Chapter 41 Family "Xiao Ci, don't feel guilty, we are family. ...

"He usually looks so thin, but he is so heavy when he falls down..."

Qu Zhi helped the dizzy Shang Zui out of the store, and was muttering to himself. When he looked up at the two people hugging each other in front of him, his eyes almost popped out, and he shouted immediately: "Huo Wenyuan, what are you doing, why are you hugging Xiao Piaoliang!"

Gu Ci heard someone talking behind him, and was about to turn around to find out what was going on, but his head was gently pressed by Huo Wenyuan and rested on his shoulder.

"Don't look."

"Ah?" Gu Ci was forced to bury his head in Huo Wenyuan's left chest, and explained muffledly, "I seem to hear Qu Zhi's voice..." "

There is no Qu Zhi. "Huo Wenyuan gave Qu Zhi, who was not far away on the opposite side, a cold look to drive him away.

Qu Zhi: "..."

Who said this guy is the boss? A phone call in the middle of the night asked him to come down to pick someone up, and now, he was ruthlessly sent back. It was confirmed that he was the tool of Master Huo.

Huo Wenyuan, I despise you!

While Shang Zui hadn't made a fuss at this time, facing the icy gaze on the opposite side, Qu Zhi hurriedly coaxed and helped Shang Zui back.

Gu Ci really didn't hear Qu Zhi's voice again. Retaining the last bit of consciousness, he reminded Huo Wenyuan: "Shang Zui is still in there... I want to go in and find him..."

Huo Wenyuan hugged his waist again, and his palm was slightly hot through the clothes.

"Qu Zhi has already taken him back."

Gu Ci: "? "

Although his head was a little dizzy, he was not completely confused. Didn't he just say that Qu Zhi was not there?

But when he looked back, Shang Zui in the store was really gone. It was not until Huo Wenyuan showed him the message on his phone that Qu Zhi had sent Shang Zui back safely that he finally felt relieved.

But his head became even more dizzy.

How did Qu Zhi know? How did Huo Wenyuan get in touch with Qu Zhi?

His brain completely crashed. Now was not the time to think. Gu Ci grabbed Huo Wenyuan's sleeve and gently pulled it down: "Brother Wenyuan, let's go back?"

Huo Wenyuan nodded, but said: "I'll carry you."

"No..." Gu Ci refused righteously, with a serious expression, "I can do it myself, I'm not drunk."

As he said that, he let go of Huo Wenyuan and took two steps forward alone. As a result, his feet swayed weakly and he swayed back into Huo Wenyuan's arms.

Huo Wenyuan seemed to have been prepared. He reached out to catch Gu Ci, with a smile in his eyes: "I'll carry you. "

Gu Ci bit his lip, staring at him with grievance and innocence.

"No."

Huo Wenyuan stopped talking, and directly held Gu Ci's waist, carried him to the edge of the flower bed behind him and stood firmly, then bent his knees with his back to him, and put his hands behind his back.

"Ci Ci, come up."

Gu Ci's eyelashes trembled, and he didn't know whether it was the night wind or the person in front of him who urged him to do so, but he threw his body forward and leaned on the warm and broad back.

The two people pressed together tightly, and the young people's heartbeats resonated at the same frequency.

The moon was dim and the shadows were sparse, the sound of the sea was rippling, and someone was carrying his world on his back, counting his footsteps, and step by step into each other's future light years.

In the hotel room, Huo Wenyuan stood by the bed, looking down at Gu Ci's quiet and peaceful sleeping face.

He gently put back the hand that was stretched out outside, covered the quilt, and then moved his fingers upwards, on that delicate The other

hand quietly touched his heart, and the heartbeat under his palm became extremely fast.

Just now, he took Gu Ci to the bathroom to wash and wipe his face. Gu Ci was very well-behaved. He didn't make any noise or noise. He just looked at him with misty eyes and hugged him, calling him "brother" all the time.

It was obviously a cool autumn day, but Huo Wenyuan almost wanted to turn on the air conditioner to cool himself down.

He recalled the lingering face, slowly leaned down, and put his lips close to Gu Ci's forehead.

When he was about to fall, he stopped.

What is he doing? What are you doing? Actually... want to kiss Gu Ci?

Huo Wenyuan quickly stood up, walked into the bathroom with a cold face, and turned on the cold water to take a shower.

It's time to wash away some unreasonable thoughts.

A few minutes later, Huo Wenyuan pushed open the bathroom door with a cold face, wearing hotel slippers, and walked straight back to Gu Ci's bed.

Gu Ci had changed his sleeping position, with his palms resting on his cheeks, and his chest rose and fell rhythmically with his breathing.

Huo Wenyuan no longer hesitated, leaned over, and gently placed his lips on the small mole.

The crack in his heart shattered into pieces in an instant, and Huo Wenyuan He placed his left hand against his heart, and finally, he felt a kind of base pleasure.

So that's how it was.

At breakfast the next day, everyone's expressions were quite interesting; even the usually boisterous Shang Zui was unusually silent.

Gu Ci vaguely remembered that he and Shang Zui had gotten drunk at a bar, and then, somehow, Huo Wenyuan discovered them and carried him back to his hotel room, where Qu Zhi also took Shang Zui back.

How did the atmosphere become so awkward one night?

Gu Ci had no choice but to ask, "Why aren't you talking?"

Shang Zui: "..."

He deliberately avoided Qu Zhi and looked away: "I have nothing to say."

Qu Zhi, in a rare move, didn't argue with Shang Zui, looking the other way: "I have nothing to say either."

Gu Ci: "?"

He had no choice but to look at Huo Wenyuan: "Brother Wenyuan... last night..."

Huo Wenyuan asked calmly, "What happened last night?"

"Last night..." Gu Ci's confidence faded. Could it be that nothing really happened?

He shook his head and said, "Nothing. Let's have breakfast." "

The days went by one after another. After returning from the study tour, Sun Shumiao hadn't caused any trouble in the past two days. After the confession mistake, Shang Zui had completely and honestly given up his thoughts on Shi Fei. He was unusually well-behaved, even giving Qu Zhi some leeway, and they didn't argue much.

On this day, Huo Wenyuan had a follow-up visit as usual, and Shang Zui also took leave to attend the training camp. There were two empty seats around him. Gu Ci had no interest in free activities, so he refused Qu Zhi's invitation to play basketball and simply stayed in his seat to read.

Just after turning a page, a classmate suddenly came over and said, "Gu Ci, someone is looking for you at the door."

Gu Ci looked up and saw Liu Zhihe waving at him. Gu Ci quickly got up and walked over, surprised and said, "Zhihe, why are you here?"

Liu Zhihe's face flushed, and he looked at Gu Ci, inexplicably nervous: "I..."

"I'm here to bring you something. "

Gu Ci lowered his head and noticed that she had an exquisite sky blue gift bag in her hand.

"This is..."

Liu Zhihe stammered, "This, this is a gift my sister brought back from Ireland... I brought one for you."

Without waiting for Gu Ci's reaction, as if afraid of being rejected, she immediately stuffed the gift bag into Gu Ci's hand and fled.

Gu Ci froze in his tracks, clutching the bag. A passing classmate deliberately teased, "Another beautiful woman has confessed her love to our Gu Ci!"

Gu Ci quickly explained, "No, we're friends!"

His classmates mimicked him, "Oh, friends!"

Gu Ci replied, "...it's really not what you think."

Returning to his seat, he opened the gift bag. Inside was a gift box even more exquisite than the outer packaging. Opening the box, he revealed a men's bracelet studded with diamonds, its design clearly indicating a high price.

Startled, Gu Ci quickly closed the box: "!"

As he did so, an envelope fell out. Gu Ci bent down to pick up the envelope. The cover was also intricately detailed, sealed with a wax seal. Inscribed in elegant handwriting read:

"To Gu Ci."

His finger rested on the envelope, and Gu Ci hesitated. His instincts told him this might not be just any gift.

With no recent holidays and his birthday so far away, why would Liu Zhihe give him a gift now?

He put the bracelet away, preparing to return it to Liu Zhihe later, but finally, he opened the letter.

"Gu Ci, hello! This is my first time writing to you, and I'm a little nervous."

"I don't know what's going on. I know now's not the right time to confess, but seeing how brave Shi Fei and Shang Zui are, I don't want to keep secretly in love anymore. I want to be brave for myself, even if it's just to give an account of my youth..."

Gu Ci read every word, carefully folded the letter, and put it in the drawer next to the gift bag.

How could this be...

Liu Zhihe actually... likes him?

Gu Ci was completely stunned. He wanted to find someone to talk to, but realized Huo Wenyuan and Shang Zui were not there. But... he really had no idea this would happen.

Aren't they friends?

Gu Ci pulled out his phone, his fingers hovering over Huo Wenyuan and Shang Zui's names, but ultimately he didn't press them.

Oh my god, how could this be...

He slumped weakly on his desk, his head buried in his arms, worrying.

Someone tapped his shoulder, and Gu Ci turned his head to meet Sun Shumiao's eyes.

Different from usual, Sun Shumiao's attitude was unusually good, and her tone towards him was much more polite: "Gu Ci, a female classmate named Liu Zhihe just came to you and said that if you have something to say to her, meet at Songtabei Park next to the school after school."

Gu Ci: "Ah? Really?"

Sun Shumiao nodded firmly, and her expression did not seem to be lying. When Gu Ci heard Liu Zhihe's invitation, he felt like a heavy stone was pressing on his heart, and he didn't know how to respond.

Should he refuse directly? Wouldn't that be too cruel?

The loss that Shang Zui had felt after being rejected two days ago emerged in his mind, and Gu Ci hesitated even more.

But he had no other choice. In his opinion, yes is yes, and no is no, and he couldn't do such ambiguous things.

Having made up his mind, after school, he sent a message to Butler Feng in advance, and then walked to Songtabei Park with a gift bag.

Songta Monument Park was not far from Xichen, about a seven or eight minute walk. Gu Ci, bag in hand, hurried to the agreed location Sun Shumiao had indicated, but Liu Zhihe was nowhere to be seen. "

Hasn't he arrived yet?"

he pulled out his phone, about to check the time, when out of the corner of his eye he spotted several figures gathering toward him.

Gu Ci quickly turned around, and sure enough, he was met with Sun Shumiao's triumphant smile. Behind him, trailing four or five men with malicious intent.

Gu Ci frowned: "Why is it you?"

Sun Shumiao took a step closer to him and said with a smile: "Student Liu Zhihe said that she couldn't come, so we came to accompany you."

Gu Ci reacted instantly: "You lied to me!"

"If you say so, then it is." Sun Shumiao looked at him contemptuously, "I finally found the opportunity. I have been holding back my anger for so long. Today I have to teach you a lesson, otherwise you really don't know your place."

Sun Shumiao's eyes revealed disgust and jealousy: "Aren't you just relying on Brother Wen Yuan to protect you? He is not here today, I want to see how you can be so arrogant."

"I have liked him for so many years, Gu Ci, you deserve it."

Gu Ci frowned and looked at Sun Shumiao: "You lied to me here, just for this?" Sun

Shumiao laughed wildly: "What, are you scared now?"

Gu Ci laughed for some reason. He was still as fair and obedient as before, but what he said completely angered Sun Shumiao.

He asked back, "Afraid of you?"

Sun Shumiao pointed at him, "You!"

Gu Ci shook his head, feeling inexplicably pathetic, "Sun Shumiao, have you always been like this?"

"What do you know!" Sun Shumiao's eyes were full of hatred, "Aren't you just relying on your face to pretend to be innocent and deceive Brother Wen Yuan?"

"I want to know, if you are ruined, will Brother Wen Yuan still look down on you!"

He looked at the gangster behind him and said, "Strip his clothes for me! Isn't he very popular on the forum? Today I will make you popular enough!"

Gu Ci took a few steps back, protecting the gift bag in his hand while dodging. He wanted to make a call with his mobile phone, but was snatched away by Sun Shumiao and thrown to the ground.

"Want to call for help? No way!"

Gu Ci looked in the direction of the exit and was about to run, but was blocked by a tall gangster who put his hand heavily on his shoulder and pushed him back, knocking Gu Ci to the ground.

"Sorry, little brother, Master Sun has ordered that today we must..."

"What?"

A voice sounded from behind him, and everyone present was stunned.

Sun Shumiao turned around the fastest, and saw Huo Wenyuan, who was full of murderous intent, and his heart was full of disbelief: "Brother Wenyuan, why are you here?"

Huo Wenyuan ignored him and walked straight over to pick up Gu Ci, checking: "Is it painful?"

Gu Ci had not expected Huo Wenyuan to appear here. Seeing a familiar person, he could no longer be strong, and his nose kept souring: "Not bad..."

After Gu Ci stood up with the help of him, Huo Wenyuan turned to the gangster who had just pushed Gu Ci: "Was it his left hand or his right hand that just touched him?"

The gangster was frightened by Huo Wenyuan's momentum and said honestly: "Left, left hand... Ah——"

His left wrist was grabbed and twisted, and the pain of dislocation came instantly. He covered his wrist with sweat and kept screaming, but the next moment, his right hand also felt a sharp pain.

He trembled and howled: "No, isn't it only the left hand..."

Huo Wenyuan held Gu Ci's hand, his tone extremely cold: "Dare to touch him, are you tired of living?"

The other gangsters panicked instantly and asked Sun Shumiao: "Young Master Sun, should we deal with this man?"

Sun Shumiao glared at him fiercely: "What the hell! Go!"

As soon as the voice fell, Huo Wenyuan stretched out his hand to block his way, slowly rolled up his sleeves, and asked casually: "Want to leave so soon?"

Sun Shumiao quickly turned his head to look at him, and before he could react, a crisp slap sounded. Before he felt the pain on his face, he was slapped again.

Sun Shumiao was slapped so hard that he saw stars and stumbled back, covering his burning cheeks: "Wen, Brother Wenyuan..."

Huo Wenyuan slapped him again, and Sun Shumiao fell directly to the place where Gu Ci had just fallen.

Gu Ci had never seen Huo Wenyuan with such a gloomy expression. He covered his mouth in horror. Thinking that Huo Wenyuan could not have direct contact with others, he immediately stepped forward to stop him, but found that the back of Huo Wenyuan's hand was already red.

"Brother Wenyuan..."

Sun Shumiao's face was swollen, and a warm feeling came from his nose. Soon, a drop of bright red blood fell on the back of his hand.

He wiped the blood from his nose awkwardly, and when he saw Huo Wenyuan raising his hand, he subconsciously raised his hand to block it, crying and begging for mercy: "Brother Wenyuan, stop hitting me! I was wrong!"

Huo Wenyuan ignored him and was about to continue, but was stopped by someone.

Gu Ci hugged his arm and shook his head. "Brother Wenyuan, that's enough, stop..."

"Your hand is allergic. Let's go to the hospital..."

Huo Wenyuan glanced at Gu Ci, then remained silent for a moment before finally withdrawing his hand.

He looked down at Sun Shumiao and said coldly, "You don't stand a chance."

Sun Shumiao's eyes widened in fear, but she hesitated to let go of his hand, repeatedly apologizing, "I'm sorry, Brother Wenyuan, I know I was wrong..."

Huo Wenyuan's head spun. Fighting back the churning in his stomach, he dragged Gu Ci out without looking back. As soon as he got Gu Ci into the car, he fainted, his face pale.

"Brother Wenyuan!"

Huo Wenyuan was rushed to the hospital due to an acute allergic reaction. Meanwhile, the Sun family, unaware of the full extent of the situation, took Sun Shumiao back and called the school, demanding Gu Ci's expulsion and an apology.

Sun Shumiao still held out a glimmer of hope, relying on Gu Ci's powerlessness to strike back. That night, the school's Academic Affairs Office called the private cell phone of Gu Ci's emergency contact, Butler Feng.

"Mr. Feng, the other parent wants you to come to the school for an interview tomorrow. Do you think it's necessary..."

The Dean of the Academic Affairs Office was actually a little nervous. Although Gu Ci's identity was unclear, he knew Butler Feng's position in the Huo family, and the Huo family's influence on Xichen was self-evident. Even if the Sun family refused to give in, there was no need for him to offend the other party...

But unexpectedly, Butler Feng calmly agreed.

In the past few years, Gu Ci didn't care. He was confused, thinking that since Gu Ci was around Huo Wenyuan, everyone would be more or less cautious about him. But some people still thought that Gu Ci was Huo Wenyuan's companion or a servant of the Huo family?

They should have supported him earlier.

When Gu Ci learned that Butler Feng was going to school for him tomorrow, the guilt in his heart reached its peak.

"I'm sorry, Uncle Feng... I've caused you trouble..."

Butler Feng still smiled and touched his head: "Are you scared today? Are you sleepy? Lao Du will take you home later."

Gu Ci's eyes became redder, and he looked back at Huo Wenyuan who was sleeping soundly due to the medicine, and he felt even more restless.

What virtue did he have to make them treat him so well?

"Don't be afraid." Butler Feng comforted, "Xiao Ci, don't feel guilty, we are a family."

Hearing this, Gu Ci raised his head suddenly.

Butler Feng gently put his arm around his shoulder: "No matter what happens, we will shelter you from the wind and rain, I do, Mr. Huo does, and the young master does too." After

comforting Gu Ci, he turned around and called Mr. Huo to report on tomorrow's interview.

Mr. Huo seemed to be on a schedule as well, and the roar of the helicopter could be heard through the phone. After listening to the report clearly, he said lightly: "You don't have to go, just take good care of Wenyuan."

"I've arrived in Guicheng. I'll take care of the two children's affairs."