Gu Qingchi had just finished an IV drip, with a patch on one of his hands and medicine applied to the other hand, which was tied up with a bandage and his hair was loose, giving him a morbid beauty.
He was originally very calm.
But after learning that Mrs. Gu was about to arrive, Gu Qingchi's pupils suddenly shrank like a frightened cat. He couldn't help but get nervous. Even his stomach began to ache from the nervousness. His free hand tightly grasped the quilt, and the hand held by Xie Luyu also spasmed.
He became visibly panicked and anxious, like a cat that was suddenly caught in a strange room. He wanted to crawl under the quilt and hide himself.
After realizing that his efforts were futile, he began to tremble with anxiety.
Xie Luyu stood up immediately. He bent down and held Gu Qingchi's shoulders. He put his fingers into his mouth and soon felt Gu Qingchi's teeth gently biting his fingers.
When he felt that Gu Qingchi had relaxed a little, he patted his back gently. Xie Luyu half bent over, and Gu Qingchi buried his face in his arms, with his hair scattered. His hands, which were close to his chest, grabbed Xie Luyu's coat and nuzzled into Xie Luyu's arms like a kitten.
Xie Luyu heard him repeating it over and over again.
"Don't look at me. Don't look at me."
"Don't look at me, I'm so so..."
So ugly.
Just now, don't look at me.
The last words were drowned out by Gu Qingchi's heavy breathing, and almost only his breathing and sobs could be heard.
Xie Luyu felt extremely distressed. He knew how Gu Qingchi grew up, living alone in a corner, in the shadows, like the moss on the steps, his whole life was dark, and he would die as soon as the sun shone on him.
"I'm watching. No one is watching you, and no one is calling for anyone."
He rested his chin on Gu Qingchi's hair, holding Gu Qingchi tightly.
"Don't be afraid. There is nothing to be afraid of."
There was a gentle knock at the door.
Gu Qingchi shrank back.
He hoped that in Mrs. Gu's eyes, he would be an excellent and praiseworthy child, even if it was just a disguise on the surface, instead of being completely dug up and presented to others like now, rotten to the core, and one could smell the stench of decay when one got closer.
He tried hard to calm down, but his body began to tremble uncontrollably and even his teeth were chattering.
Xie Luyu also noticed something strange about Gu Qingchi, and he put his fingers into Gu Qingchi's mouth again.
He was busy comforting Gu Qingchi and had no time to care about anything else. He shouted outside without even turning his head.
"Sorry, it's not convenient right now."
"Okay, then don't forget to go to the nurse's station to get the medicine later."
It was the nurse. Gu Qingchi slowly calmed down.
His muffled voice came out.
"Mrs. Gu is coming to see me."
"Mrs. Gu must be very worried about you, but our little Gu is fine now. Let Mrs. Gu take a look and rest assured. It's very simple."
After a while, Gu Qingchi whispered.
"It's not good now. It's bandaged and looks ugly."
"It's okay. Let's hide that hand under the quilt and put the other hand outside. Didn't Xiao Gu tell Mrs. Gu that it was a stomach problem? Let's say it's a stomach problem and get a few bottles of IV."
Gu Qingchi finally felt relieved and slowly came out of Xie Luyu's arms. He carefully covered his left hand under the quilt and left his intact right hand outside. He was still a little worried, and only after getting Xie Luyu's affirmation did he muster up some courage.
The phone vibrated.
It was a WeChat message from Mrs. Gu.
[I'm here. What's Chichi's room? I need to register.]
Gu Qingchi carefully discovered that Mrs. Gu now started calling him Chi Chi again.
He replied to the WeChat message.
Mrs. Gu immediately replied with a kiss emoticon, and then the tips of Gu Qingchi’s ears slowly turned red.
When Mrs. Gu arrived, her face was still red. She brought a lot of things with her. Father Gu and Gu Xie were carrying large and small bags. They usually had special assistants with them, and only when they were with Mrs. Gu did they act as drivers and carry things.
Xie Luyu probably knew that Gu Qingchi had a wife, Mrs. Gu, whom he valued very much. What Gu Qingchi valued was what Xie Luyu valued.
He stood aside, put the small stool under the bed, brought a chair for Mrs. Gu, and made room for her next to the bed.
Mrs. Gu went straight to Gu Qingchi as soon as she entered.
"What happened to Chi Chi? Why is he still in the hospital? He even lied to me and said that nothing happened and he was going to work."
Gu Qingchi had already thought about how to lie before, and now he spoke decisively.
"It's a stomach problem, nothing serious."
Father Gu and Gu Xie were watching on the side. Mrs. Gu's condition was not so serious anymore, but whether she thought Gu Qingchi was a good kid or not, the only thing they had in common was that they both cared about Gu Qingchi very much.
After making sure that Gu Qingchi was fine, Mrs. Gu prepared meals for Gu Qingchi. All of them were good for the stomach and still hot. She placed them one by one on the small table for Gu Qingchi.
"Chichi, you haven't eaten yet. The food at home is delicious. If you have stomach problems, you should eat well and not eat anything else."
Gu Qingchi responded obediently, and Madam Gu even handed him the chopsticks. He hid his left hand tightly under the quilt. He was already feeling guilty, and now that Madam Gu wanted him to eat, he did not dare to be negligent and tried hard to eat, for fear that Madam Gu would notice his hand hidden under the quilt.
Mrs. Gu looked at Gu Qingchi eating with a loving face for a long time before she had time to pay attention to others.
This "other" specifically refers to Xie Luyu. In fact, she just found out that the person next to her was Xie Luyu and was very surprised.
"Oh, it's Teacher Xie. I really like your movies. Thank you for taking care of Chi Chi."
"It's not hard, it's my job."
Xie Luyu knew Gu Qingchi's background very well. He also knew Gu Xie. He had met Gu Xie many times at banquets, but he had met Gu's father and his wife less often.
As soon as he saw Gu Xie, he roughly knew what was going on.
Gu's father had long since fallen out with his family, and he didn't have much contact with his brother. They only met during the holidays to maintain superficial peace. It was very likely that he had no contact with Gu Qingchi before.
Now, perhaps Gu Qingchi had somehow come into contact with Mrs. Gu, so he started to contact her without going through their parents' path.
Xie Luyu shamelessly followed Gu Qingchi in calling her aunt. Gu Qingchi didn't like to talk much, so she just responded to Madam Gu's concern. He was very obedient and passive. After they started eating, the room was completely silent. Gu Xie and Gu's father had no say at all, as they were not suitable for this kind of occasion.
Especially Gu Qingchi didn't like others paying too much attention to him. When Gu Qingchi started to eat, it was Xie Luyu who adjusted the atmosphere.
It was easy for Xie Luyu to please others if he really wanted to. After a while, he was chatting and laughing with Mrs. Gu, and he didn't ignore anyone, even the young nurse next to him, and he would talk to her from time to time.
Mrs. Gu was so amused that she couldn't stop smiling, and she kept telling Gu Qingchi to learn well from his seniors.
I don't know how we got to talking about Gu Xie.
Mrs. Gu complained that Gu Xie was not as considerate as Gu Qingchi.
"He's just like his father, he only knows how to work hard, he's not as good as Chi Chi at all, he looks like his father too, if you don't know him you'd think he was his father's own child."
Mrs. Gu naturally compared Gu Xie with Gu Qingchi.
The young nurse next to her was holding a tray, opening her big eyes and looking at Gu Qingchi and then at Madam Gu.
"It doesn't matter. Your youngest son looks like you."
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