pretending to be graceful

When Gu Shuiqing hung up the phone and looked at Gu Changming, he had already returned to normal.He never disappoints.

"She wants you to take Xiao Si to Jiangnan? To see her?" Gu Changming deduced this meaning from Gu Shuiqing's words.

Gu Shui nodded lightly, a little confused about Jiang Fang's intention.She didn't come either, but asked Xiaosi to go over - of course, there might not be anyone in this world who knew what she was going to do.Someone may have had this honor before, but he gave it up by himself.

Many people were harmed.

Gu Changming pondered for a moment: "She asked you to take her there, so go ahead. It's meaningless to let her stay here anyway."

Gu Shuiqing couldn't help but want to laugh.Yes, it is really meaningless for Stoudemire to stay here.Should he be glad he wasn't left behind?

He hesitated for a moment, looked at Gu Changming's desk, couldn't hold back, and said, "Did you go to see Xiaosi later? Do you think that moving your work place back home can prove that you are working hard?" gone?"

Gu Changming didn't answer right away.

For a moment, Gu Shuiqing felt that his father was a little angry... It might be an exaggeration to say that anger is a kind of repressed dissatisfaction.

——The legendary Gu Changming is indeed not someone who can be questioned like this and still fight back.It's also ridiculous. As a son, he can only use "legends" to speculate.

"Xiaoqing, let's go back to China." He finally gave such a reply.

Gu Shui smiled lightly, wondering if he had expected this answer. "I didn't ask for your opinions when I left, and I don't need to listen to anything now." This person who has always seemed to have no desires, now feels that his future is about to be controlled, and finally shows a bit of tit-for-tat irony .

The eyes inherited from Jiang Yifang were indeed cold, and the cover of the smile faded away, and the indifference appeared without restraint, looking a little strange.

His chin was raised slightly, not like the way he tilted his head to meditate when he was indifferent, nor was he like the usual polite four eyes facing each other—tight and sharp.

However, that's not like a cub protecting food - Gu Shuiqing knows himself too well and understands the other party too well - he only indulges himself to reveal what is hidden under this body under such circumstances.

"You know why I don't want to stay. You don't have to remind me. I really don't complain, because I don't think it's necessary, and I don't feel anything about it. I'm just upset. Stoudemire is not wrong, so I I can compromise part of it for her. But I will not be swayed because of this, so I will be arranged."

This young man—or even a boy, finished his speech in a neither humble nor haughty manner, and then fell silent.

After a while, Gu Shui laughed softly, and the coat that had been shed for a few minutes slowly crawled back on his body, tightly fitting and leak-proof.He retracted his jaw, his sharp eyes returned to gentleness, and his whole temperament returned to normal.

flexible.After all, the change in his attitude was only because he needed it, not because he was stimulated.He just wanted people to know what he was going to do.

"I will take Xiao Si there—as long as she is willing." Gu Shuiqing took the topic back, "You don't have to worry, nothing has changed. I am still me, and I will come back to see you when I have time."

"Goodbye, then, Father."

Gu Shuiqing knew that today's conversation was beyond his expectation.But he has nothing to lose.Since it's useless to say it well, then use another method. Anyway, his goal is achieved, and it doesn't matter whether he surprises others or not.

He thought indifferently that the return flight ticket would be delayed for a few days, and he would go to his mother first.

Before that, he still needs to go to the hospital to ask Gu Shuisi.I don't know if she will agree to leave the hospital, or if she will agree to see Jiang Fangfang - Gu Shui frowned lightly, he was not worried that Gu Shuisi would not go, but was worried that Gu Shuisi would go.

"Brother?" When he reached the stairs, Gu Shuiqing heard a cautious cry before he could clear his mind.

The moment he found out that there was another person, Gu Shuiqing straightened out the indifferent expression he had been wearing since he left the study room, the corners of his eyes were slightly raised, and when he raised his head, everything was adjusted to the most suitable angle.

Oh, just now he saw that it was a little girl.A little familiar.

"Gu...nian." Gu Shuiqing thought of her identity after a moment.His cousin, the daughter of his second uncle Gu Changyi, Gu Nian.It should be only nine years old.

Little Gu Nian was wearing a plaid skirt. He was obviously not very old, but he looked mature and sensible. Seeing that this cousin he had seen for the first time recognized his identity, he smiled shyly and took a few steps closer. , and called again: "Hello, brother."

Gu Shuiqing is only emotionally rich in front of acquaintances - although this "richness" often goes in the opposite direction - but he only has a gentle attitude towards strangers and half-acquainted people.And usually this kind of person is Gu Shuiqing's antidote: no matter how annoying he was just now, when he meets such a person, he will first deal with the immediate problem.

"Xiao Nian, it's been so many years, and it's the first time we've met." Gu Shuiqing said hello in the most common way, but soon discovered the problem - the first time we met, even he had to react for a while before getting to know each other. Knowing who this person is, is Gu Nian's performance too calm?

Due to the obvious height difference, Gu Nian could only raise her head slightly: "Yes, brother. But I have seen many photos of you, and my sister often mentions you." Her voice was crisp and raw, which belonged to a child of this age look.He doesn't feel stage fright when he sees strangers. If Gu Shuiqing was the big brother next door or something, he wouldn't have praised a few words like "the kid is so cute".But Gu Shuiqing is a cold-hearted person with no love at all, if he does enough superficial work, everything will be fine.

"Are you looking for your uncle? He's in the study. I'll go first and go see your sister. I'll bring you a gift when I come back next time." But in terms of appearance, Gu Shuiqing is indeed a reliable elder brother .He found a very suitable reason and was about to end the conversation.

Gu Nian continued to ask, "Are you going to see my sister? How is she? Is she still depressed?"

Of the three questions in a row, only the last one really caught Gu Shuiqing's attention—depression?She commented on Gu Shuisi and depression like that?So what does she want Gu Shuisi to be like?

Only then did Gu Shuiqing look at his cousin, whom he had never met, without showing any signs of expression.Due to the grievances and grievances of the previous generation, he knew little about the second uncle's family, and had not met a few times.Letting Gu Shuiqing comment, he can only say that Gu Nian doesn't look like Gu Changyi very much, nor does he seem to have a similar personality.Probably followed her mother.

Gu Nian is good-looking, but mainly because of her sweetness. In terms of facial features, she must be inferior to Gu Shuisi.But she is much more lovable than Gu Shuisi, especially at her age, she is probably a star in school.

Gu Shuiqing didn't know why, but felt a little uncomfortable facing this younger sister who couldn't find any faults: "Your sister is not depressed, she finally understands something. Some things need to be understood sooner or later. It's late, but it's good for you. Xiao Nian, you can probably have a normal family environment."

"That's right." Gu Nian lowered his head and smiled slightly.Gu Shuiqing felt sensitively that something was wrong with her mood. "Then I'm going to find my uncle. Goodbye, brother."

——Usually, after Gu Shuiqing meets these unfamiliar people, his indifferent purification system is fully activated, and the previous worries are probably gone.

But this time seems to be a little different... Gu Shui lightly remembered that photo, which they took for Gu Shui Si when his accident happened.On it, apart from Gu Shuisi with a pale face and lowered head, you can also see the young girl behind - the little Gu Nian pursed her lips, looking at Gu Shuisi with stubborn eyes.

Rather than saying that it is distressed, it is better to say that it is disappointment.

However, no matter how confusing Gu Nian was, he was just someone he had known for less than 2 minutes. Even though he had a cousin relationship, Gu Shui didn't take it too seriously.Not long after Gu Shuiqing left the hospital, he rushed back again, thinking about what he wanted to say to Gu Shuisi, he felt troublesome.

So he can't be the only one in trouble. "Are you awake?"

"It's okay if I call you brother. I asked Xiaosi for so long what happened and you didn't answer me, but now you remember?" Of course only Zhang Weizhang was so unlucky.

"My mother asked me to take Xiao Si back to Yu Town."

"? She's going to participate? That's right, she's her biological daughter after all. How many years have we not seen each other?"

"Fifty-eight years."

"...For so long, with Xiao Si's character, are you sure Xiao Si will go with you?"

Gu Shuiqing replied after a while: "If she was asked to go before, she would definitely not agree. But now, I really can't guarantee it. It doesn't matter if she doesn't go. I don't think my mother is so urgent. I'm afraid, she Go, but...you know what."

"I understand, I understand. I'm afraid that the two of them are quite harmonious in every sentence, but the atmosphere is tense."

Gu Shui thought lightly, it's not necessary to be on the verge of swords and arrows, I'm afraid that everyone's words are in the cloud, and they will get in each other's way.

He lived in that kind of cloud and fog for many years. He didn't understand what other people wanted to do, but he figured out how to fumble in the confusion.

"It seems that I still can't go back." Gu Shui lightly.

Zhang Wei from the other side of the ocean clicked on the photo of him and Gu Shuiqing on the table, and replied: "You owe it."

Gu Shuisi had just sent away a group of doctors before Gu Shuiqing entered the door.Qin Wuyi's condition is very stable, falling asleep steadily, neither worsening nor waking up - anyway, he has no father or mother, has a goddess but has not even confessed, so he has no worries and no worries.

Gu Shuisi also accepted this fact very calmly, took care of the hospital, stopped going out to look for trouble every day, and quietly watched TV and read books.

When Gu Shuiqing walked in, Gu Shuisi was not surprised at all.Holding a cup of coffee, she smiled at him almost mischievously: "Can't you stay?"

Gu Shuiqing didn't answer, took off his thin coat, took a glass of water and sat down to rest.He actually kind of agreed with Gu Shuisi's behavior of staying here.

The hospital is quiet and a little lonely, where birth, old age, sickness and death usually happen, there is always a bit of indifference, the doctors and nurses can’t see any emotion in their eyes, just nod when their eyes meet, the consumption of ATP is very little, just a little supply is enough alive.

In this environment, Gu Shuiqing can be as quiet as if he doesn't exist.But after all, he is not the only living creature here.

"You told me before that I used to fight there when I was a kid."

When Gu Shuisi put down the glass, the glass knocked lightly on the table, a little ear-piercing: "Ah, it's really a long memory. I almost don't remember it. Now I admit it? When I tell you, you always say that I imagined it of."

Gu Shui leaned back lightly on the sofa, unable to see his expression clearly: "I still don't remember. But I was thinking, why can I still behave so presumptuously in that place. Looking at it now, I feel like I can't breathe. Smooth. Everything in that room is not normal."

"So I don't like it in there. By the way, have you looked in my attic? Did they force open it? It's the only place in that house that belongs to me."

"I went to my father's study. Then I saw Gu Nian. She was very strange."

"Ah, Xiao Nian." Gu Shuisi twirled his fingers gently on the teacup, "You can't blame her for being weird. She is no different from us, and her parents don't care. When she came to our house at the age of six, her uncle only knew what They all turned towards her, her sister only knew that she was doing her own thing and didn't take her seriously. What else should she do."

Gu Shuisi sees everything very clearly all of a sudden, making Gu Shuiqing at a loss as to how to answer the conversation.

"Also... don't blame Dad." Ten years of persistence suddenly disappeared, "I'm so strange, he's fine, but I'm like this. I'm not saying he's right... just... …You know what, maybe it’s just a matter of fate that some things can’t be done. It doesn’t make sense.”

A girl who has always been fearless, said that she is destined.

Gu Shui thought lightly, oh, we are destined to be like this, and we should accept it.

This seems to be in line with his philosophy of life.He should believe it.

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