Chapter 99 Scheming

When he woke up in the morning, the sun was shining brightly.

Lu Ran rubbed his cheek against the pillow.

He didn't remember where the little bear in the class went.

Or rather, he couldn't get the little bear no matter how hard he tried. He

couldn't help but feel sad.

So he could only try to suppress his feelings of love, making himself indifferent and uninterested. But now, Lu Ran suddenly wanted to touch the soft fur of the little bear. But Lu Ran didn't have the habit of staying in bed. He jumped out of the quilt and went to the bathroom to wash up. Before going downstairs, Lu Ran stayed in front of the shoe cabinet for a long time. Inside were the shoes that Ji Min prepared for him. They are all the favorite styles of boys in their 18s and 19s. But except for accompanying Ji Min to attend some occasions, Lu Ran basically doesn't wear the shoes inside. Lu Ran squatted in front of the shoe cabinet and slowly looked up from the bottom. The top few pairs were prepared by Ji Min when he came to Ji Min's house for the first time. It was also after that birthday. But at that time, Lu Ran didn't associate these shoes with himself. Later, Ji Min casually said that they were "work clothes", and he really believed it. Now, Lu Ran knows. This is probably the first birthday gift he has received in his memory. Lu Ran suddenly became interested. He patrolled the shoe cabinet for a long time, but still couldn't tell which one he liked best. So he took the first pair on the top and sat on the stool to put them on himself. After putting on his clothes, he did not stand up immediately. Instead, he stood up with his feet folded and looked at it for a long time. Today is the weekend, and Lu Ran has no classes, so he is not in a hurry. But Da Huang thought he was too dawdling, and could not help but come over and slap Lu Ran's dangling shoes with one claw. Lu Ran: "..." If it were usual, he would not care about these. But today, Lu Ran gently took Da Huang's feet away, and said to Da Huang seriously: "Don't step on my birthday present." Then he took Da Huang downstairs as usual. Downstairs, Ji Min got up very early as usual. He sat at the dining table early, and looked over when he heard the voice: "Awake?" Lu Ran did not answer. Ji Min looked up at him again, and saw the boy standing at the entrance of the stairs, looking at him with a strange and extremely complicated look. Ji Min's heart skipped a beat. Before he could react, the boy on the stairs had already jumped down in three or two steps and came to the dining table. Ji Min coughed lightly and talked about business. "This weekend, tomorrow, let's go to Gu's house." "Huh?" Lu Ran was surprised, "So fast? Boss, you are so efficient." Ji Min snorted. Not so fast, waiting for Gu Zhi to reply first? Lu Ran was surprised, and after thinking for a while, his soul asked: "If it is so easy, then why did we contact Uncle Gu last night..." Ji Min: "..." Yeah, why? Lu Ran ate breakfast for a while, then remembered something and asked: "Did Uncle Gu contact me again later?" "No." Ji Min picked up the tea on the table and took a sip. How can asking for contact information be considered "contact". Ji Min had finished eating, but sat at the dining table without moving. He drank tea carelessly. Suddenly, he paused and looked up at the boy at the table. He saw that the man who usually sat at the dining table with only food in his eyes was biting half of a steamed bun, staring at him with one hand on his chin. "...What are you looking at?" Ji Min asked. Lu Ran held the bun in his mouth and shook his head, just staring at Ji Min and sighing heavily. Ji Min: "..." He was familiar with this scene. Whatever the boy was going to say next, Ji Min could answer it with his eyes closed. Ji Min almost held his breath, waiting for the boy to ask that question. But this time, Lu Ran seemed to have completed the process after sighing. He turned his head again and ate breakfast silently. Ji Min, who had been waiting for a long time: "..." The next morning, Lu Ran and Ji Min prepared to go to Grandpa Gu. The younger generation of the Gu family, such as Gu Ningqi, were all arranged in overseas branches. Or to some special cities for experience. Gu Zhi's generation supports domestic companies and lives very close to the company. But in recent years, Grandpa Gu has entered retirement life and lives alone in a garden very far from the city. When approaching the Gu family garden, Lu Ran had already stuck his head out to look. The garden is very large, with neatly laid fields on one side, and vegetables are actually planted in the fields. On the other side is an exquisite garden. But Lu Ran did not have much impression of these scenes. Lu Ran looked for a while, retracted his gaze, and asked Ji Min: "I wonder if Uncle Gu is here today. If he is, he can be our tour guide." Ji Min glanced at him and said, "I am also very familiar with the Gu family." He called him Uncle Gu all the time, and it was quite smooth. Ji Min really thinks Gu Zhi is not very reliable.

Gu Zhi is the late son of Grandpa Gu. He has several older brothers, so he only knows how to eat, drink and have fun.

He usually has a lot of fun.

He is okay with his relatives and friends, but what if he has feelings for Lu Ran...

Ji Min frowned, thought about it, and said something with evidence:

"Before, in the company cafeteria, Gu Zhi openly asked me some messy things. He is too playful and has no seriousness. You should stay away from him."

"Huh?"

Lu Ran raised his head curiously and asked, "What did Uncle Gu ask?"

Thinking of the questions that Gu Zhi asked, Ji Min was stunned for a moment.

"Just some... private matters." Ji Min coughed lightly and said obscurely.

Hearing this, Lu Ran raised his eyes and glanced at him.

Then he lowered his eyes and asked in a muffled voice: "Oh, you two are still talking about private matters?"

Ji Min: "..."

He felt that the atmosphere seemed a little subtle for some reason.

If he said it, it would seem that he was somehow smearing Gu Zhi.

If he didn't say it, why did it seem like there was some other danger?

After a pause, Ji always followed his heart and explained:

"He said he was not very good, and came to ask me for some...experience in that area."

When saying this, Ji Min's tone was very flat.

There was no hidden sense of superiority that men have when talking about such topics.

He was just calmly stating the facts.

But when he raised his head after speaking, he saw that the slight sense of subtlety on Lu Ran disappeared.

Instead, there was an indescribable surprise and obvious heartache.

Ji Min was stunned, not understanding where the child's "heartache" came from.

Soon, he heard Lu Ran said angrily:

"How can he ask you such a question? Is he deliberately mocking you?"

Ji Min: "?"

After understanding the meaning of Lu Ran's words, Ji Min fell into a deep silence. His

expression also became indescribable.

Does this mean that... Gu Zhi knows that he is not good enough, but still asks such questions to mock him?

Here, the boy is still immersed in anger:

"It's too much, no wonder you don't like him, boss."

Ji Min: "..."

He looked at the distressed expression on the boy's face, and suddenly something came to his mind.

Then he pretended to be wronged and lowered his eyes, saying, "Yes."

Lu Ran felt even more distressed and said, "Don't worry, boss. Next time I see him, I will scold him for you." Ji

Min raised his lips slightly, "Okay."

When the car stopped by the garden of Gu's family,

Lu Ran and Ji Min got out of the car and unexpectedly found that there were many cars parked around.

Lu Ran looked out and found that Shen's car was among them.

The garden was very lively.

At a glance, there were several familiar figures.

Ji Min got out of the car and frowned when he saw this scene.

The person who came to greet them hurriedly explained:

"You told the old man that Young Master Shen was coming over, and the old man thought it would be more lively with more people, so he invited some of the younger generations of the family to come over."

Ji Min's frown did not relax.

If he had come to discuss things himself, he would have turned around and left when he saw this scene.

But now it was Lu Ran who wanted to see Old Master Gu, so Ji Min looked at Lu Ran inquiringly.

"Let's go and take a look." Lu Ran said.

Ji Min nodded and motioned for the Gu family's housekeeper to lead the way.

The housekeeper did not dare to neglect and led people to the main hall.

The furnishings in the Gu family's main hall are very simple.

It can be seen that Old Master Gu is a very nostalgic person. There are already some marks on the furnishings, but they have not been replaced.

The housekeeper looked at Lu Ran, pointed at the reclining chair beside him, and said with a smile:

"Young Master Shen, do you remember that when you were a kid, you liked to play with this reclining chair as a rocking car."

Ji Min looked up at Lu Ran and said, "You are still so naughty when you come to visit?"

Lu Ran: "..." He didn't remember.

The housekeeper went back to the inner room.

But after asking, he found out that Mr. Gu, who always got up early, was scolded by Gu Ning after getting up today, and went back to sleep.

The housekeeper looked a little embarrassed.

He came over in person and apologized to Ji Min: "The old man is old and feels sleepy from time to time. Thank you for your patience."

This was not the first time Ji Min met with Old Master Ji, so he naturally knew something about him.

He did not say much, just nodded to show that he understood.

The housekeeper went to entertain other guests.

Ji Min turned around and found that the boy next to him was staring at him.

"What are you looking at?" Ji Min asked.

Lu Ran smiled and moved closer, saying: "It's strange, boss, are you also being stopped outside?"

"Watching a good show?" Ji Min raised his eyebrows.

Meeting the young man's eyes, he sighed slightly: "Grandpa Gu is old and he is the elder, what can we do?"

When saying this, Ji Min's expression was a little helpless.

He rarely showed similar emotions.

Lu Ran found it very interesting.

He looked at Ji Min for a while, and suddenly reached out to touch Ji Min's head.

"What are you doing? Don't you want your hand anymore?"

Ji Min grabbed his wrist.

Lu Ran lay on the back of the wheelchair, squinting and lying: "Boss, there are grass leaves in your hair!"

"Do you think I will believe it?" Ji Min held the man's wrist without loosening his grip.

The two were talking.

Suddenly, an intolerable voice interrupted: "How long are you going to play as if no one is around!"

Lu Ran turned around, and it was Shen Xingzhuo and Shen Xingyu who came in together.

Shen Xingzhuo's expression was distorted:

"Your brother has been in for three or five minutes, can you give me a look!"

Shen Xingyu didn't say anything.

He still looked indifferent, but his eyes swept over Lu Ran's wrist that was circled by Ji Min.

Ji Min raised his eyebrows but didn't let go.

Shen Xingzhuo's mouth twitched, and he said very impolitely:

"Boss Ji, now that our two brothers are here, it's time to let the person go back, right? My brother can't always follow you around as a follower!"

Ji Min laughed, didn't say anything, just let go of Lu Ran's wrist.

Shen Xingzhuo was about to call Lu Ran over.

The young man next to the wheelchair frowned, looked at him and said, "Why are you being mean to my boss?"

Shen Xingzhuo: "...I'm mean?"

Ah——he was so mad!

Shen Xingyu probably had guessed that he would bring humiliation upon himself, so he walked aside and looked at the furnishings in the main hall of the Gu family.

At this time, the housekeeper came in.

He also noticed that the atmosphere in the living room was a little stagnant, and hurriedly said, "The old man will not wake up for a while, why don't you go to the archery hall to play for a while?"

"Here is the archery hall?" Lu Ran was the first to become interested. Shen

Xingzhuo snorted and said first:

"It's just a place for archery. We are all tired of it."

Ji Min raised his eyes and looked at Lu Ran, explaining:

"When Mr. Gu was young, he liked archery and won the provincial championship, so he set up an archery hall in the garden."

"Want to go and have a look?" Ji Min asked.

Lu Ran nodded slightly.

Ji Min said to the housekeeper: "Take us there to have a look."

The housekeeper led the two of them out.

There is a small path leading to the archery hall, paved with cobbles.

It's okay to walk, but it's a bit bumpy when sitting in a wheelchair.

Lu Ran saw it, reached out and held the armrest behind Ji Min's wheelchair with a little force.

Ji Min was slightly startled, and then lowered his eyes.

Fortunately, the road is not long.

The archery hall is not very big, but it is fully equipped with professional equipment.

When they arrived, Lu Ran looked back and found that Shen Xingzhuo and Shen Xingyu had come.

"Aren't you tired of playing?" Lu Ran asked.

Shen Xingzhuo choked.

He thought, who will teach you if you don't come? Can Ji Min, who is in a wheelchair, teach you?

Thinking of this, Shen Xingzhuo picked up his usual tool, aimed at the target opposite and shot an arrow.

Nine rings.

Shen Xingzhuo whistled and said, "Not bad, not much regression."

After that, he glanced at Lu Ran again.

But he found that Lu Ran was squatting next to the wheelchair, listening to Ji Min explaining how to wear protective gear.

He didn't even glance at him.

Shen Xingzhuo didn't believe it, and shot a few more arrows, the lowest of which was eight rings.

But Lu Ran didn't come over as he imagined.

Shen Xingzhuo was so angry that his teeth itched.

He put down his bow, walked to Shen Xingyu's side, and couldn't help complaining:

"Look at this kid!"

Shen Xingyu didn't move his bow, just sat aside and watched.

Hearing this, he raised his eyes and looked at Lu Ran.

The young man moved a stool and sat obediently in front of Ji Min's wheelchair, looking up at Ji Min seriously. He

looked very much like the time when he was lying in front of the window of his study.

Even though the man in front of him was trapped in a wheelchair, he couldn't really give him anything.

Shen Xingyu retracted his gaze.

He said indifferently: "What's so good about it?"

"With two of us standing brothers here, why does he have to ask that Ji Min to teach him!" Shen Xingzhuo said indignantly.

"It's a meaningless thing." Shen Xingyu flipped through the magazine at hand.

He sat quietly for a while, seemed to feel bored, and got up to move around.

He put on his protective gear, picked up a bow and tried it.

Shen Xingyu looked very good when he pulled the bow.

It attracted the attention of other people playing in the archery hall.

The result was even more eye-catching, ten rings.

After just one shot, he lost interest.

But when he put down the bow, Shen Xingyu still couldn't help but glanced at the boy with his peripheral vision.

The child held the bow loosely, and seemed to have heard the excitement here, and looked over.

But when he saw it was him, he retracted his gaze.

He took care of the posture of pulling the bow by himself, and turned back to ask Ji Min's opinion.

Ji Min glanced over.

The man did not get angry or lose his mind because of the implicit meaning of his archery. He

just picked up a bow slowly.

He did not wear protective gear and was just sitting in a wheelchair. He

pulled the bow casually and just adjusted the angle of the arrow tip.

There was a "swoosh" sound.

The arrow shot steadily into the bull's eye.

"Wow~"

The boy's exclamation was as pure as a child's.

Shen Xingyu did not need to do anything in the past.

His occasional unintentional action could cause such an exclamation.

Then the child would clap his hands until they turned red, look up with eyes full of admiration, and say to him:

"Brother, you are so awesome!"

But now, the exclamation and praise no longer belong to Shen Xingyu.