There was an extra chair on the dining table, but no one spoke. Gu Lan, who lived in the far corner, had no idea they were going to have dinner.
The atmosphere remained in a subtle silence until everyone was seated.
Yu Huan started eating the seaweed fish rolls indifferently. The old lady brought the whole plate of fish rolls in front of Yu Huan.
Father Qin suddenly remembered this and waved his hand, whispering to the housekeeper to call Gu Lan over for dinner.
"Guaiguai likes to eat this. Ask her to make this next time." The old lady said with a smile.
"No, grandma, you'll get tired of it if you keep eating it." Yu Huan said.
"If you get tired of eating here, Dad will change your chef." Father Qin said in a gentle voice.
When the family was having a great time, the housekeeper came over with a man. He was obviously at an energetic age, but he was as thin as a bamboo.
It’s actually quite pitiful, Yu Huan thought.
The boy stood by the table, not knowing how to address her. After hesitating for a long time, he whispered, "Grandma, Father..."
The old lady didn't even look at him and snorted.
"Sit down." Father Qin interrupted him without looking up, saying, "We usually eat on time at home. Remember that next time."
"Yeah." Gu Lan responded softly, thinking that it was his own problem. At the same time, he remembered this time deeply. He would definitely not forget it next time and would not waste time again.
Here, unlike the small place he was in before, there were many rules and regulations that were normal.
My parents and grandmother were also people of different social status. Perhaps wealthy families were all like this, distant and polite, unlike ordinary people who were down-to-earth.
He should get used to it.
Until now, Gu Lan had never officially met them, and he inevitably felt lost. Sometimes he felt like a sudden extra ornament in this house, an unpopular one at that, someone would dislike it no matter where he put it.
But this is his biological parents' home, and there is no mistake in the appraisal report.
Maybe it's because he just came back.
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But the next day, the illusion he had woven for himself was broken.
The next day was Sunday. Yu Huan didn't have to go to school, so he invited his friends to his house.
Gu Lan remembered the dinner time and came out on time, but what greeted him was an empty table.
The chef was still busy cooking, thinking that someone from home had come, so he came over attentively. When he saw it was Gu Lan, he paused and was about to leave.
But in the end, he still reminded her: "Today's dinner will be postponed for a while. The lady is still entertaining guests."
"Okay." Gu Lan nodded.
His abrupt figure was reflected on the clean, mirror-like table. He stood there for a while and heard laughter coming from upstairs.
Half an hour later, we finally had our meal as usual.
No one had any objections, and Qin's father even cared about how she and her friends were having fun.
Gu Lan realized belatedly that the rules of the family only applied to him.
From here on, he understood something.
Yu Huan and Gu Lan studied in the same school, and Yu Huan was picked up and dropped off by a driver every day. Qin's father tentatively asked Yu Huan if she was willing to let Gu Lan go with her.
If he is not willing, he will hire another driver.
In front of his father and grandmother, Yu Huan smiled and nodded, agreeing generously: "Okay."
At this time, Gu Lan had not yet figured out the bad temper of this young lady. He raised his eyes slightly to look at her, mistakenly thinking that this was her kindness to him.
He had never received anything like this since he came to this house, and his heart softened.
On Yu Huan's side, he had already planned to implement his plan of bullying others.
What should I do to meet the standard and be considered as bullying?
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Early the next morning, Gu Lan was waiting in the car.
Time slipped away minute by minute, and he repeatedly looked at the black electronic watch that he had bought for six dollars and had used for two years. He was almost late. This excellent student, who was always a good role model in the eyes of his teachers, had never been to school so late.
He was a little restless.
After an anxious wait, Yu Huan finally came out and opened the car door. There was no emotion on her face. Her delicate and pretty face looked like the one that appeared in a picture magazine, with a hint of sleepiness.
The moment she saw him, her eyes widened, as if she remembered why he was there.
Under her gaze, Gu Lan felt inexplicably embarrassed.
"How annoying." Yu Huan muttered.
Gu Lan gripped his seat belt tightly.
"Where's my pillow?" she asked the driver.
"Miss, here it is." The driver handed over a puffed pillow from the front.
She put the pillow in place and wanted to take a nap, but because of Gu Lan's presence, she couldn't put her legs on the seat like before. The more she thought about it, the angrier she became, and she couldn't help but glare at him.
"If you move a little closer, I can't sleep." She said unhappily.
Gu Lan originally occupied less than half of the area, and upon hearing this, he moved a little closer to the car door.
He thought he had done his best.
However, the unruly young lady looked at him and said as a matter of course: "Not enough."
He folded his arms, his body almost pressed against the car window, and looked at her silently.
She still said: "Not enough."
"I'll sit up front," he tried to resolve the issue.
Unexpectedly, that sentence touched the young lady's temper. Yes, he could see that she was not easy to get along with.
"That seat is only for me." She said coldly, suddenly leaning over, "Do you think you can take my things away just because you come back?"
She laughed and said, "You are dreaming."
In fact, it was a blatant threat, but before he felt the malice in it, his eyes trembled because of her sudden approach.
She fell asleep in the car.
Her eyelashes were long and thick, casting a faint shadow under her eyes. Her skin was very white, and a little red from deep sleep made her look even more delicate.
At this moment, Gu Lan felt that she was like a porcelain doll made by human hands.
Because of his presence, her legs were not completely on the seat and were slightly bent.
But the little brown leather shoes still rubbed against his school uniform pants.
When the car slowed down slightly or suddenly sped up at a traffic light, the tip of her shoe would touch him.
Gu Lan stared at her shoes for a while and then took his legs away.
She is really bad.
Gu Lan thought coldly, she had taken away his things, taken advantage of his parents, and still had the audacity to lose her temper at him.
But he didn't feel much.
During the two days he had been at the Qin family's house, his father's aloofness, the servants' attitude, and the small room in the spacious house had repeatedly disappointed his expectations. In the end, he didn't even feel much pain, just a little numb.
He didn't get what he wanted.
Yu Huan's attitude was not what he expected, so it didn't matter what happened.
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