Chapter 64 Published
The mall is crowded with people on weekend afternoons.
Ji Ruan leaned on the claw machine, listening to Bai Yue's chatter while weighing the game coins in his hand, thinking about how to grab the most beautiful rabbit doll in the last hand.
After the two people next to him confirmed Ji Ruan's identity, their conversation between him and Bai Yue seemed even more subtle.
Bai Yue kept talking about Han embroidery with a smile, but Ji Ruan just lowered his head to look at the game coins in his hand, as if Bai Yue was not as important as that broken claw machine.
The man looked at her for a while, then quietly asked Bai Yue: "Do you know that she is Mr. Gu's wife?"
Bai Yue smiled, but there was a hint of loneliness in her eyes: "Xiu Yi's lover is, of course, also my good friend."
The man saw the content of the 800-episode TV series from his expression, and suddenly got goosebumps. He said angrily: "Is that so..."
However, although the relationship seemed subtle, Bai Yue's words at least confirmed to them once again that the boy in front of them, who looked like he had just reached adulthood, was indeed married to Gu Xiuyi.
The man rolled his eyes and handed Ji Ruan a business card in a servile manner: "Mr. Ji, I'm really sorry that I didn't recognize you. My last name is Gao, and I'm Mr. Gu's high school classmate. You can just call me Lao Gao——"
He pulled the girl next to him over: "This is my wife, we are all friends, hahahaha——"
The girl tugged at the corner of his clothes, and then smiled politely at Ji Ruan.
Ji Ruan replied calmly: "Hello."
He took the business card and looked at it. It was a spare parts business.
Lao Gao looked at Ji Ruan's expression and asked tentatively, "I heard that the Lingzhou Phase III project is about to start. Mr. Gu is quite busy, right?"
The group seems to have a new project recently. Ji Ruan often heard Gu Xiuyi mention it on the phone. It seems to be still in the bidding stage. After a little thought, he roughly knew what happened today.
"Of course Xiuyi is very busy." Bai Yue said first.
He seemed to be dissatisfied with Lao Gao's attempt to curry favor with Ji Ruan, and stood up with a sullen look on his face: "Didn't I tell you this a long time ago? Besides, Ji Ruan is so young, how could he understand business matters? Why are you still asking him about this?"
Lao Gao smiled and said, "Yes, you are right, but last time you said you were going to hold a class reunion, Mr. Gu didn't come. I was worried..."
Bai Yue said impatiently: "I have told you many times that Xiuyi has a very important meeting on the day of the class reunion. He manages such a large company by himself. Does he have to be present for every little thing? I will naturally help tell him about your matter. What else are you worried about?"
He folded his arms, with his back straight, and every word he spoke revealed his intimacy with Gu Xiuyi, an attitude that was very confident.
Ji Ruan raised his eyebrows. He clearly remembered that when the class reunion was going on, Gu Xiuyi was holding him and playing flying chess at home.
The very important meeting that Bai Yue mentioned couldn't be the one where Ji Ruan got bored of playing flying chess and went to Gu Xiuyi to discuss and set a limit on the number of kisses per day from now on, right?
If this is the case, then it is indeed very important to Gu Xiuyi. After all, they have not yet reached an agreement on the number of kisses.
But Lao Gao was frightened, and he became more attentive to Bai Yue: "Yes, yes, you are right, I was rash, how could I not believe you, right? We all know what kind of relationship you have with Mr. Gu."
Bai Yue's expression eased a little: "There is no such thing as a relationship, we are just friends."
Lao Gao flattered him: "Hey! You have known each other for more than ten or twenty years. How can you be just ordinary friends? If you ask me, Mr. Gu must have something special for you."
Bai Yue frowned and pretended to be angry: "What nonsense are you talking about in front of someone's lover!"
Lao Gao slapped his mouth in a pretentious manner: "Hey, I said the wrong thing."
Ji Ruan put down the game coins in his hand, and finally looked at the people in front of him. He suddenly felt that this play was more interesting than claw machine, and it didn't cost any money.
"Do you have anything else to say?" He looked at Bai Yue with a smile.
Bai Yue smiled and said, "Nothing, I just wanted to ask how your embroidery is going. After all, grandpa's birthday is next week."
The girl standing next to Lao Gao without saying a word felt that Bai Yue's attitude towards Ji Ruan was not right. She pulled Lao Gao's sleeve to signal him not to speak, and smiled at Ji Ruan and the other two:
"Sorry, there was a call from home. Lao Gao and I will go deal with it first."
Bai Yue's mind was not on those two people at all, he nodded casually: "Go."
Lao Gao was pulled aside and didn't react. No one called him at all.
He shook his wife's hand and said, "No, I'm talking about business! What are you making a fuss about?"
The girl said seriously: "Who is making trouble with you? It's because this is a serious matter that I want to tell you not to just flatter Bai."
"Why? Bai Yue is the person who has known Gu Xiuyi the longest. We need his help for our business."
The girl shook her head and frowned: "Don't be so harsh. I just checked online and it seems that Gu Xiuyi attaches great importance to that child. Do you really believe that the one Gu Xiuyi likes is the one with the surname Bai? I don't think so."
Lao Gao sighed, "How can you take what you see on the Internet seriously? What noble family would take their wife out without pretending? I think Bai Yue is quite confident. After all, he and Gu Xiuyi have known each other for so many years, so they must have a bond. Isn't it that when he opens his mouth, the child dares not speak a word?"
"You didn't see anyone so eager to speak?"
The girl was disappointed: "And I always feel that there is something to what your squad leader Ma said on the day of the class reunion. Didn't he privately ask you to curry favor with anyone? You haven't offended him, which means he is just giving you some advice."
"Well, you know that Lao Ma is a mysterious person. He likes to see you following him around and figuring things out. Don't believe him."
"I still think it's better to be cautious. It won't be wrong if you don't say too much."
“……” Lao Gao didn’t take it seriously at first, but seeing how cautious his girlfriend was, he began to hesitate.
"Really, listen to my boss Gao about this matter," the girl said, "Think about it, Ji Ruan is at least the last disciple of that master, an artist, and has a high social status. Regardless of whether Gu Xiuyi is interested in him or not, you must not flatter Bai Yue and then embarrass him."
Lao Gao frowned and thought.
"Our business is just this small. Be careful not to offend anyone. Let's wait and see what happens."
These words touched Lao Gao's heart. His business was not big and could not afford the trouble.
He nodded: "That's fine."
A white Yue dog can't spit out ivory. Ji Ruan listened to him perfunctorily and glanced at the two people walking over.
I don't know what he said, but the fat-headed and big-eared man's attitude suddenly changed a lot, and he nodded and bowed to him:
"Hahaha, it's just a small matter at home, and you've been arguing about it for so long. I'm really sorry."
Bai Yue's whole mind was on Ji Ruan, and he crossed his arms and tried to hold it: "You will also come to Grandpa's birthday party next week, right?"
"Of course." Ji Ruan smiled.
He leaned on the claw machine, the bright light refracted through the glass onto his face, making his smile look comfortable and relaxed, even slightly playful.
Bai Yue, however, took this as a provocation and straightened his back involuntarily: "I haven't seen Grandpa for a long time. I heard that the birthday party is being held on a cruise ship?"
Gu Xiuyi has never cared about how the old man’s birthday is celebrated, and Ji Ruan doesn’t care much about it either, and his understanding is not as detailed as Bai Yue’s.
He raised his eyebrows: "Really?"
This look of ignorance pleased Bai Yue, and he covered his lips and said, "Didn't Xiuyi tell you? Grandpa has always loved the sea."
He sighed, "It's a pity that grandpa's health has been poor and he can't travel for a long time. But Xiuyi did a good job this time. Two days and one night on the Yugu River can make the old man happy."
So far, Bai Yue seems to be more confident than Ji Ruan, and has a closer relationship with Gu Xiuyi. Lao Gao rolled his eyes and interrupted with a smile:
"Hey, Mr. Bai, you're going to the old man's birthday party too. That's great. Not everyone has this blessing. I really envy you and Mr. Ji."
Ji Ruan couldn't help rolling his eyes. He realized that Lao Gao wanted something from Gu Xiuyi, but he wasn't sure who to curry favor with, so he wanted to please both sides.
Bai Yue smiled: "Grandpa has watched me grow up, so how could I not go to his birthday party?"
Lao Gao agreed: "Yes, yes, the friendship between your two families is certainly not something that ordinary people can compare to."
"Okay," Bai Yue stopped laughing, "Don't say this kind of thing anymore. Xiuyi doesn't like people talking too much."
"—what don't I like?"
Hearing the familiar voice, Ji Ruan's eyes lit up.
Finally I'm back.
If he doesn't come, the show will almost be over, which would be such a pity.
The male voice had a slightly rising ending, was deep and pleasant, but in the noisy shopping mall it came through with great weight and could not be ignored.
The three of them turned around and were all startled.
The boss with the old mouth opened: "Gu, Mr. Gu?!"
In an instant that no one noticed, Bai Yue's expression changed.
Gu Xiuyi walked past Bai Yue and quickly came to Ji Ruan.
Ji Ruan glanced at him faintly: "Why did you take so long?"
He has beautiful eyes, his pupils look like clear amber beads under the flashing lights of the claw machine. His eyelashes flutter when he talks, and he looks like he is acting coquettishly whenever he glances at people.
It was a very ordinary and even somewhat complaining tone, but it sounded extremely familiar, and even had a sense of intimacy that was engraved into the bones.
Lao Gao's head buzzed, and in a trance he saw a completely different temperament in Ji Ruan.
Ji Ruan is good-looking, but when chatting with Bai Yue, he was listless and seemed a bit unattainable and distant.
But once the person opposite him was Gu Xiuyi, he instantly became smart and lively, like a seductive fairy.
Gu Xiuyi obviously liked it very much. He put his arm around Ji Ruan's waist and gently pressed it, saying apologetically: "You went to three stores before you found the cherry flavor. Are you tired of standing? Why don't you sit down and rest for a while?"
Ji Ruan curled his lips: "I originally wanted to sit down, but didn't I meet an acquaintance?"
Gu Xiuyi immediately glanced at the three of them, with undisguised displeasure on his face, as if it was an unforgivable crime for them to delay Ji Ruan's rest.
The lines of his facial features are so sharp that there is almost no sense of buffering. When he is not smiling, it is really hard to make him look friendly.
Bai Yue stood there with an ugly expression.
From the beginning till now, Gu Xiuyi has never even given Bai Yue a glance, but he is very concerned about Ji Ruan. Even if the old Gao couple are dumb, they can see the closeness between them.
At that moment, Lao Gao almost broke out in sweat, regretting that he shouldn't have tried to rely on Bai Yue's relationship to get close to Gu Xiuyi.
Why is it so difficult to do business!
Ji Ruan took in everyone's expressions, waited for a few seconds, and then laughed: "I was kidding, I'm not tired, you came at the right time, it's lively here."
He opened the lid of the ice cream, which was as small as the palm of his hand, but tasted very sweet: "It's delicious."
Ji Ruan completely attracted Gu Xiuyi's attention. The cold and hard aura around him disappeared, replaced by helpless dissuasion:
"Just take a couple of bites to taste it, baby. Be careful not to get a stomachache."
Bai Yue's face was still tense, but his fingers were clenched into fists under his sleeves. He tried to pull the corners of his mouth to show his presence: "
Xiuyi, you are here too?"
His eyes fell on Gu Xiuyi, who was wearing an ordinary shirt and black pants, which was completely different from his usual meticulous style. It was impossible to ignore him. If it weren't for his strong aura, he would be no different from an ordinary college student.
Gu Xiuyi ignored the embarrassment on Bai Yue's face and smiled indifferently:
"The weather was nice on the weekend, so I just took the kids out for a date."
As soon as the words fell, everyone's expression varied, except for Ji Ruan who was concentrating on eating ice cream.
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