Pei Bao

After coming out of the bathroom, Gu Bao's exhaustion disappeared in an instant.With half-dry hair and a towel around his neck, he looked hesitantly in the direction of Pei Ting's bedroom.

After making sufficient mental preparations, he hesitated step by step in that direction.Knock on the door, and a voice comes in from inside.Gu Bao pushed the door open and entered, Pei Ting had just finished taking a shower, sitting on the bed, wiping his hair.Pei Ting no longer wore a nightgown, but changed into long-length trousers-style pajamas.

With wet hair, he raised his eyelashes and looked at Gu Bao: "Is there something wrong?"

Gu Bao plucked up his courage, walked up to Pei Ting, and squatted down at a very close distance.Pei Ting's pupils shrank slightly. This was the second time they had such close contact since they met. The last time he took the initiative to hold hands.

Before he could react, Gu Bao had already put his hand on Pei Ting's knee, just like before, squatting in front of Pei Ting, looking up at him.

Gu Bao tentatively asked: "...Are you still blaming me?"

Pei Ting was in a daze. In front of him, Gu Bao's hair was wet, and his cheeks were still pink after the bath. Even though the baby fat of the year had faded, revealing the handsome outline that a young man should have, but at this moment, Pei Ting still saw Gu Bao who left the past.

His Adam's apple slipped, and after a while he said in a hoarse voice, "I never blamed you."

"My attitude back then was very hurtful." Gu Bao lowered his eyes, he was really reflecting on himself.

In the past, there were obviously so many ways to handle the relationship better, but Gu Bao willfully chose the worst one.

Pei Ting raised his hand, slowly landed on Gu Bao's head, and rubbed it lightly: "It's my fault, I knew you were afraid of that kind of thing, but you got drunk..."

If I choose another way to confess, maybe the ending will be different.No matter whether it was him or Gu Bao back then, no one thought of the way it would end.

He moved his hand away from Gu Bao's head, and said softly: "You...can you still call me brother?"

Pei Ting offered an olive branch, hoping to restore the relationship.Because he knew that the current Gu Bao's obedience was due to his insecurity caused by the great changes in his family.

He also saw clearly Gu Bao's restlessness and fear, as well as his nightmare and crying in the middle of the night.

If nothing happened to Gu Bao's family, he and Gu Bao would not be what they are now.He should only be like an adult, laughing at the past and being a friend who is not far or close.

Pei Ting wanted to help Gu Bao, because no matter what happened to Gu Bao, as long as his help was needed, he would do his best.

Yang Qinglan said that he was taking advantage of others, maybe he was.Otherwise, he doesn't have to bring someone to live with him at home, let alone arrange him to be his personal assistant.

Subconsciously, maybe she wants to seek a hope, the hope of being able to be with Gu Bao.

He would not force Gu Bao, he just wanted to make Gu Bao willing to look at him, or... to be able to start over.

Pei Ting knew about Fan Jiao's breakup with Gu Bao.He refrained from looking for Gu Bao, because even if Fan Jiao left, there would be another Zhang Jiao, Li Jiao, and the fate between him and Gu Bao had been broken as early as that drunken night.

No one expected that something happened to the Gu family, just like Gu Bao can still squat in front of him without any scruples like in the past, this is something that Pei Ting never dared to think about.

He heard Gu Bao calling his brother, the clear and bright boyish voice was gone, it was a little deeper than before, but it still matched the one in his memory.

Gu Bao looked at his brother, and finally couldn't hold back: "Brother, why did you help me?"

He wanted to talk about it. These days, he has been thinking wildly all by himself, from the time when Pei Ting appeared in front of him to now.He didn't know why Pei Ting was willing to help him. He didn't understand the reason, and Pei Ting never explained, or even asked for conditions.

Help you because of our past friendship, help you because I have the ability, and help you because you will repay this kindness in the future.

Pei Ting never said these words, he could only guess by himself.

Because Pei Ting still likes him, so he helps him, this is the most impossible answer that Gu Bao thinks, it is even more absurd than the speculation that they still have friendship.

He doesn't think that he is deeply affectionate and unforgettable, at most he still misses him a little bit.

He treated Pei Ting so badly at that time, how could Pei Ting still like him.

Five years is a long time, long enough for a person to become a stranger.Taking him home, the actions arranged for him were too tough, and giving Zhang a secondary card the next day was completely misunderstood. He had experienced hardships for the first time, and he had the most malicious speculation about everything.

But those thoughts were all dispelled when he looked into Pei Ting's eyes at this moment.

Their eyes met, Gu Bao suddenly realized something.Pei Ting's eyes seemed to have never changed.

How good this man is, he knew five years ago.

It's just that the things that were separated between the two at that time cannot be turned over.It is impossible to continue to be friends, and there is no way to keep in touch.

So no matter how uncomfortable it was at that time, Gu Bao endured and did not go to Pei Ting.Even if he wandered downstairs of Fort Pei by accident several times, seeing the familiar place where the lights were on and he was free to go in and out, he knew that he could never go in again.

Outside of Fort Pei, he also bumped into Fifth Sister-in-law.The fifth sister-in-law called him in, saying that she hadn't seen him for a long time, but Gu Bao didn't dare to respond at all, and just ran away.

If he continued to make good friends with Pei Ting, who could he be sorry for, Fan Jiao, himself, and even more sorry for Pei Ting.

Forcing someone who likes you to stay by your side as a friend, Gu Bao can't do it.

Pei Ting seemed to be aware of the panic and shake in his eyes. He never wanted to scare the person in front of him, so he said in a relaxed tone, "Why are there so many reasons? Do you wonder?"

Gu Bao didn't show face, hummed, and casually mentioned one of his uncles, he had known each other since childhood, and would visit each other every time of year and festival.His family's daughter almost made a child marriage with Gu Bao.

After Gu Zheng prospered, he also gave that uncle a lot of help, almost saying that the uncle could not have achieved what he is today without Gu Zheng's promotion.

The two are very close and have known each other for many years.It was this uncle who Gu Bao thought was the most likely to help and was also the first to go to find him. He refused to even meet him, and asked the security guards to send him away.

Gu Bao couldn't be calm, and even felt aggrieved when he was talking. He squatted for too long, and was pulled to the bed by Pei Ting to sit down.

In the past, Gu Bao was able to comfort himself with warmth and warmth, but now that he was held by Pei Ting, his heart was chilled for a long time, and it was strange to be taken for granted by that sentence, help you, and it melted away.

He finally revealed that he was more troubled than puzzled, and no longer pretended to be strong and calm.

He asked Pei Ting: "Why? I used to think he was the best uncle to me other than my father. Even if he couldn't help me with this matter, I couldn't understand his difficulties when he told me, but he didn't even care about me. I don’t want to see each other, like I’m a disaster star.”

Gu Bao paused, and laughed at himself: "Maybe I really am, otherwise why would parents have accidents at the same time."

Pei Ting frowned and said, "Bao, you are not."

He said with certainty, but this answer made Gu Bao's heart ache.

Gu Bao was taken aback when he heard the words, and then he was caught off guard, and he burst into tears.

Just like a child who was wronged and bullied outside, hid his sadness for a long time, finally met someone who cared about him, no longer pretending to be strong, he cried in front of Pei Ting.

"Brother... my father, is there any hope of coming out? My mother is still sick... oh, I, I'm so scared! If I don't take good care of my mother, will my father blame me, woo... woo I'm so useless , if only they had a more useful son."

Gu Bao cried loudly, his body trembled, his breath choked, he didn't want to lose face, he didn't care whether he was ashamed or not, he raised his hand to wipe his tears indiscriminately, and finally his body was hugged tightly, Pei Ting's palm clasped the back of his head , holding him in his arms.

His face was flushed from crying, and he was almost out of oxygen, as if he wanted to consume all the water in his body.

Gu Bao was born in a favorable environment and had a smooth life. When he was young, he could get what he wanted immediately, and he never felt powerless now.

He used to think that he didn't like to cry, he was very strong, but now he realizes that it's just that the life is not hard enough, and he hasn't reached the point of sadness.

Pei Ting didn't comfort him, didn't tell him not to cry, until his voice became hoarse in his arms and he was tired from crying, then he put Gu Bao flat on the bed, got up, washed the towel, poured warm water, added some honey, and moistened his throat.

Gu Bao instinctively got into the quilt, his face was red and mottled, swollen badly, not good-looking at all, but he was still the person Pei Ting put on top of his heart.

Pei Ting helped Gu Bao drink a few sips of water, stroked the man's hair, and said warmly: "Go to sleep, wake up tomorrow, and I will take you to a place."

Gu Bao's eyes were so painful that he couldn't open them, so he could only sob and say, "M-I have to go to work tomorrow."

Pei Ting smiled: "I'm the boss and you are the assistant. Let me decide when you go to work?"

Gu Bao reluctantly opened his red and swollen eyelids: "Brother, I will work hard in the company, work harder, and be a useful person to you."

Pei Ting's heart was so soft that he couldn't keep his original intention of honing Gu Bao, and he said like coaxing a child, "It doesn't matter if you don't work so hard."

Gu Bao closed his eyes, another stream of wet dripped to his temples: "Why are you so kind to me?"

He asked seriously, in a low voice.

Pei Ting wiped off the wet marks on the other party's face with a hot towel, and asked, "Don't you know?"

Gu Bao's eyelashes trembled, but they never opened. He denied in a low voice, "How is that possible."

They both knew what the other was talking about at this moment.

Pei Ting did not condone his evasion, and gave the most accurate answer that should have been given long ago.

"I like you, Gu Bao."

Gu Bao finally opened his eyes. With the soft pillow and the warm light, he stared at Pei Ting's eyes, which were covered with a layer of water: "What do I like?"

"I don't know, I just like it very much." Pei Ting replied seriously.

There are so many reasons why I like it.

Perhaps life is such a long journey, and I will meet many better people who love me more in the future.

But there will never be someone I like more than you.

Only you, Gu Bao, I gave you my whole heart, and I never want to take it back.