Seeing Gu Qi angrily return to his bedroom and slam the door shut, Chen Xingling did not follow him to persuade him, but closed his brother-in-law's door.
Gu Yi rubbed his face roughly, wiped away his tears, sniffed, then staggered to his feet, turned around to grab his crutches, and staggered to grab his cotton-padded jacket - but Chen Xingling snatched it away and hugged him!
"Sister-in-law..." Gu Yi choked up and said in a deep voice: "I will take Xiao Xing away now and won't bother you anymore."
Chen Xingling was both amused and angry, and asked back: "Where are you going to take Xiao Xing to in the middle of the night with your injured leg? She was so sleepy that she fell asleep as soon as she touched the pillow. Your leg is still injured and you are in a strange place. Where can you go? Where do you want to go?"
Gu Yi was already angry, but he didn't get angry: "It doesn't matter where you go, it's better than being despised by others here!"
"Haha!" Chen Xingling was amused and laughed teasingly: "Being despised by your own brother once, you can't stand it immediately? Come on, he is your own brother!"
Gu Yi sneered, "Brother? If he is really my brother, he should understand how difficult it is for me! I have been in such a miserable state these past few days, and it was not easy for me to hold on and come to him. I thought he could comfort me, but he started to criticize me! I am irresponsible! I am not a man! Right, right, right! I can't do it, but he can! He is a man! No one in the world can compare to him!"
"Okay, okay!" Chen Xingling smiled and coaxed her, "Don't be angry, don't be angry. When you are angry and excited, which of your words can be taken seriously? When you quarrel with others and fall out, can you rationally analyze which of your words are right or wrong? Ah?"
After being asked this question by her, Gu Yi calmed down a lot.
"Sister-in-law, you didn't listen just now...what my brother said was too harsh."
Chen Xingling nodded repeatedly: "He is not like this usually. He is your brother, and you know him well. He is not the kind of person who gets easily excited and angry. Most likely you didn't explain it clearly, and you couldn't accept what he said, otherwise why would you have to quarrel? When have you ever seen your brother get angry with someone else? Hmm?"
Gu Yi was speechless for a moment, and after thinking for a while, he stammered: "He... he has a point, but I... I don't understand it either!"
Chen Xingling laughed softly and said, "There has been no news from you for some time, and your brother has been very worried. When you called and said you had no money, he immediately went home to get the money and sent it to you. Either there is no news, or he came back suddenly. You brought a grown girl here without saying a word, which would have scared anyone. Your brother is calm enough, isn't he?"
"......Yeah." Gu Yi didn't dare to be angry anymore and finally calmed down completely.
Chen Xingling threw away his dirty cotton jacket and put his wash basin in a corner.
"There's more than just your brother in this family. I don't dislike you, and I don't dislike Xiao Xing either. Xiao Hu has been talking about his uncle for almost a month, and he misses him every day. It's impossible for him to dislike him. There are three of us in the family, two to one, what are you afraid of? Ah?"
Gu Yi blushed and said in a low voice in embarrassment: "Sister-in-law, of course you won't. It's just that my brother's attitude just now, you have no idea how bad it is. He just kept blaming me... Why didn't he think about me? I really had no choice, otherwise why would I take Xiao Xing to jump off the second floor in the middle of the night and hide here with so much difficulty..."
Chen Xingling gently helped him sit down and asked, "You sprained your foot when you jumped down, right?"
"Yeah." Gu Yi explained, "It was quite strict at the beginning, but we didn't dare to delay and left Pingshuo Mountain overnight. When it was almost dawn, we were lucky enough to find a donkey cart to go back to the capital. We ran to find Lin Yueshu for help. He found some medicinal wine for me and helped us borrow money, but unfortunately it was only enough to buy standing tickets. Xiao Xing supported me the whole time and helped me sit down as soon as she found an empty seat. We were really in a mess on the train for the past two days."
"I can see it." Chen Xingling asked, "How are your feet? Let me see."
Gu Yi sat on the edge of the bed and pulled up his pants.
"It was still swollen... At first it was all purple and bruised, and it looked scary."
Chen Xingling looked at his still red and swollen ankle and asked, "Are the bones okay? Can you move?"
"I can move." Gu Yi shook his head: "It's just a sprain, the bones are not broken."
Chen Xingling took out a plaster from his pocket and explained, "This is a plaster for bruises and sprains. Apply two pieces first. Tear them off tomorrow evening to let them air out, soak them in warm water, and then apply them again. Keep doing this for two or three days, and it should heal."
This was something she had found in a supermarket space earlier. She opened the outer packaging and threw it away, and only took out a few pieces of plaster and hid them in her pocket.
Then she helped him put it on.
Gu Yi felt warm in his heart and whispered, "Thank you, sister-in-law. I...I just said it in anger. Don't take it to heart."
"I'm kind to you because of your brother!" Chen Xingling said with a smile, "If it weren't for your brother, we would just be strangers."
Gu Yi started laughing and said, "Sister-in-law, remember to scold my brother."
"No." Chen Xingling said confidently: "I believe your brother is right."
Gu Yi: “…”
Chen Xingling smiled and coaxed him, "Okay, just take a nap, and nothing will happen when you wake up. We are brothers, so how can your brother care about you? Or do you think you can care about your brother?"
Gu Yi lowered his head in embarrassment.
Chen Xingling took the dirty water out and poured it out, then brought in an enamel cup.
"I will discuss with your brother tonight what to do. You look very pale. You must have not been eating or sleeping well these past few days. Drink some water and go to bed early."
Gu Yi hurriedly took it and placed it on the edge of the bed.
"I understand...Thank you, sister-in-law."
At this time, Xiao Huzi walked in, rubbing his eyes.
"Uncle, I want to sleep with you."
Gu Yi quickly made room for him and shouted with a smile, "Come on!"
"No, no." Chen Xingling hugged the little guy and explained: "Uncle's foot is injured, so he can't take care of you. Wait until his foot is healed, then come over."
Then she pulled the little guy back to bed.
Gu Qi sat under the lamp reading a book. He didn't know whether Yu could bear to read it or not. Anyway, his face was still a little pale and he sat there motionless. It was obvious that he was very angry this time.
Chen Xingling coaxed the little guy to bed first.
After all, my son is only three years old. When Ayi is not around, I really feel uneasy about him sleeping alone, so he has been sleeping between the two of them for a while.
Fortunately, the bed here is bigger than the one in his hometown, and the temperature is not too high, so Gu Qi doesn't need to sleep in another room.
Little Tiger was so sleepy that he could hardly open his eyes. He whispered, "Mom, Dad said that brave children sleep alone... I want to sleep alone in the future and be a brave little boy."
Chen Xingling smiled softly: "Okay, I'll buy you a small bed tomorrow so you can learn to sleep by yourself."
Children fall asleep quickly. As soon as they close their eyes, they fall into a deep sleep in a short while.
Chen Xingling poured a cup of hot water and handed it forward.
"Come on, come on, it's useless for you to be angry at this point. The most urgent thing is to find a way to solve this problem quickly and mend the fold before the sheep are out. Being angry won't solve the current problem!"
Gu Qi put down the book in his hand, his handsome face still tense and ashen.
"Isn't he quite good at making things happen? Didn't he solve his own problems? Why does he need us to get involved?"
Chen Xingling giggled and pinched his handsome cheek.
"Really not getting involved? Ayi regretted it a long time ago and wanted to apologize but couldn't bring himself to do so. He even asked me to help him lobby for him."
Gu Qi's ears turned red, and he held her impudent hand, while his other hand hugged her waist.
"Xing'er, what do you think we should do?"
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