Chapter 77: Dependence
Gu Ruoyan poured half a glass of red wine into my glass and half for herself, and said with a smile: "I will only drink one glass today, not more. Are you relieved now?"
I said, "It's not a bad thing to drink a little, but it's not good to drink too much. The way you drank the past few days was just a waste of yourself. I suggest that we have a drink to say goodbye to those days of drinking."
Gu Ruoyan raised her glass and clinked it with mine, saying, "To thank you for your selfless help, cheers." I raised my glass and clinked it with hers, saying, "It's a toast, so just take a sip to show your appreciation, you don't have to drink it all in one gulp."
Gu Ruoyan smiled without saying anything, but she tilted her head back and drank half the glass of red wine in one gulp. She showed the bottom of the glass and said, "This is my thank you wine, you must drink it all. But I won't drink any more from now on. Come on! Let's eat, the food is getting cold."
Gu Ruoyan is a good cook, and all the dishes she cooked were delicious. Plus, I praised her a few times, and she seemed very happy, and kept picking food for me, insisting that I try this and that. As a result, I was really full in the end.
After we had enough wine and food, Gu Ruoyan asked me to sit on the sofa in the living room while she started to clean the table. I felt embarrassed to let her do it alone, so I rolled up my sleeves and prepared to help her wash the dishes.
Gu Ruoyan pushed me away and said, "Go away, go away. How can you let a man do this? Besides, look at your hands. I haven't even asked you what happened to you. Why are there so many scratches? Did you fall?"
I looked at my hands and sighed that Gu Ruoyan was really thoughtful. She even noticed it. In the morning, I secretly took off the gauze when I washed my hands and prepared to eat breakfast for fear that my parents would worry. As a result, no one at home noticed that my hands were full of broken skin. Now Gu Ruoyan noticed it carefully.
I said, "I did fall down, and it hurts, but it's okay, it's not a problem now, let me help you."
"No, no, just sit on the sofa and smoke your after-meal cigarette." Gu Ruoyan insisted on not letting me help her, so I had to give up. I sat on the sofa, picked up the Zhonghua cigarette on the coffee table and lit it up.
I had just finished a cigarette when Gu Ruoyan came out after finishing her tidying up. She sat down next to me, grabbed a crystal pear from the fruit bowl, and started to peel it.
I asked her, "Manager, it's still early for bedtime, what are we going to do?"
Gu Ruoyan peeled the pear skin in a few seconds, handed it to me, and said with a smile: "Do you think it's boring to chat with an old lady like me for such a long time?"
I said, "No, don't think too much. I just asked casually. I didn't mean anything else."
Gu Ruoyan sneered, put the pear in my hand, and said, "Whether you have other intentions or not, I have thought of it. I specially bought a few DVDs today, you can watch the discs with me. My house has a good sound effect, my husband... um, ex-husband said it's AC3 stereo surround sound. I'll show you the discs, you pick one you like and we can watch it together, okay?"
I don't care. I'm here to accompany Gu Ruoyan and make her feel less lonely. I can do anything. So I nodded and said, "Okay! Bring me the film."
Gu Ruoyan jumped up from the sofa, took out a few discs from the bag in the inner room and gave them to me, then turned back to turn on the TV, amplifier and DVD player.
I picked up a few discs and randomly selected them. They were all European and American films that I had never seen before. Most of them were life films. Maybe she took into consideration that I was a man, and there was also an action film. I actually rarely watch movies, and I don’t have any particular favorite genres, so I randomly picked out an American youth film called "Beautiful Girl Cheerleaders" and handed it to Gu Ruoyan, saying, "Just watch this one."
After putting the disc into the DVD player, Gu Ruoyan took two steps back to sit next to me and asked me, "How do you know that I like to watch this kind of campus comedy?"
I said, "Really? I just picked it randomly."
The movie officially started, Gu Ruoyan tore open a bag of melon seeds, and watched with relish while eating them. The movie was just a bad American movie, funny with some dancing, but Gu Ruoyan was laughing so hard that she leaned forward and backward from time to time. I occasionally turned my head to look at her, and felt that Gu Ruoyan had really changed. Joy and happiness returned to her. Even though she mentioned her newly divorced husband earlier, her expression was very calm, not as sad as before. It seemed that she had basically left the initial painful stage of divorce, and was no longer unable to extricate herself from the endless emptiness in her heart.
I am very relieved. It seems that I will be able to retire soon. It would be best if Gu Ruoyan could quickly find a new support, such as a lover. As long as she starts a new relationship, all the pain and depression in the past will disappear immediately.
I suddenly thought of Xu Jian. There is nothing to say about his appearance and personality, but I don't know if he is married or has a girlfriend. From the last time I drank at his house, it seems that Xu Jian is a bachelor. If he and Gu Ruoyan can be together, I believe Gu Ruoyan will be very happy.
I couldn't help but feel excited when I thought of this. Yes! Xu Jian's age is a perfect match for Gu Ruoyan. He has a good family background, is honest and generous, and treats people sincerely. He is the best person for Gu Ruoyan to entrust her life to. I have to think of a way to find an opportunity for them to meet and then bring them together. If this can be accomplished, it will be a match made in heaven. And I will have done a great deed and can retire now.
I was so excited that I felt like I had discovered something wonderful, but my cell phone rang. I took it out and saw that it was Xu Jian calling. How could it be such a coincidence? Could it be that there was a destiny in the universe, and that they were really meant to be together?
I happily pressed the answer button and said, "Brother Xu! What a coincidence! I was just thinking of you when you called me. How is your sister? Is she doing well after returning home?"
Xu Jian sighed on the phone and said, "It was fine at first. She apologized to my father and her mother and went to school in the afternoon."
"Isn't this pretty good? How can you say it's good at the beginning?"
"The problem is, she hasn't come back since school. I called her cell phone but she didn't answer. I'm afraid she ran away again. I'm organizing people to look for her!"
I couldn't believe it and shouted, "What? She ran away again? Your sister is really... persistent. Is there any big conflict between her and your parents? Why is she so determined not to stay at home and run away from home?"
"Ah! To be honest, I really don't know. When she ran away yesterday, I asked her family members and they all said that no one had ever quarreled with her. After I caught her today, I asked her why she ran away from home. She just said it was for fun, there was no other reason."
"But she told me that she ran away from home because she had a quarrel with her parents. Did she lie to me? But other than that, what other reason would a girl have to leave her home and wander around? Isn't that strange?"
"Yeah! I was wondering that, too! Okay, I have to get in the car and go look for her. My sister is such a headache! Oh, the reason I called you is that my sister is likely to come to City B again. After all, her sister's business and residence are both there. If I can't find her in this city tonight, I'll have to come to City B tomorrow to look for her. If you see her first, don't alarm her. Just call me right away."
"Okay! I will!"
"Thank you! That's all. I have to go now."
"Goodbye!" I put down my phone and shook . This little witch is so unreasonable. She runs away from home again and again. Isn't this making her family live in peace? If she were my sister, I would break her legs to see if she dares to run away again! This kind of naughty and annoying child must be severely punished before she will behave herself. Otherwise, there is no way to discipline her.
Gu Ruoyan, who was standing by, saw that I was angry and asked me softly, "What's wrong? Who ran away from home?"
I sighed, "She is Xu Shu's sister. She looks so innocent and cute, but she is actually a devil incarnate. The wounds on my hands are actually caused by her."
"Is that the singer Xu Shu you mentioned? Her sister?"
"yes!"
"Why are you involved with her sister again? There are so many women around you lately!"
I laughed and said, "Please! She's just a middle school student, don't think wrongly, okay!"
Gu Ruoyan blushed and turned away so that I could not see her. After a while, she turned back and said, "Before I go to bed, can you tell me the story of this superstar's sister? I'm very interested!"
I had no reservations about Gu Ruoyan, so I agreed: "Okay, there's actually nothing much to say. If you want to hear it, I'll tell you later."
Gu Ruoyan nodded and continued watching her disc.
I didn't pay much attention to the matter, but when I got the call, I was obviously upset. She said she would not bother to care about the little witch anymore, but after she really got into trouble, I still couldn't help but worry. From what Xu Jian said on the phone, the little witch didn't run away from home because of a quarrel with her parents. This is strange! Why would such an ignorant child run away from home? What was the reason that made her unable to stay at home? I really don't understand!
At this time, there was a scene in the movie that made Gu Ruoyan burst into laughter. She laughed so hard that she fell all over the place and couldn't breathe. She leaned on me, still wiping away the tears from her laughter. Seeing that Gu Ruoyan was so happy, I let her lean on me and didn't push her away. I thought that after Gu Ruoyan finished laughing, she would naturally sit up straight. But after leaning on me, she never got up again. She just put her face on my arm, leaned on me, and even moved her legs to the sofa, watching the movie quietly .
I waited for a while and felt that something was wrong. This was not appropriate. I gently reminded her: "Manager, are you very tired? Why don't you go to bed and sleep?"
Gu Ruoyan stared at the TV and said to me, "No, Tang Qian! I'm sorry, just let me lean on you for a while. This way I'll feel at ease and know that I'm not dreaming. Just for a while, okay?"
I sighed and acquiesced, thinking to myself: Some things really can't be judged by appearance alone. Gu Ruoyan seemed quite happy just now, but maybe she is still so helpless and empty inside.
With my tacit consent, Gu Ruoyan became even more aggressive. She adjusted her posture, put her hands under my arms, and rested her head on my shoulder, leaning against me very intimately.
I was so nervous that my body tensed up. I didn't dare to move, but I didn't dare to run away, for fear of ruining Gu Ruoyan's mood. I immediately broke out in a cold sweat and thought to myself, "Oh my god! This job of accompanying someone is so difficult!"
We kept this position until the end of the film, and then Gu Ruoyan looked at me with resentment, slowly sat up straight, and let go of my arm. At this time, my back was full of sweat, and my underwear was almost soaked.
Gu Ruoyan forced a smile and said, "I'm really sorry for letting you leave so late last night. I'll go to bed early today, and you can go home and rest early."
I also wanted to leave early, so I said, "Okay, you've been busy all afternoon, you must be very tired, so why not rest early?"
Gu Ruoyan sighed, got up silently, and went to the bathroom to wash up. I quickly lit a cigarette and took a few deep puffs to calm my fluctuating mood. I was shocked by Gu Ruoyan's intimate behavior towards me just now. I know she is not a promiscuous woman, and that behavior should not be seducing me, but you said it was just ordinary dependence, and I felt it was a bit too much. After all, resting your head on my shoulder is a very intimate behavior. Why Gu Ruoyan did this, I can't figure it out.
After a while, Gu Ruoyan came out of the bathroom, already wearing . I followed her into the bedroom, and as usual, I planned to chat with her for a few minutes and let her fall asleep.
Gu Ruoyan crawled into the quilt and lay on her side, while I moved a chair and sat beside the bed. Gu Ruoyan said first, "I'm sorry, I embarrassed you just now."
I said, "It's nothing, it's what I should do."
Gu Ruoyan sighed softly and said, "Then I'll go to sleep first. You can save your story for tomorrow." As she spoke, she closed her eyes and quickly fell asleep.
But I knew she wasn't actually asleep, she was just pretending to be asleep so I could leave early. I waited for another ten minutes, and felt that it would be tactless if I didn't leave. I had no choice but to pull Gu Ruoyan's quilt, then stood up and turned to leave.
Gu Ruoyan was a little abnormal tonight, and I didn't know how to deal with it. What would happen if I went there tomorrow?
I took a taxi to my house, feeling anxious. I paid and was about to go back home when I heard someone calling me softly from the back of the building: "Tang Qian! Brother Tang Qian!"
This voice is so familiar, could it be...
I turned around and saw a young girl standing on the lawn. With the help of the weak light from the window of the opposite building, I saw that the girl had long flowing hair, was beautiful and lovely, and was smiling and waving at me.
