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"His mother is dying."
"Critical."
With a buzzing sound, Lin Xunye's brain crashed.
Li Ye saw that the situation was not right and wanted to cancel the hands-free mode, but Lin Xunye dodged him.
Lin Xunye's hands trembled and his breathing became rapid. Li Ye knew that he couldn't persuade him and continued to ask: "Uncle, Auntie..."
“Bang—”
The phone fell to the ground, and only then did Lin Xunye realize how sweaty his palms were.
He originally thought that he would not be disturbed by the Lin family's affairs, but he did not expect that when the day of the accident came, he would still feel uncontrollably upset.
The phone still didn't hang up.
Lin Gaoyuan's voice came intermittently, and Lin Xunye couldn't hear it clearly. He only remembered that it was Gu Pei who called him out of the chaos in the end.
—
Gu Pei was called by Li Ye.
Lin Xunye was stunned after hearing the news that his mother was critically ill. No matter how Li Ye called him, it was useless.
Li Ye had no choice but to call Gu Pei.
During this period, Lin Xunye was immersed in his memories.
The family affection that Lin Xunye had buried with hatred resurfaced, and all the aspects of Lin's mother's past appeared clearly in his mind one by one.
There were the moments when Lin's mother was normal and smiled at him. There were also the brief moments of tenderness when he stayed up all night studying and overdrew his body to achieve success.
But in the end, it freezes on Lin's mother pointing at him, shouting angrily: "How could I give birth to a son like you! What use are you to me?"
Memories turned into photos that flashed by frame by frame. Lin Xunye's eyes were dry and he lowered his eyes and remained silent for a long time.
What should he do?
"Aye, are you okay?"
His shoulders were held down, and Lin Xunye's eyelashes fluttered rapidly, but he couldn't utter a word in the end.
Li Ye had left long before Gu Pei arrived.
At this time, there were only two of them in the room.
After a long silence, Lin Xunye said, "Gu Pei, what kind of person is your mother?"
He wanted to hear about other people's mothers and whether they were the same as his.
This question was simple, but Gu Pei did not answer immediately.
The hand that fell on his shoulder moved up to his cheek, finally stopping at the corner of his red eyes.
With a slight touch, Lin Xunye turned his head away stubbornly, as if trying to hide a scar.
But a corner of the scar had already been revealed by Lin Xunye himself.
There was no answer, so he asked again: "Auntie should be a very good person, right?"
"I think so. An auntie should be very gentle and considerate. She wouldn't hit or verbally abuse a child. She would encourage the child when they're frustrated and console them when they're proud. At the very least, she wouldn't devalue her own flesh and blood."
"A normal mother should be like that, loving and protecting her children."
After saying this, Lin Xunye lowered his head very low.
But when Gu Pei reached out to wipe his tears, he looked up and held back all the tears.
He can't cry.
Crying is a way for weak and incompetent people to express their emotions.
But what about him...
After letting out a long breath, Lin Xunye's eyes were no longer as red.
The question just now seemed like a small episode, and Lin Xunye was no longer obsessed with Gu Pei's answer.
He said lightly: "You don't have to tell me..."
"No, I want to say it."
The corner of his eye was gently rubbed and Lin Xunye blinked.
"I don't know what motherhood is like, but I know love."
"Aye, there are many kinds of love. I can't tell you exactly what can be defined as love," Gu Pei paused and continued, "but I want to tell you that you are already great. You are the most amazing person I have ever seen. In my eyes, you are glowing from head to toe."
The eye sockets that had just faded turned red again, and Lin Xunye sniffed lightly.
Gu Pei rubbed his frown.
“Believe in yourself.”
“Just follow your heart.”
Being affirmed once again, Lin Xunye's heart, which had been empty for a long time, seemed to be suddenly filled.
Not because of others, but because of yourself.
But it is undeniable that the appearance of Gu Pei is the icing on the cake of Lin Xunye's life.
Gu Pei is more like a navigator on Lin Xunye's confused journey. Whenever he is about to get lost, Gu Pei will always appear in time to tell him the direction to go, so that he can go more smoothly.
Gu Pei was looking for the wild things in the forest.
It really became a very different existence.
With every word of encouragement, Lin Xunye stopped calling himself Beta and told others that he was an omega when they approached him, instead of walking away with a gloomy face and scaring the other person.
Soon, Lin Xunye made a decision.
"good."
—
After many days, standing at the door of the Lin family again, Lin Xunye's mood had become much calmer.
He has a lot of bad memories here.
The cobblestone road at the door carries the memory of him kneeling all night as punishment for playing a wrong note, and the tulips in the flowerbed were the ones he was forced to plant outside by Lin Gaoyuan as exercise.
"Do you want me to go in with you?" Gu Pei asked.
Lin Xunye shook his head lightly.
"No, I'll be out soon."
Let him have one last thought about this family.
There were no bodyguards guarding the door, and Lin Xunye felt much more relaxed.
In his eyes, this meant that Lin Gaoyuan was not playing any tricks.
The distance from the first floor to the second floor was very short. Lin Xunye walked very lightly and could even hear the conversation in the room on the second floor.
“Ahem—”
After two coughs, Lin's mother's voice rang out: "Gao Yuan, is it okay for me to cough like this? Isn't it too fake?"
Just one sentence was enough to freeze Lin Xunye in his tracks.
The raised foot fell down again, and Lin Xunye clenched his hands on the railing.
"It doesn't seem like it." Lin Youjia interrupted, "Should we use medicine? Don't be afraid, Mom. It's just an injection. Once we trick Lin Xunye into coming here, I'll give you an injection of the antidote right away."
"I think Jia'er is right. I might as well give you an injection and get that brat's shares. Then everything will be easy."
...for shares
Oh......
At this moment, Lin Xunye was filled with anger. He wanted to rush up and punch them twice, fight with them, and vent all the injustices of the past years.
But he didn't.
This doesn't make sense.
Mother Lin coughed twice again, and this time she looked more like a sick person than before.
Lin Xunye didn't want to hear the rest of the words.
He knew it would be like this again.
In the eyes of other members of the Lin family, he will always be just a tool.
A living creature that can be exchanged for benefits and rewards.
Lin Xunye couldn't describe how he felt, it seemed as if he had already expected it.
Quietly, he turned around, went downstairs and left the Lin family.
Seeing him come out, Gu Pei was surprised for a moment.
But immediately he walked over and held Lin Xunye's hand.
"I've booked a restaurant, shall we go eat?"
"Yeah." Lin Xunye nodded lightly.
When he walked out of the Lin family's gate, he felt a moment of relief.
It was as if the chain called family affection was finally cut by the other party's own hands.
As the two were about to leave, the door behind them opened.
Lin Xunye's ears twitched, but he didn't turn around.
Gu Pei tilted his head slightly, his gaze wandering to Lin Xunye's earrings, then to his neck.
He suddenly remembered the jade necklace he had always carried with him.
It will definitely look good on Lin Xunye.
"Boss Gu, Xunye, you're here!"
Lin Gaoyuan walked briskly behind them and called out.
Lin Xunye had a blank expression on his face, as if the person calling him was a stranger.
But it's almost the same.
"Mr. Lin." Gu Pei said politely.
"Hey, hey, why are you being so formal? You are my son-in-law. You can just call him Mr. Lin in a distant way at work. It's better to be closer in private." Lin Gaoyuan said as he patted Lin Xunye's arm.
Lin Xunye saw it out of the corner of his eye and took a step forward.
Lin Gaoyuan didn't take the photo and his expression froze for a moment.
The next second, he smiled and put his arm around Lin Xunye's shoulders. But Gu Pei didn't give him the chance, and took him into his arms: "Sorry, something urgent happened at the company, I have to take Ah Ye back first, come back another day."
"Leave now?" Lin Gaoyuan panicked.
His goal has not been achieved yet. If Lin Xunye leaves now, all his efforts will be in vain.
"Xunye, your mother misses you very much. Come in and sit for a while."
"Dad misses you too."
The grievances and anger that Lin Xunye had suppressed for a long time were ignited by Lin Gaoyuan's words.
He turned around, his eyes devoid of any emotion, like a pool of stagnant water.
"Do you miss me or do you want to sell me out?"
Surprise flashed across Gu Pei's eyes. He hurriedly lowered his head to look at Lin Xunye, paying close attention to his emotional changes. He even increased the strength of his arms around his shoulders.
Perhaps because the restraint was a little uncomfortable, Lin Xunye struggled.
Gu Pei relaxed his grip, and Lin Xunye stopped moving again, continuing to lean on him.
Gu Pei was a little surprised.
If he had done this in the past, Lin Xunye would have punched him.
But Lin Xunye didn't do that today, and he didn't even say a swear word.
In fact, Lin Xunye wanted to call Gu Pei an idiot, but compared to scolding Gu Pei, he wanted to scold Lin Gaoyuan more.
Lin Gaoyuan probably didn't expect Lin Xunye to be so direct. He struggled for a long time but couldn't say anything to defend himself.
Lin Xunye was in no mood to argue with him any further. He secretly twisted Gu Pei's waist, and when he heard a gasp, he left his embrace and asked, "Aren't you leaving yet?"
Gu Pei was glared at, but he didn't get angry and quickly caught up with Lin Xunye.
Before getting in the car, he looked at Lin Gaoyuan with extremely cold eyes.
Lin Xunye was sitting in the passenger seat. Seeing that he was still standing outside, he reached out and pulled the hem of his shirt that was hanging down inside the car. "Come in quickly. The cool air in the car is all escaping outside."
Gu Pei withdrew his gaze and sat down in the direction Lin Xunye was exerting force.
A few seconds later, the car drove away amid Lin Gaoyuan's almost angry silent insults.
Driving from the villa area into the city, Lin Xunye flicked his seat belt: "Gu Pei, will you sell me?"
"No." Gu Pei said firmly.
He answered almost the second Lin Xunye asked the question.
"oh."
Lin Xunye didn't seem to care about the answer at all.
But Gu Pei knew that he cared a lot.
A person who has been abandoned once will repeatedly verify the answers in his own way in a new environment until he agrees with everything he receives from the bottom of his heart.
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