Chapter 123 Chapter 123 New Member

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I closed my eyes and opened them again, and it was already noon the next day.

Gu Mengran was extremely sleepy. He curled up in the quilt and slept soundly. When he opened his eyes again, he was surrounded by a feeling of confusion as to where he was.

It took five minutes to regain consciousness. Gu Mengran sat up on the bed. The familiar ceiling light and curtains came into his sight one after another. Only then did he feel like he was truly home.

It was great, a cozy room, a soft and comfortable bed, everything in the house was naturally excellent. Unfortunately, the bed was half empty, and Liang Zhao, who could have slept here, returned to his room in a dignified manner in order to leave a good impression on his grandfather.

What should have happened has happened, and what shouldn't have happened has also happened. We can't sleep in separate rooms from now on just for the sake of a so-called good impression, right?

No, Gu Mengran is a little uncomfortable sleeping alone.

We still have to find a way to get people to move in.

After brushing his teeth and washing his face, Gu Mengran turned off the air conditioner in the bedroom, put on a thick cotton jacket that fit him well and kept him warm, and walked slowly to the door.

He gripped the door handle and twisted it lightly, then pulled it back. The door opened. He was busy tidying up his clothes and didn't look up. Just as he took a step forward to walk out, a sudden hand stretched out in front of him.

The fingers of that hand were slightly bent, and it kept knocking on the door. Gu Mengran was stunned for a moment, and his eyes moved upward along the hand, and a tense and slightly restrained face came into view.

Apparently he didn't expect the door to open suddenly, and Zheng Yijie was also stunned for a moment.

But he quickly came to his senses, took back his hand and shook his head, the corners of his mouth slightly raised, revealing a dry smile, "Morning, morning, Meng Ran."

"Morning...?" Gu Mengran raised his eyebrows. "It's not early, is it?"

"Haha, yes, good afternoon, good afternoon." Zheng Yijie smiled awkwardly.

Gu Mengran looked at him suspiciously, "What's the matter?"

Zheng Yijie shook his head subconsciously, then nodded vigorously after two seconds.

As if he hadn't figured out how to start the conversation, he took a deep breath and patted his chest, and he was visibly nervous. This made Gu Mengran laugh, and he couldn't help but laugh out loud, "It's none of your business. We're all family. If you have something to say, just say it."

The reassurance worked wonders. Zheng Yijie suddenly raised his head, grabbed Gu Mengran's arm, and said in a serious tone, "Gu Mengran, we still have two empty rooms on the Fengyi, right? I, I want to ask you, can Xu Xingran and his family also live on the Fengyi?"

"Are you serious?" Gu Mengran's smile disappeared, his expression turned serious in an instant, with a hint of coldness in his eyes, "Do you know what it means to let them live in the Wind Wing?"

With his heart in his throat, Zheng Yijie nodded with difficulty, "I, I know, it's not that easy to hide when we live under the same roof, which means it won't be long before they know about the existence of the space."

Gu Mengran exhaled, "Then you still——"

"They originally had their own family, but they sacrificed Heng Rongsheng just to save you and Liang Zhao." Zheng Yijie raised his voice and interrupted Gu Mengran.

But after a few seconds, he immediately calmed down, sighed helplessly, lowered his voice and said kindly: "I'm not kidnapping you with morality. I, I just want to say that their character is fine. Even if they know about the space in the future, they will keep it a secret and stand on the same side with us. I can guarantee this."

Gu Mengran's brows knitted tighter and tighter. After a moment's hesitation, he raised his chin slightly and met Zheng Yijie's gaze. "Are you really repaying your kindness and wanting them to live a better life? Or are you selfish and wanting to please your beloved so that you can get the upper hand?"

"Is this who I am in your eyes?"

Zheng Yijie stared at Gu Mengran, his eyes full of disbelief, his tone even carrying a hint of disappointment, "We have come all this way with Heng Rongsheng, and have been together for more than a year, is there really no affection at all? I am not heartless, even if there is no relationship with Xu Xingran, others have gone through fire and water for me, how can I bear to see them homeless!"

The impassioned speech did not seem to move Gu Mengran. His eyes were indifferent, without a trace of emotion. After a long silence, he leaned against the door frame and said calmly, "Well, I understand."

"What do you know, you—"

"I agree."

"W-what?" Zheng Yijie didn't react for a moment, as if he was struck by lightning and stood there in a daze.

Gu Mengran shrugged his shoulders and repeated patiently: "I said, I agree to let them move in. But don't be too happy too soon. I alone can't make the final decision on this matter. There are four of us on the boat, and we need to seek the opinions of the other two."

Almost thinking he was hallucinating, Zheng Yijie was stunned for two minutes before he came to his senses. He looked at Gu Mengran with joy and confusion, his lips trembling slightly, "No, no, why did you suddenly agree? You looked so unhappy just now, I thought..."

"You thought I wouldn't agree, that I was the kind of person who only cared about myself and was ruthless?" Gu Mengran raised the corner of his mouth and laughed sullenly, "No problem, actually I'm quite selfish, I only want to take care of myself and my family."

"But..."

Gu Mengran yawned and dragged out his words, "The debt of favor owed must be repaid. How can I bear to let others feel disappointed when they help me out of righteousness? And you are right, the Xu brothers are loyal and righteous, and their character is impeccable. If they provide food and accommodation, it means there will be a few more free workers. Well, this wave is not a loss."

"You kid," Zheng Yijie finally reacted and punched Gu Mengran on the arm, "Are you kidding me just now? In fact, you had already thought about it when I brought it up!"

Gu Mengran punched him back, "Don't bother me anymore, go and think of a solution with Grandpa and Liang Zhao, they may not..."

He didn't finish his words because Zheng Yijie raised his eyebrows, curled the corners of his mouth, and revealed a confident and sly smile on his face.

Gu Mengran: "What's going on? You don't seem worried at all?"

"Worried? Do you know who I looked for first?" Zheng Yijie raised his hand and pointed towards the living room, chuckling, "I talked about this with Master Meng long before you came back. He said... I'll leave the decision to you. If you disagree, he won't agree. If you agree, he will agree."

"Thank you, Gu Mengran. I have received three votes out of four people."

Gu Mengran: ...It was too hasty.

As if he was afraid that they would regret it, Zheng Yijie moved incredibly fast. How fast was it? Gu Mengran had just finished filling his stomach in the restaurant and hadn't even met Liang Zhao yet, when Zheng Yijie came back with three people in a hurry.

After the sinking of Heng Rong Sheng, the Xu siblings were left with almost nothing. Their luggage was pitifully small, consisting of two sets of spare clothes each, some daily necessities, and a small amount of food, all of which were donated by the Ever Leap.

A man was standing at the door holding a cloth bag. His nervous and awkward expression was really heartbreaking. Gu Mengran was a little uneasy just now, but now seeing them like this, all his worries disappeared.

In the moment of crisis, they did not choose to protect themselves, but instead rescued without hesitation. For this reason, they should not be let down.

After chatting in the living room for a while, Gu Mengran and Zheng Yijie led the three to their rooms. There were a total of six bedrooms in the Fengyi, but only two were vacant. Xu Xingran and Xu Yuan slept in one, and Xu Xinghe slept alone in another, which was just the right amount.

Everything was planned out, but when Gu Mengran walked through the corridor and reached the door of the first bedroom, he suddenly had an idea and an evil thought emerged in his mind.

The two secondary bedrooms were next to each other. Gu Mengran quickly opened the two doors, walked back to Xu Xingran, pointed to the nearest bedroom, and arranged them in an orderly manner: "Sister Xu, you sleep in this room, and Xu Yuan, you sleep in that room. You two go in and put your things down and rest for a while. I'll wait for you -"

Before he could finish his words, Zheng Yijie grabbed his arm and yanked it violently, then stood on tiptoe and leaned close to his ear, lowering his voice and saying viciously, "What do you mean? Shouldn't the two girls sleep in one room? If they each have a room, what about Xu Xinghe? You can't let him sleep next to me, right?"

"Don't panic, I can't touch you." Gu Mengran patted his shoulder, a happy smile on his lips.

Although he didn't know how the specific arrangements would be, but since he had already said so, as long as he didn't have to squeeze in with her, it would be fine. Zheng Yijie felt relieved and let go of her hand without any resistance.

However, the Xu siblings were somewhat overwhelmed by this arrangement.

Xu Xingran was especially fond of him. Seeing that Gu Mengran had regained his freedom, she hurried forward and said, "Xiao Gu, one bedroom is enough for Xu Yuan and I, and the other one can be given to Xinghe. Two rooms are just right for the three of us."

Xu Yuan nodded and agreed: "I will sleep with my sister."

"No, don't be polite to me, just stay in the spare room." Gu Mengran smiled and analyzed seriously: "People still need their own independent space. It's okay for one or two days, but in the long run, it's better to live separately."

Xu Xingran glanced at Zheng Yijie inconspicuously, and seeing that he was unmoved, he asked with some embarrassment: "But, but where will Xinghe live? Zheng Yijie said... there are only two empty rooms on the ship."

“That’s not a problem.”

Gu Mengran turned around suddenly, took two steps at a time, and walked quickly to the door of the room diagonally opposite. He turned his head and raised his chin to Xu Xinghe, "Xu Xinghe, you live in this room."

"Ah? That's not..."

"Let Xu Xinghe and Liang Zhao sleep together?" Zheng Yijie exclaimed in surprise.

These words were like thunderclaps from a plain, and Xu Xinghe was horrified. He waved his hands repeatedly and said, "No, no, no, Brother Gu, I won't squeeze with Brother Liang. I, I can just lay on the floor in the living room."

"Xiao Gu, don't be like this. Don't bother Xiao Liang."

Xu Xingran was also panicking, and hurriedly pulled Gu Mengran's sleeve, "We are not moving in here to cause trouble. If you have one room, you can live in one. If you have two rooms, you can live in two. Whatever is convenient for you, please don't disrupt your original rhythm of life for us."

Living under someone else's roof is like walking on thin ice, for fear of causing trouble to others.

With an inexplicable tightness in his chest, Gu Mengran took a deep breath and forced a brilliant smile again, "Hey, listen to me first, who said that Xu Xinghe and Liang Zhao should live here? I mean Xu Xinghe should live in this room and Liang Zhao should move out."

"That, that won't work either!" Xu Xinghe immediately cast a vote against it.

Xu Xingran frowned, "Yeah, there are no other empty rooms, where will Xiao Liang live if he moves out?"

Gu Mengran spread his hands and said, "Live with me."

After going through so much trouble, it turned out to be for... Zheng Yijie finally understood, wiped the non-existent sweat from his forehead, and decisively agreed: "I think it's okay, Gu Mengran's room is big, let Liang Zhao live with him."

"It's not appropriate. It's really not appropriate." Xu Xinghe didn't understand the other intention and was so anxious that he scratched his head and cheeks. "What's the point of me snatching Brother Liang's room as soon as I arrived? And didn't Brother Gu say that people need their own independent space? I——"

"No, they don't need it." Zheng Yijie covered his mouth and laughed, secretly glanced at Gu Mengran, and didn't dare to reveal more.

It would be better if he didn't say anything. It was really suspenseful to say half of it and hide the other half. Xu Xinghe tilted his head and couldn't help asking, "Why, why?"

The matter was of great importance. Zheng Yijie covered his mouth and shook his head frantically, not daring to say a word. At this moment, the person involved, Gu Mengran, chuckled and shrugged indifferently, "Because..."

"We are a couple."

"ah?"

"ha?"