The Shadow of the Wind

saved him? " Chu You asked as if he had seen through everything.

This time, Lan You was taken aback again, he couldn't believe that the female student in front of him had such ability.

"Yes." Zuo Qiuyue nodded, opened the door and walked in.

Chu Ning's face was pale on the hospital bed, and he lay quietly on it, so fragile that he seemed to be broken at the touch of a touch, which made Chu You's whole heart squeeze tightly.He walked up and carefully sat beside the bed, reaching out to touch the man on the bed, but he was afraid of hurting him.

"elder brother……"

"Student, thank you so much..." Lan You thanked you again and again at the door of the ward, "What's your name, please?"

"Hi uncle, my name is Zuo Qiuyue."

"Ah...you are, are you Zuoqiuhai's daughter?"

"Yes." Zuo Qiuyue laughed, showing her small canine teeth.

"Sure enough, the tiger father has no dog daughter, thank you so much this time." Lan You bowed, "You also went into the water, did you catch a cold?"

"Uncle, you are welcome, this is what I should do." Zuo Qiuyue nodded politely, then blinked mischievously: "I don't know how, I was often forced by my father to swim in winter."

Hearing Lan You and Zuo Qiuyue talking harmoniously at the door, Chu You felt a nameless irritability, and couldn't help but turned around and said, "Stop talking."

"Master?" Seeing this, Lan You hurried up, "You, you sneaked out this time, the master knew that he would criticize me, and now the young master is fine, so why don't you go back to school?"

"I want to stay here until my brother wakes up." Chu You said without giving in.

"You... well, okay," Lan You couldn't help but had no choice but to say, "Then I'll go back and report to the master to see if I want to be transferred to the city hospital."

"Okay, don't tell dad that I'm asking for leave." Chu You looked at Chu Ning motionlessly, and responded casually.

Lan You was taken aback for a moment, seeing that Chu You had made up his mind not to leave, he had no choice but to follow his wishes, leaving some supplements and daily necessities brought from home, and left after explaining.

"Zuo Qiuyue, thank you." Chu You said coldly.

Zuo Qiuyue laughed out loud, "You are quite funny."

"You go back." Chu You's next sentence was to drive people away.

"Okay, I should go back and rest." Zuo Qiuyue didn't think too much, nodded and left.

When the ward became quiet, Chu You was the only one who stayed by Chu Ning's side. He sometimes helped change the towel on his forehead, sometimes fed water, and took care of him meticulously. But Chu Ning only knew that someone was taking care of him. passed out.

During the period when Chu Kong and Chu Yi came to visit, Chu You just hid and came back after his parents left.Because Chu Ning only had a fever but couldn't move easily, Chu Kong asked a servant at home to take care of him and let Chu Ning spend the night in the school hospital.

It's just that Chu You personally watched over the whole night, and the maid was driven to sleep in the small room next door.

☆、You Qing Anning 5

the next day.

Lan You came over early in the morning with breakfast to take care of the young master, opened the door and went in to find that Chu You was still by the bed.

"Young master, you...couldn't you have been guarding all night?!" Lan You looked at the big boy with a haggard face and red eyes in surprise.

"My brother's fever has subsided, and he should be able to go home when he wakes up." Chu You looked at Lan You calmly, "Uncle Lan, what breakfast did you have?"

"Meat porridge."

"It's too greasy. My brother wants something light, so I'll buy it." Chu You frowned, grabbed his coat and put it on before going out.

It happened to meet Zuo Qiuyue who was visiting her sick.

"Good morning, little brother." Zuo Qiuyue greeted him familiarly.

"I'm not your brother." Chu You still had a cold face.

"Oh, brother is so cool, so cute." Zuo Qiuyue had fully recovered, and looked at Chu You with admiration.

Even though Chu You didn't like the woman in front of him very much, his good upbringing allowed him to maintain a gentleman's demeanor at all times: "I'm going to buy breakfast for my brother, excuse me."

"Hey!" Zuo Qiuyue called out Chu You and said, "This is your brother's meal card. You can go to the Fifth Canteen to buy some for him. He likes to eat there most."

"I know," Chu You took it quickly, feeling unspeakably awkward and repulsive towards Zuo Qiuyue in his heart, but he couldn't make it too obvious, "Why do you have my brother's meal card?"

"It's in the pocket of his clothes." Zuo Qiuyue seemed to think that he was a brat who relied on her brother, looked at Chu You with a friendly smile, "It almost fell out and sank to the bottom of the lake, but luckily I caught it quickly with my eyesight. I forgot to come back yesterday."

Upon hearing the fact that the female student in front of him saved Chu Ning, Chu You's heart trembled again, and the bitterness and unwillingness became more and more obvious.He held the meal card stiffly, not wanting to continue the conversation with the other party, said "I'm leaving" stiffly, and ran out of the ward door quickly.

He ran all the way to the fifth cafeteria, walking among a group of students who were four or five years older than him.The dishes here are rather bland, which is indeed what Chu Ning likes to eat. While choosing patiently, Chu You thought about how to match them, and even packed a bowl of ginger soup specially, wanting to take it to drive away the cold.

Jingzhou is very cold in winter. At that time, there was no heating, and it all depended on burning coal.Chu You was afraid that the food would be cold, so he ran non-stop to the school hospital as soon as he packed it. He walked fast, creaking on the snow, leaving a series of footprints.

He ran up to the fifth floor in one breath, and trotted all the way to the door of the ward. Just as he was about to push it open, he heard Zuo Qiuyue's hearty and happy laughter and Chu Ning's gentle words from inside.

"Chu Ning, you are such an idiot! I already took notes for you, you insist on some recording, where can I find the recording, hum."

"Sorry," Chu Ning said in a gentle voice with a smile, "I thought Miss Zuoqiu was omnipotent."

"You man! Well, I'll ask my family to bring a tape recorder, can I record it for you during class at night?"

"Ah, no need," Chu Ning hurriedly said, "Just take notes... Thank you very much, Xiaoyue."

The sound of "Xiaoyue" was like a hammer blow, which shocked Chu You so much that he couldn't react, and his hand holding the lunch box trembled a little.

"Thank you, my friend~ I should." Zuo Qiuyue was very straightforward.

Through the crack of the door, Chu You clearly saw that Zuo Qiuyue was sitting beside the hospital bed, while Chu Ning was already half sitting up on the hospital bed, with a gentle expression, looking at her with a gentle smile.

"Xiaoyue, you are really good, you can even pick me up." Chu Ning lowered his head a little embarrassedly.

"You're so thin, it's easy to fish." Zuo Qiuyue smiled and squeezed Chu Ning's shoulders: "And I practice winter swimming, and my father will force me to go into the water every winter."

"General Zuoqiu is really strict. No wonder Zuoqiu has made great achievements for generations." Chu Ningrou laughed.

"Of course." Zuo Qiuyue flushed with pride on her face, "My grandfather was the hero who took back Jingzhou when it was liberated!"

Seeing her excited look, Chu Ning showed that kind of doting expression on children, which made Chu You's heart tremble.

"I've always thought that these generals are very powerful, although I don't have the qualifications myself," Chu Ning said softly, "but the brutality and charm of power and plunder are really hard to resist."

Zuo Qiuyue tilted her head: "Looking at your literary style, I didn't expect you to be so good at it."

"You are proud to be born in such a family, right?"

"No, many people are afraid of me." Having said that, Zuo Qiuyue's face showed sadness: "Especially those boys, sometimes I'm gentle, they seem to see a ghost, and they ask me if I'm okay today. It's disgusting to take the wrong medicine."

"It's really impolite for them to say that," Chu Ning said softly, "I don't think it's surprising that Xiaoyue is gentle. No one says women can't have a strong side."

"It's because I'm too strong. My father said that he would definitely not be able to get married in the future." Zuo Qiuyue scratched her head in distress: "Sometimes even my younger brother thinks I'm fierce and cries when he sees me, alas."

Chu Ning burst out laughing: "Is there? I think so, it's quite cute."

Zuo Qiuyue was taken aback for a moment, her face flushed a little, she turned her head away and pretended to look at the scenery outside the window, and said nothing.

And Chu Ning also turned his face in embarrassment, as if he was planning something, and after a while, he said softly: "Then, I will trouble you for tonight's class..."

"Got it, you guys know how to teach."

"Isn't it because the teacher said that these few lessons are the key points?"

"Okay~ Young master of the Chu family, I will help you take notes~" Zuo Qiuyue said in a drawn out voice.

Hearing her funny voice, Chu Ning couldn't help laughing out loud.

Chu You outside the door stiffened his body, listening to the conversation between a man and a woman inside, so natural, so warm, especially Chu Ning's gentle and ambiguous expression made him feel uncomfortable, his eyes seemed to be burned—— It turns out that the other party can also show that kind of smile, that kind of expression to people other than myself.

He couldn't even breathe comfortably, and he started to feel pain, and he didn't have the courage and desire to go in at all.

Chu You took a few steps back, then turned around abruptly, and fled from this place without looking back. He even threw the breakfast he bought seriously into the trash can.

It was freezing snow outside, and the cold was blowing towards him impenetrably. Chu You didn't stop for a moment, countless snowflakes splashed under his feet, all of which scattered and fell in the air, and finally melted into a vast expanse of whiteness.

It was as cold as his heart at this moment.

*****

It is impossible to hide the matter of asking for leave from Chu Kong, but within a few days, the news that Chu You made up an excuse to ask for leave and skip class has arrived at Chu's house.

On the morning of the big weekend, the young master of the Chu family was called to the study by Chu Kong.Chu You looked at Chu Kong who was sitting on the opposite side, feeling a little bad feeling in his heart.

"The teacher at the school has already told me about your leave."

"I'm worried about my brother, and he has a fever, so I have to take care of him." Chu You answered truthfully.

"Lan You told me too," Chu Kong said with a calm expression, as if he had no intention of criticizing Chu You at all, but the unspoken prestige in his eyebrows still had a strong sense of oppression, "Today I don't plan to Wasted too much time on this, what I want to tell you is that you are not young anymore."

Chu You looked at his father, pursed his lips tightly, and remained silent.

"You are no longer young. You should have basic self-control and self-discipline in what you do. This is what the heir of the Chu family should look like."

Hearing the word "inheritance", Chu You was startled, and looked at his father in astonishment.

"You also know that your brother is more talented in art, and has certain interests and accomplishments, and with his personality, he is not suitable for intrigue in the business world," Chu Kong stated calmly: "So me and your mother I thought about it a long time ago, you are the most suitable heir of the Chu family."

There was a brief blank in Chu You's mind. At the age of 15, he suddenly learned that he had such a heavy burden, and he was at a loss for a while.

"Skipping classes casually, I don't want this to be done by the heir," Chu Kong continued: "You have to know, you have too many things to do after this, whether it is your studies, you are Career, or future marriage, must take into account the interests and honor of the entire Chu family."

"Marriage... Marriage..." Chu You clenched his fists tightly, and then slowly loosened them, his expression stiff.

"Marriage is a major matter, the words of the matchmaker are ordered by your parents, not to mention that you are the heir of the family, and the matter of marriage is of great importance. Although this concept is old, it is the most realistic." Chu Kong stared at it rigidly, and could not tolerate any doubts.

"Am I getting married?" Chu You had a weird expression, trying to understand the meaning of these words.

"It's not that fast. You'll graduate from university anyway." Chu Kong said these words to himself, "I didn't want to tell you until a few years later, but I think you should have grown up."

Chu You lowered his head and remained silent for a long while before whispering, "I see... Dad."

The bell rang on the hour, echoing throughout Chu's house.

after dinner.

Ever since he was called by his father to have a conversation, Chu You has been out of shape. In addition, Chu Ning hasn't seen anyone since he went out for a day. He didn't have someone to talk to, so he could only do his homework alone in the room.

He was so upset that he couldn't even write a question well, and the pen ran out of ink as he wrote. He unscrewed the ink bottle annoyedly.

"bang bang bang"

He violently opened drawers one by one to look for ink bottles. His face was gloomy and terrifying. With a "crash", he accidentally shook out all the contents in the drawers. He remembered that this was his brother's drawer, and he hurriedly rushed Pack it up.

Suddenly, a pale pink envelope came into view, even the handwriting on it was graceful - this is a love letter written by a girl!This terrible premonition set off his alarm, and his eyes became colder and colder, as if he saw an enemy.

The education he received since he was a child is not to open other people's letters without permission, but at this moment, Chu You has been forced to collapse by these things. He frowned and held the letter in his hand. After struggling in every possible way, he decided to open it. look.

Just by looking at it, he wants to know who gave it to his brother.

Chu You didn't hesitate any more, quickly opened the envelope, and looked at the poetic words on it at a glance - this is a love letter, yes, it's still his brother's favorite style, but the final signature completely destroyed his last hope Bottom.

It was like a faint candlelight flickering in the wind, which was wiped out by the last gust of cold wind, and it was pitch black in an instant. People walked in the dark, bumped and bumped for most of their lives, and finally broke their heads and bled.

"Heh... Zuo Qiuyue, I knew it." Chu You laughed bitterly, as if he had known a sad ending for a long time, but when he saw it with his own eyes, he was still so uncontrollably sad.

"Xiaoyou! What are you doing?"

Chu Ning looked in astonishment at Chu You, who was kneeling in a pile of messy objects with a chilly face.

Chu You raised his head and looked at Chu Ning with red eyes, obviously aggrieved but pretending not to care about anything.The other party has been out for a day, and he came back so late with a gift box in his hand, everything was clearly on the paper.

"Why are you crying? Did you get scolded by your father?" Chu Ning looked at Chu You who was glistening with tears, and hurried over to help Chu You wipe away his tears.

"Brother, did you go out with Zuo Qiuyue for a day?" Chu You asked coldly, putting aside Chu Ning's hand.

Obviously the two of them went out in a fair manner, but at this moment, Chu Ning felt uncomfortable as if he was caught on the spot for betrayal. He had an unnatural expression but could only nod honestly.

"The love letter she gave you is so well written, no wonder my brother likes her." Chu You shrugged as if chatting, and he raised the letter in his hand, "I read it and thought it was good, it is indeed the type that my brother likes .”

Chu Ning looked at the letter that Chu You was holding tightly in his hand—it was the one Zuo Qiuyue wrote to him, and when he realized that the other party had read his letter privately, he felt a little uncomfortable, and his tone was unavoidably cold Some: "Xiaoyou, how can you read my letter casually, it's very impolite, don't you know?"

"It's because you dare not let me know." Chu You said indifferently, as he spoke, he pulled the letter in his hand even harder, as if he wanted to crush the paper.

"Chu You, give me the letter." Chu Ning frowned and called his name, reaching out to Chu You to ask for it.

"Brother, this is the first time you are angry with me, just because of this letter?" Chu You curled his lips and smirked a few times. It was only now that he realized how stupid he was, and he had been stupid for so many years. I also want to laugh.

Chu Ning took a deep breath. He thought that it was normal for Chu You to be rebellious at this age. As long as he taught him well, he would definitely become the good boy he was before. Thinking of this, he said softly, "What's wrong with you, Xiaoyou? You weren't Such."

"Of course I wasn't like this before! Because Chu You was as stupid as a pig at that time!" Chu You roared, and the sad tears in his eyes hurt Chu Ning's eyes.

Chu Ning gradually realized that Chu You was not throwing a child's temper, he began to panic and kept wiping tears for Chu You: "Xiao You, is something wrong?"

"I just don't want to be stupid anymore." Chu You looked at Chu Ning coldly, and as he spoke, he tore up the letter in his hand, as if tearing up all the cross-border between him and Chu Ning.

The pale pink confetti was thrown into the air, fluttering and falling, and Chu You stepped past Chu Ning step by step in the fluttering of the shredded paper. The two passed by each other, only to hear a faint voice: "Brother, I have grown up!" When I grow up, I will sleep in a room by myself in the future."

The crumbs of that night filled the once enviably warm room, blurring Chu Ning's panicked eyes.As Chu You moved out of the room, everything about Chu You in the room was removed, just like this relationship that was destined to be missed before it even started.

From this day on, Chu You truly became the most qualified heir to the Chu family—after entering university, he began to travel around the business world with Chu Kong, dealing with all kinds of people, all of which polished off all his youthfulness and innocence. Rebellious, he has learned to endure, learn to accept, learn to be indifferent, learn to forget, and even more... no longer believe in promises.

Even if he later became Chu Ning's best man and watched Chu Ning marry Zuo Qiuyue into the family with his own eyes, he was just indifferent and calm.

Brothers and friends, it is the best ending.

☆、You Qing Anning 6

In 1982, the cold winter.

The first winter vacation in college is always something to look forward to, but in Chu You's eyes, it is so ordinary and meaningless. Even returning home this time, there is a kind of cold retreat and rejection.

As soon as he got home, he used his busy studies as an excuse to sneak into the room. He usually read books or studied family affairs with Chu Kong, and rarely went out for entertainment, let alone go to Chu Ning, or even his own Sister-in-law Zuo Qiuyue.

Sometimes when facing black and white in the room, and occasionally hearing small footsteps and soft voices outside the door, Chu You's heart would tremble, and then he had to force himself to recover and continue to focus on the matter at hand.

"Eh? My little brother is too hardworking. I don't come out when I go home. I still want to play football with him~"

Hearing Zuo Qiuyue's voice, Chu You's face froze, subconsciously turned his head vigilantly, and then dodged to hide by the window, not wanting others to see him.

Even though it was his own home, he felt as if he was sitting on pins and needles.

"Xiaoyou is studying business, so of course he is very busy." Hearing Chu Ning's gentle voice still makes people feel refreshed: "And it's so cold, so don't go out to play football... lest you be like Xiaoyou when you were a child. I have a cold."

Hearing the other party mention his name, Chu You couldn't help but tremble in his heart, but before it lasted long, he was interrupted by Zuo Qiuyue's voice.

"You, you always thought I was Sister Lin!" Zuo Qiuyue giggled: "It's obviously your small body that makes people worry? Give me a good exercise, don't just sit in the pottery room..."

"Okay," Chu Ning said softly, "But Jie'er is coming today, so I have to make him a little thing."

"Okay~ I'll let you go today."

The voices of the couple gradually faded away, and Chu You walked into the house from behind the garden until he was sure that there was no one there, and returned to the room in a panic.

He looked at the pile of homework on the desk helplessly, the formulas on the paper seemed to be distorted, and his vision became blurred.

After a while, he realized that he couldn't devote himself wholeheartedly—this is home, not the school library, and he couldn't ignore everything that happened around him, everything related to Chu Ning.

He reluctantly picked up the pen and solved a few problems, but his eyes uncontrollably glanced at the curtains. The cold wind outside was whistling, overflowing with the sound of plants and trees in the garden, which made him unable to ignore it.

Finally couldn't bear to open the curtains, Chu You suddenly saw a black limousine parked at the gate of Chu Zhai's compound - it was Zuo Qiuhai's car - he saw Chu Ning wrapped in thick woolen clothes, his face covered with Pale from the cold, his nose was a little red, but still with a warm smile, he stretched out his hands to hug the six-year-old brother-in-law out of the car, and waved his hands politely to say goodbye.

After closing the curtains, he stared at his homework again.

I don't know how long I was in a daze, then got up uncontrollably, pushed open the door and walked out.

The mansion was eerily quiet, and there was a strong aroma of coffee.Standing on the second floor, Chu You looked at the empty hall, and suddenly remembered the days when he was a child in London. The decoration of his home at that time seemed to be the same as it is now.Perhaps it was precisely because of this that when he saw this situation, he couldn't help but think of the previous time.

The memories of brothers and sisters are warm and bitter.

hum.

The door opened, and the six-year-old boy hopped into the room with a football in his arms, looked around mischievously, and looked up at Chu You.There were fine beads of sweat on his face, his big eyes looked at the big room, and then he ran up the stairs without hesitation, just like Chu You's childish arrogance 12 years ago.

He ran upstairs all the way to the room that Chu You was most familiar with——Chu You's eyes moved with him, and when he opened the door and called for his brother-in-law loudly, he saw Chu You in a dark gray sweater Ning, as gentle as 12 years ago.

"Jie'er," Chu Ning was still holding a soft brush, put it aside and said, "Why are you playing football?"

[Xiaoyou, why are you playing football again? ]

Zuo Qiujie dropped the football as soon as he let go, and rushed forward and hugged his brother-in-law firmly.Chu Ning quickly caught him and picked him up, and wiped his sweaty forehead with a handkerchief.

"Wipe your sweat after playing, otherwise you will get sick and your sister will scold you."

[Wipe off your sweat after playing, otherwise you will get sick and dad will spank you. ]

"My brother-in-law will wipe it for me anyway."

Chu Ning squeezed Zuoqiu Jie's face hard with a handkerchief: "I can't always wipe it for you."

[Then I won’t wipe it for you next time. ]

Bit by bit of memories, how similar, how hurtful.

"Chu Ning—why are you spoiling him again!" Zuo Qiuyue came out of the pottery room, and pulled Zuo Qiujie out of Chu Ning's arms: "You have to wipe your sweat yourself, don't bother your brother-in-law, come here quickly! "

"Xiaoyue, you are too fierce."

"It's because you are too used to him. We are not like this at home."

"He's your younger brother," Chu Ning showed a helpless and doting smile, "Your younger brother is my younger brother, so it's only natural to get used to it."

That's right——Chu You smiled bitterly. In the eyes of the other party, he was his younger brother, and he was just a younger brother.But now, even this pampering and love for his younger brother will be ruthlessly divided by others.

Zuo Qiuyue burst out laughing when she heard that, and pulled Chu Ning over: "Okay, let's come in and make pottery~ Come on, Jie'er, let's see brother-in-law, we make pottery, it's amazing."

The door was not closed tightly, and the scene inside was unobstructed—Chu You could clearly see that the winter sun shone in through the screen window, covering the people inside with a hazy veil, and it was extremely warm.

"I want to be a big tiger!"

"Okay, brother-in-law will draw you a big tiger on it..."

"Hey, you agreed to draw me a dolphin first! How can you play tricks!"

"Xiaoyue, don't argue with the children, I will help Jie'er draw first, and then help you."

"You! Hmph~ I'll remember, you've left me in the cold like this now, and it will be even worse if you have a child in the future!"

"Xiaoyue, don't talk nonsense..."

The rotating mould, happy smile, pleasant voice, ambiguous and warm atmosphere, washing and washing were intertwined, which deeply hurt his eyes and also hurt his psychological defense that he had been holding back.

I don't know how long it took, the scene in front of me became blurred and turned into a mist, which didn't disappear for a long time after Chu You turned and left.

He couldn't resist, the only response was compromise and patience.

In 1983, the hot summer.

After dinner, the Chu family chatted in the comfortable front hall, Zuo Qiuyue was more and Chu You was less.

Chu You is now a student of the Business School of Jingzhou University. He could have gone to school like Chu Ning did back then, but he insisted on staying at school and always found excuses not to go home on weekends. After all, he only went home once or twice a semester. And Chu Kong sometimes took him back to the company for a walk or attended some business activities, and wanted to take him home directly at night, but was refused.

"It's almost August, why hasn't Youer come back?" Chu Kong looked helpless.

"Didn't he say that he has a project to do, so he has to come back later." Chu Yi comforted.

"It's been a long time since I saw Xiaoyou. It's been three months." Chu Ning also let out a long sigh.

"This is a good thing, Dad." Zuo Qiuyue looked away, and looked at Chu Kong with a decent smile, "Little brother is studious, unlike those muddle-headed college students."

"Yes, yes." Chu Kong nodded again and again. Being a parent is such a contradiction. On the one hand, I hope that the child will break out into the sky outside and become a success, but on the other hand, he does not want the child to leave him.

"By the way, Kong, you told me last time that you wanted to find a wife for Yu'er, did you find the right one?" Chu Yi changed the subject.

As soon as this remark came out, Chu Ning trembled all over, while Zuo Qiuyue was in high spirits: "Dad, Mom, which girl did you find for my little brother? Let me help you find out, I understand best!"

"The young daughter of the Fu family, Fu Shui." Chu Kong smiled with satisfaction, "I met their father and daughter yesterday, Xiao Shui is a good child, he is beautiful and matches with Youer, he is quiet, virtuous, and educated of."

"Fu Shui..." Chu Ning's face changed subtly, and the memories that he didn't want to recall in the back of his mind suddenly broke through the door, as if a basin of cold water had been poured on it. The girl was the one who acted in the play with Xiaoyou back then.

"Fu Shui, I seem to have heard of this name..." Zuo Qiuyue thought about it seriously, and suddenly realized, "Oh! My college classmate Chen Xue's best friend is here!"

"Hahaha Yue'er knows, that child is good, and he is a match made in heaven with You'er." Chu Kong laughed loudly, "His father also has the intention, and after two days when You'er comes back, we will make another appointment and let the two of them have children." meet up."

"I think it's okay, my younger brother needs a gentle and virtuous daughter-in-law." Zuo Qiuyue also laughed heartily.

"It's up to Xiaoyou himself, it's not sweet to force it." Chu Ning said suddenly, feeling a little flustered in his heart that even he didn't want to admit.

"Oh, why do I hear it so familiar!" Chu Yi, who had been silent all this time, slapped her thigh and said with a smile, "Xiao Shui, that little girl who played Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai with our Youer back then! That day, I watched the two of them meet their eyes, and they danced affectionately for the last dance."

"Yes, yes, yes!" Chu Kong nodded again and again, reaching an agreement with his wife.

"Oh, I'll go find Chen Xue another day to find out." Zuo Qiuyue said very enthusiastically, "See if Miss Fu has any willingness in this regard. After all, only when two people are happy can they last forever."

"Okay, I'll leave this matter to Yue Yue'er." Chu Kong said with satisfaction.

The whole family discussed Chu You's marriage in full swing, and from Fu Shui to other candidates, Chu Ning was the only one who remained silent and absent-minded when he answered a word from time to time.

Five days later.

The young master of the Chu family who hadn't come home for three months finally stepped into the house, which made the whole Chu family happy like a new year. Chu Yi and Zuo Qiuyue even lay in ambush at the door, waiting for Chu You to enter the house.

"Bang bang bang" immediately set off four or five fireworks.

Seeing his family members, Chu You's always cold and sharp eyes showed a bit of tenderness. He hugged Chu Yi, Chu Kong, and Chu Ning one by one, and even his sister-in-law Zuo Qiuyue, who he had resented once, generously gave big hug.

Chu You let go of Chu Ning in his arms, and smiled lightly, his handsome and resolute features became more chic and handsome: "Brother, long time no see."

"Long time no see." Chu Ning still smiled gently, but his whole body was stiff.

And Zuo Qiuyue was already able to get along well with Chu You, she slapped Chu You on the forehead mercilessly, half angry and half smiling: "Stinky boy, I haven't seen you for so long, you look so handsome! Tell me how many love letters you have received this semester gone?"

"Probably more than 50 letters." Chu You said calmly.

"Hey, did you see someone?" Zuo Qiuyue said with a smirk.

"No." Chu You glanced at Zuo Qiuyue.

"Hahahaha, it's fine if you don't have one, come, come, let's enter the room first." Chu Kong seemed to be in a good mood.

Chu You glanced at Chu Kong suspiciously, but didn't ask any further questions.I don't know when he only knew how to obey Chu Kong's arrangements. Even though Chu Ning told him many times to live according to his inner thoughts, he was very clear about what he was shouldering. veto.

"Your." Chu Kong hooked Chu You's shoulders and said as he walked, "Let's go see Professor Fu and his little daughter with Dad in two days."

"Dad, Xiaoyou just came back." Chu Ning couldn't help but make a sound.

"It's not a bad thing." Chu Kong hurriedly struck while the iron was hot, "Fu Shui, do you remember?"

"Well, I remember." Chu You replied calmly, knowing most of it in his heart, what should come will always come.

"You should understand what Dad means, Xiao Shui is a good girl."

"Well, I'll pack my luggage and talk to Dad about it." Chu You looked business-like, even his own marriage seemed to be a task.

Chu Kong was stunned for a moment, he didn't expect Chu You to be so obedient, but when he thought about Chu You knew Fu Shui in the first place, and thought that the two children had a relationship back then, but they didn't talk about it because of etiquette, thinking about Chu Kong like this made him even more obedient. He made up his mind to bring them together.

"Okay, okay, go up." Chu Kong nodded with satisfaction, "I asked Aunt Xin to cook you a lot of dishes you like tonight."

"Okay." Chu You showed a gentle smile, and calmly walked back to the room to sort things out.

Listening to the conversation between Chu You and Chu Kong, Chu Ning stood at the bottom of the stairs blankly, watching Chu You's back disappearing at the corner of the stairs, and didn't even hear Zuo Qiuyue calling him many times.

night.

The starry sky on a summer night is as beautiful as a dream, with stars dotted all over the sky, as if they are about to fall all the time.

Chu You leaned on the balcony railing and looked at the starry sky, shook the red wine in his hand and drank it down.Although he was still a college student, he didn't have the youthful and hearty look that he should have. Instead, he had a fully mature masculinity.

"Xiaoyou? Can I come in?"

Chu Ning's gentle voice sounded outside the door, and Chu You raised his voice and responded, "Come in, brother."

When Chu Ning opened the door and entered the room, he saw Chu You who was leaning on the railing and drinking red wine alone. Such a mature and courageous heir to the Chu family was the most satisfactory result for his father, but it made him feel distressed.

"Brother, do you want a drink?" Chu You raised the red wine in his hand and smiled.

"You are young, what kind of red wine do you drink?" Chu Ning said softly.

"Does brother want me to drink juice at the negotiating table in the future?" Chu You laughed, but it was so mocking and powerless.

Chu Ning was speechless after being refuted, he pursed his lips, and silently walked to Chu You's side to look at the starry sky with him.

"Xiaoyou has really changed a lot." Chu Ning said with emotion, his words could not conceal his pity.

"People always have to change. After bumping into one road for a long time, you have to learn to change the road." Chu You drank the red wine in his hand expressionlessly.

"This is my responsibility..."

"In this way, my brother can continue to do pottery, and I don't really reject this kind of life so much. Wouldn't it be best to have the best of both worlds?" Chu You turned his head and looked at Chu Ning fixedly, his deep eyes were like a faint light. candlelight.

Led moths to the flame.

"Do you really like Fu Shui?" Chu Ning changed the subject unnaturally.

"I've talked to my father, and she is really suitable for me." Chu You smiled inexplicably, relieved and relaxed, "Besides, I also know her, which is much better than marrying a woman I don't know at all."

"But a marriage can only last if two people are happy." Chu Ning frowned slightly.

"Emotional cultivation and cultivation are enough, and the love between the two is pleasing...heh..." Chu You chuckled, showing vicissitudes that were completely incompatible with his age, as if he had seen through everything, "The pleasing love between the two is just the beginning. , who can guarantee whether it will change in a few years." After saying that, he filled another glass of wine and poured it down sullenly.

"Xiaoyou, don't drink." Chu Ning pressed Chu You's hand, as if he was admonishing his younger brother when he was a child, "You are young, don't drink alcohol, drink fruit juice."

Just when Chu You was about to say something, a maid's voice came from outside the door: "Master, grandma is looking for you."