Dedicated every day to make Master go crazy

Gu Zhichuan saw the large peach grove and bamboo grove in the Gu family's villa.

In late spring, the peach blossoms are scorching, the bamboo forests are lush, and the breeze blows, the petals are mixed with the bamboo leaves, and the courtyard is full of fragrance.

Gu Zhichuan knew that he was dreaming.

This large peach grove is obviously not the ones in his home now, but the first batch of peach trees and green bamboos he planted nine years ago.

And this batch of peach groves and green bamboos had been burned down by Xie Jingtong five years ago.

Gu Zhichuan knew that he was dreaming, but he hadn't had a dream for a long time, and he hadn't dreamed of something so long ago, so he didn't stop the dream from deepening.

He kind of wondered what he was going to dream about.

Gu Zhichuan continued to walk forward.

Passing through a peach forest with falling petals, Gu Zhichuan saw a figure standing there bent over under the bamboo forest not far away, as if looking at something.

It's Xie Jingtong.

Gu Zhichuan froze for a moment, stopped in his tracks, and before he could speak, Xie Jingtong seemed to have heard him coming, and turned around to look at him.

As soon as Gu Zhichuan saw him, he knew when he had dreamed about it.

It was nine years ago, when the relationship between him and Xie Jingtong was not rigid.

At this time, Xie Jingtong had come to the northern base for several months at his invitation. Since Xie Jingtong appeared here, it meant that Su Yue was already sick and entered the treatment center.

Judging by the luxuriance of this peach forest and green bamboo, it should not be too far before he knows that Su Yue is pregnant.

It was the last time when the relationship between him and Xie Jingtong was somewhat relaxed...

Gu Zhichuan stared blankly at Xie Jingtong in front of him.

At this time, Xie Jingtong was still young.The young man's brows are still gentle, and his eyes are soft when looking at people, like a newborn animal, very harmless, not at all the cold and sharp shadow of City Lord Xie a few years later.

Xie Jingtong seemed a little puzzled when he saw Gu Zhichuan.

He was obviously taken aback, straightened up and looked at Gu Zhichuan, reacted for a while, but smiled slowly.

With noble eyebrows and clean eyes, he was looking at him and smiling, not knowing what he would experience in a few days.

Xie Jingtong looked at Gu Zhichuan and said, "Zhichuan? Why are you here? Didn't you go out of the base to do a mission? You came back so soon?"

Just now Gu Zhichuan was treated coldly by Xie Jingtong in his dream. The 28-year-old Xie Jingtong's eyes were as cold as ice, and his tone was full of disgust when talking to him.

At this time, he was suddenly treated so tenderly by the young Xie Jingtong, even though he knew it was a dream, he couldn't react for a while.

So, had Xie Jingtong ever been this close to him before?

Gu Zhichuan stood there staring blankly at Xie Jingtong for a long time, then said hoarsely: "...I have something to do, so I came back early."

As he spoke, he walked to Xie Jingtong's side, and followed his gaze: "What are you doing?"

Xie Jingtong didn't know what he was doing just now, the boy's fair cheeks were covered with a thin layer of sweat, and there were even some mud stains on the trousers.

The whole person looks unusually lively.

Hearing Gu Zhichuan's words, Xie Jingtong raised his eyes to look at him.

Xie Jingtong seemed to smile, but he didn't answer his words right away, but just looked down at the things under his feet again.

It seemed to be noon at this time, and the sun was shining through the gaps in the bamboo leaves, leaving a mottled tree shadow at the feet.

Xie Jingtong's eyes that looked over just now were also brightly lit, so gentle...it even made people feel a little dazed.

Gu Zhichuan simply fell in love with his bright and vivid eyebrows. The five years of suffering made the man very cautious.

For the current Gu Zhichuan, as long as Xie Jingtong is willing to look at him, it is enough to make him flattered, so he doesn't care about Xie Jingtong at all before ignoring him.

Probably because Xie Jingtong who was beside him at this time looked really too gentle and soft, which made Gu Zhichuan's heart soften.

At this time, he really deserves to be treated gently.

When Gu Zhichuan spoke, his voice couldn't help but soften, and the man repeated with a soft tone he had never had before: "What are you doing?"

Even though he asked like this, Gu Zhichuan knew in his heart that no matter what Xie Jingtong was doing, it should probably be related to Su Yue.

It seems that maybe they are preparing some gift for Su Yue?

Xie Jingtong went to the northern base for a year, and his life revolved around Su Yue almost every day.

Gu Zhichuan sometimes talked to him, the boy was also the older sister, the elder sister was the younger, and what he said was Su Yue.

Xie Jingtong agreed to come to the northern base with him at the beginning because he wanted to take good care of Su Yue through his hands. Gu Zhichuan has always been aware of this.

Originally, although he and Xie Jingtong were childhood sweethearts and grew up together since childhood, their relationship has not been very good.

Even if he takes care of Xie Jingtong like that after the end of the world, in Xie Jingtong's eyes, he may still not even be considered a friend, and has no importance at all.

From the beginning to the end, Xie Jingtong never cared about him.

The self ten years ago was full of anger when he knew the reason, but Gu Zhichuan ten years later would no longer feel anything.

The heart still hurts naturally, but after ten years of pain, I no longer feel uncomfortable.

Probably because he knew it was a dream, Gu Zhichuan started talking to Xie Jingtong in a low voice.

"You like Su Yue so much, compared to her, I'm nothing in your heart. How can I be so inferior to her?"

"They all say that I do things cruelly, and say that liking someone should make him happy, not make him miserable. But if your happiness is not given by me, I would rather you suffer."

"I like you so much, why don't you take me to heart at all? Actually, I still don't regret treating you that way at the beginning, because I know that if I didn't do that, you wouldn't even look at me more."

"Anyway, you have always been so cruel to me, why can't I be cruel to you? The harm that people who don't care about you is nothing more than that?"

Dreams are really a very good thing, no matter how much you say, as long as you don't want the other person to hear, even if that person is by your side right now, he won't be able to hear anything.

Seemingly wondering what Gu Zhichuan was doing by his side all the time, Xie Jingtong raised his eyes to look at Gu Zhichuan.

Gu Zhichuan smiled at him.

He stopped talking, and only looked down at what Xie Jingtong had been looking at since just now—something seemed to be buried in the soil at his feet.

Xie Jingtong blinked, and finally answered the question Gu Zhichuan asked him just now.

He glanced at the things at his feet, and stretched out his fingers to show Gu Zhichuan: "Make bamboo leaves. Although it is said that the step of burying in the soil has no practical meaning, I still want to try it. The wine that comes out will really taste better."

There was a faint smile in the boy's tone when he spoke.

Gu Zhichuan hadn't heard Xie Jingtong's brisk tone for a long time, and he couldn't help but relax when he heard this: "Do you want to drink?"

Since it's Bamboo Leaf Burning, it shouldn't be a gift for Su Yue.After all, although Chikubayaki is self-brewed wine, it has a lot of stamina and is not suitable for girls to drink.

At this time, Su Yue should be pregnant again, and it's really not for her to drink.

So Xie Jingtong wanted to drink?

Gu Zhichuan remembered that when Xie Jingtong first came to the northern base, he really wanted to brew bamboo leaf burnt. The brewing process of bamboo leaf burnt wine is not complicated. There are also veteran craftsmen who can brew this kind of wine in the northern base. The ancient method requires some fresh green bamboo leaves.

Seeing that Xie Jingtong was really slanderous, Gu Zhichuan went out to look for Qingzhu.

Gu Zhichuan did remember that when the green bamboo was first found, Xie Jingtong and the veteran craftsman did try to brew a few jars.

Later, for some reason, I never heard about that batch of wine.

Thinking about the time at that time, it happened to be before he knew the news of Su Yue's pregnancy, that is, at this time.

Gu Zhichuan was immersed in memories, but he never thought of Xie Jingtong, but suddenly raised his eyes to look at him.

The boy straightened up and gave him a strange look: "What do I want to drink? I can't drink, Zhichuan, you forgot? This is for you, isn't it what you said you wanted to drink before?"

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The dream came to an abrupt end.

Gu Zhichuan woke up suddenly from the dream, and jumped up from the bed.

He sat on the bed blankly, his eyes wide open, looking at the empty darkness in front of him, as if he was looking at something terrifying.

There was even a trace of panic in his expression, and his body couldn't help shaking.

He thought of the dream just now, and suddenly an inexplicable and ridiculous guess began to surge in his heart.

This guess made him unable to stop the growing panic in his heart, Gu Zhichuan couldn't help but got out of bed and walked downstairs.

When Gu Zhichuan went to the southern base, no matter how Xie Jingtong treated him in his heart, he could not treat him badly on the surface.

He lived with the subordinates who came with him in the largest villa in the southern base. The villa was luxuriously decorated and well-equipped, and it was absolutely the best treatment.

Lu Shiran also lives in this villa.

It was already midnight at this time, logically it would not be good to bother Lu Shiran with a girl, but Gu Zhichuan's mind was really blank at this time.

He almost wandered to the door of Lu Shiran's room, and knocked on it.

Fortunately, Lu Shiran was used to going to bed late, so he quickly opened the door.

Seeing that it was Gu Zhichuan, Lu Shiran looked suspicious: "City Lord? Why are you still awake so late? Is there something wrong?"

Gu Zhichuan was in a trance, obviously he was the one who knocked on the door, but he stood there blankly for a long time before he finally came to his senses and opened his mouth.

Gu Zhichuan said: "Jing Tong... When he first came to the northern base, he seems to have brewed a batch of bamboo leaf burnt, do you remember?"

Lu Shiran was stunned for a moment after hearing his words, not quite understanding why his city lord would knock on his door in the middle of the night to ask himself this question.

"I haven't been to the northern base yet, have I?" Lu Shiran thought for a while, "But I have heard of it. Do you still remember the veteran craftsman Zhang Shu who can make bamboo leaves? He used to belong to your father. Old subordinate, we met him when we were kids. I heard him talk about it."

"He also told me at that time that Xie Jingtong looked cold-tempered, but he had a good relationship with you. He always remembered what you said casually when you were young, that you wanted to drink." Lu Shiran sighed as he spoke, and stopped talking. go down.

Obviously thinking of what happened later, I couldn't bear to talk about it.

Gu Zhichuan's eyes shrank suddenly.

The man stood there blankly, his whole body froze, and he didn't say a word for a long time.

Seeing him like this, Lu Shiran felt strange, and couldn't help worrying: "City Lord? What's wrong with you? What's the matter, you suddenly asked me this question?"

Gu Zhichuan didn't answer her right away.

The man stood there for a long time, and then slowly turned his head to look at him.

Gu Zhichuan's expression was in a daze. Although he raised his eyes to look at Lu Shiran, Lu Shiran doubted whether he saw himself now.

Gu Zhichuan: "Then what happened to that batch of wine...?"

Lu Shiran was stunned for a long time, some did not understand why Gu Zhichuan would suddenly and stubbornly ask about the batch of wine after so many years.

She reacted for a long time before she managed to remember: "According to Uncle Zhang, it seems that the city lord Xie gave... smashed it? Uncle Zhang felt that it was a pity, and he babbled a few times in front of me. After all, it took so much thought Do it, and... you can drink it right away."

After Lu Shiran finished speaking, seeing that Gu Zhichuan kept silent, he looked at him even more strangely: "... the city lord?"

What happened to Gu Zhichuan suddenly today?What happened so long ago, suddenly brought up again?

Gu Zhichuan stood blankly, looking at the nothingness in front of him, his eyes were in a trance, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

It took him a long time to respond again.

The man blinked very slowly, and said softly: "It's nothing...it's getting late, you should rest."

Turning to leave.

At that moment, the man's back seemed to be very bent, almost like an old man on the verge of death.

He walked upstairs slowly, Lu Shiran worriedly called him several times behind him, but he didn't seem to hear him at all, just raised his feet and walked forward.

Gu Zhichuan stared blankly at the nothingness in front of him, and somehow remembered many things.

The things he'd been ignoring.

He remembered that when he first met Xie Jingtong in the small base, the boy was stopped and beaten by a group of people in an alley.

He helped Xie Jingtong drive away those people, the young man raised his head and looked at him with red eyes.

Xie Jingtong stretched out his hand to grab his clothes, and called out his name softly. Although his brows and eyes were arrogant, there was a trace of grievance in his tone, like a child seeking protection from his family after being bullied by outsiders.

He remembered that he had mentioned to Xie Jingtong that he would take him back to the northern base. Xie Jingtong looked at him, tilted his head, and said "OK" with a smile on his face.

Without a trace of hesitation, without a trace of doubt.

He remembered that early morning a long time ago, when he came out of the room, he saw Mrs. Lin standing at the door.The woman's eyes were very red, and she was still clutching the glass tightly in her hand.

He straightened his sleeves and passed her downstairs expressionlessly, but when he went downstairs, he heard Mrs. Lin muttering in a trance, "Master Xie clearly knew there was something wrong with the water, why did he still drink it".

He remembered that when Lu Shiran first came to the northern base, he brought Xie Jingtong to the banquet.

After the banquet, Lu Shiran stopped him, and asked him in a broken tone, "Are you crazy?! You and Xie Jingtong grew up together, and the two of you are still family friends! You treat him like this now?!".

He thought of the time long, long ago, and Gu Zhichuan always felt that the memories of too long ago were not very clear. He occasionally felt that those memories were like words entered into his brain by someone, lacking the sense of reality of personal experience.

But now he doesn't know why, as if he suddenly remembered a long time ago, when the young Xie Jingtong was holding a book in his hand and reading, the parents of the two families forced them to play together in order to cultivate their relationship.

Xie Jingtong seemed a little impatient, he didn't even bother to look up, but when he sat down beside him, the child clearly smiled.

And that night that Xie Jingtong might never want to recall.

Every time Gu Zhichuan recalled that night over the years, what he recalled was the scene of Xie Jingtong crying and reciting Su Yue's name all night, but now, he suddenly remembered a scene that he had been ignoring all the time.

That was at the very beginning, when he pressed Xie Jingtong on the bed and reached out to untie his clothes, Xie Jingtong reached out and grabbed his wrist.The boy's eyes were very distracted, and when he spoke, his tone was full of collapse.

He looked up at him, with an expression like a small animal that had been abandoned and hurt, and asked him, "Why are you doing this to me?"

It is said that City Lord Xie of the southern base has an aloof personality.

He is different from City Lord Gu in the northern base. City Lord Xie hardly trusts anyone, and he will always fight alone.

Why... doesn't he trust anyone anymore?

Gu Zhichuan returned to his room, he closed the door, but suddenly lost his strength, and slowly slid along the door and sat on the floor.

He began to have a ridiculous idea in his mind.

Gu Zhichuan began to feel... maybe a long time ago, Xie Jingtong didn't have no feelings for him at all.

He grew up with his childhood sweetheart.

He used to think that Xie Jingtong had always regarded him as a stranger, as the child of his parents and old friends who had nothing to do with each other.

But thinking about it now, Xie Jingtong clearly... really regarded him as a friend back then.

The kind of childhood sweetheart and close friendship...friend.

So when he reunited in the last days, he would accept his help without hesitation, and go home with him to bandage the wound.

So when he asked him to go with him to the northern base, he would agree without hesitation, obviously he was a puppy who was full of suspicion and hostility towards everything and always wanted to protect food, protecting Su Yong and not letting anyone The temperament of being close to people.

and so……

Gu Zhichuan suddenly remembered, a long, long time ago.

They were still young at that time, Xie Jingtong's parents pushed Xie Jingtong in front of him, and said with a smile: "Our Xiaotong is introverted and doesn't know how to express feelings. Xiaochuan, you are an older brother, so don't dislike him."

Gu Zhichuan remembered that Lu Shiran had told him "don't regret it" a long time ago.

Once he thought he would not regret it.

He used to think that even if he would regret it in the future, it would be because of Xie Jingtong's hatred for him in the future.

Back then, he thought that Lu Shiran's so-called regret was a sword that Xie Jingtong would stab at him in the future.

Only now did he understand that the regret Lu Shiran said at the beginning was the wine that Xie Jingtong had smashed with his own hands.

Once Gu Zhichuan thought that his harm to Xie Jingtong was just to break his pride and destroy his arrogance.

Now it seems that the deepest hurt he has done to him is clearly...he is using Xie Jingtong's feelings and trust for him to do all of this.

Gu Zhichuan almost sat in the room with his eyes open all night.

The next day was the day he had agreed with Xie Jingtong to leave.

Standing at the gate of the base, Gu Zhichuan saw Xie Jingtong walking towards him from a distance.

The man has a handsome appearance, but his eyebrows and eyes are as cold as ice.

He glanced at him blankly, without any emotion in his eyes.

From the beginning to the end, he had no communication with him, it was like two strangers.

Residents who were watching the excitement at the side felt strange seeing them, and began to discuss in a low voice.

Gu Zhichuan has supernatural powers, and his hearing is naturally good.

He clearly heard someone murmur in a low voice in doubt, "It is said that City Lord Xie and Gu Zhichuan have known each other since they were young. They should have a good relationship since they were childhood sweethearts. Why are they so cold now?".

Yes, childhood sweetheart, childhood sweetheart.

How did it...become like this?