Looking forward to returning home

At [-]:[-] PM UK time, An Lin's plane landed on the tarmac of Heathrow Airport.

It was her first time abroad and she was not familiar with this place, but fortunately, her English proficiency and sense of direction were pretty good, so she could easily find a place to pick up her luggage.

After leaving the airport, she found a taxi at the door, and the driver helped put her luggage in the trunk. An Lin reported the name of the hotel, and leaned against the car window, lost in thought.

The car drove away from the airport and drove on the airport expressway leading to the city.

The sky outside the window was dark and gloomy, and the street lights beside the highway and the lights of the buildings in the distance kept passing by, making An Lin's eyes sore and tired.

Strange cities, strange roads, and strange people.

The driver drove the car quietly, probably because An Lin showed a tired expression after a long journey when he got into the car. He was very interesting, just looked ahead of the road, and occasionally looked at the road conditions behind through the rearview mirror , didn't say anything superfluous.

It was more than four o'clock in the morning in China. Fortunately, during the [-]-hour flight, she fell asleep several times intermittently, which made her not too mentally ill. It's just that she fell asleep late the night before departure. Now that I have jet lag, even if my body is young, it is really too much.

It took more than an hour to drive from the airport to the hotel. She paid the fare, thanked her, entered the hotel to show her identity, and took the key to enter the room.

Throwing the suitcase casually at the door, she fell down on the big white bed, closed her eyes and took a deep breath, as if she could dispel all the hard work in this way.

An Lin lay quietly on the bed for a while, and gradually regained her senses, struggled to turn over, and took out the phone from her pocket.

It was normal to send Gu Yanxiao a message when he landed, but it was still dark in China.

She got up from the bed, kicked off her shoes, put on the hotel's disposable slippers, and dragged herself to the window.

Gradually entering the night, neon lights flickering, cars coming and going on the road, and occasionally the sound of horns can be heard.

I stood silently by the window for a long time, feeling the momentary peace.

I always feel hazy in front of my eyes, and the distant scenery is somewhat unclear. The fog is worthy of being the fog city.

She sighed secretly, looked at the time, and decided to wash up first.

It was almost eleven o'clock when I came out of the shower.

She wrapped her hair with a dry hair towel, and the air-conditioning in the room was a bit strong, which made her gasp when she came out of the bathroom, but she calmed down after a while.

An Lin was wearing a comfortable nightdress with suspenders, her fair skin was exposed, and her collarbone was attractive and clear. After walking around the room twice and feeling nothing to do, she turned back to the bathroom to dry her hair with a hair dryer.

The blowing air was quite loud, humming continuously in her ears, but fortunately, the wind was strong enough to dry her long hair in two or three blows.

She touched it a few times, and felt that her hair was almost dry, so she cut off the electricity after a few whimpers.

The moment the power was cut off, she only felt that she heard the ringing of the mobile phone.

She froze for a moment, afraid that she was hallucinating, but after thinking about it, she walked back into the room again.

The phone was placed on the bedside table, and the screen was still black. An Lin glanced at it from a distance, and just as she walked over, the phone screen lit up, and the ringtone of the video call rang.

It turned out that she hadn't heard it wrong.

She walked over quickly, picked up the phone, and saw a message displayed on the lock screen - 'Xiao invites you to make a video call'.

An Lin raised his eyebrows, and silently unlocked and clicked in while counting the domestic time in his mind.

When the video was connected, An Lin saw that Gu Yanxiao's face was a little anxious, she was stunned for a moment when she saw An Lin's face, and then let out a breath, obviously relieved.

It seemed that Gu Yanxiao was still on the bed, her long hair was slightly disheveled, half hooked behind her back, half draped in front of her body, her face was tired and her brows were unconsciously frowned.

An Lin tilted his head and asked, "Are you awake? Why is your face so ugly?"

Gu Yanxiao didn't have time to answer An Lin's question, but just looked at her carefully, and seemed to be observing the environment behind her: "Did you arrive safely?"

"Well, I arrived an hour ago, at the hotel." She didn't understand what Gu Yanxiao meant, she just watched her reaction, didn't follow up with the question, and held the phone a little far away, letting her see the scene behind her .

Gu Yanxiao's tense nerves suddenly relaxed, closed his eyes, and said softly: "I just woke up, and when I woke up, I saw your message and went back, but you haven't replied, I thought something happened thing."

An Lin blinked, zoomed out the video window, clicked into the chat dialog box between the two, and saw that Gu Yanxiao had sent several messages in succession 10 minutes ago, and even the invitation for the video call showed two unconnected messages. .

Gu Yanxiao: [Just be safe. 】

Gu Yanxiao: 【Have you arrived at the hotel yet? 】

Gu Yanxiao: 【Tired?Did you have something to eat on the plane? 】

Gu Yanxiao: 【If you're hungry, go buy something to eat. 】

Gu Yanxiao: 【It was hard to get jet lag in the past, so I need to rest earlier. 】

About seven or eight minutes later, because An Lin didn't reply, she sent another message.

Gu Yanxiao: [An'an?Why don't you answer? 】

Gu Yanxiao: [An'an? 】

Gu Yanxiao: [Video call. 】

Gu Yanxiao: [Video call. 】

An Lin looked at the people on the screen and smiled, her eyes were warm.

"Don't worry, I just took a shower and was drying my hair just now. The hair dryer was too loud and I didn't hear the phone ringing. Blame me for not taking my phone with me." An Lin explained.

Gu Yanxiao leaned back against the head of the bed, and nodded slightly: "It's good that you're fine, you've worked hard, you've been running around all day."

An Lin hummed, climbed onto the bed, got into the bed, and talked to her in the same posture as Gu Yanxiao.

The lights in Gu Yanxiao's room were not turned on, and her figure was illuminated by the skylight pouring in from the window.

When the light shines on the right side of her face, the left side of her face looks a little dark, but it can't hide her beauty.

She was wearing short-sleeved pajamas with upper and lower parts, light gray, which An Lin had seen many times.

only......

An Lin rolled his eyes, and just about to say something, he saw the person opposite frowned slightly, as if he had a headache.

Today is already Saturday, so it stands to reason that there is no need to go to the company if there is nothing important.

She skipped the things she was thinking about just now, and said, "Isn't it uncomfortable?"

Gu Yanxiao probably didn't realize what he did unconsciously just now, and replied: "No."

Having been by Gu Yanxiao's side for so many years, even Jiang Mushu already knew most of her, let alone An Lin who was brought up by her side.

I can understand her temperament of denial first.

An Lin didn't say anything directly, but started from another topic: "What did you do last night?"

The warm orange light is transparent, sprinkled on the girl's hair and body, bright and clear.

Because the phone is so close and you are watching it carefully, you can still find Gu Yanxiao's shadow reflected in your eyes when you look closely.

Her voice was hoarse, I don't know if it was because she was tired from not speaking for a while, but the meaning was still very clear.

"I went back to the old house." Gu Yanxiao paused for a moment, but said truthfully.

An Lin frowned immediately, obviously a little bit repelled by this matter: "What are you going back for? Are they embarrassing you again?"

There was undisguised dissatisfaction in his tone, not to Gu Yanxiao, but to the group of people in the Gu family.

"Second Uncle contacted me and told me to go back to have a meal. He said that Gu Han was back and was arguing to see me. I couldn't refuse." Gu Yanxiao said, "I have been placed by Xu Rui in the business department some time ago. After leaving work, I thought there would be no other problems, so I asked Mu Shu to accompany me back home, but I didn't expect..."

Gu Yanxiao didn't know where Gu Hui and Gu Ping heard the news. They already knew that An Lin had left the Gu family and had gone to study abroad. One of the purposes of calling her back to the old house was to confirm this matter.

They all know in their hearts that because of An Lin's relationship, the distance between Gu Yanxiao and them has been shortened instantly. Now that Gu Yanxiao is sitting as the president, although they have some shares in their hands, they can get a lot of dividends. Few, but people's hearts are not enough to swallow like snakes, and they always hold in their hands and look at other people's hands.

An Lin has never been a threat to them, but Gu Yanxiao has no choice but to take her seriously and dare not provoke her.

Now that An Lin is no longer staying in Yangcheng, they seem to be free of restraint.

Gu Yanxiao's second aunt, Gu Yue's youngest daughter, Wang Ying, is only one year younger than An Lin, and she will be a junior in high school next semester.

Earlier they were hesitating whether to stay in China to study at university or send someone out for further studies.

I don't know the reason. Except for her and Xu Rui, the other children of Gu Yanxiao's generation are basically not good enough for studying. Their grades are mediocre, and they don't necessarily excel elsewhere. , and can also receive education through a well-connected private school.

The most obvious problem with this kind of adolescent is that they are too competitive. Before they knew that An Lin was going to study abroad, they would calmly say that it was good to stay in Yangcheng, but when they turned around, they said that they also wanted to go out to study.

The procedures for studying abroad are complicated, and it is normal to prepare a year in advance. In addition to preparing various materials, you also need to take the IELTS or TOEFL test according to the requirements of the school you are applying for. It is not as simple as imagined.

After eating, the Gu family dragged Gu Yanxiao to sit on the sofa. In the name of a family chatting and reminiscing about the old days, in fact, they just beat around the bush to let Gu Yanxiao take some time to manage the relationship, and privately helped to make things happen. Things are resolved.

Gu Yanxiao was very helpless, but he couldn't refuse directly on the surface. First, he told them some basic procedures, let them prepare by themselves, and asked Wang Ying to do a surprise research.

They kept thinking about sending her out, but they didn't think about whether she could survive alone if she was put in any country so ignorantly and fearlessly.

Few people can survive the language barrier and have to live and study there for a long time, especially those who grew up pampered in the Gu family.

No matter what, Wang Ying is her cousin. Every time she sees Gu Yanxiao, she has a good attitude. I don't know if they taught her or she is just so gentle by nature.

After talking about one thing, and talking about a lot of trivial matters, Gu Yanxiao faced a group of elders with a smile all the time.

Gu Shiyong was resting in the room after dinner. Gu Yanxiao originally said that he would come to chat with him and take a walk. After waiting for a long time, no one came. He asked Aunt Hao, who took care of him at home, to find out who Gu Yanxiao was. Haunted by the group of adults.

He sighed weakly, asked Aunt Hao to help him up, leaned on a cane with the other hand, and walked out of the room.

The sound of the cane hitting the ground was clear and rhythmic, and everyone around the living room could clearly hear it.

Seeing Gu Shiyong coming out, Gu Yanxiao got up from the sofa, broke free and pulled herself, not knowing whose hand it was, ran to support Gu Shiyong in three or two steps, and said lightly: "Grandpa, why did you come out by yourself? Didn't I tell you that I would go find you?"

Gu Shiyong first smiled at her, then turned his gaze back to the group of people sitting in the hall, his expression was as deep as the sea: "If I don't come out, I'm afraid I won't be able to wait for you all night."

Jiang Mushu followed Gu Yanxiao and stood behind Gu Shiyong.

Gu Shiyong had listened to Aunt Hao's conveyance to him a long time ago, and knew what his daughters were planning, with a rare serious expression on his face: "Yan Xiao is already busy enough to run the company alone. You're so overwhelmed, it's not enough for you to hold the achievements that others have brought to you, and you still want to beg for some mosquito legs all day long?"

"Did you think I was confused because of my age, and thought I didn't know when I did some small tricks behind my back?"

"Looking at Xiaolin going abroad to study smoothly, do you feel that I should have the same treatment environment as her? Let me tell you clearly, whether it is from the plan to the implementation, Xiaolin, all the procedures, exams, etc. , She did it all by herself, and it didn't depend on us to take care of the family."

"What you have been getting since you were young is something better and warmer than her, but you don't know how to be satisfied. You are still asking for it blindly, and you don't even think about working hard on your own."

Gu Shiyong's voice echoed in the hall, and when he finished speaking, the faces of Gu Yue's family were not very good-looking, and the faces of other people who asked Gu Yanxiao for help were also weird.

Especially when Gu Shiyong said that An Lin went abroad to study on her own, Wang Ying's expression was even more interesting.

Because they are about the same age as An Lin, they almost all walked up side by side.

An Lin has been excellent in grades since she was a child. She is naturally smart and knows everything.On the other hand, she hired countless tutors, but she didn't seem to be able to improve her grades by a few points.

Especially knowing some gossip about An Lin, he was even more unconvinced.

So after hearing that An Lin went to Rodney University for college, she grew jealous and dragged Gu Yue to talk about it when she came back.

Gu Yue must have a supportive attitude towards this matter, but she didn't know much about these matters, and thought that An Lin was also helped by Gu Yanxiao, so she asked Gu Ping to talk about it without thinking.

So what happened next.

After listening to Gu Yanxiao finished speaking, An Lin only felt a little funny: "In their hearts, I'm probably just a little bastard who came back because of your life. I got up by relying on the Gu family."

Gu Yanxiao wanted to refute, but was blocked by An Lin's words: "It's okay, I don't feel uncomfortable, and I don't feel uncomfortable. I've been used to this for a long time. I didn't live for them in the first place."

As she spoke, she stared straight at Gu Yanxiao with her bright eyes, and smiled lightly: "All I need is you."

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