"You are, cough cough, what do you mean?"
The old man's face turned deathly pale upon hearing Gu Tingxiao's words.
"That's all I have to say. I hope you can think about the rest carefully yourself."
Gu Tingxiao couldn't bear to see an old man nearing the end of his life making such an expression as he looked at him, so after saying what he wanted to say, Gu Tingxiao chose to leave.
"Master, Master, are you alright?"
The old man's expression changed drastically, and the man who had been supporting him shouted anxiously not far after Gu Tingxiao had gone.
Fortunately, the old man hadn't actually reached that point yet; he had just temporarily stopped breathing and wasn't really dead.
"Let's go back."
After catching his breath, the old man uttered the last two words of his departure in a weathered voice.
******
Inside the Gu family home, Helian Min had recovered somewhat with Xiao Anman's company, and even started reading to Xiao Anman.
The atmosphere was harmonious and the scene was incredibly warm, but for some reason, Pei Gu found something jarring.
Because the image of An'an as a little dumpling and the image of Xiao Anman as a graceful young girl kept switching in his mind, he would be so clumsy in his daze that he couldn't distinguish the image of Xiao Anman he was seeing now.
"An'an".
Gu Tingxiao returned quickly after briefly greeting the old man.
The difficulty of handling family matters is comparable to that of official duties. If it weren't for this matter, Gu Tingxiao would have rushed to the company long ago because of that last-minute phone call.
"Daddy, where did you go?"
Although Helian Min was reading to her and there was a handsome young man standing against the wall beside her, Xiao Anman could clearly sense that something was off.
Although Helian Min's brother's voice was still as pleasant as ever, a slight hollowness would occasionally surface.
Needless to say, Pei Gu, who was standing against the wall, was also there.
If he hadn't been wearing all black today, Xiao Anman would have thought Pei Gu could have blended into the white wall.
Moreover, although the two people were face to face, they did not communicate at all.
In the vast space, the breathing of the three people could be distinguished clearly.
"Daddy had to take care of something. What is An'an doing?"
"An'an is listening to her brother read a story."
Yeah, I don't know who invented the story reading activity, =.
Grandpa Doubao, who used to listen to stories with Xiao Anman without ever getting tired of them and would often fall asleep only when he couldn't resist the urge to sleep, is still full of energy after listening to just a few minutes of stories.
It's simply because the storyteller is Helian Min.
Grandpa Doubao's post-shaving symptoms haven't completely disappeared yet.
It's estimated that it will be difficult for Grandpa Doubao to recover and get rid of the aftereffects until the hair on his abdomen grows back.
"Did An'an go to see her gift?"
A gift? What gift?
Doubao, whose reaction to the word "gift" was even greater than Xiao Anman's, immediately shook her head and bounced over to Xiao Anman's side.
Human, what kind of gift is this?
I want to see it too.
"It was a gift from your Uncle Song, sent by Pei Gu."
This gift is the real reason why Pei Gu is here today.
Helian Min had already put down the storybook in her hand when Gu Tingxiao spoke. As for Xiao Anman, after hearing Gu Tingxiao mention the gift, she started scanning around with her big eyes, trying to find out where the gift was hidden.
The old man next to him, Doubao, followed suit and turned on his spotlight and radar at the same time, so he wouldn't have to worry about missing anything.
"Go check next to the box in your room."
Gu Tingxiao had seen the photo of the gift, but of course he never opened the gift box. However, when Pei Gu delivered the gift, he also showed Gu Tingxiao some information about it.
If Master Song hadn't made a move, that would have been fine, but now that he has, he's added a small mountain to Xiao Anman's room.
It really is a mountain, no exaggeration.
The mountain is made of jade, and countless lifelike and adorable animals are carved on it.
Without even looking, Xiao Anman's expression when he saw the jade mountain must have been one of pure joy.
Because sparkly things are Xiao Anman's favorite toys, and besides, the things that Songye sends are all of such high quality.
***
The opportunity had already passed. Although he couldn't follow Xiao Anman into her room to see the joy on her face when she received the gift, Pei Gu knew he should leave.
Moreover, Gu Tingxiao had already said when he saw the photo of the gift that Xiao Anman would definitely like it.
As the father of the little dumpling, Gu Tingxiao's words are quite credible.
Therefore, Pei Gu left the Gu family after saying a few appropriate words.
Once Xiao Anman and Pei Gu left, a crack finally appeared on Helian Min's calm expression.
Gu Tingxiao saw it clearly, and the conclusion he had been making began to turn out badly.
"What are your plans?"
As family members, such openness and honesty are still very necessary.
It must be said that the old man's arrival was a huge shock to Helian Min.
Otherwise, Helian Min's inner world wouldn't be experiencing this cycle of self-separation and healing, healing and splitting apart.
"go back."
Helian Min's voice was very soft, so soft that it didn't sound like he was speaking, but Gu Tingxiao heard it very clearly.
After going around in circles, this young man still couldn't escape his fate.
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