his kisses are sweet

Chapter 403

Professor Shen seemed to have just returned from a nearby convenience store, and in his unbandaged hand was still holding a plastic bag with the logo of the convenience store printed on it.

When Ah Shu looked at him, he also noticed her, but his eyes only stayed on her for a second before moving away.

But in just a few seconds, she clearly felt the indifference.

Ah Shu wryly smiled, as she expected, Professor Shen still couldn't forgive her.

But when she was about to leave, her feet seemed to be nailed to the ground, and she couldn't move at all.

Gu Rugui had already got out of the car and walked towards the two of them.

As if wanting to resolve the embarrassment between the two, he handed the car keys to Ah Shu and said, "Go and take out the things in the trunk."

Ah Shu didn't react for a while, under his slightly displeased urging gaze, he mechanically took the key and walked towards the trunk of the car.

Behind her, the voice of Professor Shen and Gu Rugui's conversation penetrated into her eardrums vaguely.

She heard Professor Shen say with a slightly reproachful voice: "Xiao Gu, it's good if you come, why did you bring a gift again?"

Gu Rugui replied: "It's just some nutritional supplements, and I don't care about it at all. Professor, your hands are not healed yet, so let me pick this up."

"No need, just a few bottles of drinks, not heavy..."

Professor Shen declined a few words, but finally couldn't hold him back, and sighed helplessly: "Oh, you child, I just broke a bone, not a broken hand, why are you making such a fuss like my old lady!"

When Ah Shu opened the trunk, she was still in a daze. She didn't know when she started to care about Rugui and became so familiar with her father, but this kind of knowledge made her extremely terrified.

This kind of feeling can't be called happy, and it can't be said to be happy. If you have to describe it with an adjective, then weird is the best way to describe it.

Although she is Professor Shen's biological daughter, at this moment, she is clearly not as important as Gu Rugui in his heart.

Is it...

Parents already knew about her return to Qingcheng, could it be that they already knew that Nian Nian was actually Gu Rugui's daughter?

But Professor Yi Chen's character, since he learned the truth, how could he act like nothing happened?
When Ah Shu couldn't figure it out, Gu Rugui's voice in front of her woke her up.

She glanced at the trunk, picked up the nutrition in his mouth and walked towards the two of them.

Gu Rugui lifted all the things in her hand, smiled at Shen Zeming, "Professor, go upstairs."

Professor Shen didn't even look at Ah Shu. After nodding, he walked towards the building first.

Gu Rugui walked a few steps, realized that she hadn't followed, turned around and asked strangely, "What's wrong?"

Ah Shu didn't move at the same place, she glanced at Professor Shen's back, lowered her eyes and whispered: "I still won't go up."

Seeing this, Gu Rugui no longer forced her, and took a few steps to catch up with her.

Ah Shu's eyes dimmed, and when he turned his toes to leave, he heard Professor Shen's stern voice, "Is there a nail in his foot or what? The elevator doors are about to close, why are you dawdling!"

She raised her head abruptly, facing her father's stern gaze and Gu Rugui's half-smile face.

Ah Shu didn't even have time to think, he rushed towards the elevator entrance, and squeezed into the elevator before the elevator door closed.

Gu Rugui freed one hand to pull her to a safe area, while Professor Shen looked at her with a cold snort, and pressed the floor button.

During the elevator's ascent, Ah Shu's heart was fluctuating, until he reached the door of Shen's house, he found that Gu Rugui's free hand had been holding her hand tightly since the elevator.

Her ears felt hot, she glanced at Professor Shen who was opening the door, and quickly pulled her hand out of his palm.

Gu Rugui glanced sideways at her, but didn't say anything.

After the door opened, Professor Shen changed his shoes first and walked in.

Ah Shu followed behind, habitually opened the shoe cabinet, and fished for the second shelf. After he successfully fished out a pair of familiar ladies' slippers, he stared at the upper for a while in a daze.

Gu Rugui tilted his head and asked her, "What's wrong?"

She regained her senses and said in a low voice: "I bought these shoes at a ten-yuan store when I was 25. Mrs. Shen always thought they were too childish, so I thought she had thrown them away long ago."

Hearing this, Gu Rugui squinted at the pair of cartoon-style slippers, walked to her side and took a pair of slippers to put on, "It's really childish."

Seeing his familiar movements, Ah Shu suddenly felt suspicious, she lowered her voice and asked him, "Gu Rugui, is this my home or yours?"

Gu Rugui raised his eyebrows, "What?"

"Are you familiar with my family?"

"I've been here a few times."

"Have you been here a few times and have special slippers?"

The reason why Ah Shu said this is because Professor Shen and Mrs. Shen are nostalgic people, and they will never be willing to throw away things if they are not broken. For example, Professor Shen bought a desk lamp when he got married. Even the light bulbs have been discontinued. I would rather go to the oldest hardware store in Qingcheng to find this kind of old light bulb than change for a new desk lamp.

And the pair of slippers on Gu Rugui's feet looked obviously new, because even the labels on the soles hadn't been torn clean.

Seeing her confused gaze, Gu Rugui smiled nonchalantly, "Oh, Mrs. Shen is so hospitable and hospitable, I can't refuse."

The strange feeling in Ah Shu's heart became more and more serious. There were many guests who came to the house before, but there were also several pairs of spare slippers. She had never seen Mrs. Shen specially prepare exclusive slippers for any guest.

In her impression, Gu Rugui was the first one.

But seeing his innocent appearance, he had no choice but to suppress the doubts in his heart.

The home she had been away for two years was almost exactly the same as when she left. Every piece of furniture was so familiar, even the phone she remembered on the dustproof paper pressed on the refrigerator was still there.

Ah Shu looked at the familiar things with nostalgia, feeling a little complicated in his heart.

There was no one in the living room, but Ah Shu knew that Mrs. Shen was there, because the familiar scent coming from the kitchen aroused her hunger.

It's her favorite potato goulash.

Sure enough, the next second, Mrs. Shen's voice came from the kitchen, "Old Shen, have you bought some drinks? I saw Xiao Gu's car coming in from the window just now. Did you meet him?"

Professor Shen told Gu Rugui to put down the things while beckoning to her: "Yes, he came up with me."

"Then sit down first, the food will be ready soon." After saying that, Mrs. Shen walked out wiping her hands. She first greeted Gu Rugui, and when her eyes shifted to Ah Shu behind him, her eyes froze for a moment. up.

Mrs. Shen was calm, at least when Ah Shu yelled "Mom" with difficulty, there was no emotion on her face.

Two years is enough to change a lot of things, such as Professor Shen's seemingly tough but already somewhat bent back, such as the few extra fine lines around Mrs. Shen's eyes.

Mrs. Shen's indifference made Ah Shu more uneasy than Professor Shen's indifference, and he couldn't help but tighten his fingers.

At this moment, she suddenly felt very powerless. She must have broken the hearts of her parents back then.

But this situation didn't last long, Mrs. Shen quickly looked away from Ah Shu's face, and smiled at Gu Rugui, "Little Gu, did you bring your friends?"

Gu Rugui nodded towards her, "I'm sorry, Auntie, I didn't inform you in advance, I hope it didn't cause any inconvenience to you."

Mrs. Shen came back to her senses and smiled at him, "Why? It's just that I only prepared three sets of bowls and chopsticks just now, I'll go get another set."

After finishing speaking, she turned around and walked towards the kitchen. A few seconds later, there was a sound of ping-pong-pong. Professor Shen muttered, "I'm so old, I'm still careless", and hurried into the kitchen.

After Professor Shen entered, the kitchen was quiet for a while, but after a while, Mrs. Shen's angry and low voice came, "Shen Zeming, it's been 30 years, why can't you tell which jar is sugar and which jar is salt?"

Professor Shen retorted weakly, "It's all white, how do I know where is sugar and where is salt?"

"Why did I fall in love with you nerd at the beginning? How many times have I told you that salt is fine and sugar is coarse. Do you have to put a label on the jar so you can tell the difference?"

"If you had done that earlier, could I have taken it wrong?"

"The old soy sauce and old vinegar are both labeled, how can you take the wrong one?"

After the words fell, the kitchen was suddenly quiet.

Ah Shu was in a terrible mood at first, but after listening to it now, she suddenly laughed. She looked at Gu Rugui and said, "I have always wondered how Professor Shen could be so good at something that is so easy to divide salt and sugar." You can’t tell the difference for many years, even if you can’t tell the difference, don’t you know if you taste it?”

Gu Rugui looked at her sideways. After returning from Jiangcheng, it was the first time he saw her laughing defenselessly in front of him.

He pursed his lips, "Maybe it's not that he can't tell the difference, but he doesn't want to, because he knows that in this world, there are always people who are willing to remind him."

Ah Shu nodded, "You're right. As long as Mrs. Shen is at home, Professor Shen will never be able to tell the difference between sugar and salt. I’ve eaten a bowl of noodles with sugar or dark soy sauce. Moreover, every time Professor Shen can’t tell the difference between sugar and salt, Mrs. Shen is usually in a bad mood that day. After Mrs. Shen came out, Mrs. Shen was very pleasant at the dinner table. It was only later that I found out that Professor Shen was actually using his own way to maintain the peace of the family, not only keeping his wife from being aggrieved, but also preventing me Venting anger, sometimes think about it, besides love, isn't this a kind of greatness?"

When talking about this, Ah Shu lowered his eyes sadly, "I envy their feelings, so I have very high expectations for my future husband. I know they must think the same as me, but they don't want my How rich and powerful my husband is, I only hope that when he only has one umbrella, a large part of it will cover my head. But reality always backfires, and I finally let them down, because the person I married is rich and powerful , but they have no lovers, and I, after all, let their reputations be discredited, and they can't hold their heads up in front of relatives, friends and neighbors, I am sorry for them."

Gu Rugui's fingers hanging by his side tightened. He could imagine how painful and guilty a child who grew up in such a family would feel when he broke with his parents?

And it's all because of him.

Unknowingly, there was a smell of blood in the throat, and the words that were stained with it were a little salty, "I'm sorry."

He knew how powerless these words were, but on such a special occasion today, these words seemed indispensable to the two seemingly indifferent elders in the kitchen who were actually cautious.

He was sorry not only for Shen Shu, but also for her parents who were criticized because of Shen Shu.

But to them, he wanted to say thank you, thank them for giving birth to Shen Shu, because they gave Shen Shu a life, and Shen Shu also gave himself a life.

If possible, he would like to make a solemn promise in front of them that he would spend the rest of his life protecting Shen Shu and them.

If there is only one umbrella, he will put it all on her and the child's head, if there is not even one, he will build an umbrella for them with his hands.

Even if the wind and rain were torrential, he would not let them get wet.

But it was obvious that Shen Shu didn't think about giving him a chance to show it. She wrung her fingers and gave him a pale smile, "On my 25th birthday, Mrs. Shen once said a word to me. She said: Vigorousness is a lifetime. Is it not a kind of happiness to be ordinary? And after two years of vigor and vitality, I can more and more understand the deep meaning in her words. The vigor and vitality are unforgettable, and I will never forget them for years, but the real life can stand So many ups and downs like a roller coaster? After all, human beings are flesh and blood, so they will be hurt and tired. In fact, most of us still long to be loved in our hearts, and once the heart is dead, it is difficult to make waves again."

After Ah Shu finished speaking, there was silence all around, even Gu Rugui just breathed and looked at her mournfully.

The direction of the kitchen was even more silent, but no one made any next move.

She slowly let go of her whitish fingers, looked in the direction of the kitchen, and said softly: "Maybe I shouldn't have stepped into this door today. If I made a mistake, I was wrong. Not all mistakes in this world are worth being punished." Forgive me, Mom and Dad, two years ago, Xiao Shu didn’t justify himself because there was something unspeakable, but I didn’t cross the bottom line of being a human being as you imagined, I don’t beg you to forgive me, I just ask you to forgive me In the days when you are away, you can be healthy, free from illness and disaster, so... so good!"

When Ah Shu mentioned this, her throat was already choked and sore, she bit her lip to prevent herself from shedding tears.

Since ancient times, it has always been said that men do not shed tears lightly, but when it comes to women, they always say that they are made of water.

Ah Shu didn't agree with this sentence since she was a child, why girls should cry, so she fought like boys, cut her hair short, even if she caused trouble and was beaten by Professor Shen, she never said a word.

Two years ago, the pointer that Professor Shen fell on her was so painful that she could bear everything without saying a word, and now that the truth is revealed, she can't even cry!
It's just that from the moment she stepped into this door, she felt inexplicably wronged in her heart. Maybe this place where she grew up was too special or maybe it was too familiar. The thick barrier she built for herself disappeared instantly.

But she can't cry, the cognition of being different from ordinary people made her have more self-esteem and pride than others since she was a child.

Since her parents still can't forgive her, she will also choose to let them let go of the past by no longer appearing in their lives.

Ah Shu raised his hand to wipe away his tears, then turned and walked towards the door.

She thought that if she still couldn't control her tears, at least she wouldn't cry when she stepped out of this door.

She had just taken a step, but someone grabbed her right hand lightly. The man's majestic strength seemed to carry a trace of cautiousness that she didn't understand. The way he walked towards her when we first met.

Mr. Moshang is as gentle as jade.

But after all, time has changed her and changed him.

He used to be her heart mole and white moonlight, but she believed that time would always make peace with everything.

Everything she clings to and insists on seems to be less clear under the washing of the years.

At the beginning, she was only temporarily occupied by anger and disappointment, and lost her reason for a short time, but she is not stupid, how could she not see the loopholes in it?
She didn't know what was going on between him and Wei Wei, even though there was a deep friendship, how could she not be moved by her at all?
If you are not moved, why bother to be so deliberate?

If he wasn't moved, why was he so distraught when he found out that she was going to marry Li Yu?
If you are not moved, why did you see the forbearance in his eyes more than once?
She remembered that in the past, Sheng Ge always said that she had a carefree personality, but her mind was more delicate than anyone else's.

She can see clearly, but she cares about everything so clearly what to do, in the end, isn't she still so tired?
So if Gu Rugui wanted to push her away in that way, she fulfilled him, and then fulfilled her love in her own way.

Gu Rugui, do you know?

It's not that I don't love, I just love too much, so I dare not love again easily.

Ah Shu closed his eyes, his face was full of exhaustion, "Brother Gu, let me go."

Gu Rugui's eyes were terribly stubborn, he didn't speak, but he didn't let her go as she wished.

She lost her temper, and he refused to let her go, so he stretched out his hand to grab her. She thought that if it hurts, she should be able to let her go.

But Ah Shu underestimated Gu Rugui's persistence, even if the back of his hand was bloodshot by her, he would not let go.

When she asked him why with her eyes angrily, he finally said in a low voice: "I always feel that if I let you go at this moment, you will really leave completely."

When the two were in a stalemate, Mrs. Shen came out with the stewed potatoes and beef, looked at them and said quietly, "Come and eat."

After taking a look at them, Professor Shen walked to the tea table and took out a few cans of drinks from the plastic bag he had just carried upstairs.

Ah Shu saw that his hands were filled with drinks of her favorite flavor, and burst into tears.

(End of this chapter)