Chapter 44: Adultery 11
The thunder was deafening.
The same thunder and heavy rain as last night.
With two drops of rain, the rain outside fell on Gu Yanchen's face, bringing a cool touch.
For a long time, Gu Yanchen's body was stiff.
His hands were clenched tightly under the quilt, and his body was tense. Those two words were like two sharp swords, piercing straight into Gu Yanchen's heart and causing him pain.
The eardrums were bulging, the blood was rushing, and the already dizzy brain became even more confused, with thunder roaring.
The things that he had been hiding and deceiving himself were revealed by Gu Rong. It was impossible for Gu Yanchen to deceive himself anymore - his own brother had desires for him and fell in love with him... This fact made Gu Yanchen even more dizzy, as if he was about to fall into endless darkness.
It was unknown how long it took before Gu Rong got up and left.
Gu Yanchen slowly opened his eyes. His clenched hands had begun to feel numb, and there were still wet marks on his face. A tear even slid down and stained his lips, making Gu Yanchen feel extremely wronged and broken. The uncontrollable emotion seemed to still linger around him for a long time.
What should he do...
What should I do with Gu Rong...
The three-day and two-night exchange meeting passed just like that. It seemed to pass quickly, but also seemed to pass very long. This was the first time that Gu Yanchen was on a business trip and his rhythm was disrupted. It seemed that nothing was right, everything felt chaotic, and the focus of his attention was not on work at all. He couldn't explain himself clearly, and it was a mess.
On the other hand, Gu Rong acted as if nothing had happened during the day. He prepared all the materials well and his performance was eye-catching. He had a much stronger presence than the "overly low-key" Gu Yanchen.
So after returning, Gu Yanchen comprehensively evaluated Gu Rong's performance during this period and transferred Gu Rong away from him.
But even so, Gu Yanchen was still very annoyed.
He didn't know whether this way of changing strategy would work on Gu Rong, but if he kept Gu Rong by his side, Gu Yanchen was afraid that he would be unable to help but be exposed.
Even though they may know something to each other, there is a big difference between being open and honest and knowing something.
Ultimately, we still have to escape.
After all, Gu Yanchen really had no better way to deal with it.
"No, why did you think of asking me out for a drink?"
Tao Yining looked at Gu Yanchen in surprise. "Busy man, I've always refused you nine times out of ten when I asked you out to play before. Why did you think of asking me out for a drink today?"
"I want to relax."
Gu Yanchen placed his fingers on the wine glass, looked at the clear wine inside, then raised it up and took a sip.
However, when Tao Yining was about to refill his glass, Gu Yanchen raised his hand to block it again.
"This one drink is enough."
Don't want to drink anymore.
Tao Yining sighed, "You asked me out for a drink, and you only drank this one glass of wine. What was the point of coming out?"
Gu Yanchen loosened his tie and said nothing.
The two of them were sitting at the bar, which was chest-high, and they were sitting on high stools. As a result, their legs could be bent and placed on the ground, showing how long their legs were. In addition, they were good-looking, so many people looked at them. Finally, someone couldn't resist coming over to chat with them and went straight to Gu Yanchen, wanting to buy him a drink.
Gu Yanchen paused for a moment, unable to refuse at the first moment because the person who came was a man.
He looked like he was here to drink after get off work. He was wearing a white shirt and black pants. He was neatly dressed, had a cheerful temperament, and was handsome. It was hard to dislike him.
He is also very polite and graceful.
"It's okay to refuse, but if I don't come and ask if there's any chance, I'm afraid I'll sit up and hold my head in regret when I go to bed at night."
The man's eyes were burning. He noticed Gu Yanchen the moment he entered the bar. He thought, what if, what if there was a chance? It would be a pity to miss it, so he came over.
Tao Yining was trying so hard to hold back his laughter that his shoulders were shaking.
Gu Yanchen didn't know what he was thinking. After a few seconds, he focused his gaze on the man and said "sorry", his rejection was obvious.
The man was a little disappointed, but still unwilling to give up: "Can I ask why?"
"Are you not interested in men?"
Gu Yanchen: "Do I look like someone who is interested in men?"
The man couldn't help but laugh: "You look like you're not interested in anything. Since you're not interested in anything, maybe you can be interested in everything."
Gu Yanchen didn't know what he was thinking about. He suddenly chuckled and said in a low voice, "I'm not interested in everything."
"Um?"
The man glanced at Gu Yanchen and saw that Gu Yanchen had drunk the wine in his glass in one gulp. Then he covered it with his palm and said, "Sorry, I only want to drink this one glass of wine."
Seeing that there was really no chance, the man could only turn around and leave in disappointment.
After everyone left, Tao Yining nudged Gu Yanchen with his arm and said with a click of the tongue: "Why do I feel like something's wrong with you? Did something happen?"
"nothing."
Gu Yanchen frowned and pinched his eyebrows: "Maybe it's just a cold, I still feel a little uncomfortable."
"You can actually catch a cold and have a fever?" Tao Yining said in an exaggerated tone.
Gu Yanchen glanced at Tao Yining: "I am a normal person, why don't I catch a cold or have a fever?"
Tao Yining scratched his chin: "But I've known you for so long, and I've never seen you catch a cold or have a fever. It feels very rare for this to happen to you."
Gu Yanchen thought to himself, it’s not just a cold and fever, but it’s a very serious one. Ever since I came back from my last business trip, I’ve been having intermittent symptoms and haven’t fully recovered. I’m only feeling a little better now.
"No, you really don't have anything on your mind?"
"Do I look like someone with something on his mind?"
"Don't you think so?"
Tao Yining had a look on his face that said, "Look at you now!" He said, "You've asked me back several times, and you still took the initiative to go out for drinks. That's totally abnormal, buddy."
Just as he finished speaking, he asked again: "Hey, you are worried about something, isn't it because of your brother?"
Gu Yanchen paused and said nothing.
Tao Yining slammed the table and said, "Oh, I knew it!"
"Gu Rong is really difficult to deal with. He's always against you and doesn't respect you as his big brother. Did he do something to cause trouble for you again?"
"No, he's been pretty good lately."
Tao Yining was taking a sip of wine when he almost spit it out: "Good boy?! Are you describing Gu Rong?!"
Gu Yanchen frowned: "Do you have any misunderstandings about my brother?"
"ah?"
Tao Yining opened his mouth in confusion. No, no one would think that your brother is obedient, right?
"Well, since you think your brother has been very... ahem, very well behaved lately, then what are you still worried about?"
Gu Yanchen was silent for two seconds before he said, "What do you think of Gu Rong's personality?"
"Ah? You're asking me?"
"He doesn't seem to have many friends."
"That's true."
Tao Yining nodded. He and Gu Yanchen had known each other for quite some time. They were classmates in high school and college, so he had naturally met Gu Rong and had contact with him before. Thinking of how he looked when he met Gu Rong before, he couldn't help but say, "I think your brother has a very twisted personality. Sometimes he's fierce and unforgiving. How could such a person have any friends?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Gu Yanchen looked at him expressionlessly.
"What's wrong?"
"This kind of person?"
Gu Yanchen clicked his tongue: "What kind of person?"
Tao Yining: “…”
"Okay, okay, okay! I'm sorry I was wrong about this, I'm really impressed."
Tao Yining couldn't help but roll his eyes.
"But why are you suddenly so concerned about your brother? What does it matter to you whether he has friends or not?"
Gu Yanchen looked at the empty glass and wanted to have another one, but he was afraid of going back drunk, so he could only knock the glass and said: "I am his brother."
He pronounced these four words with great emphasis.
Tao Yining was completely baffled: "I know."
"But you've never paid attention to your brother's friendships before."
I've never talked about your brother like that.
However, Tao Yining only dared to keep this in his heart and didn't dare to say it out loud.
I don’t know what’s wrong with Gu Yanchen, why he suddenly cares so much about his younger brother.
In Tao Yining's opinion, Gu Yanchen's younger brother is someone who can never be tamed. It's obvious that he hates Gu Yanchen and wants to step on him.
"I just didn't care enough about him before."
Gu Yanchen spoke.
That's why Gu Rong is psychologically distorted now.
"He needs to meet more people..."
Maybe after getting to know more people, I can let go of some misplaced paranoia.
"That's perfect."
Tao Yining suddenly clapped his hands and raised an eyebrow at Gu Yanchen. "I just bought an island a while ago. Let's go over there and invite your brother to come along. Invite a few more people and introduce them to your brother. What do you think? Maybe your brother will fall in love with someone, find love, learn to love, and then his twisted personality will be better."
Gu Yanchen frowned again subconsciously and wanted to refuse.
“I don’t think there’s any causal relationship.”
"Hey, you're still talking about your brother. I think you have a twisted personality. I'm giving you some advice out of kindness, but how can you know it won't work if you don't try it?"
Tao Yining patted Gu Yanchen on the shoulder: "Besides, didn't you just say that your brother needs to meet more people? Even if we can't have a date, it would be fine to go out and make more friends."
Gu Yanchen was finally persuaded. He was desperate and tried every possible means. Just like Tao Yining said, he had to give it a try.
So after drinking, Gu Yanchen went upstairs and stood in front of Gu Rong's room.
If you think about it, since they came back from the exchange meeting and then transferred Gu Rong, they went to work and left work separately every day, and they had very few opportunities to meet. Moreover, Gu Yanchen often left early to work overtime just to avoid having to meet at the same time. Now that he took the initiative to talk to Gu Rong, he actually felt a little uncomfortable and uneasy.
He misjudged and overestimated himself. He originally thought that by keeping Gu Rong by his side, he could bring his brother back nearby. But since those two thunderstorm nights, Gu Yanchen realized that he could no longer pretend nothing happened in front of Gu Rong, because every time he saw Gu Rong, he would think of those two nights, as if the thunder was still ringing in his ears.
Every time, it would be like a thunderbolt in Gu Yanchen's heart.
He actually had times when he wanted to escape, and now he had to face it.
We still can't ignore Gu Rong, we can't ignore this matter.
They are always family.
It can only be family.
Gu Yanchen closed his eyes and prepared himself mentally before knocking on the door.
After a while, the door opened and Gu Rong stood at the door in his bathrobe. His expression did not change and he did not say a word.
It seems that Gu Rong has become much quieter since returning from the exchange meeting.
Gu Yanchen could only speak first and briefly explain Tao Yining's invitation.
Gu Rong crossed his arms: "Tao Yining? Why would he think of inviting me out for fun?"
“It’s more fun when there are more people.”
Gu Rong looked at Gu Yanchen for a while, then suddenly asked, "Do you still want me to go out with you?"
"Not just you and me, but many others."
Gu Yanchen paused before continuing, "We are all in the same circle, you can make more friends."
Silence again.
Gu Yanchen suddenly found that he seemed to be unable to hear Gu Rong's inner voice.
This discovery made him panic for a moment, not knowing why, and then he heard Gu Rong say -
"OK."
"It's good to make more friends."
Gu Rong smiled at Gu Yanchen and said, "Then it's as you wish."
"Brother."
"Don't worry."
"I will definitely listen to you when the time comes."
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