Gu Qingchi lowered his head, revealing a portion of skin on the back of his neck. The pale blue veins were faintly visible, and he looked pale to the point of being somewhat sickly. Especially in the past few days, he had been suffering from insomnia and could not fall asleep at night. His eyes lazily looked downwards, giving him a kind of decadent beauty.
He was not supposed to be here. The invitation was sent from the company and was signed by the Gu family. Until an hour ago, Gu Qingchi was still hesitating whether to come, but Mrs. Gu had been talking to him excitedly a few days ago about what desserts to serve and what music to play at the banquet.
Gu Qingchi could imagine how full of expectations she was through her words, and he didn't want to disappoint her.
Just like when he was a kid, he would get excited a week in advance when he heard that they were going to an amusement park. At that time, no matter how busy his parents were, they would set aside that day to accompany Gu Qingchi to have a crazy day in the amusement park.
The Gu family’s old house is still the same as Gu Qingchi remembered.
He leaned against the railing, slowly recalling his childhood that he had always been reluctant to think about.
Gu Qingchi was much more lively when he was a child. He was pampered by his parents and brothers and was raised innocently and sweetly.
The Gu family has a garden, which is full of roses that Mrs. Gu likes. Gu Qingchi also likes them. He always likes to pick flowers in the garden during the flowering season, without even scissors and gloves. His hands are often covered with scars, but he still happily holds the flowers and wants to show them to his mother. Then he is scolded and his hands are tightly wrapped up, not allowed to move. The little boy still feels aggrieved and has to cry and explain himself, but the flowers are very beautiful and he wants to show them to his mother as soon as possible.
You can see the blue seaside from the piano room. When Gu Qingchi was a child, he sat on the piano stool, following Mrs. Gu's steps and pressing the simplest scales. He could see the sea as soon as he looked up, and he was happy when he saw it, so he would press the scales more happily when he lowered his head. I was playing the piano for the sea.
My brother and father were always busy, but they would go home for dinner every day. When they came back in the evening, the car horn would always honk three times. When they entered the door, they could see the little child with short legs running down the stairs, and jumping into the arms of his father and brother happily like a little bird. Then he would be picked up by their big hands and put on their broad shoulders, which made the little child laugh happily.
Children are very brave and go to bed by themselves at a very young age, but they must be kissed goodnight before going to bed. If they are not kissed goodnight, they will puff up their cheeks and knock on the door with a pillow, feeling aggrieved, and they will not feel at ease until they are kissed goodnight by their husbands.
When the child was having toothache when his teeth were changing, he went to the dentist, who said he had cavities. So all the candies under his pillow were taken away. They were rewards given by the teacher to good children!
The child was angry for a long time, so angry that he ignored people. At night, he would drag his pillow and knock on the door angrily, asking why I forgot to kiss him goodnight tonight, and wanted to make up for the goodnight kiss. He also said goodnight in a very aggressive manner! Although you are so excessive! But I still love you today!
The child was so angry that his parents started laughing after closing the door. The laughter was so loud that it could be heard at the door. The child's ears turned red and he almost cried. But his brother picked him up at the door, picked him up and comforted him for a long time. He was carried back to the room and asked his brother to cover him with a quilt, tell him a story about a prince and a princess, and coax him and pat him before he went to sleep.
As Gu Qingchi thought about it, she seemed to have returned to the past. Occasionally, she revealed a few smiles, which made her look even more breathtakingly beautiful. Then, she heard a few gasps from somewhere.
The waiter carrying the tray had passed by here countless times. Guests stayed around for a long time and whispered to each other all the time. His every move seemed to attract attention.
The younger generations of several families have been talking about it for a long time. The younger generations of this generation basically know each other and seem to be having a good time, but there are a lot of tricks involved. There is a set of rules to divide the superiors and subordinates. First look at the parents' property, then the degree of favor. The youngest son is not as good as the eldest son, and the illegitimate child is not as good as the legitimate child. But the leader is undoubtedly Gu Xie.
Gu Xie is an only child. His parents love each other very much. His family business is one of the best. He himself has also worked hard to make a name for himself. Gu Xie has entered the circle of his parents' generation and is not on the same level as them. There are very few people like Gu's father who is willing to give up power in their prime years, and there are also very few people like Gu Xie who can not only maintain the status quo but also expand it.
"Who is that?"
"I don't know. I've never seen him. I don't know the details, but he doesn't seem to be anyone's male companion."
"Let's wait and see, what if it's someone who just came back from abroad?"
They talked among themselves, but no one dared to disturb Gu Qingchi. It was obvious that Gu Qingchi didn't want to socialize.
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Old Madam Gu was still upstairs, Gu Cheng was there too, and so was his wife.
Old Madam Gu first criticized the woman's clothes from head to toe. The woman smiled apologetically and did not dare to refute.
When the topic turned to the child, the woman began to cry and complain about how difficult it was to be a foster mother and how Gu Qingchi was disobedient and hypocritical.
"He's got big ideas. He dropped out of high school at a young age, fell in love, got married, and divorced as if it were a piece of cake. Now he's trying to be a star and making a lot of noise. You should really read what the newspapers say about him."
"I really don't know what to do, so I can only ask you."
Old Madam Gu was very old-fashioned and feudal. All the things the woman had just said hit a sore spot for her. She didn't think anything of dropping out of school, airing family disgrace, and getting married, but she would get furious if the other party was a man. Although same-sex marriage was very common nowadays, she still couldn't accept it.
The crutches fell to the ground several times.
Gu Cheng was still playing with his cell phone, and no one knew who he was chatting with. He didn't think it was a big deal, as he had always been worse than this.
"Just drop out of school if you want, get married if you want, divorce if you want, our family is not without money."
He never cared about anything and didn't care that he couldn't have children. When the old lady suggested giving him a child, he just threw it to someone else to raise. As long as he had the child, it would be fine. His mission of continuing the family line was accomplished. He was so heartless and a bastard.
After saying that, the woman resisted the urge to step on him. If Gu Qingchi wasn't there, the money in Old Madam Gu's hands would all belong to her and Gu Cheng. If there was another Gu Qingchi, then it would be hard to say for sure.
Especially since Gu Qingchi is divorced now.
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Mrs. Gu was watching from below and felt that the scene was very familiar, but it shouldn't be like this. He should be standing in front of the piano on the stage, playing the piano happily, surrounded by people, they were holding champagne in their hands, they were dressed in luxurious suits and tuxedos, they were listening quietly, they gathered together just to celebrate his coming of age ceremony.
Mrs. Gu's original joy at seeing Gu Qingchi had completely disappeared. Her face became paler and her head began to ache dully.
Before Mrs. Gu could figure out whether it was her imagination or something that really existed in her memory, the sound of breaking porcelain interrupted her thoughts.
The champagne in Gu Qingchi's hand fell, and the glass fell from the second floor, knocking over several cups on the table. Fortunately, there was a row of tables below and there was no one there, but even so, the people below still screamed.
Gu Qingchi seemed to be unresponsive. He just raised his head and was suddenly slapped in the face.
He stood there with his head tilted to one side and his face sideways. Red marks soon appeared on his face. He didn't react for a long time and seemed a little confused.
Everyone was in an uproar. Father Gu and Gu Xie also looked over, as if they wanted to know what had happened.
Madam Gu stared at the woman who suddenly appeared in front of Gu Qingchi, her nails digging deeply into her palms, like an angry female beast.
Gu Cheng was still upstairs accompanying Old Madam Gu, and the woman came down early.
The woman didn't like Gu Qingchi. When he was a child, she gave him to a nanny and raised him there, pretending that he didn't exist. She never thought much about this child until Gu Qingchi appeared on TV and divorced without her permission. Only then did she realize the seriousness of the matter.
When she saw Gu Qingchi, she remembered the previous rejections. Gu Qingchi's face made her feel a sense of crisis. She was determined to save his face in front of everyone and put all the blame on Gu Qingchi.
Gu Qingchi was brought to her almost immediately after he was born. At that time, she followed Old Madam Gu's instructions and announced her pregnancy to the public. To the outside, Gu Qingchi was still her child, and people would think it was natural for a mother to discipline her child. No one knew that Gu Qingchi was actually found by Old Madam Gu from somewhere. Everyone believed that she was so angry because Gu Qingchi had gone too far.
But she had just finished that slap, and the numbness in her hand had not completely disappeared.
There were more violent collision sounds coming from the lobby on the first floor. Someone knocked over a table and rushed up like a gust of wind. Mrs. Gu staggered on the stairs and one of her high heels fell off, but she was still running very fast.
When Gu Xie and Gu's father saw his expression change, they immediately followed.
Gu Qingchi tilted his head and remained motionless, seeming to be a little slow in reacting to the outside world.
Mrs. Gu quickly came to Gu Qingchi's side, and her earrings were shaking violently.
She pushed the woman in front of Gu Qingchi away with force. The woman was wearing high heels and was pushed back a few steps and fell to the ground.
Mrs. Gu then hugged Gu Qingchi tightly, stroked his back, and whispered to him like she was coaxing a child.
"Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, mom is here, mom is here."
She was much shorter than Gu Qingchi. She hugged Gu Qingchi with her head on his chest. One of her feet was bare and the other was wearing beautiful high heels. She was crying, but her face clearly had a satisfied smile of a mother.
Gu Qingchi let her hold him, he lowered his head, his hair hanging down, and one of his cheeks became red and swollen.
He didn't raise his eyes until Gu's father and Gu Xie came over, and his eyes were like those of a grieving little animal.
Father Gu stepped forward and tried to coax Mrs. Gu away, but as soon as she was touched she started screaming, a heart-wrenching scream.
Father Gu had no choice but to let go.
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