Chapter 39 Published
It is difficult for a restaurant in a large theme park to have an absolutely quiet environment; it is filled with laughter and rhythmic music at all times.
Ji Ruan looked very quiet when he answered the phone, and it was impossible to guess what the other party said just by looking at his expression.
The roommates stared at Ji Ruan intently, holding their breath involuntarily. Their table became the outlier in the entire restaurant, so quiet and out of place.
"Yeah... okay... I understand, senior... it's okay..."
Ji Ruan hung up the phone with a smile, and Han Xiaolin immediately spoke up: "How is it? What did the senior say?"
"Nothing, just apologize to me." Ji Ruan rubbed his ears. The surround sound system of the entire park kept playing music with a strong rhythm, and the sound was a bit noisy for him.
Qin Shan scratched the back of his head: "Nothing else?"
In his opinion, the senior student should not be someone who can only express herself verbally. Although she did nothing wrong in this matter, based on her personality, she would definitely make Lin Qing apologize to Ji Ruan in person.
Ji Ruan smiled and said, "She also said she wanted to meet with me. She said very seriously that she would give me a satisfactory result. Maybe she wanted Lin Qing to come by herself."
Qin Shan showed a look of as expected: "That's right."
Han Xiaolin crossed his arms and said, "An apology alone is not enough. We can't just let him talk it over and let it go, right? I really can't stand his hypocritical attitude."
Ji Ruan pinched her earlobes from time to time and said slowly, "Senior sister said there will be results, so there will be results. We'll see when the time comes—eh?"
He suddenly turned his head and looked out the window, but his eyes were unfocused, as if he was looking at something intangible.
Han Xiaolin also reacted immediately: "Why did the music stop? Is there a problem?"
Li Yu looked out the window: "No...it didn't stop, it just turned down the volume."
Han Xiaolin listened carefully again: "Yes, yes, it is much smaller."
Gu Xiuyi had been looking down at his phone, as if he was texting someone. Hearing this, he looked up and asked, "Are you still arguing?"
Qin Shan said cheerfully: "Very good, very good, it's just right like this. It was a bit too noisy just now. I'm afraid the people at the central control office can't stand it either, hahahaha."
Li Yu smiled and took a sip of water: "I was wondering why my throat is so dry, it turns out that I was shouting all the time and didn't even notice it."
The volume of the music finally dropped to a reasonable level, and Ji Ruan breathed a sigh of relief. For two seconds, no one spoke, and the atmosphere was eerily quiet.
Ji Ruan subconsciously turned his head and found that Gu Xiuyi had been looking at him, as if nothing Qin Shan and the others said counted and he had to get an answer from him.
Gu Xiuyi has a clean and neat appearance from his eyebrows to his facial contours. To put it in a more emotional way, he is heartless.
Ji Ruan was very clear about this from the first time he met him and was never surprised.
But now he caught a glimpse of something that could be called tenderness on this face, not strong, but very ethereal and subtle.
In fact, Ji Ruan has always had this feeling recently, especially when the two of them were getting along in the most ordinary way. Gu Xiuyi seemed to be just talking casually, but seemed to reveal emotions that were much deeper than the words.
This kind of look made Ji Ruan feel uncomfortable. He licked his lips and said, "...It's okay now."
Gu Xiuyi seemed not to notice Ji Ruan's trance at all. He nodded and looked at his phone again, sent the last message, and then turned off the screen.
[That's all.]
He looked at Ji Ruan. The little boy sat next to him very obediently and stopped rubbing his ears.
He took the cold milk tea from Ji Ruan's hand and asked, "When did Miss Cheng say we'll meet?"
Ji Ruan's eyes were filled with his milk tea, and his gaze drifted away reluctantly following Gu Xiuyi's hand.
Gu Xiuyi had to hold his chin and pull it back so that the two of them could look at each other: "Don't drink it if it's cold. It will make your stomach upset."
Ji Ruan was not actually a particularly greedy person. Rather than being reluctant to part with the cup of milk tea, it was more because he had already drunk most of it and only a little was left, but it was suddenly taken away. He felt sad when he thought about it.
But what Gu Xiuyi said was right, between the actual physical damage and the slight psychological discomfort, of course the physical damage is more important.
He lowered his eyes and nodded gloomily: "I understand..."
Gu Xiuyi patted his cheek soothingly with his fingers: "Be good, let Aunt Zhao do it for you when we get home."
"...No need." Ji Ruan covered his mouth and yawned.
"Ji Ruan."
"Um?"
Gu Xiuyi didn't say anything. He lifted Ji Ruan's chin and looked at his eyes which turned red after he yawned. They were not only red but also very watery.
Ji Ruan’s eyes have always been beautiful, but others don’t know that he looks his most beautiful when there is a hint of moisture in his eyes.
"Why don't you speak?" Ji Ruan tilted his head, his eyes sparkling.
Gu Xiuyi withdrew his hand, retreated to a safe distance, and drank some water to moisten his dry throat.
"When are you going to meet?"
Ji Ruan blinked: "Tomorrow."
Gu Xiuyi put down the water cup and nodded imperceptibly. Cheng Zizhang was quite capable. It was already late, and it was not appropriate to ask someone out at the last minute. Besides—
He looked at Ji Ruan. The kid was obviously a little tired.
Ji Ruan is the type of person whose physical condition is easily reflected on his face. Sometimes he may not even realize it, but people who pay attention to him can easily tell whether he is in good condition or not.
For example, now, the color of his lips is much lighter than when he went out in the morning.
"Let's go home first." Gu Xiuyi stood up and gave Ji Ruan a light support.
Ji Ruan didn't take a nap, and he was indeed a little sleepy after playing all day. He didn't refute, rubbed his eyes and stood obediently beside Gu Xiuyi, looking at Han Xiaolin and the others: "Are you going back?"
The roommates were playing with their phones in the same way, trying to isolate themselves from the contact between the two people as if no one else was around, and they heard Ji Ruan's words and said in unison: "No!!"
Ji Ruan didn't know why they suddenly reacted so strongly. He was stunned for two seconds before touching the tip of his nose: "...Okay, then you guys can play slowly. I'm going back to sleep."
He picked up the bouquet and couldn't wave it, so he pursed his lips and smiled: "Bye~"
The three of them followed their departing backs. Mr. Gu bought a huge bouquet of flowers for Ji Ruan. Ji Ruan was thin and small, and she felt like she was buried in the flowers when she held them.
Then Han Xiaolin saw Mr. Gu naturally put his arm around his good friend's shoulder, reminding him to be careful with his steps, and be very serious in every move.
Ji Ruan was obviously frightened, and he smiled sweetly at Mr. Gu and said thank you.
Han Xiaolin: “…”
Han Xiaolin, a freshman, deeply felt the cunning of the thirty-year-old man.
This park is the largest indoor amusement park in the city. It takes a long time to walk from the restaurant to the gate. Ji Ruan became out of breath and stopped not long after walking.
Gu Xiuyi looked down at him: "What's wrong?"
Ji Ruan opened his lips slightly and a little sweat appeared on his forehead. People with thick hair like him would easily have their hair look messy if they were not careful. A few strands of hair were tangled with the little purple ball of hair on top of his head.
Gu Xiuyi couldn't help but think of the time when his own cat was first brought home. The long-haired kitten was in an awkward period and was very sloppy all day long, running around the house and making itself dirty.
It's obviously small, but it looks round because it has too much hair. It only shrinks to the size of a palm when it takes a bath.
Ji Ruan now looks like that sloppy cat.
He took off Ji Ruan's hair that was tangled in the fur ball, suppressed his laughter and asked again: "What's wrong, kid?"
Ji Ruan opened and closed his lips, looking eagerly: "I can't hold you anymore..."
The bouquet of flowers, which he had just held against his chest, now hung down to his thighs, and it looked like it was indeed difficult for him to hold it.
Gu Xiuyi was stunned. He really didn't expect this.
He didn't feel any weight when he held the bouquet of flowers in his hand, but when it came to Ji Ruan, it felt like he was being drowned.
"..." He took the flowers without saying a word, but the hand on Ji Ruan's shoulder showed no sign of letting go. He hugged Ji Ruan and continued to walk forward: "You are so delicate."
After getting in the car, the huge Bouquet occupied the passenger seat alone, while Ji Ruan and Gu Xiuyi sat in the back.
He was obviously very sleepy, but he didn't want to sleep and was concentrating on picking the hair on Gu Xiuyi's body.
——They are all from the fur on Ji Ruan’s purple sweater, which got stuck there at some point in the past.
Ji Ruan picked up a few and blew them into the air, watching them float in the stuffy air in the car and finally fall on Gu Xiuyi.
This happened repeatedly several times. No matter how far he blew the hairs, they would eventually float back to a farther point and cling firmly to Gu Xiuyi's black coat.
"...Are there magnets on your clothes?" Ji Ruan frowned.
His eyebrows are very delicate, thin and light, and they are particularly elegant and beautiful when they are slightly wrinkled. Even if he looks a little impatient like now, he still looks pleasing to the eye.
Gu Xiuyi's eyes stayed on his face for only a moment before he left and sighed softly, "Then don't do it. Go back and ask Aunt Zhao for help."
Ji Ruan felt it was troublesome, and Gu Xiuyi was also uncomfortable.
Just as those hairs eventually floated back onto his body, every breath Ji Ruan blew would fall onto the side of his neck.
The moist, warm and soft breath directly covers the skin, making Gu Xiuyi feel numb from the top of his head to his coccyx. It is a very inhumane test for him.
He took Ji Ruan's hand in his palm and gently massaged his wrist.
Ji Ruan's skin is delicate and smooth, which makes people feel that massaging his wrist is not only not a hassle, but also a kind of enjoyment.
The warm body temperature covered Ji Ruan's wrist, and the soreness and swelling were relieved a lot. He curled his eyes in satisfaction: "Boss Gu's massage technique has improved again."
Gu Xiuyi laughed: "I can't help it, didn't you say your hands were tired?"
"That's for hugging flowers," Ji Ruan curled her lips, "So why did you buy so many? They're so heavy."
Gu Xiuyi had long been accustomed to Ji Ruan's complaining and coquettish manner, so he went along with him and said, "Well, it's my fault. Now I know how precious your hands are."
Ji Ruan was already feeling a little tired, and with Gu Xiuyi's warm body wrapping his hands, he instantly felt sleepy and his head drooped lower and lower.
"By the way," Gu Xiuyi asked before Ji Ruan fell asleep, "Shall I go with you tomorrow?"
After what happened in the hospital, he didn't want to let Ji Ruan deal with Lin Qing on his own anymore. He felt it was not worth it to make people tired.
Ji Ruan looked up and sniffed sleepily: "Aren't you going to work?"
Gu Xiuyi paused. He did have a very important meeting tomorrow.
"It's okay," Ji Ruan closed his eyes, "We'll meet at the hospital tomorrow. Senior Sister can't be discharged yet, and the teacher is here too. We'll just say a few words and then leave."
Gu Xiuyi thought about it carefully before saying, "How about this, I'll take you there and pick you up when we're done."
Since he had to be picked up anyway, it didn't matter whose car he took, Ji Ruan had no reason to refuse.
He was so sleepy that he didn't even bother to nod his head. He just rubbed his head against Gu Xiuyi's shoulder and said, "Okay..."
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