laughter and nonsense.
Lin Jiayou's words were like a carefully woven net, carefully crafted to trap people.
The appearance of Qian Zhenyun was like an unreasonable wind that blew the network into pieces.
After being interrupted by him, when Gu Qingchen looked at the rattle in his hand again, the emotion that had just risen in his heart had cooled down by half.
She held a bunch of messy gadgets in her arms and looked at the two men with very different styles in front of her. For a moment, she didn't know how to react.
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