Chapter 121 Settlement of Accounts

Yuan Xiao didn’t like the smell of disinfectant, so she went back home with Wang Yazhi after the IV drip.

Not long after she got home, Teacher Cai came over and brought her a few test papers, which could be said to be very ruthless.

Yuan Xiao had a good foundation, and after the IV drip, she sweated and basically the fever subsided, but she was a little sluggish.

She was lying on the bed reading an encyclopedia of crafts, and suddenly heard Wang Yazhi’s voice: "Little Gu is here?"

Yuan Xiao was startled, thinking that he would definitely not come today.

She listened to Gu Lanting’s footsteps, from far to near, slowly walking towards her, her heartbeat gradually accelerated.

Until -

the door was pushed open, he was facing the light, and Yuan Xiao could not see his expression clearly.

Gu Lanting walked in and locked the door.

Yuan Xiao pouted, "This is my house, why did you lock the door!"

After locking the door, he sat down beside her and raised his hand to cover her forehead.

His palm was broad and warm, covered with a coil, and felt rough, but Yuan Xiao felt very safe.

Yuan Xiao couldn't react for a while, and looked at him awkwardly.

Gu Lanting put down his hand and covered her lips, not as lingering as usual, but just kissing her red lips carefully and closely.

From time to time, a sigh escaped from the corner of his lips, "I'm sorry."

Yuan Xiao felt a little annoyed. It was obviously a very ordinary sentence, but her eyes were filled with tears, and the corners of her eyes were red.

"Why tell me you're sorry?"

He pulled her into his arms, tightening his arms as if he wanted to embed her into his bones and blood.

"Last night, I knew you were outside."

Last night, he wanted to go in more than once, just like now, and hold her in his arms.

Yuan Xiao said, "I just went out to enjoy the moon."

"Xiao Xiao..."

Yuan Xiao raised her eyes, but fell into his black jade eyes. She felt like she was weightless and kept falling.

His voice was low and slightly hoarse, ringing in her ears.

"Please feel sorry for me, don't be angry..."

The big man, who was obviously almost 1.9 meters tall, made people feel like a child who had been wronged.

"I haven't had time to check, so I don't know what they did to you. But no matter what they did, I will stand by you without reservation."

His voice was clear and firm, like an oath, and every word was directed at Yuan Xiao.

Standing on Yuan Xiao's side meant that no matter what Yuan Xiao did, he would not only not blame her, but would also support her.

This was not a foolish act, but a 100% trust.

He believed in Yuan Xiao, and everything she did had a reason and was measured.

Yuan Xiao blinked hard, her voice choked: "What if, I hurt them?"

Gu Lanting kissed her eyes, "Then it must be their fault."

His family, born into privilege and superiority, was not as fragile as Yuan Xiao thought.

Gu Lanting wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes with his fingertips, "I didn't do enough. It doesn't matter if you don't want to go to the capital to see them. I said I would wait for you, and it still counts."

In Yuan Xiao's world, friendship and family affection are easier to enter.

She has a lot of distrust of love between men and women, just like you don't have to be sad when the flowers wither if you don't expect them to bloom.

As long as she is reserved and doesn't open the last layer of armor, she won't be hurt.

Therefore, she can accept strangers like Zhong Li and Zhong Yang, but she won't make a decision easily about her future life partner.

Yuan Xiao also softened his tone, "I just think that we still have a long time in the future, and we can talk about it after I get into college."

She will not go to college until next June, so it's too early to say these things now.

With tears on her face and her words of submission, she looked so pitiful, so Gu Lanting couldn't bear to say no.

The two talked for a while, and Yuanxiao felt sleepy and drowsy.

When she fell asleep completely leaning on his arms, Gu Lanting gently put her down and covered her with the quilt.

He walked out slowly and closed the door.

Wang Yazhi paused, "Falling asleep?"

Gu Lanting nodded, walked in front of Wang Yazhi and bowed slightly, "I don't know what my family did to you and Yuanxiao, I apologize to you."

Wang Yazhi was careless, and she had forgotten about it after so long.

"I don't care, but I feel bad for Xiaoxiao being wronged."

Gu Lanting said seriously, "I will go back to Beijing in the next few days. Thank you for taking care of Xiaoxiao."

Wang Yazhi was stunned for a moment, "Go ahead, talk to your family and don't argue."

After that, she felt that with Gu Lanting's character, it would be impossible for him not to argue with his family.

After leaving Yuan Xiao's house, Gu Lanting got on the car parked at the entrance of the alley.

He always drove himself to Langshi.

For a day and a night, he only rested for a while on the road. He

arrived at Gu's house in a dusty state.

He had been away from home for nearly three years and had not set foot in Gu's house again during this period.

Even when Bai Hua was sick last time, he only went to the hospital to visit and did not go back to Gu's house.

When he came back again, he was in high spirits, but he looked like he was settling accounts.

Gu Lanting smiled bitterly, with one hand on the steering wheel and the other hand holding a cigarette on the window.

Gu Lanting used to live in a compound, where he grew up playing and fighting with a group of friends.

Later, Bai Hua's health was really bad and he needed to rest quietly, so he bought a small house outside and moved out with his family.

It was a quiet place, and a car parked at the door was quite eye-catching.

"Who is it?"

A middle-aged woman walked out from inside without even taking off her apron.

Gu Lanting put out his cigarette, opened the car door and walked out. "Mother Zhou."

Mother Zhou looked at him in astonishment, and the spatula in her hand fell to the ground with a clang. "Young Master?"

"Auntie Zhou, are you dreaming? Young Master is home?"

Gu Lanting strode over, "I just arrived."

Auntie Zhou wiped her tears and led him in, "Come in quickly! Madam was hospitalized several times last month and was just brought home not long ago. It's good that you're back, she must be happy."

The furnishings of the Gu family have basically not changed, and it's still familiar.

Gu Yanluo in the living room stood up with a bang, "Brother Lanting, you're home?"

Gu Lanting nodded with a slightly depressed look, "Where's my mother?"

Gu Yanluo's smile faded a little, "Uncle is in the military area, and Aunt Hua is resting upstairs."

Gu Lanting strode up the stairs, and Gu Yanluo thought something was wrong and quickly followed.

"Aunt Hua received a letter some time ago, and she was so angry that she fell ill. I wanted to tell you earlier, but Aunt Hua stopped me because she was worried that it would affect you. Now that you're back, I have to say a few more words--"

"What letter?" Gu Lanting interrupted her, too lazy to listen to her roundabout words.

She said one sentence in several roundabout ways. He usually couldn't say a few words to Gu Yanluo, and he felt tired.

Gu Yanluo pondered for a while and didn't speak.

Gu Lanting looked impatient, "Forget it, I'll ask myself."

Gu Yanluo said hastily, "I don't know either. It was sent from Lang City. The name on the envelope seemed to be the person that Lanting's brother is dating now. I didn't dare to read the letter. Only Aunt Hua read it, and then she fainted."

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